Distancing & the Art of Danger Avoidance by Chris Friedman

Ninjutsu takes on many forms these days, with many claims and counter claims as to what the style is. Serval things all these modern ninja groups can agree on are, they wear black gis in the dojo, practice weapons, focus on self-defense and survival, and practice or learn stealth maneuvers.  

I remember when I was a young teen and practiced Tang Soo Do at a local karate school, and reading about the mysterious art of the Ninja by the only authors available at the time on the subject, Steven Hayse and Ashida Kim. I imagined earning a black belt in this deadly art, dressing from head to toe in the commercially available ninja costume, slipping out the window in the evening for a night time mission.

Thirty something years later after earning a Shodan in one of the well-known Ninjutsu organizations, as well as earning several black belt levels in other systems, that using stealth techniques in real life as a non-military personal, is a lot less dramatic. Do I use methods gained from such study often, yes, do they involve dressing up in a special outfit with a grappling hook and smoke bombs unfortunately no.

To examine the reason for training in stealth technique we have to justify the necessity for taking the time and effort in the first place. Unless you are a secret opts agent working for the military, or someone working in some kind of criminal organization there aren’t a whole lot of practical purposes for such skills. For me personally they are a useful tool for danger prevention. They also lend a helping hand for avoiding awkward situations.

For the past decade I have lived in China a communist country that doesn’t always take the straight forward way of handling business. Often the term cutting through the red tape comes to mind, or perhaps mind games. For a [wai guo ren 外国人] “foreigner” a term used for none Chinese, this situations can be quite a nuisance. For example in the previous city I lived in called Shenzhen, each building complex was surrounded by a gate or fence and a security guard was stationed at the gate’s entrance. This meant upon entering and leaving my residence I would have to deal with the daily chore of being the “none Chinese”. One would think in 2015 being a different nationality would be no big deal, but actually I would daily get prolonged stares by the same people as if they never saw me [or a foreigner] before in their life. To make life simpler, I found an alternative route. This involved going behind the building climbing a fence or two and leaving through a small exist in another gated community. This simple method didn’t involve a single acrobatic flip, smoke bombs or being covered in head to toe in a black masked uniform, though it can be considered just as much of a Ninja technique as the previously mentioned. This method of entering and existing the building meant I could go an entire day unseen by the guards.

When using ninja techniques to avoid danger, two things come to mind, awareness and distance. To begin with one has to be aware of subtle changes, some may say to the point of almost having a sixth sense. For the modern day Ninja student there are ways to train this ability. One method involves standing in a darkened room with a training partner about 15 feet away. The partner will be armed with a practice padded stick or club of sorts. His/her goal is to sneak

up on you without making a sound and touch you on the top of the head with the practice club. Your goal is to sense him/her and raise your hand as he/she is close and ready to strike. The attacking partner must think violent thoughts, as if he or she wants to actually bash your skull in with a blunt object. It is these feelings that you will pick up on through this training exercise.  This is one isolated exercise but even without having ever trained in such a drill a long time martial artist regardless of the style will gain such sensing skills.

The other day I had such an experience. To begin this story I must give a brief introduction to my current situation. For the past decade I have been living and training in Chinese martial arts in China. For the past year and a half I have been living in Songshan Shaolin [birth place of The Shaolin Temple]. Yesterday upon arriving at my Shifu’s school before reaching the outside training yard, which is down a slight hill, I paused and told my wife wait, I want to see if a certain person was outside training with my Shifu’s group. My wife assured me that he had left to work in other city the previous week. This is what we were told, and he had been absent from the school for at least a week. By all accounts he should have been gone for good. Something however told me this wasn’t the case. We were still at a distance and I planned to train in the other yard to avoid a certain someone if that induvial was present. Sure enough my instincts were right. The induvial was present that day.

In this way heightened senses and awareness of distance can be the best defense. If someone is bothering you or has the potential of causing you physical, mental or spiritual harm you can often simple avoid or gain distance form such a threat. As in a physical threat it is always better to be prepared and not taken by surprise. This is not always possible but by training your senses and trusting them often they can prepare you for what is yet to come.

About the Author

Chris Friedman has done the martial arts since

His early teens. He has spent the past decade training in China.

He currently resides in Shaongshan Shaolin as a disciple and assistant instructors to visiting foreign guest. He is also a writer for Kung Fu/Tai Chi Magazine and jetli.com

For more info on Chris please go to www.shaolinwithchris.com

Why Ninjitsu?

