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Our approach

Calm, proportionate, lower-injury control

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo principles, adapted for professional duties and set inside de-escalation, human rights and welfare.

The continuum

Control only when necessary

  1. PresenceCalm bearing and good positioning.
  2. CommunicationClear, respectful, listening.
  3. De-escalationReduce pressure, give time and space.
  4. ControlLeast force, shortest time, keep talking.
A police officer talking calmly with a man, using open hand gestures

Principles only, not technique instruction. Control skills are taught in person by qualified instructors.

How it works

Three steps, one system

  1. Two police officers keeping a safe distance while talking calmly with a man

    Calm and contain

    Talk, keep a safe distance and position the team. Most incidents end here.

  2. Officers working as a team to control standing people with their hands on their heads

    Control with position

    If hands-on is needed, two officers use leverage and balance, not strikes or pain.

  3. An officer speaking with people seated on the ground while colleagues stand by

    Secure and care

    Side-lying or seated early, handcuff from control, check welfare, hand over safely.

Why it works

Position beats strikes

Effective, not soft. Grappling is how a smaller person safely controls a larger, resisting one.

Strikes and pain compliance

  • Injure the person, and often the officer
  • Increase fear and resistance
  • Hard to justify, drive complaints and claims
  • Depend on size and strength

Position-based control

  • Lower injury risk for everyone
  • Calms the encounter, airway kept free
  • Proportionate and easier to defend
  • Works for smaller officers through leverage
  • 48% fewer officer injuriesMarietta PD
  • 37% less use of forceSaint Paul PD

Reported by those agencies, not our results. Sources

Principles

What safe control looks like

Position first

Stable control, not winning a contest.

No pain compliance

Leverage, not pain, wherever possible.

No neck holds or chokes

Never part of our system.

No sustained prone

No weight on the back or chest.

Side-lying or seated, early

Easier breathing, easier monitoring.

Face visible, keep talking

Spot changes straight away.

Two-person control

Clear roles, one voice, less force.

Planned handcuffing

From control, then a safe handover.

Welfare and aftercare

Checks, medical help, accurate reports.

Higher risk

People who need extra care

  • Mental health crisis
  • Young people
  • Older people
  • Pregnant people
  • Large body size
  • Alcohol or drugs
  • Medical conditions

Signs of medical distress

"I can't breathe", sudden quiet, colour change, unusual breathing, extreme agitation.

Release, reposition, render aid, call for help.

A responder kneeling beside a man lying on his side, checking on his welfare
Training method

How we train

Scenario-based

The real situations your team faces.

Progressive

From cooperative drills to realistic pressure.

Small ratios

Assistant instructors for larger groups.

Safety officer

Warm-ups, stop signals, first aid plan.

Uniformed responders kneeling to practise an emergency scenario with a person on the ground
Measurement

We measure what matters

Before and after training we help you track:

  • Staff injuries
  • Public and detainee injuries
  • Complaints
  • Use-of-force reports
  • Participant confidence

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Tell us about your team. We will suggest a first step and send a clear proposal.

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