John, born January 1983 in Los Angeles County, fell in love with martial arts over a decade ago on a journey with his brother. Together, they traveled through many disciplines, gaining depth in their studies wading thousands of hours of discussing, training, and developing techniques. Training their bodies, training their minds. Martial arts, more specifically contemporary Jeet Kune Do, boxing, savate, Brazilian jiu jitsu found a home in John’s life. To further his knowledge and ability to use his body for martial arts, he ventured into a multitude of strength training techniques that required his full focus. He gained awareness of body mechanics for lifting heavy weights, swinging kettlebells, and performing dynamic body weight drills without compromising strained or fatigued muscles. John learned that his body requires structure and habituating physical queues to excede his limitations. He embodies a philosophy of climbing ladders as represented by building strength of skills to reach higher in the pursuit of living a well-rounded, fulfilling life.

How it all started

Becoming a Father was something John knew he wanted from a young age. He started taking his health much more seriously once he had his first son. Five kids later, he has learned how to teach healthier mechanisms for tackling life, not just living it himself.


Shifting his own mindset
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His philosophy on evolving his mindset is applied to every avenue of his experience. Whether it's striving to become an efficient communicator, gaining depth in his squat or starting something new. John considers most, if not all, techniques across varying disciplines to be attainable by "menatlly reframing" and creating smaller, more frequent goals. Holding a plank for 1 more second, enduring an ice bath for 1 more second or learning how to respond rather than react to frustrating situations are all examples of embodying a Next Level Mindset.

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