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 has yet again attempted to minimize his actions regarding lying about a convicted pedophile. 

Now Gordon implies a rape conviction was  just a "misunderstanding" on his part. He claims that he didn't understand the case and verdict....so that excuses him from all his comments he made about it? His defamation of a minor child and rape victim. 

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 this. 

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. 

Because rapes were indeed committed on minors.

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 alone would expose Gordon filing a frivilous defamation suit. Which by the way has since been dropped or abandoned. Wonder why? Gordon certainly hasnt won his case, like he claims.  

Could this have something to do with it. 

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!!!!

Training in Martial arts as Adoloscent Doesnt Equate to Experience or Advancement of Rank

When someone says they started training as a child (say at age 5, 6 or 7) should those years be counted as experience?

I see this is inflated resumes all the time, some 33 year old will claim to have 25 years experience in the martial arts. Such claims are not indicative of mastery, authority, or legitimacy in the art. While children can excel in coordination and performance, true martial proficiency requires adult years of training, maturity, and life experience. 

Mastery and teaching authority are not achieved through adolescent accomplishments but through sustained adult practice, responsibility, and deeper understanding of application.

As someone in my sixties, I don't count my training which started at 13 as part of my years of experience. That time begins at adulthood. 

In martial arts, a distinction is made between adolescent training and adult training. While the years spent in adolescence are respected as foundational and valuable for developing skill, discipline, and familiarity with the art, they are not considered the standard measure for advancement into higher ranks, instructor credentials, or mastery.

Adoloscent Years Equals Foundation, It is NOT a benchmark

Childhood and adolescent training does count in terms of when they first stepped onto the mat. However, those years don’t carry the same weight as adult years, because they often lack the maturity, retention, and depth expected at higher levels.

Example: A child with 5 years of karate at age 10 does not have the same depth of experience as an adult who trained 5 consistent years from 20 to 25.

The recognized benchmark for such advancement begins with adult years of training. This is because adult training reflects maturity, responsibility, deeper understanding of application, and the ability to teach and lead others. For this reason, only years of training as an adult are formally counted toward time-in-grade requirements and qualifications for higher levels of rank and authority. 

If the 27-year-old presents “20+ years training as if all of it were equal, that is resume padding. It suggests mastery or authority that hasn’t truly had time to develop. Most legitimate organizations consider adult years the standard for rank, teaching authority, and mastery. Not what someone accomplished as a child. 

Bret Gordon Update

Bret Gordon did call me this afternoon. He wanted to know what my issue was with him? Acting like he didn't do anything wrong. Wow. 

I was not cordial nor do I intend to be until I'm approached properly. Gordon should have had his hat in his hand but he did not. Gordon referred to me as an angry little man. That is funny due to the fact I am taller than the diminutive Gordon. 

He was promptly cussed out. I owe Gordon no form of cordiality. He is a liar who thinks he can spin what he did and shift blame to others. 

I have no intention of being polite to someone who intentionally lied about my instructors and I. 

https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2024/08/bret-gordons-lies-defamation-and.html

Gordon attempted to make this about me when in essence it's those around me who he intentionally lied about and defamed....my instructors pretty much all of them.... Who Gordon claimed were fake instructors and or non existent. He never once took responsibility of what he did in the call today. 

Gordon is not and will never be my equal. He shouldn't try and act like he is.  He tried to claim that he did not lie in his articles about me on the phone....but he did….. intentionally. If anyone was an angry little man it's him....he should have opened up with "Mr. Shepherd, I have to apologize to you and your instructors." 

At one point toward the end of the conversation he even referenced that I had been doing judo long before he was even born. That didn't stop him from claiming online multiple times I was a fraud or stopped him from admonishing instructors from promoting me.

He then made a statement referring to Dale Dumas. Not that it was even a point of contention but he claimed Dale was well mannered and polite and that dale showed up but didn’t want to fight him. He pointed out the entire thing was on video.

Okay.

But that isn't what Gordon told the cops the following day. He told police Dumas tore up the place. Gordon then told me he called the cops because he was being harrassed. But he had just said Dale was polite. 

He then asked me why I wouldn't drive 45 minutes to his dojo....my response....Dale Dumas and the false police complaint Gordon filed against him.

