Justin Wade, one of lead Arrest and Control instructors at the Los Angeles Police Department, shares his thoughts on the impact that Gracie Survival Tactics has had at the agency.

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Principle 14: Tension
Capitalizing on the on the offensive and defensive opportunities enabled by tension.

The tension between two connection points creates vulnerabilities and opportunities. From breaking your opponent’s grip to breaking your opponent’s balance, your understanding of this principle will determine whether tension is an asset or a liability in your jiu-jitsu.

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Tomorrow night, HBO is airing a groundbreaking segment on the impact jiu-jitsu is having on Law Enforcement. Tune in to Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Tuesday 8/24 at 11pm (E/P) on HBO or HBO Max to watch.

The more people who see this segment (especially Politicians and Police Chiefs) the better chance that we start to see some real change from the top down.

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Principle 12: Reconnaissance

The proactive gathering of information that can be used to defeat your opponent.

Half of what you need to know to defeat your opponent you will learn BEFORE the battle; the other half, you will discover DURING the battle.

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Principle 11: Kuzushi
The act of breaking the opponent’s balance.

Every successful sweep or reversals relies heavily on the Kuzushi Principle. What is less studied is how Kuzushi can be used to can submissions or facilitate escapes.

http://www.The32Principles.com – Part 2 is out now.

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We’ve gotten this question by countless police officers over the last several years and we finally came up with a solution!

Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) is a living curriculum that is always evolving to increase each officers ability to deescalate whenever possible, and when not possible, to give them the ability to handle each encounter with the lowest level of force.

GST is now POST Certified in 38 States and the entire Level 1 course can be completed online from anywhere in the world. The “2-for-1 Special” we’ve run since January will end on August 20, 2021, so if you’re ready to get certified, now’s the time!

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Principle 10: Frame
Substituting skeletal structure for muscular strength wherever possible throughout the fight.

To be consistently effective in jiu-jitsu against larger opponents, The Frame Principle is one we cannot live without. Helio Gracie embodied this principle more than almost any other.

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Bypassing resistance by flowing around it.
The river does not focus on where the rock is, but rather where the rock is NOT.

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Makhachev uses the Principles to land a beautiful choke against Moises, and Rener is here to break it down!

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Mateusz Gamrot lands a perfect Kimura in the UFC fight night and Rener is here to break it down in 30 seconds through The 32 Principles lens!🔥

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Our friend Jason Wilson always has a powerful way of looking at things, so we asked him to check out The 32 Principles.

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Last year, New York City introduced the “Diaphragm Law” that held police officers personally and criminally liable for making contact with a suspect’s diaphragm during the course of an arrest. Instead of keeping New Yorkers safer, it had the opposite effect in two significant ways: 1) NYPD officers were highly discouraged from taking criminals into custody, and 2) when they did decide to take someone into custody, they would opt for higher levels of force (taser/baton/lethal) since the non-violent control positions like the mount or side control had been explicitly banned. Well, after an 11-month legal battle, New York Supreme Court Justice, Laurence Love deemed the law “unconstitutionally vague” and it has since been struck down. There is no doubt that law enforcement agencies across the country have a lot of room for improvement, particularly when it comes to use of force, but eliminating non-violent positions of control that are widely known to be safe and effective was one huge step in the wrong direction.

LEOs, when you’re ready, go to http://www.GracieUniversity.com/GST

When it comes to standing guillotine success, there are two rules that govern everything: 1) never let your opponent get to the safe side, and 2) whoever initiates/controls the descent has the the advantage. Dustins’s amazing application of the Posture Principle (#16 of 32) led to one of the most beautiful guillotine defenses I’ve seen in the UFC, and if Conor would have deployed the Velocity Principle (#7 of 32) with a bit more conviction the night would have ended VERY differently.

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Thanks Arman for the help Arman. Check out is new CTC in Laguna Hills, CA or find a Certified Training Center near you at http://www.GracieUniversity.com/CTC

Officer Barry Maddux had no grappling training prior to his completion of the GST Level 1 course in May 2021. After chasing down a shoplifter Officer Maddux was able to take him to the ground, establish full mount, maintain control long enough to calmly transition into the Americana Handcuffing Technique he learned in GST. His smile at the end says it all.

GST is now POST Certified in 38 states and the complete GST Level 1 course is now available for 100% online certification so any officer can complete the course with a partner from anywhere in the world.

If you’re on the fence, we’re offering 2-for-1 special for our online GST certification courses for two more weeks, and after that, the price goes back to normal. So if you’re gonna go for it, now’s the time.

http://www.GracieUniversity.com/GST to see upcoming live course dates/locations OR to unlock the online GST certification course.