Dubai Police officer recruits are to learn the art of jiu-jitsu to improve fitness and make them well equipped to handle themselves.
The move was ordered by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Wednesday.
Jiu-jitsu has become one of the UAE's national sports, with amateur and professional teams finding success at home and abroad.
Dubai Police Chief General Abdullah Al Marri said the academy would work to produce a programme that would benefit fitness and sporting values.
The academy is currently working on a programme that includes swimming, karate and taekwondo, he said.