CLOWN SHOW.....REALLY?

Setting aside - for now- the two G bounty placed on my and my student’s head and threats leveled at my student's 13 year old daughter by Steven Hatfield's student Bret Gordon (a fact that can be verified with a phone call to the Ohatchee Police Dept in Alabama).  Hatfield's silence on these serious issues speak volumes. He is aware just indifferent. However, he did speak out several months ago, but not against what his student had done. 

In September, Steven Hatfield made a Facebook post titled, “Every Clown Deserves a Circus" (pictured). The post wasn’t just someone being funny or trash talking. Hatfield engaged in a reputational attack and in this case context matters.

 Hatfield’s post did not appear in a vacuum. Around the same time, Gordon, Hatfield's student published a defamatory social media post claiming falsely that I had a criminal record of violence. Another person also engaged in making the exact same allegations to a martial arts organization in an coordinated attempt to smear my name.

​All of this happened within the same general window. The themes were identical: attack my credibility. Multiple synchronized attacks with matching narratives scream campaign. Hatfield’s “circus” post functioned as a segment of that campaign—strategically timed and very visible. 

For years, Hatfield and Gordon have screamed that there was a "conspiracy" against them—pure projection, as proof of an orchestrated campaign against me now stands exposed. 

Clown Show Huh? Let me put this into perspective—over 40+ years of verified martial arts history and 30+ years of passed criminal background checks to obtain and maintain coaching and teaching credentials. Hatfield's attacks on this record from behind a screen won't stand. The “clown show” he bragged “must go on” will, in fact, continue—but on my terms, as others he is affiliated with are already finding out. 

The Lies, The Defamation, The bounty and the Coward Behind Them

For 5 years, Bret Gordon has engaged in a persistent pattern of false accusations, personal attacks, and reputational harassment directed at me. Over this period of time Gordon has publicly accused me of fabricating my martial arts ranks and lineages, asserting that my instructors were either non‑existent individuals or fraudulent creations. He further alleged that I manufactured and issued myself fake coaching credentials and black belt certificates, in an attempt to directly attack my integrity and professional qualifications as a martial arts coach. 

My background is well documented and publicly verifiable, including my ranks, coaching history, and decades of instructional work in multiple disciplines. Over more than 30 years, I have continuously passed the mandatory background checks required to obtain and maintain my ranks and coaching credentials, with no disqualifying findings at any point. During that time, I have held coaching credentials in judo, karate, wrestling, and boxing, each of which required formal vetting before I was allowed to work with students and athletes.

Despite over 30 years of verifiable documentation—including consistent mandatory background checks for coaching credentials—Bret Gordon repeatedly lied about my background, maliciously fabricated falsehoods about my ranks and instructors. This escalated with his latest baseless attack: falsely claiming that I have a criminal record of violence." His post remained online for only about a day before he immediately took it down. Gordon presumed this smear would go unnoticed. It did not. 

Let me make this absolutely clear: Every word Gordon has written about me, from the beginning was an absolute lie. Not one word he EVER wrote about me was even remotely the truth. Gordon's actions were not the result of a misunderstanding or misinterpretation — they were deliberate. He was fully aware that my martial arts background was legitimate and he intentionally fabricated false information and disseminated it online. 

In 2020, Bret Gordon published a defamatory article attacking my martial arts background entitled Pot Meet Kettle link; https://web.archive.org/web/20201204194651/http://www.join-usama.com/blog/pot-meet-kettle In his article, Gordon falsely claimed that an expired 1998 coaching credential was fake, using it as the foundation of a fabricated narrative about my background. He intentionally omitted proof of my current, verified ranks and coaching credentials. Despite these facts being publicly available, Gordon also falsely claimed that my original instructor, Terry Tucker, was a fictitious person. He further alleged that I forged signatures and fabricated my own certificates. 

That assertion was easily disproven. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/01/more-proof-of-extent-that-bret-gordon.html

As shown in the Winter Haven News Chief article from 1997 (above) and on the Winter Haven Judo Club blog, Terry Tucker was clearly identified as my instructor, with myself listed as his assistant instructor. The city-run program had existed since the early 1970s under Sensei Ro — another legitimate instructor Gordon falsely claimed was fabricated.

