My Identity Is Not Defined by Martial Arts

In the martial arts community, I’ve witnessed many types of practitioners—some genuine, some driven by a true passion for self-development and defense. 

But I have also come across a troubling phenomenon: the fake martial artist. The fraud.

Indeed this blog covers such individuals. These individuals build their entire identity on lies, inflated claims, and false credentials. Their whole existence depends on maintaining an illusion, a carefully constructed persona that masks a lack of true skill and character.

Over the years, I have seen many practitioners fall victim to the illusion of rank inflation and false claims. I’ve witnessed how these toxic dynamics poison schools, confuse students, and erode the credibility of martial arts itself. I hae seen these so caalled instructors attempt to steal entire lineages, form bogus organizations and even attempt to hijack them. 

For years, these types have assumed that my identity, too, is inseparable from my martial arts background or status. What they don’t understand is this: my martial arts accomplishments do not define me, they never have. 

Martial arts is an important part of my life, for decades it has shaped my physical conditioning, honed my mental discipline, and grounded my spirit in principles of hard work, effort and perseverance. I am an 8th-degree black belt in Kajukenbo Kenpo Karate, a 5th-degree in Judo, and a 3rd-degree in Shotokan. These are not simply ranks; they represent years of hard training, study, and real combat experience. 

These ranks do not confine me. They are markers along a path, not the path itself.

Long before I learned martial arts I was fighting. I grew up in a tough neighborhood and as one can imagine I went through what one goes through when raised in tough neighborhoods.

You can take away my ranks but you still have a fighter on your hands. Even before I was a martial artist. I could beat the shit out of a fake black belt or some candy ass wannabe with inflated rank. 

Certificates never made the man and still don’t.

Unlike the counterfeit instructors and rank seekers I’ve encountered, I don’t have to cling to these credentials to prove who I am. I don’t have to train every day to maintain my worth, nor do I have to teach or parade my accomplishments to earn respect. I don’t hae write aanother word on the subject of the martial arts arts. My identity is grounded in far deeper soil than Judo, karate, black belts and certificates.

One stark difference between a genuine martial artist and a fake one is how each relates to their achievements. The fake martial artist fears exposure, because their identity is brittle, forged from deception. They need everyone to see their ranks as proof of legitimacy, or else their entire persona crumbles. On the other hand, I have the strength and freedom to take what martial arts has given me and still remain unshaken if that all were stripped away. I can take it or leave it because I know that what truly defines me is not external recognition but internal integrity and authenticity.

I am more than my martial arts achievements. I am the sum of my truth. And that is something no one, no fake ass wannabe or rank seeking pussy, who cant fight their way out of a wet paper sack, can ever take from me.

Martial arts is a tool. It is a powerful, transformative tool that teaches one how to move, how to think, how to respond under pressure, but it’s not who I am. My identity goes beyond striking techniques, throws, and forms. It is built on my character and the choices I make every day.

In a world plagued by misinformation and false idols, knowing who you are beneath all external labels is the ultimate form of resilience. The confidence to stand apart from counterfeit claims and remain true to yourself is a rare and invaluable power. I live by that power every day.

AND YET ANOTHER LIE

Bret Gordon blatantly lies about his background. He gets caught in those lies. He denies that he lied and then tells more lies to try and cover up the previous lies he told. He gets caught in his new lies and creates more. When his unexhaustive amount of lying doesn't work he then denies that he made any such claim in the first place. 

Gordon isn't concerned with telling the truth...his only goal is to build the perfect lie. He lies, fabricates his evidence and omits facts to build his perfect lie. He has no remorse and will go so low as to defame a 11 year old rape victim. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/08/bret-gordons-misunderstood.html

Last year, Gordon joined National Karate Juijitsu Federation (NKJF) and was abruptly asked to leave this organization by the owner and then president of the NKJF Steven Johnson. The reason given was that Gordon was not able to prove his martial arts background. About two weeks ago Gordon posted on his online blog boasting that he had been "reinstated" in the NKJF, the National Karate Jiujitsu Federation. https://bretgordon.weebly.com/blog/nkjf-reinstatement#/ He posted a letter from the new President off the NKJF proudly asserting his reinstatement.

On the heels of my exposing how he lied about Jack Stern, Yusaki Hatashi, the daitoryu and that he covered up the multiple acts of rape of a convicted pedophile, Gordon approached the NKJF again joined and became the state representative.  Gordon wasted no time in using this "reinstatement" as his vindication to proclaim that everything that was written about him were lies.

Just a few days ago the current President and the board of ethics committee permanently banned Gordon. The letter, dated the 12th, is very clear on what they found and the grounds of his lifetime expulsion. 

So if Gordon was cleared as he had initially claimed, then why was he banned for life? 

