Matador Knife System by Luis Gutierrez

The Matador Knife System was initially developed for the Department of Defense as part of a close quarter combatives system designed for security forces and special operations groups. Over the years it has been taught to Special Agents of the Department of Justice working overseas and in Latin America.

Where most knife or blade based arts are generally all encompassing and express a vast array of techniques to address endless possibilities, the Matador Knife System has been specifically designed to STOP an aggressive and determined threat as efficiently as possible.

Forged originally for those who are bound by duty and profession to go towards the danger and directly engage the threat, the Matador Knife System assures those who have been targeted and forced to face actual and imminent danger the ability to STOP it.

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Who should take these courses?

Anyone who currently carries a knife or is considering to do so for self-defense and who is truly committed to being well informed, well trained and fully capable of protecting and defending themselves and / or their loved ones if ever faced with a real, immediate and life threatening physical assault.

Introductory in nature, the material showcased is nevertheless both fundamental and essential to the efficient use of a knife as a lethal weapon in regards to its stopping power against an aggressive and committed assault.

If you are looking for instruction and training with the knife as a personal protection tool then look no further. The Matador Knife System is as much a systematic return to the knife as a survival tool as it is a methodology and approach that honors one's right and will to thrive.

Course Requirements: A plastic or rubber training knife is ideal to begin with. A fixed training blade is preferable but folders will work. We recommend that your training knife be the style of knife that you would most carry.

The Introductory Stage (Phases 1-3) is initially cognitive in nature. The Integrative Stage (Phases 4-6) is largely associative in nature. The Dynamic Stage (Phases 7-9) is mostly autonomous in nature.

Incremental and progressive, each Stage layers new content by weaving it into the prior one strategically and through greater understanding of how truly dynamic and variable the "basics" can be when placed in proper context and further technical detailed are understood.

You will be tested online at the end of Stage One (Phases 1-3) at the end of Stage Two (Phases 4-6) and at the end of Stage Three (Phases 7-9).

Those who have successfully passed all three Stages (nine courses total), will have the opportunity to be evaluated for Matador Knife System Instructorship and test in person with Luis Gutierrez.

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