Tom has been a public safety professional for over 14 years. His experience includes service with a governmental agency whose duties included EMS, Search & Rescue, firefighting and law enforcement operations. Tom is a recipient of the Higgins and Langley Award for swift-water rescue and he has several commendations for valor in the line of duty.

Tom’s athletic background includes elite level road and track cycling, having competed throughout the world as a national team member for several years. Tom began boxing at the age of 8 and competed in over 150 bouts including several Golden Gloves tournaments and professional Muay Thai matches. Tom has taken his extensive ring experience to a whole new level by developing a street oriented self defense system based on the principles of the sweet science.  This simple and effective system has proven its worth in several real-world encounters.

Tom is certified as a Level 2 Russian Kettlebell Challenge instructor, as well as having coaching credentials through several national governing bodies. Tom’s coaching expertise and training methods are especially beneficial to military personnel, firefighters, LEO’s and combat sport athletes, where a hard hitting and back to basics approach to strength and conditioning is required to survive on the job. Tom designs amazingly simple yet brutally effective training plans based on the individual needs of a particular athlete. He has helped clients from all walks of life, including those with chronic illnesses and orthopedic limitations, achieve physical success.