Looking at the expulsion letter the NKJF obviously looked deeper into Gordon's claims. It appears that just few weeks after his "reinstatement", the NKJF uncovered that Gordon wasn't forthcoming with the truth to get his reinstatement. I find it interesting that a court outcome was mentioned in the letter. I have to ask if Gordon told the NKJF that he won his case against Dumas? He has stated that before. However, there is not a single record or official document of Gordon winning ANY court case.

The status of the lawsuit and evidence presented in the filings are ALL a matter of public record and can found here; https://courtrecords.lakecountyclerk.org/  Just click on case search  at top of page and type in the case number 2020 - CA – 001851 and Bret Gordon’s name. 

So did Gordon fabricate something or did he submit a partial document that omitted pertinent information? 

The NKJF  mentions unsubstantiated claims and also likened Gordon's practices to that of a rank mill. The NKJF then mentions online harassment and threats.

It doesn't appear that Gordon was actually cleared of anything.

This really has to be the fastest that I have heard of anyone getting booted from an martial arts organization. This one was particularly impressive as I don't know of anyone who has managed to get booted from the same organization....TWICE.

According to Gordon's post on his blog on the 14th, he wrote that he "stepped down". However his stepping down doesn't appear to be the case. 

 

According to a statement issued by Mr. Johnson Gordon's Lifetime expulsion took place two days prior to his blog post (pictured left). Gordon no doubt knew he was going had been permanently banned.  Johnson also mentions that other NKJF members who were affiliated with Gordon and his instructor later resigned voluntarily. 

 A lifetime expulsion or lifetime ban from a martial arts organization is a very serious consequence and is typically reserved for the most serious offenses. These typically include, serious misconduct or criminal behavior. Ethical or moral misconduct such as abuse of students, sexual misconduct, financial exploitation, violence outside the dojo and or criminal activity or behavior. Fraudulent Claims or Rank Misrepresentation such as claiming ranks never earned, self-promoting without recognition, falsifying lineage or selling fake certificates. The NKJF Expulsion letter speaks for itself.

Lastly, an expelled instructor's students’ ranks may no longer be recognized. They could be told their belts don’t “count” anymore, especially if they continue under the banned instructor. Other schools or organizations may not only follow suit with the ban but also question the legitimacy of a student's rank and lineage if it’s tied to an expelled teacher.

UPDATE 9/17/25 :

Recently after this article was posted, Gordon recorded himself burning a certificate, that he received from the NKJF, outside of his dojo. He then published the footage on his social media page. This calculated act of destruction and self-promotion amplifies the perception of behavior that is both disturbing and unhinged. 

Gordon has claimed to be a highly skilled and disciplined martial artist. Instead of demonstrating these traits his act projects hostility and disrespect in a manner wholly inconsistent with the principles of martial arts. His public display of destruction, combined with disparagement rooted in personal grievance give insight into his real nature and character.

It is important to note that Mr. Gordon’s conflict with the organization arose after the discovery of misrepresentations in the information that he himself had submitted to the NKJF for consideration. Gordon claims the expulsion was a retaliation. 

But he doesn't specify why the NKJF would retaliate or for what reasons? Is Gordon implying that when he stepped down that he was so irreplaceable that the NKJF became upset? 

Gordon knew he was going to be banned and chose to retaliate by claiming to have stepped down and publicly attacking both the organization’s operations and its leadership. In a attempt to damage the orgs reputation Gordon pointed out that it trademark was dead. The NKJF is still owned by Mr. Johnson and can still operate as it always has regardless of it keeps up its trademark or not. He is the rightful owner. No one can legally appropriate or trademark the name or the organization as long as it still in business. 

Gordon lambasted the way the organization is run, despite having shielded the criminal misconduct of a former president of Gordon's instructor’s American Jidokwan Association, who had been convicted of raping an 11 year old girl and court records indicate that he had multiple under age victims. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/07/justice-served-on-silver-platter.html

Furthermore, it is my understanding that one of the persons on the NKJF ethics committee contacted the Ohatchee Police dept and verified that Gordon was indeed personally involved with the online harassment and threats toward my student Randy Engle and his then 13 year old daughter. These threats included Randy being told that they would "skin his daughter alive, peel her like a grape in front of him". 

The board member's discussion with the Ohatchee police dept. was what determined Gordon's lifetime expulsion. 

It is also my understanding that only a single board member was dismissive of what the Police had to say about what Gordon had done and that particular board member resigned from the NKJF. Interestingly enough this board member had received his black belt ranks via Gordon. 

Gordon's own actions and misbehaviors are what garnered him his expulsion. PERIOD. I would also point that if Gordon had indeed stepped down from the NKJF this would not exclude him from being banned from the organization. The NKJF was within its rights to ban him indefinitely and ensure that Gordon could not attempt to rejoin the organization a third time. 