Gordon is incapable of telling the truth about anything.

I got into the harassment of my former student and his daughter. Gordon claimed he had nothing to do with it. He didnt know either one. 

At that point he claimed Adam McKinley and Dallas Whittgenfeld were behind it all and he had no knowledge of it. Gordon claimed they went after my student his daughter because I was "well known". 

Not according to the Ohatchee Police Department. Apparently both Adam McKinley and Bret Gordon admitted to knowing one another.  

According to the Ohatchee authorities and the Magistrate, Gordon was involved with the others and they all pointed their fingers at one another. Feel free to contact: Ohatchee Police Department, 7801 Al-77, Ohatchee, AL 36271  Phone: (256) 892-3156

So I guess maybe Gordon is implying the police singled him out and are lying about him? Or maybe Gordon doesn't want me to know he was actually behind it? 

In any case Dallas and Mickinley, according to Gordon, operated on their own, he wasn't part of it. 

I guess Dallas someone who doesnt know me or is a martial artist put a 2000 dollar bounty on my head all by his lonesome after I exposed Gordon for lying about the record and acts of pedophillic predator....it's just a Coincidence?

https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/06/well-then-come-and-get-some.html

Gordon wanted us to stop writing about each other. Okay. But me and mine are owed apologies first. Period. Gordon wronged all my instructors with no cause to…..both living and dead.

Gordon then admitted to buying his judo rank from USA Judo. OK. But he added a caveat “just like I had bought mine.”

Organizations sell rank for money. The difference is I have verified formal training in judo. Gordon doesn't have formal training in judo. My entire judo background is an open book. Nothing is hidden. Burris/USA Judo wasn't the only one who promoted me...he was secondary as most judo org promotions are.

Hello.

Burris did tell me at one time several years ago he couldn't have a 30 year nidan as one of his coaches. Burris did acknowledge my years in judo. And other legitimate judoka did as well.  

https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2024/08/bret-gordons-lies-defamation-and.html

My story regarding my ranks has never changed. Gordons has....many times. Also at one time by Gordon's own statements in his blogs organizational rank was meaningless. 

But now they mean something?

So which is it?

It was obvious ploy to try and insinuate he and I are somehow the same. We are not same we are not equal and he readily admitted to knowing I did judo long before he was even born.

Without proper formal training in a system or method a certificate or rank in it is meaningless. 

Games coming from a guy who pretended to be Casper Macfadden Doctor and licensed private investigator. Guess he forget we spoke just last week. Not only was it same voice Gordon used he used the same phrases as Casper when I cussed his ass out. 

Gordon did also claim organizational rank meant nothing....only what one can do on the mats....but that has even changed. Over the phone Gordon made the statement what would his getting on the mats with me prove?  

So again which is it? 

I can be stripped of all my ranks but I will still be a good judoka, a good coach a good kajukenboist, a good fighter, a good martial artist. My skill.and knoweledge speak for itself. In other words, it doesn't take away my skills or knowledge. Mike Stone, a fierce Karate competitor back in 60s and early 70s only claims a shodan after all these years in karate.

If I had no ranks in anything, a sad out shape 30 something year old Gordon would still get his ass whipped. 

My instructors were doing judo before I was born. One of them trained for years at the kodokan earning sandan. He lied about another of  my instructors who sat on both the Tracey Kenpo AND Kajukenbo family trees. But the piece of Shit Gordon attacked them, he intentionally lied to defame them. He did it to crap on their backgrounds. Then went to one of them last year and begged him for rank.

Gordon lied about them, without even knowing these mens back grounds, he didnt care. He lied about them simply to cover up his inadequacies in his background. 

In Gordon's eyes however he did nothing wrong. Gordon approach wasn't honest and it was an attempt to spin an shift any responsibility for his actions. 

Gordon’s History of Lies & Story Changes in Martial Arts

1. Fabricated Teachers & Lineages

• Claimed a Japanese teacher named Hasaka Yutashi who never existed.

• Later altered the story, saying the name was changed for “protection” or that Hasaka was a family ancestor.

• Produced a supposed photo of Hasaka, which turned out not to be a Japanese martial artist at all. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/07/bret-gordon-butt-of-his-own-joke.html

2. Shifting Rank Claims

• Has claimed various high ranks in multiple arts, often without proof or recognition from legitimate governing bodies.

