If Dux can't prove any of his accomplishments, most people will not believe him. Period. Tanaka existing doesn't prove Franks martial arts record. I don't even understand what people are debating about?
Because ppl really want to believe the kumite could possibly be real because how cool right? We want aliens to be real even tho deep down we all know none of its real.
The debate is he was painted as a pathological liar for the last 40 years... And many many many many many things that he has said... Have been corroborated and proven by other human beings. Okay we don't have actual film of him fighting... And we have not proven that I get that... But the fact that a whole bunch of media intentionally painted him as a liar... saying this that and the third... When we come to find out that all of those things were actually true... at the very least... Casts a shadow of a doubt on the way they portrayed him. Nowadays people who know absolutely nothing about martial arts... think kickboxing and BJJ are THE ONLY effective martial arts because Joe Rogan... A professional actor with a fight record of 0-0... Said so.
Tankaka may have been real, but there is no proof he was a master of martial arts and even less proof of his connection to ninjas. That’s what’s at issue here. Dux made it all up
100% agree . So their was 1 guy .. named Tanaka that lived in California , in the 70's . During the time Dux was supposed to have done all this . That's like saying their was a white guy named Stevens who lived in the area also . If he had said that's what his teachers name was . It doesn't prove anything . He would have a pic with the same man in the photo ! if all this added up .
@@ActionMan1979 LOL the chances he actually did all the things he claims is about as likely as him being an actual super hero. His ninjutsu style is completely made up.
@@SJ-ty5rw nice to see people who can actually use their brain for a change 👍 You don't have to have the mind of a super intelligent detective to figure this stuff out. It's mostly just looking at all the available facts and simple common sense.
@@JesuIsTheOnlyWayToSalvation have you been drinking or just naturally stupid ? You don't know what he is claiming ? Your comment doesn't even make much sense. And whose whining ? LOL He is a liar and that is all that matters. And if you can't see that you must be blind.
I grew up around the corner from Frank and knew of Mr. Tanaka. I wasn’t as close to him as Frank was but remember he had a charming smile and a pleasant little garden he tended. I can confirm this is all real. Tanaka only briefly showed he was hiding a less than peaceful past when our neighborhood was invaded by zombies in 1983. Believing my family to be doomed, a cloaked figure appeared out of nowhere, dispatched every last zombie and then was about to disappear into the sunset when I was able to tug on his sleeve and ask him what his name was and how I could repay him. He lifted up just enough of his mask to reveal that all too familiar smile. I never saw him after that. Frank went on to rebuild our small town by hand, nailing each board by hand and welding each piece of metal with chi. To all the haters, don’t believe everything you read on the internet
If someone produces a birth and/or death certificate for someone named Chong Li, does that serve as proof that Frank fought someone named Chong Li and made him submit in the secret Kumite tournament?
Why? That guy is a big fake too along with Count Dante. Is it Vikings mission to get these con artists on and let them tell their story unchallenged? If Coumt Dante were alive Viking would get him too lol. Wouldn't you Viking?
Getting legendary Japanese Korean Ninja who was actually a white guy on the Viking Samurai show would be amazing! I had a lot of that guys books when I was in six grade and wanted to be Sho Kosugi :)
They did argue. Kimura flew to brazil and broke Helio Gracies arm because he said he couldn’t, and did it in front of people.Thats how you end the arguments.
It wasn't a Fued it was a match of honor as they other respected each other, and Kimura said he would declare Helio the winner since he out wieghed him by not over,but close to a 100 lbs. Maybe 80, and I think the match lasted an hour. You got your facts wrong.
It’s the dumbest thing One could think of. It’s a common name. The americas John peterson. I have scars on both of my thumbs as I would assume most men do. I have scars on 7 out of 10 fingers. My wife has a scar on her thumb. Just silly.
It also does not Disprove it either. Im not defending the dude. Im stating facts. Also, add to it, the scar, and the ancestry to the Samurai clan. That amps things up a bit more.
True. And we all know Dux loves to give peoples names...and those peoples never heard about him. Give a name dont proof nothing. He need to bring pictures with him...or bring Tanaka's parents to confirm It.
@@johndough8115 That is true but it is also true many Japanese people if you go back far enough had ties in their ancestry to a Samurai clan. For hundreds of years Japan didn't let the outside world in at all so their is a lot of families being interwoven in areas.
Just because some Senzo Tanaka existed doesn't prove anything. Was he martial arts expert and head of Tanaka ninja clan? Did he teach dim mak? Why his best student don't know what happened to his master?
A note to Adam McKinley: David frames a debate and let's the audience make it's own decisions. He has been the most fair interviewer I have watched on this platform in the Martial Arts genre. He trains himself, he has a love of the same movies and content we all grew up with and he has heard all the same info any of us have heard or read throughout the years regarding other martial artists yet stays 100% un biased in order to frame the debate and get the knowledge flowing so we CAN make our own minds up. And I have to say I appreciate it so much. Other channels put out love or hate videos, Viking Samurai puts out the debate video and brings in great guests, like you, in order to see the issue from all angles. In order to know the mountain, one has to see it from every angle.
Interesting bit from wikipedia: Johnson reported he could find no evidence of Dux's alleged teacher Senzo "Tiger" Tanaka in history books or from other martial arts experts. Dux told Johnson he did not know the whereabouts of Tanaka or even if he was still alive, though in later years changed his story to say it was Tanaka's dying wish for him to compete in the Kumite. When Johnson pointed out that Dux's teacher has the same name as a ninja commander from Ian Fleming's James Bond novel You Only Live Twice, Dux responded by saying that Fleming "used to base his characters on real people". In March 2017, Dux wrote an article saying he had found Tanaka's death certificate, which showed he had died in Los Angeles in 1975, though as of 2016 Dux's website said that Tanaka died in Japan. (links to sources on wiki)
@@doritodip8410 Why? If you believe one person can lie, twist things around... Why dont you believe that someone Else, is capable of the same?! You do realize, that it is all HUMANS that drop stuff into WIKI... right?! That ALL humans, are capable of being Dishonest, and corrupted.. Right?! The only thing you are going by... is the mans pervious history of lies. BUT... you have ZERO way to know the History of ANY of the WIKI authors!!! Ive seen stuff on Wiki, of being completely wrong. Ive seen them cite sources, that are completely wrong. Ive read such false things... and tried to Edit and correct them... only for that data to be rejected by these corrupted a$$hats. And sadly, the Radical Leftists / SJW / Feminazi...etc.. have taken over Wikipedia... and are literally Destroying it. Its credibility is total Garbage these days, and growing exponentially with Bogus Propaganda.
The twists and turns this story takes. I never thought I would see Adam McKinley take a complete 180 on his stance towards Dux, especially after the explosive tirades on Facebook back in March and April. Kudos to McKinley for admitting his faults with you, and taking a gentler stance regarding Dux.
@@oldironsides4107 He is Sean Kanan’s Sensei as well as John Signorella’s. McKinley has a history with Dux that went back and forth. There was a lot of mud slinging on Facebook and all.
Depends on what context. For example, I've taken 12 years of a tual classes in various dojos, but trained myself for like 16 years.. so for certain things I can say I'm self taught, but in other things, not.
@@VikingSamurai that's not really the same as saying " I'm self taught because I couldn't afford classes". It leads one to conclude you have no formal training therefore no teacher. Y'all have a badass day 🤘🍻🤘 🤘🎃🤘no limits🤘🥞🤘
I think there’s so much grey area on the Dux issue. I’m glad Viking has the balls to investigate the claims and use actual documents to verify claims. I think Dux did fight in a kumite. It was probably low-budget but I bet he did some kinds of fighting.
@@TheMicahwitz you can bet and look into the supposed grey area, but anyone that's been educated in critical thinking skills will say there's no grey area, there's no evidence to support Frank's claims, there is actually plenty of evidence against them. This video wasn't evidence of anything other than a person having a name.
