By Lordus Sapiens — Not Giving a SHIT About This Stuff for a While
So, a friend of mine sent me a text the other day letting me know that a rumor had started that I had died.
Nope.
Sorry.
I’ve just had other things to do.
My offline, real, non-monkey life has been full of changes and adventures over the past year or so, so I just really haven’t given a shit about this blog all that much.
Moved across the country, bought a house, started a new job…
Sorry, but that’s how life for grown-ups works sometimes. Real stuff happens and you have to set aside your hobbies for a while. In my case, getting close to a year since my last post.
It IS nice to know I’ve been missed.
But sad to know the quality of the people who have actually missed me.
The martial arts fraud-o-verse isn’t really all that interesting right now.
Sure, Ron Collins is up to his old shenanigans and appears to be on the verge of another mental break that is certain to land him back in prison (again). Bret Gordon and Steven Hatfield have largely dropped out of sight and most of their “organizations” have either disappeared or faded into even more insignificance. Self-proclaimed cyber genius Adam McKinley has reappeared in social media after a fairly long period of hiding and is back to his online Honeybee Ninja business and quest to one day become a real boy (a Karate Kid-type boy, though it looks like he’s lost his “in”). Jon Duvall has likewise come out of his hidey-hole and is again trying to establish podcasts and groups for the purpose of attracting incels for his personal aggrandizement and masturbatory wish fulfillment. I see that Bohdi Sanders has decided to put his toe back in the fake martial art master waters after turning his back on the fake martial arts master community in a fit of petulance after being exposed and shunned by the fraud-rich martial arts hall of fame community a couple of years ago. Richard Hackworth still looks like a bloated, prematurely aging, diabetic cockroach that can’t be flushed…
And Frank Dux and Ashida Kim simply refuse to do us the favor of dying of old age.
Oh well…
Sadly, this stuff and these people are just so…
Boring.
Over the past year or so there just haven’t been enough — any, really — world class martial arts frauds to talk about. At least no one worth spending the time it takes to really give them the full “monkey treatment.” Oh sure…there’s always a pedo getting arrested somewhere, but as for Bret Gordon-level frauds?
Purple unicorns these days, it seems.
Maybe “Icy” Mike “Hard2Hurt” Pesesko deserves a hard look…but I just haven’t been able to get it up to go down that rabbit hole…yet.
There have been some changes in the Martial Arts Fraud Busting community. Other people, like me, have stepped back for various reasons. That’s just what happens. People emerge, do some good work, and then become weary of the whole thing and move on. The Pink Man comes to mind. This blog has been up for seven years, which is a sort of strange miracle in and of itself. Hundreds of thousands of words, hundreds of articles, scores of frauds exposed.
The horror.
The Bullshit Martial Arts Facebook page has changed focus somewhat and seems almost exclusively focused on humorous memes and videos and endless arguments about styles, “the street,” and nonsense that seems to never grow old with newbies and couch warriors. I think the days of serious investigation into fraud are over on that site. That’s fine…if that’s what people want, let them have at it.
Everyone needs a laugh now and then.
The guys who are more interested in real investigative stuff have moved on to the Martial Arts Hall of Fame page, and I see their numbers are growing. If you’re reading this and that’s the sort of thing that tickles your fancy (a more serious tone and discussion), I suggest you go there and support them.
But I have to say that I’ve been enjoying the break. No one has really captured my attention, so why force it? One aspect of this blog and investigating martial arts frauds that is kind of sad is that it reveals that the broad martial arts “community” is a pretty immature, embarrassing lot. While there are serious people out there, the community is largely populated by dipshits. Was it always that way?
I don’t know.
Maybe?
