GREYSMITH INVESTIGATIONS

Fraud is never a victimless crime. Looking across the body of work done by myself and others over the last many years it dawns on me to realize that this endeavor is tireless. There is no way to stop every martial arts fraud. But you can raise awareness to the topic in the community. While ultimately it is up to people to be vigilant and ensure what they are getting is true and accurate there is a larger responsibility on the partial artist who peddles their nonsense. When they are outed (and yes they do get outed for their lies a lot of the time) the frauds either vanish from sight or vanish for a time to retool their stories. They learn from their mistakes and will often pop their heads back up again to be seen once more. But what about the victims? Many times these brave men and women have to step up and tell their stories to us because the legal industry more often than not can not do anything to help them. It's seen as a business agreement between two parties. And therefore it...

Remembering friends and loved ones is always both a blessing and a hard thing to do. Eulogies are a way in which we can commemorate them, their contributions to the world, and finally a way for all who knew them to remember them fondly. This is more often than not the duty of the closest relatives or friends. I have friends all over the place and that isn't a lie. But like my predecessor not many people ever get to know me in person. The reasons for that are simple. Yet knowing someone as intimately as you can, who they are and most importantly their motives and intentions in their heart are the mark of a true friendship. Hardly anyone ever met Gerald Gregory Greysmith in person and yet the messages I received regarding how he touched the lives of people were numerous. Upon his death many people who were notified immediately asked if they could post a memoriam on him. We of course asked everyone to not do that as Greg was very private about his life, his work and beyond that the le...