@@rustyshackleford735 well, the dude knows martial arts, It’s not like he knows nothing. Is he the super man he claims to be? Not at all, I’m sure he exaggerated a lot of things, but I’m sure he still had some decent fights back in his day. I don’t agree that he was an ultimate warrior dude, boy I also think there is some truth to his stories.
Its weird, If Frank Dux was his student for six years...how he dont have any pictures of him and with him. No adress, no parents to confirm his stories...no other student...and why he didnt knew his whereabouts? He put in his official site he died in Japan, after a while, he change the story that was Tanaka diying wish to him fighting in Kumite and he die in USA (fun fact...in his book secret man he told it was a CIA plan for him to fight in kumite to spy a criminal organization...so he change again what he told in Black belt magazine). So find a guy with a name Senzo Tanaka doesnt proof anything. Dont proof he is Frank friend and If he teach martial arts to anyone. Frank Dux told that Senzo Tanaka was a Black Dragon and I.F.A.A instructor...why no one have any pictures with him? Its weird...Frank Dux did the same thing with the guys in CIA...giving his names in his book and telling he know the guys...and the guys denied he ever meet him. Even a General threat to sue him If dont remove his book from stores...because he is using his name and he never have nothing with him. Dux like to use real names (like in secret man) but the person he talk about never heard about him. Tanaka could be the same thing. We need to find Tanaka grave and Interview his family to ask If he was a ninjitsu teacher and If they know who is Dux.
"We need to find Tanaka grave and Interview his parents to ask If he was a ninjitsu teacher and If they know who is Dux." How is anyone going to interview Senzo Tanaka's parents? By holding a seance? He was born in 1888, which means his parents were obviously born before 1888. No one who was born in the 1800s is alive today. The current oldest living person was born in 1907.
I think he got lucky that there happened to be a guy named tanaka who probly was a translator for the military. The smoking gun is frank cant produce evidence of himself or any of his claims lololololol
That was pretty funny! Tanaka is so real, that you have to obtain all of these papers on him just to prove his existence. For all other Martial Arts masters, teachers, instructors, or so forth, there is no need to have to prove their existence, as their schools, students, and so forth speak for themselves. The fact that you have to prove Tanaka's existence disproves that he was a Martial Arts master, teacher, or instructor.
@@danielhackett1581 Well, as a Martial Artist, I am writing primarily in a way that Martial Artists would understand. For in the Martial Arts, there is no Martial Arts Master, Instructor, Teacher, or Coach that needs to prove that they lived, as their Marital Arts skills speak for themselves. Thus, to have to prove that someone even lived on this earth, (for Martial Artists,) disproves that they were a Martial Arts Master, Instructor, Teacher, or Coach. And this is what I was trying to communicate with my comment.
"Tanaka" is one of Japan's most common last names. It's the same as "Jones", "Smith" or "Johnson" in the U.S. "Senzo" is typical of older Japanese names (early to mid 20th Century), so it's not unbelievable that the name existed, and that an immigrant with that name existed in LA during the 60s-70s.
@ Viking Samurai wow one of the best interviews up to date dude . love your journalism approach and all the research you do behind the scenes to bring us all these interviews ,Thanks man never retreat never surrender
Adam McKinley and Dux should release video footage of them training to prove it. Also I saw clips of Adam McKinley on youtube and he looks like a beginner martial artist so what would he know about effective martial arts?
Dude, don't you know that if you watch a video of him doing the Dim Mak that you'll get a phone call and a girl will respond by saying "Seven days"? It's too dangerous!
@Viking Samurai yep.I think people don't realize this fun trivia. Kumite was used in no retreat no surrender way before, bloodsport.U need to try and get Kurt McKinney and Loren avedon on the podcast
You have always had an open mind when it comes to Frank Dux and have been nothing but fair to him these interviews are.the ones we needed to give Frank Dux a chance of telling his side of the story. I belive him 💪
I'm the #1 frank dux hater. I sent him a message on his Facebook crap page and I challenged him with his stupid stories and he blocked me right away lol
Frank isn't a legit martial artist. Where are the videos of him doing these moves and display his super kicks. I've seen his dumb demonstrations and none athletic moves lol. Probably frank beg this dude to please talk good about him.
Oh please. Even if Mr. Tanaka existed, we’d still need to establish the existence of the so-called Tanaka clan. Where was it based from? What domain did it served? What are the circumstantial historical claims and evidences supporting or suggesting the existence of the clan? Accepting that the story being told by Mr. Dux was indeed one conveyed by Mr. Tanaka, we’d still need to prove Mr. Tanaka’s claims. But let me ask this: how is Mr. Tanaka’s full name written in Kanji? And his wife’s name? And how is it that all documents purportedly associated with the man’s existence are always written in English, and not in Japanese? Has anyone engaged in research using the Japanese language, and if so what are the findings? It’s not reasonable to do English-only research regarding a man who is purported to be born in late 1800’s Japan and hope to prove anything conclusively. I’d be great if such research dug out anything, but until them, I’d suggest that strong skepticism is the only reasonable position to take given the bombastic and culturally misaligned nature of Mr. Dux’s general claims concerning the source and origin of his martial prowess.
Yeah, Maybe some random dude, just made up a fake name and trolled some kid by teaching him a load of bollocks. It's far more likely than there being a whole family that nobody within Koga Ryu has heard of
Of course they are many zenso tanakas, but not the so called ninja master who teached frank the liar dux lol . Show pictures with frank and tanaka. I'll be waiting.
Good interview Viking Samurai. Some of what Frank claimed might have been true, but other things were not. Also, Tanaka did exists, but who is to say Frank did not do what Adam did? Pulled the info and made mental notes on things.
Asking the right questions. Things that didn't add up. Frank Dux Military Record says dates of His service. The Secret Competition Started after Frank Dux left the service. Was Senzo Tanaka able to train Frank Dux? Was Senzo Tanaka way too old to teach anyone. On the dates He would have met Frank Dux. People who knew Frank Dux said he was a like a Con Man about everything. And almost 80% of what Frank Dux said has been proven false.
@@Halo549 to me there is no question that Frank Dukes is a liar. He’s somebody that just wants attention and fame he has a grandiose imagination and now it’s all caught up to him in the modern world of Internet and social media. I think he just needs to crawl into a hole and just be quiet
It can be debated if Frank said Tanaka had a scar on his thump and the information is listed in those documents - and he has a copy. Given Frank's history and his proven lies, he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt.
I want viking samurai to invite Frank dux again for an interview if it's possible please want to listen to him again if you could make questions about these documents etc make an interview invite him again
If you claim to be a fighter and you feel like you need to prove your skills, things get real easy, test your skills in a fight. Even if you lose you can still show that you have some skill during the fight. A fight can also be done in a respectful and safe way, with a good ref and respectful rule set. With youtube being as popular as it is, you can share that with the world.
If you have an absurd story in fighting and martial arts and youre friends with Ashida Kim and James Hydrick. As frank ssid hydrick would throw guys off of rooftops in the kumite all the time. James Hydrick was known for Throwing guys off the rooftops. Don’t worry it was only 4 stories high. And he knew how to throw a guy without killing them… When you tell a story like this you just lose all credibility. And the guy had decades to concoct bs Having said that unlike his interviews and movies.
My paternal grandfather, definitely not a ninja, passed some advice down the line that I often revisit in life: “Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see”
I only just stumbled on these but it’s interesting. The possibility that Tanaka is just someone he based a false reality on by his own research is possible, and the fact that you’ll never be able to ask questions about this Mr. Tanaka unless you obtain the same data that Mr Dux possibly had, assuming that he fabricated his past
He can be a real person, but it doesn't mean he can fight, and it definitely doesn't mean Dux doesn't lie about him. He lied on your show when he said Tanaka taught the Kenpo Grandmaster Chow who immigrated from China!! BS!!
