(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has begun training in jiu-jitsu following a use of force study on the department, with the goal of training the martial art practice to reduce harmful use of force by police officers. Although it can be quite painful depending on the level of force needed, pain isn't the goal. The goal of Police Focused Brazilian jiu-jitsu defensive tactics is to control, rather than harm. Former patrol officer and SWAT team member Jay Wadsworth led the training. He said if these officers don't have the skills to control a person, they're going to resort to striking or weapons. He thinks jiu-jitsu provides that control, and gives law enforcement the ability to restrain someone resisting arrest without causing extreme harm or death. "Now there's different levels of force. You can come in and out of them depending on what the suspect's actions are. You know, if every suspect was cooperative, we wouldn't have to ever use force. Unfortunately, we know in society that violence is always going to be there and people make poor decisions and we have to be able to have the tactics to be able to do that," said Wadsworth. The training lasts a week and is 40 hours in total. One law enforcement member came all the way from the state of Wyoming for the training in Colorado Springs. It's funded by a grant worth more than $1.3 million from the National Institute of Justice. The grant funding is part of a three-year study on jiu-jitsu in policing.