Pro Wrestlers Are Training Mexico City Cops How to Take Down Criminals Agence France-Presse
go to original October 8, 2016

Lucha libre champion Dragon Rojo Jr. has been training local police in a rough Mexico City neighborhood to teach them how to restrain suspects without weapons. (AFP News Agency)

Wearing colorful masks, two pro wrestlers show off their moves to a crowd, but this time it's not in an arena: They're teaching Mexico City police officers how to subdue villains.

"How are you doing?" Dragon Rojo Jr, wearing a red mask with yellow horns and a crest, shouts at the 190 men and women at the courtyard of a police station in Iztapalapa, a crime-plagued borough of the mega-capital.

"Good!" the officers reply in chorus before the ring gladiators lead them through a series of stretches, push-ups, squats and situps, making many sweat and pant heavily (while some take a break).

After warming up, Dragon Rojo (Red Dragon) and his fellow "Lucha Libre" star Polvora, whose ring name means Gunpowder in English, demonstrate one of their moves.

The burly Polvora lunges forward with a stabbing motion, but Red Dragon grabs his assailant's arm, twists it, pins him down and places a knee on his chest to immobilize him.

The "Lock 4" submission was among the clutches, holds and other moves that the pro wrestlers presented to the officers, who then practiced the move against each other on the concrete.

But snatching suspects is not the only benefit to this intense training.

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