Original/Traditional Kenpo Jui Jitsu

Jim Hanna's Kenpo Center

Instructor’s bio       

MR JIM HANNA IS A 7TH DEGREE BLACK BELT IN KENPO JUI JITSU AND WAS PROMOTED TO THAT RANK DURING A CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY DR TED SUMNER PER AUTHORITY OF SENIOR GRANDMASTER AL TRACY AT THE 2006 KENPO SENIORS SEMINAR IN SAN JOSE, CA.  MR HANNA IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE SENIOR BLACK BELTS IN THE TRACY SYSTEM OF KENPO.

On June 23, 2007 Mr. Hanna was inducted as a charter member into the first International Kenpo Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois.

Law Enforcement

Mr. Hanna was employed full time as a police officer  for 30 years and has learned many valuable self defense lessons in that capacity.  He graduated first in his academy class and received the American Legion Award for being the outstanding police trainee.

Firearms Trainer/Weapons Trainer
Text Box: Mr. Hanna is seated in the first row on the left

Emergency Medical Technician

Mr. Hanna’s background includes being a firearms instructor, teaching the revolver, pistol, shotgun and rifle and an armorer.

Pa Lethal Weapons Training Certified Instructor — teaching the baton, knife, fist load, pepper spray, TASER, unarmed defensive tactics like GAGE and traditional Asian martial arts weapons

Mr. Hanna has completed training as an Emergency Medical Technician and First Responder and has received the Restored Life Award.

Education and Publications
Text Box: Graduate of the University of Pittsburgh— has published several articles and poems in various police and martial arts magazines and small press. Text Box: Jim Hanna and Mark Tracy demonstrating the technique Slashing Cougar for a left punch.

Mr. Hanna executing 7 Swords at the GOE and Hall of Fame

Senior Grandmaster Al Tracy presenting Mr. Hanna with his Hall of Fame Award.

First International Kenpo Hall of Fame, Chicago, Illinois—charter inductees