I've posted the below numerous times, and still for some reason, there are innocent
students who feel that they must be loyal to this man. I know it is hard for some to admit to having been following someone dishonest, but the sooner you admit this, the sooner you will be able to come to terms with what you are learning. ~Please~ check the sources at the end of this post yourself--you will find that every one of them is sound. Dux has not been able to refute any of the evidence. I don't post these to gloat--I post them so that fellow martial artists will be able to ascertain the facts, without any middleman to add spin or alter the story in a brighter or dimmer light. The facts are the facts, I am just the messenger.
Here's something new I haven't posted before concerning Dux: the fact that at one time (over 10 years ago), he was telling people that he had kicked the posterior end of one Benny "The Jet" Urquidez. Benny, being more the man and diplomat and being rather compassionate, politely asked him to stop spreading this bald-faced lie. To my knowledge, Dux complied with the seasoned fighter's request. A martial friend close to Urquidez related recently that much of Dux's contrived drama had its basis in the real-life exploits of Urquidez, who once had a
fighter in China tell him before a match that he would 'fight him to the death'! As any true professional, Urquidez was gracious to the man, whom he trounced, at the finish of the match, although the crowd apparently was screaming for him to Kill the loser, or the Chinese version of that. . .If you are a student of Frank Dux, ask him if he knows Benny "The Jet". I'd like to hear what Dux has to say about this. That aside, I know that Dux was in for brain surgery a few years ago, and is in lousy shape. You might want to consider that some of this man's behavior might be related to his condition or a related chemical imbalance. Treat him with
compassion, but for crying out loud, don't get sucked into his crazy game! You simply cannot overcome the evidence. Dux is what he is. Read on:
In May of 1988, John Johnson of the Los Angeles Times ran an expose of Frank Dux and his numerous lies. He showed once and for all that Dux has never been in any international "Kumite", or any tournament at all, for that matter. His trophy, which he had supposedly won in the Bahamas, had been manufactured in North Hollywood by the W.R. Moody Co. This is not far from Dux's home town of Woodland Hills. Dux also claimed that these supposed secret fights had been hosted by an organization called the "International Fighting Arts Association", a group which reporter Johnson said led only back to Dux himself! The most
damning thing about Dux though, even if one were to overlook his lies about having a secret ninja teacher named Senzo Tanaka (Tanaka, like in James Bond films--no evidence of such a person in the US or Japan has ever been uncovered), rescued boatloads of orphans, or set any kind of martial arts speed record (he didn't), is the fact that Dux has lied about his military career.
Frank Dux fabricated phony newspaper articles, one from the Washington Star, which painted him as some sort of military hero. When Johnson checked with the archives of the 'Star, they told him no such article existed--another bold fake! In Fact, Dux's records show he never even left the Continental US, and in the words of Johnson, "His only known war injury occurred when he fell off a truck he was painting in the motor pool"(1988,4). Johnson also writes that; "His military medical file. . .said that on Jan. 22, 1978, he was referred for
psychiatric evaluation for expressing "flighty and disconnected ideas." Though as a member of the reserves, which meant he was on active duty only a short time, he reportedly insisted that he was working for an intelligence agency." (1988:2)
Dux also made the blunder of mixing up Army and Marine awards on his uniform, ~none~ of which were legitimately his. He even claimed to have been secretly awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by Congress! Now, if you think hundreds of members of congress can keep any sort of secret, you're really crazy! But Dux is somehow convinced people will buy his lies. He doesn't realize, or denies to himself that his tall tales hurt real veterans, those who actually paid the price for our nation while he was a youngster fantasizing about playing spy games.
Dux's Book, "The Secret Man" is also completely contrived. Soldier of Fortune did an expose on this fictional work of his, and debunked his bogus military claims once and for all. The August 1996 issue included a review called "Full Mental Jacket". The title of the article alone should let you know what real military men think of his stories. SOF mentioned this loser again in the Nov. 1998 issue in an article by Larry Bailey entitled "Stolen Valor: Profiles of a Phony-Hunter". Dux is shown wearing his incorrectly displayed and mixed Army and Marine Medals! The book "Stolen Valor" by B.G. Burkett is over 700 pages long, and is devoted to unmasking military fakes--he devotes 4 pages to Dux's fakery, debunking his hollow claims once and for all.
If your still in doubt about this psychopathic clown, check out Court TV online for a recounting of his exaggerations and subsequent loss in court to Van Damme in a lawsuit last year.
It is a fact. Frank Dux is a Lying phony who has profited from gulliability and thesacrifices of truly honorable people. Don't just take my word--research the sources below for yourself:
Bailey, Larry. (1998). "Stolen Valor: Profiles of a Phony-Hunter", in Soldier of Fortune. November 1998, 58-61, 73. [SOF backissues available online from SOF website]
Burkett, B.G. (1998). Stolen Valor. Verity Press, TX. [should be available online. check
www.stolenvalor.com)
Court TV Online. (1999). "Frank Dux v. Jean Claude Van Damme". Link to:
http://www.courttv.com/trials/vandam/index.html
Johnson, John. (1988). "Ninja: Hero or Master Fake?", Los Angeles Times Valley Edition, Metro Section Part 2, pg 4. May 1, 1988. [call LA Timesarchives at 1800-788-8804 for your copy--runs about 10 bucks, and they take credit cards]
Soldier of Fortune. (1996). "Full Mental Jacket". August 1996.
Happy Hunting.
M.C. Busman
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