
CHAD SOPER – OWNER & HEAD INSTRUCTOR
CLOSE COMBAT ACHIEVEMENTS
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Certified Jeet Kune Do Associate Instructor under Gavin Edis and Assistant Instructor under Jamen Zacharias (Former Combat instructor of the Filipino Marines)
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Miranda Kalis bersilat Panantukan guro/master under Wei Wilson
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Urban Tactical Operations Specialist under Wei Wilson
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Certified CT 707 Krav Maga instructor under Nir Maman (Head Close Combat instructor of Israeli Counter Terrorism Unit)
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Master Chief Instructor of Krav Maga under Mourad Jaffari
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Certified Instructor under Vladamir Vasiliev (former instructor for the Russian Special Operations Tactical Unit)
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Certified Executive Protection Specialist - Europe - Canada - USA -
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Kombat BJJ certified 1st Dan Black Belt under Mike Govich
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Kino Mutai certified 1st Dan Black Belt under Mike Govich
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Hand-to-Hand Combatives Black Belt under Mike Govich
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Certified knife instructor under Hoch Hochheim (Close Combat instructor for the United States Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force)
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20 years of Integrated Military Close Combat research
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Anatomy and Physiology 101 university graduate
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Certified PPCT Use of Force instructor
CHAD SOPER – OWNER & HEAD INSTRUCTOR
COMBAT ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS
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First introduced to martial arts in 1987
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Certified kickboxing coach since 2000
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Cornerman since 2000
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Coached, cornered and/or assisted fighters leading to 12 title victories
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Various styles of martial arts experience include:
-Muay Thai kickboxing -Karate -Tae Kwon Do
-Freestyle Kung Fu -Panantukan -Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
-Sombo -Greco Roman wrestling
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Muay Thai kru/black belt under Wei Wilson
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Certified personal trainer for 10 years+
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Designed and customized various combat athlete weight management programs
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Over 10 000 hours of teaching experience
CHAD SOPER – OWNER & HEAD INSTRUCTOR
BATTLEFIELD PREPAREDNESS &
TACTICAL SYSTEMS CERTIFICATES
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CQB (Close Quarter Battle) Tactics
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Breaching
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Active Shooter Awareness
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Active Shooter Tactics
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Situational Awareness
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Bomb Threat Response
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Terrorism Risk Management
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Field Trauma Medicine
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Tactical Combat Casualty Care
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Emergency Response Preparedness
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Crisis Response Coordinator

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Master Black Belt 5th Degree in “Hawaian Kalimalama” by Master Kazja Patsschull, USA.(1995)
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TRX Rip Trainer en la Preconference Workshop 2013 IDEA World Fitness Convention, Los Angeles-California, USA amd Expo-Vida in the Sambil Caracas TRX Rip Training y TRX Suspensión Training, Caracas, Distrito Capital. (2013)
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International Certified Instructor in TRX Rip Trainer and Suspensión with TRX Venezuela y Big Fitness Venezuela-Caracas, Distrito Capital.(2015)
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Internacional Instructor recognized in Russian Systema Martial Arts en Sao Paulo-Brazil by Martin Wheeler. (2017)
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Active member representative Black Belt Shodan ITKF of the Shotokan Karate-
Do Tradicional, Kyokai Suchykan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, Shorin Ryu Karate-Do,
Kyo Kushynkai Karate International Southamerica (Venezuela-Ecuador-Colombia-Perú-Brasil-México). (2019) -
World Kyokushin-Kai Karate Organization Representative and active member Black Belt (2010)
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Arizona Wing Chun University Houston Texas Representative for all South América. (2019)
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Striker Fight Center-Atienza Kali Atlanta Georgia, USA old Representative. (2019)
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Russian Systema Martial Arts Sivirsky Vju by Master Dimitry Skogorev: Representative Instructor for South America. (2019)
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Official Representative Instructor of the Filipino Combatives Global under the Grandmaster Félix Cortes for all Central y Southmérica and active member as International Instructor. (2022)
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Kru Representative of the Muay Thai 8 Armas de Brasil and Sri Lanka pugilism trainer and active Kru Instructor for Brasil, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. (2021)
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Martial Arts and Self Preservation Training Alliance Partnership with the Instructor Chad Soper of the CQC Survival Syndicate from Canada. (2022)
WEI WILSON – INSTRUCTOR/SOUTH AMERICA CHIEF OF TACTICAL OPERATIONS
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MasterFounder of the Miranda Kalis-Bersilat. (Sistema de Combate basado en Systemas Indonesios-Filipinos-Malayos).
