Combatives, World War II to the MAC Program

Military combatives aren't new, pre-first world war most soldiers were trained in sword, knife and bayonet. As technology adapted weapons to become more effective the basic idea of unarmed combat fell away...

In America pre-first World War boxing and wrestling were competitive programs offered in public schools. They were also offered to soldiers, sailors and marines as competition oriented sports.

Come World War II the American invasion of Japan, though it lasted only four years, brought American service men closer to Asian martial arts. First, in the form of William E. Fairbairn self-created style of Defendu adopted gung-fu, to his early study of boxing, judo and wrestling. Field stripped to create the first combatives program. Later, as American servicemen gained access to martial arts in Japan both Karate and Judo, schools appeared by former service members at or around military installations.

Military combatives has changed drastically between the World War II and the Vietnam War. Because the core composite of the system relies on a combination of gross motor skills and fine motor skills. As always technology has placed a greater burden on the designers of modern combatives programs.

William E. Fairbairn and Eric Stykes designed systems that used gross motor skills to deliever high impact blows to vital areas. Many "experts" suggest that WW2 Combatives is more lethal because it has the highest casualty rating post conflict between it and Modern Army Combatives (MAC).

The reality is World War 2 had saw more conflict then MAC and that again technology plays a role here that needs to be understood. World War 2 combatives also relies on a time when soldiers didn't wear body armor. Which limits accessible vital targets and, well, if body armor stops bullets muchless fists or feet it makes grappling a preferred option.

Additionally, the World War 2 method was not, strictly a striking art since it did use a some locks, chokes and mostly hold escapes but, did not focus on ground fighting (wrestling) as wrestling was a sport taught in public schools, even after boxing was removed between the later 1960s and early 1980s.

We had a saying the Army "Combatives is just like taking a Self-Defense class at the YMCA. They (the US Military & the YMCA) only teaches you enough to get your ass kicked." Primarily soldiers close with and engage the enemy at close range, bayonet charges for example. Bayonets were the foundation of infantry combat since ancient times when medieval infantry fought with spears and shields and when used by lost Empires before that such as the Greeks, Romans, Persians and Babylonians before that. As technology advanced and soldiers could shoot more accurately, more consistently and more continuously the need for close range fighting with bayonets became of less importance, as well as studies into the medicine, psychology and such found that teaching basic techniques and making exaggerated claims based on one's position as an authority figure was paramount in convincing inexperienced young men on their superiority as soldiers to wage wars and fight in combat.

The "deadly techniques" of combatives were meant to be effective but, were propagandized to make them seem "ultra deadly" so that soldiers would not fear closing with and killing an enemy in combat. This has lead to some equally as propagandized marketing for World War II based combatives.

Vietnam lead to the addition of flak vests and fighting at close range in the jungles or urban areas. This placed a larger focus on Judo's goshinjutsu techniques. With additional training taught in on post Dojos for by veterans to service men or service men to service men. Combatives in the Army and Marine Corps from this era became build around a mix of free style Fairbairn's Defendu based World War 2 combatives and mixed with karate and judo techniques. Based off insights from veteran martial artists and soldier working for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services)

The USMC developed its own combatives program after it dropped the Rex Applegate system, this new system called L.I.N.E. or Linear Infighting Neuro-Override Engagement was seen as too defensive in nature and again judo based.

When the USMC established a MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program), they added a level of expertise to the combatives training with ever progressing levels of training and knowledge.

This in turn with conflicts being fought primarily in urban terrain caused the Army to reexamine combatives. The generation one Modern Army Combatives program was started completely fresh and was designed to create a base of instruction or critical self-defense skills useful for the individual soldier in close combat. The war on terror has shifted the focus of the military to fighting smaller guerrilla style cells,  which abuse the laws of war by recruiting, training and operating in urban settings were the full might of a professional military such as air strikes, cruise missiles and artillery cannot be brought to bear as it would endanger noncombatant civilians.

Generation one MAC relied mainly on the program developed by the Gracie family, now known as Gracie combatives.  While the World War 2 Combatives fans claim "their system" is better,  they overlook a key test of war fighting ability, the ability to not get shot. I would suggest anyone can perform a test of whether a martial art is effective for modern combat by sparring someone use the World War 2 methods and have people shooting paint balls across "ring at each other." Now if you get hit in the head or body, its a kill and you die. Oh yeah, you are a target as well for the shooters. See an issue here?

