Kenton Whitman, ReWildU Co-Founder
As head instructor at ReWild University, Kenton inspires students with his “You Can Do It!” attitude, even as he delivers physical, mental, and emotional tools of self-empowerment based on both ancient wisdom and modern science. A seasoned bushcrafter and survivalist, you can see his wilderness skills in action in his Paracord Bracelet Survival Challenge Video, or his Extreme Winter Survival Overnight, and get a feeling for his personality and teaching style through his other videos on the ReWild University YouTube channel.
Kenton has always had a deep passion for nature, having been blessed with a childhood of climbing trees, catching turtles, and stalking snakes. He began his formal wilderness training with an apprenticeship at the Teaching Drum outdoor school during his teens, and has been inspired by the writings of Tom Brown, John Muir, Thoreau, and Samuel Thayer, among others.
With over 31 years of mixed martial arts experience including Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Shotokan Karate, Aikido, Chin Na, and Jujitsu, Kenton has served as a trainer for everyone from security guards to personal trainers to cage fighters to developmentally disabled teens. He received his NASM personal trainer certification in 2001, and is a teacher of wilderness survival and women’s self defense. Black belts of other martial arts come to him for training. His internationally known website on non-dualism, now archived and available only to students, has established him as one of the world’s most lucid teachers of awakening from society’s hypnosis, and his physical skills range from rock climbing to horse training to parkour to gymnastics. He has over two decades of wilderness skills training, and over fifteen years experience as a fitness trainer and life coach.