Ilan the Israeli Black Belt

This week our guests sit down with Officer Ilan.  Ilan had a very interesting path to get to GPPD!  English is in fact his third language.  <br/><br/>His parents were born in Russia and then immigrated to Israel.   Ilan was born in Israel and lived there till he was nine.  The family then immigrated to the US and settled down in New York.  Ilan and his sister grew up in the Brooklyn area.     <br/><br/>He speaks of growing up in Israel and living through rocket attacks.  He also shares about teenage year in Brooklyn and how he came to work for NYPD.  Ilan also shares his journey in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and how those skills have  enabled him to safely control suspects on the streets.  <br/><br/>Ilan is now in Personnel and Training as a Background Investigator with us.  <br/><br/>Let's dig into it!#firstresponders #mentalhealth #policestories #firefighters #firstresponderpodcast #wellness #police #policepodcasts #coplife #grandprairie #grandprairiepd #grandprairiepolice #thinblueline #firedepartment #investigations #honorguard #swat #fto #intern #jiujitsu #bjj #mindset #lpc #wellnessunit #wellness #emdr #counseling #therapy #therapist<br/><br/>Check out our department and come join us!<br/>https://www.grandprairiepolice.org/Join-GPPD/Benefits<br/><br/>Spotify:<br/>https://open.spotify.com/show/7iXLlroCbjAnjPAIT2zbEO<br/> <br/>iTunes:<br/>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gppd-podcast-grand-prairie-police-tx/id1647457129<br/><br/>Social Media:<br/>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGKcINWcNmiQWqoGebGbpug<br/>https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090391688925<br/>https://twitter.com/gppd_podcast<br/>https://www.instagram.com/gppdpodcast/<br/>https://www.tiktok.com/@grandprairiepd?lang=