About
About
Dasha’s work exists at the intersection of discipline and imagination, where martial
philosophy meets modern storytelling, and where business strategy flows through the same
principles that govern combat: timing, precision, adaptability, innovation, and honor.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science and Sports
Nutrition (specializing in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention), Dasha built her
foundation in both narrative and physiology – understanding not only how stories move people, but
how bodies do.
For over two and a half decades, she has trained and taught at the highest levels of martial arts. A
black belt in Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Gung Fu – Jeet Kune Do Concepts and Filipino Martial Arts under
Guro Dan Inosanto, a black belt in Jeet Kune Do and Kali under Sifu Dan Anderson, and a brown belt
in Gracie/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under the Gracie lineage, Dasha was recognized as one of Black Belt
Magazine’s 21st Century Martial Artists – the only woman elected within that class.
Her martial arts career expanded into community impact and corporate leadership. She co-owned
Anderson’s Martial Arts Academy and help develop the online platform the University of Martial Arts,
developed structured self-defense programs through her corporate wellness program called Impact
Guro, and was named NY1’s New Yorker of the Week for her Women’s Self-Defense initiative.
From dojo to boardroom, Dasha translated martial principles into performance systems – leading
seminars and workshops for organizations including Bloomberg, Apple, Nike, NYU, and others. She
co-created the Corporate Self Defense Rapid Response Tactical Safety Program (CSD-RRTS),
applying awareness, strategy, and decisive movement to leadership and crisis response.
Her expertise in movement and performance led naturally into media.
Dasha developed and produced 36 home fitness and kettlebell training programs for her fitness
brand Kettlebell Kickboxing and KBBody – several of which became bestsellers across major
platforms. She authored “Kettlebell Kickboxing: Every Woman’s Guide to Getting Healthy, Strong &
Sexy”(Skyhorse Publishing), founded the KBIA Instructor Certification Program (recognized by NSCA,
AFAA, ACE, and CanfitPro), and certified hundreds of instructors globally.
Simultaneously, she became a fitness and martial arts writer – publishing over 300 articles across
leading platforms including Shape, SELF, Fitness Rx, Epoch Times, Black Belt Magazine, and more. She
served as a contributing editor, consultant, and brand strategist, collaborating with companies such
as Nike, lululemon, Victoria’s Secret Sport, Minsbody Green, Women’s Health, and others.
But story was always the through-line.
Her movement work brought her onto film sets – first preparing actors physically for roles, then advising on choreography and martial authenticity for directors including Ang Lee. She worked with performers connected to major studio productions including Woman Kind, helping translate physicality into character truth.
Eventually, the writing returned to center stage – but this time in story.
Her movement work brought her onto film sets – first preparing actors physically for roles, then advising on choreography and martial authenticity for directors including Ang Lee. She worked with performers connected to major studio productions including Woman Kind, helping translate physicality into character truth.
Eventually, the writing returned to center stage – but this time in story.
Dasha wrote and produced the narrative short film “PROMPT”, starring Tony Award-winning actor
Dan Fogler. She wrote and produced additional narrative works including the short film “Juan Wick
and the Case of the Stolen Chihuahua” and multiple feature-length screenplays development. She
has written original scripts for international production entities, including Mediawan, and continues to
build a slate of narrative feature films.
What appears multifaceted is, in truth, singular.
Everything Dasha builds – companies, scripts, training systems, partnerships – is rooted in the code
of Bushido: discipline, integrity, adaptability, innovation, authenticity and heart.
Her life’s work is about flow – between body and mind, between business and story, between vision
and execution.