Sensei Tucker awarding me shodan, the very certificate Gordon claimed that I forged and fabricated

When confronted with clear, uncontested evidence, Gordon refused to meaningfully correct his defamatory article. Even after acknowledging that Terry Tucker is a real person, he deliberately stopped short of admitting that Tucker was in fact my judo instructor. 

Gordon likewise misrepresented my sandan rank, falsely implying that I had only recently “obtained” or effectively purchased it in 2020, even going so far as to issue a hollow “congratulation,” as if my legitimacy required validation from someone who will not even step onto the mats. In reality, my sandan rank had already been fully validated and recognized two years earlier, in 2018.

Gordon also targeted my Kenpo lineage, spreading false statements about another of my instructors, Sam Lonewolf. Bret Gordon also stated that Sam Lonewolf was never a black belt under the Tracey Kenpo system. 

3rd from bottom - Sam Lonewolf  - Tracy Kenpo 

 

In 2022, the Lonewolf family contacted Gordon directly, informing him that his statements about Sam Lonewolf were false and requesting a retraction—which he declined to issue. Subsequently, one of Gordon’s own cited sources, Gary Lee, was exposed for falsely claiming to have inherited Lonewolf’s system and for fabricating a tenth dan rank certificate. This revelation prompted the family to further investigate Lee’s assertions. Lee later emailed the Lonewolf family an apology, admitting he had never met or trained under Sam Lonewolf. Only after this did Gordon make a limited correction to his material concerning Lonewolf.

In his 2023 he wrote another defamatory article Pot Meet Kettle, Part 2, Gordon continued to omit key facts that proved my legitimacy. He claimed my godan (5th dan) judo rank was fake and he admonished two high ranking judoka for promoting me to it, despite my having over 30 years of documented training exceeding all national standards. He falsely minimized or distorted his earlier claims, downplaying his original accusations of fabricated ranks and fictitious instructors, perpetuating his pattern of defamation rather than issuing proper public retractions or apologies. 

Shortly after his 2023 hit piece "Pot Meet Kettle 2"—and after four years of relentlessly smearing me and my instructors as "fakes," "frauds," and "non-existent"—Bret Gordon slithered into the inbox of one of my Judo instructors (email pictured above), begging to be promoted to 2nd degree black belt. He was swiftly turned away. This desperate, hypocritical ploy made it extremely personal for me—Gordon, with zero proven Judo ability, arrogantly assumed rank from my battle-tested instructors was some cheap, easily obtained handout. It proves he knew damn well we were 100% legitimate all along—despite his defamatory lies—and that he knowingly crossed the line by harassing my people before groveling for rank. Gordon dreams of playing in my league, but he'll never measure up.

In June 2025, Dallas Wittgenfeld posted online offering $2,000 for information leading to "Gerald Graysmith"—a name he crossed out with a red X and replaced with "DEAD MAN" in bold letters, clearly implying he wanted Gerald Graysmith killed. In the same post, Wittgenfeld named me as a "person of interest," positioning me as the primary target he wanted hunted.

This brazen online threat explicitly called for violence against me and my student, sealing the pattern of Gordon's proxy-directed terror. These actions, taken in conjunction with one another, further cemented Gordon's involvement and orchestration of the entire campaign.

Gordon was then identified by law enforcement as the orchestrator of multiple threats—including a death threat against a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of my student Randy Engle—after recruiting accomplices Dallas Wittgenfeld and Adam Mickinley to carry out a campaign of stalking and harassment. The Ohatchee Police Department investigated and confirmed that due to Gordon's hatred of me he and his accomplices targeted my student and his daughter as a way to get at me. 

The summer of 2025, a "Casper McFadden"—claiming to be a licensed private investigator, investigative reporter, and Ph.D. holder—contacted my Judo instructors to probe my ranks and claimed I had committed crimes. He specifically inquired about promoting me to godan and alleged a lack of verification for my ranks. He attempted to pressure them to say defamation and derogatory things about me and to take my Judo rank. 