That’s not how I remember it. There’s always been a “nerdist” aspect to studying martial arts in America, but martial arts nearly 40-50 years ago was a completely different world comprised mostly of adults who thought they were pursuing something new, exotic, and worthy of serious study. Today…
In my new job I met a young guy in his late twenties who is clearly obsessed with martial arts. He trains at two clubs, an ATA Taekwondo school (poor bastard), and a Judo/BJJ club. He’s sincere and enthusiastic, but the more I talked to him the more it became clear that he was operating under many of the classic clichés, tropes, and cultish notions that make the “martial arts community” and profession so worthy of mocking by the general public. Now that what most people consider as “martial arts” have been around in the US for over 75 years, I would hope that the field would have matured, but if anything it’s worse than it’s ever been.
Like everyone else does for everything else, I blame millennials, gen-z, and social media.
I guess the urge for people who eventually last long enough to become leaders and “masters” to encourage conspiracy-minded, cabal-like, and cultish behavior is just cooked into the whole thing (martial arts are a magnet for “certain types” of “personalities,” after all), but it never seems to go away. I could have taken it upon myself to set him straight, but I also didn’t want to kill his enthusiasm…and there’s something about the strange glint in his eye that tells me that stuff is actually part of the appeal and that he would never believe me anyway no matter my bona fides and experience.
And that’s the problem with martial arts fraud busting and this blog. Ultimately, because there’s no regulation or meaningful recourse, you’re just spinning your wheels to a degree because all the what knowledgeable, sane people in the field call “crazy shit” IS part of the attraction. Deep down, many people WANT a mysterious, cultish, pseudo-mystical experience and just aren’t going to let it go no matter how many times this stuff is exposed to be potentially dangerous nonsense and a means of usury and abuse to be exploited by psychologically broken, narcissistic fucktards in white pajamas and compression shorts to feed their egos and do their dastardly deeds.
Sadly, all this also means that I’ve come to be a little embarrassed to admit to people who don’t know me well that I’ve spent almost 40 years involved in martial arts to one degree or another (over 30 as an instructor and school owner). I’m pretty much retired now, but it saddens me that the role “Martial Arts Instructor” doesn’t have the esteem it once did, and we’re just not treated like serious people anymore. The public is wise to the reality that in the US that likely means you’ve never been in a fight and probably run a dojo daycare, so when they look at you they don’t imagine Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris like they once did.
You’d be lucky if they imagine Rex Kwon Do from Napoleon Dynamite or Jim Carey from In Living Color.
Looking back, I hope it wasn’t all a waste. To think I could have been obsessing over playing video games or taken up skydiving.
But I digress…and digress again.
So, I’m posting this to let people know that I’m not dead…that I’m just bored with the current state of affairs and that I’m focused of other things right now. This isn’t my job, and no one pays me to investigate and expose martial arts frauds, so I’m not obligated to anyone. I do it when I feel inspired, and the current crop of martial arts dipshits just isn’t very inspiring at the moment (a problem they seem to have in most aspects of their lives).
But don’t despair…there are other people out there who are enthusiastically skewering people who need and deserve skewering. Seek them out. Support their efforts. They are doing important work.
I’m sure I’ll find my enthusiasm again at some point. Somewhere, there is some self-styled and self-trained, refusing to take his meds, 28-year-old martial arts grandmaster crouching in darkness and a cloud of orange Cheetos dust in a single-wide trailer… fabricating rank certificates, cruising porn sites, and spending his disability benefits on martial arts hall of fame memberships while he fantasizes about one day actually kissing a girl and waits to be discovered by the martial arts community which will certainly shower him in all the glory he has “earned.”
I’ll let you know when I find him.
Martial Arts Frauds and Fakes 
Glad to see that this site is still active. I kept checking on it every so often to see if there had been any new articles. Always enjoy reading.
There was a new in-depth Youtube documentary about Frank Dux posted yesterday, if you’re interested.
Some Dux stories in there that I’d never heard before. Something about how when he was 16, he went to Japan and travelled to a secret ninja village where he was tested in combat by the Koga clan to prove he was worthy of the title “ninja” (or something along those lines, have slept since then). Big if true.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Frank Dux, a legend wrapped up in a Twinkie.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great to see you back again.
