Survive And Defend
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Survive And Defend has 1.0 star rating based on 4 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
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Anonymous
Funny How ALL the ANONYMOUS Comments Say Burrese is Great!
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I have to say that I find it VERY SUSPICIOUS that every comment which states that Alain Burrese is great is ANONYMOUS. I agree with the other gentleman on here who stated that he thought the ANONYMOUS poster is in fact ALAIN BURRESE. It is very obvious to me that it is Alain Burrese making comments in the third person. I must ask what kind of honest man would come on and make anonymous comments about himself or attacking others like this? I have also had problems with Alain Burrese and found him to be extremely dishonest. He is definitely the kind of man who would hide behind fake names and anonymous comments. He is dishonest, underhanded, and a fraud! Not to mention the fact that his books and videos are ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! Alain Burrese is everything this article says and much more. Stay as far away from this guy as possible!
Reason of review:
Bad quality
Tin Ycn
Alain Burrese - False Claims
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I was lured into buying a couple of this guys books and videos for some slick marketing. The books were badly written. I would say barely readable. The videos were all techniques of a beginner and I was sorely upset for wasting my money. I began to wonder about this guy my bad purchases and I did some research on Mr. Burrese. As it turns out he has a very bad reputation for dishonesty and stretching the truth. I found that his martial arts rank is questionable at best. Many well-known martial artist have questioned the validity of his rank and whether he has even tested for rank or merely bought his ranks. From what I some on his videos I have to question that myself. They were really basic and looked to be self made. There is also some issues with his claims of being a sniper and a sniper instructor. This claim is found on his website and one a book he wrote with some other martial artists. My readings found that his claims are exaggerated at best and quite possibly outright lies. I even saw some things on the net in which he outright claimed to be a sniper instructor at one point and an assistant to some sniper instructor at another point. When questioned about this Mr. Burrese answered by claiming these were both one in the same. No sir, Mr. Burrese, they are definitely NOT one and the same. They are completely different. When I find that a person lies about one thing it makes me doubtful that they are honest about other things as well. I have plainly seen Mr. Burrese lie in writing about his military background. This makes me wonder if he has lied about his martial arts background as well. If a man will lie about one part of his history he plainly will lie about other parts. To summarize, I am very disappointed to find that Mr. Burrese is less than honest about his background. This is truly disappointing seeing that he claims to be a proponent of honesty and integrity on his Facebook page and his videos. To me it is hypocritical to say one thing and act in a different way altogether. I want nothing more to do with Mr. Burrese's books or his teachings!
Loss:
$80
Cons:
- False and misleading self-promotion
- Fraudulent claims
- Not what he claimed to be
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
Preferred solution: Stop Issuing False Informatoin About Yourself!
Anonymous
Master Alain Burrese - The Most Dishonest Martial Artist Ever!
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So called martial arts "master" Alain Burrese is absolutely the most dishonest martial artist on the planet earth! This man claims that he is a fifth degree black belt master. Research him and you find that he fraudulently BOUGHT his belt ranks! He is no martial arts master. It is true that he has a *** load of self promoted low level martial arts garbage on the net, but it is all white belt level. If he is such a world renown master why does he only teach white belt techs? There is no evidence of him ever fighting, doing a real belt test or even doing black belt level anything! He promotes himself as a big Korean arts teacher. That is bogus to! The truth is he PAYS to be included in those seminars. He could not fight his way out of a paper bag! This master is nothing but smoke and mirrors!!! He claims to be a sniper. The truth is that he took a low level course called sharp shooting and barely passed. He was some ASSISTANT sniper instructor. For those who do not know that is a GOPHER. He did nothing but set up the targets, hand out ammo and clean up the ***, but he now calls himself a sniper instructor. What a LIAR! I used to be in his Hapkido class in MT. He is a fraud. I quit the class and lucky I moved away, but not before he started badmouthing me to the other students. This guy is NO MASTER. He is a fake *** wannabe. He was also bad mouthing other well know martial artists constantly. He seemed to be jealous that he was not famous and hated those who are. STAY AWAY FROM ALAIN BURRESE AND HIS MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES!! A TOTAL FAKE!
Loss:
$500
Cons:
- Fraudulent claims
Reason of review:
Fraudulent Martial Arts Instructor
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution
3 comments
Chrystian Ovo
Phoenix, Arizona
Alain Burrese - Fraudulent Martial Arts Master
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I wanted to learn Hapkido from a martial arts master and found Alain Burrese online through his website and his books and DVD's. I saw his ad on the back of a martial arts magazine for a Korean Martial Arts Festival and thought he was legit. Boy did I make a mistake! The so-called "Festival" was terrible. It was Alain Burrese and his friends teaching white belt level techniques. Horrible! I wasted $189 on this ***! On top of that I bought Burrese's books and DVD's. They were worse than the festival. They were so bad that I decided to do a little snooping into who Burrese really was. What I found was sickening. I found that Alain Burrese has several complaints about his behavior. Many martial artists have questioned the legitimacy of his martial arts ranks and his military background and his honesty. What I found was that there is questions about whether he bought his black belts from Korea. I did not know this but found that many unscupplous martial artists go to Korea and buy the black belt ranks and Koreans are known to sell them to Americans. Martial arts master - UNTRUE! I found an instructor who had dealings with him and said that Burrese came to him and asked for a higher rank and he turned him down. A few weeks later Burrese came back from Korea with a new higher rank. Burrese claims to have been training with one martial arts master his whole career. UNTRUE! Checking on this I found his bounces around and can't stay with one instructor. He claims that he was a sniper instructor. UNTRUE! When he was confronted about his claim he changed it to he was only a assistant to a sniper instructor. He claims to be a world renown speaker. UNTRUE! I found that 99% of his speaking "seminars" are done in Missoula MT at the Rotary Club, the FLower Club, and the Forest Service. How is this being a world renown martial arts teacher and speaker? He claims to be a great well known martial arts teacher. UNTRUE! I found that he teaches a class at the Y and only has like 6 students total. I also found that it is not hard to find students who are not happy with what they got for their money. He claims that his DVD's and books are highly acclaimed by well known martial artists. True but it is not what it seems to be. Those well known martial artists are not real reviews, they are all his friends many of them who were with him at his festival in FL. I found that they all seem to trade good reviews on each others products and teaching skills. I was taken in by his slick marketing stuff but never again. I hope my review helps others not to be taken in by this fraudulent martial arts master.
Loss:
$264
Cons:
- Not what he claimed to be
- Fraudulent claims
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
Preferred solution: I want Mr Burrese to stop being dishonest!
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Has anyone else noticed that all the other comments that are taking up for Alain Burrese are from anonymous users? It appears to me that it is obvious that the anonymous comments are actually written by Alain Burrese himself!
I have had problems with Alain Burrese myself.
He is quite possibly the most dishonest, mentally unstable man in the martial arts world. His books are terrible and his videos are amateurish at best.
I advise anyone reading this to NOT BUY anything this man puts out. He is a con artist and a fraud as far I am concerned.
How did you learn all this ?
You didn't mention whether you are male, female, or *** ; but my guess is that you've had a disappointing personal relationship with this fellow.
Your comments are way too full of personal hurt to have been anything else.
You are not just a "pissed consumer" but a "woman scorned" or man, or whatever.
This "review" is the work of bohdi Sanders and Richard Hackworth, two noted martial arts frauds who have a personal feud going with Alain Burrese. Alain, to his credit, largely ignores them...but anyone who wants to know what sort of people Bohdi and Richard are can gor here for loads of fun and interesting details: {{Redacted}}