Welcome to Firehawk Fitness & Defense!
Firehawk Fitness & Defense LLC is located in the industry-rich area of Northwest Indiana, where a capable and varied group of emergency response personnel reside and work. This pool of first responders requires physical fitness and strength training needs unlike other day-to-day professionals. Being physically fit for the job can be the difference between life and death or injury. FFD has developed a program specifically geared to the emergency response worker to make him or her physically fit to meet the demands of the job.
Services Offered
Firehawk Fitness & Defense offers one-on-one and group instruction, as well as emergency response personnel fitness seminars, lectures and online training support, all without the expense of annual membership fees or long-term contracts. Our program is focused upon inspiring first responders, as well as corporate professionals, to achieve high levels of fitness, strength and balance. We will work with you to provide instruction time within your demanding schedule.
About Firehawk Fitness
Firehawk Fitness & Defense (FFD) was developed out of a vision for the unique fitness requirements of all first responders.
John Dvorscak (left), FFD owner and principal trainer, serves as an Industrial Fire Inspector, as well as officer, leadership instructor, firefighter, rescue/hazmat team member and apparatus engineer.
John's unique experiences and qualifications in these various roles have given him a first-hand understanding of the fitness training needs for emergency response personnel. His research and development of the FFD program offers a new and innovative approach to fitness for firefighters, law enforcement, security and EMS personnel, as well as any individual wanting to be at his or her peak for physical performance under duress.
Understanding the challenging conditions that test the physical capabilities of first responders, John has put together a fitness program that can effectively help you excel under the physical and resulting mental fatigue demands of the job. 
Being physically fit for the unique requirements of the first responder helps keep you and your coworkers safe and mentally aware under pressure. Not only an investment in your health, the FFD program is also an investment in your on-the-job safety.
John's background includes:
- Training in the Korean Martial Arts under Masters and Grandmasters for over 35 years.
- A 6th degree master rating in the Art of Hapkido. (FFD is a charter school of the American Hapkido Federation.)
- Self-defense instruction for 15 years, which has expanded to emergency response fitness over the past five years.
- Fire service training, including Advanced Exterior Firefighting, Instructor and Leadership courses at Texas A&M.
- High angle rope and confined space rescue through ROCO.
- Hazmat level 3 technician through AID
- Multiple Independent Study courses through DHS/FEMA and the National Fire Academy
Contact Firehawk Fitness
You can reach John Dvorscak by phone at 219.545.7894 or via email at
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Our Mission
Firehawk Fitness & Defense strives to inspire emergency response personnel to achieve high levels of fitness,strength and balance.
Using structured training concepts, our program is based on mastered defense skills of the Korean Arts and the NFPA 1583 code as a blueprint. This unique discipline offers structured training concepts that are both challenging and personalized.
Our goal is to surpass our clients' expectations by identifying their concerns, creating a plan to target their professional needs and support them throughout their stages of development and progress.
FFD will help our clients successfully achieve their goals without the expense of annual membership fees or long-term contracts.
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