Steve Arce credential dispute

[KiwiPhil889]

According to the quote at the link below you became the USMC Judo Champion the year after signing up. These championships are generally won by black belts (at least in the -84K division). Where did you learn judo to achieve that level of skill as a teenager? Did you compete in judo prior to joining the Marines?


"I am a former Active Duty US Marine. USMC Judo Champion at -84 Kg. from 88'-92'."
made here:
[Choi Kwang Do] Ckd - Martial Arts Planet

To help bring this back on track.

Mr Arce,could you please provide any information regarding the claims you make in the above linked thread.Specifically the claims regarding your status as a USMC judo champ in the period 88-92.I imagine certs,photos,commendations will be more than acceptable to the ppl here.

Mr Tripp.How does my training experience relate to these questions?? I'm not asking about Judo,and have stated that i have little to no knowledgge of Judo,but i have also made no claims about my fight ability (other than most ppl here would whip me). Is this an example of a red herring?? or something? to take the focus away from the questions at hand??

Edit: By the way?? if the investigators hadn't so embroilled themselves in the freakin personal side of this investigation i would have been able to just keep reading and not write anything.

[DuckofDeath]

This topic is hilarious. A guy pulls an April Fools joke and ends up being recognized by Bullshido as a Judo Black Belt.

I think Bullshido just got Bullshidoed by a Bullshitter.

Where is the evidence that Mr. Arce is a judo black belt? Oh yeah, it got burned in his house along with all his other important papers. Too bad they couldn't be replaced or verified. Well at least he tried to contact the USJA. If it wasn't for the cost and all the politics involved, I'm sure he would be able to verify his claims.

Five years ago, Mr. Arce was pulling the same stuff on JudoForum.com and got caught. He also posed for a while as Karo. Our internal investigation included a moderator visiting Gokor and checking out some of his other claims. Nothing could be verified and he provided information that turned out to be false. I have no reason to think he has earned a judo black belt based on my experience with him.

What happened to that famous Bullshido skepticism?

Apparently dealing with the Sankaku513 business sharpened your bullshit sniffing skills.

[DuckofDeath]

I think you will see that EVERY release form to participate in Judo instruction includes the risk of death clause.

Every time I sign up for BJJ classes, I tell the person handing me the release form that I won't sign it unless there's a risk of death clause in it.

[T HUNTER]

Every time I sign up for BJJ classes, I tell the person handing me the release form that I won't sign it unless there's a risk of death clause in it.

^

Think about this.

[Rene "Zendokan" Gysenbergs]

Kintanon, you are welcome to sign a full legal waiver of your injury and your death. Do it, then you can get on the mat, in the ring, in a cage, on the tatami, with me. Then this will be the last time that you speak like this. This is the last time that I will communicate with you, until you do it.

is a little bit different than

Every time I sign up for BJJ classes, I tell the person handing me the release form that I won't sign it unless there's a risk of death clause in it.

Think about that.