In this episode I have a conversation with Professor George Hissung. George is a: man of God, husband, father, retired Seattle Police Officer, Defensive Tactics instructor, owner/professor of Hybrid BJJ gym, and inductee to the BJJ Hall of Fame.
Topics, themes, quotes and ideas:
Early Life:
- Dad was a scrapper - Liked to fight
- Admired soft spoken men with high level of skills
- Pro-ack 17 yrs
- Short fused
- BJJ helped me step back
- Get military out of “fight fight kill kill”
- For in BJJ in Early 30s
- Under Marcelo Alonso 7th degree black belt Coral belt under Carlson Gracie
Importance of lineage
- Does it trace back to someone who contributed to the art
- Marcelo has not been inactive in the art for 40 years
- Carlson Gracie was a father figure to many young, poor Brazilians
Mindset of Law Enforcement
- Can’t have warm and fuzzy
- Interview position
- Time to lock in
- “Modulate force down”
Somebody who trains is less likely to get in a fight
- The more you are comfortable with violence or confrontation the less anxiety and less you will either over/under react.
- Get control and modulate them down.
Physical culture is just trashed now they want to become police officers
- May not be THE MOST COMMUNITY ORIENTED
- May be hard
- Not looking for fights but PREPARED
- Cocky at first - gain maturity
- Get out of the civilian way of thinking
Purpose
- Serve people
- Chase bad guys
- Have emotions under control
- Good “handler”
How are they dealing with mental health
- Have to be switched on
- Trouble if on all the time
- BJJ is part of a wellness program
Political left against law enforcement
- Officers are bad
- Defund movement
Get street smarts
OG Larry
- He’ll teach you fair
- If you take discretion away from officers that’s when things fall apart
Risk to the community with warm and fuzzy and defund police
- Seattle is a perfect example
- City fell apart
- Have to be proactive and violent
- If you have a good rep and are present
Can’t hire sheep to do the role of a sheepdog
Treat everyone the same
Deescalation is a verbal and physical
Were you ever fearful on the Job
- I never was
- In the morning I made my peace
- Got to give everything to my partner
- My fear was not being there for my partner
- I had to be “good to go”
- As Sergeant I was first one in, lead from the front
- Have a bear or two
- Worst fear is not being “good to go”
- To be a protector
- You have to give up things
You gotta be good with God
- Strong belief system
- There is only one real belief system “a Christ follower”
- Of something turns out bad at least my partner goes home
- On partner
- I don’t have to like you, I just have to step in front and take a bullet for you
- Be a shield
- Overload their senses
Others before self (physical and mental)
- I want to be able to take on any one person on the street
- Spiritual and emotional side need to be strengthened as well
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