• Rank claims in arts such as Daitō-ryū Aikijujutsu and others have been challenged or debunked. 

• Certificates presented by Gordon have been inconsistent and in some cases fraudulent.

3. False Legal Claims

• Publicly claimed he won a defamation lawsuit in Florida against Dale Dumas — no record exists of him winning such a case.

4. Contradictions in His Own Narrative

• His personal martial arts “history” changes depending on the audience or time period.

• At times he links himself to different teachers and systems that later disappear from his story.

5. Pattern of Deception

• Creates new backstories when old ones are exposed.

• Uses falsified or misleading documentation to legitimize claims.

• Leverages these stories to recruit students and sell legitimacy.

• Claimed that a convicted pedophillic predator wasnt convicted of a crime and did not commit rapes of minors. https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/07/justice-served-on-silver-platter.html

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This paints a picture of a consistent, deliberate pattern of dishonesty, rather than a few mistakes or some "misunderstanding". 

Butt Hurt Bret Gordon

Since the release of my last article it appears Gordon is on the USA Judo member list as nidan. However, since he has not once established any record of actual formal training, I do not hold this as any validation whatsoever. 

Why?

Years ago Gordon did not hold any validation toward my USA Judo credentials and chose to lie about my back ground and lied about my instructors backgrounds. 

Since I dropped the article pertaining to his defense of a convicted pedophillic predator https://theninjerkiller.blogspot.com/2025/07/justice-served-on-silver-platter.html and the subsequent cover up of the rapists multiple under age rape victims, Gordon has been back to spewing more lies, impersonating a PI, impetulantly childish. 

Most recently Gordon  referenced me as a keyboard warrior......Laughable coming from a guy who wouldnt take my phone call today or even fathom getting on the mats with me. 

Gordon knows he has committed crimes he knows he is u der investigation and he knows there is a potential arrest coming. 

But he claims to have info that would blow up my world.....really?

I did not knowingly defend anyone who committed a crime and certainly didn't cover any crimes up. But Gordon did. I did not knowingly get with other frauds and create a bull shit martial arts back ground....but Gordon did. 

I didn't try to steal another person's legacy and insert myself into part of his history..... But Gordon did. 

I didnt make up ficticious instructors with unverifiable backgrounds.....but Gordon did. 

I didn't make Bullshit Daito ryu Aikijujutsu claims in my books that were debunked by Daito ryu organizations themselves.....But Gordon did. 

I don't claim ranks in styles I never trained in but Gordon admittedly does. It's all in his blogs.

Unlike Gordon's claims which cannot be verified, my claims can. 

At the end of the day Gordon should probably should deal with a court case that he appatently has abandoned and keeps lying about. No one forced Gordon to lie about his martial arts claims.....no one forced him to lie about my background. 

Gordon is just trying to justify the lies he told. The more he writes the more he lies. Now he is a butt hurt whinny bitch boy cause he has been caught in those lies and keeps getting caught. 

Gordon has only started running his meat sucker again since I took a haitus and retired from teaching Judo. This is how his cowardly bitch ass operates. He certainly was never man enough to face me in person. He knows I would beat his fat ass. 

The only key board warrior who talks and brags a big game online is Gordon who cant fight his way out of a wet papersack or back up a single rank he claims. 

Bret Gordon Judo fake and total Dumbass

Bret Gordon has repeatedly and knowingly made false claims regarding his martial arts credentials, including judo, Aikijujutsu, Hasaka Yutashi, and other alleged credentials. His repeated misrepresentations have called into serious question the legitimacy of any martial arts credentials he purports to hold. 

Judo being only one of them.....

Any judo black belt rank certificates claimed by Bret Gordon that were obtained without completing actual formal training in judo are entirely invalid and hold no legitimate value. They are fraudulent ranks. Such claims are part of Gordon’s broader pattern of misrepresentation regarding his martial arts credentials.

Gordon’s ineptness in teaching judo is plainly visible in his videos, underscoring a broader pattern of deception regarding his martial arts credentials. His public videos of himself or his students fail to reflect any ranks and the expertise he or they have. His extremely poor attempts at trying to execute or teach judo further call into question the legitimacy of all his martial arts assertions.

