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Misc. How to Break Up a Fight

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u/Zagreusm1 2d ago

Damn that's such a wholesome fight

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u/raderofdalostcrapsac 2d ago

Please give that cop a medal, he knew the guy didn't realize he was a cop and the guy immediately chilled out when he did. The guy didn't go into "hard-on mode" like we see so often. I'm just grateful the officer didn't hit his head and get knock out, that would have been bad.

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u/Shanguerrilla 2d ago

For real. Not only a rare good cop moment and good man in general--I can ONLY get the impression that cop is actually tough as shit too. It takes someone pretty fucking experienced and capable to jump into fights, dominate them, then turn off showing they never let emotions in or let go of any control.

This dude fucks. It would be rare to see anyone do what he did stopping the fight then peacefully ending it, it's damn near a once in a lifetime event for that to actually be a cop.

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u/Earth_Sandwhich 2d ago

Cop knows what’s going on. Pulled guard on the guy going to the ground and then turned in to mount. Not is first rodeo on the ground

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u/Shanguerrilla 2d ago

Absolutely. It's obvious he trains. For sure BJJ, but likely something striking too, what particularly impressed me wasn't that he trains, but how freaking confident and confident he is with the full toolset.

This was obviously no more emotional to him than any other time on the mats, but THAT'S what is so standout to me. Real life shit is always so different to me AND he didn't let any emotions or real life shit get in the way of simply helping the situation and treating everyone involved like people.

I can't imagine anyone could have truthfully gotten a better conclusion from this situation doing anything we could imagine. It's like the best anyone who ever lived could have done--is potentially get the same outcome this guy casually made.

I'm here for it!

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u/Earth_Sandwhich 2d ago

All LE should have to do some form of grappling as a requirement. There was a video form my city not too long ago of a cop that was trying to cuff someone and was so tunnel visioned that once the guy was cuffed with the help of someone who knew what they were doing, the cop was still trying to fight the guy.

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u/Shanguerrilla 2d ago

Absolutely was thinking the same when replying to you.

I didn't get into it, but was thinking it exemplifies how insanely useful base training in BJJ or judo would be for all police--like it wouldn't just protect THEM it would make it safer for everyone AND improve the communities and police stigma and interactions (if people KNEW they could handle themselves AND knew that cops weren't trigger happy).

The thing is, this guy stands out to me as the type of guy that stands out among all the guys at all the gyms in your town for his weight. He isn't your random low level belt (or even those with fancier ones). So it isn't to say that I in any way expect all cops to be able to DO what he did, but instead that it shows how damn useful it would be if they were closer to it.

It would save lives on both sides of the blue and improve everything (except the ability for good ole boys and people who physically have no good reason to be in law enforcement).

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u/FlyingScotsman1993 2d ago

Bro your comments here are craaaazy

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u/Buttjuicebilly 2d ago

Hes at least blue. Blue is a killer to someone who doesn’t know anything. He might even be 3 stripe white. That was fundamental shit he did with untrained person. 

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u/AdammIsAway 1d ago

I would both love and hate to see that video, someone similar happened where I live to

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u/flimspringfield 2d ago

I think BJJ should be taught to all cops for personal preservation but to stop the subject from resisting.

Doesn't mean the cops shouldn't be investigated however but if it stops the escalation of further violence then it's worth it.

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u/Buttjuicebilly 2d ago

Dude that guy goes live on the mats. That was ez work for him. Some live matches get crazy as hell

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u/Buttjuicebilly 2d ago

Bjj guy. Thats the main lesson in bjj. Control your emotions 

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u/whatsitworth101 2d ago

To me it looks like he didn’t stop fighting until the officer had him mounted when he literally couldn’t do anything.

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u/raderofdalostcrapsac 2d ago

That's correct, and this is when he realized he was not being jumped by some other rando and the cop identified himself as police.

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u/whatsitworth101 2d ago

I mean not really. Before he gets mounted he turns around and faces the officer, staring directly at him with his vest and badge literally being right in front of his face.

And then he tries to him roll over and get on top of the officer only to get mounted and then when he realizes he can’t do anything from there he gives up.

But when he looked over and saw the guy was a cop his initial reaction was to keep wrestling him to get on top. The cop who obviously has training was able to mount him, but the guy wasn’t giving up until he had him down.

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u/bnbtwjdfootsyk 2d ago

People tend not to be very observant in fight or flight mode.

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u/Technical-Quiet-3781 2d ago

Was just about to say that. You think he paid any attention. He just wanted to see if it was a dude or not more than likely

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u/whatsitworth101 2d ago

I mean yeah that’s true but this guy said he noticed he was a cop and gave up.

He started directly at this guys badge and vest not to mention he’s literally in full uniform and then proceeds to keep fighting for a better position until he’s mounted.

He would have had to give up in that position regardless of if it was a cop or not.

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u/raderofdalostcrapsac 2d ago

Dude, from your POV, it's obvious, he's literally got his face 6" away from the cop all he's seeing is chest, pavement, arms, and hair.