Viking, it would be interesting to get Don Roley on the show. I’m going to have to see why Roley and McKinley had a falling out because they were allies at one time. The back and forth is hard to keep up with, lol.
Haters can hate but Senzo Tanaka is real,his legacy is real.The Kumite trophy not bought in store and every allegation is fake. Rest of truth will reveal one day and after Frank demise the Kumite footage will also come.People will realise what they did with him in his lifetime.Frank Dux is one of the greatest martial artist and fighter of all time.
Kung Fu Genius had a great live about Frank Dux’s claims. Saw you were participating in the chat and was wondering if there was anything he missed. You can tell he is married to a lawyer cause he made a lot of great points.
Well i can heartfully state.. i dont think and have ever thought Frank is a fraud.. i feel he is a genuine and authentic human that suffers the human condition like we all do.
Inspired millions of people ....but he's still a liar and it doesn't excuse his dishonesty. Okay, he was responsible for making the movie Bloodsport I get it but does that make it okay to be a fraud and tell people stuff that isn't true ? This is not about people debating over petty little things it's about exposing a con artist in the martial arts community.
@@getawaydreamer2724 oh , so you are admitting he is full of shit ? LOL Yeah , that's the problem. Too many people like you nowadays with no integrity, no honor, no nothing is the reason this world is falling apart. Yeah, and you can also sit back and watch as our society goes to hell. Enjoy.
He was responsible for making Bloodsport but he lied to get it made! He told Sheldon the wrote it that it was based on a true story. His true story.. They wouldn't have cared to make it if they just said it was fiction.
Why are you so upset about it. Dude is a blowhard, but his lies aren’t hurting anyone, and they led To the creation of Bloodsport. Why you so butthurt?
Sheldon Lettich said that Frank Dux (in his home) showed Sheldon the Medal of Honor that he was awarded (covertly), only to later try to convince Sheldon that he never did do that. Either Sheldon's lying or Frank's lying. It's one or the other. Who's not telling the truth?
Just do a little Internet search. Try searching for "Frank Dux Fraud" or "Frank Dux Fake." You'll get plenty of responses. But as far as I know, there's only one person out there who's regularly and repeatedly calling me a liar, and that's Frank Dux himself. Maybe that's because I've known Frank for 40 years, and I know where all the bodies are buried, and he knows that.
@@sheldonlettich2728 I don't know if you're the *real* Sheldon Lettich, but I don't know with certainty who's telling the truth. Having said that, the more important question is "Who would be motivated to lie about this, and for what gain?" I don't see what Sheldon has to gain by disparaging Frank. Unless he has some sort of old grudge against him? At any rate, Frank has been rather inconsistent with his stories over the course of 30 years so I put my money on Sheldon being the honest person, here.
I am happy the Mandela Effect is something possible to "Viking Samurai" because I swear "Happy Gilmore" drove a Subway footlong into Jared's mouth & the show my mom watched was called "Sex in The City"? Speak your mind Viking Samurai, a man who speaks with courage and an open mind is a man who will learn more than most. In a world of sheep and wolves try to alway be the shepherd.
Viking, see if you can find Jeffrey Strompf who was a U.S Cryptologist for the U.S. Government Covert Operations. In an interview he talked about working with Frank Dux and stated what an amazing and talented man Frank Dux is. There are a few early videos about Frank you should see. One is 'Thats Incredible with Frank Dux'. And a better one, 'AMSI Archive 010 from Martial Arts Today'. I think these videos will help you about the controversy about Frank Dux. When I was younger and participated in Martial Arts competition they were not tight the way they are today with style and weight classes. We had Artists that were Blue belts beating Black belts. People were getting hurt.. So I learned early that style and level weren't as important as the teacher and hands on practical training you had. Artist that had well rounded training in their Art, boxing, ground game, good kicking abilities were the better Martial Artists. I give credit where credit is due. Real resistance training and a well rounded training in all positions will weed out the more effective artists. That's why Bruce Lee was a revolutionary at the time. He was a mixed martial artist before those concepts were popular. So Frank Dux has knowledge and skills I've seen in which videos I could find online. These skills can only be achieved thru training. The only problem I have with Frank is the Bulllit Proof Glass demonstration was bull. That doesn't mean he has not been an inspiration to many. I respect anyone who puts in the time to be a martial artist. Is hard to train, be consistent, and gain skills. Frank is the Inspiration for Blood Sport. So whatever side of the fence you are on with the Frank, he inspired a generation to train in Martial Arts. That's a good thing. It's true and positive. I agree with Don Wilson about why is everything so secretive with Frank Dux? Release these secret films he has. Show some CIA documentation. Most has been so long ago and may be declassified by now. Even if most information is blacked out. Release them. What's the secret? No one living back then or the history of these special ops matters today. I do respect Frank Dux skill in teaching. It's very knowledgeable. And some of the film I've seen of Frank show skill. But to get to the real truth of the kumite is to release the evidence that he has and show people his secret ops background. It would settle a lot of speculation and criticism of Frank. But any interview I've ever seen him in, and any demonstration he's ever given, including teaching, he has always been soft-spoken and humble. Whether you believe his explanations or not on his background, he gives good and reasonable answers. Most of the phony martial artists cannot. So in the the end Viking, I hope the name I gave you about the cryptologist and the videos I recommended involving Frank, will help you. And maybe you can do another show on these. Thank you for your good work and I love your show.
Adams' footage of him executing his kicks makes him look like he'd be an absolute wild handful if you had to face him on the street! His general appearance would make his sudden ferocious attacks take you by complete surprise as well...
I completely agree with what he said about how you won't take just one side and you're very fair that is why I like to show and that's a very rare quality that a lot of CZcamsrs and show host lack so keep doing what you're doing you got my vote
You are right Adam that it's sad and it should stop, but if DUX doesn't stop claiming he can defeat any UFC champion in under a minute, it will never stop. He's bringing this on and he's perpetuating this. and you are being courteous and nice to a guy that is using your show to make more outrageous claims and perpetuate drama
Those 4 can kick every martial artists butts in the history of man! 200 on 4 np all while their stomachs are full of delicious pizza with extra anchovies dude
....so your telling me Tanaka was some kind of ex-con who they cant confirm if he was some agent...only to have later settled down and taught MA to dux?lol Sorry man..this whole thing sound hilarious! That photo of Tanaka doesnt look like no gangster. Love this channel though!
It's interesting. On this channel, there's a video titled, "Did Senzo Tanaka really train Frank Dux in the Martial Arts and what was it like?" If you skip to 3:30 on that video, there's a close-up image of Tanaka's file from the National Archives. It clearly says, about Tanaka, "Distinctive marks - None" Isn't that where it should mention the scar on the thumb? 🤔
Adam should've shown Dux photos of different Japanese men and include the photo of Senzo Tanaka from the files and get him to pick out the right photo. Even at different ages the photos from the files would still hold enough resemblance for Dux to recognise his master. I don't think the thumb scar is enough evidence. It might be a fairly common for martial artists from Tanaka's era that trained with katana to have a thumb scar from drawing and sheathing the katana.
EXTREMELY common. The thumb is used to locate the tip of the sword and guide it into the saya without having to look. If you go too far, you get cut. It's the back of the sword, but it's sharp right at the tip. The idea is to raise your thumb above the opening in the saya, and draw the back of the sword over your thumb until you feel where it narrows at the tip. Then you know where everything is in 3D space, cus the same hand is also holding the saya. But everyone gets carried away at some point and tries to do it too fast too soon. And I guess people don't realise that even the back of a blade cuts, right at the very tip. If you trained with a katana, you have cut your thumb like this. I doubt anyone has ever gotten away with it not happening to them.
