Billy J. Burke: Serious Questions on his credentials?

[Larus marinus]

OK. I'm just not sure how much info we need before sending out the request. Do we have enough on hand to work with?

I can't get on the site at present but according to:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5097500_some...y-records.html

You need:

• Full, legal name of the person
• Branch of service
• Social Security Number (SSN) and birth date of the person
• U.S. Government Military Request Form SF-180 (not required for electronic filing of request)

So probably not, at this point (hence why I was considering going through POWnetwork to see if they could help).

[jeffphansen77]

"3/28/70 but has 20 years of military service starting in 1979? Really?"

Where did you get that b-day? That would be an insane lie to tell. Surely not.

[jeffphansen77]

I can't get on the site at present but according to:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5097500_some...y-records.html

You need:

• Full, legal name of the person
• Branch of service
• Social Security Number (SSN) and birth date of the person
• U.S. Government Military Request Form SF-180 (not required for electronic filing of request)

So probably not, at this point (hence why I was considering going through POWnetwork to see if they could help).

Ok. I ran into that too. I'm a noob. I have a credit card & am not afraid to use it, though. Fear the Hansen.

[Larus marinus]

Saved for posterity:

[jeffphansen77]

Wow! Huge blunder.

"Billy started tournament fighting at the age of 16. He was forced to fight in the mens division. By the age of 20 he had amassed 800 trophies in fighting and kata culminating it all by winning the United States Championship in Dallas Texas in 1978."

Age 16-20=4yrs. 800 trophies (exactly?).
200 per year.
16.6 per month
4.15 per week.

Then he joins the army. At 9.

[Beorn]

I'm a complete n00b when it comes to knowledge of the US military - still, would a real ex-Green Berets/Delta Force guy really be instructing Navy SEALs? That doesn't sit right with me.

Yes, they can and do. They are all under SOCOM, or special operations command, and have a unique chain of command. I really don't remember much of the details but I do remember that all the branches' spec ops under that except force recon

[sambosteve]

3/28/70 but has 20 years of military service starting in 1979? Really?

Certainly does not line up. Based on that model pic, I bet he is lying about his age.

[Larus marinus]

Certainly does not line up. Based on that model pic, I bet he is lying about his age.

There's a video of him here (washing his cat).
http://www.indieproducer.net/video/billycatshow-1

A 40-something guy, or a 50-something guy who's been looking after himself?

The number at the start of the vid is a cell phone in LA, FWIW (no, I didn't phone him).

[Cy Q. Faunce]

Writeup is now published:

http://www.bullshido.org/Billy_J._Burke

Burke never served a day, and was paid to make claims about Dux which he admits were based on no military experience, and thus false.

[Larus marinus]

Writeup is now published:

http://www.bullshido.org/Billy_J._Burke

Burke never served a day, and was paid to make claims about Dux which he admits were based on no military experience, and thus false.

Wow. Just wow. Nice job - that is one of the most damning investigations I've ever read here. :flipando:

Obviously, he's been making claims of military service for years prior to the Dux video, presumably to boost his credibility as a martial arts instructor and launch a career as a Hollywood action star/fight choreographer? If that is indeed the case, it's utterly sickening.


...and what the **** is this?

http://www.trsdirect.com/talent.php?id=Burke

And... you’ll finally learn “The Punch” — the stunning nerve-shattering strike that is the meat-and-potatoes of the best combat veterans he’s trained. (Instant fight-ending technique.)

Did he/they figure that the rubes were getting wise to tales of Dim Mak/Ninja Death Touches and decide to put an RBSD spin on the same old bullshit?