Gym & Fitness

About our Team

The ISA team is made up of professionals from both on-screen and behind-the-scenes action. Our instructors and industry experts bring decades of experience and specialise in every aspect of action performance, including acting, stunts, safety, coordination, rigging, fight choreography, FX, firearms, blade/edged weapons, horses, cars, filmmaking, action editing, and more.
We come together from all over the world to share our expertise and passion for action.

This global collaboration enables students at The ISA to learn directly from the industry’s top talent and gain hands-on experience with the real action heroes of stage and screen.

Gavin Martin

Principal
UK, USA & Norway

GAVIN Martin

Gavin Martin, Principal

Meet ‘The Coach’. Gavin's role with The ISA includes working internationally to improve the quality of training within our academy, courses and the wider industry. His extensive experience in Production, Training, Coordination, Physical and Mental Conditioning and business management make him a great mentor to Performers and Actors. His personal experience in the real world of pushing yourself to the limits also helps our acting team bring authenticity to the action! Gavin's personal passion is to help people "setup themselves up for success" (so he'll probably tell you to go to the gym, do your drills, rehearse more and go make great content for your reels!).

Tyler AlBrecht

Stunts & Rigging
LA & Norway

Tyler Albrecht

Coordinator / Rigger and Head of Stunts for ISA Los Angeles

Tyler's based in LA and is one of Hollywoods top riggers and a wonderful Coordinator for performers to work with due to his blend of technical skills, extensive experience and high priority for performers safety. He instructs Wires, Fire, Rigging High Falls and Safety at both ISA Norway and ISA Los Angeles.

JOHN SMITH KABASHI

Founder
Norway

JOHN SMITH KABASHI

Founder

John's experience in stunts and stunt training is extensive and from 2014 he dedicated his life to the development of the worlds first accredited Academy for Stunt Performers and Action Actors - a home for Action Heroes! Building The ISA was part of John's long term dream to see our wonderful industry be not only more exciting and thrilling, but also safer while removing the barriers to entry for young performers and providing them with facilities where they could take their time to learn, grow and develop.

JOSHUA GROTHE

Action Director, Fight Choreographer
& ISA International Instructor

Joshua Grothe

Action Director
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Joshua Grothe was born on October 2, 1987 in Berlin, Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for The Matrix Resurrections (2021), Sense8 (2015) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015).

Dan Chapple

Martial Arts & Firearms
UK & Norway

Dan Chapple

Martial Arts and Fight Specialist

Dan's on screen credits include work on the Mission Impossible and Starwars Franchises, Kingsman and many more. His specialism and passion is Martial Arts and Firearms, and how to adapt real world skills into Screen work to ensure both authenticity, creativity and most of all Safety! Dan is one of the leaders at ISA UK & regularly instructs at ISA Norway

Nick 'Blade' Khan

Blade fighting & Action Acting
UK & Norway

NICK 'BLADE' KHAN

Blade fighting & Fight Choreography
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After serving in the British Army Nick moved into Stunts, Action Acting and now works globally training and choreographing Stunt Actors. His credits include working with Marvel. Nick also teaches his own blade style called SoldierX. He joined the ISA to help teach action, reaction and advances fighting and camera techniques. He's fast, incredibly skilled and an amazing coach. Be ready!

Rustic Bodemov

Fight Choreography, Stunts & Film Making

RUUSTIC BODEMOV

Stunt Professional & Action Actor
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Rustic's work includes Stunt Doubling for leads in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Rustic. His extensive experience in the US Film Industry as a leading stunt performer and action actor makes him an invaluable mentor to young performers. At The ISA he teaches action filmmaking and editing and helps students to choreograph fantastic fight sequences. He's also a specialist in Staff & Weapons Choreography.

Oliver Juhrs

Stunt Coordinator & Director

Oliver Juhrs

Stunt Coordinator & Director
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Special skills: Fighting & Fight Choreography, Wirework, Fire, Falls, Carhits and Rigging. Film Credits include Matrix Revelations, Inglorious Basterds, The Hunger Games Franchise, Pandorum and The Three Muskateers

Eric Roberts

Actor and Acting Coach @ The ISA

ERIC ROBERTS

Actor & Hollywood Legend
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Eric Roberts is a true legend of Action Acting having starred in numerous films over his extensive career. Eric splits his time between LA and The ISA, and like many in the industry he joins our team to ‘give back’ and help young people wanting to make their name in Action Acting. We’re incredibly proud to host Eric’s & Eliza Robert’s signature Acting School here at The ISA and we can’t think of better people for our students to study under.

Eliza Roberts

Acting Coach & Casting Director

ELIZA ROBERTS

Acting Coach, Manager & Casting Director
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Eliza Roberts (Yes, that’s Eric’s better half), is also a Hollywood legend in her own right and has a fascinating background and career in Acting, Casting and Talent Management. Eliza is the bedrock of our Acting Division internationally and with her guidance and advice gained from an incredible career, true stars of Action Acting can be born. Alongside Eric, Eliza now shares her time between LA & The ISA here in Norway.

