This past week Valente Brothers Jiu-Jitsu hosted a Law Enforcement course for nearly 100 police officers from the Aventura Police Department. Starting daily at eight in the morning, Valente Brothers professors and assistants taught officers an adapted and specific version of Jiu-Jitsu for police work. One of the main objectives of this program is to provide officers with a hand-to-hand strategy to subdue, control, and arrest subjects in the most effective and humane manner. As one of the sergeants participating in the class stated, "these techniques allow us to control the situation and the level of force used." On the final day of the course, Aventura Chief of Police, Steve Steinberg attended the six-hour class. He was extremely satisfied with the material presented and the rapid progress of all attendees. Over the weeklong course, officers were introduced to both mental and physical Jiu-Jitsu applied for law enforcement. Professor Pedro Valente demonstrated how the Jiu-Jitsu mindset can help, not only during combat, but on how officers can avoid and de-escalate a threat. At the end of each lesson, officers had the opportunity to demonstrate the techniques they learned against Valente Brothers assistant instructors who simulated common street scenarios.
Professors Pedro and Gui Valente with Lieutenant Brian Pegues
Jiu-Jitsu has been a part of police training for many years. In Brazil grandmaster Hélio Gracie trained municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The reality-based techniques and the emphasis on controlling the subject makes the Valente Brothers program perfect for Law Enforcement. The techniques enable officers to reach safe positions from which they cannot get hit, giving them the option to increase or decrease their use force according to the situation. The techniques also allow a smaller officer to efficiently handle a larger and more aggressive subject. All officers were very pleased with the course as was attested by Detective James Cumbie in the email below:
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"Gui,
I would like to thank you and your brothers Pedro and Joaquim along with the many other instructors for the teaching of the weeklong Defense Tactics course held at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in North Miami Beach. |
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012
Sunday, Jan 8, 2012
Sunday, Dec 25, 2011
Jimmy Robertson and Carlos Villares wire the first to receive the Black Belt.
Saturday, Dec 24, 2011
Professor Joaquim is spending time in Rio with Grandmaster Valente at the house where the Valente Brothers grew up.