Dan B. Kennedy, Hanshi

Hanshi (Master Instructor) Dan Kennedy provides the leadership and sets the example of quality for the Lenexa Karate Academy management team. Hanshi Kennedy has over 31 years experience in teaching Kenpo Karate and promoting education through the martial arts. A 9th degree black belt, Dan has won many tournaments and was ranked as the top amateur competitor in the Mid-Central United States in the early 1980’s. He has served the martial arts community as director of the National Karate Circuit and founded the United States Kenpo Kobujitsu (USKK) in 1988. As president of the USKK, Hanshi Kennedy is responsible for the development of curriculum in three martial arts systems: Okinawan Kenpo, Okinawan Kobujitsu, and Taiko Ryu Jujitsu.