Frank Dux is an example of when you take your middle school fabrications into Adulthood. I’ve always come to the conclusion that Bloodsport & all the hilarious RUclips content based around his life makes it all worth it.
I use to lie abut anything in Middle School looking back all I did was make a fool of myself, NOW I strive to tell the TRUTH, strive to be HONEST in all things !!! I agree Lying get a man no where, however HONESTY is the PATH to PEACE !!!
When we were little, I had a first cousin that was really like my brother, and he was from the COUNTRY and I mean RURAL. Anyway, he told me once that it was a secret but that he could transform into a Ferrari whenever he wanted. At 6 years old I was too kind to call him out, but now I think if I had a re-do I would counter it with "I'm a Vampire" or some sht.
I had a friend growing up that used to deliver some whoppers. He also claimed to know martial arts, but of course, was not allowed to show anyone. 😂 Didn’t help him much when I had to slam him up in some street ball.
@@MeesterSickguy LMAO! That's the same shit as saying "I can dunk the ball, but I'm not allowed to show anyone." These fake "ninjas, martial artists, etc." like Dux and your buddy are hilarious.
I read Frank’s book once, as I came across it in a library. I was so excited, as I loved Bloodsport, and thought this was a chance to learn about the real Frank Dux. It was insane. I have never read a book that seemed so self aggrandizing. Apparently, the military began scoping Dux out when he was like 12. He had top secret clearance when he was still a teen, by-passing most training and inserted to the most dangerous undercover operations, right away. He was heavily involved in SE Asia, Russia, Nicaragua… Mars, Saturn, Pluto. He’s been with countless women; all who fell instantly in love with him and were all supermodel-types. It was all just so unbelievable. I didn’t need to see controversy about Frank’s claims for my doubt to form. It was more than enough to hear/read his own words. As a veteran, and someone who practiced martial arts while growing up, I knew that so much of what he claimed in his books was utter nonsense. The fact that he made up so much about everything in his life… he just HAD to know that his lies would be called out, especially being to high profile. It just baffles me that he claims SO MUCH, and always with him on the winning end of whatever he’s claiming. To see that almost none of his facts have any proof behind them is such a disappointment to my 13 year old self. Oh well, at least we got Bloodsport out of it all.
Who remembers their Middle School years when we would lie about just about Everything: I use to lie a lot in Middle School looking back All I did was Waste time, lose friends, worst of all Can't recall one lie after another: Admitted I was a liar, moved on, Looked inward, spent time working, most of all stopped lying, repented from Lying most of all stay to myself: Frank Dux needs to do the same thing I did:
The thing is if they gave him a polygraph he would pass because I think he actually believes everything he says haha. Either way bloodsport is a great movie
The hospitalisation for flighty and disconnected ideas is telling. That phrase is often associated with bipolar disorder, a condition in which the patient is likely to believe extremely grand and implausible things about themselves. Whilst being manic consistently for fifty years is never going to happen, either believing or needing to believe such things about yourself can happen. When you are feeling on top of the world, it is easy to believe, and when you are miserable, believing something like this gives you relief from the pain you feel. Bipolar disorder is also consistent with coming up with these elaborate explanations for people bluntly pointing out that you are completely full of shit. When you can come up with these weird explanations of why these people would challenge these incredible ideas you have about yourself, it makes you feel like even more of a big shot. People, especially males, get grand ideas about themselves all of the time. But normal people back away from those ideas when they get smacked in the face with reality. And people who are shown how reality works, more so. Even a twelve year old boy comes down when someone shows him the math that shows his dream fifty-six round death tournament would need 72,057,594,037,927,936 people just fighting to be able to happen. A person who is manic or so miserable in his life that he needs to feel manic will cling onto the fifty-six round death tournament no matter how much math does not math. I am not a clinician, but I am an intelligent man who has had a very difficult life in which mental illness is but one factor. I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and whilst severe anxiety in the midst of a "fun" event can be mistaken for mania, reality is always there, playing tug of war with you. Reality does not even enter into it with mania. And contrary to what ignorant people believe, mania is usually frightening. It is only "alpha"s like Frank who want to ride with the mania.
Because its a contest that's only for the best of the best and nobody can get to know where it is held and once contacted you are blind folded till you get there and that's why this is hush hush I can't believe you came out with something so silly
@@Robert-ob1ddmilitary records that point to mental illness? An event so revered and deeply shrouded that has massive betting? A guy who claims to be a diplomat for the world organization for peace? The coveted sword that has a long stretch of an explaination for it being sold? A "practitioner" surrounded by fake or controversial fighters? Deaths without family / friends calling for investigations? The best of the best with the best fighters not participating? Frank dux the lead roll of this farce never showing any real fighting or technique only breaking fake glass bottles and fake bulletproof glass? Too many issues and lies to mention. Shame on this guy and all who follow him. Learn to spot a fake and call them out. Its an insult to the truth and those who truly are masters.