I heard you were dead as well, but I heard that about Elvis as well……
LikeLiked by 1 person
In the vast expanse of the digital world, there are countless ways to invest time and energy. However, some individuals choose to squander their valuable hours by researching frauds and posting about them on the internet. It is unbelievably pathetic how these internet crusaders obsessively engage in fruitless endeavors, just like Don Roley who pretends to be Lordus Sapiens.
Don Roley, the epitome of a pathetic keyboard warrior, can’t seem to find anything better to do with his pitiful existence. Instead of nurturing healthy hobbies or constructing positive relationships, he wastes his life away in a dark room, hunched over a computer screen. His relentless pursuit of internet frauds is nothing short of laughable.
Roley’s obsession with exposing scams reflects his lack of significance in the real world. His ineffectual attempts at playing detective only showcase a deep-rooted emotional void that he desperately tries to fill with self-righteous indignation. It would be almost sad if it wasn’t so utterly ridiculous.
Don finds perverse satisfaction in this delusional crusade while his lonely life continues to spiral downwards after the death of his partner. Today, he envisions himself as some sort of digital savior, when in reality, he is the punchline of a cruel joke played by fate. The fact that he truly believes his actions make even an iota of difference makes him even more pitiable.
The arrogance exhibited by Roley is matched only by his heart-wrenching yearning for validation. He uses these futile pursuits to create an illusion of importance and mask his own lackluster existence. In truth, every misguided attempt to uncover scams solidifies his position as one of the most contemptible characters on the internet.
Lastly, spending precious time researching frauds and posting about them online is a demonstration of abject inadequacy and misdirected energy. As the living personification of this sad phenomenon, Don Roley represents all that is feeble and pitiful in the realm of internet obsessives. May his bleak existence serve as a cautionary tale for others who foolishly consider following in his misguided footsteps.
Oh, Don Roley, the fearless fraud investigator – spending every waking hour of his life hunting down deceit and dishonesty. How absolutely noble and praiseworthy you are! Surely, there’s no better way to spend your time than by angrily exposing martial arts “liars, cheaters, and scammers”.
Who needs hobbies, friends, or family when you can dedicate yourself to being alone, angry and bitter all the time? Who cares about laughter, sunshine, and relaxation? Not you!
But wait! Heaven forbid that somehow this constant anger may be wreaking havoc on your health. I mean, isn’t it obvious that stress-induced high blood pressure and heart problems are just insignificant side effects of such a glorious cause?
Never mind that multiple medical professionals have proven time and time again that excessive anger can lead to cardiovascular problems over the long term – they’re probably just part of the elaborate fraud conspiracy you must expose!
Continue to disregard the potential health consequences of your relentless anger-fueled investigation crusade. Who needs peace of mind when there are frauds to be vanquished? Just remember, eventually your body might have to pay the price for your unbridled rage – but hey! At least you’ll leave a legacy as the angry vigilante who was too busy fighting dishonesty to care about their own well-being. Totally worth it!
Isn’t that right Don?
Chao!
LikeLike
It’s sad…the lack of imagination and intelligence it takes for people like you to think that Don Roley is the only person in the world with an interest in exposing martial arts frauds, thus providing you with an excuse to blame Don for every critical word ever expressed or directed towards a fake martial artist or pedophile using martial arts to facilitate his or her dastardly deeds. It takes a special kind of idiot to make that sort of conclusion, and to be an apologist for the sort of people who lie about their supposed martial arts background and rape women and children…yeah, you’re special indeed.
Missouri…man…I fucking hate Missouri. If I could, I’d douse the whole state with gasoline and set a match to it.
LikeLike
Oh, dear! It’s astounding just how dimwitted and pitifully unoriginal it must be to come up with such a nonsensical assertion like the one you’ve made. I’d say your mental faculties are akin to a sack of potatoes – soft, squishy, and devoid of any real thought. It’s almost impressive how you’ve managed to tiptoe through life without outgrowing this abysmal level of ignorance.