Tanaka was a real character, only problem is it was a character from a James Bond movie, that was Franks first mistake, once ppl are lied to they’ll never ever trust you again, it’s human nature. Being lied to is the highest insult
Frank is a very mediocre martial artist that is well known after making CRAZY far fetched claims. Name renowned genuine martial artists that say Dux a) is a great martial artist b) his story is true??? That says it all!
Whoever target and ridicule frank dux are clearly jealous of him without a doubt keep up your work viking samurai good contents you provide for us don't worry about who criticize you it's an age where you will be ridiculed just ignore it man...
No, not jealous at all. People who aren't naive just don't believe his countless lies and bullshit. Just because people don't believe him and call him out on his made up stories doesn't make them jealous haters.
@@punisher7772 @punisher 777 if you don't believe why you bother yourself come here with such arrogance and insulting someone,s reputation don't do that mr.punisher or you will get punished by someone keep these bullshit words to yourself if you don't respect someone or like someone or consider it fake etc then don't watch it simple.
@@muhammadtaimurkhan1661 lmao are you for real dude ? Bullshit words ?? That is all Frank does is speak a bunch of bullshit but your too naive to realize this and obviously done zero research on the guy. I bother to come on here because it's bullshit and lies and I can't believe people still fall for this crap. This is a free country, I can speak my mind if I want to. Likewise if you don't like what I am saying you don't have to look at it either. And yeah, it is simple. Don't reply back and ignore it if you don't like my comments. Smh
It’s not that Tanaka existed, it’s was he a “ Ninjutsu” master and did he train Ducks.. Over the years I have met and trained and worked in all kinds of jobs and places, some like the guys I crewed for on boats, were retired military pilots…but I don’t claim that they taught me how to fly an airplane. Knowing someone and claiming mastery of an imaginary martial art learned from them are two different things. Training a mediocre martial artist to be better isn’t that big a deal, that’s why a good sensei is a good sensei.Self taught can often teach bad habits that can be easily spotted and addressed. A scar on the thumb? I worked after school cleaning fish…I have scars all over my hands, but it doesn’t prove anything except I was young and working in near darkness. Also…a red flag…Shotokan wasn’t around 200 years ago…Gichin Funikoshi developed the system in the late 20’s early 30’s….how this guy could make that mistake says he isn’t much in research.
Still the guy lied more then he told the truth. It’s one thing to add a little spice to make a story more entertaining. It’s another thing to claim your a Medal of Honor winner. For a lie to last this long it has to have just enough truth you can’t prove it all wrong. Personally I think he’s full of it.
I have Enter The Dragon as the greatest martial arts film of all time. Then I have Blood Sport as my second greatest martial arts film of all time. Good video Viking Samurai.
Forget the "Mandela Effect", what we have here is "Small Man Syndrome Effect" of people trying to destroy a once hero's reputation by all means. Like Viking said, probably because of the Van Damme case, sort of like the Novak Djokavic effect at the moment, Worlds No.1 player refuses to take the jab and suddenly half the World hates him and the media are relentless on him. Why would Frank pick a name out of the air in 1980 like Senzo Tanaka, not to mention his wife"s name and think, Oh!, I'll go to the National Archives and see if he exists and then study him in case someone asks me in 2023 if he exists over a movie I'm going to do in 1988? Or look him up in 2022-23 like Adam did. I tend to believe him, some details obviously have been distorted by Production in the movie, but I find Frank quite credible when he talks about his times, I'm good at finding contradictions but Frank seems very credible. On a side note, I was introduced to A.P. George through a friend, the Referee in Bloodsport, when he was working at a Hotel in Sydney Australia in the mid 90's and had a good conversation with him. Nice guy!
There are real people named James Bond too, that's not debatable, now me saying I was trained by a ninja named James Bond is debatable.
....im sure someone out there was a real Pussy Galore!
@@southern842 he lost that leg fighting in the kumite.
It's a true story 🤣 told to billions of people!! But only verified by a few people lol 😁🔥😆🤣
Good point
James Bond was a Muay Thai fighter. (No joke.) You can watch his fight with Ramon Dekkers on CZcams. (It ends with a KO--that's all I'm saying.)
If Dux can't prove any of his accomplishments, most people will not believe him. Period. Tanaka existing doesn't prove Franks martial arts record. I don't even understand what people are debating about?
Or why for that matter
Because ppl really want to believe the kumite could possibly be real because how cool right? We want aliens to be real even tho deep down we all know none of its real.
The debate is he was painted as a pathological liar for the last 40 years... And many many many many many things that he has said... Have been corroborated and proven by other human beings. Okay we don't have actual film of him fighting... And we have not proven that I get that... But the fact that a whole bunch of media intentionally painted him as a liar... saying this that and the third... When we come to find out that all of those things were actually true... at the very least... Casts a shadow of a doubt on the way they portrayed him.
Nowadays people who know absolutely nothing about martial arts... think kickboxing and BJJ are THE ONLY effective martial arts because Joe Rogan...
A professional actor with a fight record of 0-0... Said so.
Tankaka may have been real, but there is no proof he was a master of martial arts and even less proof of his connection to ninjas. That’s what’s at issue here. Dux made it all up
100% agree . So their was 1 guy .. named Tanaka that lived in California , in the 70's . During the time Dux was supposed to have done all this . That's like saying their was a white guy named Stevens who lived in the area also . If he had said that's what his teachers name was . It doesn't prove anything . He would have a pic with the same man in the photo ! if all this added up .
You guys are just envy because you're not secret champions young ninjas.
@@ActionMan1979 LOL the chances he actually did all the things he claims is about as likely as him being an actual super hero.
His ninjutsu style is completely made up.
@@SJ-ty5rw nice to see people who can actually use their brain for a change 👍
You don't have to have the mind of a super intelligent detective to figure this stuff out. It's mostly just looking at all the available facts and simple common sense.
@@JesuIsTheOnlyWayToSalvation have you been drinking or just naturally stupid ? You don't know what he is claiming ? Your comment doesn't even make much sense. And whose whining ? LOL
He is a liar and that is all that matters. And if you can't see that you must be blind.
I grew up around the corner from Frank and knew of Mr. Tanaka. I wasn’t as close to him as Frank was but remember he had a charming smile and a pleasant little garden he tended. I can confirm this is all real. Tanaka only briefly showed he was hiding a less than peaceful past when our neighborhood was invaded by zombies in 1983. Believing my family to be doomed, a cloaked figure appeared out of nowhere, dispatched every last zombie and then was about to disappear into the sunset when I was able to tug on his sleeve and ask him what his name was and how I could repay him. He lifted up just enough of his mask to reveal that all too familiar smile. I never saw him after that. Frank went on to rebuild our small town by hand, nailing each board by hand and welding each piece of metal with chi. To all the haters, don’t believe everything you read on the internet
I believe that. So obvious!
If someone produces a birth and/or death certificate for someone named Chong Li, does that serve as proof that Frank fought someone named Chong Li and made him submit in the secret Kumite tournament?
A retired man with disabilities has MUCH time on his hands. I am sure Dux was surfing CZcams, rebutting haters, when he came across Adam.
Dux is a legend.
I love your Dux-related interviews! Enthralling stuff! More, please!
Need to keep the pressure up to get Ashida Kim on, though. Haha!
Why? That guy is a big fake too along with Count Dante. Is it Vikings mission to get these con artists on and let them tell their story unchallenged? If Coumt Dante were alive Viking would get him too lol. Wouldn't you Viking?
Getting legendary Japanese Korean Ninja who was actually a white guy on the Viking Samurai show would be amazing! I had a lot of that guys books when I was in six grade and wanted to be Sho Kosugi :)
💯
I think that Frank stories are peppered with truths. It's just a matter of sifting through it all.
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.
@@sabumnimphillips true! A lie with a little true still a lie.
I don’t think they are. They’re just lies.
I agree. I totally see him beating up some japanese dudes in a basement thinking he's a ninja because he won a few fights vs amateurs.
Peppered with insignificant and unrelated " truths " that have no connection to his fictional stories more likely.
