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Rener Gracie — whose household is credited with creating Brazilian jiu-jitsu — is educating cops a brand new restraint that he says is safer than a chokehold, and he demonstrated on certainly one of our personal to hit the purpose house.
The MMA legend joined us on “TMZ Reside” Tuesday and broke down the transfer, which he calls the “SafeWrap” … trotting out an exhibition of kinds by deploying it on a TMZ staffer who performed guinea pig for the demo.
Rener is now educating his transfer to the NYPD … explaining that it could possibly take down a noncomplying suspect safely and successfully … even when they’re armed.
NYPD officers doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu coaching with Rener comes proper earlier than the 10-year anniversary of Eric Garner‘s demise — so that is particularly well timed contemplating the date.
Bear in mind … Garner died from a police chokehold again in July 2014, and whereas the controversial apply was banned beneath the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act, police watchdogs say the variety of complaints in opposition to cops utilizing chokeholds continues to be on the rise.
As Rener explains and demonstrates … his “SafeWrap” approach differs from a chokehold in that he restrains a topic from their facet, versus holding a suspect down with their chest on the bottom, proscribing respiratory as with the Garner case.
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Rener says there is not any lung or diaphragm compression together with his methodology … not like the chokehold … and he says the “SafeWrap” is tremendous quick at getting somebody to the bottom and retaining them there.
The transfer was initially designed for hospital sufferers — however watch … it seems efficient for policing too … and Rener says he’ll work with extra departments transferring ahead.