In this blog I am going to address something here... The answer to the question of why I have dedicated myself to Ninjitsu.

As we know thanks to the honest academic research of Anthony Cummins & Yoshie Minami, the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team and many unnamed Japanese scholars not mentioned but no less deserving of credit... (Allow me personally, to say "Thank You.") We know ninjutsu is not a martial art.

Yes, I call my martial art Black Dragon Ninjitsu but, I also refer to it as American Ninjutsu or Modern Ninjutsu. This is because when I was training with the Omoto family initially, Reginald Martin called it Omoto Ryu Ninjutsu. His father-in-law called it Ninjitsu. Kiyoshi Omoto (Western style of the name where Surname proceeds family name) called it simply Budo or Martial Way, as an all encompassing art of fighting, strategy and tactics with a philosophical guide to live by and approach life.

Now not all Budo has the same guidelines for this philosophical path... The term -do doesn't always represent Daoist/Taoist roots but a personal codified path to living.

1. Judo tends to embrace a more Taoist path of going with the flow...
2. Aikido tends to follow a more or less Shinto path with some Buddhist & Taoist concepts.
3. Karatedo has a different pathway in that it teaches a Bushido & Zen and/or Taoist mindset in dealing with issues head on but, not looking for trouble.
4. Kyudo (archery) teaches a philosophy of acting without regard for outcome... A very Zen (Japanese pronunciation of Chen) Buddhism & Taoism based concept.
5. Kendo (Japanese fencing) based heavily in Bushido (Japanese Warrior Philosophy) & Shinto.

Now I know and you should realize their are differences between styles and schools of Budo not just among Karatedo and Judo, for example but one Judo school and other judo schools. You have to understand a bit of modern Japanese history.

For the four years during American Occupation of Japan Bujutsu (martial arts) were illegal. Jugaro Kano pioneered Budo by turning Jujutsu into a sport. Even in the modern Military self-discipline and good character where stressed for more practical reasons. Where as martial arts as the methods of warfare, budo is the Way of War...

What do I mean by way of war? Well first, the term way here means a Philosophical path. So way is the philosophical path of embracing life as a matter of war or conflict. The same Self-Discipline used by a warrior in the heat of battle is also useful to the Philosophical Warrior in dealing with Social, Societal and various other forms of hardship. The same good character stressed by the warrior is useful to the philosophical warrior in dealing with those same forms of hardship.

More so, it make training in Martial Arts (fighting techniques) still possible as one wasn't practicing combat arts but, philosophical sports for the betterment of individual character development.

So what was the Omoto Ryu Budo Philosophy? Omoto Ryu Budo stressed approaching life as if a warrior about to go to battle. Every action had a purpose & every purpose brought you closer to a specific goal.

Omoto Ryu Budo has 10 simple philosophical principles, part of the 5 element philosophy of warfare;

1. Plant opportunity in many places in advance indirectly & harvest it when ready, directly...
2. Focus on achieving small goals, while have a clear vision of your end goal...
3. Build a strong place from which to take direct action...
4. Deal with all problems as soon as possible so that they do not grow larger...
5. Allow events to take care of themselves and do not become fixated on a solution...
6. Do not, allow others to control your path when you are beginning...
7. Do not, become lazy or complacent in good fortune...
8. Do not, allow friendship to blind you to deception...
9. Do not, let others gain more from your effort then you gain for yourself...
10. Do not, depend on events to resolve themselves...

These principles combined with the study of psychological manipulation and controls. Combined with the study of strategic thinking and planning, as well as, various methods conditioning the mind and body follows the same path as all budo. Bushido is a part of cultural and philosophical training as well, because the idea is not to train warriors but to train the Warrior Within. 

Our struggles may be different but, we all have to develop the Warrior within ourselves to face and overcsome our struggle. How we deal with that struggle defines us, it is how the world sees us and it is what makes us "Warriors." 

None of which explains why I call my art Black Dragon Ninjitsu. I use the study of martial arts (fighting techniques) & the training methods thereof to condition the body and develop the mind before I address the Higher elements of Ninjitsu. The term Ninjitsu or Ninjutsu is a reference to that subject matter and as a modern system I can teach call whatever I like.

However, in calling it Ninjitsu/Ninjutsu I open the door to comparison and study of the Historical Ninjutsu as well.

Ninjas are Bullshit! Mind of the Ninja & the Bujinkan Martial Arts Cult.

