Scott Sonnon

Scott Sonnon

 ?Scott Sonnon WHO IS HE 

Scott B Sonnon was born in 1969 in Pennsylvania. Upon starting school, teachers said that Scott was unlikely to succeed at anything. From an early age, he became "legally" blind due to myopia and eventually Thygeson's disease. He spent his youth crippled in pain with what doctors could only describe as Osteochondrosis disease, shredding the connective tissue throughout his joints and weakening the development of his growth plates. When he first began "mirror-image" writing, he was labeled as "retarded" by undereducated teachers from his suffering an array of learning disabilities such as dyslexia. But as Scott will say, these "defects" were a blessing which allowed him to see, feel and think about the world in a wonderfully unique way.

Despite incredible obstacles, his trek across the world learning alternative methods of health improvement led him to become a USA National Sambo Team Coach and Champion earning him the discipline's highest athletic distinction: "Honourable Master of Sport." His personal success led him to become subject matter expert for military, law enforcement, fire rescue, mixed and traditional martial arts, and urban tactical fitness gymnasiums worldwide.                     His love for helping others improve their quality of movement, health and life was born out of his need to learn each remedial step, of never being able to take for granted what came naturally to everyone else. But due to poor nutrition, conditioning and aging, now children and seniors alike suffer pain similar to what Scott encountered and overcame. Once an adjunct Professor of Physical Education for Penn State University (HACC Campus), his programs were originally designed to prevent accelerating aging of joint and connective tissues, and to give people of even Scott's genetic      challenges, access to the physical and psychological mastery which can only be described as "flow."                         Scott has become an inspiration to thousands of people by his incredible story of triumph and his passionate dedication to helping others. As a world-acclaimed public speaker and author, has taken his world-class fighting skills off the mat to the fight against the core issues behind childhood obesity and the accelerated aging. Scott serves as fitness advisor to organizations such as the International Youth Conditioning Association, the National Active Aging Council, the Radiant Recovery® Ranch, the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, the National Strength Conditioning Association, and has spoken at esteemed institutions such as Wake Forest, Dickinson, and Western Washington Universities. Despite his learning impairments, he served as Graduate Faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, became an adjunct instructor for Penn State University and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, taught for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, at the New York Police Department NYPD Police Academy, and the LOTAR Counter-Terrorism School at the Mitkan Adam IDF base in Israel, and despite his early learning impairments, Scott even earned                                                      Scott's array of patented equipment - such as the Clubbell® - have become legendary in their unique effectiveness. His Circular Strength Training® and TACFIT® Systems can now be found in 68 countries worldwide and counting, earning Scott a place in the National Fitness Hall of Fame Museum, the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame and the Personal Trainer Hall of Fame. Scott was voted one of “The 6 Most Influential Martial Artists of the 21st Century” by Black Belt Magazine in 2010. As a dyslexic, institutionalized as a child, he became a TED Fellow speaking on the nature of multiple learning styles being misdiagnosed as learning disabilities. Scott Sonnon was named one of the 'Top 25 Fitness Trainers in the World' by Men's Fitness Magazine in 2011. He is a global staff trainer for the          2014 Nike Academy

                                                   his membership into Mensa® - the International High IQ Society.