I am not saying MAC 1 is better, because in gaining a dominant position you can do some damage and still be "grappling effective" with gaining the dominant position and striking vital areas. Something I felt was simple and effective. My additions, inspired by limited training in hand-to-hand combatives of the Vietnam era with veterans in my own family, became a pattern for my own hand-to-hand combat system based on research into the history behind the Fairbairn-Stykes system.

Now I don't know if I had an effect on the MAC program but, according to Matt Larson in an article at Special Operations Combatives Program titled simply, What is Modern Army Combatives. Larson states "Local experts at posts throughout the Army have helped this program along immensely. Those who have been acute enough to know where innovation is needed and open minded enough to understand that the Army’s training program, due to its unique needs, must differ from the training regimen at civilian schools, have contributed immensely. Greg Thompson, in particular, has been one of the principle people involved in that capacity." and goes on to say " In order to improve the hand-to-hand fighting ability of every soldier in a unit, it is necessary to systematically develop skills movement patterns and a strong understanding of fight strategy. The basic techniques described in this book are a blueprint for doing just that. This is the method we use in our first two instructor training courses. Beyond the basic techniques, which must be proscriptive by the nature of the challenge of teaching over a million students, the training must become conceptual, more how to train the technique specific. These techniques should be taken as examples of the type of strategies that work and should point you in the right direction. The nature of today’s military conflicts – the equipment we may be wearing, the missions we find ourselves tasked with – are unique to the battlefield and are constantly changing. To meet these demands, effective Combatives training must be an ever- evolving process. "

Meaning theoretically I could have been one if those "local experts at posts throughout the Army" who are too numerous to name. I think fighting someone on the ground makes you less likely to be shot by people around you. In truth I don't know... I know I never met Matt Larsson and never, that I know of, contributed to MAC Generation 2.

However, I do find it interesting that many if the additional methods I was teaching came to adopted by Matt Larson... Great minds do think a like. (Yes, I made a joke...)

One of the funnier aspects here, is that my World War II Combatives Course and Shadow Warrior Edition of Get Tough is now being cloned, copied and dare I say, perhaps even plagiarized by Barron Shepherd. Honestly, I don't care...

And I wish Barron the best of luck with his Combatives Course and his Professional Edge Edition of Get Tough.  However, I feel the need to express that Barron knows very little about the art he is claiming to teach... To be certified to teach World War 2 Combatives one would need certification either through the Military or, through a civilian school that has a lineage to the Fairbairn-Stykes Defendu system.

While Fairbairn & Stykes taught many people anyone claiming to be certified to teach World War 2 Combatives would need a certification through either an instructor in the military, a civilian who used to be an instructor with the proper certification or a instructor under an instructor who has such certification. As far as I know this basically puts us with Damian Ross of the Self Defense Company who draws his lineage form Carl Cestari.

Now what's truly funny is that after I release a Video Course (a historical training video used to Train British Homeguard during World War 2) and the Shadow Warrior Version of Get Tough. Barron began copying me... First posting a blog about his up coming course December 3rd 2016, just six days after I post a blog about the Shadow Warrior Course.

Barron's Course made just 6 days after I announce the Shadow Warrior World War 2 Combatives Course.

 My announcement on the World War 2 combatives course November 28th 2016.

Barron's Version of Get Tough...

Using the imagery of a World War 2 Combatives technique video found on youtube here. Yet, this video was part of a discussion about the historical combatives training video I use for the World War 2 Combatives Course.

Apparently, Barron seems to ne trying to copy my products but fails to see why I have them. I am not a certified World War 2 Combatives Instructor. I am not a certified MAC instructor under Matt Larson either... I am someone who respects the scientific basis behind the modern combatives movement.

Military combatives is by and large the basis for many self-defense systems. The scientific basis is something I have a great deal of respect for, as well being forward thinking. However, combatives alone is not reality based training.

Reality Based Training and Reality Based Self-Defense are the innovations of Jim Wagner. Who make the term famous in 1998 Black Belt Magazine using a term common to Police Swat Teams but, has its roots in the scientific studies of psychology on soldiers in combat conducted by S. L. A. Marshall and published his 1947 book Men Against Fire. Marshall's research was used by Col. Grossman in his 1996 book On Killing.

