Lower-injury restraint training for police, corrections and security teams. De-escalation first, built on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo.
Most start when officers go hands-on.
Strikes, pain and prone restraint risk serious harm, including positional asphyxia.
Hands-on skills fade fast after the academy.
Three steps, taught as one system.
Talk, keep a safe distance and position the team. Most incidents end here.
If hands-on is needed, two officers use leverage and balance, not strikes or pain.
Side-lying or seated early, handcuff from control, check welfare, hand over safely.
Why not strikes? Strikes and pain injure, escalate resistance and are hard to justify. Position-based control is how a smaller person safely controls a larger, resisting one. See the comparison
48%
fewer officer injuries
Department-wide, 18 months before and after weekly jiu-jitsu training began in 2019. Fewer injuries to people arrested too.
Source: 11Alive news report (opens in a new tab), Marietta PD data summary (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
37%
less use of force
2015 to 2020, after two-officer jiu-jitsu-inspired training. Suspect injuries down 44%, officer injuries down 25%.
Source: Duluth News Tribune report (opens in a new tab), NewsNation report (opens in a new tab)
Self-reported by those agencies, not our results. Outcomes vary by programme and context.
Lower-injury arrest and control for frontline officers, supervisors and recruits.
Safer team control and handover in custody settings, with welfare at the centre.
Practical, defensible training standards for guards, supervisors and response teams.
Calm, low-risk responses for staff and security teams supporting people in crisis.
A short session for leaders on injury risk, liability and safer control.
Our flagship course: de-escalation, two-person control, safe handcuffing and aftercare.
A one-day, practical introduction to safe control and handcuffing.
Private coaching for officers, security professionals and instructors.
Regular follow-up visits so skills stay sharp, with simple progress reporting.
Born in Gaborone. IBJJF-certified black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 1st dan in Judo, and an active competitor and coach, working across Southern Africa and Europe.
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