XMA

Yesterday I went to XMA with Eliver and did some tricks with Anis and the other teachers/students there. Got to meet Mike Chat, the owner, who seemed very cool. It was a good change of pace from wushu practice and I enjoyed it. It doesnt compare to the intensity of a full form wushu practice, but it was definitely a good vibe and fun to jump around on the springboarded floor. I learned to do some inside roundhouse kick type spinning combos and then I also did this suicide type one legged fall where instead u end up landing on your feet instead. =P

The second prototype for our clothing got pushed back yet again to Friday. I am not holding my breath that it is finished on Friday, but I hope it is done by then.

Eliver and I are thinking about doing some extra work next month just for fun and for some extra cash. Besides I still need 2 more SAG vouchers. It would be for fun, but if my schedule is too busy then I’ll just play it by ear.

I still have a cold which I caught because everyone in my house is sick! =P I don’t feel terrible, but I don’t feel great.. and it’s making me extra lazy and not train as much.

Good news with WushuKicks is that we are getting more and more sales every month and our google pagerank has increased too! Thanks to everyone who has linked to and supported http://www.WushuKicks.com

At the bank we had an IT Steering Committee Meeting and I had the chance to talk to our Senior Vice President of Marketing about New Media and how it could promote the bank to celebrities and to a large number of people at a fraction of the cost of direct mailers. He wanted to have lunch with me to discuss further.

On not so good news it seems that there are rumors that a Kato may have been found. http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/07/28/seth-rogens-the-green-hornet-finds-a-new-kato/ Regardless if this is confirmed or not, it seems Seth Rogen is looking for a name actor. I think he still needs to check out my reel though. =P

I’ve been playing a lot of SF4 lately thanks to my roommates Eliver and Hue! Those who know me know I am typically not much of a video game player, but these guys play it every day so of course I say “let me get in an a couple rounds” then I end up playing for a while too. So far I like Ryu and Sagat the most. I don’t plan on playing much seeing as how I have a million things going on, but it’s nice to unwind and kick some street fighter ass once in a while.

teenage mutant ninja turtles casting

Film
Saturday I went to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles audition! No, it was not for the role of Michelangelo or Raphael. It was to cast for the foot clan soldiers. I hear that the movie has no official funding yet and that the casting was more of a publicity stunt (It was held open in public in the middle of Hollywood and Highlands). Nonetheless, it was good times because I got to see a bunch of martial arts / wushu people all in one place. I ran into Phil Dang, He Jing De, DY, Phil Sahagun, Yan Wei, the rest of EMC, Xin, Roy, Andrew, Jacob R., Aoni, Matt, and the list goes on and on. I performed longfist, dropped off my headshots and demo reel and then headed out for my other shoot.

I am shooting a web series / pilot where I play an asian camera-man / film editor. It is in Bruno/Borat style where I am documenting the adventures of a crazy Australian. This is less of an “action” role and more of an opportunity for me to try different things (I have an accent!) and play someone other than a “hardcore badass”.

Due to my various online promotion pushing to play the Kato role, 2 editors contacted me wanting to interview me to discuss my quest for the role of Kato in the Green Hornet.

Wushu
Fri I went to Wushu practice. Sat the TMNT casting was the extent of my wushu. Sun I just dropped by to say hi to Tamiko and Ming. Ming is awesome. She is such a good instructor and person. I didnt train because I slept 20 minutes too long, but went to say hi nonetheless. I did some light jogging then went to eat at Tea Station.

Met a friend of a friend who is sponsored by TapOut. I am going to talk to him and see if we can get the team jackets sponsored by TapOut. I need to compile a video of US wushu and sanshou. I am excited to see how this turns out. It would be awesome to be sponsored by TapOut.

Business
PokerBling – Emailed and faxed out and followed up with all the contacts that I have for now and will wait a week or so to see where this goes.
WushuKicks – Want to plan a restructuring and reorganization / clean up site / add more unique products / renegotiate with suppliers.
Clothing – Got an email back from pattern maker. Some aspects of production are still on hold.
Tea- Promotional shirts are done!

Misc
Went out to Hollywood on Fri. and hung out with Matt B by Venice Beach on Saturday. Sunday was an errands kinda day. Spent most of the day tearing my harddrive out of its external case. =P