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Built by trickers, for trickers. Coach Ian and Truong don't just teach tricking — they live it.

Coach Truong — DFDub Tricking Academy Coach

Coach Truong

Co-Founder & Head Coach

Coach Truong

Co-Founder & Head Coach

Coach Truong has been coaching and tricking for over a decade, with a degree in Exercise Science from the University of Texas at Arlington. His background in kinesiology is a big part of why athletes seek him out — he understands the body, how to prep it, condition it, and rehabilitate it, and he uses that knowledge to help trickers train smarter and recover stronger. He's helped countless athletes come back from injury and surpass where they were before, including himself.

But Coach Truong isn't just a coach — he's a system-builder. He's run his own studio, served as head coach at major martial arts schools, and built a reputation for putting together standout demo teams. Fun fact: he gamifies the work. He turns drills, progressions, and conditioning into structures athletes actually want to engage with — and that's the difference between a student who pushes through plateaus and one who quietly drifts away. When training feels like a game, students stay encouraged through the hard parts, celebrate the small wins, and keep showing up. That instinct is what led him to create the DFDub Skill Card system — the framework this entire program is built on.

10+ years coaching & tricking
Exercise Science degree (UTA)
Creator of the DFDub Skill Card system
Injury rehab & conditioning specialist
Coach Ian Gray — DFDub Tricking Academy Coach

Coach Ian Gray

Co-Founder & Coach

Coach Ian Gray

Co-Founder & Coach

Coach Ian has been coaching since 2010. He's a 3rd-degree black belt in Taekwondo and a 3x Texas State Champion in sparring. He's run two of his own studios and served as head coach and kick specialist at two of the largest martial arts schools in the country — Universal Martial Arts & Hapkido (500+ active students) and White Tiger Martial Arts in Cary, NC (1,000+ active students).

Kicks are his thing — teaching them, refining them, and helping athletes find that one detail that unlocks the next level. But what students remember most isn't the technical breakdowns. It's that he actually shows up for them. Ask anyone who's trained with him.

Coaching since 2010
3rd-degree black belt in Taekwondo
3x Texas State Champion (sparring)
Kick specialist

Why Experience Matters

Both Ian and Truong have over 10 years each in martial arts and tricking. They noticed how transformative this sport was — not just physically, but mentally — and built DFDub to share it. They don't coach from the sidelines. They're on the mat with every athlete, every class.

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