Jeremy Butler

Dr. Jeremy Butler is a public speaker, control tactics instructor, college professor and former police officer. Drawing from over 20 years of martial arts experience and 7 years of police experience, he regularly conducts trainings and speaking engagements for law enforcement in control tactics, verbal de-escalation, and mental performance training. He is a black belt in the Pagoda Ryu Martial Arts System, an apprentice instructor in the Filipino Martial Arts and Jun Fan Gung Fu, and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at Judson University. He has written articles for Police Magazine, Police Chief Magazine, and Campus Law Enforcement Journal.