Contact information for anyone who wishes to verify with Ohatchee Police dept: Ohatchee Police Department, 7801 Al-77, Ohatchee, AL 36271 Phone: (256) 892-3156.  Alan Kelly - Chief of Police Ohatchee Police Dept. Phone: 256-689-0349. Cassie Harp - Magistrate Ohatchee Municipal Court. Phone: 256-892-1691 

Lastly, members of the NKJF have apologized to me and for any pain that this may have caused my student, his family and myself.  There was absolutely no reason for them to apologize to me. None. I will say that those heartfelt apologies exhibited the moral character that every martial artist should have. 

#moreslanderdefamation

#notconvictedofacrime 

BRET GORDON’S MISUNDERSTANDING AGAIN?

State of Ohio vs Patrick Justice 2003

No one has lied about Bret Gordon.Gordon however has lied about everything. Gordon doesn't concern himself with the truth. All he wants is to build the perfect lie. One that cant be exposed. 

Gordon has yet again attempted to minimize his statements and actions regarding lying about a convicted pedophile in 2020. 

Now Gordon implies a rape conviction was  just a "misunderstanding" on his part. He claims that he didn't understand the case and verdict......in particularly that he didn't understand what dismissed with direct indictment meant.  

Gordon is and has been notorious for threatening folks with his attorney. Apparently it didn't dawn on Gordon to ask his attorney what Dismissed with direct indictment meant. 

So this should excuse him from all his comments he made about it? The fact that he wrote that it wasnt a rape. The fact he said it wasnt a violent crime. The fact he wrote that the rape wasnt against a minor child and the fact he blamed the rape victim.....an 11 year old girl. 

Gordon was wrong on all counts. 

He never once offered an apology for what he did. Instead he ended the 2020 article with it was a ongoing legal matter due to his defamation suit against Dale Dumas. We will get back to the frivilous defamation suit later.

Gordon claimed in his article that he had knowledge of the case. Wrote it in his own words.  https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142008/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/manipulating-the-truth

Gordon either did have knowledge of the case and lied about it or he didn't really have knowledge of it and lied about it.  

In 2020, Gordon attempted to minimize and manage the fallout of a situation involving a Patrick Justice.  Justice was convicted in 2004 of a sexual offense involving a 11 year old girl and served prison time. Despite the seriousness of Justice's criminal background, he was allowed to serve in a leadership position within the AJA from 2011 to 2017 during which time Justice was supposed to be registering as a sex offender but was not.

Gordon and his instructor Steven Hatfield continued to list Justice as a leader (president of the American Jidokwan Association) and high ranking member on their websites and organizational materials for years after his conviction and release from prison. It appears Gordon only removed Justice's name and references after the conviction became had public in August 2020. 

Case crime scene photos of where Justice committed multiple rapes and DNA was collected. 

Gordon engaged in rapid "damage control" scrubbing websites, issuing contradictory statements, and publishing blog posts claiming to have knowledge of the case and attempted to explain away or downplay the situation. His idea of damage control was to lie about the entire situation. 

“It was indeed drunken sex. Having since learned all of the details surrounding the case, the situation as I have come to learn was this: Justice and the girl were at a party and both became intoxicated. She misrepresented herself as being of legal age, both in her actions and failure to disclose her age. While this certainly cannot be supported, it is a far cry from Justice being the pedophilic predator.”- Bret Gordon  

https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142008/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/manipulating-the-truth 

No Gordon, there were multiple rapes and not one happened at ANY party. 

Gordon claimed he had knowledge of the case, that he investigated it.....however Gordon's entire statement, every sentence regarding the incident wasn't even remotely true.

The 23 year old Justice was originally charged with two counts of rape, one count of kidnapping and one count of  Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a minor (pictured above).  These counts involved two victims, one was victim was an 11 year old girl and the other under the age of 16. 

In one of the aforementioned articles (pictured and link below) in the comments section Gordon in his own words wrote a reply to an Angela and stated that: "There is nothing to suggest it (the rape of an 11 year old girl) was a violent crime". 

"Nothing to suggest it was a violent crime and nothing to suggest it was against a child."- Bret Gordon 

https://web.archive.org/web/20201202032618/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/psa-patrick-justice

Another one of Gordon’s statements that was entirely untrue. Rape is a violent crime and yes it was a child. An 11 year old. 

According to court records, Justice had raped the 11 year old and kept her for hours.  I am sure one can imagine the serious injuries an 11 year old girl can sustain from being raped by a 23 or 24 year old adult male. 

The victim had to be rushed to the Emergency Room.  But according to Gordon "it wasnt a violent crime".

Prosecutor's summary from Court Docket

Police responded and a detective was called to the emergency room (see above). With the help of a witness, Justice was arrested and then held on a quarter of million dollars bond (see below). 

Justice's Arraignment indicating bond set at 250 thousand dollars

Prosecutor's Summary 2

Detectives and officers located Justice (see prosecutor's summary above). Evidence and DNA were collected from his home during which time Justice's mother told authorities that Justice had been accused of raping a minor before (see below).