Gordon attempts to deflect criticism by claiming that he does not practice sport judo. However, he demonstrates no discernible expertise in judo for any kind of traditional usage or in practical self-defense or handling real-world street encounters, further calling into question his martial arts claims. 

In a recent social media post, Gordon claims his judo class trains against opponents throwing a flurry of punches to develop ‘real-world application skills.’ However, his videos demonstrate a lack of proficiency in both judo and practical self-defense, revealing that his instruction does not match the standards he claims. This is consistent with a broader pattern of deception, where Gordon exaggerates or fabricates his skills and credentials to project false credibility.

In a real-world situation, destroying an attacker’s posture against a flurry of punches is critical for successfully executing judo throws. When an attacker is off-balance, their arms, legs, and torso are less coordinated, giving you a window to control a limb or enter for a throw.

An attacker with compromised posture can’t strike effectively, allowing you to move in closer without taking repeated hits. Disruption of posture Enables Efficient Throws - Traditional judo throws rely on the opponent being unbalanced. In a combat or street scenario, breaking the opponent’s posture under pressure is what makes throws practical and effective.

This principle is applied dynamically, not in the fashion as you see in the video that accompanied Gordon’s post. 

This essential principle of disrupting the attacker’s posture is noticeably absent in the way his students attempt to execute throws in the video. 

If Gordon actually thinks the drill in the video is indicative of real pressure....well let just say  Gordon’s own judo demonstrations fail to show the practical application of throws under any actual real-world pressure, highlighting a gap between his claims and actual skill.

Bret Gordon’s lack of real knowledge and skill in judo for self-defense can have significant repercussions. Students may believe they are learning effective self-defense techniques, but in reality, they are being taught methods that are ineffective against real-world attacks.

Without proper technique and understanding students may put themselves in dangerous positions, making them more vulnerable during an actual altercation. Students may develop poor habits, such as improper grips, stances, or timing, which are difficult to unlearn and could compromise future martial arts training. Students may spend years practicing techniques believing the techniques work but in reality they have little practical application, limiting their actual self-defense development.

 I think if you're going to teach judo for the streets you should first be able to actually pull it off in the streets. It is obvious Gordon cant. Gordon’s lack of judo knowledge only fosters a culture of misinformation about effective judo application.

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.

Bret Gordon - Useless and Bad Knife Self Defense

When it comes to knife defenses Bret Gordon showcases stuff that one shouldn’t do. Gordon claims to have many answers and he trains with real knives too. His community so feel so lucky to have a highly trained individual in their midst. 

If he only actually knew what he was talking about. According to Gordon he has vast experience, just ask him. He cant prove any of his training and claims but just take him at his word.  

"Edged Weapon Survival Training - A real knife attack happens in seconds. It’s violent, unpredictable, and leaves no room for hesitation. You can’t safely recreate every element of that danger in the dojo, but you can train for the realities you’re most likely to face.

Our approach blends multiple methods to cover as much ground as possible:

Live blades for single committed attacks – These sessions teach respect for the weapon, strip away hesitation, and sharpen precise defensive technique under the pressure of knowing the blade is real. The first time you see shining metal shouldn't be when someone wants to hurt you.

 Training knives for rapid flurries – Fast, chaotic, and unpredictable combinations that build reflexes, adaptability, and control when every second counts.

This training is built around stress inoculation, gradually exposing students to higher levels of pressure and unpredictability so they can stay calm, think clearly, and act decisively under threat. While no knife defense is ever “safe,” this method develops the mindset and reflexes needed to give you the best possible chance of surviving a real attack.

Disclaimer: All training is conducted under strict supervision with safety protocols in place. Do not attempt to replicate this training without professional instruction and controlled conditions." - Bret Gordon 

Don't proclaim to teach something if you can't back it up.

My first issue is Gordon cant defend himself on the mats against a judoka, I am sure he is even less skilled in trying to fight off someone wielding a knife….. but he is going to teach you how to defend against a knife.

 Total snake oil salesman. 

(Tell ya what Bret, let me get a training knife and see you put these mad knife defense skills your fat ass claims to have to the test. Let me guess you're too much of a chicken shit to do that too.)  

