Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Choke! Gouge! Smash!
C'mon, choke me!" barks instructor Darren Levine to one of his students, a wiry lieutenant with the Los Angeles police department. The officer obliges and pays the price. Lightning fast, Levine breaks free and delivers a kick to his opponent's groin. The officer doubles over, only to be greeted by a sharp knee jab to his face. While the exercise is a simulation, Levine's students are nonetheless wide-eyed.
"When you're fighting for your life," Levine, 38, tells his class, "you've got to be as fast and as fierce as a wild animal. Your only goal is to save yourself using whatever...
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Watch: Dan Savage Leaves Stephen Speechless on 'Colbert Report'
- 'Anonymous' Knocks CIA Site Offline
- Androgynous Model Andrej Pejic Pushes the Fashion World's Limits
- Why American Kids Are Brats
- Icelanders Avoid Inbreeding Through Online Incest Database
- Desperately Seeking Susan Powell: A Best Friend's Quest
- World Press Photo Awards Announced
- The Grand Canyon Bans Sales of Bottled Water
- Seriously This Time: Chad Ochocinco Says He Will Change His Name
- Kate Middleton's Amazing Fashion Evolution
- Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better Than Their Peers
- A New World Dawns
- New York City: 10 Things to Do
- Friends With Benefits
- The Only Child: Debunking the Myths
- Why Your DNA Isn't Your Destiny
- What Happens When We Die?
- Where Are the Women Coaches?
- WikiLeaks' War on Secrecy: Truth's Consequences
- How City Lights Are Snuffing Out the Stars
More News from Our Partners
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
