As I noted earlier, Jake Shannon paid to have my site messed with by a search engine optimizer, Ethane Technologies. Looks like he’s succeeded in getting posts from protein wisdom off the front page of a Google search.
The post he managed to bump was this one, “Scientific Wrestling’s Jake Shannon: Polymath and autodidact? Or Just Another Crisis of Confidence?,” which I’m reprinting below, in its entirety.
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[November 26 update: Mr Shannon has now taken to paying freelance SEO reps to try to bury posts such as this, or sites such as this one that exposes Scientific Wrestling — and Shannon, in particular — for the kind of organization it is.]
[note: this post has to do with a battle within the submission grappling community. If you have no interest in the subject, just skip the post. Do realize however that part of what I’ve witnessed happening during the battle dovetails rather nicely with many of this site’s themes, as I noted here. For background, see here.]
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Among his other claims (he’s self-described as a “renowned polymath,” an “autodidact,” “acclaimed author,” “inventor,” “historian,” “professional wrestler,” “financial engineer,” “expertise acquisitioner,” “mental self-defense trainer,” “Human Rights Investigator,” general “investigator,” “philanthropist,” political activist, “coach” — be it of Krav Maga, catch wrestling, Shamrock Submission wrestling, Crossfit, kettlebell lifting, SHOCKknife safety, etc.– “physical culturalist,” and “entrepreneur”), Jake Shannon is, by his own boastings, a “Master hypnotist,” a man who can help you lose weight, quit smoking, increase your sexual pleasures, and hone such mental processes as meta-cognition, critical thinking, mnemonics, and likely a number of other academic buzz phrases that he might one day think of that sound super smart, scientific, and impressive. As his ad copy (now appearing under “mental self defense,” because presumably its earlier phrasing, “scientific mind control,” sounded just a bit too creepy) warns: “Politicians, Scam Artists, Manipulators, Etc. – BEWARE”.
Oh. And should you wish to do away with the middle man, he can also teach you hypnosis.
So I decided to check into some of his claims, just as he has always counseled us to do should we wish to follow his lead as a natural skeptic and “critical thinker.” Here’s what my team of experts has come up with so far on his Master hypnotist training and credentials:
7. Where did you get your training in hypnotism and are you certified by any organization?
I am an auto-didact mostly. I had dabbled in hypnosis since being introduced to visualization as a teenage oncology patient but I didn’t begin serious, deliberate study until a few years later in 1993. By 1997 I was creating mischief and adventure for myself with hypnotism every single day in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
However, I did finally get certified by the International Association of Professional Conversational Hypnotists once I decided to begin a practice. As a prank, I didn’t tell the others at the certification about my past experience with hypnosis so they were all quite amazed when I was fully hypnotizing strangers later that night at the bar after just day one. A creative hypnotist with a sense of humor can be quite fun.
The International Association’s web-site is right here.
Jake’s not listed – in fact, there are only two IACwhatever’s listed.
Here’s a copy of a sample certificate – suitable for framing. Which, hey, that looks kinda familiar!
The name at the bottom of the certificate, “Andrew Murphy/President IAPCH,” doesn’t turn up in a Google search. And, the “contact us” information leads one to look at a site called “getquicksupport.com” … a quick tour to there shows a label — ‘Street Hypnosis’ and an inactive site.
So, our friend Jake’s sole claimed credential for his medical-ish hypnotherapy practice appears to be … well, let’s just say dubious.
— Though it does seem to have served as a potential model for Jake’s own Scientific Wrestling certification system: IAPCH, like Scientific Wrestling, also has an open book test for its lower levels of membership.
Jake Shannon claims as one of his personal strengths what he calls “Expertise Acquisition”:
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:M6ozztXHYQoJ:twitter.com/scientificmind+%22jake+shannon%22+expertise&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a rel=”nofollow”
* Name Jake Shannon
* Web http://www.scient...
* Bio Hypnosis, Meta-Cognition, Mnemonics, and Expertise Acquisition.
In the case of his hypnotherapy training, he seems to have acquired his “expertise” in the same way he often does: he essentially buys a certificate and then play acts.
As one of my team of INVESTIGATORS remarked in his field notes, we really should “find out if [..] Master Jake […] is in compliance with Utah’s medical community oversight agency with regard to his claims of being able to use hypnosis for smoking cessation and weight control. Those seem, to me, to be medical claims. I’m okay with ‘hypnotize yourself to be a better you’ crap-o-la, but medical stuff is medical stuff. And Jake’s public statements about his concern should a patient have an ‘abreaction’ to his tender hypnosis administrations leaves me worried … for the children.”
Good points. Though I don’t know if one really needs to worry. After all, if someone has a bad reaction, I’m sure Jake can refer them to a skilled mind control expert who will nurture them back to strong mental health…
Or hell, just have them fix themselves. All it takes is a little bit of work…
And don’t forget to upgrade!
