Chalottesville found itself in a very good situation. Albamarle county police officers are learning bjj as a way to disarm suspects and not harm anyone thanks to the 3rd party donation.

With plenty of contraversy involving police and lethal chokeholds the police in Albamarle County wants a way to defend themselves and successfully diffuse the situation.

“I think that any time we can deal with a person, someone who’s in crisis or someone that we’re having to take into custody and we can we use the minimal force necessary to get that person under control – it’s better for everybody involved,” Sergeant Timothy Carrico of the Albemarle County Police Department, said to nbc29.

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When a friend pointed out that more officers could benefit from this kind of training, it got the ball rolling on starting a class with cops.

Thanks to a community donation made through the Albemarle County Police Foundation, 15 ACPD officers can now practice at the gym every day.

“You’re teaching yourself how to stay calm and how to keep control of yourself emotionally and physically, and I think we can take those lessons and apply them anywhere in our life on a daily basis,” Carrico said.

Emery demonstrates to the officers that it’s a method of restraint using body weight and leverage, but also a method of composure.

“They get comfortable with it,” Emery said. “They get calm with it, so when they are confronted with these issues in their line of work, it’s old hat. They know how to kind of conduct themselves.”

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It’s changed the way these officers do their jobs, but it’s also giving them a different perspective.

“Officers come in and train just like any other citizen in the community,” Carrico said. “It gives us the opportunity to all be on the same playing field and really get to know each other as individuals rather than a citizen in the community and an officer with the police department.”

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