My interest in combatives is the science behind the methods and tactics, beyond simple tradition. Reality based training is also an area of scientific research and expression. One of the reasons, I was teaching hand-to-hand combatives to my fellow soldiers was because of culture and level unarmed fighting skills which part od the culture of the two Koreas. In both Koreas Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido are part of culture and modern sports in their nations. This means in addition to whatever hand-to-hand combat training a soldier got, ROK soldiers had training drown from TKD, Judo and a Korean form of wrestling similar to Sumo. So I felt soldiers in Korea needed additional training in stand up striking, grappling and infighting.

Martial Arts, Self- Defense systems and Fighting Styles should be able to adapt to the theater of conflict and social settings. Finally, anything claiming to be reality based should include pre-fight and post-fight elements. This means it should have a basis for understanding criminal methods and tactics, sociological and psychological ques as well as a use of force scale or, sometimes called a use of force ladder, and a means of dealing with de-escalation as well as, dealing with police investigation and one's rights under the law.

For example, it is a crime in West Virginia for me to give you legal advice because I have not passed the BAR. However, I can just as easily point you toward published material by the ACLU about your rights when dealing with the police and protecting yourself during an investigation. Of your combatives calls itself "reality based" it is trying to claim that "its" strikes, eye gouges and groin shots are some how different then another art...

In fact, the term reality based self-defense is often used by self-defense instructors to make themselves sound more creditable and effective then "martial arts" that teach self-defense they are "reality based self-defense."

Rats on a Sinking Ship are Smarter then "Internet Ninjas."

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So for the last few days I have been playing with Roley. Cat and mouse verbally. Don has been proving my basically right because he is open denial of material facts... He bases his entire attempt at discrediting on a News Paper article but fails to address other pieces of evidence like the West Virginia State Codes (state laws) that make the report valid and the report itself which shows Donald James Roley is a liar and not a very good researcher, as you will see in the screenshots below.

He literally and intentionally, ignores information not to his liking and makes up excuses for bypassing such information to push his own agenda... Don Roley doesn't do research he preaches propaganda. If I am wrong well, that's how he presents himself.

From the Comments from Roley Can't Prove Himself, I will call him Reek:

Now the above image is interesting because after I called out Don Roley for his lies. He of course has to show to my blog saying it isn't so... But, Reek fell into my trap like Ramsey Bolton playing his cat and mouse games with  Theon Bolton. (In a metaphoric sense)
So if we read below we can see that Don Roley has lied in the past and continues to lie now. You will also see my responses...

As you can see I have pointed out that Don Roley, has repeatedly lied about me in his blog.

 A continuation of me requesting that Don prove his accusations that I am a sex offender. I mean if you want to know just check the WV Sex Offender registry here. If I was on it, I wouldn't tell you to find my name.

 And here, this starts Don's excuses but no proof...

 Here Don, wants me to know he has such a great life, after telling me if I die no obe would care... I read that to the friends I spent Christmas with and well had a good laugh. Regardless, I point for the 2nd time Don hasn't proven his claims.

Here is the point I told Don I would file the law suit between 1st of January and the 28th.

 Here is the 3rd time I mentioned to Don he can't prove his lies. I also asked if the "No One would care if I died" line was the same line he gave to Dan Harmon, that harassed Fan to the point of taking his own life.

This is gonna be important because, I told Don that certain mannerisms and his mentality reminded me of certain child predators I had been locked up with. I also accused Don of hiding behind his family. He didn't respond to this, he didn't deny it...

In fact, not only had Don not denied it he went off about my "Mental illness" as if I hit on something here and he was trying to discredit me. But, this him talking about his only evidence against me.

Here is where I told Don if I am mentally ill then he has a record of harassing mentally ill people, Dan Harmon and myself. So me being crazy doesn't help him look like any better of a person.

I also explained to Don, why the article was of no use.

 Here I challenged Don to prove his claims about me and a 13 year old girl (4th Time btw). Don Roley again points to the news paper article ignoring my statement that Raleigh County Prosecutor Kristen Keller lied and didn't provide Dr. Miller with the proper evidence.

And again, Don Roley turns to the news article. Which is fine with me because, it sets the stage to discuss the facts I just addressed. Now here is the thing, what do you trust more the article or the actual doctors report because citing the article Roley ignores the actual doctors report... Lets examine it further.

Here I point out that if Roley is right and I am mentally disabled, he arguing with a crazy person, on Christmas no less... More so, I start correcting his claims. He says "experts" when in fact there was only one Dr. Miller and I ask Don to Prove his claims my Terrorist Threats case was dismissed because of Dr. Miller's report.