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Master Founder of the Wei ́s R.H.I.N.O System - a Reality Based Self Preservation Training
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Certified “International Judo Coach” (2012)
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Certified “Silver Glove 2 &3 Professor en Savate de Rue / Boxe Francaise por Diversified League of Martial Artists y California Assosiation of Boxe Francaise-Savate and Related Disciplines, USA. (2011-2014)
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Member of the Jeet Kune Do Association as Jeet Kune Do Master Full Instructor, by the Professor Gary Dill., USA. (2011)
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Certified as Guro “Professor” in the Doce Pares Philippine ́s Eskrima-Multi-System by SGM Dioniso Cañete, Philippines. (2009)
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Master 15 Khan Kru in Muay Thai Tradicional by Conferancao Brasileira de Kick-Boxing e Muay Thai, Brazil. (2008)
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Sensei Black Belt 4th Degree in the Suchykan Goju Ryu Karate Do Kobudo Kyokai, Panamá. (2008)
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Master Okuden of the Japanese Fencing Style “Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu Kenjutsu”and “Ishikawa Kenjutsu” from theTachikaze Kenjutsu Dojo, Central Branch Philippines-Japan, Headed by the Menkyo Kaiden Sensei Batayola Isagani HNIR Philippines Shibu-Cho Area Head, Philippines. (2008)
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Master Black Belt 4th Degree of the “Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima-Eskrido-Pangamot-Sagasa-Kamot-Kilat-Sikaran-Layog-Dumog-Angka Pagkusi” Y “Doce Pares Fighting Arts Systems” b
S. Grand Master Ciriaco “Cacoy” de La Cuesta Cañete y el GM Anthony Kleeman, Philippines. (2008) -
“Boxing Coach Level 4” otorgado by the GM Vincent Palumbo, Australia. (2008)
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Sifu Full Instructtor in Bruce Lee ́s Jeet Kune Do, by the JKD Master Lamar Davis ll, USA. (2008)
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Master Black Belt 6th Degree level of the “Estalilla Kabaroan Eskrima” by Dr Ramiro U Estalilla, Jr, D.M.A, Philippines. (2007)
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Master Black Belt 3th Degree in Torite Jutsu” “death touch-black medicine” by Kenneth Miskhs de Dragon Society, USA-Panamá. (2006)
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Head Instructor del sistema de Combate Agresivo de Reacción Inmediata en la
formaición de Escoltas a PMI, de la International Bodyguard and Security Specialist Institute de Panamá. (2006) -
International Stick Fighting Champion of the “Cacoy Cañete World Eskrima Championships”, Philippines. (2005)
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Master Black Belt 5th Degree in Doce Pares Eskrima / Balintawak” under Carson Haines III, Panamá. (2000)
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Instructor del sistema de Combate Ruso “Systema / Kadochnikova” Panamá. (2000)
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Master Black Belt “Yudansha Godan” 5th Degree in Nizendo Ryu Venezuela. (1999)
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Master Professor Certified by Master Dan Inosanto, A-Kyu Shooter Master Yori Nakamura, Sifu Francis Fong and Paula Inosanto in Bruce Lee ́s Jun Fan Gung Fu- Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Kru in Muay Thai, Shootwrestling, Wing Chun Gung Fu, Inosanto ́s Maphilindo Silat y Inosanto Filipino Kalis System, USA. (1998)