Columbus Police  Criminal Investigation summary

Facing two counts of rape on the same victim and a 3rd count involving another incident with a girl under 16 ( please note that the victims names were redacted by the court but not their ages), the then 23 year old Justice plead guilty to a lesser charge of sexual battery with sexual motivation, a plea deal that was made to spare the 11 year old little girl from having to testify in court. Justice was sentenced to prison in Ohio and served approximately two years (not long enough), beginning in 2004. 

Upon his release Justice was required to register as a sex offender for ten years. However, more time kept getting tacked on extending the ten years as Justice failed to register as ordered to, numerous times. Gordon posted to the contrary of this in his 2020 article stating that Justice was getting his life back together. Justice was still in direct violation of his probation and not adhering to his court ordered community service. 

In another of his 2020 posts Gordon continued in his replies that "there was nothing to suggest it was against a child, which is what partly influenced my decision not to put Patrick Justice on blast.." https://web.archive.org/web/20201202032618/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/psa-patrick-justice 

However the linked statement above wasn't true either.  

According to court records Justice did know the victim was a child under 13 years of age. Gordon also left out that Justice's victim had been reported as missing and a missing persons report had been filed with law enforcement. 

Missing Persons Report 

While this certainly cannot be supported, it is a far cry from Justice being the pedophilic predator.” - Bret Gordon  https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142008/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/manipulating-the-truth 

Gordon got it wrong again, the truth is that Justice was indeed a "pedophilic predator".....

Gordon minimalized what Justice had actually done to a little girl. Read his own words again. 

“It was indeed drunken sex. Having since learned all of the details surrounding the case, the situation as I have come to learn was this: Justice and the girl were at a party and both became intoxicated. She misrepresented herself as being of legal age, both in her actions and failure to disclose her age. While this certainly cannot be supported, it is a far cry from Justice being the pedophilic predator.” - Bret Gordon  https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142008/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/manipulating-the-truth 

Gordon. through his blog, essentially revictimized a little girl (see qoute and link above) who was raped over and over again for HOURS AND HOURS. What's worse is, he intentionally and purposely lied to defame and slander her. Gordon clearly wrote that she misrepresented her age. 

The rape wasn't an isolated incident, "another victim under the age of 13  is also mentioned in the Franklin County court records. Also as mentioned before Justice DID KNOW the victim was under age (see below). 

Gordon either knew about these offenses, chose to lie about them and slander the victim. Or he didn't know about them and he chose to slander the victim to protect his fake martial arts ranks and a position as President in his instructor's now defunct organization The American Jidokwan Association, whose website was later changed to The US traditional Taekwondo Federation.

 On his own blog Gordon claimed he had knowledge of this case yet EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE he wrote about it were just more of his blatant lies. 

Prosecutor's case file #03-7949 that consisted of 179 pages

Final Thoughts 

Gordon not only minimized the rape of an 11 year old girl, he blamed the victim and then slandered the victim. Not one word about what Gordon wrote about this incident was remotely true. 

Wasn't this case that Gordon claimed was the reason behind his defamation lawsuit against a Dale Dumas? 

So why wasn't this case mentioned in Gordon's own defamation case? It is according to Gordon where he got defamed.  Yet it appears nowhere in court filings. 

Multiple rapes were indeed committed against minors, two under the age of 13 and one under 16. Apparently what Justice actually did was left out of court filings altogether intentionally by the suing party.

Not one mention of it or the rapes Justice committed against minors. This would point to the fact that the defamation suit is frivilous. Which by the way Gordon has since been dropped or abandoned. 

Gordon certainly hasnt won his case, like he has claimed multiple times online.  

https://courtrecords.lakecountyclerk.org/ — Case #: 35-2020-CA-001851.

  

It appears Justice's court records were left out of Gordon’s case intentionally. Gordon either knew about Justice's court conviction and kept them hidden from his case and the courts or he found out about them kept them hidden and still filed a frivolous lawsuit. 

Maybe Gordon will now claim that he didn't write his so meticulously archived USAMA blog? 

Note: If any reader doubts the the authenticity of the court documents presented in this article. 

This is a matter of public record and ANYONE can request these records from the  Franklin County Clerk of  Courts in Ohio. 

All records that involve cases such as these that involve underage victims, their names and addresses are redacted by the clerk of courts. However ages are not redacted. 

NUFF SAID!!!!

The Worst Day of Bret Gordon's Life

Recently Gordon mouthed off again online. The day Gordon does see me it is going to be the worst day of his life. His latest diatribes speaks volumes of the extent that he lies and his fear of getting arrested. It is a very real fear.

I am going to walk up into his school. Gordon is going to see me face to face, that is going to happen and when it does, Gordon will see the following three things with me when I do show up. 

1.) A detective who is also a black belt under me,

2.) a local detective or law enforcement officer from the city Gordon's school is in and

3.) an arrest warrant with Gordon's name on it.

