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Scott Burr is a novelist, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, martial artist, trainer, and teacher. He is the author of the novels Bummed Out City and We Will Rid the World of You, the short story collection We Drove Out to the Desert, the training manuals Get a Grip and Suspend Your Disbelief, and the martial arts, mindset, and fitness training essay collection Superhero Simplified: Collected, Selected, Revised and Expanded. He is the co-author of Richard Bresler's memoir of his time with the Gracie family, Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life, Blood in the Water: America's Assault on Innovation, Kip Azzoni Doyle's genre-defying memoir / expose about corruption in the U.S. patent system, and Confessions of a Hollywood Trainer, John Petrelli's memoir of his over thirty year career as a trainer to the stars. His nonfiction work has appeared in Climbing and Urban Climber magazines; his short stories and novel excerpts have appeared in Metonym, Mildred, the Decades Review, and elsewhere. Scott is a graduate of the creative writing program at The Colorado College, where he won the Ebey Prize for novella-length fiction and was a finalist for the Reville Prize in short fiction. He was the 2006 winner of the Geauga Park District Foundation Nature Writing Contest and a finalist for the Gordon Square Review's inaugural contest for Northeast Ohio writers (2017). His first novel, Bummed Out City, was one of Library Journal's most-read books for 2015. A long-time martial artist, Scott holds black belt rank in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Kodokan Judo, and the Korean art of Kuk Sul Do. He is a certified pro fitness trainer under legendary strength & conditioning coach Steve Maxwell, and holds additional MaxwellSC certifications in kettlebell (levels 1 and 2) and bodyweight (levels 1 and 2) training. He has traveled internationally with Steve assisting in seminars on everything from kettlebell training to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to breathwork to joint mobility. Scott was the head instructor and head strength & conditioning coach at The Fight Gym, a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu school and strength & conditioning facility located outside Cleveland, Ohio, for over a decade. He currently runs Enclave Jiu-Jitsu, a martial arts community and private training facility based in Northeast Ohio. More information is available at www.EnclaveJiuJitsu.com.
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