I'm glad you beat childhood cancer man, my daughter was in the Hershey PA children's hospital. Great hospital but completely breaks your heart seeing the children fighting for their lives, but I will say those kids and yourself are the real warriors. My daughter does not have cancer and was there because she was born too early and had lung issues. She is doing great now, as I said the hospital was amazing. Also, thanks for these two videos very informative and entertaining
Thank you so much! I know exactly what you mean, I have been a patient of St. Jude ever since my diagnosis and am now part of their long term survivor follow up study, so I was just at their main clinic in Memphis back in April and now with the context of being an adult back there for the first time...it is quite literally one of the most gut wrenching experiences to see all these kids fighting for their lives. I can put into perspective now what my mom and other parents like yourself who have had to deal with watching your child fight something that you can't step in and take for them, so I have so much respect for anyone that has ever had to endure that as well. I'm glad your daughter is healthy and thank you again for the kind words!
I LOVE that lol, like a pseudo-Expendables. They never save anyone though because they spend all their time constantly telling stories trying to outdo each other
You owe me a new computer screen and keyboard, bro. That part in segment one when you said of Hossein, "A Filipino, dressed as an Arab with a Russian accent," caused me to spit my soda out all over the place and break into a laughing fit that took probably 10 minutes to finally go away completely. Nicely done. Very informative and entertaining.
Bolo was absolutely legit. The word is that the guy with the headband who Frank does the mirror moves with was the most accomplished martial artist of the bunch and next in line would have been Paulo Tocha who plays Paco. That would have been a great fight IRL. I’d be very interested to see JCVD and Bolo throw down for real too!
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue who was the character in the gray karate gi that fights Dux on day 2 in the movie was the best martial artist in the movie. During production they asked him to tone down his kicks because he was making Van Damme look bad.
@@Dad_at_50 Bolo is so legit that he gets sick of the bullshit and just shies away from publicity. I doubt he even returns the calls of journalists. He has made three films in the last twenty years, each of them ten years apart, and the last in 2017. He is seventy-eight now, so I highly doubt he even wants to talk about a film that, if it sat on the shelves for two years before a 1988 release, he worked on approximately forty years ago. Given how much worse the world has gotten since then, he probably has far bigger fish to fry.
It completely made my day epic to find this channel and these Bloodsport videos. Such a huge part of my childhood this film was. I didn't know what to expect going in to these videos, and was completely blown away by how in depth theae are. Also absolutely incredible humor, just the right amount, and completely hilarious.
I can't imagine how much time all this research must have taken to gather, compile and make into a script you can follow considering the many twists and turns of Frank Dux life and stories. It's a truly impressive piece of content and I'm interested to see where you go next. I think it's ironic that had Dux just admitted to writing fiction from the start and taken that as a career, he might have gone on to be the celebrated man he always wanted to be.... or maybe not. We'll never know.
Dude thank you so much! It was a tremendous labor of love putting it together but it stands as my magnum opus thus far. I had intended on doing a Spartacus episode next but that will probably get pushed to the end of the year since it’ll end up being a 2 parter and I have a horror themed episode planned for next month so lots of good stuff coming!! I fully agree and honestly believe that had Frank just come clean and stopped doubling down so hard he might have salvaged a decent writing career and been re-accepted into the fold. His ego is the real villain of his story and seemingly he is unfortunately winless so far against it.
I was a little kid when Bloodsport came out, and watched it. I believed it all man. It did inspire my interest in martial arts and training. Years later when I joined the Marines and heard it was all a load of bulshit i was pissed.
Thank you very much! It’s funny because I knew I wanted to remix the song but was a little intimidated because I told myself if it wasn’t funny enough I wouldn’t use it but when I actually sat down to write it only took me like 20 minutes to get the lyrics, it was like my brain had been waiting for that moment since childhood lol
Love Bloodsport. Always have since the 80's and still do today but Bloodsport 2 is awesome. Lots more fights and the fight choreography is top notch. Was very surpised by it.
The lies Frank told gave us one of the greatest martial arts movies with a banger of a soundtrack. The only award or medal he deserves is "the most decorative fraudster". The man came with a ridiculous story and people believed him and made a movie out of that😂😂
To be fair, there's literally no part of Bloodsport that wasn't already done before, and hasn't been done to death since. I don't think we need to thank Frank. All he really did was provide a silly name for the protagonist.
@@ReelStory Operation Phoenix is nastier than you let on.Michael Aquino, temple of Set/Church of Satan ran it. Lots of rabbit holes around that program & missing records. Aquino's commanding officer is General Paul Vallely, nicknamed the "Q general" to bring it into a modern context. In govt.ops, records are purged,& grey areas are used....& Unfortunately some basic guys used as cannon fodder have their legends inflated, if you get my drift.
This dude was such a bad ass that he doesn't even remember being such. I'm quite surprised he didn't go around saying he invented the Kumite...or wait did he invent it? Side note, can we all agree that Ray Jackson should have had a sequel where he won the next Kumite!
