PAST AND PRESENT
Hundreds of police depts. take Gracie Survival Tactics, a defense program utilizing jiu-jitsu. But the family of its architect has ties to the far right dating back to the 1930s.
Simi Kadirgamar is a freelance writer, researcher and fact-checker based in New York City. She has written about South Asia and the far right.
Hundreds of police depts. take Gracie Survival Tactics, a defense program utilizing jiu-jitsu. But the family of its architect has ties to the far right dating back to the 1930s.