In a makeshift dojo on the ground floor of the police training center in Lognes, Saint-et-Marne, 65 trainees run on a large floor mat. Dressed in dark sportswear, they form arabesques and pretend to avoid being hit by burying their heads in their hands as soon as they get a little too close to each other. Then the strange ballet accelerates. Between two quick steps, the participants, panting, touch the ground as if to pick up an imaginary object.
“ Hop, hop, hop!chants Arnaud, an invigorating trainer in public safety intervention techniques who is said to be proficient in the martial arts of the Krav Maga type. Chasing after trespassers or climbing floors to intervene in an argument requires minimal physical training.» Trainees do not miss instructions while performing jumps and twists on the tatami. At the whistle, they stop short and hide their eyes. During…
Source: Le Figaro
