ivan gene lebell (october 9, 1932 – august 9, 2022) was an american martial artist, instructor, stunt performer, and professional wrestler. he was born in los angeles, california. lebell also worked on over 1,000 movies and tv shows and authored 12 books. he was born in los angeles. as an instructor, some of his best known students were chuck norris, karo parisyan, manny gamburyan, ronda rousey, roddy piper and bruce lee.