Matador Knife System 2-hour workshop – February 25, 2023
An Exclusive Introduction to the Matador Knife System.
A fully integratabtle knife system that flows in and out of western boxing and close quarter combatives. Open to anyone interested but ideal for those with some previous knife training wanting to train in a unique western oriented approach to the knife not founded on traditional Asian or Filipino Martial Arts.
Online Students: This workshop is recommended for two training partners. Some of the drills and material shown will work best with a partner so we suggest you invite a friend and share the Registration cost.
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 11am to 1pm EST
Where: Online via zoom OR In-Person in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Register via Eventbrite:
https://MatadorKnifeSystem.eventbrite.com
Registering in advance is required for all participants.
Limited availability to those wishing to attend in-person.
Location address: 2890 West State Road 84 STE 113, Dania Beach, FL 33312
Topics & Tactics Covered:
Knife retention, deployment, counters and re-counters.
Grips, both true and false.
Motion, hands apart and hands as one.
Stances, both coiled and extended.
Footwork as levels and angles.
The Lock as shield and sheath.
Close, middle and extended switches.
Strategies & Concepts Covered:
Draws, Feints and False Leads.
Rhythm and tempo; breaking them on time.
Directing anticipation and selling certainty.
Intention and Redirection.
Cadence, pace and passes.
Changing and reversing directions.
Alternating and inverting directions.
The Wheel: axis, interior and exterior.
The Lock & Wheel
Grappling Essentials for Law Enforcement – BJJ for Police – Open Mat
Open to Law Enforcement ONLY.
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
Time: 9:30am to 11:00am / check-in starts at 9:00am
Cost: $25 in Advance / $30 cash at the door
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo, and Wrestling within the context of Defensive Tactics and subject apprehension, control, and arrest by the ISR Matrix.
This event includes an open mat for all who wish to roll and have some fun after the technical instruction and driling.
Student Requirements: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Gi/ Kimono OR comfortable gym wear suitable for grappling.
Location: ISR Matrix HQ in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Instructor: Luis Gutierrez -CEO/ Founder / BJJ 4th degree black belt
Police K-9 Handler Instructor Training – Subject Control & Defensive Tactics in Pembroke Pines, Florida
This ISR Matrix Police K9 Handler Instructor Course is designed to provide alternative, optional and selective means of subject control and arrest tactics for a Police K-9 Handler. The aim is to be able to functionally engage with the subject and assist their K-9 in direct apprehension of the subject if becomes necessary.
Participants will learn, train and demonstrate safe, morally and legally defensible defensive tactics to further stabilize, control and apprehend an actively resisting subject engaged with their K-9.
All tactics shown and trained will offer participants the options to engage or disengage as needed and ability to readily escalate or de-escalate along the use of force spectrum as necessary.
DATES: December 12 & 13, 2022
TIME: 9:00am-5:00pm
LOCATION: Pembroke Pines Police Department Training Facility – 1201 SW 208 Ave, Pembroke Pines, FL 33329
Self-Defense for Women (ISR-CAT) 3 Hour Workshop – November 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Counter Assault Tactics for Women (ISR-CAT) 3 Hour Workshop
“Originally developed and designed for female law enforcement officers and federal agents working stateside and overseas, the ISR-CAT is now a full spectrum self-defense system for women seeking the education and training necessary to protect themselves and those they care for.”
Participants will learn self-defense strategies and tactics to build awareness, deterrents, and actual tactics to avoid threats whenever possible and overcome and escape them when necessary.
Both hand to hand and tool and weapon based defense will be discussed as well as a discussion as to the legal, ethical and psychological realities of armed defense.
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Cost: $100
Open to women ages 16 and up.
Training will be light to moderate and involve both strategic information and physical tactics will be shown. All Participants will receive a complementary t-shirt.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing. Gym / workout apparel is ideal.
Close Quarter Defense Series for Civilians in Ft. Lauderdale, FL – October 2022
Introduction to the ISR Matrix CLUTCH: Close Quarter Defense Series for Civilians
Instructor: Luis Gutierrez -ISR Matrix Founder/CEO
3-Week Series: Three consecutive Saturdays in October
DATES: October 1, 8 & 15, 2022
TIME: 1pm-3pm
NOTE: Space is limited, registering in advance is required. No Refunds.
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Workshop #1 – Escaping, disengaging and attaining range.
Participants will learn key aspects of the ISR Matrix to assure they can escape grips, holds, attempted chokes, and positional controls and either get away or get to tools or weapons at range.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Workshop #2 – Entering, engaging and securing space.
Participants will learn key aspects of the ISR Matrix to assure they can best encounter and defend against assault by neutralizing, maneuvering and controlling the attack to efficiently and effectively counter it in a legally and morally defensible way.
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Workshop #3 – Closing, resolving, and endings.
Participants will learn key aspects of the ISR Matrix to assure they have access to both less than lethal and lethal means to completely remove the threat temporarily or entirely if necessary and justified.
Open to men and women 18 and up.
Participants should wear regular “street” clothing with belt that allows for holster and knife carry options on belt for pockets. Tactical pants are obviously suitable.
