Wrong Copper To Pick A Fight With: The Law Grappler Shows How Jiu-Jitsu Takes A Combative Subject To The Mat

MIAMI. Swing at this copper and you won't get hit back. You'll get folded up on the mat with your hands trapped and your arm locked, and the handcuffs are only a transition away.

That is the lesson from Daniel Morejon, who trains law enforcement in Miami and posts as @thelawgrappler. His point is simple: striking is permitted in the job, as it should be, but it is not an effective way to control and subdue a combative subject. A strike can even raise the subject's aggression and resistance.

The answer is jiu-jitsu. Officers need to control the hands, manipulate the joints, take control of the body and move into handcuffing. In the clip, one man is pinned on his side with his arms tied up while the other sits over him on top, calm and in charge. No flurry. No brawl. Just control.

He sums it up in three words: train beyond the strike.

For anyone in a grappling room, it is a reminder of what the ground game is for. The best finish is the one where the other person has stopped fighting and nobody has been hurt. Check @thelawgrappler for more.