In a profession with life-or-death decisions, where every second matters, the Wilmington Police Department is training officers to keep their cool under pressure through practicing martial arts. Since ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There are 27,000 training hours conducted across the Grand Rapids Police Department each year, and now, there’s a new element being implemented over the last year— jiu-jitsu.

YORK, Pa. — Police tactics are in the spotlight after protests gripped the nation. States—including Pennsylvania—have passed police oversight bills since the killing of George Floyd, but calls for ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Frankfort police department is taking a different approach to training by utilizing Jiu-Jitsu. Brian Jones, owner of Valhalla Academy partnered with the force to teach ...

Education for law-enforcement officers shouldn’t end when they graduate from basic police academy. After all, law enforcement is a challenging profession, one in which new trends, issues and dangers ...

MIAMI GARDENS — Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle was working out with Tua Tagovailoa this summer when the quarterback revealed he had to go. "He was like, ‘bro, I’ve got to go to jiu-jitsu,’" Waddle ...

Four athletes representing Midtown Jiu Jitsu brought home a large share of medals for their strong performances at three regional tournaments in November. Kayla Natal took first ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department is implementing Jiu-Jitsu into its training to help respond to situations officers run into on the job, as they are hoping it will make police ...

Betty Broadhurst rolled on the mat with her jiu jitsu partner, a muscular man half her age. They grabbed each other by the gi (the karate-style uniform common to martial arts) and tossed each other to ...

Euclid City Council recently gave unanimous approval to launch a pilot reimbursement program for Euclid police officers to receive training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu to enhance their knowledge in ...

Nico Christu and Leo Palermo. Greenwich Jiu Jitsu Academy, the town's first formal jiu jitsu studio and a rapidly growing ...