I have never met the man. All I've done is watch some YouTube videos. That said, I have actually thought about what I've seen and the opinions I've formed from the videos are:
I like that he has a sense of humor and is not one of those guys who feel the need to prove to everyone what bad asses they are. I *really* like the more down to earth attitude John Lovell has in his videos. He seems like a genuinely nice person.
That said, some of the things in his videos seem to me to be a little... off. Not necessarily the shooting stuff, but for example I did not like the recommendations and information in his video about water purification. This is of course from my local perspective, so that might be a factor. Part of the issue might be that the guy pumps out a lot of videos to keep up his social media presence, so a lot of the stuff is more entertainment or edutainment.
It also seems to me that the more you are unlike him, the less he has to offer to you as a teacher - he knows what works for him, but if that doesn't work for you, I'm not sure how well he can help you. He doesn't seem to have that width of knowledge really good and experienced teachers seem to have. That of course might change as he develops as an instructor.
In short, I'd love to meet the guy. I'm not so sure if I had the opportunity that I'd pay money to train with him though. Depends on what options I'd have, of course.
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