Chip Morton graduated from North Carolina University in 1985 and spent his next six years as a strength and conditioning coach at the collegiate level where he worked with The Ohio State University and Penn State University. Chip is now in his 16th season as a head strength and conditioning coach in professional

football. Chip has recently become one of the first two professional football coaches to be certified in the Battling Ropes training system.

Ray Oliver has been involved in professional and college sports for over 23 years. Ray is currently a strength and conditioning coach with a professional football team. He has coached at major colleges such as the University of Kentucky and the University of Kansas. Ray has been a head strength and conditioning coach with professional

basketball and has spent his last four seasons coaching in professional football. Ray has recently become one of the first two professional football coaches to be certified in the Battling Ropes training system.

Steven Mosley is a coach with the Battling Ropes System and works closely with John Brookfield on many other projects. Steven has over two decades of law enforcement and corrections experience. He currently serves as the Director of Training for Force One Readiness and the Georgia Tactical Officers Association. In addition to

work-related experience, Steven has practiced martial arts for over 20 years and holds a first-degree black belt in Chinese Kenpo Karate, Filipino Kali, is a Senior Instructor under the British Combat Association and is also an Apprentice Instructor in Filipino Martial Arts & Jun Fan Gung Fu under Guro Dan Inosanto. Within the fitness arena, Steven’s accomplishments include USA Weightlifting Club Coach, a certified American Kettlebell Club Lifting Coach, a Crossfit© Level One Trainer and an ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer. He is also a certified Warrior Diet/CFT Level Two Instructor. Steven is owner and founder of a martial arts/fitness training business, Combat Hard Fitness & Fighting, located in the Atlanta area.

Bruce Pahl is the owner of Immortal Martial Arts & a certified Battling Ropes® coach under John Brookfield. Immortal Martial Arts is a leader in the industry & provides quality combat training & protective gear & Wing Chun/JKD wooden training dummies. Bruce is a certified Full instructor in Jeet Kune Do & Filipino martial arts under Paul Vunak

& Progressive Fighting Systems. He received a black belt in Chinese Kempo Karate in 1994 from Chuck Sullivan & Vic Leroux. Bruce is certified trainer in Circular Strength Training (Clubbells®) under Scott Sonnon. He has worked in the fitness industry as a gym manager, personal fitness trainer and nutritional consultant. Bruce specializes in functional stretch training, fitness & nutrition. He is available for individual or group instruction and certification in the Battling Ropes System in Jeet Kune Do Concepts & Filipino Martial Arts. Bruce served five year in the U.S. Army in the medical/dental field earning his expert field medic & EMT certification. He is an active member & leader in Family life Church & has been married for 25 years and has one daughter. To contact, email Bruce or call 866-515-6555.

Charlie Lysak is the founder of Primal Strength & Conditioning, which is a dynamic program for developing strength for real fighting, as well as virtually every other athletic endeavor. Lysak is one of the original Ironmind Captains of Crush. He is also a certified coach in the Battling Ropes System, under John Brookfield.

Being the son of reality fighting pioneer Grandmaster Walt Lysak Sr., Charlie Lysak has over 30 years experience in the martial arts and is well known for his expertise in reality fighting as well as strength training. He is a 9th degree Black Belt and co-founder of the Sento Method. Additionally, Lysak holds the rank of 7th degree Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu, 6th Degree Black Belt in Pankration, 6th Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing under the legendary Joe Lewis, as well as high level ranks in several other styles and systems. Lysak has been a coach for many Champion submission grappling and MMA fighters, more than 40 of them nationally rated in the Top Ten. Lysak is a member of numerous Martial Arts Halls of Fame, and has received many accolades for both, martial arts and strength training.

David Morgan has a Masters Degree in Health and Exercise Physiology. Additionally, he is credentialed as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, with Distinction and National Strength and Conditioning Assoc. Certified Personal Trainer with Distinction (CSCS-D). Dave is also a Level I Kettlebell

Instructor with KBC. Dave is President/Owner of Enhanced Fitness and Performance Inc. and he is a certified Red Cross Instructor. Dave coached wrestling for 36 years at Maple Heights High School, one of Ohio’s premier wrestling programs. Dave has also coached football, cross-country and track & field. Dave was also a nationally-ranked Masters Track and Field athlete and a competitive power lifter. Dave has coached hundreds of successful high school athletes in all of those sports, many going on to be outstanding competitors in college, including All-Americans in all 3 NCAA Divisions.

