This is an article written by none other than Richard Hackworth. I believe it was actually written by, or at least in collaboration with Bohdi Sanders and is part of Hackworth’s (and Bohdi Sanders’) current attempt to smear the reputation of Alain Burrese (who Bohdi Sanders believes masterminded this thread: http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=123909 which tore apart Sanders’ fabricated history and personae).
Take a look…tell what you think…try to actually verify these statements about Alain Burrese (i.e. investigate him just like you would anyone else to see if any of this is actually true)…here’s the link that is being circulated:
https://freemartialartsarticles.word...y-part-1-of-6/
Oh…and my apologies…the horrible writing is Hackworth’s, not mine…and note that, like Bohdi’s credentials page, the content of this article is subject to change at a moment’s notice.
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Paperback Bad Ass – The Alain Burrese Story Part 1 of 6
Posted on May 1, 2015
By Richard Hackworth
In a galaxy far, far away there was a legendary self-defense expert (a legend in his own mind) Attorney Alain Burrese. Upon investigation you will find that this “internationally known self-defense instructor” as Burrese likes to describe himself has a very unique (questionable) background.
According to Master Attorney Alain Burrese he has training in:
• Taekwondo
• Karate
• Boxing
• Qigong
• Hapkido
His self-awarded titles include:
• Master (of what? His videos show he lacks understanding of even the basic principles)
• Self-Defense Expert (who has never defended himself or anyone else)
• Author (self-publish by a company that he owns: Aiki Productions)
• Qigong Expert (what?)
I find it interesting that this “World Renowned Expert” doesn’t own a school but teaches a handful of students at a gym in Montana. His YouTube channel is a source of great entertainment. He produces the most unintentionally funny videos on martial arts secrets and topics such as:
• How to carry your purse
• Drink Water
• Watch out for sharks and jellyfish on the beach
Hapkido Master Alain BurreseHis claim to be a 5th Dan in Hapkido is completely laughable. In an article written by Burrese he trained under the following list of completely obscure and unknown legends. (If you are going to drop names in your articles they should at least be people someone may have heard of.)
According to Attorney Alain “The Paperback Badass” he says:“I refer to instructors in the plural because I originally studied in Kwanjangnim Kim Young Jong’s school, and Lee Jun Kyu was his Saboem. Kim Hyun was one of the top students there as well. Now, Lee Jun Kyu has his own school, and Kim Hyun has his own school too. So I train at the different places. However, Lee Jun Kyu is my primary instructor. (Kim Young Jong is not teaching HKD right now, he is busy with his chiropractic practice and teaches Ki Gong classes which I used to study under him as well. first 2 dan levels were under the Korea Hapkido Federation. My 3rd dan was from a different organization. My 4th dan will be different too.” Attorney Alain Burrese wrote this!!!
Sounds like a pretty scattered career. Why do all of his “Dans” seem to be from different federations? Probably because of price shopping. It is pretty easy to fly to Korea and buy a black belt. If you can’t earn it, buy it. If you can’t find a Korean to sell you a rank you can always fly your own Korean back to Korea to make the presentation so that you can claim to have been promoted in Korea by a real live Korean. This is a very popular trend. (Rolling eyes now). The only documentable evidence that Burrese’s instructor even exists are in articles written by…. Wait for it…. Wait for it… ATTORNEY ALAIN BURRESE. His next belt, for the right price, may even be a platinum Belt. LOL!
Martial artist flying to Korea to buy their ranks is getting out of control. Highly respected martial arts Grand Master and influential leader in the martial arts community Hud Huddleston has even opened an investigation into Korean martial arts fraud.
He says:
“United States National Grand Masters Federation have just found a major fraud within the Korean systems in United States and have put on an extensive investigation towards this organization and persons within the Korean martial arts system we have caught lying and creating a con with made up history and stealing information and background of history of other martial arts systems and recognized founders using that background within their bullshit lies…They will be dealt with, with a major fraud investigation and handed over to the proper government agencies. They created a major false identity and history within the martial arts world and public. They continue to make it up as they go and the public is so blind to the bullshit lies and con. The U.S. Criminal Investigation Services has come on board to help with this one with no mercy on this. This organization is a total disgrace to all Korean systems and all other martial arts systems. We will do everything in our power to take you down with NO mercy, you’re a total disgrace and dishonoring the Korean people and martial arts history.”
Self-Proclaimed Self-Defense Expert Attorney Alain Burrese claims to have received his first 2 black belts from the Korea Hapkido Federation and right on this federation’s website it says that they will issue a Dan certificate by nothing more than seeing a copy of another Dan certificate… “1st-3rd Dan – Submitting copies of Dan certificates and detailed history is usually sufficient.” And as we can clearly see Author Attorney Alain Burrese is certainly good at making up a detailed history.
In an attempt to save money Burrese began shopping around for a new rank to buy with other organizations. But when Burrese claimed to be a martial arts master and a self-defense expert after only 5 years in the martial arts his promotion was refused and he was reprimanded for calling himself a master and an expert after only 5 years of training. In an attempt to cover his tracks, Burrese along with several other lowly skilled self-proclaimed Masters tried to start a smear campaign against some of the people at the federation. The individuals that he was trying to slander made a complaint to the Montana Bar Association because of his unethical behavior.
His abilities as a lawyer are probably just as weak as his martial arts since he even lost his job as a small time lawyer. A reliable source in Korea said “Burrese then went to Korea and found someone who would sell him a 3rd Dan. He has since made a couple of other trips to Korea and apparently buys a new rank there with ease.” Does this story sound familiar? I guess when you have lawyer’s income you can afford to buy as many martial arts ranks and you want. And you can afford to fly all over the world to get them. Soon, very soon, Attorney AAttorney Master Alain Burreselain Burrese will understand that abusing his position as an officer of the court can carry jail time where his weak self-defense skills would leave him the recipient of some very stiff penalties.
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