At the very least I suppose in some sense he invented the one he won in his head lol. You will get absolutely no disagreement from me on Ray deserving a spin-off of his own! It could have launched a whole BSEU if you will and then round it off with like a Chong Li origin story?…Take my money lol
I don't think you quite understand that Frank WAS that legit and because of his absolute power we now have something called "The Mandela Effect", because he managed to punched a rift through time and space. Blood Sport WAS a true story. If you don't believe that.... then just watch the movie, it tells you right there in the credits. (it's not allowed to tell you about the black dragons though which is where the real for real begins)
Frank Dux and his crack spec ops team was also sent into the South American jungles to rescue a high value cabinet minister who got caught traveling on the wrong side of a border. When they got there, they found that Jim Hopper and his team of green berets from Fort Bragg had a bit of a bad time there before them. Dux's and his team started getting whittled away one by one by a mysterious entity with a tape recorder, shoulder-mounted auto-targeting plasma cannon and heat vision. It also had a penchant for skulduggery. Sadly, only Dux survived and he did so purely on skill and utilizing a selection of Home Alone style improvised weapons and traps. True story. 😂
Both parts were fantastic! Well done, this is the first time I've seen your stuff - keep up the great work! Fantastic job with the "Fight to Survive" touch-up lol
I used to train under Frank. That Tiger Rock Academy is a probably this taekwondo school in the Mill Creek Town center that's no longer in business. He was friends with the owner who let him train people there for free. I haven't associated with him since about 2011, so I don't know if he kept training people there or not. I DO know however, that this video is pretty spot-on to what I know of Frank.
Your 2 video essays are a comprehensive look at dux's story and claims... and were a joy to listen to. I've watched viking samurai a while back, and I agree that was a very good interview especially afterwards when he said that he was not drinking the dux coolade.
Dux is stellar at martial arts fiction, he should just own it. Honestly I wouldn’t mind, I love the movies he did work on, and his choreography was awesome.👍
I remember having tons of trouble trying to find the soundtrack to this film. It's my favorite soundtrack of all time with Maximum Overdrive. I didn't want the songs with the lyrics which were iconic enough, but I just wanted that keyboard music theme. I couldn't even find it on Napster. It's finally around now but I really needed it over 20 years ago, especially in the 90's while I did my meditation in the backseat of the car
Say what you will about the absurdity of it all, if not for the character Paco, my (then unrealized) fascination with Muay Thai would not have had its seed planted when I was a little kid. It wouldn’t be for another 14 years before I would walk into the first gym to begin training, but Muay Thai has played a major role in my life and career. I’m almost 50 now and there’s no denying, I would likely be living a very different life if not for the movie, Bloodsport.
If anyone remembers the RUclips Channel: The PinkMan, he had a great series on martial arts frauds, ending with Frank Dux. The best one is Dux's win-streak of 56 fights within a single tournament is mathematically impossible for a tournament. There would need to be 72,000,000,000,000,000+ participants in the tournament.
The 100-man kumite is a real thing. You can watch a few of them right here on RUclips. It's not mathematically impossible to defeat 56 opponents in a row.
@@VultureLivesAgain it is only impossible mathematically if the tournament is single elimination. If it is a round robin or multi elimination style, then yes it would definitely be doable.
@@ReelStory Frank claims that it wasn't a single elimination tournament. He says it was similar to the 100-man kumite test in Kyokushin karate. Although it somehow culminated in an 8-man, single elimination tournament on the final day.
This was great, thanks for putting together.. At every turn I think DUX is just another Billy Mitchel, the stories, lies and excuses are all in alignment replace greatest martial artist with arcade master.
Why are we not applauding Frank for creating one of the most popular fictional matrial art scripts ever ? I mean sure I lied about a couple of things but which "based on a true story" doesn't.
I mean I absolutely applaud him for the movie, I firmly believe he could have worked in the industry as long as he wanted as a writer if he had just come clean. You’re right nearly every movie that claims true origins embellishes to some degree, but the story is supposed to be at least grounded in some truth lol
Thank you so much for saying that! It means more than you could know! I am fully loaded don't worry, I am writing a new one currently and getting research in line for a horror themed episode that (with some luck) I can hopefully also get out for Halloween.
Frank Dux was a Marine Corps RESERVIST from April to October 1975. He was on them unknown RAMBO missions because he never left the states, specifically LA....
Pretty incredible when your the most badass veteran and martial artists but both the fighting community and US military have kept those records “private” because it was so secretive lol
Frank made one huge mistake…he never imagined the DARPA invention of the internet (the idea for which Frank came up with) would be as big as it has and end up exposing his lies
Legend has it that the schematics for the DuxNet are still out there and after his falling out with the remainder of the “creators” they hatched a plan to one day entirely dedicate their way less cool sounding “Arpanet” to character assassinate Frank. I was gonna cover all of this in my Social Network episode but RUclips kept blocking it…. Probably related to the whole DuxTube fiasco….anyway we’re getting into the weeds now
Lol I wouldn’t be surprised if he took credit for it I have a copy of the secret man somewhere in my house It was a great work of fiction If he just admitted to making this up he could of had a career as a screenwriter for cannon in the 80s and 90s Nothing is original at all but it still entertaining
Man.. the Kumite is the coolest legend ever not sure if I ever bought that it was real or not, but I have to say for sure it was a fantasy. However, I am picturing Frank walking down the street yelling kumite and then punching randos in the face and marking it down as a win.