Flavia Watson

Acting Coach

FLAVIA WATSON

Acting Coach
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Flavia is a successful Actor, Writer and Creative talent who joins us in 2022 to spearhead our in-house team of Acting Coaches and Teachers. Flavia’s extensive industry experience is a fantastic boost for students as she helps to prepare them for not only how to act, but how to prepare to market themselves, prep for auditions and ways to network and kickstart their career.

LINN NATASSIA MALTHE

Head of Department & Acting Coach

Natassia Malthe

Head of Acting Disciplines
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Linn Natassia's experience includes many action films such as Elektra, the Bloodrayne series. Trained at the GOH Ballet Academy, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and The Norwegian Opera House, The Oslo National academy of the Arts. Having moved back from LA, Linne Natassia is now Head of Acting Disciplines at the ISA and also completing a bachelor's degree in Film.

Michal Quach

Martial Arts Fight Choreography

MICHAL QUACH

Martial Arts Fight Choreography & ‘Fighting for Camera’ Techniques
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Michal’s incredible talents Martial Arts and Screen Acting Techniques help our students to adapt their fighting styles and Fight Choreography to be perfect for On-Screen work. His ability to spot detail, train actors on how to ‘sell to the camera’ and help people develop incredible moves and sequences brings incredible results.

Victoria Clow

Sword Fighting & HEMA

Victoria Clow

Sword Fighting & HEMA
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Victoria is a very experienced and qualified stage combatant with martial arts training and represented Scotland at 2 Commonwealth Games. A professional Gymnast, keen dancer and performer with has a passion for movement and weaponry.

Victoria is one of our International Instructors and a regular at The ISA. She also teaches combat with historical medieval weaponry at SAORSA SWORDS in Glasgow which she founded with her partner.

Johnny Brenna

Krav Maga

Johnny Brenna

Krav Maga Instructor & Combat Coach

Johnny left the Police to follow his passion for crime writing and training and now leads the ISA Krav Maga division, allowing students to train to Instructor standard and even go on to start their own ISA Krav Maga franchise after graduation. Johnny's experience in the real world of policing also enables him to add realism to his classes and fight choreography work.

Tonny Murinzi

Martial Arts Fight Choreography

Tonny Murinzi

Martial Arts, Calisthenics & Fight Coach
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Tonny is a phenomenal athlete, having won many accolades and competitions in various Martial Arts, especially Taekwon-do and Muay Thai.

Under Sensei Tonny's guidance our students rapidly develop the conditioning and skills required to kick, block, fight and move like a pro.

PELE

Knight of The ISA: Mounted weapons specialist

Pele

Knight of The ISA: Mounted weapons specialist

Pele is part of our Western Martial Arts unit and a former World Champion in Jousting. His horse skills are unparalleled and he is one of the best riding / stunt riding / mounted cavalry specialists we have ever met. Which is why its a pleasure to see him work with our students and rapidly enable them to do amazing things on horseback.

Arné

Knight of The ISA: Medieval Weapons specialist

ARné

Knight of The ISA: Medieval Weapons Specialist

Arné is one of the best free-fighters around and specialises in Broadsword, Axe, Pole, Dagger and Archery ... even in a full suit of armour. He also teaches Western Martial Arts Weapons skills at The ISA, helping our students to master real sword fighting and then how they can adapt this into amazing fight choreography.

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About our Team

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​​Gavin Martin

GAVIN Martin

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​​Tyler AlBrecht

Tyler Albrecht

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​​JOHN SMITH KABASHI

JOHN SMITH KABASHI

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​​JOSHUA GROTHE

Joshua Grothe

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​​Dan Chapple

Dan Chapple

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​​Nick 'Blade' Khan

NICK 'BLADE' KHAN

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​​Rustic Bodemov

RUUSTIC BODEMOV

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​​Oliver Juhrs

Oliver Juhrs

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​​Eric Roberts

ERIC ROBERTS

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​​Eliza Roberts

ELIZA ROBERTS

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​​Flavia Watson

FLAVIA WATSON

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LINN NATASSIA MALTHE

Natassia Malthe

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​​Michal Quach

MICHAL QUACH

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​​Victoria Clow

Victoria Clow

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​​Johnny Brenna

Johnny Brenna

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​​Tonny Murinzi

Tonny Murinzi

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​​PELE

Pele

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​​Arné

ARné

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Membership

Weekly Classes

4 Gyms

Gavin Martin

Tyler AlBrecht

JOHN SMITH KABASHI

JOSHUA GROTHE

Dan Chapple

Nick 'Blade' Khan

Rustic Bodemov

Oliver Juhrs

Eric Roberts

Eliza Roberts

Flavia Watson

Michal Quach

Victoria Clow

Johnny Brenna

Tonny Murinzi

PELE

Arné

ISA GYMS & FITNESS Classes