Brent Kenton Jordan is an American

United States

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 author

Author

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, best known for writing a book about his 20 years working as a bouncer

Bouncer (doorman)

A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...

 at such clubs as Cheetah's Topless Club

Cheetah's

Cheetah's Topless Club is a "gentleman's club" or topless bar located in San Diego, and Las Vegas, best known for being featured in the 1995 movie Showgirls, and also for having been owned by Mike Galardi, a nightclub owner who was investigated by the FBI with a controversial invocation of the...

 in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Biography

Jordan was the fourth of five children. His mother was a horse trainer

Horse trainer

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/riding instructor, and his father Dave Jordan was head football

American football

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 coach

Coach (sport)

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 at Grossmont College

Grossmont College

Grossmont College is a community college located in El Cajon, California, in the county of San Diego. The campus sits in the Fletcher Hills community of El Cajon and is bordered by the cities of San Diego and Santee. Grossmont College is one of the two colleges that make up the Grossmont-Cuyamaca...

 in San Diego. Jordan never graduated from high school, having dropped out in the 9th grade. During his teens he worked as a Kenpo

Kenpo

is the name of several Japanese martial arts. The word kenpō is a Japanese translation of the Chinese word "quánfǎ. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization, but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel...

 Karate instructor, and then later served in the U.S. Army. After being discharged at age 21, he opened a karate school / gym and took weekend security jobs at local nightclubs. This developed into a career as he worked as a bouncer

Bouncer (doorman)

A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...

, DJ and sometimes manager at various night clubs and strip club

Strip club

A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....

s, including Pacers Strip Club in San Diego, Crazy Horse Saloon and the Palomino Club

Palomino Club (Las Vegas)

The Palomino Club is a landmark North Las Vegas strip club with a series of infamous owners, ranging from accused and convicted murderers to a prominent cardiologist. Since 2006 the club has been owned by Adam Gentile.-History:...

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In 1991, he took a job at the just-opened "Cheetah's" strip club

Strip club

A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....

, where he worked until 2003, and was one of the witnesses in a major FBI sting against club owner Michael Galardi and several members of the Las Vegas and San Diego city councils. In 2004, he wrote a book about his observations of the case and the general flow of life in a strip club. As of 2006, the book is in its fourth printing, and Jordan is frequently cited in the media in stories about the adult entertainment industry.

Jordan is also trained in Mu Thai kick boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and NHB fighting. He occasionally competed, with his most notable match being a close loss against Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell

Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...

, who was later named as UFC Light Heavyweight champion.

Writing

• Stripped: Twenty Years of Secrets from Inside the Strip Club, 2004, ISBN 0-9703441-2-0
• The Chivalry Code: Discussions on Becoming a Man in a Modern World, 2007. Satsu Press. ISBN 0-9703441-3-9