I noticed something. Why do all of Frank Dux's dogi always have these big shoulder floaters? I noticed it on his dojo dogi but then I got to the 1 hour and 40 mark and he has a camouflaged version of the same thing. Is it to make him look like he's got broader shoulders? It kind of looks ridiculous
5:58 With the money Frank Dux got for selling the Katana he went to the Philippines and bought some children’s contracts so he could take them home and get them do things around his house. One could cut the grass with the others doing housework like cooking & cleaning
I lie to survive!! Dux's way, dux way, dux way..... the remake of the song at the end of the video is totally worth it. They should have used that in the movie instead
Thank you very much! It serves as the pinnacle of my career on here thus far lol I’ll be chasing the creative high I got when I completed this for quite some time I think
Frank Dux is an example of when you take your middle school fabrications into Adulthood.
I’ve always come to the conclusion that Bloodsport & all the hilarious RUclips content based around his life makes it all worth it.
I use to lie abut anything in Middle School looking back all I did was make a fool of myself, NOW I strive to tell the TRUTH, strive to be HONEST in all things !!! I agree Lying get a man no where, however HONESTY is the PATH to PEACE !!!
When we were little, I had a first cousin that was really like my brother, and he was from the COUNTRY and I mean RURAL. Anyway, he told me once that it was a secret but that he could transform into a Ferrari whenever he wanted.
At 6 years old I was too kind to call him out, but now I think if I had a re-do I would counter it with "I'm a Vampire" or some sht.
I had a friend growing up that used to deliver some whoppers. He also claimed to know martial arts, but of course, was not allowed to show anyone. 😂 Didn’t help him much when I had to slam him up in some street ball.
@@MeesterSickguy LMAO! That's the same shit as saying "I can dunk the ball, but I'm not allowed to show anyone."
These fake "ninjas, martial artists, etc." like Dux and your buddy are hilarious.
He was also a James Bond agent
I read Frank’s book once, as I came across it in a library. I was so excited, as I loved Bloodsport, and thought this was a chance to learn about the real Frank Dux.
It was insane. I have never read a book that seemed so self aggrandizing. Apparently, the military began scoping Dux out when he was like 12. He had top secret clearance when he was still a teen, by-passing most training and inserted to the most dangerous undercover operations, right away. He was heavily involved in SE Asia, Russia, Nicaragua… Mars, Saturn, Pluto.
He’s been with countless women; all who fell instantly in love with him and were all supermodel-types. It was all just so unbelievable.
I didn’t need to see controversy about Frank’s claims for my doubt to form. It was more than enough to hear/read his own words.
As a veteran, and someone who practiced martial arts while growing up, I knew that so much of what he claimed in his books was utter nonsense. The fact that he made up so much about everything in his life… he just HAD to know that his lies would be called out, especially being to high profile.
It just baffles me that he claims SO MUCH, and always with him on the winning end of whatever he’s claiming. To see that almost none of his facts have any proof behind them is such a disappointment to my 13 year old self.
Oh well, at least we got Bloodsport out of it all.
Who remembers their Middle School years when we would lie about just about Everything: I use to lie a lot in Middle School looking back All I did was Waste time, lose friends, worst of all Can't recall one lie after another: Admitted I was a liar, moved on, Looked inward, spent time working, most of all stopped lying, repented from Lying most of all stay to myself: Frank Dux needs to do the same thing I did:
So Edward Snowden with kung fu instead of computers. Oh, wait
The thing is if they gave him a polygraph he would pass because I think he actually believes everything he says haha. Either way bloodsport is a great movie
Look at size of him?? It's quite conceivable that no sensi at the age of 12 could pass as a special forces secret agent???
The hospitalisation for flighty and disconnected ideas is telling. That phrase is often associated with bipolar disorder, a condition in which the patient is likely to believe extremely grand and implausible things about themselves. Whilst being manic consistently for fifty years is never going to happen, either believing or needing to believe such things about yourself can happen. When you are feeling on top of the world, it is easy to believe, and when you are miserable, believing something like this gives you relief from the pain you feel.
Bipolar disorder is also consistent with coming up with these elaborate explanations for people bluntly pointing out that you are completely full of shit. When you can come up with these weird explanations of why these people would challenge these incredible ideas you have about yourself, it makes you feel like even more of a big shot.
People, especially males, get grand ideas about themselves all of the time. But normal people back away from those ideas when they get smacked in the face with reality. And people who are shown how reality works, more so. Even a twelve year old boy comes down when someone shows him the math that shows his dream fifty-six round death tournament would need 72,057,594,037,927,936 people just fighting to be able to happen. A person who is manic or so miserable in his life that he needs to feel manic will cling onto the fifty-six round death tournament no matter how much math does not math.