They did argue. Kimura flew to brazil and broke Helio Gracies arm because he said he couldn’t, and did it in front of people.Thats how you end the arguments.
Martial arts feuds and criticisms are as old as martial arts. This guy is standing on solid ground.
It wasn't a Fued it was a match of honor as they other respected each other, and Kimura said he would declare Helio the winner since he out wieghed him by not over,but close to a 100 lbs. Maybe 80, and I think the match lasted an hour. You got your facts wrong.
@@antimediaman9354 calm down mr super serious
@@kingyeti6336 I'm serious about the truth and seriously hate deception as we all should.
@@antimediaman9354 who is being deceptive
A guy having the name doesn't prove the claims of who this particular Tanaka was and his relationship with Dux.
It’s the dumbest thing One could think of. It’s a common name. The americas John peterson.
I have scars on both of my thumbs as I would assume most men do.
I have scars on 7 out of 10 fingers.
My wife has a scar on her thumb.
Just silly.
It also does not Disprove it either. Im not defending the dude. Im stating facts. Also, add to it, the scar, and the ancestry to the Samurai clan. That amps things up a bit more.
True. And we all know Dux loves to give peoples names...and those peoples never heard about him.
Give a name dont proof nothing. He need to bring pictures with him...or bring Tanaka's parents to confirm It.
@@johndough8115 That is true but it is also true many Japanese people if you go back far enough had ties in their ancestry to a Samurai clan. For hundreds of years Japan didn't let the outside world in at all so their is a lot of families being interwoven in areas.
@@johndough8115 burden of proof and all that. Y'all have a badass day 🤘
Just because some Senzo Tanaka existed doesn't prove anything. Was he martial arts expert and head of Tanaka ninja clan? Did he teach dim mak? Why his best student don't know what happened to his master?
A note to Adam McKinley:
David frames a debate and let's the audience make it's own decisions. He has been the most fair interviewer I have watched on this platform in the Martial Arts genre. He trains himself, he has a love of the same movies and content we all grew up with and he has heard all the same info any of us have heard or read throughout the years regarding other martial artists yet stays 100% un biased in order to frame the debate and get the knowledge flowing so we CAN make our own minds up. And I have to say I appreciate it so much. Other channels put out love or hate videos, Viking Samurai puts out the debate video and brings in great guests, like you, in order to see the issue from all angles. In order to know the mountain, one has to see it from every angle.
Interesting bit from wikipedia: Johnson reported he could find no evidence of Dux's alleged teacher Senzo "Tiger" Tanaka in history books or from other martial arts experts. Dux told Johnson he did not know the whereabouts of Tanaka or even if he was still alive, though in later years changed his story to say it was Tanaka's dying wish for him to compete in the Kumite. When Johnson pointed out that Dux's teacher has the same name as a ninja commander from Ian Fleming's James Bond novel You Only Live Twice, Dux responded by saying that Fleming "used to base his characters on real people". In March 2017, Dux wrote an article saying he had found Tanaka's death certificate, which showed he had died in Los Angeles in 1975, though as of 2016 Dux's website said that Tanaka died in Japan. (links to sources on wiki)
I would take Wikipedia with a grain of salt. Anyone can post whatever they want on if it's factual for not.
@@elskeletor3566 True. But all those statements are linked to real articles
@@elskeletor3566 I'm going to believe Wikipedia over frank dux any day
I would take anything Dux says with a grain of salt.
@@doritodip8410 Why? If you believe one person can lie, twist things around... Why dont you believe that someone Else, is capable of the same?! You do realize, that it is all HUMANS that drop stuff into WIKI... right?! That ALL humans, are capable of being Dishonest, and corrupted.. Right?!
The only thing you are going by... is the mans pervious history of lies. BUT... you have ZERO way to know the History of ANY of the WIKI authors!!!
Ive seen stuff on Wiki, of being completely wrong. Ive seen them cite sources, that are completely wrong. Ive read such false things... and tried to Edit and correct them... only for that data to be rejected by these corrupted a$$hats.
And sadly, the Radical Leftists / SJW / Feminazi...etc.. have taken over Wikipedia... and are literally Destroying it. Its credibility is total Garbage these days, and growing exponentially with Bogus Propaganda.
This is so important! We need a 45 minute video discussion about this seriously pressing topic that really really matters!
The twists and turns this story takes. I never thought I would see Adam McKinley take a complete 180 on his stance towards Dux, especially after the explosive tirades on Facebook back in March and April. Kudos to McKinley for admitting his faults with you, and taking a gentler stance regarding Dux.
Who is Adam McKinley?
I’m just starting the interview
@@oldironsides4107 He is Sean Kanan’s Sensei as well as John Signorella’s. McKinley has a history with Dux that went back and forth. There was a lot of mud slinging on Facebook and all.
Thank you! I don’t have social media.
...i hope he can get a Refund on that tanaka file. There are a zillion Tanakas in Japan
@@robd1329 That was a Tanaka in California, though.
So awesome to see Adam on the channel. You're really getting a lot of great interviews
And there’s also a video of Dux saying he was self taught cuz he couldn’t afford classes
True.
He change his stories everytime.
In his first interview he never told anything about Tanaka.
Depends on what context. For example, I've taken 12 years of a tual classes in various dojos, but trained myself for like 16 years.. so for certain things I can say I'm self taught, but in other things, not.
@@VikingSamurai That is a fair point.
@@VikingSamurai that's not really the same as saying " I'm self taught because I couldn't afford classes". It leads one to conclude you have no formal training therefore no teacher. Y'all have a badass day 🤘🍻🤘
🤘🎃🤘no limits🤘🥞🤘
I don’t think I will ever get tired of the Dux stuff. It’s always so entertaining
I think there’s so much grey area on the Dux issue. I’m glad Viking has the balls to investigate the claims and use actual documents to verify claims. I think Dux did fight in a kumite. It was probably low-budget but I bet he did some kinds of fighting.
Yeah, Too bad it's not educational as well.
I'm so tired of it already I'm at the verge of unsubscribing, if he doesn't start mixing it up more.
@@TheMicahwitz you can bet and look into the supposed grey area, but anyone that's been educated in critical thinking skills will say there's no grey area, there's no evidence to support Frank's claims, there is actually plenty of evidence against them. This video wasn't evidence of anything other than a person having a name.
@@rustyshackleford735 well, the dude knows martial arts, It’s not like he knows nothing. Is he the super man he claims to be? Not at all, I’m sure he exaggerated a lot of things, but I’m sure he still had some decent fights back in his day. I don’t agree that he was an ultimate warrior dude, boy I also think there is some truth to his stories.
Its weird, If Frank Dux was his student for six years...how he dont have any pictures of him and with him. No adress, no parents to confirm his stories...no other student...and why he didnt knew his whereabouts? He put in his official site he died in Japan, after a while, he change the story that was Tanaka diying wish to him fighting in Kumite and he die in USA (fun fact...in his book secret man he told it was a CIA plan for him to fight in kumite to spy a criminal organization...so he change again what he told in Black belt magazine). So find a guy with a name Senzo Tanaka doesnt proof anything. Dont proof he is Frank friend and If he teach martial arts to anyone.
Frank Dux told that Senzo Tanaka was a Black Dragon and I.F.A.A instructor...why no one have any pictures with him?
Its weird...Frank Dux did the same thing with the guys in CIA...giving his names in his book and telling he know the guys...and the guys denied he ever meet him. Even a General threat to sue him If dont remove his book from stores...because he is using his name and he never have nothing with him.
Dux like to use real names (like in secret man) but the person he talk about never heard about him. Tanaka could be the same thing. We need to find Tanaka grave and Interview his family to ask If he was a ninjitsu teacher and If they know who is Dux.
...its cause he faked the whole story on a person who actually existed. Its like saying my drunk neighbor as a kid trained me to be a lethal weapon.
