History of the A.G. Matrix System

A.G. Matrix self defense system was established by Grand Master Al Garza Sr. in the year of 2000, The system that he designed was based on the "what if concept" and designed to address body movements and strike arrangements while applying a self defense technique. Grand Master Garza has been training in the martial arts systems for over 50 years and is well recognized around the world for his explosive arrangements. Grand Master Garza has authorized this year in 2021 his four senior instructors, Phil Sanchez, Stan Wong, Xavier Duggan and Frank Juarez to open up their own self defense training centers. With great pleasure, Master Phil Sanchez and Master Stan Wong have taken this opportunity to open up a training center in the California's, Inland Empire area to carry on Grand Master Garza's dreams and aspirations of sharing his training techniques throughout the country. Phil Sanchez and Stan Wong collectively have multiple decades of experience to carry on Grand Master Garza's dream. Both Phil and Stan feel the urgency to help men, women and young adults that are in desperate need of practical street self defense techniques. These techniques will help them from being a victim, while simultaneously building their confidence and provide the ability to protect themselves as well as their families.

Currently, in the Inland Empire and throughout the county, millions of young adults are being abducted and placed into slavery, abused by sex traffickers and never seen again. Our belief is that mothers and daughters normally shop together and the instructors with AG Matrix believe that mother and daughter should be taught as a team how to disable, strike and get away from their kidnapper. This is why we created a "Mom and Me" class that will sharpen their skills to combat their attacker and get out of harms way.

Another new dilemma that is happening around the county is called "Knock out". This is when a young adult attacks a senior citizen with some kind of offensive strike to "Knock out a senior citizen" or as we like to say "Season Citizen" . We have found that with some physical conditioning, movement and strike repetition, a seasoned citizen is able to block, strike (to a vulnerable area), get away and then call for help. So we have officially started a new class call "Self Defense training for the Seasoned Citizen (we consider senior citizens  not old but seasoned).

A.G. Matrix System is an community involved organization currently working with the Riverside Police department that created a program called O.W.E – Opportunity With Education, which provides juvenile intervention & prevention education and mentoring to our youth through positive interactions with police officers, educators, prosecutors, and other professionals. "We OWE it to our kids"

Our core values are that of the Spartan Creed..

" We choose to live by choice, not by chance, to be motivated, not manipulated, to be useful, not used, to make changes, not excuses, to excel, not compete. We choose self esteem, not self pity, we choose to listen to our inner voice, not to the random opinions or others."