Hakim Isler is the Founder of Elite Guard, LLC, a martial arts, fitness and security training company. He has been involved in the martial arts for 22 years and in the security field for the 8 years. He is a second-degree black belt in To-Shin Do (modern ninjutsu) as taught by world-renowned author and Black Belt Hall of Fame

member Stephen K. Hayes. He is an ongoing protection specialist student of Executive Security International and is also part of the Spirit Quest Dojo. Hakim is a published author of I Choose to Act, a women’s self-empowerment book, and the forthcoming Battlefield Proximity Combat. In addition to the books, Hakim has also developed and instructed two curriculums, Assailant Countering Tactics (A.C.T.), a women’s self-defense system and Battlefield Proximity Combat (B.P.C.), a military combatives system. Hakim is a certified CrossFit and Battling Ropes instructor. He is also a certified Conceal Carry, NRA basic pistol, and Personal Protection in the Home instructor. Hakim has also appeared in a Discovery Channel “Unsolved History” episode on the Ninja and in several Martial Arts instructional videos.

Mike Martino completed his undergraduate degree at Furman University in Health and Physical Education in 1988. From 1990 through 1996, he completed his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Exercise Physiology at the University of Alabama. During his tenure at Alabama, he served as an assistant coach to the varsity swim team. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he also served as a research lab assistant in the Human Performance Laboratory. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association and he is a Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute in Greely, Colorado. Dr. Martino has been involved with world-class athletes for more than 20 years. He served as a USA National Team Swimming Coach from 1990 through 2000. He was also a member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Advisory Coaching Staff in Barcelona and Atlanta. His educational and coaching expertise have allowed him to travel to many different countries for various professional engagements. His favorite sites have been Russia, Spain, and Cuba. He recently conducted a presentation entitled Battling Ropes: A New Training Concept at the NSCA National meeting in Atlanta, GA, with John Brookfield. Currently, Dr. Martino serves as the Exercise Science Program Coordinator and Human Performance Laboratory Director at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. He is the current NSCA Southeast Regional Coordinator and the Georgia State Director. He is an avid mixed martial artist who teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Milledgeville Academy of Mixed Martial Arts. He is an extremely dynamic presenter who combines science and application. He travels around the country presenting on various topics associated with performance physiology and conditioning.

Chief (Jim) Brabon is the Director of Education for the Tactical & Operational Readiness Group (TORG). The TORG is the world’s premier provider of role specific functional physical trainer certifications for Public Safety Officers. The TORG’s “Tactical & Operational Performance Coach® certification” proudly incorporates aspects of John’s

Battling Ropes® System. A former Australian Army Infantry Soldier, Chief has dedicated over 16 years to providing cutting edge physical training programs to both Military & Public Safety personnel. He and business partner Emily Hames are Australia’s only Certified Battling Ropes® Coaches. Chief is also the founder and co-owner of the largest civilian bootcamp fitness provider in the Southern Hemisphere Original Bootcamp. Always looking to expand his own training knowledge, Chief holds certifications in Grunt Athletic®, RKC®, Tactical Strength®, CrossFit® & Tactical Athlete® training systems. A regular contributor to both military and civilian magazines on the subject of results based functional fitness training, Chief has also appeared on over twenty Australian and International television programs, and has been featured in dozens of newspaper and magazine articles world wide. To contact, email Chief or call +61 2 9315 8966.

Emily Hames is the co-owner of the largest civilian bootcamp fitness provider in the Southern Hemisphere Original Bootcamp. Australia’s most experienced, and respected female Bootcamp Master Trainer, Em has appeared on numerous television programs and has contributed to many of the country’s leading women’s publications. Emily and

business partner Chief (Jim) Brabon are Australia’s only Certified Battling Ropes® Coaches. A Grunt Athletic®, Tactical Strength® and CrossFit® certified Instructor, with more than 9 years experience in fitness leadership, Em has recently joined the Tactical & Operational Readiness Group’s ‘Operational Training Cadre’, assisting in the instruction of certification workshops to both civilians and non-tactical Public Safety Officers. To contact, email Em or call +61 2 9315 8900.