Now I want to make a statement, a disclaimer really, that not everyone in the Bujinkan is a Martial Arts Cultist. Many do not teach their art with religious under tones or Shinto prayers to Takamatsu. However, many do and it has largely always been that way. It is not uncommon to see this in any Asian Martial Arts, Chinese as well as Korean, arts as well. Even traditional Muay Thai has certain religious undertones and rituals from Buddhism that come from Thai culture. However, very few people I know who studied Mauy Thai in the states learned it as a Traditional Martial Art, with said additional cultural traditions attached. Nor, do these people practice any of the cultural aspects of their arts, with a claim secret mystical knowledge or power.

Regardless, we are now going to examine the book Mind of the Ninja... A reflection of the philosophical and religious teachings within the Bujinkan. As well as providing proof that Hatsumi taught incorrect, dare I say knowingly false information, to Western Bujinkan artists.

Years ago as a teenager, I got a copy of Mind of the Ninja by Kirkland C. Peterson. And it had some nice photos and lots of information pertaining to Japanese Historical Documents like the Bansenshukai which only recently in the last few years have become available to the English speaking public at large. As Book of the Ninja by Anthony Cummins and the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team. Shows that many of the statements made by Kirkland Peterson (attributed to either Hayes or Hatsumi) about the Bansenshukai are outright false, including comparisions to historical and new age occult texts.

Since then it is now far easier to see the problems with the book & Hatsumi...
1. The author had bad information from Hatsumi or others within the Bujinkan to explain meditative training, religious indoctrination and unverified claims.
2. That false claims about historical documents, then (1986) were only available in Japanese. So its easy to tell someone who doesn't speak Japanese, especially 17th century Japanese, a historical document says something it doesn't. They can't tell the difference anyway... (makes you wonder why they took cursive out of school right?)
3. That Hatsumi was not completely honest with the Americans who came to him to learn authentic "Ninjutsu." Worse yet is that this isn't something that can be passed off on Takamatsu. Takamatsu taught Hatsumi "Ninpo" but, Hatsumi knew the truth about what was in the documents, and told people who wouldn't know the difference lies, untruths and falsehoods about said historical document.

There is some good information here but it is watered down with propaganda and, bad pop psychology from the 80s. Best of all it shows why Ninjas are Bullshit!

Here is a little page talking about the philosophical aspects of darkness. The Ninja retaining the "Inner Light" when doing dark deeds. For the most part I don't disagree with the little information shown here.

 Here we see a nice piece of fluff dedicated to countering the arguments of other writers in This particular case the "unmentioned author" is in fact Ashida Kim. Since Ashida, makes reference to similar skills among different groups throughout history Indians and similar, he opens the door to not only examine the core methods of his ninjutsu but, provides the reader with other places to seek additional knowledge...

So Kirkland Peterson, seems to be trying to discredit the additional references for study. Even as the argument goes, Mr. Peterson seems to be making an argument for limited knowledge to a particular school (the Bujinkan) & ignoring the other sources of viable information and historical references.

More so, Kirkland seems to dismiss the idea that nature (the universe of you will) is the source of stealth since all stealth is based on an understanding of nature and natural orders within it... This would seem to be a counter-argument to the Bujinkan's own Gotonpo methods of Intonjutsu.

Here is another interesting reference to the propaganda passed off as history by the Bujinkan. Above 'The "Unimpressive" Ninja' heading we see a reference to Ninjutsu as a martial art, comparing it to Karate and stating you have to unlearn certain habits.

I always found it laughable that a trained fighter would have to unlearn what is natural to him or her to learn "natural body movements." Its like citing Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do philosophy about avoiding fixed positions and movements but, ignoring that the body and mind are so conditioned that responses are ingrained habits. Thus, one doesn't need to unprogram reflexes but, to recondition them to be fluid and reflexive.

More so, under heading  'The "Unimpressive" heading we see an argument that only Hayes and Hatsumi are the legitimate sources of information. That ignoring them, means one is ignoring true and complete information.

Hayes is responsible for nothing bit relaying what he was taught by Hatsumi. Hatsumi however, began claiming his secret ninja teachings along side Takamatsu. Who was often known to exaggerate, embellish and outright lie. More so, as you will see later on, Hatsumi has made outright false statements about Historical Documents. This destroys any claims of credibility with the English Translations of said Historical documents.