I am not a clinician, but I am an intelligent man who has had a very difficult life in which mental illness is but one factor. I have Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and whilst severe anxiety in the midst of a "fun" event can be mistaken for mania, reality is always there, playing tug of war with you. Reality does not even enter into it with mania. And contrary to what ignorant people believe, mania is usually frightening. It is only "alpha"s like Frank who want to ride with the mania.
Just watched Bloodsport for the millionth time last night. Now this comes up?? Hell yeah 😁 gotta find part one now 😌
Dux's story is shadier than that hong kong back alley that led to the kumite.
Because its a contest that's only for the best of the best and nobody can get to know where it is held and once contacted you are blind folded till you get there and that's why this is hush hush I can't believe you came out with something so silly
@@Robert-ob1ddmilitary records that point to mental illness? An event so revered and deeply shrouded that has massive betting? A guy who claims to be a diplomat for the world organization for peace? The coveted sword that has a long stretch of an explaination for it being sold? A "practitioner" surrounded by fake or controversial fighters? Deaths without family / friends calling for investigations? The best of the best with the best fighters not participating? Frank dux the lead roll of this farce never showing any real fighting or technique only breaking fake glass bottles and fake bulletproof glass? Too many issues and lies to mention. Shame on this guy and all who follow him. Learn to spot a fake and call them out. Its an insult to the truth and those who truly are masters.
OK USA
This old vet doesn't believe a word this guy says.
Yeah this one feels like it's probably about 30% true.
Did you fight in the Kumite? Didn't think so. lol
Only someone who has fought at the fictional event has the authority to discredit Mr. Dux.
I'm glad you beat childhood cancer man, my daughter was in the Hershey PA children's hospital. Great hospital but completely breaks your heart seeing the children fighting for their lives, but I will say those kids and yourself are the real warriors. My daughter does not have cancer and was there because she was born too early and had lung issues. She is doing great now, as I said the hospital was amazing. Also, thanks for these two videos very informative and entertaining
Thank you so much! I know exactly what you mean, I have been a patient of St. Jude ever since my diagnosis and am now part of their long term survivor follow up study, so I was just at their main clinic in Memphis back in April and now with the context of being an adult back there for the first time...it is quite literally one of the most gut wrenching experiences to see all these kids fighting for their lives. I can put into perspective now what my mom and other parents like yourself who have had to deal with watching your child fight something that you can't step in and take for them, so I have so much respect for anyone that has ever had to endure that as well. I'm glad your daughter is healthy and thank you again for the kind words!
They need a movie that stars a martial arts super team consisting of Frank Dux, Count Dante, Steven Seagal, and Ashida Kim.
I LOVE that lol, like a pseudo-Expendables. They never save anyone though because they spend all their time constantly telling stories trying to outdo each other
😂😂😂💯@@ReelStory
Special guest star Joyce Gracie and his gi.
The faux four
Super Ninja Showdown 😂
You owe me a new computer screen and keyboard, bro. That part in segment one when you said of Hossein, "A Filipino, dressed as an Arab with a Russian accent," caused me to spit my soda out all over the place and break into a laughing fit that took probably 10 minutes to finally go away completely.
Nicely done. Very informative and entertaining.
Hahaha thank you very much!
Then he says... AS SHE WENT TO SNITCH TO THE POLICE TO PROTECT THAT GOOD DICK SHE GOT THR NIGHT BEFORE LMAO 😂😂😂
Then he says... "As she went to the police to snitch and protect that good dick she got the night before" lmao 😂😂 😂
I LOVE the ending song! Good job, dude, that shitz classic.
Done so badly, it's great!
BOLO was legit! THAT'S the guy who would have won the real kumite if it had broken out on the set.
Bolo was absolutely legit. The word is that the guy with the headband who Frank does the mirror moves with was the most accomplished martial artist of the bunch and next in line would have been Paulo Tocha who plays Paco. That would have been a great fight IRL. I’d be very interested to see JCVD and Bolo throw down for real too!
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue who was the character in the gray karate gi that fights Dux on day 2 in the movie was the best martial artist in the movie. During production they asked him to tone down his kicks because he was making Van Damme look bad.
@ReelStory they told him to tone down to make van damme look good I heard?
You would think Bolo would have some insight on this topic. 🤷🏻♂️
@@Dad_at_50 Bolo is so legit that he gets sick of the bullshit and just shies away from publicity. I doubt he even returns the calls of journalists. He has made three films in the last twenty years, each of them ten years apart, and the last in 2017. He is seventy-eight now, so I highly doubt he even wants to talk about a film that, if it sat on the shelves for two years before a 1988 release, he worked on approximately forty years ago.
Given how much worse the world has gotten since then, he probably has far bigger fish to fry.
Frank Dux is the kind of guy to reference the movie Blood Sport when asked for proof of the kumite
You think you're joking. lol
I bet he has.
Bro!! LMFAO!! That ending song you changed the lyrics to is 100,000% legit!!!!
Thank you so much I’m glad you liked it!