State and federal databases revealed no such Casper McFadden as a licensed Private Investigator. Only someone desperate to paint me as a fraud would stoop to such tactics. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/08/casper-friendly-ghost.html

Then Bret Gordon contacted one of my Judo instructors in a brazen attempt to convince him to strip me of my rank—a striking coincidence, given the identical inquiries from the "mysterious Casper licensed private dick" alias. Gordon even had the gall to ask that instructor to promote him. It takes a rare level of audacity to savage someone's credibility for years, then grovel to the very people you ridiculed for validation.

When his attempts at getting my Godan rank taken away from me failed, Gordon escalated his five-year campaign of slander and defamation by posting on his Facebook page, in September 2025, that I had been convicted of violent crimes and that I have a criminal history—a “record of violence.” These statements were entirely false and were published with clear malice, calculated to paint me as dangerous and unfit to teach or coach, and to damage my livelihood and standing in the community. 

At the same time that Gordon posted his now-deleted post (pictured left), one of his black belts stepped in to carry out smear campaign as well. A supposed Captain and Chaplain in the U.S. Air Force chose to misuse his position by contacting a martial arts organization—ironically, the very one that had already banned Gordon—and accusing me of having a criminal record for violence. He simply parroted the same baseless claim Gordon had just pushed online. What Gordon posted and what the chaplain executed was no coincidence—it was a coordinated attack, timed and aligned to maximize the damage. See the link: https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2026/01/false-allegations-and-defamatory-attacks.html

The motive was and is obvious: the captain's actions were nothing more than retaliation, payback for Gordon’s ban and rejection from that organization. To be perfectly clear, I have never met this so called captain in the Air force, never spoken to him, and never interacted with him in any capacity, online or otherwise. Yet, like his instructor, this "captain" chose to deliberately lie and pass along expunged information in an act of hatred and retaliation to attempt to destroy my credibility once it became undeniable that Gordon was behind the threats directed at my former student and his daughter by the Ohatchee Police dept. 

For years, Gordon has screamed about conspiracies closing in on him, casting himself as the victim each time he was caught in his lies. But now the truth stands bare: he carefully constructed the real web of deceit, manipulation, and threats—and unleashed a group of people squarely at me.

Inventing the Invisible Sensei: The Fabrication of Hasaka Yutashi

The Invention of the Mysterious Non - Existent Instructor

One of the most pervasive red flags in the world of martial arts fraud is the “mysterious Japanese instructor”—a vague, shadowy figure that frauds claim taught them secret techniques, bestowed high ranks, or granted them legitimacy that no one else can verify. This trope has become so common that it practically serves as a calling card for fabricated lineages.

Fake instructors often lean on this narrative because it is difficult to disprove and easy to romanticize. The idea of an elusive master, usually unnamed or known only by a nickname, supposedly living in the mountains, traveling under the radar, or teaching small private groups, adds an air of mystique. But in reality, this tactic is used to distract from the lack of credible documentation, traceable lineage, or verifiable training history.

Legitimate Japanese instructors—especially those with high rank—are well-documented within their organizations. Their promotions, certifications, teaching history, and affiliations can be traced directly through established, reputable bodies. Fraudulent practitioners know this, which is precisely why they fabricate teachers who conveniently cannot be contacted, located, or identified.

When someone claims to have been trained, ranked, or “blessed” by a mysterious Japanese master with no photos, no certificates, no organization backing, and no peers who have ever met this individual, it is a clear indicator of deception. In legitimate martial arts circles, lineage and instruction are transparent, traceable, and supported by credible evidence, not myth and ambiguity.

The prevalence of this tactic reflects a larger pattern: martial arts frauds depend on the ignorance of the public and the allure of exotic stories. The more “mysterious” the supposed instructor, the more fraudulent the claim typically turns out to be.

Frauds who invent fake Japanese instructors or unverifiable lineages tend to stick to their stories and constantly modify them, rarely admitting they lied, because of a combination of psychology, reputation management, and self-preservation. Once someone publicly claims a prestigious connection, they’ve “invested” in that narrative. Admitting it was fake would destroy all credibility they’ve built around it.

