John Matter

John Matter trained as and fought for the United States Marine Corps. John is a career Marine that has held every position in a Marine sniper platoon, from Automatic Rifleman to Platoon Sergeant. He planned and conducted over 100 uncompromised real world missions in several combat zones, including Yeman, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. John is a decorated warrior earning awards for Valor, as well as three purple hearts for wounds received in combat. John has held top secret and PRP security clearances. 

Waukesha MMA

  • USMC Retired
  • 13 years as a Marine Sniper with several Counter Terrorism Units. 
  • Awarded three purple hearts for wounds received in combat, as well as medals for displaying Valor in combat. 
  • Responsible for the Training of Police SWAT snipers in 15 locations in the US and Israel 
  • Marine Corp Mixed Martial Arts program black belt instructor
  • Co-owner of Rufusport in Hartland, WI
  • Black belt in Duke Rufus Kick Boxing
  • 29 years of wrestling and MMA experience
  • Fought for Marine Corps Camp Lejeune’s MMA team
  • Actively trains Jiu Jitsu and American Kick Boxing 
  • 2013 recipient of Wisconsin’s HERO award for representing Wisconsin in a positive way
  • Team Leader/Speaker at General Andrew Jones’s annual Semper Fi Odessey, which is designed to prepare retiring military vets making the transition to civilian life
  • Volunteers for several Military-based nonprofit organizations

Bob Chapman

Police Career:

Joined Milwaukee PD – 1983

Worked: streets, two man squads, response to shootings, stabbings, fight calls in Mainly Urban Centers – Busiest Car (Took the Most Calls 16+/day).
Domestic Violence, Accidents, Robbery Burglary, Hold-Up Alarms, anything a Milwaukee Police Officer could be called to, Bob was called to.

District Drug Car with MPD – 1990
Focused wholly on drug investigations – these investigations tied-in closely with gang and organized crime busts.

MPD Tac Squad – 1992
Assigned Districts, Responsible for responding to every man with a gun/knife, shooting, stabbing, hold up alarms, anything “Active” within the assigned district.

The Tac Squad members have very specialized training, they are the equivalent of what most people understand as a SWAT Unit.

Retired from Police Force and moved on to the private sector – 1995

Outside of his work in law enforcement Bob has always had a passion for business – once retired from policing Bob owned and managed rental properties in Milwaukee and surrounding areas.
He has helped people in the mortgage banking industry over the years after being successful in building his own real estate asset portfolio, and since 2001 has built a successful Insurance and Investment practice that is still active today.

Trains and Instructs in:

  • Weapon Retention
  • Situational Awareness
  • CPR
  • Pistol
  • and more…