Growing up on Oahu in the 80’s meant you got to play the ‘ukulele. If you want to pronounce it correctly, it’s “OO-koo-leh-leh” and not “you-kooh-lay-lay.” My mom and dad took my sister and I to take lessons from #roysakuma and his instructors for a few months but I was more interested in being a ninja instead of practicing back then. Fast forward 35 years and thanks to YouTube and an abundance of down time recently, I started working on this song called “Crazy G.” Mahalo to Jake Teaches Uke for making such a sick tutorial. Listening to guys like @krisfuchigami and @jakeshimabukuro really inspired me to get after it! Day by day 🙏🏽🎵🤙🏽 #bellevue #police #ukulele #outreach #alohafriday #oahugrown #aiea #makeadifference #protectbellevuedotcom

Transitions with the @revgear motion master at the station with the training uniform. I tried to do twenty 30 second intervals of continuous movement. Torso rotation, flexion & changing direction are much harder with the gear (approximately 20lbs / 9kgs). My goal is to get comfortable enough to forget I’m wearing it. Day by day🥋🚔🤙🏽 #bellevue #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #fitness #workout #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

I will preface this post by saying I am definitely not a firearms aficionado, but I am lucky to have good friends who are. Holster cant is the angle that the gun rides at in the holster. I had never really given much thought to this, as I am not much of a gear guy and typically use whatever is issued to me. My firearms coach and good friend @buliwyf_actual shared with me that the cant of most issued holsters is angled forward, which comes from the FBI’s recommendation back in the day. The only problem is that the forward cant facilitates a more natural draw from the 4 o’clock, which apparently is where many agents positioned their firearms when concealed carrying. The obvious problem is that we do not position our duty pistols way back there. For my body type, arm length and where my belt rises on my hip I would have to lean to the opposite side to get to my gun as you can see in the “before” clip. Not necessarily “wrong,” but Anthony said it was extra movement and not efficient. Solution? He let me try a #negativecantplate (NCP) by @blackboxcustoms_ and @the_theory_police. It adjusts the angle of the holster so that it aligns more naturally with your hand when you unholster. As you can see from the two clips, it made a considerable difference for me. My holster is a @safarilandgroup 6360RDS ALS/SLS mid-ride and I’m getting my #dryfire reps with the @nltsirt p320 full size. Like everything, there are pros and cons to a negative cant. I will hopefully be doing some #jiujitsu with it to see how durable the plate is when someone is pulling on it and how feels when I unholster while rolling. Day by day 🙏🏽🥋🚔🤙🏽 #bellevue #police #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

This week we received an incredible donation from @pete.m.roberts and his team. 🙏🏽🥋🇺🇸🚔🤙🏽 #police #jiujitsu #America @jockowillink #supportlocal #adaptandovercome #good #trainweeklyorfightweakly

The vert ramp isn’t there anymore but the memories remain! 😂😂💀💀 For those just joining the party, the @bellevueskatepark is a world class facility in our city that has a legit skate shop and year round skate camps. It has since been renovated and reconfigured, but a few years ago it had a sick quarterpipe that you see in this clip. Growing up in Hawai’i in the 80’s, all we had ditches like Wallows, Zones, and Pipeline bowls, but no vert ramps. I’ve seen other officers skate in uniform but I never saw one drop in on a very ramp so I thought it would be cool to be the first, which leads up to the two spectacular slams you see here 😂. Seems like just yesterday my hip had a bruise the size of a softball on it😭. The next day I came to work and even ran some relays with the boys and girls club with some discomfort 😵. 9 months later, I decided to give it another try. Mahalo to Joe, Josh, Nate, and the rest of the crew for the encouragement and skate tips to help me finally get it. 🛹🚔🤙🏽 **our holsters have several retentions and our firearm has internal safeties which make a discharge from impact not possible**🙏🏽 📹 @mewnyewnit #fbf #bellevue #police #streetplantbattalion #bucketlist #skatelikeacop #protectbellevuedotcom

I saw @criscyborg do this #RFT sequence on @da_rulk’s IG a few weeks ago and it looked really challenging. I tried it in uniform (mine weighs about 20lbs / 9kgs) and it was very difficult! Day by day #bellevue #police #alwayscan #bodyweight #fitness #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

Rolling in uniform is difficult, and I think it’s a good thing to experience at least a few times in training. The vest and belt greatly reduce torso flexion, and the soles of your boots get caught on loose clothing. Retentions for various tools also get inadvertently released (taser, mag pouches, radio) and belt keepers are absolutely necessary. The challenge is accessibility of tools has to be balanced with being able to retain them. I like to keep the back of my belt clear because having stuff positioned on your back hurts a lot if you get stuck underneath someone. I’m very grateful to have coworker like Jonathan to show what is possible and what I need to work on. 🥋🤙🏽 **Always safety check to remove live weapons and to make sure nothing sharp will cut the mats** #bellevue #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

I’m far from the best practitioner to also wear the badge but I’m very proud to be one of the many who train. Excerpt from: “Jocko – Have You Ever Used Jiu-Jitsu in Combat.” Lots of practical applications for the art in combat, in #lawenforcement and in life in this one. Mahalo @echocharles & @jockowillink for the shout out. 🙏🏽🥋🚔🤙🏽 #bellevue #police #selfdefense #jiujitsu #oahugrown #aiea #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

Every time I try to outdo @larryperreira he takes it to the next level. **this was before 6’, masks and other PPE were required… Also, shoes were cleaned before stepping on the mats🙏🏽🥋** #bellevue #police #wallsit #oahugrown #waipahu #aiea #trainweeklyorfightweakly #fitness #protectbellevuedotcom

Rolling into the weekend like…

No department is perfect, but with @uof.bpd and @larryperreira running our Defensive Tactics program and @buliwyf_actual running our firearms training we have three of the very best in the world and I am very grateful for that! 🙏🏽🤙🏽

Keeping yourself fit without going outside is challenging, except for @larryperreira. 👊🏽🚲🛹🚔🤙🏽 🎵jeffkaale #bellevue #police #fitness #oahugrown #waipahu #aiea #skatelikeacop #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

Working on some transitions with the @revgear motion master. Torso rotation, flexion & changing direction are much harder with the gear (approximately 20lbs / 9kgs). Day by day🥋🚔🤙🏽 🎵 @jeffkaale **shoes were cleaned before stepping on the mats**🙏🏽 #bellevue #police #jiujitsu #fitness #workout #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom

This video has new relevancy during these unprecedented times. #fbf #bellevue #police #jiujitsu #trainweeklyorfightweakly #protectbellevuedotcom