Joe Hess

Joe Hess was an instructor at Broward Community College’s criminal justice institute in Davie, a former police officer, and an internationally renowned martial arts champion. He was the 1975-1977 kickboxing heavyweight champion of the world and taught self defense and survival tactics to 500 police agencies around the world.

Joe Hess wrote several self-defense books and had his name on a line of martial arts weapons, clothes and a brand of vitamins.

Personal Information

Name Joseph C. Hess
Date of Birth 02/21/45
Place of Birth Philadelphia, PA.
Height 6’2″ Weight 270 Hair Brown Eyes Brown
Physical Condition Excellent
Religion Catholic
Marital Status Married 35 years Wife Brenda Hess
Children 2 sons Joseph L Hess and John M. Hess

Education

• Grades 1st thru 3rd St. Ann’s Catholic School, Wildwood, NJ
• Grades 4th thru 6th Glenwood Avenue School, Wildwood, NJ
• Grades 7th thru 12th Wildwood High School, Wildwood, NJ
• Graduated 1964- Honor Roll
• Advanced Education Wesley Junior College, Dover, DL
• Civilian Cumberland County College, New Jersey
• Broward Community College, Davie, FL
• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
• Florida International University, Davie, FL
• Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL

Military Education

• 112th Arty Headquarters Division
• Ft. Dlx, New York Training Camp
• Advanced Infantry Training
• Cooks and Bakers School
• Ft Sill, Oklahoma Training Camp
• Survival Training
• S CST Army Division Training
• Camp Drum, New York Training Camp
• Honest John Missile Training

Military Weapons Expertise

• M44 Rifle (Expert)
• M-16 Rifle (Expert)
• 38 Revolver (Expert)
• 45 Automatic (Expert)
• 50 Cal. Machine Gun
• 350 Rocket Launcher
• SSH Wd 0OZ-60-d3S

Martial Arts Education

• White thru Green Sash: Northern Eagle Gung Fu Under Sifu Pete Pernogotti – New Jersey
• Red Thru Black Sash: Tiger and Crane Gung Fu under Sifu James Lowe Chinatown – New York
• White thru 1st Black Belt: Okinowan-Te-Karate under Master James Smithey – New Jersey
• White Thru 5th Black Belt: (Associates Degree) Kodokan Judo under Master Bill Craven – New Jersey
• 1st Black thru 6th Black Belt: GoJu Karate under Master Edward Verycken – New Jersey Grandmaster Peter Urban – New York
• Kendo Training: Olympic Center under Master Joseph Artesi – New Jersey
• Advanced Kendo: Taigo DoJo – Toyko , Japan
• Jiu-Jitsu Training: Olympic Center under Master Sagano – New Jersey
• Ko-budo Weapon Training Chinatown DoJo under Grandmaster Peter Urban -New York
• South Jersey Martial Arts Academy under Master Edward Verychken – New Jersey
• 7th Black thru 8th Black (Masters Degree): American College of Dans under Grandmaster Peter Urban – New York
• 9th Black thru 10th Black (Grandmasters Degree): Fashua University under Grandmaster Peter Urban – New Jersey
• Advanced Degree Study: Main Humbo DoJo under O’Sensei Yamaguchi – Tokyo , Japan

Law Enforcement Education

• New Jersey State Police Academy Trenton NJ
• Seagirt Police Academy NJ Graduated Class President
• Law Enforcement Officers Training School. Advanced Firearms
• National Rifle Association Police Firearms Instructor
• Division of Consumer Affairs Weights and Measures School
• FBI Investigation Training School Instructor Development
• International Association of Chiefs of Police. Physical Fitness Programs for Police
• Law Enforcement Hypnosis Institute Investigative Hypnosis
• Law Enforcement Training School Advanced Fingerprint Techniques Police Management
• Institute of Police Traffic Management Chemical Agents
• Institute for Police Self Defense Advanced Defensive Tactics
• Police Self Defense Instructors Use of Force Continuum
• Law Enforcement Education Broward Community College
• Continued Thief of Vehicles Seminar
• Police Liability Seminar
• Identi-Kit Training
• Narcotics and dangerous Drugs
• Human Diversity
• National Association of Chiefs of Police Familiarization in Chemical Weapons
• Florida Standards and Training Instructors Techniques Certified
• Self Defense Instructors International Advanced impact weapons.
• Officer Survival Training Institute Police Survival Tactics
• Law Enforcement Officers Training School. Stress Management
• Northwestern University Stress Management
• Colorado State Board of Education Certified Instructor Police
• Ft. Lauderdale Police Department Sage Training Course Certified Less than lethal force.
• Wellness Instructor Fla State Certified Orlando, Florida

