Frank W. Dux (pronounced "dukes"; born 1956) is an American business entrepreneur, screenwriter, fight choreographer, author and actor. Dux established the first American form of Ninjutsu, in 1975, the amalgamated martial art Dux Ryu Ninjutsu.

He is known as the protagonist portrayed by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the biopic Bloodsport. He has been accused of making false and exaggerated claims of elite U.S. military and CIA service to embellish his credentials and market himself. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dux moved to North Hollywood, California when he was seven years old.

He became a U.S. Marine in 1975.[citation needed] In 1996, Dux was with HIDTA, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area at the Criminal Justice Center, where he designed strategies and tactics and evaluated their existing training program and in 1997[citation needed], he received awards from the Multi Jurisdictional Counter Drug Task Force for drug task force investigations.[citation needed] He also was sponsored by the Department Of Defense to teach NEOA, Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, covert activities.[citation needed] He is an adjunct faculty member of the Saint Petersburg, Florida Criminal Justice Institute[citation needed] and was named as a source contributor to the United States Navy SEAL Special Warfare Manual (K431-0097).[citation needed] He was a recipient of the California Youth Karate Dragon Award for his humanitarian work with disadvantaged and disabled children. He also put identified at-risk kids in a program for free. While teaching Martial Arts, he gave scholarships to needy kids on the one condition that they had to raise and maintain their GPA.

He currently resides in Seattle, Washington and conducts seminars worldwide. Dux states that he was introduced to and trained in Koga Yamabushi Ninjitsu by Senzo "Tiger" Tanaka, beginning at age 13.

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