As for your disdain towards Missouri, it’s equally laughable. Your infantile imagination is so limited that you’d rather ignite an entire state than accept differing perspectives. But, it’s hardly surprising – after all, critical thinking is quite a foreign concept to someone whose cognitive abilities rival that of moldy bread. Bravo! You truly are the epitome of imbecility and the world would be better off if people like you were left drooling in a corner somewhere rather than masquerading as defenders of frauds and villains.
LikeLike
*sigh* Whatever. Keep trying to give your thesaurus a workout while you defend the scum of the earth and troll away.
LikeLike
Oh, *bravo*! Your articulate response has left me quaking in my boots. How can I possibly continue this intellectual *joust* when you’ve masterfully thrown in the towel like the true champion of debate that you are? I’ll just have to keep exercising my thesaurus while you, undoubtedly the brightest star in the galaxy of thought, waltz away to bless the world with your sparkling wit and insight.
LikeLike
I’m sorry….was there an actual debate going on? Was something “intellectual” actually happening? Okay…let’s debate the virtues of being an apologist for liars, cheats, liars, child abusers, and rapists. Seriously. While one might not like how some crusader for the rights and well-being of women, children, and consumers of martial arts might conduct their “crusade,” to side with scumbags crosses a line. Criticizing someone’s methods or motivation might be fair game, but to actually be an apologist and defend bad people just puts you in their camp and lowers you to their level. Here’s a list of people who have been discussed in this blog:
Adam McKinley, Allan Woodman, Ashida Kim, Bohdi Sanders, Bret Gordon, Christa Jacobson, Count Dante (John Keehan) and the Black Dragon Fighting Society, Dallas Wittgenfeld, David C. Bateman, David Hush, David Richardson, Frank Dux, Gail Huddleston, George Dillman, Gregory Schmidt, Icy Mike, the Independent American Ninjutsu Federation, Jack “Papasan” Stern, John “Archangel Michael” Reese, Jon R. Duvall, Kang Rhee and the World Black Belt Bureau, Lee Maurer, Martin Pedata, Michael Hudson (Michael Dewayne Bristow), Michael Schaefer, Patrick Justice, Richard Hackworth, Richard Hallman, Rick Love, Ron Collins, Sojiro Hatake, Steven Hatfield, Thomas Daw, Tim Waters and Jess Bakken, William and Cindy Jackson, William Sirbaugh…
Some of these people are genuinely “bad” people. Some are simply liars and frauds. Some are mentally ill. Some are narcissists trapped in their own unjustified self-grandiosity, while others are run-of-the-mill cons, hustlers, exploiters, and petty thieves. There’s even a convicted child rapist in there, as well as a guy who seems to wish he was a child rapist. The common denominator is that none of them have any business representing the arts or portraying themselves as “martial artists,” and they all, in one way or another, pose a threat to the general public and anyone with a sincere interest in martial arts. That’s not just my opinion. It’s a provable (proven, as far as I’m concerned) FACT.
But you come here defending these people. How do you square who they are and what they do with any normal person’s sense of ethics, morality, or integrity? Okay…you don’t like me. You don’t like Don. You don’t like the anti-martial arts fraud groups online. Is it just some sort of weird Libertarian thing? Everyone should be allowed to do whatever the fuck they want, and if someone gets hurt, it’s too fucking bad? The eight-year-old rape victim in a dinosaur gi should have done a better job looking out for themselves? Do you like being lied to by a supposed mentor? Do you like being ripped off? Do you have a wife or sister or children? Would you still feel that way if some Karate instructor pulled them into a dressing room for special “naked karate lessons?”
So let’s hear it, you blazing star of dazzling insight and intellect. How do you square taking the side of scumbags, apparently because you don’t like that someone has torn down your adolescent fantasies about Frank Dux and now you have to burn your VHS copy of Bloodsport?
Come on, bright boy. Explain yourself.
LikeLike
Oh, my dear simpleton, it appears we’ve stumbled upon an individual remarkably adept at observing the blatantly obvious. Bravo! But might I draw your attention to the fact that merely identifying the miscreants named does not equate to an endorsement of their repugnant actions? Your rather staggering leap in logic would give any high-jumper a run for their money. Marvelous!
