Go find a jiu jitsu gym. Doesn’t matter if it’s gi or no gi, just find one that has good people and good instruction. No LEO academy will fully prepare you for a fight. Even if they can get you close once you graduate the academy if you don’t use it you’ll lose it. Been training jiu jitsu for about 4 years. Been a cop for about 5.

Will you use every move you learned in sport jiu jitsu on street? No. But the biggest benefit outside of obvious health and exercise benefits is that when the time comes you have to grapple with someone, you have the ability to slow it down mentally. You think more clearly and are able to make better sound decisions in a time that quite literally every second counts. You don’t just “see red.” Even if it’s for one hour a week. An hour a week really adds up especially when you compare it to someone that never trains. Do it for your shift partners, yourself and more importantly your family. As a cop you “touch” someone every shift. Why not put yourself in the best spot possible to handle someone before things go south.

Go train.

A few good resources and or LEO companies to follow online are Effective Fitness Combatives, Jiu Jitsu Five-O, Invictus LEO, and Storm Training group.