Law Enforcement Assignments

1966 thru 1975 Wildwood Police Department

• Certified Police Officer
• Defensive Tactics Instructor
• K-9 Officer
• Detective Division
• Sergeant of Police
• Police Swimming Instructor
• Defensive Driving Instructor

1979 thru 1984 institute of Police Traffic Management

• Adjunct Instructor Police
• Survival Programs

1975 Thru Present Broward Community College

• Criminal Justice/institute of Public Safety
• Police Defensive Tacticsand Survival Training Instructor
• Appointed Governor’s Task Force for Defensive Tactics 1986
• Firearms Instructor State of Fla.
• Advanced Life Saving Instructor
• Defensive Driving Instructor
• CPR Certified
• Certified Corrections Instructor State of Fla.
• Police Practices and Procedures
• Mental Disorders Instructor

On Going

• Certified Private Investigator for
• Intercept Agency State of Florida
• Police Seminars National & international
• Certified Expert Witness
• Rape Prevention and Women’s self defense Programs
• Child Abduction and Awareness
• Gang Familiarization
• Airport Security Training
• Executive Protection Programs
• Anti-Terrorist Training
• Trained Security Force for 1992
• Olympics Barcelona Spain

Martial Arts Accomplishments and Awards 

• 1969 Board Breaking Champion
• 1972 East Coast Karate Champion
• 1972 United States Karate Champion
• 1973 New York State Karate Champion
• 1974 International Karate & Kick Boxing Champion
• 197S-77 World Heavy Weight Kick Boxing Champion
• 1987 Awarded Mayor Honorary Citizens Award New Orleans
• 1987 Inducted in Martial Arts Hall of Fame
• 1988 Inducted in the Black Belt Hall of Fame
• 1989 Inducted in the Karate Hall of Fame
• 1994 Inducted in the World Karate Hall of Fame
• 1997 Inducted in the Don Nagle Karate Hall of Fame
• 1998 Inducted in the International Karate Hall of Fame
• 1998 Received Worlds most outstanding Instructor Award from

• The World Martial Arts Institute
• Academy of Fighting Arts, Sunrise FL
• YMCA, Pt. Lauderdale FL
• Pompano High School, Pompano FL
• Piper High School, Sunrise FL
• Dillard High School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Broward Community College, Davie FL
• Master Gym, Davie FL
• Melbourne Karate Institute, Melbourne FL
• University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
• Penn State, PA
• Florida Medical Association, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Women in Distress, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• South Florida Martial Arts Academy, Oakland Park, FL
• 110 Tower Building, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• American Business Women’s Association, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Girl Scouts of America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Boy Scouts of America, FT. Lauderdale, FL
• Nova Elementary School, Davie, FL
• Selkirk Television Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Literary Accomplishments

Authored the following books:

• “Nunchaku for Law Enforcement”
• “Nunchaku as a Police Weapon”
• “Nightstick”
• “Nunchaku In Action”
• “First Move” – Police Survival
• “Women in Defense”
• “Flex Baton”
• “The ControllerArticles Written about Mr. Hess:
  • Self Defense for Police
  • Featured in Sky Delta Magazine
  • Featured in Black Belt Magazine and Cover
  • Featured In Official Karate Magazine and Cover
  • Appeared in numerous Newspaper and Magazine Articles
  • Featured in Police Marksman Magazine
  • Featured in Karate International Magazine
  • Featured in Inside Gung-Fu Magazine

Protective Services Provided for the Following:

• Pope John Paul
• Governor of New Jersey Mr. Robert Minor
• Robert Mitchum
• Journey (Rock Group)
• Brenda Viccaharlo
• Sly & Family Stone
• Jan Michael Vincent
• Alice Cooper
• Elvis Presley
• Joan Jett
• Ringo Starr
• Foreigner
• Barbara Bach
• The Police (Rock Group)
• Barbara Walters
• Tiny Tim
• Kenny Rogers Vanessa Williams
• Jose (Famous Hair Dresser to the stars)
• Jim Croche
• K.C. & Sunshine Band
• Dallas Cowgirls
• Shake Alfassi
• Jethro Tull
• Pittsburg Steelers
• Disco Inferno
• Fats Domino
• Neil Diamond
• 5th Dimension
• The Carpenters
• Jesus Christ Superstar