Above the heading 'The "Outdated" Ninja' Kirkland makes a very lacking argument that those "other authorities" compare ninjutsu to other and similar systems. He says this is to confuse the issue but, in truth he is avoiding the logical application of clarifying any skills.

For example, the ninja used a method of starting a fire in a hole and covering the hot coals with dirt to have a warm place to sleep in colder climates. The North American Tribes such as the Sioux and others extending into Canada used this same method for scouts and braves who needed to move fast and carry little to no shelter. By comparing these methods we find that the ninja and the tribal scouts used the same methods. This means that it is an effective survival camping method to be used in the field.

Yet, under the Heading 'The "Outdated" Ninja' we see a reference to (once again martial arts) this time describing the defense of avoiding the attack with a sideways handspring... This section also talks about "techniques and stances that are mismatched with the realities of the twentieth century." I mentioned some of the issues with Ichimonji no Kamae, and the claim that no one can hit you with a reverse punch if you are standing in Ichimonji no Kamae at a 45 degree angle to the center of the opponents body. However, the issue of both a matter triangulation (angles) and rotation of the body to drive the reverse hand to the target. And explained on This Blog.

Ultimately, its an argument for large and exaggerated stances and strikes that are not explosive. Which is why Fujita Seiko favored Okinawan Karate and Kobudo over Japanese Koryu Arts, in part by his Soke status of Na Ban Sato Ryu Kenpo which was a modern (gendai) Japanese version of Okinawan Te or Okinawan Karate. So who is a superior Source of Knowledge of Ninjutsu, Fujita Seiko or Massaki Hatsumi..?

It all depends on the researcher and observer to decide for himself. This decision must be based on research and understanding of history and facts. Ultimately, evidence proves that Takamatsu and Hatsumi plagiarized hostorical documents and attempted to reference Fujita's own research to invent Togakure Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu.

Here are two images from Kirkland Peterson's Mind of The Ninja addresses the "Bible of Ninjutsu" the Bansenshukai. Translated as "Ten Thousand River Flow Into The Sea." The Bansenshukai was translated by Anthony Cummins and The Historical Ninjitsu Research Team as The Book of the Ninja.

Now in examining the page below, Peterson makes reference to the Ninja's Spiritual Purity and the Bansenshukai as a reference to a historical text. A text that we now know has no mention of anything Spiritual. This is only a Smaller example of a considerable whole...

Here we see a closer examination with Kirkland mentioning references to Hayes and the Bansenshukai. More so, Mind of the Ninja states that the third chapter of the Bansenshukai where it references Yo-nin. Now we know thanks to the historic Ninjutsu Research Team, we know the characters refer to "hiding in or under light" (plain sight) and not some quasi-mystical teaching.

Kirkland Peterson's whole text, actually convolutes the Matter. The matter being that of culture and context which Mr. Peterson's argument lack. However, I will clear this up. The Taoist ideas of the Tao (way) being a whole of two parts, opposing forces of Yin and Yang. You see when the Bansenshukai was written Japan was separate from China govermentally, and culturally but the Nationalist influence of the 1920s to 40s that shapes modern Japanese culture didn't exist and what Mr. Peterson wrote is wrong... Because, in the context of the time most knowledge in Japan was drawn from Chinese Sources and people often referenced China to seem more creditable.

In Japan, the Tao is used at the end of word and Spelled in English as -do, such as Aikido, Judo and Karatedo. The Do is made up of two opposing forces In and Yo. This concept isn't taken from Chinese influence, it is Chinese cultural influence used to discribe two opposing view points on Performing spy craft... Both just as valuable and necessary as the other.

Here Peterson writes incorrectly,
"The next volume, Yo-nin takes a step into the more philosophical, aspects of Ninjutsu. It deals with the yo (yogi in Chinese), or masculine, bright and firm side of the ninjas power. "

Pick up a copy of The Book of Ninja by Anthony Cummins and Yoshie Minami and the sections on In-nin deal with essentially breaking in and sneaking past guards. Those of Yo-nin talk about psychological manipulation, disguise and similar. In fact Kirkland makes other claims to mystical ninja teachings in historical documents that is also outright false.