It completely made my day epic to find this channel and these Bloodsport videos. Such a huge part of my childhood this film was. I didn't know what to expect going in to these videos, and was completely blown away by how in depth theae are. Also absolutely incredible humor, just the right amount, and completely hilarious.
I appreciate that so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed!
I can't imagine how much time all this research must have taken to gather, compile and make into a script you can follow considering the many twists and turns of Frank Dux life and stories. It's a truly impressive piece of content and I'm interested to see where you go next. I think it's ironic that had Dux just admitted to writing fiction from the start and taken that as a career, he might have gone on to be the celebrated man he always wanted to be.... or maybe not. We'll never know.
Dude thank you so much! It was a tremendous labor of love putting it together but it stands as my magnum opus thus far. I had intended on doing a Spartacus episode next but that will probably get pushed to the end of the year since it’ll end up being a 2 parter and I have a horror themed episode planned for next month so lots of good stuff coming!!
I fully agree and honestly believe that had Frank just come clean and stopped doubling down so hard he might have salvaged a decent writing career and been re-accepted into the fold. His ego is the real villain of his story and seemingly he is unfortunately winless so far against it.
Man the end credits song slap bro great job! Just found your channel it's great you should be way bigger
Thank you so much! Building em up one at a time but I love this audience that is coming together.
41:11 one of the greatest movie of al times , and the best martial arts parody or spoof ever.
The legend
The very ending of this video owns and legit made me laugh. Thank you for putting this together. Entertaining throughout
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Frank Reminds me of what a 8 year old would tell you really happened to them when they snuck out the house at midnight to fight crime lmfao.
I grew up on Bloodsport (and all the martial art moves of that era) - your videos are awesome. The edits are on point. Brilliant! Thank you - A fan
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoy them
I was a little kid when Bloodsport came out, and watched it. I believed it all man. It did inspire my interest in martial arts and training. Years later when I joined the Marines and heard it was all a load of bulshit i was pissed.
Not to dimmish the rest of your hard work, but that song at the end is the part of the entire Frank Dux story
Thank you very much! It’s funny because I knew I wanted to remix the song but was a little intimidated because I told myself if it wasn’t funny enough I wouldn’t use it but when I actually sat down to write it only took me like 20 minutes to get the lyrics, it was like my brain had been waiting for that moment since childhood lol
I always love how everything is stolen from Frank. RIP Lambert....the silver mask ninja.
i absolutely love your commentary and content,perfectly placed anecdotes and commentary.great videos and great info please keep it up!!!!!!!
Thank you so much I appreciate it!
The ending song is awesome!
Thank you!
Love Bloodsport. Always have since the 80's and still do today but Bloodsport 2 is awesome. Lots more fights and the fight choreography is top notch. Was very surpised by it.
Liked comment and subbed. Thank you for this. I will now be running through your catalog like the fury that is Steven Seagal
😑 “snatch every motherfucker birthday”
Lol thanks dude! Welcome aboard
The lies Frank told gave us one of the greatest martial arts movies with a banger of a soundtrack. The only award or medal he deserves is "the most decorative fraudster". The man came with a ridiculous story and people believed him and made a movie out of that😂😂
He is the true definition of a bullshit artist, and there is an art in his ability to bullshit.
Shout out to you for your research and excellent narration, looking forward to more of your videos
To be fair, there's literally no part of Bloodsport that wasn't already done before, and hasn't been done to death since. I don't think we need to thank Frank. All he really did was provide a silly name for the protagonist.
@@ReelStorywhen did Bo Gritz go into Vietnam?🤔
@@ReelStory Operation Phoenix is nastier than you let on.Michael Aquino, temple of Set/Church of Satan ran it. Lots of rabbit holes around that program & missing records. Aquino's commanding officer is General Paul Vallely, nicknamed the "Q general" to bring it into a modern context.
In govt.ops, records are purged,& grey areas are used....& Unfortunately some basic guys used as cannon fodder have their legends inflated, if you get my drift.
This dude was such a bad ass that he doesn't even remember being such. I'm quite surprised he didn't go around saying he invented the Kumite...or wait did he invent it?
Side note, can we all agree that Ray Jackson should have had a sequel where he won the next Kumite!
At the very least I suppose in some sense he invented the one he won in his head lol. You will get absolutely no disagreement from me on Ray deserving a spin-off of his own! It could have launched a whole BSEU if you will and then round it off with like a Chong Li origin story?…Take my money lol
I don't think you quite understand that Frank WAS that legit and because of his absolute power we now have something called "The Mandela Effect", because he managed to punched a rift through time and space.
Blood Sport WAS a true story.
If you don't believe that.... then just watch the movie, it tells you right there in the credits.
(it's not allowed to tell you about the black dragons though which is where the real for real begins)
I feel like I lack imagination when I hear the story of Frank Dux. Even my most wild fantasies and daydreams pale in comparison to stated real life.
Frank Dux and his crack spec ops team was also sent into the South American jungles to rescue a high value cabinet minister who got caught traveling on the wrong side of a border.
When they got there, they found that Jim Hopper and his team of green berets from Fort Bragg had a bit of a bad time there before them.
