Jiu-Jitsu
Technique
Decompressing from traumatic law enforcement work
"There's no time off. So for me, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, I would wear the same shirt to work. I had a great therapist that she would say almost, you treat it like a medical examiner has a laboratory coat. Take it off."
Secret Service Agent: Your Neutral Face Is Making People Distrust You (Here's How to Fix It)
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Self-defense, learning to stay calm under pressure, full-intensity training without serious injury risk
"I think jiu-jitsu is the best one because although there's always a risk of injury in jiu-jitsu, you're not getting hit all the time and so you can go pretty hard. That's the difference really between martial arts sparring like kickboxing and boxing and jiu..."
Physical training during heartbreak as part of an athlete-style recovery method to maintain the body while the heart heals
"I remember in the height of my heartbreak going into a jiu-jitsu class that I had been doing for years, and the professor was there at the time."