"First, he claimed that I was behind the threatening of a young girl and was under criminal investigation by some backwoods sheriff's department in nowheresville, Alabama. I never threatened anyone and I'm not under investigation.

Then he alleged that I was the criminal mastermind behind some supposed bounty on his head, posted online by Dallas Wittgenfeld, a man with whom I have absolutely no connection, association, or even passing acquaintance." - bretgordon.weebly.com

Despite all of Gordon's online posturing, arrest warrants carry the same weight no matter if they come from, as Gordon put it' some backwoods sheriff's department in nowheresville, Alabama." Those are words that are going to haunt Gordon.

Gordon's posturing in his last article sounds more like it was written out of total fear. He knows he broke laws committed felonies and then tried to cover it up. If he would have had the good sense to stop then there wouldn't have been much I could have done. But he and those he enlisted kept going until it finally became enough. 

No amount of denials, backpedaling is going to keep this from happening. No amount of blog writing and claiming he didn't do anything is going to help him. Gordon is under investigation. Alabama authorities know Gordon was behind the harassment and threats and he put other s up to it and why. I will get all three of the people involved with the harassment and threats leveled at my student, his daughter.

Gordon never figured out who he fucked with and still hasn't all these years later.

The worst day of Gordon’s life will be when he sees me. Gordon will be arrested, he will leave his school in hand cuffs......Its going to happen......I will be there.

Casper the Friendly Ghost?

Well it appears that just after the dropping my latest article online, someone calling themselves "Casper Mcfadden" has reached out to my judo instructors wanting information about my ranks in Judo. This guy claimed to be a licensed private investigator. My ranks warrant such attention that  PI is investigating me. Yeah nice try Bret Gordon. 

Gordon has a hard on for me because my ranks are legitimate while he has lied about all of his. He gets booted from orgs because he can't prove any formal training save for a junior black belt. Seriously black belt ranks given to children are laughable at best....even with the word junior stuck on the front of it. 

Typically "subject matter experts" and "world renowned highly trained martial artists" like Gordon proclaims he is, don't get their works exposed as fraudulent by the very martial arts style they claim they extensively trained in. In Gordon's case multiple daitoryu groups debunked his claims in Aikijujutsu training, background and history as total fabrication. 

So another attempted attack on the heels of Gordon getting exposed in more lies intended to cover up shit that he pulled when it came to a pedophillic predator. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/07/justice-served-on-silver-platter.html

And my instructors arent supposed to think this latest attempt isn't anything suspicious at all. Gordon has never been accussed of being smart. 

One of my instructors were specifically asked about promoting me to godan. Could the actual reason be because Gordon appears to have been recently booted from USA Judo. 

In the email, Gordon aka Casper Doctor private dickless, states that there is Little verifying information regarding my ranks? Laughable to say the least, Gordon cant even prove any formal training in judo, which besides his many lies, is the real butt of his issue. 

Yet no proof of formal training exists in the many ranks Gordon claims, judo ranks being amoung them. More adolescent nonsense from Bret Gordon, I mean "Casper Macfadden" private dick.  No doubt casper is about as real as Yusucka Hatashi. 

First before making such accusations as the ones in the email one should have actual proof.

Project much? 

Projection is when someone attributes their own unacceptable qualities or actions to someone else. Gordon, excuse me, I mean, Dr. Casper super duper private dick - head is accusing me of what Gordon has been doing for years and years. 

It appears that more defamatory and slanderous statements and accusations were made by the mysterious Dr. "Casper Macfadden", I mean Gordon, in his 3 statements above in the email.  

"Casper Macfadden" stated in his email that he was a licensed private investigator. 

In one conversation Casper, I mean, Kaiso Nut hugger Gordon said he was a PI and in another he claimed to be an investigative journalist and a doctor even. 

Also this Dr. Casper Macfadden licensed private DICK does not appear in a Georgia, Florida or national private investigator search. Any licensed private investigator would be on this list. See below.

Apparently Gordon doesn't think that licensed private investigators can be checked out or verifed. Only the four chinned wonder of the universe could be so brain dead.  

Impersonating a private investigator, especially a licensed one, is illegal and can have serious consequences. "Casper Macfadden" is not a licensed PI. That is Not a shocker there. This has been verifed. The proper actions have been taken and reports have been filed with the state agencies involved. 

Impersonating a PI is a felony in that state and the state agency is going to treat it as a crime committed in their state.  Also if a PI gives an alias instead of his real name it's a felony. 

Mr. Tucker my judo instructor, the one that Gordon claimed was a fabricated persona got a call from this Casper I mean Bret nut licker Gordon...wanting to question him about my Judo background? 

I would think an actual Doctor/PI/super investigative Journalist would realize Gordon is the liar and the one cyberbulling slandering and defaming upon contacting the person who Gordon claimed never existed. 

