{"id":3011,"date":"2014-05-02T14:05:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/?page_id=3011"},"modified":"2026-10-13T20:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:36:16","slug":"founder-p-bennett","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/?page_id=3011","title":{"rendered":"Founder P. Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3011\" class=\"elementor elementor-3011\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-559d7ed0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"559d7ed0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf530cf\" data-id=\"2cf530cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30755fa7 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30755fa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e32500c\" data-id=\"5e32500c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1750a985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1750a985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/vkj-surf-88-e1562098113241.png?fit=700%2C123&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4277\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4818838e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4818838e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder <span style=\"color:#0076FF\">Pedro Bennett<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2006c011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2006c011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n<\/h2><p style=\"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal\"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:\"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";color:#5C5C5C'>with each step we\nmake, a path is set, as our path advance our future is led away.<\/span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\"'><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:15.0pt\"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:\"Arial\",\"sans-serif\";color:#5C5C5C'>~Pedro Bennett<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1em\"><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66807912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66807912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pedro Bennett\u00a0 (Title: Professor) is the head instructor and recognized founder (Test and Recognized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whfsc.com\/roster.html\">World Head of Family Soke Council<\/a> \u2013 September 1st. 2017, Orlando, FL.) of Venn Kempo Jujitsu (VKJ).\u00a0\u00a0 He is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kravmagatraining.it\/en\/instructors\/u-s-a-instructors\/pedro-bennett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Krav Maga Training (KMT) \u2013 Italia,<b>\u00a0<\/b>National Representative<\/a> (Chief Instructor) for the USA.\u00a0 He was inducted into the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goe2013.com\/2013-HOF-NEW-INDUCTIES.html\">Ke<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goe2013.com\/2013-HOF-NEW-INDUCTIES.html\">npo International Hall o<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goe2013.com\/2013-HOF-NEW-INDUCTIES.html\">f Fame in 2013<\/a>\u00a0(Gathering of the Eagles).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d6ea38 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26d6ea38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/?page_id=3683\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b93c84a\" data-id=\"2b93c84a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90aeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d90aeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?fit=700%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3767\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?w=4136&amp;ssl=1 4136w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C627&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C836&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/53jkbpq53-b-45-2.jpeg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1701f711 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1701f711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31637aca\" data-id=\"31637aca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181e5cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"181e5cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5649ff30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5649ff30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Bennett focus is not how many tournaments one have won, and who one may have trained with nor is it who you know.\u00a0 He focuses on understanding that obstacles that we all faces and how to address those obstacles in a manner that logically, ethical and safe.<\/p><p>\u00a0 Prof. Bennett holds\u00a0an<a href=\"https:\/\/tracysikka.com\/hachidan\/\"> 8th degree black in Tracy\u2019s Kenpo Karate,<\/a> and 4th degree in Tae Kwon Do and a 1<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3964 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C-300x237.jpeg?resize=300%2C237\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C.jpeg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C.jpeg?resize=768%2C608&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C.jpeg?resize=1024%2C811&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C.jpeg?w=1492&amp;ssl=1 1492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6r4vvk4tr645W-C.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>st degree black belt (Shodan) in Aiki Jujutsu and obtained Shodoka Ranking in Shootfighting.<\/p><p>Prof. Bennett was an educator, 20+ years; teaching middle school science and high school Chemistry and Physics.\u00a0 Six years of his teaching experience consisted of teaching Critical Thinking and Strategies Classes at the collegiate level.\u00a0 Prior to becoming an educator, he was police officer in the metro-Atlanta, GA area.<\/p><p>As of recent years, Prof. Bennett, was a bodyguard\/security and has worked in various investigative capacities.<\/p><p>Prof. Bennett does not travel a lot related to the martial arts; however, he was a presenter at the 2026 Ohana, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu event in Hawaii.<\/p><p>Prof. Bennett has written a few minor articles concerning assorted topics. He also had an active shooter video, relating to an active shooter in a church.\u00a0 And he is available for seminar\/clinics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Prof. Bennett has a BS in Chemistry, Masters in Adult Education and completed 58 hours of post graduate work, in Organizational Leadership with a minor in Conflict Resolution, maintaining a 4.0 avg.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p><p>It is a time to play and it is time to put away your toys.\u00a0 Self-Defense is self-preservation.\u00a0 It is not ranking, it is not about winning, it is about existing and constantly finding equilibruim.\u00a0 \u2013 Pedro Bennett<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9852e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9852e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e79d86a\" data-id=\"e79d86a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder Pedro Bennett with each step we make, a path is set, as our path advance our future is led away. ~Pedro Bennett Pedro Bennett\u00a0 (Title: Professor) is the head instructor and recognized founder (Test and Recognized by the World Head of Family Soke Council \u2013 September 1st. 2017, Orlando, FL.) of Venn Kempo Jujitsu &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/?page_id=3011\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Founder P. Bennett<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3011","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3011"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5338,"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3011\/revisions\/5338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kempojujitsu.us\/home-rev-slider\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}