Happy New Year Matt. As you are aware I have retired from Thanet blogging. However if you read my blog I hope you will enjoy being introduced to the world of Baron Castleshort (James Shortt, ex SAS, ex Royal Marine Commando, 9th Dan black belt, Baron, Legion of Frontiersmen, Royal Galloglas Guard, Papal Knight and Silver Gloves at Savate having studied under Lucien Ott General de Gaulle's bodyguard and 11 times Savate champion of France, ex Catholic monk concurrent at times with being a male nurse a paramedic and Close Quarter Combat instructor and consultant to the Royal Marines Commandos 1975 to 82 at DEAL ROYAL MARINES BASE)

All was well for over 30 years as ex 21 SAS (not) during which Baron emerged as head of the International Bodyguards Assn (IBA)

Then one day someone on the Army Rumour Service website suggested that Baron is a Walter Mitty (A Walt) and Baron made the mistake of thraeteneing legal action which caused a few of the ex Army community to investigate him a little closer.

It appears now that the Royal Navy, the Army, the Royal Marines, the international bodyguard community, the international Martial Arts community have all faced up to the embarrassment of decades of taking this joker seriously.

There is just one body of "Professionals" with w tendency to never facing up to error. POLICE especially Kent's fnest eh ?

Attending Baron's courses hoping to brush up pistol skills.

I am beginnning to see a pattern of behaviour and a chronology emerging.

Post 1981 a maverick piostol section of a local gun range emerges. It involves off duty Kent Police military fantasists. It progresses to live fire paramilitary training with up to three cars being driven up the range as men fire from moving cars and then fire whilst exiting cars and rolling about Billy the Kid style.

I begin to see a pattern why the neighbours roofs got hit with bullets and why the neighbouring farmer's labourers refused to work near the range.

For a really good laugh go to the Finnish martial arts threads (Google James Shortt ju jitsu etc) and press the automatic translate button.

Things like "I am thinking this shit should not legal action twat so business as usual if kept quiet and not taking on serious SAS much respect real deals on ARRSE website bad news for Baron"

There is a reminiscing site (With background music) from an ex Army lad conned by Jimbos CQB course at Deal Barracks. And I hope you call to mind if you read it an image of off duty police paying for that course and prancing around in inadequate fencing suits for the purpose of sparring with rifle and spring loaded bayonets.

David Clare is a hugely talented man and his site is evidence of that. On his site he recalled being passenger beside a police driver who was driving on nightshift with one eye closed. David asked why and was told that the driver was maintaining night vision capability in the closed eye !

I think the chances may be high that David was beside a police alumnus of the CQB Excellence Course Deal Barracks !

I hope we will still see you around.