"Casper Macfadden" aka Bret Gordon is a dumb ass who landed himself in more hot water. 

IPs from where emails came from have been looked up and phone number this Casper used to contact one of my other instructors Terry Tucker, has been traced to Florida..... pinged not three miles from Gordon's dojo in the central Florida. Only Gordon is capable of reaching such levels of stupidity while incriminating himself even more. 

I would also point out that I am in my 60s my instructors are several years older than I yet Gordon/Casper felt compelled to communicate sternly with them and impose that they reply and attempt to coerce them into making statements. But intimidating and harrassing the elderly, cancer stricken patients, children and revictimizing rape victims is what Gordon does...in lieu of driving forty minutes and getting his fat cowardly ass on the mats with me.

Could Gordon be more stupid than to contact those he slandered using an alias and expect my instructors not to contact me? 

I suppose Dr. Casper Macfadden, Private dick, investigative journalist will be suing for defamation now right? Wink, wink. 

I expect that all the ones who were involved with the threats leveled at my student and his kid will indeed be arrested. It's gonna happen, their own actions have incriminated tthemselves.

Gordon lied and kept lying until his lies caught up with him. I expect more trouble is in his future.

Justice Served on a Silver Platter

State of Ohio vs Patrick Justice 2003

I have had my share of dealing with sick people who seem to propagate and converge toward the martial arts. Bret Gordon is one of those people.  He truly lacks empathy and any moral character as a human being. What he did was malicious and irreprehensible in every way. 

The rape of a minor is one of the most heinous and evil crimes a person can commit. It violates not only legal statutes but also fundamental moral and ethical standards. Minimizing the actions of a child rapist, that is, downplaying, excusing, or rationalizing the severity or impact of the crime, is both morally troubling and  dangerous. 

In 2020, Gordon attempted to minimize and manage the fallout of a situation involving a Patrick Justice.  Justice was convicted in 2004 of a sexual offense involving a 11 year old girl and served prison time. Despite the seriousness of Justice's criminal background, he was allowed to serve in a leadership position within the AJA from 2011 to 2017 during which time Justice was supposed to be registering as a sex offender but was not.

Gordon and his instructor Steven Hatfield continued to list Justice as a leader (president of the American Jidokwan Association) and high ranking member on their websites and organizational materials for years after his conviction and release from prison. It appears Gordon only removed Justice's name and references after the conviction became had public in August 2020. 

Case crime scene photos of where Justice committed multiple rapes and DNA was collected. 

Gordon engaged in rapid "damage control" scrubbing websites, issuing contradictory statements, and publishing blog posts claiming to have knowledge of the case and attempted to explain away or downplay the situation. His idea of damage control was to lie about the entire situation. 

“It was indeed drunken sex. Having since learned all of the details surrounding the case, the situation as I have come to learn was this: Justice and the girl were at a party and both became intoxicated. She misrepresented herself as being of legal age, both in her actions and failure to disclose her age. While this certainly cannot be supported, it is a far cry from Justice being the pedophilic predator.” - Bret Gordon  https://web.archive.org/web/20201128142008/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/manipulating-the-truth 

Gordon claimed he had knowledge of the case, however Gordon's entire statement, every sentence regarding the incident wasn't even remotely true.

The 23 year old Justice was originally charged with two counts of rape, one count of kidnapping and one count of  Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a minor (pictured above).  These counts involved two victims, one was victim was an 11 year old girl and the other under the age of 16. 

In one of the aforementioned articles (links above) in the comments section Gordon replied to an Angela and stated that: "There is nothing to suggest it (the rape of an 11 year old girl) was a violent crime". 

According to court records, Justice had raped the 11 year old and kept her for hours.  I am sure one can imagine the serious injuries an 11 year old girl can sustain from being raped by a 23 or 24 year old adult male. 

The victim had to be rushed to the Emergency Room.  But according to Gordon "it wasnt a violent crime".

Prosecutor's summary from Court Docket

Police responded and a detective was called to the emergency room (see above). With the help of a witness, Justice was arrested and then held on a quarter of million dollars bond (see below). 

Justice's Arraignment indicating bond set at 250 thousand dollars

Prosecutor's Summary 2

Detectives and officers located Justice (see prosecutor's summary above). Evidence and DNA were collected from his home during which time Justice's mother told authorities that Justice had been accused of raping a minor before (see below).

Columbus Police  Criminal Investigation summary

Facing two counts of rape on the same victim and a 3rd count involving another incident with a girl under 16 ( please note that the victims names were redacted by the court but not their ages), the then 23 year old Justice plead guilty to a lesser charge of sexual battery with sexual motivation, a plea deal that was made to spare the 11 year old little girl from having to testify in court. Justice was sentenced to prison in Ohio and served approximately two years (not long enough), beginning in 2004. 

