Fill me in Please...ashida kim

[The Kyokushin punisher]

Ashida Kim

ive heard so much over this guy from various chatboards etc etc

Is he really legit?

I have a couple books on him ive yet to leaf thru em tho any insight would be helpful.

[ashworth]

not a clue sorry mate:(

[NightOwl]

If it is who I'm thinking of:

Ashida Kim is a white American guy who gave himself a korean name and claimed to be a master of 'Hidden art of the Japanese Ninja' (man, he has his cultures mixed up!). He has since been shown as a fraud and con artist who was just riding the wave of Ninja hype during the 80's.

[elbows_and_knees]

yeah, long story short, he's a fraud. He still teaches to this day though, so apparently someone thinks he has somethng to offer.

[bushido_man96]

Huh, this is the first time I have heard of this guy.

[Shotokan-kez]

Same here Brian, i have never heard of him either. Sounds like it's worth a good ole google though!

[cross]

I hope this provides some insight:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashida_Kim

[Sohan]

I perused his website. There is an "interview" from 1991 done with him that is quite hilarious where he expresses admiration for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (they're fictional characters, buddy!):

"...the Turtles themselves are special, elite, and possess covert power that must be hidden from the 'normal' world, yet another powerful incentive to follow them for those who feel outcast, downtrodden, and disenfranchised, ...."

What the?....hahahah!!!!

Funny, and scary stuff at the same time. I can't believe anyone would follow this nut.

http://ashidakim.com/

With respect,

Sohan

[bushido_man96]

"...the Turtles themselves are special, elite, and possess covert power that must be hidden from the 'normal' world, yet another powerful incentive to follow them for those who feel outcast, downtrodden, and disenfranchised, ...."

Wow, that is funny! I wonder if he ever watched the cartoon?

http://ashidakim.com/

I opened the website, saw the picture on the top left, in just the "ninja mask," and immediately closed the site!

[elbows_and_knees]

he has a standing challenge, where if you put up 10,000 bucks, he will fight you. somewhere online, you can find vids of him fighting someone, but the fight looks staged.