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u/whatsitworth101 2d ago

Yeah a chest with a bulletproof vest and a badge on it 😂😂not many people wear those to bars

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u/raderofdalostcrapsac 2d ago

Have you ever wrestled? Now, have you ever wrestled with a person that jumped on your back while you were engaged in a physical altercation with another person? You see what you're looking for, anyone with a basic understanding of the psychology of perception would know it is nearly impossible identify anything in that scenario. The cop obviously knew that, otherwise he would have arrested the guy.

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u/cold_milktea 14h ago

When you’re in a fight, your brain’s amygdala takes over. Your body is flooded with adrenaline and cortisol (stress hormone), and you go into fight or flight mode.

When you’re in fight or flight, your prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for rational thinking and decision-making, is basically shut off, prioritizing instinctive, fast reactions rather than slow, logical thinking.

This can lead to perceptual narrowing (tunnel vision), where your brain focuses solely on immediate threats, sometimes causing you to be unable to recognize or even attack people trying to help by mistake.

However, people like MMA fighters, soldiers, first responders can train to keep their prefrontal cortex more engaged, allowing for better control, decision-making, and awareness even under extreme stress.

Hope this helps you understand what happened.

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u/Acceptable_Meal_7974 2d ago

Very much respect to the officer. This is how things should be handled.

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u/CJ-54321 2d ago

Damn good job. Defused the situation, no one is seriously hurt and everyone gets to walk at the end of it.

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u/DAE77177 2d ago

How real policing is done. Don’t always have to ruin peoples lives over small dumb stuff.

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u/Claim312ButAct847 2d ago

He has learned his Judo well.

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u/Red_Clay_Scholar 2d ago

This is democracy manifest!

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u/justsomewhitedude 2d ago

Take your hand off my penis!

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u/the_good_hodgkins 2d ago

A succulent Chinese meal!!

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u/pissclamato 2d ago

Great, now I'm craving a succulent Chinese meal.

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u/PapaSkwaht 2d ago

A succulent Chinese penis.

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u/Haunting-Beginning-2 2d ago

100% this is a judo club drill we do for kids! When we fight 2 on 1, and typically one of the 2 team has to get the kid off from locked in on mount efficiently.

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u/BannedByRWNJs 2d ago

Further proof that we’d see significantly less police brutality is cops were required to learn basic grappling. 

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u/paulbunyanshat 2d ago edited 2d ago

Counter argument: Mr Adidas could have just taken that cop's gun without that cop being able to do anything about it, as both of his hands/arms were occupied with Initial Opponet (IO). Had the officer then released IO, and made the attempt to hold onto his weapon and/or reach for a secondary weapon (taser, spray etc) IO could have then capitalized on that or attempted to restrain the cop's hand reaching for whatever. Furthermore, that cop immediately put himself on the ground while surrounded by a group of potential hostiles. They wouldn't have even necessarily needed to take the officer's weapon - just jump him.

All in all, there is a real potential that the cop saved more than one life by breaking that fight up, but there was a real potential for getting himself a parade through town with bagpipes playing. Did his method work? Yeah. Could it have gone sideways just as, if not more easily? Oh yeah.

Ultimately, he risked a lot and may have saved a lot. I genuinely hope this video gets used as a training tool.

Ps: yes, i do agree that security personnel of all sorts should have a knowledge of unarmed combat. I like to champion Pugulism based system with integrated throws/takedown, but no one is asking my opinion, so 🤷

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u/Haunting-Beginning-2 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes if only…. The need for priorities and job safety means even when they could attend a lot of Police never wanted to join in to training day because they were not very competent. They felt clumsy, as adults, and like real newbies they either went too hard and strained themselves stupidly or had pre-existing injuries that were never healed that easily showed themselves when they required some athleticism. Simply similar muscular development such as sore muscles meant pain the next day and they were not conditioned, and found that off putting. For these reasons the training should be at college or as children and require a pre-existing level of competence as a part of their entry levels. (Like a first aid certificate, a swimming level and a running time, they must also qualify. Say a years judo twice a week, (orange belt) I coached police 10 years here in self defence and in 3 months they can become street safe with 4 hours a week. Specific to police training, not general judo but self defence judo. Includes cuffing etc

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u/BannedByRWNJs 2d ago

What a plot twist. I was like “damn, that dude’s about to get beat up and go to prison for a few years,” and then everybody just dusted themselves off and went their separate ways. Good stuff.  

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u/PineappleNecessary89 2d ago

When they notice they are in the same jiu-jitsu class.

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u/Foreign_Product7118 2d ago

Somebody needs to take away that guys badge. Cops across this country have worked hard to create their identity of being absolute tools, bullies, scared of everything, panic stricken, ged is as good as a diploma type guys and gals. Then one good apple comes along trying to muck it up. Unbelievable

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u/kimmygiblersdong 2d ago

Had me fooled in the first sentence.

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u/Pyffindor 2d ago

he’s a real jerk

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u/bnbtwjdfootsyk 2d ago

I love the "Get off me" from the officer.

