'Jiu Jitsu'
.C. Ray is a martial arts instructor based out of the St. Louis suburb of Florissant, MO. He has owned several schools in the past, but at this moment only runs the one school in the city of Florissant.
Although information is scarce, S.C. Ray's own site claims that he started practicing martial arts at the age of 7.
S.C. Ray himself has provided two different documents pertaining to his martial skill. He has a 6th Dan ranking in Sun Do Sul, a hybrid martial art created by Y.S. Choi of Colorado. Choi has certified this rank firsthand. Ray has self-promoted himself to a 6th Dan in Tae Kwon Do, as well, even though he is apparently Kukkiwon certified as a 2nd Dan. Ray says that he offers a "Godly martial arts" experience.
Ray's second certification comes from Sifu Eric Hurst of St. Louis, Missouri. Ray claims that this certification is the equivalent of a 5th degree black belt, but Sifu Hurst has publicly contested this, saying that Ray's certification is more along the lines of a pre-black belt ranking. This would make Ray, in most traditional martial arts, a brown belt or possibly a 1st-degree black belt.
In addition to Ray's certified martial arts rankings, he claims to have invented his own grappling style, which he calls "Jiu Kido." Jiu Kido is a name already in use by at least one other group which appears to have been using it longer than Ray has been. Ray does not mention Jiu Kido on his website, but instead claims to teach "Jiu Jitsu (Very similar to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu!)" When pressed to produce a rank in any style of jujitsu, whether Brazilian or Japanese, Ray replied that he has studied with Frank Shamrock and "Dan Severns." While both Shamrock and Severn are formidable fighters and teachers, neither man teaches jiu-jitsu--and both men have long-standing rivalries with the Gracie families. Both would be loath to describe what they do and teach as "very similar to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu." Both are known for teaching western wrestling adapted for submission fighting and mixed martial arts. Severn's background is in world-class folkstyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, while Shamrock practices a much more submission-oriented "shootfighting" style his brother Ken Shamrock learned in Japan. The style is based on Anglo-American Catch-as-Catch-Can submission wrestling, which differs from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in several important respects.
Controversy
Ray's documentation of his martial arts experience and certification is the topic of some debate; his certificates have been judged by people with experience as instructors in Tae Kwon Do and kung fu who have stated that the certificates are suspect.
In addition, Ray claims to have the power to heal the sick through the laying on of hands by channeling the healing power of God and Jesus Christ. Ray has stated that he does not heal through his own power, but that God's power travels through him. Specifically, he claims that on one trip to India, "the blind saw and the deaf heard" when Ray applied his faith-healing power.