@@robd1329 True 😂
@@robd1329 did he rob
Because they are both Ninjas of the highest caliber, they are never to be seen or heard.
"We need to find Tanaka grave and Interview his parents to ask If he was a ninjitsu teacher and If they know who is Dux."
How is anyone going to interview Senzo Tanaka's parents? By holding a seance? He was born in 1888, which means his parents were obviously born before 1888. No one who was born in the 1800s is alive today. The current oldest living person was born in 1907.
Just admit it's all a lie Dux. Blood Sport will always be a classic. Let the truth set you free!
He is ALWAYS abrasive. Dude is bi-polar.
I think he got lucky that there happened to be a guy named tanaka who probly was a translator for the military. The smoking gun is frank cant produce evidence of himself or any of his claims lololololol
That was pretty funny! Tanaka is so real, that you have to obtain all of these papers on him just to prove his existence. For all other Martial Arts masters, teachers, instructors, or so forth, there is no need to have to prove their existence, as their schools, students, and so forth speak for themselves. The fact that you have to prove Tanaka's existence disproves that he was a Martial Arts master, teacher, or instructor.
So something is not true if it's proven to be true?! Is that what you're saying?
@@danielhackett1581 Well, as a Martial Artist, I am writing primarily in a way that Martial Artists would understand. For in the Martial Arts, there is no Martial Arts Master, Instructor, Teacher, or Coach that needs to prove that they lived, as their Marital Arts skills speak for themselves. Thus, to have to prove that someone even lived on this earth, (for Martial Artists,) disproves that they were a Martial Arts Master, Instructor, Teacher, or Coach. And this is what I was trying to communicate with my comment.
"Tanaka" is one of Japan's most common last names. It's the same as "Jones", "Smith" or "Johnson" in the U.S. "Senzo" is typical of older Japanese names (early to mid 20th Century), so it's not unbelievable that the name existed, and that an immigrant with that name existed in LA during the 60s-70s.
There is a deeper thing going on in many of your videos David. I appreciate that.
Phenomenal interview as always. I gotta say one thing, that Kool-aid animation had me dying, not gonna lie 🤣
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Viking Samurai wow one of the best interviews up to date dude . love your journalism approach and all the research you do behind the scenes to bring us all these interviews ,Thanks man never retreat never surrender
I am sad Steven Seagal did not attend the Kumite.
He would have ripped Dux's arm out probably.
Segal is a reincarnation of a great warrior so has possibly done everything including what ducks dreams about..
Seagal would have eaten Dux.
Im sure had Seagal fought Dux...Dux would have said he made him shit in his pants!...in secret ofcourse.
Thanks Viking samurai for exposing the B.S without saying so. I like your Style. 😂
If Senzo Tanaka is your Shidoshi than show us the Dim Mak!!!! What the Hell is a Demak?? 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣💥👊🏻🥋
THAT A CLASSIC Bloodsport MOVIE 1988😛
...ah Dim Mak...i love to eat those when i go for chinese food!
Deaf touch.
@@MaharlikaAWA NO!!!! BOTTOM ONE!!! 👇🏻 🧱
_What's the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his Shidoshi?_
If Senzo Tanaka is real, then show us the Dim Mak
Best comment ever written on CZcams, fucking hilarious
@@dees.daniel7 😆
Adam McKinley and Dux should release video footage of them training to prove it.
Also I saw clips of Adam McKinley on youtube and he looks like a beginner martial artist so what would he know about effective martial arts?
Excellent point.
I was starting to think about half way through this vid is that he's full of it too.
Dude, don't you know that if you watch a video of him doing the Dim Mak that you'll get a phone call and a girl will respond by saying "Seven days"? It's too dangerous!
Dim Mak is a pressure point strike. Has nothing to do with bricks. Bricks never hit back. DONE
Evanflow forever, Agree!! Dim Mak is a pressure point strike, thats why it's called the DEATH TOUCH!!!!
@@bobkeating4944 yes. JUJUTSU
Fun fact the word kumite was used in no retreat no surrender before bloodsport
True fact...Frank Dux was never even at a kumite!
@Robd1 I never said that.just interesting the word kumite was used before, bloodsport
In a Van Damme movie no less!
@Viking Samurai yep.I think people don't realize this fun trivia. Kumite was used in no retreat no surrender way before, bloodsport.U need to try and get Kurt McKinney and Loren avedon on the podcast
Fun fact the term has been used in Kyokushin karate since it's inception. It one of the ways the train and do belt testing.
So Dux knew nothing about the person who has been training him? LOL
You have always had an open mind when it comes to Frank Dux and have been nothing but fair to him these interviews are.the ones we needed to give Frank Dux a chance of telling his side of the story. I belive him 💪
Then you are a fool.
Love the Dux videos. True or not the drama is so entertaining.
What's the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his Shidoshi???
Bruce Springsteen taught everyone in NJ. He didn't think Frank was good enough. 😃 😀 😄
I'm the #1 frank dux hater. I sent him a message on his Facebook crap page and I challenged him with his stupid stories and he blocked me right away lol
Congrats!
Frank isn't a legit martial artist. Where are the videos of him doing these moves and display his super kicks. I've seen his dumb demonstrations and none athletic moves lol. Probably frank beg this dude to please talk good about him.
“Ninjas that eat potato chips from their couch…” lol Awesome!
Why doesn't he have a picture of him with him??? Lies, lies and more lies.
Oh please.
Even if Mr. Tanaka existed, we’d still need to establish the existence of the so-called Tanaka clan. Where was it based from? What domain did it served? What are the circumstantial historical claims and evidences supporting or suggesting the existence of the clan? Accepting that the story being told by Mr. Dux was indeed one conveyed by Mr. Tanaka, we’d still need to prove Mr. Tanaka’s claims.
But let me ask this: how is Mr. Tanaka’s full name written in Kanji? And his wife’s name? And how is it that all documents purportedly associated with the man’s existence are always written in English, and not in Japanese? Has anyone engaged in research using the Japanese language, and if so what are the findings?
It’s not reasonable to do English-only research regarding a man who is purported to be born in late 1800’s Japan and hope to prove anything conclusively. I’d be great if such research dug out anything, but until them, I’d suggest that strong skepticism is the only reasonable position to take given the bombastic and culturally misaligned nature of Mr. Dux’s general claims concerning the source and origin of his martial prowess.
Yeah, Maybe some random dude, just made up a fake name and trolled some kid by teaching him a load of bollocks. It's far more likely than there being a whole family that nobody within Koga Ryu has heard of
@@ashscott6068 is it though? Based on what?
Can you get Michael Bisping on your show?
I invited him, up to him
Of course they are many zenso tanakas, but not the so called ninja master who teached frank the liar dux lol . Show pictures with frank and tanaka. I'll be waiting.
Good interview Viking Samurai. Some of what Frank claimed might have been true, but other things were not. Also, Tanaka did exists, but who is to say Frank did not do what Adam did? Pulled the info and made mental notes on things.
Asking the right questions. Things that didn't add up. Frank Dux Military Record says dates of His service. The Secret Competition Started after Frank Dux left the service. Was Senzo Tanaka able to train Frank Dux? Was Senzo Tanaka way too old to teach anyone. On the dates He would have met Frank Dux. People who knew Frank Dux said he was a like a Con Man about everything. And almost 80% of what Frank Dux said has been proven false.
@@Halo549 to me there is no question that Frank Dukes is a liar. He’s somebody that just wants attention and fame he has a grandiose imagination and now it’s all caught up to him in the modern world of Internet and social media. I think he just needs to crawl into a hole and just be quiet
It can be debated if Frank said Tanaka had a scar on his thump and the information is listed in those documents - and he has a copy. Given Frank's history and his proven lies, he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt.
