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