 Again, I ask Don to prove that I am sex offender... Don has made public statements I am a pedophile so lets see him prove it. For the fifth time.
I even gave him the web address for the WV Sex Offender Registry:
https://apps.wv.gov/StatePolice/SexOffender/Disclaimer

Did he go to the Sex Offender Registry and prove it? (Yes, its that easy) No... He just kept saying I did things a 13 year old girl and didn't once go there and prove I was a pedophile.

Here Don mentions some criminal offense under Colorado law about criminal defamation. This is from another series of comments and makes no sense if you are reading this series of comments.

Here I again address Don Roley's lack of proving his accusations. And point for the second time that if he is correct and I am crazy. He is harassing a crazy person on Christmas.

 Don again, continues to claim I am mentally ill... To which I again remind him je is arguing with what he claims is a crazy person over the internet, as opposed to anything else... On Christmas which makes his claim that I know nothing of the law and am mentally ill seem quite false. He also claims I will not sue him.

Again for the seventh time, I ask Don Roley to prove I was involved in any sexual misconduct with a 13 year old girl. That I went to prison (which would make me a felon) for trying to rape a 13 year old girl.

Here Don tries to dissuade me from filing a law suit because, "he can surprise me with sources and such like" but as the person bringing the suit I "can't surprise" him. This is Bull shit if you understand the law or at a minimum Rules of Discovery.
Oh and he suggested he might try to hide or conceal evidence.

 This and previous images between this statement and my last, all deal with me explaining that Don can't use a Mattock style "Surprise Evidence" defense.
You can also see I explained to him that public statements that je might try to conceal evidence are in fact, destructive to his defense. Additionally, I stated I can prove his claims about me false.

 Here I explain to Don that when pressed he can't prove anything he claims and I can prove my own claims about him. I asked him to prove for the eighth time that I was involved in Sexual Misconduct; he has claimed found naked with a 13 year old girl.

Here I point out Senior Grandmaster "Douche bag" responsible for the BDFS and my own appearance at Don Roley's seminar in Lexington. Is Key to crippling Don Roley's prepared legal defense, that "I intended to intimidate him at his seminar."

 In fact, here I explain to Don that without my testimony he can do nothing against the BDFS and that the BDFS could sue Grandmaster "Douche bag" for using the name to take action as was seen in Lexington.

I then went on to explain to Don his only defense lies in claiming I am mentally ill. Its all he has to excuse his public proclamations which are defamatory and used to harm my business of teaching martial arts and writing about martial arts.

Here I ask Don why the video on Why I am Happy with my Jacked Up Life. Has Assistant Prosecutor Pat Lamp saying there was no 2nd Search Warrant & why the Arrest Warrant says there was a 2nd Search Warrant?

See for yourself...
Video:

Arrest Warrant for Child Porn (not case was dismissed without going to trial December 3rd 2013):

See I will let you look at the evidence and decide what the facts are... If the prosecutor lied about the 2nd Search Warrant on the Arrest Warrant then why? Is doesn't that mean the cops messed up claiming the second search warrant on the arrest warrant?

Here I ask Don to explain why the psychological evaluation (of which his news article is based)  is in violation of West Virginia Code 27-6A-2 subsection (b) items 1, 2 & 4. With said report lacking the mandatory Information related to case 13F-1026, the case number for the Terrorist Threats case.

Here Don, tells me "no one believes" me that I was set up. And as I begin to explain to Don it doesn't matter that he "believes"  or what other "people believe." It matters that "I am showing established facts  and legal codes of law which were not followed."

Here I state the simplest truth, that what he (or anyone else, for that matter) "chooses to believe" doesn't change those facts.

Here I ask Don what supports his claims otherwise? What supports his claims I went to prison for trying to rape a 13 year old girl? (9th time) What supports his claims I am a pedophile? (I will still count this as the ninth time).

Here I point out that Don Roley has brought forward no evidence except a news article. And is ignoring the psychological evaluation (that they never had) that their article was based on. And I copy and paste WV Code 27-6A-2 subsection (b) for Roley...

Compare the text of my comment to the text of the West Virginia State Code website http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WvCoDe/ChapterEntire.cfm?chap=27&art=6A

Screen shots of the code are below...

This part contains subsection (a) & (b) but shows the code as 27-6A-2.

Here we see subsection (b) & the relevant area of code in which the person requesting the evaluation must therefore supply evidence to the evaluating forensic evaluator. Item 1 is a copy of the Warrant or Indictment, item 2 is all evidence pertaining to the alleged crime and item 4 is a copy of the defendant's criminal record (which might have been included but not fully so). This extends below.

