Jack Hoban

Jack Hoban is a former active duty US Marine Corps Captain and "subject matter expert" for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). He is a long-time practitioner of martial arts and "Shidoshi" (senior instructor) in the Bujinkan system under headmaster Masaaki Hatsumi in Japan. He became fully qualified as a senior Bujinkan instructor by passing the 5th degree black belt test in 1985. He received a 10th dan in May of 1996.

He is also a student of the late Robert L. Humphrey, noted conflict resolution specialist and author of "Values For A New Millennium". Hoban's Living Values Program is inspired in great degree from Professor Humphrey's Life Value theory.

Hoban's approach to teaching martial arts in context of the universal human values is unique in the United States. He has published three books and four videos on the martial arts and has written numerous articles on the martial arts and Living Values. He is also a popular lecturer throughout America and the world on the subject of warriorship and values. Lessons address how "warrior-citizens" can stand up for and, if necessary, protect themselves and others.

Hoban is also a musician. He is known for his unique sound, both vocally and on the guitar. He writes a wide range of music from stirring ballads to the funky, bluesy music of his band, Rogues on the Run. Formed in 1992, the Rogues specialize in traditional blues and original contemporary blues/jazz music. They are currently playing the Jersey Shore, and have opened for BB King.

Previously, Hoban was co-founder, with Gene McCormick, of Jersey Blue (with Bernard Purdie on drums). Before that he was a member of the Philadelphia-based Windfall, who opened for KISS.

Hoban has an MBA, and is currently Vice President of a technology company that specializes in the health care industry. He is married to Yumiko Muramatsu Hoban, an anthropologist who publishes an international web site on cross-cultural child-rearing. They live at the Jersey Shore with their two sons.

External links

*Jack Hoban's [http://www.livingvalues.com/ Living Values]
* [http://www.sweetnet.com/ Sweetheart] - Yumiko Hoban's web site on cross-cultural child-rearing (in Japanese).
*Robert L. Humphrey's [http://www.lifevalues.com/ Life Values Institute]
*Jack Hoban Music [http://www.jackhoban.com/music/ Jack Hoban Music]