tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post2130011331686266719..comments2023-10-29T08:53:56.940-04:00Comments on TDA Training: Should Law Enforcement Train in MMA?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626368113292368276noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-42651202511469860902010-06-18T15:23:59.274-04:002010-06-18T15:23:59.274-04:00You may be right, Jesse. What I interpreted it as ...You may be right, Jesse. What I interpreted it as was knowing enough about MMA to be able to deal with it. I think it's wise that if an officer is taken down, or hit with a guillotine, that he knows how to deal with it.<br /><br />Considering the other things that an officer has to deal with, as in weapon retention, cuffing, etc. I'd doubt that they have time to go heavily into it. The article does cite a particular training program, so I'd bet it's a seminar format to get them used to it.<br /><br />Good comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626368113292368276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-32005904263254238112010-06-17T22:33:16.036-04:002010-06-17T22:33:16.036-04:00It's smart for them to branch out into somethi...It's smart for them to branch out into something that is so broad. <br /><br />It's not very smart though for them to be training something that *usually* involves teaching people to go to the ground and various other street-unfriendly techniques. MMA is largely single-opponent-oriented too. Also not cool at all that they're training it in a competitive environment - that will surely creep out in their everyday actions. The article does quote the trainer as saying "this is not a sport", but who knows how it is really taught.<br /><br /><br />The real problem here is the terminology - if MMA means what it actually means to the rest of the US, then this not a good idea.Jesse Crouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916285592760426261noreply@blogger.com