Instructor Bio

Joe

I have been studying martial arts for over 30 years, including Muay Thai, and traditional Japanese budo, and I've been an instructor for over 20 years.

I was a patrol lieutenant in the low income housing projects in Chicago with the CHA and LCHA security force. I also worked in private security as a executive protection specialist. I've been a defensive tactics instructor, and taught conflict resolution and de-escalation for over 20 years teaching military, law enforcement, and security personnel, and self defense to the general public.