Upon his release Justice was required to register as a sex offender for ten years. However. more time kept getting tacked on extending the ten years as Justice failed to register as ordered to, numerous times. Gordon posted to the contrary of this in his 2020 article stating that Justice was getting his life back together. Justice was still in direct violation of his probation and not adhering to his court ordered community service. 

In another of his 2020 posts Gordon continued in his replies that "there was nothing to suggest it was against a child, which is what partly influenced my decision not to put Patrick Justice on blast.." https://web.archive.org/web/20201202032618/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/psa-patrick-justice 

However the linked statement above wasn't true either.  

According to court records Justice did know the victim was a child under 13 years of age. Gordon also left out that Justice's victim had been reported as missing and a missing persons report had been filed with law enforcement. 

Missing Persons Report 

Gordon lied, the truth is that Justice was indeed a "pedophilic predator".....

Gordon had the audacity act like he was all about families and state that he doesn't condone rape or violence against children. However he did his best to minimalize what Justice had actually done to a little girl. Then Gordon. through his blog, essentially revictimized her. A little girl who was raped over and over again for HOURS AND HOURS. What's worse is, he intentionally and purposely lied to defame and slander her. Blaming her a 11 year old girl stating "she was at a party and misrepresented her age". 

The rape wasn't an isolated incident, "another under the age of 13  is also mentioned in the Franklin County court records. Also as mentioned before Justice DID KNOW the victim was under age (see below). 

Gordon either knew about these offenses, chose to lie about them and slander the victim. Or he didn't know about them and he chose to slander the victim to protect his fake martial arts ranks and a position as President in his instructor's now defunct organization The American Jidokwan Association, whose website was later changed to The US traditional Taekwondo Federation.

 On his own blog Gordon claimed he had knowledge of this case yet EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE he wrote about it were just more of his blatant lies. 

Prosecutor's case file #03-7949 that consisted of 179 pages

Final Thoughts 

Gordon not only minimized the rape of an 11 year old girl, he blamed the victim and then slandered the victim to protect his bullshit martial art ranks and titles. Gordon covered up multiple rapes that were committed by Justice. That makes him just as bad if not worse than the rapist.

Association with an instructor implicated in such behavior can severely damage a student's personal and professional reputation within the martial arts community and beyond. Black belt and longtime students can face skepticism or ostracism from other dojos, organizations, or peers, regardless of their personal involvement or knowledge of the cover-up.

 Organizations the instructor was involved with may face scrutiny and repercussions. In some martial arts organizations, ranks and certifications may be revoked or called into question if they were issued by a disgraced instructor. This can lead to the invalidation of students’ credentials or the need for retesting under a different instructor, impacting their standing and future opportunities.

Arrest affidavit of Justice for Rape, Kidnapping & Unlawful Sexual conduct involving the juvenile (see top right column) under age of 13

None of the rapes occurred at a party, like Gordon claimed. Gordon chose to lie about the multiple rapes that Justice had committed on children. As far as I am concerned Gordon maliciously and purposely revictimized that little girl with what he wrote online, he certainly refused to tell the truth about it. Gordon lied and covered up the acts of a "pedophilic predator". Gordons actions make him no betrer than the rapist. 

Gordon's black belts and longtime students no doubt witnessed and were privy to Gordon's actions and many changing stories. These people have either outright defended Gordon in his many lies or have remained quiet and or complicit. This also contributed to keep these heinous and despicable acts covered up. Every single one of these people might as well have helped the rapist keep a under age child prisoner in his house and held her down as she was being raped over and over again for hours and hours. 

Note: If any reader doubts the documents presented in this article. This is a matter of public record and ANYONE can request these records from the  Franklin County Clerk of  Courts in Ohio. All records that involve cases such as these that involve underage victims, their names and addresses are redacted by the clerk of courts. However ages are not redacted. 

Bret Gordon: The Butt of his Own Joke

Bret Gordon’s stupidity is only out matched by his lying mouth. At this point, he would be better off admitting that he lied and  made shit up about Hasaka Yutashi and his supposed connection to the daito ryu.

The fix is simple really, don't fucking lie and you will never get caught lying. This however appears to be an impossible feat to accomplish For Bret Gordon. 

Except for a single junior black belt rank in Taekwondo, Gordon has recieved no formal training in the other styles he claims rank in and has fabricated it all. Gordon has habit and custom of misrepresenting his affiliations with other martial artists and organizations. His claims regarding Daitoryu Aikijujutsu are nothing but more fabrication and misrepresentation. 

According to Eric Pearson, Gordon fabricated a "glowing review" supposedly from Pearson. When Mr. Pearson found out about Gordon doing this, he contacted Gordon and asked for it to be removed. Gordon refused his request see messages below. 

Pearson addressed this publicly on his blog.

