I hate to break it to you guys, but he has been doing this for years. I dropped in and it took only one of his Muay Thai classes before I figured out he was full of shit. He PERSONALLY told me he is a black belt in BJJ under Rickson, muay thai champ in Thailand, and was a long-time, "personal" student of Bas. I remember an old thread on Sherdog where he was busted on the Bas affiliation. Bas's "little sister" confirmed the only they've had with him was a few phone calls and emails about training with Bas, but they had never met. Oh, and Terry Gibson didn't really teach ground fighting, it was Silat and you should be ashamed of yourself for even using Mr. Gibson's name to further promote your BS.
Red Cloud DID talk alot of smack about Piet, his school, and his family; consequently, Red Cloud was handed his ass by Piet AND one of Piet's students!
Red Cloud has touted himself as a multiple world champion, yet we cannot find an actual record of him winning a single fight.
He has bounced from place to place, teaching in short spurts. Normally, he finds some health club that doesn't know shit about martial arts or fighting, is impressed by a fake belt and name dropping, and he will "teach" there for a few months before they figure out whats up.
He is enthusiastic about being a "fighter", but I, and most of northeastern Oklahoma's BJJ/MMA community hate how he fleeces these unsuspecting people who just want to learn how to defend themselves. What happens if they really invest in this BS, end up in a fight somewhere, and get smashed? What liability does he have?
Just be honest about it. We don't hate him as a person, we just hate what he does to our community. We're all fairly tight knit in the area and love this sport and want to see it grow beyond our wildest expectations, but we hate douchebags who do shit like this. And when they get caught, "Oh, it was just a misunderstanding...."