AWARENESS
Seeing
What Runs You
Understand the patterns of thought, emotion, belief, and behavior that shape perception and action.
AUTHOR · EDUCATOR · FACILITATOR · FOUNDER
Know yourself.
Align your life.
Give your gifts
to the world.
For more than three decades, Sensei Fred Jordan has taught the principles of awareness, discipline, and intentional action. Through Whole Self-Alignment™, he brings those teachings to individuals, leaders, schools, and organizations.
U.S. Marine veteranTornado School successorFounder of IMASAIllinois House recognition
A lifetime of service and teaching
THE FRAMEWORK
Whole
Self-Alignment™
What drives the way you think, feel, choose, and act? Whole Self-Alignment™ is a human-development framework for understanding those patterns and directing them toward a more intentional life.
01AwarenessRecognize what influences you.
02AlignmentBring choices into agreement with values.
03ActionRespond with intention and discipline.
04ResultsApply, reflect, and refine.
FROM UNDERSTANDING TO APPLICATION
A whole life requires more than information.
Awareness shapes how we lead, how we learn, how we relate to others, and how we understand and manage money. Alignment connects what we know to what we actually do.
Fred's teaching adapts to the audience: personal direction and purpose for individuals; accountable performance for organizations; positive choices for students; and financial awareness and readiness for those learning to direct their resources.
“Understand what drives you. Align what matters. Act with intention.”Explore ways to engage
Awareness applied to financial decisions
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.
Seeing
ALIGNMENT
Directing
What Runs You
Move from recognizing internal patterns to aligning decisions, disciplines, and direction.
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.
Follow the books on SubstackENGAGE WITH THE WORK
Four ways to begin.
Explore a live experience, invite Fred to an organization, or learn how the framework applies to financial readiness.
KEYNOTES · LEADERSHIP · PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTSpeaking &
Facilitation PUBLIC EXPERIENCES · GROUP LEARNINGWhole Self-Alignment™
Workshops SCHOOLS · ORGANIZATIONS · COMMUNITIESInstitutional
Programs / IMASA MONEY AWARENESS · EDUCATION · READINESSFinancial Readiness
/ Akari Advisors
Facilitation PUBLIC EXPERIENCES · GROUP LEARNINGWhole Self-Alignment™
Workshops SCHOOLS · ORGANIZATIONS · COMMUNITIESInstitutional
Programs / IMASA MONEY AWARENESS · EDUCATION · READINESSFinancial Readiness
/ Akari Advisors
Institutional programs are delivered through IMASA. Akari Advisors provides financial education and coordination; personalized investment advice is not offered through this website.
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.
Read & Subscribe on Substack Substack subscriptions are handled directly by Substack.
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
Watch South Side Warriors Opens the film on an external streaming service; a viewing pass or sign-in may be required. Scene timing is supplied by Fred Jordan.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.
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.
Watch the documentary External viewing platform; an account or pass may be needed. Excerpt timing provided by Fred Jordan.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.
Watch NPR videoABC7 CHICAGO / TELEVISIONVIDEO
Someone You Should Know
An ABC7 television segment featuring Sensei Fred Jordan, identified by Fred Jordan from his media archive.
Watch ABC7 segmentSOUTH 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.
Watch the teaching on YouTubeCHICAGO 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.
Explore the WBEZ storyDOCUMENTED PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Honors & Resolutions.
Historical recognitions are accompanied by links to the original government records. The illustrated cards below are website artwork, not reproductions of the official documents.
WEBSITE ARTWORK · NOT THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
NOVEMBER 3, 2004 · CITY OF CHICAGO
City Council Resolution
The City Council recognized the American Martial Arts Science Academy (A.M.A.S.A.) for youth training, discipline and personal development. The official record identifies Frederick Jordan as CEO of the American Martial Arts Science Association.
View original City Council record · p. 33,567
WEBSITE ARTWORK · NOT THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
OCTOBER 24, 2017 · STATE OF ILLINOIS
House Resolution 571
The Illinois House of Representatives adopted a resolution recognizing Sensei Fred Jordan and his contributions to martial arts education, youth development and the community.
View original House Resolution 571These custom graphics summarize historical recognition and should not be presented as official government-issued certificates. The 2004 record refers to the academy as A.M.A.S.A.; the modern IMASA brand reflects the organization's later presentation.
EXPANDING THE MEDIA ARCHIVE
Media and interview inquiries
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.
LET'S CONNECT
Begin with
a conversation.
Invite Fred to speak, explore a facilitated Whole Self-Alignment™ experience, or inquire about a collaboration. Share a few details and the appropriate next step can be identified.
Know yourself.
Align your direction.
Give your gifts.Awareness · Alignment · Action · Results
Align your direction.
Give your gifts.Awareness · Alignment · Action · Results