Andrew Hall is not your typical Martial Artist. Well known throughout the town of Oyster Bay in Long Island New York, Andrew a family man began his Martial Arts Journey on his birthday in 1980, when he attended an intro class for Chinese Kenpo. Three years later he was teaching the art and achieved his first black belt in 1985. Andrew never thought that one class would unleash a passion that is even stronger today than it was in 1980.
Andrew’s Martial Arts background is expansive and during the last three plus decades, Andrew has racked up quite a resume specifically:
- Black Belt in Kenpo
- Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do
- Black Belt in Wushu
- Full Instructor (Jeet Kune Do ) under Sifu Paul Vunak and Progressive Fighting Systems
- Full Instructor (Jeet Kune Do) under Sifu Michael Gruener and Tactical Solutions for Defense
- Law Enforcement and Military Certified at DEA facility in San Diego
- Guest Appearance on News 12 Long Island to discuss personal protection
- Certified in Sports Safety Training
- Certified in Child and Adult CPR
- Competency in Tai Chi and several Kung Fu styles
In 1987 he was presented with an extraordinary opportunity to study Wushu in China by his teacher Master Yu Shao Wen a member of the Beijing Wushu National Team. Andrew took the opportunity and upon his return from China, made a major decision he would focus on helping as many people as he could learn to defend themselves and their families.
Also a lifelong Firearms enthusiast, Andrew has a passion for tactical and defensive Pistol shooting which is evident in his pistol coaching. Andrew is a NRA Certified Range Safety Officer.
Andrew has conducted numerous personal protection seminars, some examples are:
- Junior League Women’s Group
- Long Island University Brooklyn Campus for Students and Residential Life Staff
- New York Institute of Technology Central Islip for Residential Life Staff
- New York Institute of Technology Criminal Justice Exposition for Nursing, Police and Corrections Personnel
- Threats In The Air for Airline Personnel
In 2001 with the advent of the September 11th terror attacks Andrew formed Close Quarters Inc. a counter terrorist training company which specialized in training for civilian and military personnel.
When he gets a chance, Andrew enjoys tactical and defensive Pistol shooting and shooting rounds of sporting clays, trap and skeet.
