Dr. Jiu-Jitsu: How a PhD Cop is Helping Change Law Enforcement

05/25/22 • 44 min

Sean Zauhar is a police sergeant and PhD. He joins us on the podcast to talk about how his department incorporated jiu jitsu into law enforcement training, a move that resulted in few injuries and lower levels of force. Dr./Sgt. Zauhar also tells us what he really thinks about green chile.

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Insight Timer App: https://insighttimer.com
Mindfulness Superpower Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4
Author Jon Kabat-Zinn: https://www.mindfulnesscds.com
Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh: https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/thich-nhat-hanh