My Chito Ryu and Kobu Jitsu sensie once told me something that if you observe it, is almost always the truth. I can't remember exactly how he worded it but:
"Unless you are talking about pro competitors in an entertainment centric field of sporting (read...where image is important to the paycheck,) then you can almost always judge a martial artist's true skill by how little he makes of it. There will, of course, be rare exceptions but their personalities almost always match their mouths and their teacher was delinquent to continue training them to that level"
In other words, since he calls himself a Ninja on a public forum, I'd be willing to bet you could take him. heh heh.
