The Role of Martial Arts Training for Police Officers

In the future, cops will probably have access to tools that incapacitate resisting arrestees without hurting them. But those tools don’t exist today, and we are forced, as a first level use-of-force, to resort to putting our hands on them to try and restrain them. The extent to which officers are proficient in the use of “hands-on” techniques directly relates to the reduction of injuries to arrested persons. This is where martial arts-centered defensive tactics comes into play. FPI Fellow Adam Kaufman writes about his perspective on this issue and the role martial arts defensive tactics training can play in reducing officer and arrestee injuries. To read his article click here.