Participants should bring an extra long sleeve t-shirt(s) that they don’t mind throwing away after training and or gi/ kimono jacket.
Plastic or rubber guns only (red/ blue guns). No real fire arms. Training knives are encouraged but participants can bring in their every day carry blades for the deployment only portion of the training.
Contact us via email with questions.
Self-Defense for Women (ISR-CAT) September 24th in Ft. Lauderdale – 3 Hour Workshop
ISR Matrix Counter Assault Tactics for Women (ISR-CAT) 3 Hour Self-Defense Workshop
“Originally developed and designed for female law enforcement officers and federal agents working stateside and overseas, the ISR-CAT is now a full spectrum self-defense system for women seeking the education and training necessary to protect themselves and those they care for.”
Participants will learn strategies and tactics to build awareness, deterrents, and actual tactics to avoid threats whenever possible and overcome and escape them when necessary.
Both hand to hand and tool and weapon based defense will be discussed as well as a discussion as to the legal, ethical and psychological realities of armed defense.
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
Time: 1pm to 4pm Check-in begins at 12:30pm
Available to women ages 16 and up.
Training will be light to moderate and involve both strategic information and physical tactics will be shown.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing. Gym / workout apparel is ideal.
MAILING ADDRESS: ISR MATRIX P.O. BOX 841023 Pembroke Pines, FL 33084
http://isrmatrix.com/
ISR Matrix Clinch & Wall Fighting Seminars in Florida
ISR Matrix Clinch & Wall Fighting Seminars with Luis Gutierrez / ISR Matrix Founder/CEO
Participants will progressively learn and drill the essential elements of the clinch and be introduced to pinning against or escaping from a wall or barrier while entangled with an opponent. Participants will then learn attached striking and working with clothing (clinch with cloth) and how it applies to movement and utilizing walls and barriers.
Seminar is open to novices and intermediate level martial artists looking to increase both their awareness and ability to better manage integrate position, balance, and techniques within the clinch.
Participants attending second seminar must bring training jacket (gi) with belt, long sleeve t-shirt and hoodie.
This is a 2-Part Workshop Series. Participants are encouraged to register for the series (Part ONE and TWO) but are welcome to sign up for just Part ONE if they prefer.
Part ONE: Saturday, January 22
Part TWO: Saturday, January 29, 2022
TIME: 2-4pm
Location: Academy of Martial Arts & Self-Defense in Pembroke Pines, FL
CONTACT us via email with any questions.
CLUTCH Knife Seminar in Pembroke Pines, Florida – November 13, 2021
ISR Matrix Clutch Knife – an introduction to both the art and combative side of the knife as a protection and survival tool.
This intro seminar is ideal for students wishing to begin their journey into and understanding of how vital, trained and studied the knife is within our organization.
As a stand-alone approach, it is likewise completely integrated into all of our modules, programs and systems within the ISR Matrix.
Participants will learn solo drills, partner drills and combative applications from grappling and striking platforms.
Open to men and women ages 18 an up.
When: Saturday, November 13, 2021
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Seminar Location:
Alers Martial Arts Academy
911 NW 209th Ave Unit 136
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
Contact us with questions: contact@isrmatrix.org
ISR Matrix Clinch & Wall Fighting Seminar with Luis Gutierrez
ISR Matrix Clinch & Wall Fighting Seminar with Luis Gutierrez – ISR Matrix Founder/CEO
Participants will progressively learn and drill the essential elements of the clinch and be introduced to pinning against or escaping from a wall or barrier while entangled with an opponent.
Seminar is open to novices and intermediate level martial artists looking to increase both their awareness and ability to better manage integrate position, balance, and techniques within the clinch.
Date: Saturday, July 17th, 2021
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Krav Maga Worldwide
969 NE 45th St. (Floranda Rd.)
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Women’s Personal Protection Seminar at RedCon1 Gym – Florida
This seminar will introduce participants to pragmatic strategies and functional tactics that greatly improve their awareness levels and ability to avoid, escape and survive an attempted abduction. Participants will learn things that they can currently do to greatly increase their odds against being targeted by predators as well as practice time tested and proven tactics to escape and evade the most common criminal attempts at abduction.
The seminar is ideal for all women who wish to inform and prepare themselves to become harder targets (not victims) in their day to day lives and especially for high school and college aged women, those traveling abroad, and those who often work or workout alone or isolated from the general public.
Participants will work at their own pace. The training session will be light to moderate in intensity and participants should wear comfortable clothing. Pertinent information will be shared between training techniques to pace the seminar and it will conclude with a review and Q&A session.
Gym or fitness attire is ideal.
Open to women ages 16 and up.
When: Saturday, April 24, 2021
Time: 11am to 12:30pm
Where: RedCon1 Gym in Boca Raton, FL
INSTRUCTOR: Luis Gutierrez is a lifelong martial artist and coach, a 3rd degree BJJ Black Belt and a prior MMA/BJJ Gym owner of 20 years. He is also the Founder & CEO of ISR Matrix and is recognized by the US Department of Defense as a Combatives subject matter expert specializing in apprehension and escape & evasion. As a contracted instructor and consultant, he has worked with counter terrorism teams, federal and state law enforcement, executive protection and special tasks forces throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
