Ashida Kim

[Nightingale]

I keep hearing this name... who is he and what do you think of him?

 

[clapping_tiger]

As for who he is: http://www.ashidakim.com/

I don't know what I think of him. I have never met him or seen anything on him anywhere but on his own website.

I think his $10,000 challenge is a joke. Nobody would pay those amounts just to fight someone. Perhaps that is the point, if you don't meet those standards he doesn't have to show his skill. It is a match, not a streetfight. Something doesn't seem right about this guy though. here is something from his "Have Black Belt Will Travel" section I am not exactly sure what they are offering here.

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[arnisador]

A search will turn up lots of Ashida Kim info. on this site! Also look for the somewhat related "Count Dante" discussions.

 

[Cryozombie]

ASHIDA KIM???

WHAT DO I THINK OF HIM???

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[Michael Billings]

... and what is the new icon? It reminds me of the Karate Kid (no insult to "Karate" is intended ... unlike the movie), you know, the Cobra Khan Dojo guys with the Cobra on their gi's.

-MB

 

[Randy Strausbaugh]

Ashida Kim (aka Christopher Hunter) sold a lot of books cashing in on the ninja craze of the '80s. Those books show technique that is laughable at best. If he's any good, he didn't show it in his first two books. He did, however, get my money. That's my bad, but hey- you live, you learn.

BTW, Technopunk, I've been meaning to tell you I really like your new avatar. Yo, Joe! :supcool:

 

[arnisador]

I must confess, I bought one of his books when still rather young.

 

[Cruentus]

Originally posted by arnisador
I must confess, I bought one of his books when still rather young.

When you were, like 32 yrs old, back in 81'?

lol only joking..:rofl:

 

[arnisador]

A few years before that! I didn't know what a joke it was, though even then I was somewhat suspicious after reading it.

He seems to still make money off this "Ashida Kim" thing...how can you argue with success like that?

 

[Greg Chapman]

He's a freak, just a wannabe who influences kids and nutters!

 

[blood shadow]

he's just a guy that likes to dress up.

 

[newtothe dark]

Wow Ashida Kim reborn lol Thought this had been beat to death

Ashida id God I will drink the purple Koolaide

:lool::toilclaw:

 

[terryl965]

Wow Ashida Kim reborn lol Thought this had been beat to death

Ashida id God I will drink the purple Koolaide

:lool::toilclaw:

He is one man that has been mis-guiding folks for years, some people will buy anything.

 

[tshadowchaser]

From all I have read in other places his big challange has been accepted or at lest a few have tried to accept it but if you have ever read all the provisions he has in place NO ONE will ever ever meet them so the challange will stand
never met him or read his books but he has always sounded, shall we say, a little untrue

 

[Sukerkin]

he's just a guy that likes to dress up.

Are you sure you're not getting mixed up with Hatsumi there? Anyhow, it's not my art so I'll pull my nose out .

 

[Xue Sheng]

Topics about Ashida Kim

:deadhorse

 

[crushing]

Topics about Ashida Kim

:deadhorse

Ashida Kim, a kim ashid,
Upon ashidded kim I sit.

Sure, I didn't add any value, but it was something new!

 

[newtothe dark]

Do we really need to talk about him? Doing so just feeds his ego and is a topic best left to the ashes of time.

 

[JadecloudAlchemist]

Here is what I think of Ashida Kim:

His martial arts skill to me are look like Kenpo mixed with Judo. He mixes Chinese and Japanese termology.

I find his writings to be a mix of religous.psychology,movie quotes mixed into it.

His Qigong book Iron body Ninja basically steals word for word from Stephen Chang's book The complete book of internal exercises(At least he admits it)

When I was younger his book seemed more appealing than Stephen Hayes
I mean Ninja mind control just sounds cool when your 10.

 

[Kreth]

His martial arts skill to me are look like Kenpo mixed with Judo.

Maybe if you preface both with the word bad... :lol: