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Training

TWO COPS ONE DONUT · TRAINING FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS

Training for police.
Better decisions. Better policing.

Police EGO Training is for police departments and their officers, not a general-public class. Build the judgment, knowledge, and practical skills that help officers serve their communities. City councils can arrange a separate class for their own members to evaluate whether they want this training for their police departments. This is separate from the officers’ class.

OUR FEATURED CLASS

Police EGO Training

With Erik Lavigne & Jorge Lopez

  • Both TCOLE-certified instructors
  • 20+ years in law enforcement each
  • Both bring military service
“Ego is the number one killer of police careers.”Erik Lavigne · The conviction behind this class

Recruits need to learn more than how to take control of a scene. They need to recognize when their own thinking shifts from logic and reasoning to emotional, ego-driven reactions.

Our focus is recognizing the warning signs of that shift and bringing decisions back to the law, the facts, and the purpose of the contact.

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Police departments can inquire about hosting on-site instruction or a live webinar for their officers. This is not a general-public class. We also offer a separate class for city council members to experience the training themselves and decide whether to bring it to their police departments, not seats in the officers’ class.

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Recognize the shift

Notice when emotion starts steering a decision that should be grounded in facts.

02

Separate ego from duty

Distinguish a lawful purpose from the urge to win an argument or answer disrespect.

03

Return to reason

Keep the response connected to law, sound judgment, and the outcome that serves the community.

HOST POLICE EGO TRAINING

Bring Erik & Jorge to your police department.

For police departments interested in hosting Police EGO Training: tell us about your department and what you want the class to address. City councils may inquire about arranging their own separate class to evaluate the training for their police departments. Council members would not join the officers’ class. We’ll follow up about format, availability, course details, and pricing.

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YOUR INSTRUCTORS

Experience behind the conversation.

Erik Lavigne and Jorge Lopez are TCOLE-certified instructors. Each brings more than 20 years of law enforcement experience and a background in military service.

Erik Lavigne

TCOD founder & host · TCOLE-certified instructor

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Erik brings experience in patrol leadership, police academy instruction, and U.S. Air Force Security Forces. His law enforcement career began in 2006, and his education includes a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and graduate study in criminology and criminal justice at Texas Christian University.

Through Two Cops One Donut, Erik brings police and community voices together to examine what officers do well, where they fall short, and how policing can improve. His focus for this class is helping officers recognize when ego begins to replace logic, reasoning, and sound judgment.

Jorge Lopez

Law enforcement instructor · Human performance & de-escalation

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Jorge’s background spans recruit instruction, field training, instructor development, simulated-event training, and use-of-force review. His work connects the realities of stressful encounters with practical skills in emotional awareness, self-regulation, communication, and decision-making.

A TCOLE-certified instructor, Force Science Analyst, Emotional Intelligence Development Instructor, and Realistic De-Escalation Instructor, Jorge helps officers recognize emotional escalation while maintaining tactical awareness and officer safety.

More about Jorge’s training background

Jorge has contributed to TCOLE curriculum development and brings experience evaluating incidents through a Use-of-Force Review Board. His instructor credentials also include:

  • Gracie Survival Tactics, Krav Maga, and FBI Control Tactics
  • PPCT, Controlled Force, TASER, SABRE Red OC, ASP Baton, and RCB Baton
  • Simulated Event Trainer certification and Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events instruction

On-site instruction

Ask about bringing Police EGO Training to your police department. Share your location and anticipated group size.

Live webinar

Ask about a live online class for your police department’s officers. Share your audience, preferred dates, and time zone.

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This is a class inquiry. No payment is collected here, and a date is not reserved until arrangements are confirmed.

Your contact information and message go to the TCOD team so we can respond to your request.

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ERIK'S TRAINING PHILOSOPHY

Control starts with skill.

“If you want to lower police use of force, you have to train grappling.”Erik Lavigne

Our recommendation: make practical grappling a regular part of officer preparation, alongside communication, decision-making, and constitutional policing. Train for control, sound judgment, and the safety of everyone involved.

THE CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE RECOMMENDATIONS

Hear it. Question it. Go deeper.

Watch TCOD discussions about the law, human performance, and accountability.

TCOD episode with Von Kliem discussing Force Science▶ Watch the episode

VON KLIEM · FORCE SCIENCE

Police Jargon or Real Science?

Erik, Banning, and Von examine human performance, video evidence, and the questions around police decision-making.

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PUT THE CONVERSATION TO WORK

Bring Police EGO Training to your police department.

Police departments: tell us about your officers and training needs.

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