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“You need to have been hit. You need to have been put under the pressure of someone trying to tear your head off and know that you can deal with it and it’s not gonna kill you.”
These are the words of veteran police officer and Straight Blast Gym coach Paul Sharp. He, along with Straight Blast Gym VP Luis Gutierrez, spent years developing the ultimate physical control and self defense program for law enforcement, private security, military personel, and civilians. Called the ISR Matrix, it draws on Sharp’s time as a street cop, tactical team member, police trainer, and bodyguard, along with Gutierrez’ decade of experience in nightclub security for a variety of punk rock establishments.
ISR stands for intercept, stabilize, and resolve. Those three actions represent stages of a physical conflict, along with the techniques and strategies to employ at each stage in order to dominate the assailant and advance to resolution.