If you look above you see another whole page dedicated to the Bansenshukai. It references making poisons, medicine and a variety of tools in majority of the text above. Then you read the first line under the Heading Cryptic and Poetic Secrets & see that here Kirkland refers to the Bamsenshukai (a document only recently made available to the west) as a source of "Poetic and Cryptic Secrets" and that Kirkland goes on to state the Bansenshukai is a text like the Tibetan Book of the Dead or the secret teachings of the sorcerer Duan Juan. In the section above Kirkland even compares the Bansenshukai to the I-Ching of Chinese history falsely claiming the information on moon phases, navigation by the stars and weather forecasting are used in mutual context (for divination of the future). The I-Ching referenced above is a Ancient Chinese Manual on Predicting the Future. The Tibetan Book of the Dead is religious text in Tibetan Buddhism with deals primarily with levels of human consciousness & meditations on what happens after one's death. The The Secret Teachings of the Sorcerer Duan Juan is book based on the Master Thesis of Carlos Castaenda in 1968 about his apprenticeship with a self-proclaimed Yaqui Sorcerer named Don Juan, the text deals with using Hallucinogenic plants to speak with spirits, divination  using lizards and similar shamanic practices. These metaphysical and mystical teachings  do appear in some lesser known ninja documents that have been translated by Anthony and Yoshie, however they are not found in the Bansenshukai.

Using Kirkland Peterson's own argument that it is "wrong" to compare Ninjutsu to similar methods by other cultures outside of Japan which operate on the same basic physical principles. How much more wrong is it for Kirkland Peterson to claim that the Bansenshukai (at the time unavailable to the West) is comparable to books (then available)  that addressed Mystical and Metaphysical teachings which not alike or have any cultural roots to unite them...

Thus, we clearly see that Kirkland Peterson's Mind of the Ninja is not much different from many other New Age texts trying to reveal some secret teachings about the universe... This is the pseudo- mystical teachings of Asian culture which Count Dante detested.

Speaking of Dante, lets address one of his students (if only briefly) Ashida Kim. Kirkland Peterson's Mind of the Ninja is about 1/3 of which dedicated to attacking Ashida Kim. Ashida Kim who is never named but, many times referenced was even imitated in the Book and referred to as the Terrorist Ninja.

Here Peterson makes a pretty good argument for the the Terrorist acts of the past, and the association with the ninja. Unfortunately, again thanks to the ethical research on the part of Anthony Cummins and Yoshie MInami as well as others, we know the ninja were historically known to commit the very Terrorist Acts that Peterson describes...

Political Assassinations, taking Hostages and while Peterson mentioned car bombs, the historical shinobi didn't have cars, they were known to poison enemy supplies or burn down buildings without regard for the bystanders within, much to the same effect. In view of such actions the Shinobi\Ninja could be considered terrorists.

This is the problem with Peterson's context in full, the ninja were also Samurai. Samurai Special Forces to be exact. Such actions were taken as part of the mission in the context of a warring states period. The historical ninja, was viewed with disgust by the modern Japanese, as terrorists and in modern media portrayed as magicians (evil sorcerers was another historic portrayal of the ninja).

And Kirkland, did not miss a chance to make his Jab at Ashida Kim... Using staged pictures to let us all know we he was talking about. I call this Bujinkan Propaganda to attack their competition and spread the New Age Mystical Ninja Religion.

 Ninja Mind Prob... If this was meant to be the Kata Dante... He did it wrong?

I don't know... Ninja squat?

Somehow I see this and think Ninja Stage Magician in Vegas...

Ok I have no issue with the stab him in the neck from behind part... A reference to Ashida Kim's Book Secrets of the Ninja and Ashida Kim's (more historically accurate) partial of ninjutsu as an espionage based system.  I don't know What the Hell is with that shuriken pose?

Another bad attempt at imitating Ashida Kim badly. More Sentry Removal skills.

And, he is posing with a sword and a mask.

Finally, we have to ask are people like Don Roley who claim to be researchers and translating Fujita Seiko's books, as well as Phillip T. Hanover who wrote Fujita Seiko: The Last Koga Ninja (both connected to the Bujinkan) doing so to spread the cult like teachings within the Bujinkan?

This produces another issue within the Ninjutsu Community. So much disinformation has been spread and lies that no one is really worth believing... Another reason why Ninjas & Ninjutsu is Bullshit...

Go back and read:
Ninjas are Bullshit: The Root of the Problem &
Ninjas are Budo! Black Dragon Ninjitsu & Omoto Ryu Budo

Note: As I no longer own Mind of the Ninja,  all images were provided by a friend.

I am not gonna explain why I came to Florida... I will just show you.

So I hear Barron and Don Roley are in full, spin mode... Trying to convince the net I came to Florida to claim I challenged Barron and some such none sense...

