The best tricksters are from Cali

I just found a recent update from director/cinematographer Neil Tan. Apparently he filmed another of the trickster team, "Loopkicks'" famous tantrums. BOY, did that team grow! We occasionally met through AAU's ill-fated Martial Arts Club (good times...). Since then, these guys have been involved with at least a dozen major media outlets.

I'll never forget that AAU Fashion Show a while back, when I got to chill with the core members between performances. Watching them fool around was like watching a handful of super-powered kids! I soooooo owe Isiah for that one. For the midair poses. For the reference material. For the utter disregard for basic physics. Enjoy.


Loopkicks Night Show Rough Cut from Neil Tan on Vimeo.


Two words...sausage...fest/factory/emporium.


Loopkicks Main Battle from Neil Tan on Vimeo.

Death of a Sketchbook

Another one bites the dust. Death of a sketchbook, pain of an ass to cut and scan everything. I'm only posting a few right now, more to come. Lately I've been going to workshops like it's my birthday. They're all a combo between 2's, 3's, 5's, 10's and 20's.

Also, at this one workshop this song by Prodigy came on that made me super nostalgic for my sport karate/bilang.com days (i'd like to think they're not over...). I tried to explain why the song made me laugh, but maybe you should just see the video. In my book, anyone who can sidekick like that may as well pop and lock all day cause they already took the gold! To quote Spike, "I love a girl who can kick my ass." lol.

Phillip Rhee: The Best of the Best

I don't usually post anything on my other passions, but recently I came across a video by one of my favorite martial artists, Phillip Rhee. His father, Jhoon Rhee, created American "musical forms". But well before that, he taught Bruce Lee the Taekwondo techniques that took his kicking far beyond that of his competitors (flying side-kick, anyone?).

Anyway, this vid is from 1991, at his school. He speaks a bit on his philosophy on the martial arts, and I was floored at how close it was to my own. I wish there were more teachers out there like Phillip Rhee, maybe I could've started training earlier.

And for the non-martial artists out there, heartfelt talk about ANY arts tend to be worth a listen. Enjoy.




and here's his brother, Simon Rhee, performing one of the earliest open/creative forms.