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POLICE
Top Martial Arts For Police Officers To Consider
By Wesley Sykes, managing editor
I
n the line of duty, de-escalation is always
the end goal. Sometimes that means getting
physical in an attempt to gain control of the
situation. Martial arts is a great way to not only
help police officers prepare themselves for
potentially dangerous situations for themselves
and the general public but also promote
discipline and mindfulness, and come from
the angle of self-defense rather than being
offensive.
More than just helping to hopefully limit
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violent and potentially deadly encounters,
mastery of a martial arts discipline has been
associated with lower anxiety and stress levels
in police officers. A 2015 study entitled " Police
arrest and self-defense skills: performance
under anxiety of officers with and without
additional experience in martial arts " found
officers with additional martial arts training
performed better under high anxiety than
officers with no experience.
Considering another study, 'Prevalence of

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