In 2000, Shawn met a local stunt driver who invited him to a movie set to watch an action sequence filming that day. Considering his background in various martial arts, the driver suggested that he look into stunts as a career option. After careful consideration, Shawn began focusing his training on Chinese Martial Arts, and Freestyle Acrobatics; as the landscape of stunt work in the west was becoming influenced by the introduction of Honk Kong-style action by such names as J