[cross-posted here]
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My first order of business is to report both Scientific Wrestling and Ethane Technologies to ripoffreport.com. I ask that all of you do the same.
Thanks.
There’s a sucker born every minute, and a renowned polymath, autodidact, acclaimed author,inventor, historian, professional wrestler, financial engineer, expertise acquisitioner, mental self-defense trainer, Human Rights Investigator, general investigator, philanthropist, political activist, coach, physical culturalist, Kook from kookamunga, and entrepreneur to take him.
I am also a renowned polymath, autodidact, acclaimed author,inventor, historian, professional wrestler, financial engineer, expertise acquisitioner, mental self-defense trainer, Human Rights Investigator, general investigator, philanthropist, political activist, coach, physical culturalist, and entrepreneur, but I am also a certified big game hunter, polar explorer, mountain climber, exhibitionist, pastor, large animal veterinarian, psychic, and Roman Catholic Nun.
Really? Well than Jake can probably use you for his new business: “Certified Catholic Big Game Hunters who Wrestle and befriend Hobos, if only to turn them into successful Carpenters / Financial Investors!”-inc.
Coming soon to an overhyped temporary website near you!
I’m actually glad this issue came up again. I’m thinking about pursuing Jiu Jistsu at the advice of my neighbor who trains Secret Service agents in combatives. My only other previous combatives training was in the Marines and when I was a police officer. I never really got into it back then but it’s something I’m going to pursue.
Anyway, Jeff, any advise as to where to start, what to stay away from, what to look for as far as getting started in some form of ground fighting/grappling? I’d be interested to hear your take.
Bordo: catchwrestle.com
The jiu-jitsu guys today who are training for actual combatives (and not sport, with a gi and beginning on your knees) are all taking wrestling. No use knowing ground submissions if you can’t get someone to the ground and keep them there.
Catch wrestling uses traditional wrestling and western boxing as its base and adds the submissions / hooks (far more brutal than “the gentle art”) organically. Are you interested in joining a school or self-training?
You can check out what I train here: http://www.youtube.com/cecchinecatch
Speaking of grappling, I had an interesting experience at a local gas store.
Some 20 something year old was asked me if I could spare some change. I said “no” very clearly and kept on going into the store.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the kid wander into the store and try to get behind me. I rotated just enough to keep an eye on the kid. Low and behold, all of a sudden, the kid was interested in merchandise on the shelves.
I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do if the kids tried anything, but he wasn’t going to catch me by surprise.
It’s quite possible the whole thing was completely innocent.
These days, though, I don’t take chances in such situations.
Jeff,
Thanks. You hit the nail on the head. I respect the ‘art’ of martial arts but my background and current needs are much more practical. I will check out the links.
I am interested in training somewhere. It may come down to self-training but I’d prefer to train at a school. I find it’s better for all of the obvious reasons plus that kind of environment helps keep me motivated.
Blake,
But it’s possible it wasn’t and the guy re-assessed you as a less-than-easy mark. It’s the kind of situation that you described that is leading me back into combatives training. Not so much for myself…I haven’t had any experience with personal violence since I left the job a few years ago…but I have a 3 year old son and another son on the way and I really believe they need to be prepared for living in a world that is going to be a little more gritty than the one we inhabit now. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I don’t think I would be doing my job as a father if I can’t teach my boys to defend themselves and others.
Bordo,
Amen to that.
Jeff,
Thanks for the awesome source on learning how to become a renowned polymath, autodidact, acclaimed author,inventor, historian, professional wrestler, financial engineer, expertise acquisitioner, mental self-defense trainer, Human Rights Investigator, general investigator, philanthropist, political activist, coach, physical culturalist, and entrepreneur. It should be a great addition to my resume along with being a Warcraft raid guild leader, database administrator, cookie baker, iPhone developer, and all around great guy.
You forgot the huge willy – guy like that has to be hung like a horse.
– Actually SW, it’s being endowed with a crank the size of a Q-tip that often drives them to hyper-braggadicio and failed efforts to overachieve.
BBH, perhaps I was confused. The guy must just be a huge prick.
That would explain his picture.
I’m back, sorry for being away so long. I had to pick up my certifications in gold mining, hydroponic gardening, hang-gliding, model railroad investing, touchless carwash inspecting, dog grooming, professional watercoloring, beet juice testing, and my printer burned out, but I will eventually receive my hand-printed certificate of lifetime achievement in Trivial Pursuit. I asked for that one to be mailed. ’cause it’s embossed. That makes it officialler.
That would explain his picture.
The poor chap does have a rather unfortunate resemblance to Percy, doesn’t he? Just as well he doesn’t have a penchant for turtle necked jumpers, that would really seal the deal.