I came to Florida to convince James Edson "Little Tiger" Berto, I am serious about wanting to fight Barron in a cage...

I make no pretenses about it...

Look at what I said to Edson.

See I make no mention of fighting Barron right now or, any of that BS. In fact, neither one has a fight until Mr. Berto signs us up for one. Unless we agree to fight at his gym tomorrow as part of a sparring session. All we have is me trying to talk to a promoter, who didn't think I wanted to fight Barron when I did but, had a string of bad luck, my mother in the hospital and my car Being  wrecked prevented ke from setting a date. 

I even drove down to meet him in person. No... Shit talking and no challenge... Just working out the details on how we set this up. Between me and the promoter...

But, someone it trying to claim victory without a fight... Knowing I am not gonna meet Edson until tomorrow (April 9th 2017)... Why is that? What is he hiding from? Can't be me, I have no skills and I am a fraud right?

If I was, then why hide and try to make me look like the one hiding? Why dig your hole deeper and get proven a liar... By your own doing.

Take a look for yourself. It is, what it is...

Who said anything about fighting Barron with an hours notice? I asked to meet Edson Berto, in person and hash out the details of an MMA match between me & Barron. Not to fight him within the hour...

And Dawn Roley admits to stalking me... Yet, he actually admits to pulling a Dux... Sitting idol and watching the web for every comment made about him. 

Wow what fun these idiots are. Hanging themselves online with their own words. Best part is... They just put themselves on display as actually being worried about the appearance of "backing out." 

Oh well... This will be fun, regardless... Because we already know that law suit is underway. Just focused on the State Prosecutor in Federal Court & not the trolls. 

Reality is, if Barron wants to fight me or not... If a date gets set or not... I came here to prove to Edson Berto I was serious and, that was all... Barron & Roley made a cute fantasy out of that fact. Twisted it into something its not, because they were scared to look weak and they only made themselves seem weaker... Made themselves seem more pathetic... 

And imagine, if I just wanted to go to Disney World in Orlando and was joking about "picking a fight" on my facebook..? Imagine how stupid they would look...? Or maybe you don't have to...

Met with Edson at 4pm and Barron... Fight should be Amateur, event June-July. And Barron went through all the trouble lying and pretending I ducked him, I challenged him but all he did was prove he a liar... 

Drive to Florida about $300

Barron making himself into a liar... Priceless.

Happy April Fools Day...

So I am writing this on the 31st of March... I just released the video on Frank Dux & Don Roley days ago. Now we all know Dux was behind the whole sending people to Don Roley's Seminar in Lexington KY. Now this is hit for Dux and one shown in the Video my last blog...

But, let me tell how I knew what was happening... How I knew Roley was setting me up and how Roley played Frank W. Dux.

You see Don Roley is part of a criminal element within the Bujinkan... Not criminal in the US but Criminal in Japan. Defamation (even when telling the truth) is a crime in Japan. This has to do with the Japanese idea of "Face." And is found in Articles 709 & 720 of the Civil Code of Japan.  

It is why we have no idea of the details of the Tanamura and Hatsumi suit. Why the old Kuki family website in English was taken down. Its why Bujinkan trolls like Donald James Roley who in fact (alledgedly) only met Hatsumi once, briefly... Exist...

Why Hayes for years claimed Hatsumi was the only source of true ninjutsu. Why Robert Bussey took so much flak for returning to other martial arts outside the Bujinkan. Its why Kirkland Peterson​​ wrote that horrendous Mind of the Ninja, which reads like a Bujinkan cult manual and contains historical inaccuracies... Outright Historical false credited to Hatsumi and Hayes. But, even then Hayes got his information from Hatsumi. See its about lies and deceptions...

Just like Lexington, Don Roley was trying to cover for Barron Shepherd. Who tried to set me up by crying that I was "threatening" him, while having someone else try to get me to agree to an underground fight. Get me a felony outside of West Virginia... Well that would be some ammo to slander my name, but no we ain't gonna play that are we... Then he said he signed up online and Chris Smith says he didn't, I proved I called Chris and talked to him for 4 whole minutes to have something set up in West Virginia at Ruckus in the Cage. Barron claimed he couldn't fight he was too old, and said he talked to Chris. Both proven lies... The physical I said he had to pay for came from Florida not West Virginia. The Boxing Commission gives you the physical because the same doctor, certified by the commission also treats you at the fight and Barron in all this time ain't showed proof he called Chris. And Barron didn't show... I showed, hell I took video.