She does not separate art from enterprise. She architects both.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
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MS, Exercise Science & Sports Nutrition
– Specialty in Performance Enhancement & Injury Prevention - BA, Creative Writing & Literature
- NASM-PES (Performance Enhancement Specialist)
- NASE-SES (Speed & Explosion Specialist)
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MKC & M-KBIA
– Kettlebell Master Trainer / Specialist - IKCC (Indian Club Specialist)
- MFM (Functional Movement & Mobility Specialist)
MARTIAL ARTS EXPERTISE & ACCOLADES
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Black Belt – Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do Concepts & Filipino Martial Arts
– Guro Dan Inosanto -
Black Belt – Jeet Kune Do & Kali
– Sifu Dan Anderson -
Brown Belt – Gracie / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
– Gracie lineage - Muay Thai Instructor
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Trained in:
– Silat
– Savate
– Kendo
– Krabi-Krabong - Co-Founder – Anderson’s Martial Arts Academy
- Co-Founder – University of Martial Arts
- Co-Creator – Corporate Self-Defense Rapid Response Tactical Safety Program (CSD-RRTS)
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NY1’s New Yorker of the Week
– Women’s Self Defense -
Black Belt Magazine’s 21st Century Martial Artist
– Only woman elected in the 2013 class
BUSINESS & BRAND WORK
- Founder & Head Instructor - Kettlebell Kickboxing/KBIA Certification Program (recognized by NSCA, AFAA, ACE, CanfitPro)
- Developed & Produced 36 Home Fitness & Kettlebell DVDs (multiple bestsellers)
- Founder Kettlebell Kickboxing
- Founder KBBody
- Co-founder University of Martial Arts
- Co-owner - Anderson's Martial Arts Academy. Co-founder - ImpactGuro
- Brand Ambassador, Instructor & Collaborator:
- lululemon
- Victoria's Secret Sport (VSX®) Nike
- Bloomingdale's
- Chobani
- Speaker & Seminar Leader NYU, NYIT, ASYMCA, Bloomberg and major corporate institutions
- Bloomberg
- Apple
- Barclays
- Sloan Kettering
- Moore Capital
WRITING & PUBLISHING
- Author of Every Woman's Guide to Getting Healthy, Sexy, and Fit (Skyhorse Publishing, 2011)
- Published over 300 articles for leading health and wellness publications (print and online), as well as martial arts and lifestyle magazines.
- Black Belt Magazine - Monthly Contributing Editor (3 years) (print publication and online)
- Fight Magazine - Contributing Editor (print publication and online)
- MindBodyGreen - Contributing Editor
- Epoch Times - Contributing Editor Health & Workout Series (print publication and online) About.com - Contributing Editor, Fitness (video and editorial)
- Featured Fitness Expert & Program Designer for:
- SELF Magazine (multiple features, including cover)
- Shape Magazine (multiple features, including cover)
- Prevention Magazine
- Health Magazine
- Women's Health
- The Bump
- Story + Rain
- VanityFair.com
SCREENWRITING & FILM
- Writer - PROMPT (Narrative Short)
- Writer - Juan Wick (Narrative Short)
- Spec Screenplays (available in The Workshop):
- Red Side of the Moon
- Filthy Saints
- Truth
- Severus
- Underskitz
- Bloodline
- Writer - Feature Film n Development (including projects for MediaWAN)
FILM & PRODUCTION
Narrative Film
- Writer & Producer - PROMPT (Narrative Short)
- Writer & Producer - Juan Wick (Narrative Short Feature)
Fitness Film & Series Production
(Creator. Director. Producer. Writer)
- Kettlebell Complex: Melt Down Series Video Producer - 2015
- Kettlebell Kickboxing: 7 Day Lean Series Video Producer - 2014
- Kettlebell Kickboxing: Scorcher Series 2 Video Producer - 2013
- Kettlebell Kickboxing: The Body Series Video Producer - 2013
- Kettlebell Kickboxing: Scorcher Series Video Producer - 2012
Feature Film - Movement & Performance Design
- Trainer & Stunt Preparation - The Woman King
- Trainer & Stunt Preparation - Perfect Addiction
- Ang Lee - Martial Arts Advisor
Series & Digital Platforms
- University of Martial Arts 10-Episode Series - Writer & Producer
- KBBody.com Online Fitness Learning Platform - Writer & Producer Over 300 workout and instructional training videos