I want viking samurai to invite Frank dux again for an interview if it's possible please want to listen to him again if you could make questions about these documents etc make an interview invite him again
Hey man. Could you look into if Senzo Tanaka really fought Huo Yuanjia. The man Jet Li portrayed in Fearless. I heard somewhere that this happened.
Supposedly he was the Japanese fighter the movie portrayed, supposedly
@@sliderx1897 I have known about this for a while, I have not heard anyone bring it up. So I did
@@willusry2458 yea who really knows
True I have two friends who hate each other,but I'm not gonna pick one friend over another
Next on the show Frank Dux's lawyer!
😂
If you claim to be a fighter and you feel like you need to prove your skills, things get real easy, test your skills in a fight. Even if you lose you can still show that you have some skill during the fight. A fight can also be done in a respectful and safe way, with a good ref and respectful rule set. With youtube being as popular as it is, you can share that with the world.
If you have an absurd story in fighting and martial arts and youre friends with Ashida Kim and James Hydrick. As frank ssid hydrick would throw guys off of rooftops in the kumite all the time. James Hydrick was known for
Throwing guys off the rooftops. Don’t worry it was only 4 stories high. And he knew how to throw a guy without killing them…
When you tell a story like this you just lose all credibility. And the guy had decades to concoct bs
Having said that unlike his interviews and movies.
My paternal grandfather, definitely not a ninja, passed some advice down the line that I often revisit in life:
“Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see”
I only just stumbled on these but it’s interesting. The possibility that Tanaka is just someone he based a false reality on by his own research is possible, and the fact that you’ll never be able to ask questions about this Mr. Tanaka unless you obtain the same data that Mr Dux possibly had, assuming that he fabricated his past
I just hope that all this is true because as a marine myself we believe in honor courage and commitment and I hope that Frank Dux holds up to that
Yet again proof that from the start you take your research from a complete outside perspective. Keep up the great content Viking Samurai!
He can be a real person, but it doesn't mean he can fight, and it definitely doesn't mean Dux doesn't lie about him. He lied on your show when he said Tanaka taught the Kenpo Grandmaster Chow who immigrated from China!! BS!!
I love supernatural movies..still don't have psychic powers
I like hearing both sides. Great job.
Viking, it would be interesting to get Don Roley on the show. I’m going to have to see why Roley and McKinley had a falling out because they were allies at one time. The back and forth is hard to keep up with, lol.
Never knew McKinley and Roley were aligned, but maybe they became friendly when McKinley had a falling out with Dux.
This dude probably is another grifter like frank. Smfh.
Haters can hate but Senzo Tanaka is real,his legacy is real.The Kumite trophy not bought in store and every allegation is fake. Rest of truth will reveal one day and after Frank demise the Kumite footage will also come.People will realise what they did with him in his lifetime.Frank Dux is one of the greatest martial artist and fighter of all time.
Kung Fu Genius had a great live about Frank Dux’s claims. Saw you were participating in the chat and was wondering if there was anything he missed. You can tell he is married to a lawyer cause he made a lot of great points.
Well i can heartfully state.. i dont think and have ever thought Frank is a fraud.. i feel he is a genuine and authentic human that suffers the human condition like we all do.
Inspired millions of people ....but he's still a liar and it doesn't excuse his dishonesty.
Okay, he was responsible for making the movie Bloodsport I get it but does that make it okay to be a fraud and tell people stuff that isn't true ? This is not about people debating over petty little things it's about exposing a con artist in the martial arts community.
Yes it does. Now sit back and watch the best martial arts movie ever made.
@@getawaydreamer2724 oh , so you are admitting he is full of shit ? LOL
Yeah , that's the problem. Too many people like you nowadays with no integrity, no honor, no nothing is the reason this world is falling apart. Yeah, and you can also sit back and watch as our society goes to hell. Enjoy.
He was responsible for making Bloodsport but he lied to get it made! He told Sheldon the wrote it that it was based on a true story. His true story.. They wouldn't have cared to make it if they just said it was fiction.
Why are you so upset about it. Dude is a blowhard, but his lies aren’t hurting anyone, and they led
To the creation of Bloodsport. Why you so butthurt?
Sheldon Lettich said that Frank Dux (in his home) showed Sheldon the Medal of Honor that he was awarded (covertly), only to later try to convince Sheldon that he never did do that.
Either Sheldon's lying or Frank's lying. It's one or the other. Who's not telling the truth?
Just do a little Internet search. Try searching for "Frank Dux Fraud" or "Frank Dux Fake." You'll get plenty of responses. But as far as I know, there's only one person out there who's regularly and repeatedly calling me a liar, and that's Frank Dux himself. Maybe that's because I've known Frank for 40 years, and I know where all the bodies are buried, and he knows that.
Frank
Frank
@@sheldonlettich2728 I don't know if you're the *real* Sheldon Lettich, but I don't know with certainty who's telling the truth. Having said that, the more important question is "Who would be motivated to lie about this, and for what gain?" I don't see what Sheldon has to gain by disparaging Frank. Unless he has some sort of old grudge against him? At any rate, Frank has been rather inconsistent with his stories over the course of 30 years so I put my money on Sheldon being the honest person, here.
That's the real Sheldon.. he does comment on here, just like Don Wilson does.
Dux has no ethics. The guy claims he could beat UFC champions FFS.
Said in his "prime"
@@danielhackett1581 Like he beat zane fraiser?
The rim shot at the end coupled to the cut scene....absolutely priceless 🤣
I am happy the Mandela Effect is something possible to "Viking Samurai" because I swear "Happy Gilmore" drove a Subway footlong into Jared's mouth & the show my mom watched was called "Sex in The City"? Speak your mind Viking Samurai, a man who speaks with courage and an open mind is a man who will learn more than most. In a world of sheep and wolves try to alway be the shepherd.
Wow you keep coming with the awesomeness!
Do not get into too much political debates in the martial arts. Just keep training to your highest level.....for you.
Usually in life you'll find people that can't will try to tear down people that can
Viking, see if you can find Jeffrey Strompf who was a U.S Cryptologist for the U.S. Government Covert Operations. In an interview he talked about working with Frank Dux and stated what an amazing and talented man Frank Dux is. There are a few early videos about Frank you should see. One is 'Thats Incredible with Frank Dux'. And a better one, 'AMSI Archive 010 from Martial Arts Today'. I think these videos will help you about the controversy about Frank Dux. When I was younger and participated in Martial Arts competition they were not tight the way they are today with style and weight classes. We had Artists that were Blue belts beating Black belts. People were getting hurt.. So I learned early that style and level weren't as important as the teacher and hands on practical training you had. Artist that had well rounded training in their Art, boxing, ground game, good kicking abilities were the better Martial Artists. I give credit where credit is due. Real resistance training and a well rounded training in all positions will weed out the more effective artists. That's why Bruce Lee was a revolutionary at the time. He was a mixed martial artist before those concepts were popular. So Frank Dux has knowledge and skills I've seen in which videos I could find online. These skills can only be achieved thru training. The only problem I have with Frank is the Bulllit Proof Glass demonstration was bull. That doesn't mean he has not been an inspiration to many. I respect anyone who puts in the time to be a martial artist. Is hard to train, be consistent, and gain skills. Frank is the Inspiration for Blood Sport. So whatever side of the fence you are on with the Frank, he inspired a generation to train in Martial Arts. That's a good thing. It's true and positive. I agree with Don Wilson about why is everything so secretive with Frank Dux? Release these secret films he has. Show some CIA documentation. Most has been so long ago and may be declassified by now. Even if most information is blacked out. Release them. What's the secret? No one living back then or the history of these special ops matters today. I do respect Frank Dux skill in teaching. It's very knowledgeable. And some of the film I've seen of Frank show skill. But to get to the real truth of the kumite is to release the evidence that he has and show people his secret ops background. It would settle a lot of speculation and criticism of Frank. But any interview I've ever seen him in, and any demonstration he's ever given, including teaching, he has always been soft-spoken and humble. Whether you believe his explanations or not on his background, he gives good and reasonable answers. Most of the phony martial artists cannot. So in the the end Viking, I hope the name I gave you about the cryptologist and the videos I recommended involving Frank, will help you. And maybe you can do another show on these. Thank you for your good work and I love your show.