That we have Patrick Ferrari the same scared lil (ok big fat) bitch who rides Phil Elmore's dick. Trying to get me to say I want to fight Don Roley or say I could kick Don Roley's ass... (Right here on this blog). Barron dropped out of coming to Roley's seminar a meer 6 hours after I suggested we meet in neutral ground and fight. So then Roley issues a challenge video or me to come there and challenge him.

So why place so much effort into trying to get me to challenge him? Because Don needed to make the Rules... Its something Phil Elmore codified for the rest of fat, unreality based self-dumb-fense types in Shorthand Empty Hand (I might post a parody "instructional video" on Youtube for laughs...). The Bujinkan tells this same dumb idea as story about Takamatsu wanting a to the death fight with a Judoka and gives you some fanciful garbage about "Warriorship."

See at Don Roley's Seminar he Said we stop when one of us needs to go to the hospital. Under Kentucky Law if I sent Roley to Hospital I commotted a felony and no one had a downloaded copy of the video.

But wait why were we there to begin if I knew better? That goes back to Dux sending members of the BDFS there to intimidate Don Roley. See Dux didn't go himself and that's a clear sign that it was pointless... A trap even.

See a trap from Dux would fit, if what Bill Aguiar of the Fall River BDFS group is correct. That Dux was never BDFS and had been dragged into it by him suing Dux (over Dux mention of the Black Dragon Society or the Kokuryukai) and Dux had money prompting him to "pay to play" and jump onto the new IFAA-BDFS as the reformed BDFS that was under Ashida Kim, then taken over by the late Grandmaster Day and Grandmaster Stoffel of South Africa. So if Dux wasn't connected to Dante and the Kumite wasn't connected to Dante's infamous "Secret Deathmatches in Asia" (Dante actually revealed these to be Okinawan Karate matches or Kumite without pads and bareknuckled and Muay Thai bouts both of which were known to be dangerous with fighters risking their lives to compete). However, being that Dux isn't an original member he can be outed at the mention. So what if Dux, jumped into Roley's trap and fired up Steven Day to fight Roley? What if Don Roley wanted to drag the BDFS into it, certainly would explain his mention and his calling the BDFS "frauds who associate with criminals."

And Dux springing that trap is of no concern. If you think he is that stupid... But, what if je isn't? What if firing up a member who wasn't a martial artist, wasn't a strategists or a tactician but, Steven Day is a good, hardworking, honest guy and he is a fighter. Me I am deceptive, manipulating, calculating, semi-honest, handworking prick.

See if Dux can cause the IFAA/BDFS to colapse. He can start it under himself as head & if anyone challenges his connection to Count Dante... Well he passes the buck to failed leadership. However, it would all be his sabotage.

Think about it, if anyone ever challenged him after he created such an organization... He would have an excuse. Just like Dux can show you proof that the person (a former business associate) who went to Soldier of Fortune about his "fake kumite" claims can be discredited for Dux being shown with a different trophy then the receipt he produced as evidence...

However, you don't have to ask why I was at Don Roley's event... Dux, sent BDFS members. You only have to know one last little thing... Everything Don Roley did to Frank Dux was based on my own methods. I literally wrote the book... And the blog...

Don Roley is using Black Dragon Ninjitsu methods, to which he quotes me (not a full quote mind you) & lives his life trying to beat me at a game I am far better at. See the worse things are the better I get...

Oh and here is where I explain Chikari no Jutsu and the other more psychological aspects of Black Dragon Ninjitsu... You can see Roley trying to influence me through the BDFS and the BDFS through Dux. Perhaps he wanted to separate me from the BDFS (win for Roley) but only because I was pointing out how Dux, in his own words orchestrated the whole affair, through me under the bus to Conceal it all and how...

As opposed to the regular accusations, due lack of proof or questionable proof. The only question of proof is what do you want to believe..? See if you want to believe Roley "punked" then you deny, Roley played Dux and punked Dux through my interference. If you want to believe Roley didn't punk me and only played Dux, manipulating events (behind a keyboard) & showing Dux as a liar, a fraud, a bad leader and user only out for himself...

Trenton D. Smith... I did pay attention to what you have said. And, what others have told me. Look I once told you, if you have proof that Dux was a fraud and bad for doing business with give me proof. And like I told you, I would put your proof up. Well buddy you my Ace in the hole... You said you was neutral will, come on prove it! 

