I agree with this as well and that's why I have not specifically commented or cast any aspersions on his training methods or the ill fated incident that took place.I guess that is fair and I respect your point. James is totally responsible for his persona and I would not disagree with anyone who says he's a lot to take. If someone chose to not take his class because they believe he's a jerk, I cannot argue against that. He's a self-admitted jerk, but he is also loyal, to a fault. I would still provide my personal opinion and let it go.
However, I am not sure most of the issues people have with him are based off of personality. The title of this thread isn't "James Yeager is a jerk." People are judging the man based off of a video they saw on the internet. They are basing their conclusions because they ran the same scenario on some video game and was successful and can't imagine how he didn't achieve the same result.
Again, I just believe the guy is good. He's done some ill-advised things like challenging people to duels and posting a video that hit him in some hot water. If these are reasons people choose not to take his class, fine. All of this has nothing to do with being a coward or a good trainer, though.
I also wanna make it clear that I was'nt intending to question your word on your personal experiences. From what I know of you, admittedly based upon the image you present here, I have no reason to doubt your integrity. I will extend you that courtesy.
To be honest I cannot say the same for Mr. Yeager based on the only perception that I have at this point.