Here I mentioned the case number for Terrorist Threats was 13F-1026 and how the court order for the evaluation is 13F-1026 but that the arrest warrant doesn't show. In fact, the officer's name and date of offense as understood by Dr. Miller does match the unsubmitted warrant either.

The rest below is me explaining the "vast conspiracy" (as Don calls it) is simply multiple smaller criminal conspiracies coming together to conceal said smaller criminal conspiracies.

Here I accuse Don of being in a criminal conspiracy with Phil Elmore and Barron Shepherd to defame me.

Here I touch on the Bujinkan as cult seeking to claim they are the only true source of ninjutsu on the planet. Now that will be the focus of Ninjas are Bull Shit 3.

Here I tell Roley he doesn't do Legitimate research, certainly not into other people's backgrounds and definitely not into historical claims... Such as Fujita Seiko's belief that Okinawan Karate and Kobudo was superior to Japanese martial arts. That he had a connection to Shito Ryu Karate (trained its first two Soke, who were both Okinawan) and is also claimed to have taught them Ninjutsu.

That information alone throws into contention that that all "legitimate ninjutsu" should look like the Bujinkan or that people like Ashida Kim & Frank Dux are frauds because their Ninjutsu resembles Karate. And I used an image for a Karate blog that has existed for 6 years... If Don Roley was invested in doing honest research into Fujita Seiko, I would think he would have looked into Shito Ryu's connection to Fujita and Fujita's extensive connection to Okinawan Karate and Kobudo.

Here I tell Don, he will either have to face the lies he has told on me here or in court. I've already covered those lies before this with nothing to show for it...

Here I tell Don Roley the outcome of the suit will destroy his business. This wasn't a threat to destroy his business but an observation of facts and a prediction based on them.

If I prove Don Roley defamed my name and ignored material facts to attempt to cover up his own misconduct. And, because my case is so easy to prove it opens the flood gates for others to also file suit. And of course nothing could be more creditable to Don Roley helping to make my accusations look creditable then him coming here to challenge them.

Here Don says I am not important enough for a gang of criminals to try to entrap me. He is kind of right, except my "recruiter" introduced me to many of the local key players. Knowing who does what means you can, can dig deeper...

Someone like me who at the time was associated with known "big wigs" in the martial arts industry (yes, Ashida Kim love or hate him would count) as well as the many instructors under him in the Friendship Dojo and BDFS would have had an excuse to travel out of state purchase drugs for the gang (under the radar) and come back to West Virginia to sell them for a higher price. Course the gang does the selling and I get maybe 10% to 15% of sells.

Meaning if I brought in $3,000 of cocaine from Florida and the gang stepped on it and made double or triple their money $6,000 to $9,000 I would get $600 to $900 for myself. More then likely, I would get $300.

Now are you willing to risk Federal Prison for $300? Cause I ain't. However, the fear of what I might know and not what I actually knew drove all this home. This is clearly a more criminal case of the FBI warning that extremists might try to target military veterans for recruitment. And while I am not saying the Avengers MC is a terrorist organization, there have been reports of criminal gangs in the Military for sometime now. I don't see why my life should be any some how unique to these problems.

Here I tell Don that it doesn't matter that he or other people believe me about orgaized crime connection. It matters that... (Full list below)

1. How does Don Roley explain the arrest warrant mentioning a 2nd search warrant and a video of Pat Lamp denying the second search warrant is on the Arrest Warrant?

BTW, at my initial appearance I had my mother to get a copy of the Arrest Warrant because the state wouldn't give it to me. They said I would get it in discovery and they never turned over discovery...

2. I asked if it struck him as odd?
3. I asked Don if he was ignoring facts to push his own agenda?

Now these are, self-incriminating questions. Questions Don Roley will have to answer if he takes the stand in his own defense. He cannot claim his 5th Amendment rights. However, I have accused him of this as previously shown and it was my intent to demonstrate Don Roley's lack of research. As well as Don Roley's intent to push an agenda?

4. I ask Don to explain why the psychological evaluation doesn't match WV Code 27-6A-2 subsection (b)?

This has a clear intent to get Roley to make an admission of material facts. As a) if Don were to do so he would it would mean he was either using false information to knowing libel and slander me name or b) was unknowingly doing so. Thus establishing proof of intent...

And I am allowing Don to have an "out" as to lack of intent.

