Defend. Protect. Serve.
47.9% of officer injuries or deaths in the line of duty are attributed to loss of weapon
95% of all physical confrontations end up on the ground
We offer a comprehensive program available only to Law Enforcement, Military and security personnel
Officers will learn six areas of proficiency using principles and efficiency.
Weapons Retention,
Break-Aways and Reversals,
Restraints and Cuffing,
Two-On-One Compliance,
Edged Weapon Defenses, and
Psychology and Mindset.
Why iQ Defensive Tactics?
Officer Certification - A Certificate will be designated for all Officers who successfully complete the course.
Court Defensible - As an actively Certified Officer, an iQ Representative will testify on your agency’s behalf, as subject matter experts, if one of your Officers has excessive force allegations lodged against him/her while applying iQ Defensive Tactics techniques in the field.
Expertise - Learn directly from Professor Jessup’s 20 years of study and experience teaching, training, and conveying the essence of what needs to be understood and applied to be effective in a concise and prudent manner. Get in-depth answers to questions first-hand from his seasoned wealth of expertise.
Hands-on Instruction/Feedback: During the iQ Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification Course, you’ll be immersed in the program for a full five days. At any point during the course, you may ask questions and get instant feedback from the iQ team.
Complete Immersion - Officers get the techniques ingrained in their minds and bodies, and will develop muscle memory and reflexes through training techniques based on decades of experience, maximizing the efficient use of their time.
Principle-Based Learning – Rather than simply giving you a fish, we teach you how to fish. The principles are emphasized so that when the Officers encounter a scenario we have not covered, they will ready with choices of action.
Worst Case Scenario Training - We prepare Officers with the application of defensive tactics principles to worst case scenarios so they will be able to effectively adapt to situations encountered.
iQ Support - Each iQ Defensive Tactics certified Officer is encouraged to ask questions throughout the certification program so we may provide direct support with our highly certified iQ instructors.
Professor Jared Jessup
Jared has trained military and law-enforcement personnel since 2005 in group and private settings including;
Over 20 Police Departments across the United States
LAPD
FBI
U.S. Army
U.S. Marines
U.S. Airforce
U.S. Federal Probation
U.S. Boarder Patrol
San Francisco Sheriff’s Department
LA Sheriff’s Department
Kentucky State Police
Tennessee State Police
Illinois State Police
Oregon Judicial Department
Department of Justice Task Force
National Geospatial Intelligence
International Security Agency Israel
Cincinnati International Airport Police
Credentials:
BA Psychology from University of Kentucky
Self-Defense Instructor at Rend Lake College
Founder and CEO, iQ Jiu-Jitsu, Benton, IL
3rd Degree Jiu-Jitsu Professor - Black Belt
2x National Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Champion
Black Belt Jiu-Jitsu Ryu
Conducted Jiu-Jitsu seminars across the nation
G.R.A.C.I.E. Certified Law-Enforcement Instructor 2007
Assisted U.S. Federal Probation with scenario and live judgement trainings
Provided Individual Private Defensive Tactics Training for U.S. Federal Probation Officers since 2010
Assisted instructing the Gracie Survival Tactics Course in Torrance, CA 2014
Multiple trainings with MILO Use-of-Force Simulator
Extreme Exigency Personal Pistol Protection Pedagogy Graduate 2013