Mr. Hess has implemented training programs for he following agencies either in Self Defense or Impact Weapons Training

State & Local Police Agencies

Alabama

• Montgomery Police Academy

Colorado

• Canon City Police Department
• Colorado Department of Corrections
• Colorado Sheriff’s Department
• Durango Police Department
• Indian Reservation (Deputies)
• Pueblo Community College

Florida

• Altamonte Springs DEA Task Force
• Biscayne Park Police Department
• Broward County Sheriffs Office
• Clearwater Police Department
• Coconut Creek Police Department
• Cooper City Public Safety Department
• Coral Gables Police Department
• Coral Springs Police Department
• Dade County School Resources Officers Dania Police Department
• Davie Police Department
• Deerfleld Beach Police Department
• Dunedin Police Department
• Fernandino Beach Police Department
• Florida Department of Corrections
• Florida Fish and Came Department
• Florida International University
• Florida Marine Patrol
• Fort Lauderdale Polite Department
• Golden Beach Police Department
• Hacienda Village Police Department
• Hallandale Gardens Police Department
• Hernando Sheriffs Office
• Hialeah Gardens Police Department
• Hillsboro Beach Police Department
• Hollywood Police Department
• Jacksonville Police Department
• Jacksonville Sheriffs Office
• Largo Police Department
• Lauderdale by the Sea Police Department
• Lauderhill Police Department
• ITPM Adjunct
• Lighthouse Point Police
• Manatee Sheriffs Office
• Marion County Sheriffs Office
• Martin Count Sheriffs Office
• Medley Police Department
• Melbourne Police Department
• Metro Dade Police Department
• Miccouskee Department of Public Safety
• Miramar Police Department
• North Bay Village Police Department
• North Lauderdale Police Department
• Oakland Park Police Department
• Ocala Police Department
• Orange County Sheriffs Office
• Orlando Police Department
• Palm Bay Police Department
• Parkland Police Department
• Pembroke Pines Police Department
• Plantation Police Department
• Pompano Police Department
• Port St. Lucie Police Department
• Sarasota County Sheriffs Office
• Satellite Beach Police Department
• Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department
• Seminole Police Department
• South Florida State Hospital
• Sunrise Police Department
• Surfside Police Department
• Sweetwater Police Department
• Tamarac Police Department
• Tampa Police Department
• Virginia Gardens Police Department
• Wilton Manors Police Department

Illinois

• City of Chicago Police Department
• Illinois State Police Task force
• Princeton Police Department
• Woodstock Police Department

Kentucky

• Pennyrille Narcotics Task ForceLOUISIANA
• Drug Enforcement Admin. Task Force
• Lake Charles Police DepartmentWest VIRGINIA
  • West Virginia State Police

  Mississippi

• Gulfport Training Academy
• New Jersey
• Ancora State Hospital Security Police
• Bridgeton Police Department
• Brigantine Police Department
• Margate Police Department
• Middle Township Police Department
• Ocean City Police Department.
• 112th Artillery National Guard
• South Jersey Suburban Police Academy
• Stone Harbor Police Department
• Vineland Police Department
• Wildwood Police DepartmentNEW YORK
• Kingston Police Department
• New York City Police Department

North Carolina

• Greenville
• Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

Ohio

• Youngstown Police Department
• Boardman Police Department
• Cleveland Police Department

Pennsylvania

• Pittsburgh Police Department
• Philadelphia Police Department

South Carolina

• Bureau of Drug Control
• Columbia Police Department
• Irmo Police Department
• Lexington County Sheriff’s Department
• Saluda County Sheriff’s Department
• Sumerville Police Department

Tennessee

• Blout Metro Narcotics Unit
• Nashville Police Department
• Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department
• Summer County Drug Task Force
• Third Judicial Drug Task Force
• Williamson County Sheriff’s Department

Elite Operations

• Gavin Security Agency
• LS.T Training Academy
• Intercept Security
• Jim Howard Security
• Navajo Indian Dept. of Public Safety
• Seminole Indian Security
• Yale Lock and Security

Domestic Goverment Agencies

• Border Patrol
• Coast Guard Training Center
• Customs Service
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Internal Revenue Service
• Navy Department (Naval Base)
• Secret Service

Foreign Governments

• Ecuador State and Military Police
• Mexico Cancun
• Estonia Police & Military
• Police Department
• Puerto Rico Police
• Costa Rica Police
• Venezuela Police
• Canada Police
• Germany Police
• Columbia Police and Military
• Spain and Canary Islands