Dear Prospective Student, Teacher, Client or Seminar Host,
Welcome to the Bannon Instituteof Neuroscience where the Medical, Martial and Media Arts come together as one. You will find that our high quality training, technical advising and consulting programs are extremely unique and exceed your expectations. Our training staff and Council of Masters are comprised of some of the finest and most well achieved specialized professionals in the world. The Council includes world class martial arts masters; allopathic (western) and alternative (eastern) healers and medical professionals; teachers; practitioners; champion fighters; performers; Hall of Fame inductees; international firearm and knife fighting experts; military and Hollywood technical advisers; special / covert operations instructors; security consultants; former US Secret Service Presidential Protection agents and several other world class professionals.
The Bannon Institute is a Los Angeles and San Francisco based Professional Research, Development, Consulting, Production, and Training Corporation which develops and promotes customized training curriculums, in service seminars, film / literary or project specific technical advising, and educational programs. All programs are designed to positively impact and empower individual people, groups, tactical missions or special projects through the integration of the Medical, Martial and Media Arts.
The main objective of the Institute is to optimize the body, mind and spirit of the human organism or any technical project to its maximum potential through expert consultation.
The Institute offers sanctioned training and certification programs through private, semi private, and large group seminar formats in the following specialty fields:
Medical and Healing Arts: Although the Bannon Institute does not "practice" medicine per se; it offers classes, seminars, in service (CEU) training, individual, group, or university level consultation in most areas of Medical Science, Holistic Healing, Oriental Medicine, Nutrition, Exercise, Physical Fitness, Overall Wellness and integration of the Body, Mind, Spirit Triagram. Theocentric Spiritual and Clinical Psychology, Anatomy, Combat Stress Physiology (Physio-Psychology), Behavioral Science and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Management.
Martial and Specialized Combat Arts: The Institute is sanctioned by the United States Martial Artist Assocition (USMAA) as an officially recognized martial arts advanced training academy with the authority to grant rank, certifications, colored belts or sashes to any of its domestic or international students. These USMAA approved ranks and certifications are recognized anywhere in the world. Some of the arts and training sponsored by the Institute include:
Street Survival, Self Defense and Awareness.
Traditional Performing Martial Arts - (Forms - Weapons).
Specialized and Modern Martial Arts - (Shin Tai Wushu).
Traditional Combative Martial Arts - (Kung Fu - Combat Wushu).
Special Operations - (Small Team Military, PMC and SWAT Tactics).
Martial Art Specific Anatomy and Physiology - (Oriental and Allopathic).
Dim Mak Chinese Medical Principles for both - (Healing and Destruction).
Film Production, Screenplay, Literary Technical Advice and Choreography.
Mortal Combat - (Military, Private Military Contractor, Law Enforcement, Spec-Ops).
Presidential Level Executive Protection Concepts and Tactics (Team and Individual).
Media, Consulting and Technical Arts: The Bannon Institute is affiliated with Mana Storm Productions known for thier high quality production of martial arts films, commercials, training videos and promotions. The Institute offers complete technical advising and consultation for film, literary and screenplay projects as well as actor role training and scene choreography. Our technical advisors put the "real in the reel."
The Bannon Institute was founded in 2004 by Joseph F. Bannon Ph.D. who holds an academic doctorate degree in Holistic Health Science majoring in Human Anatomy, Physiology, Cellular Biochemistry and Nutrition l-V with an emphasis on Holistic and Oriental Medical Philosophy and Medical Research Science. After attending the University of the State of New York - he completed his Emergency Medical Internship at Doctor's Hospital and the Nassau County Medical Center.
He earned his post doctorate degree in Theocentric Clinical Psychology majoring in Clinical Counseling, Behavioral Science and Theology with an emphasis on Brain Anatomy, Physio-Psychology and the Limbic System during the stress of Mortal Combat. He completed his Behavioral Science, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Intervention Counseling Internship at the California Behavioral Science Institute; Cornell University; California State University; and the San Francisco Police Department - Behavioral Science Unit. He received his teaching certification credential from Golden West College in Southern California.
For (28) years Dr. Bannon has integrated the Martial Arts with the Medical Arts in his teachings which led him to the development of the cutting edge combat training concept known as Brain Fighting™ which paved the way for his induction into the United States Martial Artist Hall of Fame as "Pioneer of the Year" in 2009 for advancing the martial arts in general to a more highly effective and scientifically based level.
As a Highly Decorated and Accomplished Veteran Law Enforcement Officer - he is a retired Special Agent with the Office of the Attorney General - Department of Justice - Anti Terrorist Unit; Former San Francisco Police Sergeant; DOJ Tactical Commander, and Task Force Special Agent assigned specifically to the United States Secret Service - Protective Intelligence and Close Quarter Presidential Protection Detail under Presidents Clinton and Bush.
As an Internationally Recognized Executive Protection and Special Operations Senior Instructor at the oldest and most highly accredited intelligence based, private bodyguard training academy in the world - (Executive Security International - "ESI"); he instructs Government Agents, SWAT Officers, Special Operators, Presidential Level Bodyguards, Private Military Contractors, Navy SEALs, Army Delta and Special Forces, Marine Force Recon and several other individual students, specialized teams and agencies from around the world in the arts of Mortal Combat (Gun / Knife Fighting); Protective Details; Hand to Hand Combat; Extreme Survival; Counter Surveillance; Intelligence and Covert Operations.
As a Martial Arts Supreme Grand Master he is a graduate of the Golden Lion Academy of Dim Mak - Kung Fu in Australia and a senior instructor / disciple at the Lau Kune Do Temple of Chinese Martial Arts in Southern California. He holds the rank of "Judan" (10th Degree Black Belt) under the United States Martial Artist Association and is a ten time inductee into the following Martial Artist, Professional and Law Enforcement Halls of Fame:
Cambridge Who's Who (2009).
The American Police Hall of Fame (2007).
Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Fame (2005), (2007).
The London - International Martial Arts Hall of Fame (2006).
The United States Martial Artist Hall of Fame (2004), (2005), (2007), (2008), (2009).
As the Chief Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Department of Justice in Los Angeles; he was directly responsible for the tactical training and program development for all special agents assigned to Southern California, as well as the new recruit agents attending the Department of Justice - Special Agent Academy at Beale Air Force Base. During this time he developed the revolutionary martial art concept of Brain Fighting™ which is a Chinese Medicine, Physiological and Psychologically based fighting technique used to shut down an attacker's brain by striking distal acupuncture and neurological access points on his body which in turn causes a positive feedback loop to occur in the brain - thus overloading the brain systems and terminating the attack and the attacker's ability to fight.
He also founded the Surgical Strike System™ of Shaolin Dim Mak - Kung Fu which he taught exclusively to military and elite government law enforcement agencies involved in high risk undercover, covert, special operations and Presidential Level Protection in an effort to increase their chances of survival during a hostile confrontation. This System is based on the "One Hit - One Knockout" Quick Kill Theory ending an attack or overcoming resistance as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The projects promoted by The Bannon Institute are overseen by a corporate advisory board of distinguished experts referred to as The Council of Masters.
The Council oversees and contributes updated information and techniques to the various martial arts, specialized combat, self-defense, technical advising, and holistic health and healing programs presented by the Bannon Institute. This objective process maintains and assures that any and all information or techniques included in atraining program that is represented by the Bannon Institute are current, accurate, applicable, and effective both in the classroom, but more importantly.......... in the Real World.
Please refer to the “Council of Masters” page for a biographical presentation of The Council.
Thank you again for your interest in the Bannon Institute.
