UCI Medical Center sought new way to restrain troubled patients — now LAPD is taking a close look

A new restraint technique created for healthcare workers dealing with violent or emotionally disturbed patients has caught the interest of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The technique is about safety — reducing the risk of injury for everyone involved, according to its founders Ryron and Rener Gracie, co-owners and head instructors at Gracie University in Torrance, which teaches Brazilian jujitsu.
It was developed at the request of the UC Irvine Medical Center, which reached out to the