@Anthony how is he suppose to call for the police while he is on the ground with the person. He is alone and has no backup at the store, and in 99% of the case he will be outside the store more likely where other employees cant see or help him. Your suppose to be in the same field and don't get that, ya right I don't think so.
you could use many wrist locks, come-along holds, and things of that nature. What you can't do is kick or punch people while detaining them. That will get you fired, sued or both. So Krav Maga, sport taekwondo, much of Karate styles and mma are really not suited for that line of work. The Toyko police officers study Aikido. Many police officers in the U.S.A study Aikido or Jujitsu. You just don;t want to even think of getting on the ground and rolling around, or kicking and punching a suspect. That can get you ito big trouble quickly in a law enforcement or loss prevention job.
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You operate in the guidelines of the law 1st, You are most likely limited in what you can do legally in regard to detainment, Pugs and Kokoro are right in regard to what MA's to reinforce what you have already been taught because that's where youll find the locks and holds have likely originated from.
I work in the field too, and BJJ and Judo have served me very well on the EXTREMELY rare occasions I've had to put my hands on people and restrain them until the police got there. Developing some decent upper body takedowns and learning a solid knee on belly will keep them down and you safe.
Japanese jujitsu, or aikido.
Most loss prevention officers i work with use those styles.
You need to stay standing as you are aware most of the time they do have a partner around them.
edit:> wrestling and bjj are the last things you want to take. as a lone lp officers the last thing you want to do is go to the ground when your suspect may have others around.
I work with many lp officers and seen a number of them lose because they took them to the ground and someone attacked them, a few of them were attacked by bystanders breaking up the lp officer and their suspect, since most lp officers dresses in plain cloths.
I don't think any martial arts specializes in the use of a flashlight. Sorry
Your goal as a loss prevention officer will be to detain a shoplifter without harming said shoplifter. The ojective is control, not pummeling that persons face in. Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will give you those skills to handle someone and control them without harm to you or them.
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Just ask yourself... Is it really worth it?
I would recommend Aiki-jiujitsu and/or Krav Maga. If you need to be sold on it, watch the Israeli military Krav Maga videos and CIA declassified AJ videos.
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I've been doing loss prevention for awhile but I've always had a large team with me. I recently transferred to a new store and I'm riding solo. This had posed some major risks and challenges. I have never dealt with so many shoplifters who were this resistant. Almost all of them run. I do my approaches professionally and I'm good with people however these shoplifters just don't care. My company allows us to use minimum restraint necessary to detain a suspect but I have almost no training besides a few pressure points and arm control techniques. I'd like to learn a martial art that would be effective for restraining suspects, but not something that will injure them. I also don't plan on restraining them unless I'm certain I can have control of the situation and ensure safety on all parties. I need more cases to prove my productivity. What's a good art to learn? I prefer something I would be able to walk with the suspect, not just pin them to the ground. I don't have hand cuffs and I'm not aloud to use them even if I did. Please any recommendations, its a difficult and challenging situation however like I said I need more suspect cases, not just recoveries.
