About Us

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The AZ LE Foundation is dedicated to empowering law enforcement officers through access to professional, realistic, and ethically grounded training. We believe that well-trained officers make safer decisions, build stronger community relationships, and return home safely at the end of each shift.

Our support focuses on three key areas of skill development: Defensive Tactics, Combatives, and Use of Force.

Defensive tactics training equips officers with practical, controlled techniques designed to protect themselves and others while safely resolving confrontations. These courses emphasize situational awareness, balance, control, and communication, drawing from proven disciplines such as martial arts and grappling.

The goal is not to teach officers to fight, but to de-escalate, control, and protect — reducing injuries and improving outcomes for everyone involved.

Combatives training focuses on close-quarters control and survival skills when distance and verbal communication are no longer effective. Drawing from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, judo, and boxing, combatives instruction teaches officers to manage physical encounters with calmness, efficiency, and respect for safety.

By emphasizing control over confrontation, this training helps officers use leverage, positioning, and composure to safely manage resistance — protecting both the officer and the individual being detained.

Use-of-force training helps officers make sound, ethical, and legally justified decisions under pressure. It covers the full range of actions an officer may take to protect themselves and others when de-escalation alone is not sufficient.

Proper instruction reinforces the principles of necessity, proportionality, and accountability, ensuring that officers apply only the level of force required to resolve a situation safely and lawfully. Through this training, officers strengthen their judgment, professionalism, and community trust.