About Us

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 Todd retired as a full time police officer in August 2015. He started his law enforcement career in 1990 with the San Jose Police Department. During his tenure, Todd has served in many Special Operations units which consisted of a convert and plain clothed Narcotic Enforcement, Critical Incident Teams, Rapid Containment Teams, Crowd Control and also doing High-Risk Warrant Service with his department and in conjunction with other local SWAT teams. He has been a Field Training Officer (FTO) for over 10 years and AR-15 Operator (Specialist) for over 17 years. This has given him an opportunity to train many new and veteran officers. This has also allowed him to be a team leader most of his career. Todd has served as part of the Secret Service Dignitary Protection Operations for Presidents Clinton and Bush. As part of being a full time instructor for his department, Todd developed and implemented a low-light tactical training program for his department along with training all in-service officers in Active Shooter Tactics, Use of Force, Dynamic and Slow Search Tactics, First Aid and CPR. Todd has worked as a Lead Instructor for a large domestic tactical training firm and has trained law enforcement officers from across the country, military contractors, as well as military personnel with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) on numerous occasions prior to their deployments overseas. He has also been awarded an Outstanding Police Duty Award, for his actions in June 2011 for hearing the sounds of gunfire, setting up a rapid response team, and arresting the still armed shooter within minutes of him doing the shooting.

Since retiring he has moved NTAC base of operations to the state of Utah.  He has consulted with several product manufacturers on development of products for the firearms and tactical industries.  He also acted as a stuntman, and a tactical and firearms expert in some small films.

Todd is a POST certified firearms instructor, a NRA firearms instructor as well as a certified force on force instructor. He has successfully completed many patrol, advanced, tactical and instructor level firearms training courses as well as CPR and Defensive Medicine (TCCC) certifications. He has also trained with many of the top instructors in the private firearms industry in addition to some of the leading military instructors in the world today.

 Along with firearms and shooting, Todd’s hobbies include scuba diving where he was awarded the William Poelle Life Saving Medal for pulling a drowning diver out of the heavy surf and performing CPR on her and saving her life in 2005. He is a member of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) and a proud Life Member of the NRA. He is also a proud supporter of Operation Care and Comfort, the Seal-Naval Special Warfare Foundation, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the COPS foundation.

 Ron was hired on with St George Police Department and began field training in 2004. Ron worked there until 2019. During his career he received instructor training and assisted the police department in his other passion physical fitness. He received education from Dixie State College in exercise science and was a certified personal trainer. He also worked on bicycle patrol. He was also a field training officer and trained new police officers. Outside of patrol, he was assigned to a middle school as a school resource officer. There he was responsible for the security of the school and investigating crimes that occurred during school hours. During this time, he also worked at the Dixie State College Police Academy. There he was responsible for the physical fitness program. He developed the routine and plan for getting the cadets into shape. He also tested the students to make sure they would be able to pass the physical fitness standards to pass the police academy and get hired in law enforcement. He also worked at a youth crisis center and was responsible for safely transporting young people in crisis from their out of state residence, mental hospital, detention center, or other crisis center to the youth crisis center in St George. He was also responsible for transporting students to medical appointments, court hearings, and other off campus appointments. After Law Enforcement, he joined the NTAC, BPMF team. He is a certified pistol instructor with the NRA. A certified instructor in concealed carry and home defense with the USCCA. He specializes in self-defense training. He is also a certified Concealed Carry Instructor with the state of Utah. Outside of firearms and self-defense training, Ron’s other passion is physical fitness. Ron continues helping people reach their personal physical fitness goals and assists people with creating personalized workout routines. Ron is also an avid outdoors man and loves hiking with his son. Ron is currently employed and working as a police officer in the state of Utah. 

 Hi, I am a movement efficiency practitioner with expertise in nutrition, exercise, stress management and mindset.

I am driven to share the knowledge I've been fortunate enough to accumulate through my education and life experiences, with all that are ready for it. I do this through the medium of exercise movement efficiency, quality nutrition, stress management, and an ever growing mindset of progress. I coach people to utilize their genetics to the best of their abilities.

Purpose Driven Training

• Optimize Strength and Confidence
• Enhance Fat Burning Capacity
• ​Build Lean Muscle
• ​Enhance Core Stability
• ​Increase Functional Range Mobility
• ​Improve Cardio Respiratory
• Endurance
• ​Optimize Mental Fortitude
• ​Challenge Physical Capacity
• ​Decrease Pain and Inflammation
• ​Develop Mindfulness

Patrick is a dedicated teacher and student of defense. His lineage and training is extensive, his commitment unmatched, and his teaching skills exceptional.  Training with Patrick you don’t just get basics in one art, you get a cultivated understanding and comprehension of defense.  He is dedicated to developing capable, empowered, and mindful students. This leads to a teaching style that develops situational response and practical skillsets to improve a student’s capacity to adapt and perform in an increasingly dangerous world. 