Many frauds convince themselves they are entitled to the status they claim. Changing or adapting the story allows them to reduce internal conflict between “I lied” and “I am respected.” They might rationalize it as exaggeration, tradition, or misunderstood facts. Admitting to fraud opens them to legal consequences, public shaming, or backlash from students and peers. Constantly tweaking their story is safer in their eyes than outright confession.

Claims of secretive Japanese masters, “lost lineages,” or hidden techniques create a mystique. Once they have an audience, it’s easier to keep adding layers than start over. In martial arts circles, there’s often little external oversight. Fraudsters exploit this by sticking to stories that are difficult to verify. This lack of immediate accountability emboldens them to continue lying.

If confronted, many frauds will deflect, gaslight, or double down rather than admit fault. Admitting the lie would be a blow to their ego and identity, which in some cases is tied deeply to being a “martial arts authority.”

Falsifying martial arts qualifications can lead to civil lawsuits for fraud, deceptive trade practices, or breach of contract, as well as criminal charges.​ Students or associates rely on these claims to make financial or personal decisions. The instructor's misrepresentation directly causes financial loss to students and affiliates, such as paying for training under false pretenses or purchasing materials, rankings, or certificates. 

Victims (e.g., students paying for misrepresented ranks or lineages) can sue for refunds, damages, and injunctions under consumer protection laws, with courts awarding compensatory and punitive amounts in proven cases of false advertising or bogus certifications. 

The Fabrication of Hasaka Yutashi

The figure known as Hasaka Yutashi exemplifies the classic “mysterious Japanese instructor” trope frequently used by martial arts frauds to fabricate legitimacy. Narratives surrounding Hasaka Yutashi shifted dramatically over time. At least five major versions (labeled A–E) were circulated between approximately 2012 and 2020. These iterations altered his role repeatedly—first describing him as Haska Yutasi, a Yamaguchi Goju Ryu trainer, then later as Hasaka Yutashi, a Yoshinkan or Daito Ryu master allegedly connected to Shioda Gozo and trained under Horikawa Kodo, with the latest iteration placing him in a familial relationship within the lineage story. Each revision was a reactive fabrication, created to patch inconsistencies and debunked claims from earlier iterations.

Another iteration of the story claimed that “Hasaka Yutashi” was not the instructor’s real name and that it had been changed for unspecified or mysterious reasons. This explanation collapses under scrutiny. In Japanese culture, changing one’s personal name—especially for martial arts purposes—is extraordinarily rare and would require clear legal, cultural, or organizational justification.

Japanese martial arts lineages are built on precise, traceable identities. High-ranking instructors, especially those alleged to be tied to major systems like Goju Ryu, Yoshinkan, or Daito Ryu, are documented meticulously.

Using a false or “changed” name with no explanation is completely unheard of in legitimate Japanese budo circles. There is no known precedent for a recognized Japanese sensei adopting an entirely fabricated name for teaching foreign students. 

Self-referential evidence, where the only "proof" is photos, stories, or ranks issued within the same promotional circle, is consistently debunked in fraud cases, regardless of name changes, because real masters leave traces beyond one group's materials.

This claim—like the others—served only to patch up the growing inconsistencies surrounding the fictional Hasaka. Instead of providing clarity, it introduced yet another layer of implausibility and further demonstrated that Hasaka Yutashi was a constructed identity, not a real Japanese martial arts instructor.

Also in an attempt to avoid proving Hasaka’s existence was the sudden claim that a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prevented the release of information about him. This is yet another contradiction in an already inconsistent narrative.

A supposed picture of Hasaka Yutashi has appeared in at least two publications, yet its legitimacy remains highly questionable. The photo is nothing more than a casual image of a boy sitting next to a man who is not even Japanese, and there is no indication whatsoever of martial arts training. There is no provenance, no certification, and no organizational verification connecting the image to any Japanese martial arts figure, further reinforcing the fabricated nature of the narrative.The supposed photo itself was debunked by the Yoshinkan and the Daito Ryu just two weeks after the publication of the first book. 

"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

The casual snapshot in the books provides zero verification of martial arts instruction or expertise. The picture is meaningless in terms of evidence. It fails as evidence because it does not identify Hasaka as practicing the martial arts or as an instructor, does not show martial arts, does not match Japanese lineage records, and does not verify any claim made about the instructor. It is simply a photo of two people  that proves nothing.