Yes, one might have a chance if 1.) You're  in a controlled or semi controlled environment to defend against the knife; 2.) If you actually see the knife.  3.) If you know where the attacker is going to stab or slash them before hand and 4.) if you know the angle the knife is coming from and 5.) Knew when the attacker is going to attack.... Thats a lot of...IFs. 

Gordon would know all of this if he actually trained in a specialized area like knfe defense. He has nothing but fraudulent claims and fake information to sell you. 

The main problem with Gordon's little knife defense theory is…..No one ever sees the knife! I'd say that is a big fuckin gapping hole in his expertise. 

People only see the knife in movies....

The following information is backed up by statistics from real knife attacks and how they actually are committed.

Statistics have shown that knife defenses are unlikely to be successful, primarily because most knife attacks are sudden, close-range ambushes where the victim is totally unaware of the weapon until it's too late.

Research indicates that a large percentage of victims don't even see the knife until after the attack has begun. The majority of victims don’t even realize they have been stabbed until the attacker has walked away, even those who witnessed a knife attack say they never saw a knife. Victims have maintained they felt someone punch them and only realized after seeing their own blood that they were stabbed. 

Many knife attacks are ambushes, initiated from close range before the victim even realizes a weapon is involved. This significantly reduces reaction time and makes it extremely difficult to implement any defensive technique, even if well-trained. 

A US study in Forensic Science International suggests that knife attacks can occur between 0.61 and 1.07 seconds. This rapid speed implies that if an attacker is already within striking distance, an adequate defense, regardless of training, may be unlikely. According to ScienceDirect.com, highlights confirm that close quarters knife attacks can occur faster than typical response time. Even untrained attackers can execute these attacks at consistent and fast speeds.

Knife attacks are frequently sudden and unexpected, with the attacker often concealing the knife until the last moment.  Attacks often occur at very close range, leaving the victim with little time to react or defend.  The attacker may keep the knife hidden until the point of attack, making it difficult for the victim to anticipate or prepare for the assault.

Attackers often use their free hand to grab or latch onto the victim, further reducing the victim's ability to defend. The speed and proximity of the attack leave little time to react or implement any defensive techniques. Being attacked with a knife can be incredibly frightening and disorienting, further hindering the victim's ability to respond effectively.

Statistics that show that knife defenses often fail because victims don't see the knife is supported by the nature of such attacks, emphasizing the crucial roles of surprise, speed, and proximity in these dangerous encounters.

Consider the source the information is coming from……Gordon is anything but a reliable source. All his claims have been debunked and he hasn’t actually earned a rank past a junior black belt, a rank given to kids under the age of 12. 

Teaching knife defense is a specialized area of training that requires specific expertise and a deep understanding of several critical factors. Gordon can’t prove any formal training or even law enforcement or military tactical training beyond that of a night time ware house security guard. 

Knives can inflict severe or fatal injuries with just a single strike, and attackers can deliver multiple stabs or slashes in a short amount of time. The movements of an attacker can be unpredictable, making it harder to anticipate and defend against.

A relatively skilled knife attacker may be aware of common knife defense techniques and can exploit the vulnerabilities in those techniques. Real attacks, by people who are familiar with a knife’s properties and true potential, are a blur of short, noncommitted stabs and cuts that are practically impossible to stop.

An attacker, with any idea of what he or she is doing, will overwhelm you with a hail of cuts that will start at the nearest body part and end in a vital target. Within a second you may lose your fingers, have severed tendons of your arms, and be finished with a stab to your eye, or throat, or trunk.

Training with real knives (live blades) for self-defense or martial arts is inherently dangerous and carries significant risks of serious injuries. Accidents during training can result in cuts, punctures, amputations, and even fatalities.

You gonna trust nationwide statistics and research on the reality of knife attacks or put your life in the hands of the delusional movie fantasy of a night time ware house security guard, Japanophile, Steven Seagal wannabe and anime nutrider, civil war enactor whose martial arts claims and ranks have all been totally debunked. These statistics dont apply to Bret Gordon though as he obviously has the ability to change reality, bend the laws of physics and time and space by using just his imagination. The imagination of a sixth grader. 

What Gordon spouts in his knife defense diatribe is delusional, moronic and irresponsible.

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.