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One of the main conclusions of the report was that “Nearly two thirds of the 1988 altercations (62%) ended with the officer and subject on the ground with the officer applying a joint lock and handcuffing the subject.” After this report was published, the LAPD instituted a program that included training in ground control skills, which were based on modern judo and jiu-jitsu grappling skills specially adapted for law enforcement.

The other source of credible ground fighting statistics comes from Calibre Press’s April 2003 newsletter. They published the results of a research project completed in conjunction with PPCT Management Systems. This project measured the frequency in which police officers were forced to the ground by attackers, based on 1,400 cases reported by officers attending Calibre Press’s annual Street Survival Seminar.ssss1

Respondents were asked whether an attacker had ever attempted to take them to the ground by force. Fifty percent reported this had occurred to them. Of that number, 60% reported that their attackers had been successful in doing so. Most of the attackers were reported as having been under the influence of alcohol or drugs.