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Frank Dux is the founder of the amalgamated martial art Dux Ryu Ninjutsu, claiming to be the first American-born form of Ninjutsu. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. sometimes used interchangeably with the term is the Martial art, Strategy, and Tactics of Unconventional warfare and Guerilla warfare practiced He is perhaps best known as the protagonist portrayed by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the biopic Bloodsport. Bloodsport is a 1988 Martial arts film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Dux' style is philosophically based upon the acronym FASST, standing for "Focus, Action, Skill, Strategy, and Tactics. " Dux is also an author, actor, playwright and fight choreographer. He has been accused of making false and exaggerated claims of elite U. S. military and CIA service to embellish his credentials and market himself. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all [1]

Frank Dux grew up in Woodland Hills, California. Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. He currently lives near Seattle, Washington. According to Dux, he was introduced to and trained in ninjutsu by neighbors during his adolescent years.


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"Kumite" (film)

Dux wrote a follow-up script to Bloodsport, entitled "The Kumite". It revisited Bloodsport's plot, but with a bigger budget. Van Damme would again play the lead. After slow progress, another screenwriter reworked the script into The Quest. The Quest is a 1996 film directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. It is based on Martial arts, with a storyline similar to that of Bloodsport Dux successfully filed a complaint with the Writers Guild of America and was awarded both a writing credit and $50,000. The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing [2] Dux then sued Van Damme for breach of oral contract, but ultimately lost the suit in court. [3]

Controversy

Dux has been a controversial figure in the martial arts community as the validity of many of his personal claims have been disputed publicly. First, he claims to be the winner of a secret underground no-holds-barred martial arts competition, The Kumite, as profiled in the movie Bloodsport. This was disputed in a Los Angeles Times article that reported that Dux's displayed Kumite trophy was ordered and picked up just a few miles from Dux's Southern California home. [4] Dux, in rebuttal, states that the LA Times used a receipt with an incorrect spelling of his name to back up their claim. [5]

In his book The Secret Man (1996, ReganBooks), Dux states that Director of Central Intelligence William Casey approached him to become a contract paramilitary agent for the Central Intelligence Agency in missions around the world. ReganBooks was a controversial American bestselling Imprint or division of HarperCollins book publishing house (parent company is News Corp) The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI was established by U William Joseph Casey ( March 13, 1913 &ndash May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987 near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all In a November 1998 article titled "Stolen Valor: Profiles of a Phony-Hunter," Soldier of Fortune magazine accused him of falsifying his military record. Soldier of Fortune magazine frequently abbreviated SOF, is a Periodical publication devoted to coverage of conflicts around the globe including [1] Photos of him in uniform are presented as showing both Army and Marine decorations and medals, inconsistent with his personal statements. Dux, in rebuttal, has stated that the pictures were from a costume party and not indicative of his past record. [6]

In a 1998 trial against Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dux's friends said some of his claims were not true and the "testimony damaged Dux's credibility. "[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Full Mental Jacket" (August 1996) and "Stolen Valor: Profiles of a Phony-Hunter" (November 1998) Soldier of Fortune
  2. ^ Part 3: Dux Sues Jean Claude Van Damme
  3. ^ "Frank Dux v. Jean Claude Van Damme", Court TV, 1998. Soldier of Fortune magazine frequently abbreviated SOF, is a Periodical publication devoted to coverage of conflicts around the globe including truTV is an American Cable Television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.  
  4. ^ "NINJA: Hero or Master Fake? Others Kick Holes in Fabled Past of Woodland Hills Martial Arts Teacher", Los Angeles Times, May 1, 1988. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Retrieved on 2007-05-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason.  
  5. ^ "Meet Frank Dux" (Part 2), by James Hom. Retrieved on 2007-08-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures
  6. ^ "Separating Fact from Fiction, line 59", War Stories and Other Lies, February 10, 1999-Amended:December, 2002
  7. ^ "Frank Dux v. Jean Claude Van Damme", Court TV, 1998. truTV is an American Cable Television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.  

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