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A debut trailer for the 9th Mortal Kombat video game is out just in time for this year’s E3. From the looks of it, it’s a reboot and going back to the roots. You can view it here at TRMK Keep an eye out for Kung Lao’s triple kick.

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Had a shoot today at Alter where I looked progressively bloodier and bloodier. It was the first time I had fake blood on me. I guess I was never really into scary Halloween costumes. I looked at the ingredients of the fake blood and it’s corn syrup and food coloring. There’s also several types of fake blood: viscous, chunky etc. Here’s some photos from behind the scenes and the people that made the shoot possible: Producer Melanie Francis, Photographer Eric Sahrmann and Hair and Makeup Artist Karen Brody.

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I’ve been meaning to post something like this for a while now. Of all the Youtube videos I’ve posted, the original Iron Gym video review I posted a year back has been the most popular by far. In an attempt to do more of what works as well as to document some of my workout here’s hopefully part 1 of what might be a series of videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=844VnQ31h5I

Ever since I saw this crazy video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFicccDgjUI
I’ve been obsessed with front lever pullups. I can’t do one yet, but I’m working up to that. My first goal was to be able to lift myself into that position. I’ve gotten that far and now need to work on holding that position with proper posture. As a martial artist I think it’s important to build core strength. Exercises like these are great for that.

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Today I participated in the Chicago Shaolin Kungfu/Wushu Tournament as chief judge of the contemporary wushu division. Students from All Star Kung Fu, Chicago Wushu, and Extreme Kungfu were present. It was great to see the next generation of martial artists perform. One of the things that many look forward to at these events are the Masters Demo. This is usually where the instructors perform a demonstration. The idea here is that the tournament is really for the kids, so the instructors usually don’t compete. However, the instructors sometimes get to showcase their skill and talent in the Masters Demo. There’s no judging for these performances, just a display of years of training.

Today I was looking forward to seeing the instructors from All Star Kung Fu, most of them ex-pro athletes from China do their Masters Demo. Here are some videos:

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About two months ago I was contacted by Jasmine Grimm, Editor-in-Chief of Connections magazine. She wanted to do a story on me because I’m a weird guy with an interesting story. She found me on Twitter and did some research on me before contacting me. We did a phone interview which she used for her story. Here’s the article

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