So, will Shannon’s paid memory-holing of your past posts about him automatically extend to this and future posts? It seems as if you could almost force a divide by zero, if you knew what you were doing.
Meh, he’s a piker. I am a renowned polymath, autodidact, acclaimed author,inventor, historian, professional stripper, financial engineer, expertise acquisitioner, mental self-defense trainer, Human Rights Investigator, general investigator, philanthropist, political activist, coach, physical culturalist, and entrepreneur. And I do it all with ping pong balls….
Dude, you’re killing me with this.
Jeff,
Does “Erik Paulson’s Combat Submission Wrestling” mean anything to you? I’ve been searching for Catch Wrestling and Catch Wrestling-related schools/training in my area and this is the closest I’ve come.
If you look at the website (http://www.md-csw.com/) however, it seems to be mixed in with Jeet Kun Do and a bunch of other esoteric styles.
Stephanie, but can you pole dance? Or is that an expertise you’ll acquire at a later date?
Notice how I’m zeroing in on the important skills.
I used Matt Furey’s Combat Conditioning for a bit and found it pretty good, if somewhat oversold. I thought his attempt to market everything else, including, if memory serves, a sexual positioning book of some sort, kind of silly.
Wait — he’s a “renowned” polymath?
Piker. I’m a celebrated polymath. That’s like two grades higher. Still working on my next upgrade, to “Exalted Omnimath,” which is only seven grades from the top.
I’m a legend in my own mind. Elsewhere, not so much.
kirsten powers is some nice looking stupid
“And I do it all with ping pong balls….”
– If you’re scheduled to perform any sort of stage event with ping pong balls Stephanie, I’ll volunteer to be official records keeper and scorer.
I am a certified polymath, hypnotist, master of the Kama sutra, infamous autodidact, all around good guy, Kinect master, above average table tennis player, not horrible checkers player, good golfer for money, and inspiring commenter. Jake Shannon yearns to be me. Certified polymath. Yeah, I said it. Certified.
– I’m just a lil old 24 Km sized meteor looking for a good planet to hit….Or maybe I’m a transvestite from Transylvania, looking for a diadactic ping pong ball performing actress that’s into older men with upscale piano skillz.
Pole dancer, Pole smoker, pole licker… eh, what? Oh, and I’m giving up pp balls for golf balls… Titleist 1… zing! Callaway 3… zing!
/ I can’t believe that I casually dropped that line earlier and it took that long for someone to notice. I figured it was a slow posting day, but y’all are slipping.
Now, who wants to play some golf???
OH, yeah and
Ice, Ice, Baby! Mattie Ice, Baby!
that’s into older men with upscale piano skillz.
But do you blow??? IYKWIMAITYD…
SWP* seeks GMB** for discreet meetings in well-lighted studio with 273 video cameras. Must send photo.
*Single White Polymath
**Gullible Multi-racial Bimbo
Stephanie – Greens fees and cart are on me.
dr. k’s Jake Shannon routine:
link
ef that washcompost loser
Jake Shannon’s picture is in urban dictionary under felching snakeoil salesman.
Woo-hoo!
Ice, Ice, Baby!
SHITTTTTTT!
Chauncey!
Ooop! Pfft!
Jon Abraham just made a fucking spectacular play. Tipped a pass on a blitz while in front of the QB and caught the INT behind the QB. Sensational.
Well, this game has vastly improved. I attribute it to the tasty chocolate chip cookies I put in the oven. Those two INTs were awesomeness.
Can someone please put a sock in Chuckie though? Eep. He’s so full of shit.
Don’t get into that prevent D shit, it doesn’t work!!!!
Soft d… sux.
– It’s all part of the image of “I could be doing anything, but I’m so fabulous, only sportscasting can rise to my abilities” genre’.
(scratches ass and ::belches::)
Damn.
This has been an excellent game.
Fuckin ain’ts…
Excellent game it may have been but I can’t like how it came out, pulling as I was for the Atls this time.
Mixed emotions: hating the Falcons and watching them lose — to the Saints.
Oh, I have not forgiven the Aints. Never will. And I really like Matty Ryan.
Are you people a bunch of Saints haterz? You are all going to hell.
This would be a good time to gloat about the team atop the NFL’s scoreboard, were I inclined to do such a thing.
– Naw, it’s not h8ting on anyone, just friendly fire. Except maybe for the Cheatriots. For them there’s a special gridiron in hell.
Or Dallas, which…
Paulsen is a good guy. He’s billed often times as a catch wrestler, but in reality he’s a bit of a jack of all trades. Some of his stuff is good and useful. Some is showy. But if it’s a school you want, you could do a lot worse.
