GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There are 27,000 training hours conducted across the Grand Rapids Police Department each year, and now, there’s a new element being implemented over the last year— jiu-jitsu.

At 5 feet, 100 pounds, Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety Officer Brianna Doonan said she routinely faces people bigger than her while on patrol. Doonan, 24, said the last thing she ...

In a profession with life-or-death decisions, where every second matters, the Wilmington Police Department is training officers to keep their cool under pressure through practicing martial arts. Since ...

Betty Broadhurst rolled on the mat with her jiu jitsu partner, a muscular man half her age. They grabbed each other by the gi (the karate-style uniform common to martial arts) and tossed each other to ...

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