Complaint Review: Bullshido - Internet

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This report is because the website "BullShido" and it's owners (of) http://www.bullshido.net https://twitter.com/bullshido https://www.facebook.com/Bullshido are easily the most dangerous people on the internet today. While the website does display an image of legitimacy to find and eliminate frauds and fakes of martial artists (which they have reasonably done to some degree, this is also their best source of traffic). The owners and often times (some but not all) members will enter dojos to "evaluate" what they call "mcdojos" which they reveal to the public to be cheap and poorly run wannabe dojos that aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Before this report continues,notice their website http://www.bullshido.net  is not an accredited, verified or determined repuable by any known third party source. Addiitionally their, solicitation for 'customers' to place 'ads' on their website also lack security and verification from any reputable source. The website run against "whois" also does not publicly reveal any information which is to protect the individuals who are involved in the websites specific activities. Additionally their website is written in Vbulletin and partnered with godaddy.com which is a quick, cheap and easy way to put their 'legitimate' content on the web with no regard for safety of it's users and these are the reasons why;

 1. The website http://www.bullshido.net utilizes malicious propaganda against anyone who opposes them and use money from their 'ad sales' to fund their activities.

2. The website refers to various locations as a 'McDojo' which has been conveyed to the public as a reference for 'bad or cheap dojos in large chains or something in a significant lack of quality. In actuality 'bullshido' refers to these dojos accessibility to childrens classes with the idea of referencing Mcdonalds' "Happy Meals". The owners/prominent members will use 'Mcdojo" as code to point out specific locations that enable visitors who want to participate in classes work with children. The folks at bullshido claim to be "MMA" experts or "grappling specialist" which emphasises hands on/feeling or extremely close contact. They are using all of this as a creative method to access certain dojos that meet their "standards" for targets with children. In a scenario, one member might say to the other "1111 Miami Rd, Miami Florida's Jujitsu Academy" is a "Mcdojo" and this tips other (((REDACTED)))

3. The planning that is done on this website typically occurrs in encrypted chat software like pidgin at http://www.pidgin.im or browser based chat using anonymity tools like "Tor Browser" or "Hide my a**" proxy add-on for Mozilla Firefox.

Many of the users on these sites like it's subscriber(s) on facebook are not aware of the organizations actual activities. A number of these issues can be found on various message boards across the web as well such as yahoo, blogger, etc. that cite specific complaints about these studios allowing visitors to(((REDACTED)))

The facilities that teach legitimate martial arts where these kinds of situations are not knowingly allowing or even aware of whats going on, but they are ignorant and feel that with such a large class they feel voluntary help is welcome. No one ever speaks of what goes on because the teacher identifies it as "aggressive training" the students and parents think it's part of the class. . As people are starting to become aware of this behavior, specifically family members of the children who are being harmed by seeing other posts across the internet and sharing information.