Class Descriptions

ISR Orientation and Training Clinic

I.S.R. Matrix - Law Enforcement Tactical Training

What is ISR?

The acronym I.S.R. standing for Intercept, Stabilize, and Resolve reflects the guiding philosophy behind our system; that an officer's primary objective is to safely and efficiently intercede, control, and resolve a situation regardless of the level of resistance he or she encounters from verbal on through to deadly force.

A uniform yet dynamic system, the I.S.R. Matrix allows for rapid escalation and de-escalation of force within every response level as it relates to the resistance level being encountered.

It completely enables and empowers officers with the guidelines and means to handle any situation while using the minimum appropriate levels of force to overcome resistance as it transpires and evolves

As a working matrix of interconnected or interwoven options it exists as a highly efficient, uniform, and very adaptable system of Defensive Tactics. It functions as a complimentary network of training approaches, working concepts, and highly effective
techniques that are readily accessible within the legal framework or use of force matrixes currently in use by law enforcement agencies internationally.

The Origins

The core fundamentals of the ISR Matrix were gradually developed over the past 7 years by Luis Gutierrez through his experiences working alongside law enforcement and corrections officers to better improve upon their hand to hand and defensive tactics.

Having spent most of his adult life at night clubs and working alongside doormen, bouncers, and security personnel, Luis had already accumulated quite an extensive collection of experiences dealing with uncooperative, resisting, and aggressive subjects and immediately recognized the direct applicable relevancy of those experiences as bouncers began to share similar tales. The task at hand to modify and transform the subject and crowd control tactics specifically for police brought training to an entirely new and promising world of possibilities.

The Dilemma

The huge riff in police officer responsibility with police officer response-ability. The use of force by criminal justice and police officers has increasingly become the focus of national attention. Never before has so much attention been directed to the every day occurrences of controlling resistances of varying degrees and intent. Many police officers will tell you a story being caught off guard with little else but panic, frenzied adrenaline, and white knuckle fear / fury to save them. Obviously not very tactical, technical, nor legally defendable but precisely what their lack of training left them with. This riff in Responsibility with Response-Ability can be bridged. The solution is the ISR Matrix.

The the most direct and clear of terms, the ISR Matrix:
    ·   Works with and does not replace what an officer already knows and has available to them.
    ·   Is simple and sound in structure and adaptability.
    ·   Is readily absorbed and made functional in a short period of time.
    ·   Works and evolves under the chaos, pressure, and duress or real time conflict and its possibility to mutate unpredictably.
    ·   Readily permits rapid escalation and de-escalation of force within every response level as it relates to the resistance encountered.
    ·   Enables and empowers officers with both the clear guidelines and tactical means to handle any situation with the minimum appropriate levels of force to overcome resistance as it transpires and evolves.

ISR 101 - An Introduction to the I.S.R. Matrix

ISR 101 is a two day workshop specifically designed to introduce the training fundamentals and tactics that make up the core of the I.S.R. Matrix. Covering the essential working framework and concepts of the ISR, participants are able to experience first hand what sets the ISR apart from all other defensive tactics programs and most importantly gain a functional source of information from which to train, share, and explore with their departments.

Though much less physically demanding and quicker paced than the other ISR courses, all tactics are taught athletically and reviewed consistently throughout the training as they interlace with one another. The ISR 101 revolves around the key and core concepts that unite and connect all working tactics of the ISR. All participants leave with a working and adaptable architecture from which to build on through training alongside others in a mutually developmental "study group" atmosphere.

Required Material and Gear at every ISR Course:

• Duty-Belt
• Handgun Replica
• Handcuffs
• Mouth piece
• Clothing suitable for Mat Work
• Expendable change of clothing suitable for grabs and pulls.
• Knee-Pads

In house training available.

ISR Instructors:

ISR Headquarters makes distinctions within its Teaching Staff such as that of Instructor, Instructor Trainer, and Regional Director solely as a means to assure the quality, integrity, ability, and solid working ethics of those who may legally represent its organization and carry on its mission statement in a dynamic and living fashion. Only those listed below are granted the right to use our registered name, trademark and tactical system. All those active within the ISR Teaching Staff are required to attend at least one refresher course yearly appropriate to their level of instructorship.

There are three separate distinctions made for our teaching staff.

ISR Instructor (First Tier Graduate) - assist in running ISR 101 Workshops and in introducing the working and conceptual framework and fundamentals of the ISR Matrix. They are graduates of the intensive First Tier Instructor Course - ISR 201 who have through hard work and an exemplary attitude earned the right to introduce and instruct other officers to the ISR Matrix within their own department. Their primary role outside of their own department is to assist Trainers elsewhere with workshops to further enhance and deepen their own understanding of the ISR Matrix.

ISR First Tier Instructors:

Chad N. Lyman - Oregon Michael Chapman - Oregon Tom Oberhue - Oregon

Chad Lyman

ISR National Web Site:: www.isrmatrix.org

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