*MMA legend Rener Gracie is instructing police officers on a new restraint technique that is allegedly safer than a chokehold. He demonstrated this method on TMZ Live to emphasize its effectiveness.

The NYPD is starting to train officers in Brazilian jiu jitsu, a specialized form of martial arts, and brought in world-renowned jiu jitsu coach Rener Gracie to teach about two dozen officers his new ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – The NYPD is getting some ...

NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — The NYPD is starting to train officers in Brazilian jiu jitsu, a specialized form of martial arts. CBS New York went to the Police Academy on Monday and got a first look at the ...