Raph putting our new hires through the deck of cards. Always be ready ???⚫️?⚫️ #wearehiring #bellevue #police #fitness #workout #oahugrown #aiea #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

I show two ways to get a standing armlock if someone is near you with their arms extended (e.g. trying to push you). Which one you choose is dependent on if they are taller or shorter than you.

@bellevueskatepark skatecamp this week was awesome. Dropped in on the halfpipe, bombed the hill, and watched @cardiacrush and @natetrahan shred. Nate is a trained triple/quadruple deck skater, do not try at home! And for those who are wondering, our holsters have multiple retentions and the HK USP (my firearm) has two internal safeties so a round being discharged from impact is not possible ???⚫️?⚫️ #bellevue #police #skateboarding #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #oahugrown #aiea #fitness #protectbellevuedotcom

Respect to Tommy, one of our new hires who came out to train on his day off. After graduating from @seattle_pacific with a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies, he worked security, coached baseball, and volunteered his time with the homeless community. Amongst his other skills, he is fluent in Japanese and taught English in Japan on and off for about 8 years. He has several months before he starts the academy and we’ll make sure he’s ready to go. Since he is only 55lbs heavier than me, I asked him to put the gloves on and help me work on some techniques from the #graciesurvivaltactics course curriculum from @gracieuniversityhq. That brings up the following question: would it be easier to teach officers #jiujitsu or train jiu-jitsu practitioners to be officers? Either way, #wearehiring. If you are in Western WA, message me. We regularly do free training for all full time LE. Stay safe everyone! ?????⚫️?⚫️???????**shoes were cleaned before stepping on the mats** #bellevue #police #selfdefense #fitness #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #oahugrown #aiea #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

Recently someone said one of my techniques would cause me to get suplexed. Here I show how to prevent that from happening .

It’s #summer break and the young people at the @rdcbasketball camp took me to school ?! Coach @reggie_or_nott runs a super fun ? camp and he has the kids working hard but still having fun. In this drill we were going dribble around the small cone then first person to 5 baskets wins. Coach said I lost but if you watch you can see there was some #homecourt advantage going on ??. We are very lucky to have Reggie in our #community! ?????⚫️?⚫️ #bellevue #police #basketball #lefthand #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #oldman #fitness #oahugrown #aiea #protectbellevuedotcom

My awesome coworker @larryperreira helped me work on this #guillotine counter and handcuffing transition that I learned in the #graciesurvivaltactics course at @gracieuniversityhq. #jiujitsu folks know that getting your body/legs to the side opposite of the neck wrap alleviates the choking pressure (going towards it makes it worse trust me ?). Once on the “safe” side, forearm pressure across the neck of the bottom person creates incentive to let go. #bjj practitioners would also advocate the #VonFluechoke as an option from the same position ???⚫️?⚫️**shoes were cleaned before stepping on the mats**? #fbf #bellevue #police #selfdefense #oahugrown #aiea #waipahu #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

Driving around and saw Jenner trying to #catamaran by himself. Unacceptable ???⚫️?⚫️? @natetrahan @bellevueskatepark ?@jeffkaale #bellevue #police #skateboarding #ohana #summer #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #skatecamp #crosstraining #oahugrown #aiea #skatelikeacop #protectbellevuedotcom

If you from #hawaii, you understand ???#rubbahslippahs #ehtrywait #boardshorts #offduty #police #workout #fitness #oahugrown #aiea #oldman #dakineweeklyordakineweakly

I try my best to display the importance of #fitness in our line of work, but no matter how hard I try, I can never keep up with the standard that my coworker and friend @larryperreira sets ???????⚫️?⚫️ #bellevue #police #jiujitsu #gripstrength #waipahu #oahugrown
#Repost @larryperreira
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Trying to be like @craighanaumi but it’s not as easy as he makes it look. I’m going to have a six pack in no time. Thanks @ladyinbluecomingthru for the steady hand behind the camera. #protectbellevuedotcom #ohanajiujitsu #policetraining

@crabpipe69 gave me a few of his seldom-skated completes (skateboards) and told me to give them to deserving people in our #community. I gave one to Maggie, who started skating a few years ago after seeing how fun it looked. When she’s not kicking butt in school you can find her shredding at the bowl or at the @bellevueskatepark. I asked her why she loves #skateboarding and this was her response. Mahalo Tom for your #kindness and generosity! ?????⚫️?⚫️ #bellevue #police #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #payitforward #oahugrown #aiea #skatelikeagirl #slatelikeacop #fitness #protectbellevuedotcom #crossroadsbowl

Aside from punches, #headlocks are one of the most common behaviors in a fight. We taught some headlock counters to our coworkers last month, and my friend/coworker Trent let me get in a few reps of some additional variations. Performing them with the gear on is more difficult, but important to periodically feel. **boots and shoes were disinfected/cleaned before stepping on the mats.** Techniques are from the curriculum at @gracieuniversityhq. Stay safe everyone ???⚫️?⚫️???#bellevue #police #graciesurvivaltactics #selfdefense #jiujitsu #fitness #outreach #aloha #oahugrown #aiea #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

I’ve had some really awesome and supportive supervisors in the past, but Ben took it to the next level at #skatecamp last week ????⚫️?⚫️?@mewnyewnit #bellevue #police #skatelikeasergeant #skateboarding #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #oahugrown #aiea #skatelikeacop #protectbellevuedotcom

We are very grateful to work in a #community that supports the work we do to build positive relationships. Occasionally, people wonder what these various activities have to do with police work, so I compiled a list of things that I have observed (thanks to #outreach) over the past 14 years: -Establishes or rebuilds #trust.
-Builds #rapport
-Decreases (or sometimes eliminates) use of force.
-Victims of crimes being more comfortable approaching us to report crime.
-Witnesses of crimes being more comfortable coming forward with information that has solved crimes.
-Citizens (especially those from other countries) being more comfortable approaching us if they need help.
-Reduces misinformation -Reduces crime by connecting youth to various programs or organizations. -Solves crimes by becoming familiar with people in our community.
-Builds positive first impressions with people who may otherwise never have law enforcement contact.
-Generates interest in our career for potential future applicants.
-Humanizes the badge. -It’s fun and doesn’t cost anything extra.

Outreach is hard to quantify, and the “return” is not always seen during the initial investment of time. I’m very fortunate to be in a position that allows me the luxury of time to build those relationships. ???⚫️?⚫️ #fbf #bellevue #police #makeadifference #oahugrown #aiea #protectbellevuedotcom