Adams' footage of him executing his kicks makes him look like he'd be an absolute wild handful if you had to face him on the street! His general appearance would make his sudden ferocious attacks take you by complete surprise as well...
Pat "Tanaka" says hello. He taught me, but I didn't fight in any Blood Sport tournaments. 😃 😀 😄
What's so weird is that all this drama goes back to Count Dante and the dojo wars.
Adam McKinley seems genuine. I believe him. I found it all very interesting. Another great interview.
I completely agree with what he said about how you won't take just one side and you're very fair that is why I like to show and that's a very rare quality that a lot of CZcamsrs and show host lack so keep doing what you're doing you got my vote
Good stuff. Thanks so much for another brilliant podcast. 🍻🙏
You are right Adam that it's sad and it should stop, but if DUX doesn't stop claiming he can defeat any UFC champion in under a minute, it will never stop. He's bringing this on and he's perpetuating this. and you are being courteous and nice to a guy that is using your show to make more outrageous claims and perpetuate drama
8:24 TMNT!!! Turtle Power!
Those 4 can kick every martial artists butts in the history of man! 200 on 4 np all while their stomachs are full of delicious pizza with extra anchovies dude
....so your telling me Tanaka was some kind of ex-con who they cant confirm if he was some agent...only to have later settled down and taught MA to dux?lol Sorry man..this whole thing sound hilarious! That photo of Tanaka doesnt look like no gangster. Love this channel though!
True 😂
It's interesting. On this channel, there's a video titled, "Did Senzo Tanaka really train Frank Dux in the Martial Arts and what was it like?" If you skip to 3:30 on that video, there's a close-up image of Tanaka's file from the National Archives. It clearly says, about Tanaka, "Distinctive marks - None"
Isn't that where it should mention the scar on the thumb? 🤔
Adam should've shown Dux photos of different Japanese men and include the photo of Senzo Tanaka from the files and get him to pick out the right photo. Even at different ages the photos from the files would still hold enough resemblance for Dux to recognise his master. I don't think the thumb scar is enough evidence. It might be a fairly common for martial artists from Tanaka's era that trained with katana to have a thumb scar from drawing and sheathing the katana.
EXTREMELY common. The thumb is used to locate the tip of the sword and guide it into the saya without having to look. If you go too far, you get cut. It's the back of the sword, but it's sharp right at the tip. The idea is to raise your thumb above the opening in the saya, and draw the back of the sword over your thumb until you feel where it narrows at the tip. Then you know where everything is in 3D space, cus the same hand is also holding the saya. But everyone gets carried away at some point and tries to do it too fast too soon. And I guess people don't realise that even the back of a blade cuts, right at the very tip.
If you trained with a katana, you have cut your thumb like this. I doubt anyone has ever gotten away with it not happening to them.
Tanaka was a real character, only problem is it was a character from a James Bond movie, that was Franks first mistake, once ppl are lied to they’ll never ever trust you again, it’s human nature. Being lied to is the highest insult
I'd love a face off with Frank and people like Adam and Sheldon.but never happen
Frank is a very mediocre martial artist that is well known after making CRAZY far fetched claims. Name renowned genuine martial artists that say Dux a) is a great martial artist b) his story is true??? That says it all!
Yeah, and even the black and white video of him (if it was him) the guy is slow and not spectacular at all
What falling out did frank and Adam have?it seems everybody has a,fallen out with Frank eventually
Whoever target and ridicule frank dux are clearly jealous of him without a doubt keep up your work viking samurai good contents you provide for us don't worry about who criticize you it's an age where you will be ridiculed just ignore it man...
Agreed
No, not jealous at all. People who aren't naive just don't believe his countless lies and bullshit.
Just because people don't believe him and call him out on his made up stories doesn't make them jealous haters.
@@punisher7772 @punisher 777 if you don't believe why you bother yourself come here with such arrogance and insulting someone,s reputation don't do that mr.punisher or you will get punished by someone keep these bullshit words to yourself if you don't respect someone or like someone or consider it fake etc then don't watch it simple.
@@muhammadtaimurkhan1661 lmao are you for real dude ? Bullshit words ?? That is all Frank does is speak a bunch of bullshit but your too naive to realize this and obviously done zero research on the guy.
I bother to come on here because it's bullshit and lies and I can't believe people still fall for this crap. This is a free country, I can speak my mind if I want to. Likewise if you don't like what I am saying you don't have to look at it either. And yeah, it is simple. Don't reply back and ignore it if you don't like my comments. Smh
@@muhammadtaimurkhan1661 it's not arrogance to speak the truth. And insult his reputation ? That's the whole point his reputation is just one big lie.
Bloodsport portrayed Tanaka as a fisherman not working at a graveyard. But it could be Hollywood stuff to make the character more authentic 🤷🏾
It’s not that Tanaka existed, it’s was he a “ Ninjutsu” master and did he train Ducks..
Over the years I have met and trained and worked in all kinds of jobs and places,
some like the guys I crewed for on boats, were retired military pilots…but I don’t claim that they taught me how to fly an airplane. Knowing someone and claiming mastery of an imaginary martial art learned from them are two different things.
Training a mediocre martial artist to be better isn’t that big a deal, that’s why a good sensei
is a good sensei.Self taught can often teach bad habits that can be easily spotted and addressed.
A scar on the thumb? I worked after school cleaning fish…I have scars all over my hands, but it doesn’t prove anything except I was young and working in near darkness.
Also…a red flag…Shotokan wasn’t around 200 years ago…Gichin Funikoshi developed the system in the late 20’s early 30’s….how this guy could make that mistake says he isn’t much in research.
Another great video
Got to say
This frank dux vids.. Are pure entertainment!
Keep on delivering Viking 💪
Still the guy lied more then he told the truth. It’s one thing to add a little spice to make a story more entertaining. It’s another thing to claim your a Medal of Honor winner.
For a lie to last this long it has to have just enough truth you can’t prove it all wrong.
Personally I think he’s full of it.
I have Enter The Dragon as the greatest martial arts film of all time. Then I have Blood Sport as my second greatest martial arts film of all time. Good video Viking Samurai.
That movie sucks? What crack are you smokin? I watched it too, Never been impressed. Bloodsport kills it.
Forget the "Mandela Effect", what we have here is "Small Man Syndrome Effect" of people trying to destroy a once hero's reputation by all means. Like Viking said, probably because of the Van Damme case, sort of like the Novak Djokavic effect at the moment, Worlds No.1 player refuses to take the jab and suddenly half the World hates him and the media are relentless on him. Why would Frank pick a name out of the air in 1980 like Senzo Tanaka, not to mention his wife"s name and think, Oh!, I'll go to the National Archives and see if he exists and then study him in case someone asks me in 2023 if he exists over a movie I'm going to do in 1988? Or look him up in 2022-23 like Adam did. I tend to believe him, some details obviously have been distorted by Production in the movie, but I find Frank quite credible when he talks about his times, I'm good at finding contradictions but Frank seems very credible. On a side note, I was introduced to A.P. George through a friend, the Referee in Bloodsport, when he was working at a Hotel in Sydney Australia in the mid 90's and had a good conversation with him. Nice guy!
You should interview Victor moore
Whether Dux's story is true, false, or somewhere in between, it led to some great movies, and countless people becoming interested in martial arts.
Viking Samurai man you crack me up with the Mandela effect! You were clearly trolling him and he actually aggreed 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I know I'm late to the party but dang Viking why did you have to put the Kool-Aid Man on the screen you have me over here crying 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆!
What we know for sure: FRANK DUX is a REAL HUMAN!