Here Don Roley defends the evidence his claims are based on bad or false information. Don does so with of course lies and slander... Proving intent to conceal facts not to his liking (obviously destructive to his credibility as a researcher), which is a key point in proving his intent to harm my business.

Here I asked to same 4 questions with the same intent... Giving Don a second chance at salvation and to come clean.

Again Don Roley goes into lies and defamation to create a defense for his lies and defamation. I ask him to prove his claim that material facts are lies or misrepresented?

I confront Don with the two Blogs containing evidence.
Barron Shepherd proven a liar & Motivation: Why I am Happy.

Here I confront Don Roley with the evidence directly... A page from the psychological evaluation that contains information submitted to Dr. Miller and the Terrorist Threats arrest warrant. Again, I ask Don why the Case Number on the Court is 13F-1026 and why the arrest warrant have a case number of 13F-1026. But the arrest warrant doesn't show up as per West Virginia Code 27-6A-2 (b) item 1?

Here I tell Don he will have to answer questions about the evidence and prove his claims I am lying or crazy. And for the 10th time I ask Don to prove his claims I am a child predator and was found with a naked 13 year old girl.

Here is Don insulting me, calling me stupid and attacking me personally, because Don Roley can't prove his slanderous claims.

Again here I stand showing Don Roley didn't know his law and that West Virginia Code proves his claim that I the Terrorist Threats case was dismissed because I was found unfit to stand trial. Again I post the link to the West Virginia codes online.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODe/ChapterEntire.cfm?chap=27&art=6A

 This first image only goes so far as to the title code 27-6A-3 but you need to look at subsection (f).

Here is subsection (f) pretaining to those found incompetent but with the likelihood of regaining competency. This is important as it was stated Dr. Miller believed I could regain competency. Also when addressed to Don he claims the code doesn't say what I say it does... Even though I just copy and pasted the information from the state's own site.

This and the other 2 screenshots above it deal with the rest of the Code mentioned above.

Again when confronted by facts, Don Roley ignores them?

Here I state plainly Don pointing to one piece of evidence and claiming it is proof doesn't help his case, except fpr those who already support him and organization he represents. The Bujinkan...

Here Don chooses to take the article as evidence, second hand knowledge and not the first hand evidence of the codes of law that make the evaluation relevant and evaluation on which the Article he clings to like a life preserver are based.

Here is when I confronted Don, with his article and the law. Don says that when I pointed out that he was committing a crime under Colorado law by slandering others, I threatened him. Whatever... It is his only defense against being faced with facts he cannot disprove or explain and he fears to opnely lie about... Except his previous lies that is.

Here I tell Don Roley that whole blog is a testament to his lies  and failure? See Don Roley has been publicly exposed by me concerning his lies and inability to prove his claims.

Don fails to grasp the reality of the situation... He challenged me to come to his seminar, an attempt to defend Barron Shepherd who backed out of coming to Ruckus in the Cage and who backed out of showing up in Lexington to Don Roley's seminar after I called Barron out.

Remember Barron tried to set me up in Florida & Don in my opinion and based on facts I stated before hand I predicted Don Roley was trying to do the same in Lexington.

This certainly shows Barron and Don working to support each other & protecting each other. Well actually it shows Don Roley seeking to protect Barron Shepherd. Barron has actually pulled away and left Don Roley hanging now that I have used Don Roley as a platform for exposing the lies...

Here (above) is what a google search for Ron Collins Koga Ryu Ninjutsu blog turned up...

Click on the Link for RON COLLINS FAKE NINJA MORE LIES & Barron seems to have taken everything down.

 Another blog about me above taken down.

 Dick-tuck.com which mirrors the Koga Ryu blog lies. Seen above from google search...

 And the Koga Ryu blog is mirrors...

 Are both missing...

Course Barron isn't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. He left up the Combative Edge blog slandering my name. Know what makes it worse...

Barron proves me right by doing things which seem like the very Racketeering & Unfair business practices claim I have leveled against you all. Barron did this by attempting to copy my World War 2 combatives course and The Shadow Warrior edition of Get Tough.

My Question Don, is how does it feel to see your friends abandon you and leave you holding the bag?

Barron can copy my products it is not a big deal, especially something like Get Tough, which has already fallen into domain, the only difference is that I added my own insights as someone trained in Modern Army Combatives (Generation One) for the Shadow Warrior edition. By competing with me, even copying me but not so much, Barron enters into criminal grounds by Slandering my name, while doing so.

And this was the person you want to protect? Even Rats are smart enough to abandon a sinking ship...