Dux's and his team started getting whittled away one by one by a mysterious entity with a tape recorder, shoulder-mounted auto-targeting plasma cannon and heat vision. It also had a penchant for skulduggery.
Sadly, only Dux survived and he did so purely on skill and utilizing a selection of Home Alone style improvised weapons and traps.
True story. 😂
Both parts were fantastic! Well done, this is the first time I've seen your stuff - keep up the great work! Fantastic job with the "Fight to Survive" touch-up lol
Thank you very much! I appreciate it!
Lmao the editing is great. Well done sir.
Thank you!
@ReelStory you keep pumping out the videos your channel will grow. And eventually, no more day job lol. Good luck moving forward:)
I really appreciate that 🙂 I can see that light at the end of the tunnel and I’m ready to sprint for it!
I used to train under Frank. That Tiger Rock Academy is a probably this taekwondo school in the Mill Creek Town center that's no longer in business. He was friends with the owner who let him train people there for free. I haven't associated with him since about 2011, so I don't know if he kept training people there or not.
I DO know however, that this video is pretty spot-on to what I know of Frank.
I read the Secret Man to my indoor plants. This fertilized them enough that they were full grown in 2 weeks!
😂😂. “I’m the f--ing head of the CIA.” 😆😆
Awesome video. Bloodsport was my favorite movie growing up.
Thank you very much!
Franks like," Of course its all real, they even made a movie about it"
Frank Dux needs to repent come clean, lying can be addictive !!!
Your 2 video essays are a comprehensive look at dux's story and claims... and were a joy to listen to. I've watched viking samurai a while back, and I agree that was a very good interview especially afterwards when he said that he was not drinking the dux coolade.
Thank you very much!
@ReelStory seriously I'm having a second listen right now, it's that entertaining.
The split above the city is a LEGENDARY shot.
You deserve way more subscribers. Stellar content man.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Part deux. I love how you did that....clever word play
Hahaha I love it man, great content
Thank you!
You're actually hitting a lot of the notes in the song tho. Honestly, not too shabby.
My dude. Best part of the movie
Great video bro👍
Thank you!
I would love to go and watch just even one tournament
The Outro is AWESOME ! ! !
I'LL LIE TO SURVIIIIVVEE !!
Loved the two eps mate. Good stuff!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
I am sooooooooo glad i stuck around for the musical outro.
Great series dude. Very well done
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed
Dux is stellar at martial arts fiction, he should just own it. Honestly I wouldn’t mind, I love the movies he did work on, and his choreography was awesome.👍
I guess we know where Segal came up with his backstory.....
Fantastic Frank Dux second part conclusion.
Lmfaoooo the UFC color commentary panel 💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂😂
The song at the end is why I subscribed!
Leave frank alone. His skill is legit. I've seen videos of him breaking bottles like they were made out of sugar.
Zane Frazier left his Frank Dux encounter to become Jax from Mortal Kombat
🤣🤣🤣
Excellent overview - thank you!
(P.S. And your singing at the end was awesome!)
Thank you very much! :)
I’ve been called the songbird of my generation by people who have heard me…so it’s good to know I still have it lmao
Alpha Deuce? That's exactly what I'm doing right now!
Can’t believe I just found you. You need to have WAY more subscribers than you do. Doing God’s work here.
Thank you very much!
Great video VERY informative
Great job on this video! You definitely have a future doing this and wish you all the luck Brolo
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
I remember having tons of trouble trying to find the soundtrack to this film. It's my favorite soundtrack of all time with Maximum Overdrive. I didn't want the songs with the lyrics which were iconic enough, but I just wanted that keyboard music theme. I couldn't even find it on Napster. It's finally around now but I really needed it over 20 years ago, especially in the 90's while I did my meditation in the backseat of the car
Say what you will about the absurdity of it all, if not for the character Paco, my (then unrealized) fascination with Muay Thai would not have had its seed planted when I was a little kid. It wouldn’t be for another 14 years before I would walk into the first gym to begin training, but Muay Thai has played a major role in my life and career. I’m almost 50 now and there’s no denying, I would likely be living a very different life if not for the movie, Bloodsport.
Mom: we have Steven seagal at home, honey
Steven seagal at home:
If anyone remembers the RUclips Channel: The PinkMan, he had a great series on martial arts frauds, ending with Frank Dux.
The best one is Dux's win-streak of 56 fights within a single tournament is mathematically impossible for a tournament. There would need to be 72,000,000,000,000,000+ participants in the tournament.
Yes! That series was awesome, I actually used that part of Pinkmans video in part 1 on the Kumite Math portion.
yea awsome
The 100-man kumite is a real thing. You can watch a few of them right here on RUclips. It's not mathematically impossible to defeat 56 opponents in a row.
@@VultureLivesAgain it is only impossible mathematically if the tournament is single elimination. If it is a round robin or multi elimination style, then yes it would definitely be doable.
@@ReelStory Frank claims that it wasn't a single elimination tournament. He says it was similar to the 100-man kumite test in Kyokushin karate. Although it somehow culminated in an 8-man, single elimination tournament on the final day.