Speaking as a renowned polynomial, I am an auto-deduct, a claim author (just ask my insurance agent), invertor, histologist, perfunctory wrasslin’er, financial engine cleaner, expert antiquity, metal self-defense trainer (get yerself a wrench, son!), Human Tights Investigator (UN-Congo mission experience), commander investigator, Dr. Phil enthusiast, political animist, stagecoach, bacterial culturalist and Captian of the Starship Enterprise, I think Jake Shannon is full of shit.
But then again, I do have an arm and hand up my butt.
Sometimes I think there isn’t a winning team in the NFL that deserves to be. But I’ve felt that way since Joe Montana went to Kansas City or wherever the hell it was.
Thanks, Jeff. I’m going to look into it.
Apparently people other than myself have lives off the internet.
I meant that I don’t have a life off the internet. I need to hire a new editor.
Ooop! Pfft!
o_O
hi cranky-d
Who is he ?
No, he’s not Jake Shannon, that’s for damned sure.
It’s amazing. I have been calling B.S. on global warming for twenty years – still, I can’t get any cash credit for future predictions. If only some evidence had been shown. Meh, I still blame Al Gore for the Cubs not winning the World Series for a hundred years.
Why, what a coincidence! I am a renowned polydidact, auto-inventor, acclaimed acqusitioner, philanthropy historian, professional psychic veterinarian, financial wrestler, expert electrical self-defense trainer, Human Rights Instigator, general pastor, political coach, psychical culturalist, and Polar entrepreneur as well!
Seriously, that kind of self-aggrandizing list is only compiled by a colossal ass and recited by a colossal bore or con-man.
Given the investment in hiding criticism, it has to be weapons-grade narcissism or con-man. Or both.
He is the most interesting man in the world.
Gives a completely new meaning to the phrase, “It’s all Jake”.
Guess we got the answer about Republican bravery, eh sdferr? The success of the lame duck congress was illuminating.
We’re doomed. And that’s got me so despirited that I have nothing much left to say. I mean, when we’re to the point where we feel like every little particular defeat of just one in a constant barrage of Progressive initiatives is cause to throw ourselves a victory parade, the war is already lost.
Sadly, those who are willing to say so are increasingly marginalized as negative nellies or something similar.
I can’t hide what I think. Except by keeping it to myself.
So.
It is very difficult to see a reason to expect a change for the better, if actual bravery or sense of justice is what is necessary to promote that change, as opposed to a mere perception of some prod to self-interest in the minds of our erstwhile representatives is the more probable focus. In a way, that prod can only begin in the hearts and minds of our fellows, making any of us who may hope for such a change dependent on flighty contingencies or whims we can know nothing of in advance. Has persuasion a role in creating the circumstances that will bring about the better choices on the part of voters?
Possibly.
However, I can’t help but think that possibility utterly remote. Optimism, in other words, is only rarely my part. And that only when I’m in the grip of a mania I can neither choose nor cause. Still, I’m breathing. And still trying to figure it all out. So indeed.
Well, when some of us are trying to keep our spirits up in the face of utterly pointless holiday travel preparations on an utterly pointless scale (for a three-hour drive, for the love of Bos’n Higgs!) to spend time with people we only see on holidays and that for a damned good reason, while simultaneously trying to make the electrons dance just so to prevent our brothers in California from losing their homes — the space we may have for gloomsaying about politics may be just a tad limited.
But now I’m home and my brother gets to keep his house, so if you’re self-censoring to spare my feelings, no need.
At least until the W-2 forms arrive.
On the Left they see all as lost also. The tension there, is always there, as what they believe, what they push to have made into policy/law can never work in the world of humanity.
Satisfying their base leads to Cambodia, Zimbabwe. Not satisfying their base leads to loss of power. Attempting to satisfy, pacify their base leads to the exposure of the lies that they have to live with to gain power in the first place.
The Right, the conservative/classical liberal right not the so-called right of the fascist-socialists, has a problem with their base also but one that can resolve without the destruction of society. Giving into their base only hurts the relative power/prestige of the elites that see themselves as being in charge on the right. This is because what the base wants works in the world as it is.
Battles with the base are happening on both sides. Fortunately here, at least in the US, the base on the right is much larger than the base on the left. Especially if the base comparison is made to the numbers who have a commitment to the underlying ideology.
Most of the left base is in it for the swag. Threatening to cutoff the funds makes them mad. Actually doing so means they have to find some other way to survive. Leaving only the much smaller number of dedicated cadres to mutter on in darkened cellars.
I’ve been a practicing Hypnotherapist for the past 31 years and that guy Shannon epitomises everything I loath about self-opinionated so-called hypnotists.
I’m in the U.K. and we have out fair share of crap like him who are simply on a massive ego trip and harm people on his way to ‘fame and fortune’.
Thank you for exposing the truth about him, great work.
Robert Shields