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Self Defense & Fitness

Self Defense & Fitness

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Introduction
Johnny Sabar has more then 20 years of experience in Self Defense & Fitness. Working with private clients and corporates such as Sony pictures, Warner bros. and NBC Universal. Won several Karate and Natural Bodybuilding competitions. Ex-Military combat unit. Services provided: One on one training, Group training, corporate seminars, corporate self-defense workshops, Kickboxing, Karate, Krav Maga. Fitness, Flexibility, Strength, Balance, Speed, Fighting, fight strategy and more. At your home, office, park or gym. I love to help people and get them to their goals, if it's safety and self-defense techniques or Fitness. I'm very passionate about what I do and customize every program to my students, depends on their physical and mental abilities.
Overview

Hired 22 times

Serves Los Angeles, CA

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1 employee

23 years in business

Business hours

Sun2:00 pm - 9:00 pmMon9:00 am - 11:00 pm

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Venmo, and Zelle.

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2018

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

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Ariel M.
Jan 26, 2023
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Johnny is a amazing self defense instructor! I highly recommend him he’s very knowledgeable. We go to my local gym and train for 30 minutes with boxing and also weight training for 30 minutes. Very great experience!! Thank you 😊🙏
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Rene G.
Oct 8, 2020
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I have had no experience in fighting, or self defense ever in my life. Now thanks to Johnny I know so moves to protect myself from an attack I'm still learning and going strong and can't wait to go full capability!! I will continue working with him and grow and be strong 💪 not just physically, but also mentally🧠!! Thanks Johnny!!!
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Julie K.
Jun 20, 2017
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Johnny is awesome! From the moment I met him I could tell he was a pro. He was so hyperaware of what was going on around us at all times. As far as self defense goes, he's the absolute best! I've been meeting with him weekly and my progress thus far is really exciting. I know that if in an unfortunate situation I wouldn't freeze and could fend for myself. We do everything from basic self defense (if being attacked with knife/gun/sexual assault) to cardio and boxing. I love training with Johnny and can't wait to get grow even more in my ability. I highly highly recommend him! He is also so so knowledgeable and sweet and so impressive. A living breathing better version of John Wicke but a total teddy bear on the inside.
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Gilad M.
Apr 1, 2018
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Johnny is awesome! I hired him to train my wife in self defense. I've been doing martial arts for years and have never managed to convince my wife to do it with me. It always intimidated her. But within a few lessons with Johnny she is now hooked. Johnny is very experienced working with women and with people without any background in martial arts. Now, a month into her working with Johnny, she loves every minute of it. I can see her improvement, both physically and psychologically and I have never seen her so motivated to workout. I highly recommend Johnny.
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Alexis C.
Mar 20, 2018
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Johnny was great! Even though it was just my first experience with a personal self defense trainer, he made me feel at ease. I left feeling feeling really good and ready to keep on going.
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Yaniv Sabar

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  • How did you get started doing this type of work?

    I started when I was seven years old with karate and fell in love with martial arts. I never stopped since, and combined different styles and forms to get to where I am today.

  • What types of customers have you worked with?

    I teach corporate seminars, self-defense workshops for groups and individuals, I teach kickboxing at NBC, and doing self-defense workshops for Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. UCLA, USC. I teach bodyguards, MMA fighters and also individuals that just want to learn self-defense for their own safety.

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