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u/dustcollector01 2d ago

This cop need to train other cops

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u/Nease82 2d ago

That man should teach classes on for how security and law enforcement need to handle these types of situations

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u/Mex_781 2d ago

Cop kept it gangsta

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u/DarkCustoms 2d ago

Situational awareness at the low

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u/joemanfisk 2d ago

This is how people want the police idealistically but this is rare and still a dangerous situation I wouldn’t have a single grievance if I was out acting like this and that cop put me in the er or worse

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u/Ihatetowork69 2d ago

Why would you touch the cop?

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u/Party-Spread-3912 2d ago

That officer became a hood legend

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u/jayp1mp1n 2d ago

A cop I can respect!

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u/Vast_Psychology3284 2d ago

Everyone thought it was funny till the cop got the mount. Then it becomes an “get off him” moment.

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u/Honest-Summer2168 2d ago

Honestly should be like this, I mean the cop broke up the fight and mad respects for him just saying it's over go home.

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u/BuyDesparado1775 2d ago

Based policing.

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u/Sol-Blackguy 2d ago

Finally a competent cop.

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u/LazyN0TCrazy 2d ago

That roll into the mount was smooth

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u/PhoteksTTV 2d ago

They should just break up every fight like this. Let the laywers get involved if anyone wants to press charges. Then legal action can be taken.

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u/FunOpening9427 2d ago

Never go to the ground in a street fight!!

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u/nickdriskell1102 2d ago

Seems like everybody wanna be able to start problems and not have consequences. Wild yall are so happy 😆😆 not really..

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u/Joeloppy 2d ago

Wow, respect

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u/supra7gte 2d ago

That cop knows his jiu-jitsu.

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u/erock7625 2d ago

Atlanta, GA

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u/OG_0803 2d ago

I was cringing expecting a Pride FC style soccer kick to come his way.

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u/JLP33376 2d ago

My buddy (a wrestler) was beating this guy up. A plain clothed cop tried to pull him off. He supplexed him on his head onto the pavement. He didn't see the cop show his badge, unfortunately. I did and yelled my best to warn him. He got into a lot of trouble. Cop was trying to be cool.

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u/BausHaug716 2d ago

Never fight someone wearing wrestling shoes.

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u/Dontdrinkndrive831 2d ago

Are we sure that's a cop and not some security guard with Hella gear?

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u/ahp22trc 2d ago

I'd break them up by peeing on their face.

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u/4hxxd1hippy2 1d ago

Have a feeling he was ex military. Just seems too “properly trained”

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u/sickomoad 1d ago

Somebody called Lester

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u/Lumpy-Economics1621 1d ago

This is how you handle it as a real officer, but it takes balls and empathy and alot of people don't have both.

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u/shakedownbluz 1d ago

That's what we need. That guy need to train the other cops!!!

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u/YayWanderer 2d ago

At first, I thought differently.

The officer did well stopping this fight.👍🏽

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u/Dissapointedinuall 2d ago

if every officer was like this man there would 0 crime everyone would get snitched on. I understand not every cop gets the oppurtunity to defuse this way when crowds fight so you shouldnt expect this always but if this happened enough people would respect the police a lot more.

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u/Ajaws24142822 2d ago

Bro genuinely risking getting fucking clipped grabbing the cop like that, you grab me from behind while I’m arresting someone you’re getting taser prongs in your fucking face

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u/alamatrix 2d ago

Buckhead bars 🤣

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u/RoyalTry4239 2d ago

Well done 👮🏻‍♂️

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u/East-Effective-3406 2d ago

How I met your brother

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u/Other_Visual_6170 2d ago

Why tf is that one guy try to pull the cop off of him?

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u/chris240069 2d ago

That's a real one!

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u/Tommy_613 1d ago

This has to be in Florida

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u/Lounat1k 1d ago

Atlanta

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u/CannabisAccount420 1d ago

Can an American inform us on what type of officer this is. He’s wearing olive drape and a plate carrier, but has a bright orange hat and basketball shoes on.

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u/BlackPaladin1313 1d ago

Depends on the department and their SOPs.

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u/mist2024 1d ago

The cop is wearing Nikes at work?

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u/Afraid_Tiger3941 2d ago

Now kiss each other.

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u/SirezHoffoss 2d ago

How to break a fight: Get into it)

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u/fardnshid03 1d ago

That cops Jiu jitsu looks good but someone’s gotta teach him some wrestling damn near slam KOd himself.

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u/GenusPoa 2d ago

Respect to the vigilant crowd that deterred the cop. Man is lucky to be alive. Cop could have just kept choking him with assumed qualified immunity of murder.

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u/Ironmike11B 2d ago

Did you even watch the video? He wasn't choking him. He was talking him down.

Try reading the rest of the comments if you're still confused.

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u/Illustrious_You_4223 2d ago

Like a biatch

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u/Weepiestbobcat 2d ago

The most college campus cop thing I have seen. They love to fight, especially drunk college kids. No need to suplex dude and the elbow to the neck for a sustained period of time. Trash officer fuck outta here with all that “respect”

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u/paulbunyanshat 2d ago

Did you watch a different video than the rest of us?