. >> he is a black belt in can a ratey. i went to his studio and i'm going to find out why he is running, but i also learned some self-defense. >> this is you. this is you. right here. >> nice work. nice work. beautiful. >> he was laid off in 2008 and filed a whistle blower lawsuit right after that. which he fought for nearly seven years. >> the basis of the lawsuit was corruption. and it took about seven years. the case was final settled. >> now, a former colleague of his, ed chanelly said he's been through five sheriffs. >> he knows the people in the community. not only in patterson, but in passaic county. through his martial arts ability and teachings, he's offered free courses everywhere. >> now came as a surprise to some. he entered as an independent with 300 signatures at the last minute. but honestly why would anyone want to run for the passaic county sheriff position? it's dangerous. the former sheriff had to have people protecting him 24/7 because of threats from gang members. there's long history of corruption wit