His experience includes:

• Wrestling- 10 years, including Freestlyle,      Greco, and Collegiate, was one of the top wrestlers in California in      Collegiate and Freestyle in High School.
• Kung Fu San Soo- Master’s Degree (8th      Degree) in in 2014
• Krav Maga- Full Military & Law      Enforcement Instructor, Blackbelt in 2018
• FMA/Kali/Eskrima- Pakamut instructor,      Awarded the positions of Director of the Filipino Martial Arts Program at      Integrated Combat Systems University, was the US National Champion in full      contact Eskrima, and won a place on the USA Eskrima Team at the 175-190lbs      at the Cruiserweight.
• MDS (Mastro Defence System)- When      certifying in Belgium for MDS, he was one of 10 instructors selected out      of over 200+ potential candidates. Now level 2 instructor
• International Student- travels all over the      world (now more than 10 countries) to continually develop his defense      skills 
• International Instructor- Teaches all over      the world including the presidential guard in Malta
• JKD (Jeet Kune Do), Boxing, Kickboxing, and      Jiu Jitsu and other arts

  Ryan is currently working as an Armorer, NRA-certified Rifle, Pistol Instructor, RSO and he's an EMT. He served five years in the United States Army as an 11B (Infantryman) in the 10th Mountain Division as a machine gunner and reconnaissance team leader with deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a school-trained Armorer from his time in the Army, and an honor graduate of RSLC at Ft Benning, GA. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute (Class of 2011) with a BA in History. 

 Stephanie, raised in Utah, has been around firearms her entire life. She was originally taught by her mother, who instilled safe gun handling skills and a respect and love for firearms overall. While employed with Utah County as a Wildland Firefighter, Stephanie was able to be a part of many SWAT trainings. She has been chased by SWAT trained K9's, tased, and pepper sprayed. Upon becoming a new mother, Stephanie wanted to continue working but at something she was passionate about where she could still be a full time mom. She started her business, SX3 Guns, in 2013 and since then has built over a thousand rifles for customers across the United States. After learning about the A Girl & A Gun organization through the facilitator in Central Utah, she became an instructor and got involved heavily with the organization. She then followed Britny to help run the Salt Lake Chapter in 2019. After constant requests from customers and A Girl & A Gun members, more training for women was in high demand. Stephanie and Britny put their heads together and At The Ready was born. Their courses have developed from handgun to rifle training, from Women Only to Co-Ed, and they also developed a curriculum that was in high demand for parents and their elementary to teen-aged child to learn gun safety and education. Stephanie is an NRA certified instructor and Chief Range Safety Officer, Stop the Bleed certified, was an assistant instructor with You Tactical Nation before the passing of Dave Acosta, Utah CFP Instructor, Founder of SX3 Guns (FFL, SOT, custom built AR's), Co-Owner of At The Ready and will always tell you that she is a better instructor than a shooter. 

 Britny originates from Washington State. She was recruited and received a soccer scholarship to New Mexico Highlands University where she studied criminal justice and psychology while working security for the university. Upon graduation, Britny was hired as a law enforcement officer for the city of Las Vegas, NM. After spending a short time with LVPD, she moved to Utah and wanted to continue to help people but in a different way. Britny always felt like her calling was to give back to the good people of society and teach them how to defend themselves, especially women. Upon arriving in Utah, she got involved heavily with the organization A Girl & A Gun. She was promoted to help instruct right away and eventually took over the Salt Lake Chapter as the facilitator. After speaking with many women, training beyond AG & AG was in high demand and along with Stephanie they founded At The Ready, where their course development has been built purely on the demand and need seen around our state. Their courses have developed from handgun to rifle training, from Women Only to Co-Ed, and they also developed a curriculum that was in high demand for parents and their elementary to teen-aged child to learn gun safety and education. She has POST training, is NRA certified, was an assistant instructor with You Tactical Nation before the passing of Dave Acosta, A Girl & A Gun Certified Trainer, CPR and Stop the Bleed Certified, Utah CFP Instructor, co-owner of SX3 Guns (FFL, SOT, custom built AR's), Co-Owner of At The Ready, an avid outdoorswoman, and constant student of the gun.

Lauren has been in healthcare since she was 18 years old where she began as a nursing assistant. As a nurse, she has worked in post op care, with patients immediately following knee and hip replacements and is a retired MICU nurse. Her primary focus for most of her career in healthcare was respiratory care, as the majority of her patients were ventilated. She was also on her hospitals code team as well as emergency transport team.  She left nursing when her own daughter was diagnosed with ARDS, to be home to care for her. After years of searching for sustainable options for her daughter’s failing health, Lauren was introduced to natural solutions that were safer and more effective than the traditional options she had been trained to rely on. Her daughter is now a healthy happy preteen with no sign of the damage caused by the medications she was on. Lauren decided not to return to floor nursing and instead focus on sharing the powerful tools that have had such a massive impact on her families life, and teach other medical professionals to do the same.  

Brigham is a strongman athlete, football player, father and owner of Utah Body Tempering.   

Brigham and his wife, Linda,  are certified in Body Tempering by Donnie Thompson, the founder of Body Tempering.  Since  certification in January 2020, they have worked with massage therapists, chiropractors, physical therapists, muscle activationists, strongman athletes, power lifters, gymnasts, baseball/softball players, moms and more to improve their technique.  They use Body Tempering for all types of persons to prep and recover; while also focusing on the movement of the body and it's range of motion.  

To schedule a session with Utah Body Tempering, use the link on the BPMF website, or contact us on Instagram at utahtempering801.