Major Jake King of the Marietta Police department joins Ari and Jason on the Invictus Podcast to discuss how he got his department to make Jiu Jitsu mandatory for officers. This episode has a ton of information that will help other officers and their agencies. Please feel free to share this link!

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We cover a couple of topics including welcoming our newest sponsored athletes to the Invictus family!

A mini episode with Ari and Jason where they talk about upcoming products from Invictus, the Origin Gi/Rash Guard latest order, Austin seminar, GST and how to deal with a machete wielding suspect and what to charge for a Jiu Jitsu Garage dojo. 

In Episode 11, Ari and Jason are FIRED up and absolutely unload on the city of New York for the dangerous, uninformed and asinine law they passed making certain positions illegal for police officers. These positions include, mount, back mount, knee on torso and ANY control around the head or neck area. The results will be more injuries and fatalities to both officers and citizens and the guys make this very clear.

And if that wasn't enough, they also address how Monkey Tape pulled their support for Blue Lives Matter and removed their blue line patch from their store. The saga got weird and Jason and Ari talk about the details and how they decided to fill the void left by Monkey Tape but providing a NEW company that will support POLICE and EVERYONE else by being INCLUSIVE .

Lastly, new rash guards, spats, tees and SEMINARS on the way soon!

Don't miss this one....as the guys are a bit pissed off....

We sat down with police officer, jiu jitsu brown belt and creator of Jiu Jitsu Five-O on the podcast. Jason has a very sucessful social media presence pushing the need for Jiu Jitsu in Law Enforcement.

We chat about the current culture of police, pro mma fighter and cop Ashley Cummins, academy training, nerve strikes and if they work, Royce Gracie becoming an Reserve Officer and the nature of Jiu Jitsu (policing) on social media. This is a great talk. Tune in.

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In episode 9, we chat with Brad Barnes, owner of www.midlandbjj.com. Brad is a former police officer and now runs a full time Jiu Jitsu academy in Midland Texas. 

-what it is like running an academy while also being a police officer

-the hidden benefit of jiu jitsu

-mental health and jiu jitsu and replacement therapy

-how the skills of officers are falling behind as more people than ever are trained in fighting styles.

-how gi will help those officers who are new, out of shape and not use to physicality 

-Brad's biggest "ah ha" moment.

-biggest burn out reasons in jiu jitsu

-COIVD precautions post COVID

-favorite youtube video

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In Episode 8,  we sit down with Ashely Daley and Janee Cox who are both defensive tactics instructors in law enforcement. We chat about what core techniques they teach, how receptive male officers are to female trainers, challenges women face in Jiu Jitsu, how to get women involved in jiu jitsu, benefits of jiu jitsu, how it differs to roll with a man vs a women and online classes and video learning. The Invictus Podcast is found on most audio platforms including www.anchor.fm/invictusleo and also in video format on our You Tube Channel: Search : Invictus Leo 

In Episode 007 of the the Invictus Podcast, Eric Shields joins the discussion. Eric has over 3 decades of experience in the martial arts and is a Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. In addition to running a successful martial arts academy for the past 15 years, Eric is also an internet entrepreneur and owner of Cynergi Clothing. In this episode we chat about:

Why geeks and nerds seem to be attracted to martial arts

Virtual Training environments and how you should be managing your student base during the covid crisis. 

Business tips on running a school.

His experience with TKD in the 80's and Joe Rogan's TKD background.

Injuries: BJJ vs TKD- which caused his body more damage

How he managed Jiu Jitsu with his TKD background and the biggest misconception of TKD by BJJ players

How innovation will make you a target of jealously, resentment or hatred.

In episode 6, we interview multi time world masters champion, academy owner and 4th degree black belt James Foster. Topics covered are:

How to run a virtual class

Really doing your research on COVID rather than taking social media posts as face value

What will happen after COVID and the resurgence of people joining Jiu Jitsu classes.

One of the best pieces of advice for competition prep you'll ever hear

Dealing with anxiety in Jiu Jitsu and making small goals not big ones

What he would give to police officers so they have a good take away from a class

Setting cops up for success not failure. Don't smash.

James life working in a comic book store, his favorite superheroes, favorite artists.

In episode 5 of the Invictus Leo Podcast, we chat with Steve Hiscoe,  owner of Hiscoe Jiu Jitsu. Steve has had his academy for 27 years and  is also a staff sergeant with the RCMP. In this episode we cover:  keeping your relationship with your students, the financial stress in  COVID and understanding the students needs, the importance of kids and  ages specific class,  the Canadian Jiu Jitsu Union,  value for students,   use of force instruction for police.

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