Brian James, aka “Jiu-Jitsu Cop” is an active police officer and BJJ purple belt who works to encourage police across the country to learn Jiu-Jitsu. He talks about how Jiu-Jitsu has saved him (literally) on the job, and how it can do the same for others! Click “Read More” for show notes! SHOW NOTES:
- Origins
- His decision to become a police officer
- Being a cop in Atlanta
- Dangerous calls he’s responded to
- Starting Jiu-Jitsu
- Hand to hand training in police departments
- Jiu-Jitsu’s impact on law enforcement
- Stress inoculation
- Surviving a fight is a win
- Police protocol for hand to hand confrontations
- Self defense laws *
- Acceptable level of force
- Why he started making his “Jiu-Jitsu Cop” videos
- Could Jiu-Jitsu decrease the amount of police shootings?
- Over-dependence on a weapon
- The Pummel
- Competition
- Jiu-Jitsu’s therapeutic effects
- Words of encouragement for police officers to get on the mats