SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Some law enforcement officers saw a need to connect with kids, especially in certain neighborhoods of Sioux Falls. So they came up with a plan involving middle school students, police officers and a martial arts studio.
Thanks to a non-profit, the new program is off to a good start.
“So we are going to scoot away you are going to get your knee inside.” JuJitsu instructor Bruce Hoyer leads a group of middle school students and local law enforcement officers through a class.
The program is called “Cops and Kids.”
The Next Edge Academy owner says the idea was born out of conversations with some of his friends who are police officers. They wanted to do something to connect with young people.
“The goal of this is to give them interaction with police officers, but also for them to learn a little bit of self-defense. So for me, self-defense looks very different, in the fact that I want them to control themselves in a high anxiety situation,” said Hoyer.
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