Jason Johnson (born November 30, 1974) is a professional
kickboxer
Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, gener ...
,
U.S. Marine
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,
fitness professional and
actor
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.
He lives in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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.
Early life and education
Johnson was in born
Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat and largest city in the county. It is a principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison–Jan ...
on November 30, 1974. Jason Scott Johnson graduated from
Martin Luther High School
Martin Luther High School is a private Lutheran high school located in Greendale, Wisconsin, United States. The school is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
History
Martin Luther High School was built after World War II as ...
in
Greendale, Wisconsin
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in 1993. That year he was the Wisconsin State Wrestling Champion at 189 lbs (86 kg).
U.S. Marines career
Johnson was a
corporal
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in the
United States Marine Corps
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and served from 1993 to 1997. He was deployed to
Port au Prince
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,
Haiti
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, where he oversaw peacekeeping efforts, worked with the
U.S. Border Patrol
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in Joint Task Force Operations in
Mexico
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, and he trained with the
British Royal Marines
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in the
United Kingdom
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.
In 1994, Johnson's
platoon
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A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as Law enforcement officer, law enforcement officers, military personnel, or Security guard, secur ...
named him the "Iron Man” of
boot camp Boot camp may refer to:
Training programs
* Boot camp (correctional), a type of correctional facility for adolescents, especially in the U.S. penal system
* Boot camp, a training camp for learning various types of skills
** Dev bootcamp, a de ...
.
That year he also qualified for the
Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team
The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated security and anti-terrorism unit of the United States Marine Corps. It provides security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably those containing nuclear vessels and w ...
in
Norfolk, VA
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, and he remained a member of that team until 1996. Johnson graduated from "Airborne" School at
Ft. Benning
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,
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, in 1996. He was a member of the Marine Corps’ 2nd Force Reconnaissance unit.
Kickboxing career
Johnson began his training in Muay Thai kickboxing with the fighter Duke Roufus
and won his first fight on September 6, 1998, against Jack Lagrange.
Johnson beat experienced opponents and earned himself the nickname "The Gladiator".
In 1999, he became the IKF USA National Amateur MuayThai Rules Heavyweight Champion.
He also won the World International Federation Muay Thai Amateur (IFMA) Super Heavyweight Championship in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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He was ranked 7th in the world as a professional kickboxer.
His record is 15 wins, 1 loss and 11 knockouts.
Fitness career
Johnson is a certified personal trainer and performance enhancement specialist with the
National Academy of Sports Medicine
The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) is an American fitness training provider founded in 1987. Its headquarters is located in Gilbert, Arizona.
History
The original founder was Robert M. Goldman. NASM is a subsidiary of Ascend Learnin ...
.
He founded Go Beyond Fitness.
He is a sports and fitness
model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure.
Models c ...
. In 2010, he was a sports model champion at MuscleMania in
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
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*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
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Johnson appeared in
Bowflex
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training DVDs and in an 8-volume Muay Thai video series with Duke Roufus.
He wrote the 2011 fitness book ''Recreate Yourself: Simple Steps To Rapidly Burn Fat and Sculpt Your Body''.
Johnson was also a member of Team USA in Bodybuilding in 2009.
Acting career
Johnson is a member of the
Screen Actors Guild
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and
AFTRA
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.
He starred as Ryan Kristoff in ''
Magma: Earth's Molten Core'', a 2005 movie directed by Dom Magwili.
Accreditations and achievements
Johnson is a
black belt in
Tae Kwon Do
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
and a certified
CrossFit
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endurance specialist.
He is a certified personal trainer. In 2010, he became a corrective exercise specialist and is a competitive Ironman
triathlete
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.
He has appeared in - or written for - ''Men’s Fitness'', ''Ironman'', ''Physical'', ''Muscle and Fitness'' and ''Exercise for Men''.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jason
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from California
American male kickboxers
Male actors from California
United States Marines
American male film actors
American male television actors
People from Janesville, Wisconsin