Make no mistake: I know precisely what appeared on that
Facebook page in late September, and what his accomplice—his own
student—dispatched to the martial arts organization. A deliberate, calculated
strike meant to bury me under your blatant lies. You are not men, and you certainly don’t
belong in any uniform.
Rest assured, justice rolls toward you both, unyielding. The truth will strip bare your sly ambushes and reveal the shadows you truly cast.
For over forty years, I’ve undergone and passed criminal background checks to maintain my black belt rank, coaching certifications, and teaching credentials. From my very first black belt test to my most recent review just two months ago, every single background check has come back clean. That’s four decades of documented verifiable and undeniable proof that I am the complete opposite of what these people attempted to portray me as.
A personal note from me.......
None of you have faced the kind of crucibles I’ve survived in my life. It’s those trials, not martial arts, not it's ranks, titles, or associations, that define who I am. The hollow accolades of the martial arts world have never validated my identity. Who I am does not lie in judo or karate. That isn't my essence nor the mark of my worth.
My worth was forged long before any of you ever learned to
bow on a mat. I was born tough — I didn’t have the luxury of choice. Life, not
the martial arts, made me that way. And the older I got, the tougher I had to
become. Every obstacle, every fight, every setback only hardened my resolve. I
didn’t just survive — I adapted, endured, and came back stronger every single
time.
I was in my fifties when I was hit, run over, and crushed by a semi-truck. Make no mistake I wasn’t in a automobile, I was on foot when I was hit and run over. Doctors, specialists, and neurosurgeons told me I was finished. The many neurosurgeons said I shouldn’t even be walking and couldn’t under stand how I was even able to. I was told I’d never walk right again, never train again, never step back onto the mat.
Not one of them knew what I was made of.
Through years of my own rehabilitation, pain, and sheer willpower, I came back.
And not just to move again — but to perform judo at an elite level, a level
that not one of you wannabes will ever touch in your lifetime.
And I didn’t stop there.
At 61 years old, I put on a white belt again and began a new
journey into the most demanding and unforgiving style of Karate style there is.
Before I even committed to that training, I spent two months training
privately, conditioning myself for the intensity that particular karate style
is known for.
You actually thought you can somehow hurt someone who’s already survived the worst life can throw? In your tiny, ego-driven minds, with fake ranks wrapped around your waists, you thought you’d “get over” on a man who doesn’t quit, a man who doesn’t stop until he reaches what he sets his sights on.
FUCKING WITH ME was your biggest mistake.
You thought that I was like everybody else. My Judo it self isn’t like the versions taught in other schools. It isn’t about the gentle way or giving way or turning the other cheek. My mantra has always been direct, raw, disciplined, unrelenting and absolute: “Anytime Judo is used, you must transcend theory and rule… and become a DEMON.” Something none of the likes of you were ever prepared for.
AND make no mistake a demon is what I am, forged in fire.
As for those of you who stood around, knowing exactly what was going on — your silence makes you complicit. Don’t think for a second that I don’t know who any of you are. You watched, you heard, you defended him, you stayed quiet, you whispered among each other and you allowed the harassment, threats and slander to happen again and again. You all let it go unchecked and unreported. You’re not innocent; Expect legal and civil actions to follow — to the fullest extent that I can and will take them.
The example I will make of all involved will send a message loud and clear to every other fraud in the martial arts world....if you get the notion to fuck with me....DON'T!
