About the Founder
Matt Estridge, Founder & COO
FOUNDATIONAL EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Counter-Terrorism Federal Law Enforcement Agent (Ret.)Specialized in domestic and international covert small team missions to gather intelligence and utilize small team tactics to re-take hostile environments
Former Federal Task Force Agent - Investigated conspiracy organized crime
Former Investigator
Former Police Officer
- Seven years of covert counter-terrorism missions utilizing small unit tactics
- Seven years conducting Homeland Security counter-terrorism operations, training, and instructing along-side current IPSC champion marksmen, and former Naval Special Warfare (Seals), U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets), CAG 1st Special Forces Operation Detachment-Delta, and CIA Special Activities Division (SAD) veterans
- Executed high-risk search warrants as a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force member
Instructor Expertise, Certificates, and Specialized Training
- Former Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Secure Transportation (OST) Tactical Instructor
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Homeland Security Certified Firearms Instructor and Distinguished Expert Marksman
- Homeland Security Field Office Fitness Coordinator Certified and Lead Fitness Coordinator for hundreds of Counter-Terrorism Agents
- Cooper Institute Certified Law Enforcement Fitness Specialist
- Homeland Security Certified Defensive Measures Instructor and Co-Lead Defensive Measures Instructor
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Certified Active Shooter Threat Countermeasures Instructor and Homeland Security Lead Active Shooter Countermeasures Instructor
- FBI Sniper School Basic and Advanced Certified by FBI Special Agent/Retired Marine Counter Sniper, Bob Bissel
- Other Instruction- Re-taking hostile environments, individual and team close quarter battle, use of force law, behavior detection, surveillance, mission tactics, strength, conditioning, flexibility and nutrition
- Credentialed & Certified LEOSA Concealed Carry
Close Quarter Battle Experience (CQB)
- As a DEA Taskforce Agent, I executed hundreds of high-risk state and federal drug search warrants
- Instructed CQB with an instructor cadre of several former SWAT officers and former Special Operations members
- Lead Active Shooter Countermeasures Instructor- Instructed Agents from my Agency and various agencies (Ex: CIA, U.S. Marshals, Transit Authority, etc) in one person to multiple team CQB in reaction to active shooter incidents
- Instructed specialized CQB for abnormal environments to local and federal agencies
Martial Arts - 35 Years of Study
- Amateur and Catch Weight Boxer - Instructed by Legendary Coach Ace Miller
- Muy Thai
- Kickboxing - Mentored by Bill Hall Pro Middleweight Contender
- Filipino Pananandata - Trained under Grand Master Amante Marinas
- Brazillian Jiu Jitsu - Certified black belt and current student of 10X BJJ world champion Samuel Braga
- Wrestling - Coached by V-Tech All-American Jerome Villanueva, VA State Champion Matt Armstrong, and NHB Fighter and wrestler, Stephon Ross
- MMA Training and Sparring Partners - Devon Plaisance, Jason Chavis, Rafaello Oliveira
- Other Martial Arts Disciplines Trained - JKD, Ishynryu, Aikido, Hapakido, Silat, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Ninjutsu, and Catch Wrestling
Strength & Conditioning
- University of Tennessee Athletics Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach (Adjunct), 2017-Present
- University of Tennessee Mens Athletic Department Strength and Conditioning Coach, 2003-2005
Nutrition
Well-versed in study and experienced-based knowledge to enhance performance and physique- DHS Lead Instructor and Fitness Coordinator - developed strength and conditioning training to include individualistic nutritional analysis for hundreds of Counter-Terrorism Agents
- Consulted, studied under, collaborated, and continue to study under several Pro Card physique competition athletes. I understand the process and variables to become physique competition ready