Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
SafeWrap is a proprietary system of restraint that is designed to maximize physical control while reducing the risk of injury to all parties involved in a use of force encounter.
The system was created by Gracie University in response to inquiries from healthcare institutions that needed a way to safely restrain aggressive, suicidal, or emotionally disturbed patients in hospitals. With patient safety as the top priority, it was imperative that the system utilize no joint locks, no choke holds, and no strikes. The system was specifically designed to minimize compression of the diaphragm to facilitate free breathing and reduce the potential of a panicked response in the restrained individual.
Due to the tremendous success of its application, it was quickly realized that SafeWrap had the potential to facilitate improved outcomes across various public and private sector organizations, while maintaining the public’s confidence in the frontline personnel of these organizations. Institutional applications include, but are not limited to: Law Enforcement, Corrections, Probation/Parole, Fire / EMS, Healthcare, Security, Flight Attendants, Elderly Care, Education, and Childcare.
The SafeWrap system is patent pending worldwide and requires a license for institutional use. The benefit of the license is that it allows Gracie University to stipulate the terms of the system’s use, particularly as it pertains to minimum training requirements, to ensure that end-users are sufficiently trained in this potentially life-saving system.
Gracie University is actively gathering data on the system’s effectiveness. For this reason, there is currently no cost for "early adopter" military, law enforcement, and first responder organizations to acquire a SafeWrap license.
SafeWrap uses a train-the-trainer model. Once one or more members of an organization complete the SafeWrap instructor course, they are authorized to certify other members of their organization in the system.
There are currently two paths to in-person SafeWrap instructor certification:
1) Standalone SafeWrap Instructor Certification (2 Days): The fastest way to achieve SafeWrap instructor certification is in the 2-day SafeWrap instructor course. No experience is necessary to participate and upon successful completion you will be certified to teach the complete system at your organization.
2) Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) Level 2 Instructor Certification (5 Days): SafeWrap instructor certification can also be achieved by completing the GST Level 2 instructor course. This is ideal for law enforcement professionals since the complete GST curriculum covers so much more than SafeWrap.
Learn more at SafeWrapSystem.com
SafeWrap is a proprietary system of restraint that is designed to maximize physical control while reducing the risk of injury to all parties involved in a use of force encounter.
The system was created by Gracie University in response to inquiries from healthcare institutions that needed a way to safely restrain aggressive, suicidal, or emotionally disturbed patients in hospitals. With patient safety as the top priority, it was imperative that the system utilize no joint locks, no choke holds, and no strikes. The system was specifically designed to minimize compression of the diaphragm to facilitate free breathing and reduce the potential of a panicked response in the restrained individual.
Due to the tremendous success of its application, it was quickly realized that SafeWrap had the potential to facilitate improved outcomes across various public and private sector organizations, while maintaining the public’s confidence in the frontline personnel of these organizations. Institutional applications include, but are not limited to: Law Enforcement, Corrections, Probation/Parole, Fire / EMS, Healthcare, Security, Flight Attendants, Elderly Care, Education, and Childcare.
The SafeWrap system is patent pending worldwide and requires a license for institutional use. The benefit of the license is that it allows Gracie University to stipulate the terms of the system’s use, particularly as it pertains to minimum training requirements, to ensure that end-users are sufficiently trained in this potentially life-saving system.
Gracie University is actively gathering data on the system’s effectiveness. For this reason, there is currently no cost for "early adopter" military, law enforcement, and first responder organizations to acquire a SafeWrap license.
SafeWrap uses a train-the-trainer model. Once one or more members of an organization complete the SafeWrap instructor course, they are authorized to certify other members of their organization in the system.
There are currently two paths to in-person SafeWrap instructor certification:
1) Standalone SafeWrap Instructor Certification (2 Days): The fastest way to achieve SafeWrap instructor certification is in the 2-day SafeWrap instructor course. No experience is necessary to participate and upon successful completion you will be certified to teach the complete system at your organization.
2) Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) Level 2 Instructor Certification (5 Days): SafeWrap instructor certification can also be achieved by completing the GST Level 2 instructor course. This is ideal for law enforcement professionals since the complete GST curriculum covers so much more than SafeWrap.
Learn more at SafeWrapSystem.com
