Tom Mount

Tom holds a MS in health sciences, a D.Sc in martial sciences,  a Ph.D. in natural health science and a N. D. as a naturopathic Doctor and is working towards a Th.D in Integral Energy medicine with emphasis in Intuitive Medicine at the famed Holus graduate school and seminary.

He is a Master Trainer in Qi Gong and is married to Patti Mount current CEO of IANTD, Patti is an accomplished diver, homeopathic practitioner and businessperson.

At age 9 Tom made two major decisions about his life, the first was after reading a book about a sponge diver creating a desire to someday become a diver. The second was to become a martial arts devotee.  Upon discharge for the Navy  he was fortunate enough to become a true  diving pioneer from the early cave and deep air diving days, through the introduction of deep diving and mixed gas diving to the recreational market (technical diving), continuing on to formulation of original concepts accepted in CCR diving today.  His martial arts needs parallel those of his diving interest and he feels very privileged to have such a blessed life.

Tom received diving’s most prestigious award the NOGI for sports education, beneath the Sea’s Diver of the Year award, and numerous other recognitions from various diving associations and NOAA. He is an Aquanaut and saturation diver. Tom was one of the founding members of the USA’s first Cave diver training agency NACD. He has been the training director for NACD- The YMCA SCUBA program. – diving Officer University Miami Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences – President of International Marine consultants and Contractors,  Founder of Ki Survival Systems,  CEO of IANTD and today is chairman of the board of IANTD.

Tom is also a highly accomplished Grand Master in Martial artist. His pursuits have included both the martial aspects and the healing aspects based on energy and meridians (pressure points etc). Tom is a three-time inductee to the United States Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame.

Tom has written numerous books (over 20 to be exact) including NACD’s first two text Books and text on technical, commercial and survival diving and in martial Arts. His latest is Exploration and Mixed Gas diving Encyclopedia the Tao of Survival Underwater.  Tom is also certified in numerous healing modalities and as an instructor at all levels of diving and rebreather diving.

National Association for Cave Diving, PO Box 14492, Gainesville, FL 32604, Telephone and Fax: 386-497-3011