Scott Sonnon

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Scott Sonnon
Born (1969-10-11) October 11, 1969 (age 53)
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation martial artist

Scott Sonnon is a US government research scientist in biotechnology, [1] a martial art expert, creator of The Saddle SAMBO System, fitness coach, dyslexia advocate and wellness speaker. [2] He has worked with movie stars such as Peta Wilson [3] and fashion designer Donna Karan [4] as well as Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighters such as Alberto Crane, Jorge Rivera, Andrei Arlovski, and Elvis Sinosic. He currently leads Human Performance for the United States Department of Energy [5] and United States military special operations research in breathing techniques to improve performance and selection rates, [6] and provides training, machine learning data analytics and biotechnology to special operations forces, intelligence officers and federal emergency response personnel through one of the US Department of Energy National Laboratories. [7]

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Scott Sonnon was voted one of "The 6 Most Influential Martial Artists of the 21st Century" by Black Belt Magazine in 2010. [8]

As a dyslexic, institutionalized as a child, Scott Sonnon became a TED Fellow speaking on the nature of multiple learning styles being misdiagnosed as learning disabilities, [9] and now travels the country giving talks advocating congressional legislation (House Resolution 456) for dyslexia educational support in public schools. [10]

Scott Sonnon was named one of "Top 25 Fitness Trainers in the World" by "Men's Fitness Magazine" in 2011. [11] He was named by Men's Health Magazine, the creator of the "World's Smartest Workout" (called TACFIT) in 2014. [12] He is a global staff trainer for the 2014 Nike Academy. [13]

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, [14] [15] and an advocate in the fight against childhood obesity. [14]

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. [14] Sonnon is a member of Mensa International and has been a keynote speaker for the High IQ organization. [15]

Martial arts training

Sonnon is credited as having reintroduced Indian clubs in the form of clubbells to strength training. [16] By 2007 he had been inducted into three halls of fame: the National Fitness Hall of Fame, [17] the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame [18] and the Personal Trainer Hall of Fame, [19] and is known to the Sambo and Russian martial arts communities. [20] It has been reported that 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. [21]

Career highlights

From 1993 to 1995, National Sambo Coach of the United States Sambo Association [17]
1995 USA Grand National Sambo champion [22] 1996 First US instructor licensed in Russian martial art ROSS Systema, appointed North American director of Russian Martial Art Federation [23]
1999–2001 Inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame [17] [ dead link ]1999 Awarded Master of Sports in Sambo by American Amateur Sambo Federation
1999 Received license as an International Category Sambo referee [23] 1999 Elected vice-president of the American Sambo Federation [23]
1999 Appointed Combat Sambo chairman to the International Combat Sambo Commission for FIAS (International Amateur Sambo Federation) [23] 2001 Awarded the Leadership Award by International Martial Arts Hall of Fame [18] [ dubious – discuss ]
2005 International Sanshou champion2007 Personal Trainer Hall of Fame Inductee [19] [ dead link ]
2007 Accepted position as the conditioning advisor for the International Youth Conditioning Association. [14] 2009 Appointed Russian Sambo advisor to USADOJO Board of Advisors [24]
2009 Appointed Physical Training and Conditioning advisor to USADOJO Board of Advisors [24] 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

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  9. ↑ Ted Talks
  10. ↑ World Champion Sonnon advocates for dyslexia education reform
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  12. ↑ "Men's Health Australia (magazine)". November, 2011, page 51
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