Check Out Ivan John’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ivan John.

Hi Ivan, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Nine years ago I began training in martial arts. From my childhood into high school I had endured intense bullying. I felt God was calling me to begin learning martial arts as an outlet, and as a way to rebuild my confidence. I trained relentlessly so I could become the best version of myself as a stuntman and martial artist. Today I work full time as a personal trainer and professional stuntman. I get to use my skills to help others build their confidence. I also get to use these gifts for performance and storytelling in stunts. I love what I do and I love that I get to use something I love for the glory of God. I’m so thankful He took a dark thing in my life and used it to produce fruit for His glory. Now I have a beautiful wife, two amazing sons, and I have joy and excitement in knowing this new chapter of my life is only just beginning.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Its had its ups and downs but I see the adversities as a chance to fully rely on God and not my own strength but Gods strength.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
As a stunt performer I specialize in fight scenes. When doing fights scenes it’s more than just knowing martial arts to do the fight. While martial arts does help a lot it’s also about mastering overall movement and flow. I’ve worked on many projects over the course of my career but the one that I’m most proud of so far was working on black panther 2. I worked with so many talented individuals and learned a lot from some legends in the stunt industry.

Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
Discipline and consistency is extremely important to be a stuntman. There are days or seasons where you don’t feel like training or showing up for yourself and to get through those hard times you must be disciplined. But most importantly for myself it’s following Christ because you will be faced with challenges and people will say negative things to you but you must be solid in your foundation with Christ so you can weather that storm and know that you are there for a reason.

Pricing:

• Personal training 1hr sessions for 90$
• Martial arts training 90$

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivankjohn?stkn=Y2VjMG5jaDY2Z3R1&utm_source=qr
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• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@ivankjohn?si=Y9U_OiVI2RxuirLS