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