Highly Skilled in the Martial, Healing, Media, Protection, Ministry, Law Enforcement, Special Operations, Police Chaplaincy, and Literary Arts.

It all started with a vision: “To serve God by empowering people and their diverse missions from all walks of life.”

From Killer of Men, to Protector of Men, to Healer of Men - Bannon Institute of The Arts is a California Based Research, Development, Consulting, and Training Corporation which creates customized curriculums and presentations for Military, Paramilitary, Law Enforcement, Tier One Security Teams, Corporate Entities, Church Denominations, and the like.

We offer complete Hollywood technical advising and consultation for film, literary, and screenplay projects, as well as actor role training, script review, and scene choreography. Our technical advisors put the “Real in the Reel.”

Special Agent Joseph Bannon Ph.D, CEO and Founder of Bannon Institute of The Arts is a retired government agent and intelligence officer with the Criminal Intelligence Bureau - Anti Terrorist Unit of the Department of Justice / Office of the Attorney General. He is a former Federal Agent assigned to both the DEA as a narcotics agent, and U.S. Marshals Service on “America’s Most Wanted” Fugitive Apprehension Team out of Los Angeles. As a task force agent counterpart, he was assigned to the United States Secret Service Close Quarter Presidential Protection Detail, Presidential Protective Intelligence Division, the FBI Witness Protection Program, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and U.S. Naval Intelligence.

The Bannon Institute is a compilation of Special Agent Bannon’s professional career as a lifelong martial artist; healing and counseling arts practitioner; special operations and protective arts practitioner and instructor; and member of both a government SWAT and police counter sniper team. He worked as a Military, paramilitary, private military contractor, and specialized law enforcement combat and intelligence operative / instructor; Hollywood technical advisor; and a board certified police chaplain. A resume of Special Agent Bannon’s experience is available upon valid request but can also be found on LinkedIn. Please see above icon link.

Bannon Institute of The Arts does not practice any form of medicine nor psychology that would involve the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or amelioration of physical, psychological, emotional or mental disorders of individuals or groups as delineated within California Business and Professions Code Section 2903 unless provided for under the approved and licensed scope of our practice. It is strongly advised that you consult with a licensed medical professional before implementing any information presented by this Institute or its representatives. (Please see below):