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Tactical Athlete® Staff

Who is Jeff Martone?
  • Jeff Martone
    TGU with Samuel Braga - 6x
    World BJJ Champion
    Kettlebell Sport Lifting Coach, IKSFA - St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Kettlebell Sport Lifting Coach, American Kettlebell Club
  • Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC), certified instructor
  • Tactical Strength, certified instructor
  • Firearms, SWAT, and Defensive Tactics, certified instructor, NM & AR State Dept. of Public Safety
  • S.P.E.A.R. certified instructor, Blauer Tactical Concepts
  • Intermediate Force, certified instructor, U.S. Dept. of Energy
  • Ground Control, certified instructor, U.S. Dept. of Energy
  • LAPD Arrest and Control, certified instructor, LAPD
  • Cross Fit - Level II, certified instructor
  • Control Fatigue Training – Level II, certified instructor
  • Warrior Diet Nutrition, certified instructor
  • Physical Fitness Specialist, certified instructor, Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
  • 1st Degree Black Belt – Gun Tao Kung Fu, Traditional Kung Fu Studios
  • 3rd Degree Black Belt – Pointing Hand Kung Fu, Traditonal Kung Fu Studios
  • Currently a full-time defensive tactics, firearms and special response team instructor, providing low-profile operational development training for the Nuclear National Security Administration (NNSA) .
  • On staff at the US DOE National Training Center (a.k.a. Central Training Academy)
  • On staff at the Direct Action Resource Center, USA's largest urban warfare training center
  • First to implement "low tech/high concept fitness solutions" to include Russian Kettlebells into a federal law enforcement agency
  • Presenter at national conferences, seminars, and workshops.
  • Featured in Power Athlete Magazine and on the History Channel's "Conquest"
  • Author of "Hand 2 Hand Kettlebell Drills - Volume I & II", “H2H Kettlebell Circuits”, "Tactical Athlete® Pull-Up System", and "Power Behind the Punch", and “S.H.O.T.” DVD's

To inquire about Jeff's cutting edge tactical strength & conditioning products, instructor level certifications,Hand-2-Hand Kettlebell workshops, Tactical Athlete® workshops, custom courses, consulting, or personal training, please email jeff@tacticalathlete.com .

Who is Maureen Martone?
  • Co-owner of Tactical Athlete® Training Systems, Inc.
  • Certified Russian Kettlebell Challenge Instructor (RKC)
  • Controlled Fatigue Training – Level I & II, certified instructor  
  • Warrior Diet Nutrition, certified instructor
  • 2004 Florida State “Girevoy Sport” Champion
  • Assistant instructor, “Russian Kettlebell Challenge” instructor-level certification courses
  • Presenter at national conferences, seminars, & workshops
  • Author of the Busy Women’s Workout series:   “Kettlebells:  Cardio & Fat Loss for Women” and “Kettlebell Interval Training:  Maximum results; Minimal Time!”
  • 20 yrs. experience in the fitness field:  kettlebells, aerobics, aquatics, and personal training
  • One of the first American women to train with kettlebells
  • B.S. in Home Economics & Secondary Education
  • Home School teacher to their two children
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    To inquire about personal training, group classes, workshops, and conference presentations, e-mail  maureen@tacticalathlete.com

Who is Brandon Millsaps?

Jeff MartoneBrandon is a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant with 12 years of active duty service.  He has been involved in strength and conditioning for the past 9 years in and outside the Marine Corps.  He was the Staff Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Marine Corps' Combat Conditioning Program from 2006-2008.  He received his CrossFit level I and II certifications in 2006 and traveled with the CrossFit HQ Level I training team from 2006-2007.  Brandon is the co-owner of Sport of Fitness CrossFit in Columbia, SC.

Additional certifications:

  • CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting
  • CrossFit Barbell
  • CrossFit Kettlebell
  • USMC Combat Conditioning Instructor Trainer
  • USA Weightlifting Club and Sports Performance Coach
  • National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Tactical Strength and Conditioning
  • National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) Coaching
  • Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainer, 4th Degree
  • Yudansha Fighting Systems Instructor

To inquire about personal training, group classes and workshops, email staff@sportoffitness.com

Who is Miki Carey?

Graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's of Science in Exercise
Physiology.  Personal trainer and instructor for over 7 years.

Currently holds the following certifications:

  • ACE Personal Trainer
  • USAW Club Coach
  • CrossFit Coach
  • AKC Kettlebell Coach
  • CrossFit Kettlebell Coach
  • CrossFit Gymnastics Coach
  • CrossFit Olympic Lifting Coach
  • CrossFit Powerlifting Coach
  • CrossFit Running/Endurance Coach

I am absolutely amazed and intrigued with kettlebells! They have been the driving force keeping me motivated to learn, teach and train, and share my knowledge with others! There is nothing like a kettlebell.

Who is Mark Knight?
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  • Business Manager for Tactical Athlete Training Systems, Inc. since February 2009
  • 15 years experience as executive director of non-profit student leadership organizations
  • 13 years experience in martial arts
  • 2nd Degree Black Belt – TaeKwonDo - American TaeKwonDo Association
  • Avid runner, hiker, and snow-skier
  • Certified CrossFit Kettlebell Instructor

To inquire about products, seminars, website, or other questions about Tactical Athlete Training Systems, e-mail  mark@tacticalathlete.com