Ashida Kim is the pseudonym used by Radford W. Davis (born July, 1948), a controversial Florida-based American martial arts teacher and creator better known for his books in ninjitsu training published during a 1970s and 1980s. [http://www.bullshido.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&file=viewreview&id=160] Ashida Kim states that he has likewise worked as an extra in a total of movies filmed in Florida.

Kim promotes himself when a leader of the Black Dragon Fighting Society form of Koga Ryu ninjitsu, a title of there is no apparent association using a historical nationalist paramilitary Black Dragon Society of wartime Japan; or a likewise known as Our contries martial arts class action founded by Count Dante: The Black Dragon Fighting Society; which, when Dante's dying, was under a directorship of William Aguiar. Aguiar passed away inside January, 2005. A Black Dragon Fighting Society is at present led by his boy, Bill Aguiar III world health organization is co-founder of his have on the net forum. [http://p216.ezboard.com/fashidafraudfrm2] & hosts a [http://countdante.com/ Official Black Dragon Fighting Society website.]Across actions taken in behalf of Bill Aguiar III & his attorney, Ashida Kim's website(s) were suspended in Oct. Five 2005 for his illegal apply of the BDFS trademarks and copyrights. Ashida has his have side of story[http://ashidakim.com/politics.html]. Aguiar's class action is presently headquartered inside Fall River, Massachusetts.

Kim is non known to exist as recognized by any official Japanese martial arts scholar or organization. Kim claims to practice & teach supernatural and magical abilities such as invisibility, telepathic mind control, and death touches; he defends these as natural abilities that give similar results to made-up wizardly ones. E.g., Kim claims that throwing sand within an opponent's eyes makes of these invisible to him; calming of these's mind & making a appropriate face discourages an opponent & that placing a single's palm on the opponent's chest will bring death to duality.

Around an effort to quiet criticism & suppress challenges, Ashidthe Kim has established system for a "$10,000 Challenge" for people wish to line 2 text his skill. These system place important fiscal & legal demands in contender, world health organization come expected to pay $10,000 likewise when post the $25,000 attach & handle a lot expenses of the event. Many souls claim to keep around are forward to challenge Kim, & presented grounds to believe of the money, however reportedly he declined to arrange the fight. Note that, despite a title, nothing in a system states that the competitor may receive $10,000 in triumph every bit is implied.

It has been alleged inside an article from either [http://www.bullshido.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&file=viewreview&id=160 Bullshido.net] that Kim offers mail-sequentially black belt programs in the belt factory fashion.

Numerous of the conception around Ashida Kim's swell known book, Secrets of the Ninja were number one published within Andrew Adam's Ninja A Invisible Assassins which was was discharged Xi years earliest.

In the Dojo Click edition of Ninja Expert training Manual[http://www.martialartssupermarket.com/index.cfm?action=moreinfo&itemid=9465] (originally published when Book of the Ninja) creator Christopher Hunter claims "This is the FIRST time the term "NinjaTo" to describe the Shinobi Sword was EVER used. It has become a common term now. But, it was invented by Ashida Kim and Chris Hunter in 1980". This occurs when spurious claim as Donn F. Draeger & Robert W. Smith refer to the Ninjato in their seminal function, Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts which was published around 1969, 11 years prior to Book of the Ninja. Lawsuit
In July 6, 1998, Davis filed suit against his publisher, Paladin Press, appellative Ethan Ellenberg & Peter Lund when suspect. A example was at last dismissed in June 22, 1999 for lack of prosecution. [https://ori2.polk-county.net/ct_web1/case_detail.asp?SearchType=Party+Name&ascaseid=151165&ascrttype=CO] Davis alleges that Paladin Click out of sight or even under-reported overseas sales numbers & entertained royalties by selling secondary rights to Citadel Click. Unable to recoup the funds he believes come owed to him by legal means, Davis has since added Paladin Click & Citadel Click to a "shitlist" in his web site. [http://www.ashidakim.com/shitlist.html]

Published books
Ashida Kim (1983). Ninja dying touch. Paladin Click. ISBN 0873642570. Ashida Kim (1984). Dragon lady of the ninja. Paladin Click. Ashida Kim (1985). Forbidden Fighting Techniques of the Ninja. Citadel Click. ISBN 0806509570. Ashida Kim (1985). Ninja Mitts of Demise. Paladin Click. ISBN 0873643224. Ashida Kim (1985). Secrets of the Ninja. Berkley Publishing Class action. ISBN 0425083918. Ashida Kim (1986). Ninja Secrets of Invisibleness. Berkley Publishing Class action. ISBN 0425087883. Ashida Kim (1987). Ninja cloak & dagger: Espionage & weapon techniques. Paladin Click. ISBN 0873644190. Ashida Kim (1987). Fatal grip of the Ninja: Deadly throws & takedowns. Paladin Click. Kim Ashida (1987). Ninja Mind Control. Berkley Publishing Class action. ISBN 042509894X. Ashida Kim & anonymous other (1995). Training Get the Ninja: Secrets from either Ashida Kim's Step by step instruction Camp. Citadel Click. ISBN 0806515589. Ashida Kim (1997). A Invisible Ninja: Ancient Secrets of Surprise. Citadel Click. ISBN 0806518731. Ashida Kim (1997). Cast-iron Immune system Ninja: A Secrets of Superior Nature and severity. Citadel Click. ISBN 080651910X. Ashida Kim (1998). the Invisible Clenched fist: Secret Ninja Methods of Vanishing While forgoing a Trace. Citadel Click. ISBN 0806520183. Ashida Kim (2000). Ninjitsu for Women: Ninja Secrets of Defensive Fight. Citadel Click. ISBN 0806521457.