Bonzuko

I assigned this last minute to my advanced stage combat class, lovely lurkers. Remember this vid from way back in…’08 I think? Please to enjoy.

Fun fact: I named this video after a hugely influential dance class I took, back when I was 16. It was that summer I took aerial dance for the first time. It was called the same thing, but was all about lifts and rolls, dance-style. I’m so tall (and now, also big) that I am not usually the one to be lifted in a dance piece. It was a lot of fun to be on that side of things, and to realize I could be a flyer in some circumstances. ~Jenn

“Locked quillions can quickly lead to a cutlery catastrophe.”

~Jason

Thanks to i09 for posting this book-trailer for upcoming graphic novel Infinite Kung-Fu. They’re right–the fights look super-tight. ~Jenn

Nah, I got nothin’ today.

Oh, okay, well there is this: it’s a blooper reel from the new Star Trek movie. Some fun stage combat-related bloopers, including a pretty tense-looking fall around 2:25 or so.

It’s from this fun link by mental_floss, which has some fun ’60s Trek bloopers as well. ~Jenn

British ninja defends town, nonplusses townspeople: http://io9.com/5835165/ninja-has-been-defending-mid+sized-english-town-for-six-years

Women fighters in reasonable armor (thanks, Boing-Boing, and others this week): http://womenfighters.tumblr.com/

Pic

~Jenn

No, I didn’t take any pictures Day One of the MSCD Advanced Stage Combat class. However, trust me that it was awesome and the guys (and gal) in it are proving to be a fun bunch. I will most likely have a little weekly update on the fun stuff in class but mostly the students’ work and the results of their efforts will be here: http://www.vimeo.com/groups/advancedstagecombat

Another class “blog” which you should follow if you’re interested not only in stage combat and stunt fighting, but also about how process works in the arts. ~Jenn

Break a leg, folks in Classic Acts’ production of Cyrano tonight. Sorry I couldn’t be there, but I’m sure you’re doing my fights with…shall we say….panache? ~Jenn

You don't think Cyrano would kick Valvert in the nuts? Au contraire...

Wee Katie and Loren show how the jab punch works, 2007

Here’s the abbreviated post (with full link and video link) re: the Lifehacker How to Throw a Punch entry I contributed to a month or so back. On Nerds in Babeland, where I sometimes contribute. Speaking of cool things I did this summer… ~Jenn

http://nerdsinbabeland.com/archives/3876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nerd-girl-skills-how-to-throw-a-punch