The fact that the Hasaka Yutashi picture appears in two books does not verify his existence or his martial arts background. Fraudulent or unverified individuals being mentioned or even pictured in self-published or privately produced books is not evidence of legitimacy. Anyone can publish a claim; publication alone does not transform a fabrication into fact. 

A martial arts instructor that publishes a book claiming to have trained under a Japanese master who never existed could be sued. Students who paid for lessons or the book could sue for fraudulent inducement. If the book is part of a broader pattern of deceit aimed at multiple victims, authorities could treat it as racketeering or fraud.

"Publishing books does not make a fraudulent martial artist legitimate, credible, or authentic. Anyone can write and release a book—especially today, with self-publishing platforms—and fraudulent instructors often rely on this tactic to manufacture artificial credibility. A fraudulent instructor printing their own claims in a book is no different from a liar writing down their lies—it does not transform them into truth." 

Books can amplify legal exposure for fraudulent claims. They create a permanent, public record that can be used as evidence in civil or criminal cases, but they do not protect the author from liability.

Furthermore, if an NDA truly existed, then no images, biographical accounts, or lineage details could legally be published. Yet the alleged picture of Hasaka has already been released in two different books, completely undermining the NDA excuse. An NDA cannot be selectively applied—either confidential information is restricted, or it is not.

In legitimate Japanese martial arts, NDAs concerning the identity of an instructor are virtually unheard of. High-ranking Japanese teachers are public figures within their organizations. They teach seminars, sign certificates, appear in hombu records, and are documented extensively. No legitimate martial arts system hides the identity of a master instructor behind secrecy agreements.

The NDA claim therefore functions only as a stall tactic—a last-ditch attempt to avoid providing proof of a person whose identity, records, lineage, and even name cannot be verified. Instead of reinforcing the story, it exposes yet another layer of fabrication surrounding the myth of “Hasaka Yutashi.”

Most importantly, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) cannot be used as a shield in court to avoid proving the actual facts of a claim.  Simply pointing to an NDA and saying “we can’t discuss details” doesn’t substitute for evidence. NDAs can’t be used to hide fraud or illegal activity.

The evolving mythology of Hasaka Yutashi /Haska Yutasi follows a well-established pattern among martial arts frauds: when one lie collapses, it is replaced with a more elaborate one.

If Hasaka Yutashi were a real person and claimed high-level expertise in Goju Ryu, Yoshinkan, or Daito Ryu—yet had zero verifiable proof and a non-Japanese name that doesn’t exist linguistically—he would be classified the same way any legitimate martial arts body classifies such individuals....Not legitimate. 

Hasaka Yutashi would be considered a liar, a fraud, and a fabricator of his ranks.....if he were a real person.

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  odemonstrating 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. Instead o actually proving his background he burned the NKJF certificate, after claiming he stepped down. Gordon claims the expulsion was a retaliation. 

But he doesn't specify why the NKJF would retaliate or for what reasons? 

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 of the organization as long as Johnson still uses it. 

Gordon lambasted the way the organization is run, despite having shielded the criminal misconduct of a former president Patrick Justice of Gordon's Hatfield’s American Jidokwan Association (now called US traditional Taekwondo). Justice 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. 

Update 10/9/25

Not 24 hours after the founder of the NKJF, Steven Johnson, recognized my ranks in Judo and Karate, Gordon jealous that I was recognized and he was banned, attempted to slander me again, and posted on his own social media page that I was a convicted felon. Telling yet another lie. 

For more than thirty years I have kept coaching credentials in judo, wrestling and boxing amoung others, all of which i have had to undergo criminal background checks annually. Most recently went through two more background checks. One for judo referee certification earlier this year and another for Karate coach just a week ago. 

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? Right? WRONG!

Gordon wrote that what happened to a little girl wasn't a rape. He wrote that it wasn't a violent crime. He wrote that the rape wasn't against a minor child. He even blamed the rape victim, he wrote that it was only drunken sex, He wrote that she had misrepresented her age.....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 the rapes 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.

Patrick Justice then 23 years old, 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. 

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.