An unholstered #firearm in close quarters can be a huge liability. It gets even sketchier when the fight is grounded. In that position, your chances of retaining the pistol increase greatly by using the #jiujitsu principle of incorporating your legs and using the feet and shins as wedges to manage the distance. Even though @_reeseanthony_ is a foot taller than me and almost 100lbs heavier, once his legs were no longer in the mix he was very vulnerable to being disarmed or knocked out. I think it is important to note that in spite of the huge size difference against me, and the fact that I am unarmed, Anthony would be able to reasonably articulate shooting me in this situation. You can see the green laser indicating he hit me in the torso, but as is often the case in real life, even if a handgun round mortally wounds me, I will probably not die from it until several seconds later, which means you have to keep fighting. It should also be noted that even though we are very close to each other, aiming for and shooting at the arms or legs of a person who is trying to kill you as a way of stopping them is totally unrealistic.

Another interesting thing was that the turtle position (being on your forearms and knees) seems to have a practical application when the focus of the other person is to disarm you. While it would generally never be recommended to turn away from someone attacking you, going to your knees with the pistol held close allows you to use you body as a wedge temporarily and gives you a chance to get your legs back into the fight, particularly if the person chooses to disengage and start punching. We are using a @nltsirt p320 pistol with @nightsticklighting. Day by day. 🥋🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #trainweeklyorfightweakly #graciesurvivaltactics #aiea #oahugrown

Working on some #weaponretention. Unless the fight ends immediately, unholstering in close quarters from a standing or grounded position can be a huge liability because the other person will be able to grab the slide which will likely lead to a malfunction. At most, you will only have one free hand to deal with whatever else is happening. Using your feet to create wedges is not only a great idea for punch protection but also helps manage the distance for weapon retention. Similar to edged weapons, top or bottom position is not as relevant when there is a blade or pistol in the mix. Owning the real estate on the slide helps to keep the leverage in your favor, but there are no guarantees. For holstered firearms, I have found more success using underhooks for weapon retention over something like a Kimura grip due to my extra short arms 😂. A cross grab attempt sets up a possible arm lock situation which can then be used to transition to handcuffing (transition from the #graciesurvivaltactics course). Mahalo to @kai_ozeki for letting me work on this. Day by day 🥋🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

Sarael got hooked up big time thanks to a generous donation from @mikevallely and his company @streetplant! For the past 2 years Mike has kindly send me boards to give away to people in our #community, and I have had the pleasure of giving away more than 15 boards thanks to him! Huge mahalo also to @sk8sforall for setting this board up with grip tape, donated trucks and wheels! #police #streetplantbattalion #catamaran #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #skatelikeacop #aiea #oahugrown #johnnyrad

The question to @emmanuelacho was:

“You brought up a question earlier, about the black kid running up to the white police officer right, I want to be the person that somebody comes running up to, high fives, for guidance and so forth. How does a white officer in America make that bridge, that gap so that a black juvenile will look to them as a role model, as a person that is positive in the community?”

What an awesome opportunity for the Petaluma PD. I’m doing my best on an individual level here.

“Just because you all are in uniform doesn’t mean ya’ll are not human.”

Mahalo Emmanuel! I hope to shake your hand one day.

🙏🏽🇺🇸🤙🏽 #police #jiujitsu #ukulele #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown

Trying to keep up with the better half is not easy! 💪🏽🔥🤙🏽

4 years ago today, Eric Johnson & @komo4 were kind enough to do a piece on some of the good that we do for our #community. I’m very grateful to still be healthy enough to do all the things I love. Asili, Tito and Ezekiel are all taller than me now. @ariel.e.206 is out there taming the Pacific Ocean catching deadly catches, @larryperreira still tapping me out, @simonbannerot turned pro and still shredding. God forbid something happen to me at work, just play this at my funeral 🙏🏽🚔🇺🇸🛹🥋🤙🏽

#training in uniform at least a few times is good to experience. The vest and belt greatly reduce torso flexion, and the soles of your boots get caught on loose clothing. Retentions for various tools (taser, mag pouches, radio) may get inadvertently released and belt keepers are absolutely necessary. I like to keep the back of my belt clear because having stuff positioned there hurts if you get stuck on your back underneath someone. Thank you very much to Justin for giving me a little resistance and helping me confirm what works and what does not.🥋🚔🤙🏽 **Always safety check to remove live weapons and to make sure nothing sharp will cut the mats** #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #graciesurvivaltactics #aiea #oahugrown #trainweeklyorfightweakly

“A problem well understood is a problem half solved.” Exert from @renergracie’s proposal for addressing undertrained officers and how he advocates #jiujitsu as taught through their Certified Training Centers can keep everyone in the community safer, improve officer health / wellness, reduce liability and improve relationships within the #community. To listen to his entire presentation, click on the link in my bio.🥋🚔🤙🏽

A few weeks ago an officer was assaulted and disarmed in his precinct. The suspect punched the officer causing him to fall backwards. The suspect then immediately went for the officer’s #firearm with both hands and was eventually able to unholster it. We tried recreating that scenario from the grounded position and I will preface this by saying that like any other technique or tactic, everything works, and everything fails. The best way to verify if something is effective or not is to pressure test it with good training partners.

If you are stuck on the bottom of the fight, incorporating your legs into the mix so that they are between you and the other person is a fundamental jiu-jitsu principle and critical to minimizing the potential damage from strikes. Placing both feet on the hips and using your legs as wedges can effectively manage the distance (as @renergracie often mentions). An additional benefit of the legs in this position is that they also assist with #weaponretention because the wedges created by the legs can also control the distance that the other person needs to disarm. From there, the opportunity to get on top of the fight is possible with a tripod / hook sweep. Huge mahalo to @kai_ozeki for helping me troubleshoot through this terrible situation to see how it can be improved. Day by day. 🙏🏽🥋🤙🏽 #jiujitsu #selfdefense #training #graciesurvivaltactics #trainweeklyorfightweakly

We can all #makeadifference in our own way. 🛹🚔🤙🏽 #fbf #police #streetplantbattalion #outreach #aloha #skatelikeacop #aiea #oahugrown

Most departments do not provide enough training time on duty. Some departments don’t provide any. #Respect to #lawenforcement officers who make the time to get after it like @larryperreira & @_reeseanthony_. Super fun session🥋🚔🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #work #fitness #waipahu #aiea #alabama #trainweeklyorfightweakly

Training to address situations like this should be provided on duty every work day.

Officer Sale was reportedly responding to a disturbance call when he encountered the male. At some point Officer Sale attempted to place the male in handcuffs.

Sale was the only officer on duty that evening in the rural town about 50 miles south of Fayetteville.

At some point during the altercation, Officer Sale lost his equipment – including his side arm.

If this #lawenforcement thing doesn’t work out I have a shot to be Faye’s backup #ukulele player. 🤞🏽🎵🤙🏽 #police #kanikapila #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #makeadifference #overtherainbow #aiea #oahugrown 📹 Sarael

“What you’re doing right now is exactly what you’re going to deliver.” -Officer Park. #fbf #police #PT #jiminychristmas #work #fitness #trainweeklyorfightweakly