The Guardians Jiu-Jitsu Club
Since 2025, Kindle Hill Foundation has been honored to partner with The Guardian's Jiu-Jitsu Club, which was founded in a garage at the East Norriton Township Police Department and now trains at our facility every Wednesday and Friday from 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. The club's 45 (and growing rapidly) members represent local, county, state, and federal agencies spanning Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties. All membership fees are reinvested directly into our Equine-Assisted Therapy program for police officers by Kindle Hill Foundation owner Saly Glassman.
This partnership reflects what we see every day: law enforcement professionals thrive when they are supported holistically, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Guardians Jiu-Jitsu Club is welcomed at Kindle Hill Foundation!
The Guardians Jiu-Jitsu Club was founded in 2025 in a garage at the East Norriton Township Police Department. Since then, the club has partnered with Kindle Hill Foundation in Blue Bell, and trains there every Wednesday and Friday from 6:00-7:00 a.m., and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Membership is only $50 per year, and any sworn law enforcement officer is welcome to join. All membership fees are reinvested by Saly Glassman, Kindle Hill Foundation President and Director, to help support the KHF Equine Assisted Training and Therapy programs for law enforcement professionals.
The club currently has over 60 paid members representing local, county, state and federal agencies across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties.
The primary mission of this club is to strengthen law enforcement physical training and defensive tactics through Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ). Beyond the physical benefits, the club has helped to create strong camaraderie, and is fostering friendships and improved co-worker rapport. In policing, relationships and trust matter, and the ability to remain calm under pressure is essential. Members consistently report that the Guardians Jiu-Jitsu Club has had a positive impact on both their professional and personal lives.
BJJ is a grappling-based martial art and combat sport centered on ground control, positioning, and submissions. It emphasizes technique and leverage, enabling smaller individuals to effectively neutralize larger opponents. If you are interested in joining the club and training with fellow members of the law enforcement community, please contact Montgomery County Detective James Lavin at 610-256-3591 for more information.
Kindle Hill Foundation is proud to offer its first responder custom-designed facility to agencies all over Southeast PA and NJ. For more information about agency group scheduling for mandatory DTAC training, and/or equine assisted training and therapy programs for first responders, please contact Saly Glassman at 215-990-7718 or email us at saly@kindlehill.org.
Buckingham Township Police Department
Kindle Hill Foundation has a defensive tactics training facility on our property, which provided Buckingham Police with a unique opportunity to integrate mental wellness, equine-assisted training, and team-building exercises into their control tactics curriculum.
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ANNUAL CONTROL TACTICS AND MENTAL WELLNESS EQUINE TRAINING AT KINDLE HILL FOUNDATION
In addition to the voluntary control tactics program that we hold monthly at BTPD, our officers are also required to complete annual control tactics training mandated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This training focuses on the arrest and control techniques utilized in the performance of our duties. This year, we took a new approach and, for the first time, partnered with Kindle Hill Foundation to conduct our training outside of the department. Kindle Hill Foundation has built a defensive tactics training facility on their property, which provided us with a unique opportunity to integrate mental wellness, equine-assisted training, and team-building exercises into our control tactics curriculum. To learn more about the Kindle Hill Foundation and the training they offer, click here. The equine training component allowed our officers to strengthen their de-escalation, negotiation, communication, and teamwork skills—key elements that directly support safer and more effective policing. This training was well received by the officers and as a bonus, they are now fully prepared to handle the situation when the occasional "horse on the loose" call comes in from some of our local property owners.
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