Now, while your efforts at painting me as some sycophant for the ethically challenged is both heartwarming and laughable, let’s not forget that criticism of methods does not inherently imply support for those they seek to expose. Alas, this nuanced point appears to have escaped your grasp — surprising no one.
The foundation of debate is the incisive contemplation of ideas and approaches. It wouldn’t occur to those reveling in their own self-righteousness, that a rational human being can examine both sides of thorny issues without sliding into an all-or-nothing mindset. Your fervor is commendable but does little more than expose the brittleness of your own thinking.
So please, don’t mistake disagreement with particular tactics for sympathy toward frauds or swindlers. Were I ever to stoop so low as to defend these reprobates, rest assured you would be the first to know.
Until then, prattle on with your diatribes as you see fit. I’ll be here, basking in the glow of critical thinking and nuanced discussion – a place regrettably foreign to you. Do feel free to join me someday when you’ve outgrown this penchant for dramatic and exceedingly tiresome hyperbole.
LikeLike
Nah…you’ve painted yourself as a sycophant and reprobate. But hey…you go, girl.
LikeLike
Hello, my friends.
Welcome back, Lordus Sapiens. I’m glad to see that you’re alive and kicking (no pun intended).
My name is Rob Odell. I used to be Richard Hackworth’s friend and business partner. We briefly corresponded on the comments of this website a while back. I have created a webpage detailing my history with Richard Hackworth. The first page will go live on August 1, 2023 with a new page every month for four months with additional updates as needed. It will cover my time with Hackworth, 1987-2005, and his activities.
It took me longer than anticipated to build the site as I had to recover material and photographs to document my claims. I also had to have my lawyer vet the information to make certain that there is nothing actionable on the site. I invite everyone to peruse my site: grandmasterrichardhackworthtruth.com.
LikeLike
Glad to hear you’re not dead. I’m
not dead either. Keep skewering these dweebs.
After they threatened me when I was very sick and waiting for a kidney, they deserve everything they get.
LikeLike
Thus behold! Lordus Sapiens at a loss for words… For is it he who dwell in covert realms and protect order under the penumbra of night. A spectacular envoy born from loneliness, an insufferable sadness and now bound forevermore to this intricate dance between frauds and trolls…
Almost would make a good biopic if it weren’t excruciatingly pathetic… but, hey maybe your bullshit looser content consumer base may rent it on you.tv? Who knows maybe thats your ticket to at perhaps at least some miniscule notoriety.
Well *yawn* this was sweet Don but honestly I have more important things to do. Fare-well Don, we all know you won’t, but hey its the least I can do to help encourage your growth…
😆
LikeLike
You should try harder.
LikeLike
It’s interesting how this, to you, is all about notoriety. That says a lot about you, don’t you think. Oh well…bye.
LikeLike
You don’t read to good, do ya Don?
LikeLike
Considering this blog is seven years old, thus providing hundreds of articles and hundreds of thousands of words for comparison, a dull eighth-grader should be able to tell the difference between my writing “style” and Don’s. I would have to say that actually, it’s your reading comprehension and feeble attempts to “sound” intelligent that are severely lacking. But hey…you keep right on doing what you’re doing and drawing whatever conclusions you like. The internet was created to give us a platform for laughing at self-aggrandizing fools.
LikeLike
Methinks squire Jeff just likes to write using big words…….
LikeLike
If you want to know about Richard Hackworth, I have created a webpage detailing my history with Richard Hackworth. I used to be Richard Hackworth’s friend and business partner. The first page is up now with a new page every month with additional updates. It will cover my time with Hackworth, 1987-2005, and his activities. I got tired of Hackworth’s lies, fraud, and backstabbing and created this website to warn people about him.
I invite everyone to peruse my site:
grandmasterrichardhackworthtruth.com.
LikeLike
Will do!
LikeLike