I put my proof Ducks, Dicks, Dux was full shit and proved (Elmore's troll fag posse) Barron & Roley were (all) a bunch of bitch ass punk bitch coward mother fuckers... Look I got no beef with you and I ain't Dux's bitch either... If this don't prove it, nothing will. 

So I knew this day would come with me and Dux. So you are just a pick up, I have no loyalty to Ducks, Dick, Dux and we have no loyalty to each other... My proof backs up your story... Dealing with Dux, I prove and have been involved in a similar experience. 

You want an interview..?

Fuck the ninjer BS...

No MA BS...

Fuck the who is e-better BS...

I am telling you I been both sides of this. I am giving you free reign how much you lie is up to you. But, tell your story... Whatever,  you send I will copy and paste it... My questions and your answers...

Finally, to Hedgehogey (not shit talking) I explained how your attitude kept me from accepting your challenge... Let me show you how its done...

Hedge,

You are probably the only "online shit talker" whoever wasn't a complete bitch and wanted to fight... So hedge do me the honor of, (notice I said "do le the honor" of) fighting me. Look you got my respect but if you would have been me respectful I would have been cooler... So here is the deal, I want to fight you. One to prove I will fightand Two not to fight a bitch, who tries tot bluff their way and call the cops... Come on I am begging you to fight me, hedge. That simple, you deserve first shot, so what does the aspiring Ninja Killer want to do... You can't say no to that... (See the strategy here) Message me through my e-mail: omotoryuha@gmail.com and have someone post it on Bullshido and get touch with me through Facebook. I am sure if you don't know about you will and can post a video on Youtube... You get why all this right, cause these trollish bitches like to imitate and I know what I told you in private message plus we both can show video and no one can fake that... The post on Bullshido just lets you add insult to injury. Since, I am gonna start, saying you avoiding me... 

Not really but, come on lets do this...

Dealing with Don Roley & Frank W. Dux... Here is the facts.

I am going to leave this blog pretty short and sweet. In the martial arts, as with business and life you have to watch your 6 (back).  There are trojan horses and fake friends in every part of life, people who want to set you up for failure... Thing is I came across such a person in Lexington Kentucky. Now before I get to far into this let me be super simple & super clear here...

I have a great deal of respect for everyone in the BDFS and the BDFS in General. I however, have one exception Frank W. Dux. You see Dux is a liar, not claiming his lineage is fact after all I have said I didn't put much stock in anyone's claims. He had knowledge (and what little bit I got) I found to fairly enlightening. I however do question his Honor as a man.

See Don Roley is a liar & I have proven it on this blog, many times... Now I made a video explaining this all (and its here below). From Dux himself on messenger show in the Video... This proves Frank Dux sent members of the Black Dragon Fighting Society to Don Roley's Seminar in Kentucky. Yet, Dux desires that I take the fail as to showing up there to coneal his failed attempt at leadership, intimidation (of Don Roley) and, undermining Grandmaster Miskel.

So allow me to show the facts... Don't think Roley is in the Clear however, I prove Don Roley (who knowingly manipulated Dux, I mean played him like a Fiddle at a Charlie Daniels Concert) didn't want to fight me he was trying to set me up... And I wasn't there to challenge him (what kind of Pussy challenges someone to challenge you so they can make up the rules and then set rules that would make you a felon?) I was there protecting the BDFS from Frank Dux's failed and incompetent leadership. I also prove that Don Roley doesn't know as much about Fujita Seiko as he claims & ignores a great deal of Information about Fujita Seiko's connection to Shito Ryu Karate. Going so far as to make excuses and lie about evidence he doesn't know about... Evidence I knew about for almost 6-7 years now?

Well needless to say I am out...

Filming the 7th Kyu DVD...

So we been out filming the 7th kyu DVD, which focuses on throws and takedowns. Closing the gap from striking range, to infighting range and placing us in grappling range.

The 6th Kyu DVD expands on the grappling range techniques, much the same way the 9th Kyu material did for the 10th Kyu material. This got me to thinking...

How you train is more important than what you train in... 6th Kyu DVD will be the first time Kata, will be demonstrated in Omoto Ryu/Black Dragon Ninjitsu. With the 7th Kyu material almost fully released and the 6th kyu material soon to follow Black Dragon Ninjitsu Course is about to begin to focus less on fighting techniques and more on stealth and survival training...