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About the New York Police Department
(NYPD):
The first law-enforcement officer began
to patrol the trails and paths of New York City when it was known as New Amsterdam, and was a Dutch settlement and fort in
the year 1625. This lawman was known as a "Schout – fiscal" (sheriff – attorney) and was charged with keeping
the peace, settling minor disputes, and warning colonists if fires broke out at night. The first Schout was a man named Johann
Lampo.
The Rattle Watch was a group of colonists
during the Dutch era (1609 - 1664) who patrolled from sunset until dawn. They carried weapons, lanterns and wooden rattles
(that are similar to the ratchet noisemakers used during New Year celebrations). The rattles made a very loud, distinctive
sound and were used to warn farmers and colonists of threatening situations. Upon hearing this sound, the colonists would
rally to defend themselves or form bucket-brigades to put out fires. The rattles were used because whistles had not yet been
invented. The Rattle Watchmen also are believed to have carried lanterns that had green glass inserts. This was to help identify
them while they were on patrol at night (as there were no streetlights at that time). When they returned to their Watch House
from patrol, they hung their lantern on a hook by the front door to show that the Watchman was present in the Watch House.
Today, green lights are still hung outside the entrances of Police Precincts as a symbol that the "Watch" is present and vigilant.
When the High Constable of New York City,
Jacob Hays retired from service in 1844, permission was granted by the Governor of the state to the Mayor of the City to create
a Police Department. A force of approximately 800 men under the first Chief of Police, George W. Matsell, began to patrol
the City in July of 1845. They wore badges that had an eight-pointed star (representing the first 8 paid members of the old
Watch during Dutch times). The badges had the seal of the City in their center and were made of stamped copper.
Source:
nycpolicemuseum.org
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John Perkins’
began his 22 year law enforcement career as a police cadet. According to John
Perkins, “As a young policeman in the early 1970's, John beat included
some of the worst neighborhoods in the New York metropolitan area where he routinely worked backup units responding to the
most violent crimes in progress. He eventually was involved in over 700 arrests at least 100 of which were brutally violent
arrest scenarios where people routinely ended up in the hospital or morgue.
Back in 1965,
Perkins began experimenting with the concept of free associative fighting principles, combining Native American and Close
Combat systems. In 1971 he began to create the rudiments of what would eventually become a new art by adding core combat aspects
of Tai Chi and later, elements of the ancient Greek combat art of Eleftheri Pali (“ruthless combat”).
Finally in
1978, Perkins broke away from all classical systems and created Ki Chuan Do and the principles of Guided Chaos. By abandoning
all patterned technique training in favor of methods that promote spontaneity, creativity and adaptability, Perkins generated
a tremendous amount of controversy.’
John Perkin’s
is the co-author of Attack Proof: The Ultimate
Guide to Personal Protection. According to the book description, “Ex-cop
and former forensic homicide investigator John Perkins is recognized by several top forensic scientists to be an expert in
determining how people fought and died in horrific homicides. Combined with his 50 years in the martial arts, executive bodyguard
work for domestic and foreign dignatories, over 100 brutally violent arrest scenarios (where people ended up in the hospital
or morgue) and unsanctioned pit-fighting on the docks of Newark and New Orleans, Perkins is a veteran of what works and what
doesn't in the field of self-defense. His partner and student Lt. Col. Al Ridenhour USMC is an instructor in unarmed combat
for his unit and a master of Guided Chaos. As a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Al has put his
Guided Chaos training to use everyday to stay alive--and where possible has passed that training on to his troops.”
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