Great video and end credits.
Song at the end was hilarious
This was great, thanks for putting together.. At every turn I think DUX is just another Billy Mitchel, the stories, lies and excuses are all in alignment replace greatest martial artist with arcade master.
Thank you!
The moment Frank Dux meets Steven Segal at the same location, EVERY volcano on the planet will simultaneously erupt.
LMMFAO!
Why are we not applauding Frank for creating one of the most popular fictional matrial art scripts ever ?
I mean sure I lied about a couple of things but which "based on a true story" doesn't.
I mean I absolutely applaud him for the movie, I firmly believe he could have worked in the industry as long as he wanted as a writer if he had just come clean. You’re right nearly every movie that claims true origins embellishes to some degree, but the story is supposed to be at least grounded in some truth lol
9:45 Paco: Frank, you weren't supposed to tell. Gotta make you look like a liar now. 😂
Great job on this. Expected 100k+ followers with the quality… hope you have other stories in the chamber
Thank you so much for saying that! It means more than you could know! I am fully loaded don't worry, I am writing a new one currently and getting research in line for a horror themed episode that (with some luck) I can hopefully also get out for Halloween.
If all the bullshit Frank told gave us BloodSport. Then to me it was worth it. My childhood needed that movie.
There is zero doubt that Dux has watched this...12 times
When will “Dux’s Way” be available for download? 😂
🤣 once I complete an albums worth of originals maybe I will put it out for download somewhere haha. Til then there is always y2mate!
@@ReelStoryIn true 80s style, release it on two LPs or two cassettes. 🙂👍
Genius! Complete with subliminal messages when played backwards.
Just want to point out that when Frank says "I'm tired of the double talk" he totally sounds like Patrick from Spongebob.
I'm still stunned over the realization that Tong Po(spell check) was the guy whos leg was smashed.
Frank Dux was a Marine Corps RESERVIST from April to October 1975. He was on them unknown RAMBO missions because he never left the states, specifically LA....
Great video, Legendary song
Thank you!
I always wondered did the refree & judges see chung throw the powder in frank eyes? Even no rules,must be illegal
Pretty incredible when your the most badass veteran and martial artists but both the fighting community and US military have kept those records “private” because it was so secretive lol
That song at the end... I'm dying.. 😂😂😂😂
Frank made one huge mistake…he never imagined the DARPA invention of the internet (the idea for which Frank came up with) would be as big as it has and end up exposing his lies
Legend has it that the schematics for the DuxNet are still out there and after his falling out with the remainder of the “creators” they hatched a plan to one day entirely dedicate their way less cool sounding “Arpanet” to character assassinate Frank.
I was gonna cover all of this in my Social Network episode but RUclips kept blocking it…. Probably related to the whole DuxTube fiasco….anyway we’re getting into the weeds now
Lol I wouldn’t be surprised if he took credit for it I have a copy of the secret man somewhere in my house It was a great work of fiction If he just admitted to making this up he could of had a career as a screenwriter for cannon in the 80s and 90s Nothing is original at all but it still entertaining
@@DannyRedCheeks 100% agree. He would probably be still writing action movies if he had just come clean and taken his licks.
Man.. the Kumite is the coolest legend ever not sure if I ever bought that it was real or not, but I have to say for sure it was a fantasy. However, I am picturing Frank walking down the street yelling kumite and then punching randos in the face and marking it down as a win.
Could totally see him as the original Charlie Z lol
@@ReelStory Ahh... that guy. There might be story.
Every clip I've ever seen of frank dux demonstrating martial arts SCREAMS mcdojo.
Kickboxer and Bloodsport are my all-time favorite JCVD movies, among others.🙂
Bloodsport is not a guilty pleasure; it's fucking brilliant.
I noticed something. Why do all of Frank Dux's dogi always have these big shoulder floaters?
I noticed it on his dojo dogi but then I got to the 1 hour and 40 mark and he has a camouflaged version of the same thing.
Is it to make him look like he's got broader shoulders?
It kind of looks ridiculous
They are bullshit floaties in case he begins to drown in his own
5:58 With the money Frank Dux got for selling the Katana he went to the Philippines and bought some children’s contracts so he could take them home and get them do things around his house. One could cut the grass with the others doing housework like cooking & cleaning
This was fantastic....
Thank you very much!
I lie to survive!! Dux's way, dux way, dux way..... the remake of the song at the end of the video is totally worth it. They should have used that in the movie instead
Thank you very much! It serves as the pinnacle of my career on here thus far lol I’ll be chasing the creative high I got when I completed this for quite some time I think
Lol your edits are epic 😂
@@itsREALTALKTV thank you very much!
Yo that was awesome!
Thank you!
I remember watching the early UFC fights and Frank Dux had one of his students fight in one the first UFC fights.
Bonus points for the Jeff Monson clip.
I kind of feel like maybe Frank won some small tournament and just exaggerated the crap out of it
11:05
love what you did there. :'D
White whale slayed brother thank you for the informative video.
Thank you very much!