Review: The article raises the problem of improving physical training of police officers, particularly the sharpening of tactical motions and legitimate use of combat fighting techniques during their service. To implement this task, it is necessary to introduce innovative techniques and methods into the educational process using various means and forms of education. The authors also consider the problem of a lack of connection between the educational process and practice demonstrating the inability of the recent graduates to solve operational tasks in nontypical and extreme circumstances of their professional activity. The authors suggest expanding the range of combat fighting techniques by means of studying and adopting them from other types of combat  sports which are more appropriate for the professional activities of police officers. The authors conclude that it is necessary to:


expand the range of techniques and methods of teaching the students of educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and acting police officers and to include the techniques of various types of combat sports


use the distracting tactique and the methods of progressive raising of an assistant’s resistance which would help to sharpen the tactics and technique of combat


introduce the use of simulating situations in the educational process of police officers which would simulate the real circumstances with certain operational tasks, which would improve psychological readiness of students to nontypical and extreme situations of their future profession. 

Keywords: operational and service tasks, knocking factors, physical training, non-standard situations, fighting techniques, physical fitness, police officer, service activity, technical and tactical training, professional qualities