SENSEI FRED JORDANWHOLE SELF-ALIGNMENT™

AUTHOR · EDUCATOR · FACILITATOR · FOUNDER

Know yourself.
Align your life.
Give your gifts
to the world.

Sensei Fred Jordan helps leaders, educators, organizations, and individuals turn self-awareness into clearer decisions, more intentional action, and practical growth. Through Whole Self-Alignment™, he offers keynote presentations, facilitated workshops, and leadership and professional development experiences grounded in decades of teaching.

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U.S. Marine veteranTornado School successorFounder of IMASAIllinois House recognition
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A lifetime of service and teaching
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THE FRAMEWORK

Whole
Self-Alignment™

Whole Self-Alignment™ is a practical human-development framework for recognizing the patterns shaping thoughts, emotions, decisions, and behavior, aligning choices with a chosen direction, and translating understanding into intentional action.

01AwarenessRecognize what influences you.
02AlignmentBring choices into agreement with values.
03ActionRespond with intention and discipline.
04ResultsApply, reflect, and refine.
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FROM UNDERSTANDING TO APPLICATION

A whole life requires more than information.

The same questions guide different kinds of growth: How do I recognize what is influencing me? How do I align what I value with what I actually do? The answers matter in leadership, relationships, learning, and financial decision-making.

Fred adapts each session to the audience. For organizations, that may mean self-leadership, team communication, and accountability. For educators and students, it may mean emotional awareness and constructive choices. For individuals, it can mean personal direction, purpose, and financial readiness.

“Understand what drives you. Align what matters. Act with intention.”
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Illustrative scene of Sensei Fred Jordan guiding adult participants in an interactive roundtable discussion
From reflection to interactive application

BOOKS & INTELLECTUAL LEGACY

The ideas become a body of work.

The Whole Self-Alignment™ book series explores the journey from recognizing what drives us to directing our choices and ultimately giving what we are to the world.

BOOK 01 IN DEVELOPMENT

AWARENESS

Seeing
What Runs You

Understand the patterns of thought, emotion, belief, and behavior that shape perception and action.

BOOK 02 PLANNED

ALIGNMENT

Directing
What Runs You

Move from recognizing internal patterns to aligning decisions, disciplines, and direction.

BOOK 03 PLANNED

EMBODIMENT

Giving
What You Are

Express awareness and alignment through purposeful action, contribution, leadership, and service.

Also in development: a book exploring the Tornado/Four Wind System and its martial arts teaching legacy.

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SPEAKING, FACILITATION & PROGRAMS

Bring the work to your people.

Choose the experience that fits your audience. Each offering connects the Whole Self-Alignment™ framework to practical learning, participation, and intentional action.

FOR COMPANIES · CONFERENCES · LEADERSSpeaking &
FacilitationKeynotes and interactive sessions on self-leadership, communication, decision-making, and accountability.Request a speaking proposal FOR INDIVIDUALS · GROUPS · ASSOCIATIONSWhole Self-Alignment™
WorkshopsGuided learning to recognize patterns, clarify direction, and practice awareness, alignment, and intentional action.Inquire about a workshop FOR SCHOOLS · DISTRICTS · ORGANIZATIONSInstitutional
Programs / IMASAStudent enrichment, leadership development, and professional development adapted to institutional needs.Explore IMASA programs FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION · MONEY DECISIONSFinancial Readiness
/ Akari AdvisorsUnderstand how money works and connect financial knowledge with awareness, planning, and informed decisions.Explore financial education

Speaking and workshop formats can include keynotes, 90-minute sessions, half-day facilitation, and custom programs. Institutional programs are delivered through IMASA. Financial education links to Akari Advisors; personalized investment advice is not provided on this website.

Workshop and stage imagery is illustrative promotional artwork, not photography of actual client events. The financial education photograph documents a real teaching presentation.

The work continues
between the pages.

On Substack, Fred writes about awareness, alignment, leadership, financial behavior, purpose, and the everyday practice of directing one's life. Read ongoing reflections and follow the books as they develop.

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Decades of discipline in practice

THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE TEACHINGS

Rooted in practice.
Built for life.

A U.S. Marine veteran and lifelong martial arts educator, Fred Jordan was entrusted with continuing the teaching legacy of Tornado School of Martial Arts as successor and head instructor to founder Professor Gregory Jaco in 1998.

Fred expanded Tornado into a 15,000-square-foot martial arts school, gaining direct experience developing and leading a major instructional facility. Today, the school’s teachings extend beyond a single building. Tornado instruction continues through educational and community-based programs, carrying forward principles of discipline, awareness, responsibility, and leading by example.

ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY 2002

The passing of the torch.

In filmmaker Robert Wyrod’s South Side Warriors, Professor Jaco publicly passes responsibility for the school’s teaching legacy to Fred. Fred responds with his commitment to lead by example.

Handover passage: 20:13–23:00

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Fred founded IMASA in 2003 and developed human-development programs spanning educational, organizational, and community settings. His contributions have received Illinois House and City of Chicago recognition. Whole Self-Alignment™ draws from this teaching history and his later work in leadership education and financial readiness.

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Fred Jordan · United States Marine Corps · 1994–1998

MILITARY SERVICE & INTERNATIONAL TRAINING

A foundation of discipline.
Experience across cultures.

Fred Jordan served in the United States Marine Corps from 1994 to 1998 with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He completed two six-month deployments to Okinawa, Japan: one in 1995 and another in 1997.

During each deployment, he participated in martial arts training at a Japanese police academy. He was the only American participating in those training sessions during both visits. In 1996, he was selected for a battalion instructor role, further developing his experience in teaching and leading others.

These experiences are part of the foundation he later brought to Tornado School of Martial Arts, IMASA, and the human-development work now expressed through Whole Self-Alignment™.

1995First six-month Okinawa deployment
1996Selected for battalion instructor role
1997Second six-month Okinawa deployment

FILM · INTERVIEWS · PUBLIC RECORD

The work, on the record.

Explore documentary film, ABC7 television, NPR and Chicago public radio, a South Suburban College teaching on Natural Complete Focus, and official City of Chicago and Illinois House records recognizing the history behind Whole Self-Alignment™.

DOCUMENTARY FILM2002

South Side Warriors

Robert Wyrod’s documentary explores martial arts traditions on Chicago’s South Side, including Professor Gregory Jaco and Tornado School of Martial Arts. Fred identifies the passing-of-the-torch scene at 20:13–23:00.

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NPR / MEDIA ARCHIVEVIDEO

NPR Feature

An NPR-related recording featuring Sensei Fred Jordan, identified from his media archive. The precise program title and broadcast details have not yet been independently confirmed.

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ABC7 CHICAGO / TELEVISIONVIDEO

Someone You Should Know

An ABC7 television segment featuring Sensei Fred Jordan, identified by Fred Jordan from his media archive.

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SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE / VIDEOTEACHING

Natural Complete Focus — South Suburban College

A teaching presentation by Sensei Fred Jordan on Natural Complete Focus, delivered at South Suburban College. Watch the presentation on YouTube.

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CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO · WBEZ2010

Teaching through martial arts.

WBEZ’s Eight Forty-Eight featured Sensei Fred Jordan’s work introducing young people on Chicago’s South Side to martial arts.

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EXPANDING THE MEDIA ARCHIVE

Historical source (PDF, not the interview): South Suburban College historical publication ↗

Additional verified media appearances and interviews will be added as source recordings and publication links become available.

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