How do you topped the much-loathed exploits of David Lang to become to the most loathed fraud in the history of BJJ and MMA? You throw a fight. And then you murder someone. Rafiel Torre, a fighter-turned reporter, was a fairly beloved figure in the formative years of MMA and,Read More →
OK, technically speaking this myth doesn’t usually come from martial artists. It comes from others outside the community who think that all of life’s problems can be solved by sitting around a campfire singing “Kumbaya.” They live delusional lives in a make believe Cloud Cuckoo Land in their heads. Truth:Read More →
I would not be at all surprised if these Krav Maga snake oil salesmen ended up getting a woman killed one day: “Jab your fingers into his eyes.” That’s step one if you’re confronted by an attacker, at least according to Darren Selley, 35, my self-defence Krav Maga instructor. FirstRead More →
The UFC’s creepy uncle, action star Steven Seagal reappeared last week when he taught contender Daniel Cormier some deadly tricks that were going to guarantee his victory over Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. He also showed up, wearing his best PJs and John Travolta toupee, as part of Cormier’s entourageRead More →
A popular tactic of mcdojangs is to claim they have “accredited” instructors. Or that their instructors must study and take a test every year to make sure they have all the latest teaching methods and techniques in order to make sure their instructors stay skillful and up to date. ThisRead More →
Arguably the second most notorious BJJ fraud of all time, David Lang has made the following claims over the years: he is a Brazilian American who moved to the U.S. at 19 as a BJJ brown belt, he served two tours in Afghanistan with the 101st Infantry Division, and heRead More →
You go online, and you read the comments. You see their profile pictures, and you think to yourself ‘are they actually any good?’ The truth is that you will never know, the only way to tell is if they fight, and let’s face it when was the last time youRead More →
The mixed martial arts (MMA) style of fighting is the latest martial arts fad; following on the heels of other fads, such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Taebo, and Aerobic Kick Boxing. The original concept was based upon the martial arts, but it has become just another contrived moneymakingRead More →
American Ryuku kempo karate master George Dillman has been a successful figure in the American martial arts scene since the ‘60s. He’s taught Muhammad Ali (or at least shared some awkward photo ops with Ali) and joined Black Belt magazine’s Hall of Fame as Instructor of the Year in 1997.Read More →
These idiots thought it was cool to pretend to be black belts, until the real martial artists exposed them in front of everybody… The sports world as we know it today is full of pretenders. People want to swim in the wake of true stars in all walks of lifeRead More →