"I am a moderator on one of the large Daito Ryu AikiJujutsu Facebook groups. Years ago Bret Gordon joined the Facebook group. I recall he posted a few videos. He was claiming connections to Kodokai as I recall. We had a pleasant exchange on Facebook messenger. I know very little about the lineage he was claiming. Another moderator on the group blocked him from access to the facebook group because he suspected Mr. Gordon was lying (the other moderator IS part of Kodokai and has access to the records). That was pretty much the extent of my knowledge of Mr Gordon. 

So it has come to my attention that Mr Gordon is using my name as a reference on his website. Budoka online have been questioning me about my “glowing review” of Mr Gordon. I don't know why Mr Gordan chose me as a reference. Recently I discovered that he, without my knowledge, used me as a reference. I asked him to please remove the statement. He refused my request."

Mr. Pearson's statement in it's entirety can be found at https://tomikiaikido.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-reference-to-bret-gordon.html

Gordon released a book in which he stated included "proof" of his back ground, the existence of a fabled mysterious Japanese instructor who had changed his name to Hasaka Yutashi and it would also include a picture of the supposed Hasaka Yutashi and confirm connections to daito ryu. 

Two weeks after its release the Kodokai organization themselves debunked the claims Gordon made in his book. 

"There is no connection between Bret Gordon and the Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization either here in the USA or in Japan. Any claims he is making regarding such a connection are entirely false.

The Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization keeps strict records of it's members. There is and has never been a "Hasaka Yutashi" who trained in the Kodokai organization either here in the USA or in Japan. There is no basis for him to claim that his organization is based on or connected with the Kodokai in any way shape or form, much like the claim he mentions about Yoshinkan aikido.

Furthermore, Gordon should should specifically state that his organization has no historical ties, lineage or affiliation with the Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization. Additionally the individual depicted in the photograph included in his book has never held any rank or title within the Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization in either the USA or Japan.

I hope this clarification is helpful. Please feel free to reach if any further information is needed."

Sincerely, Donald Quintana 

Letter from Donald Quintana Kodokai Secretary of General Affairs

On the heels of the statement from the kodokai (above), the former General Secretary from the Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu Kodokai organization has also spoken out about Gordon's spurious claims and blatant misrepresentation of Daito Ryu connections. John Persson related that Gordon didnt present himself a daitto ryu practitioner but some one doing a street wise jujutsu. However Gordon took Persson's comments and edited them to make it appear Persson was commending him regarding Daitoryu. 

Gordon's claims of connections to aikido's Gozo Shioda and the daito ryu both online and in his book have been directly refuted and debunked. 

Additionally, others who Gordon specifically mentions in his book, debunked more of his claims. On pages 11- 14, Gordon covers his "training" with the Ginjukai which included Dimitri Deglas, Joe Brogna and Howard Popkin. Gordon alleges in his book that he trained with them twice a month beginning 2019 and that "he left" in 2020 indicating he trained with the group any from 30 to 40 times at the least and that he even taught classes while there. 

However, according to Popkin, Dimitri and Brogna, this doesnt appear to be the case. Gordon only attended a few classes maybe 6 to 10 at the most and only as a budo courtesy. It appears Gordon was caught in some of his "misrepresentations" was called a liar to his face, told to leave and wasn't allowed to come back. I was forwarded this recent email (below)and then I talked with Mr. Popkin by phone. 

 This directly contradicts what Gordon writes in his book that he alleges is proof of his training regarding the Daitoryu Aikijujutsu Ginjukai. 

Popkin described Gordon as a "bold faced liar" who was fabricating his back ground. Popkin made earlier statements debunking Gordon, alleging Gordon used Kodokai pictures with out authorization or permission. Those statements were admitted in court and can be found at  https://courtrecords.lakecounty.org/ Case Number 35-2020-CA-001851 court docket file 142, exhibit 14, page 6. 

What Gordon alleges as photographic "evidence" of Yutashi in his book has not held up under scrutiny. It is a picture of an middle aged mam just sitting with a little boy. The person in the picture that Gordon alleges to be Yutashi isn’t even Japanese, despite claiming for years he was a japanese man who had changed his name. Nor does Yutashi appear in the Kodokai pictures Gordon claims that he is somewhere in. 

What appears to be the best part of the joke that is Gordon's fake background comes from his own instructor Steven Hatfield. 

In a conversation with Renshinkan officials and its head master Michio Takase, Hatfield specifically stated that his grandfather, who Gordon now claims is Hasaka in his book, taught his own style of Jujutsu and that it is not daito ryu and very few techniques are even similar. 

This conversation Hatfield had with the renshinkan is a matter of record and can be found in its entirety at  https://courtrecords.lakecounty.org/ Case Number 35-2020-CA-001851 court docket file 138, exhibit 10, page 6. 

It seems Gordon has been caught in yet another lie....this time it was exposed by his own instructor. At this point anything that Gordon claims or proposes to be "evidence" of his legitimacy is no doubt the result of more purposeful lies, deceit and total fabrication.