Scott Sonnon

Scott Sonnon
Born October 11, 1969
Hershey Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Residence Bellingham, Washington
Occupation martial artist

Scott Sonnon is a martial art expert, fitness coach, and wellness speaker.[1] He has worked with movie stars such as Peta Wilson[2] and Donna Karan[3] as well as Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighters such as Alberto Crane, Jorge Rivera, Andrei Arlovski, and Elvis Sinosic.

Scott Sonnon was voted one of "The 6 Most Influential Martial Artists of the 21st Century" by Black Belt Magazine in 2010.[4]

His fitness system, Circular Strength Training, has been adopted by members of the United States military and law enforcement community. He is also a published author, a public speaker,[5][6] and an advocate in the fight against childhood obesity.[5]

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Early life

Sonnon was born in 1969, in Pennsylvania, USA. His family emigrated to the United States two generations before him from the town of Sonnon, district of Passau, Bavaria, Germany. He overcame being legally blind due to myopia and Thygeson's disease, spending his youth in pain with Osteochondrosis and obesity, and suffering learning disabilities such as dyslexia.[5] Sonnon is a member of Mensa International and has been a keynote speaker for the High IQ organization.[6]

Training

Sonnon is credited as having reintroduced Indian clubs in the form of clubbells to strength training.[7] By 2007 he had been inducted into three halls of fame: the National Fitness Hall of Fame,[8] the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame[9] and the Personal Trainer Hall of Fame,[10] and is known to the Sambo and Russian martial arts communities.[11] He is so highly regarded in Sambo training that people have been known to fly thousands of miles in order to attend one of his workshops.[12]

Career highlights

From 1993-1995, National Sombo Coach of the United States Sombo Association[8]
1995 USA Grand National Sambo champion[8] 1996 First US instructor licensed in Russian martial art ROSS Systema, appointed North American director of Russian Martial Art Federation [13]
1999-2001 Inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame[8] 1999 Awarded Master of Sports in Sambo by American Amateur Sambo Federation
1999 Received license as an International Category Sambo referee[13] 1999 Elected vice-president of the American Sambo Federation[13]
1999 Appointed Combat Sambo chairman to the International Combat Sambo Commission for FIAS (International Amateur Sambo Federation) [13] 2001 Awarded the Leadership Award by International Martial Arts Hall of Fame[9]
2005 International Sanshou champion 2007 Personal Trainer Hall of Fame Inductee[10]
2007 Accepted position as the conditioning advisor for the International Youth Conditioning Association.[5] 2009 Appointed Russian Sambo advisor to USADOJO Board of Advisors[14]
2009 Appointed Physical Training and Conditioning advisor to USADOJO Board of Advisors [14] 2009 Qualified to compete and accepted invitation to coach the US Martial Arts Team for the 2010 World Martial Arts Games
2010 Trainer for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
2010 World Martial Arts Games Champion: Submission Grappling Gold Medalist, Sport Jiujitsu Gold Medalist, Mixed Martial Arts Gold Medalist
2010 Instructor for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
2010 Awarded Special Recognition Award from the Bellingham Fire Department at the 2010 Annual Awards Banquet

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Relieve Joint Pain and Restore Joint Mobility". The Arnold Sports Festival. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080420201341/http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/h_active_aging.asp?sl=1&m=activeaging. Retrieved 2008-03-26. 
  2. ^ staff (November 13, 2008). "Peta gets ready for new roles with help of famous coach Scott Sonnon". http://www.petawilson.info/lang-en/news/93-peta-gets-ready-for-roles-with-help-of-scott-sonnon. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  3. ^ staff. "Move it or Lose It". East Valley Living. http://www.evliving.com/2008/11/23/free-to-move-scott-sonnon/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  4. ^ Black Belt (magazine). February, 2011, page 57
  5. ^ a b c d "International Youth Conditioning Association Biography of Scott Sonnon". IYCA.org. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080405213137/http://www.iyca.org/scott-sonnon-c57.html. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  6. ^ a b "American Mensa AG 2009 Program Listing". http://www.ag2009.us.mensa.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Playlist&Template=/customsource/ag2009/program_public.cfm. 
  7. ^ Haas, Tyler. "Exclusive Interview with Scott Sonnon". Girevik Magazine Online. http://www.powerathletesmag.com/archives/Girevik/Second/interviewsonnon.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
  8. ^ a b c d "Scott Sonnon Bio". The National Fitness Hall of Fame & Museum. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071107182917/http://www.nationalfitnessorganization.com/sonnonscott.html. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
  9. ^ a b "International Martial Arts Achievement Awards". bushido.org. 2001. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080531073854/http://www.bushido.org/hof/awards01.html. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  10. ^ a b "Scott Sonnon Personal Trainer of the Year". Personal Trainer Hall of Fame. http://www.personaltrainerhalloffame.com/member_profile.php?uid=518&value=1. Retrieved 2007-12-07. 
  11. ^ Elmore, Phil. "Coach Sonnon and Softwork". The Martialist (Issue 3.09). 
  12. ^ Nolan, Michelle (January 16, 2007). "The sambo solution; For fitness, flexibility and mental strength, martial artists have found something new". Bellingham Herald. 
  13. ^ a b c d "Martial Arts Biographies - Scott Sonnon". USA DOJOS MARTIAL ARTS BIOGRAPHIES. http://www.usadojo.com/biographies/scott-sonnon.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
  14. ^ a b "Advisor Position: Physical Training and Conditioning". USADOJO Board of Advisors Official Website. http://www.usadojo.com/board-of-advisors/board-of-advisors.htm. Retrieved 12 August 2010. 

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