Modern day police is facing countless hurdles. In addition to everything their training doesn’t always seem to cover some bare essentials of hand to hand combat that could help save lives and improve the level of trust we have in law enforcement officers.

The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers to be better at their job is enormous. We often observe videos like trips and perfect stand up technique enabling men in nasty situations to defend themselves regardless of what side of the conflict they’re on.

Many police forces around the world rely on the use of Taser guns which fire two small dart-like electrodes, which stay connected to the main unit by conductors, to deliver electric current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles, causing “neuromuscular incapacitation”.

How does it feel like to be struck by a Taser?

The person hit by a taser will experience strong involuntary long muscle contractions. The problem is that some people, usually under the influence may not react to the taser in the same way as others. This is where police may have a problem.

For police officers, it is much easier to use a taser, a baton or a gun against a suspect, instead of putting in the effort of training grappling and Jiu-Jitsu to properly neutralize a suspect.

Here is an interesting video showing use of a taser vs use of Jiu-Jitsu on a suspect:

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