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Manila Ice

(Breakin', 1984) (Kickboxer, 1989)

About Me

STOP! READ FIRST: If you're 1 of those arrogant posers who just jumped on the recently commercialized MMA (i.e. UFC) bandwagon and now talk shit to old school Martial Artists (such as myself) claiming we're fake 'cuz "real" fighters are supposedly defined by overzealous weight-lifting and acting like hot-tempered drunken frat boys on reality TV, all of which is bringing Martial Arts' reputation to shit ... STOP sending me add requests. Learn some fuckin' RESPECT first. I LOVE making fun of meatheads and jocks when they talk shit, when they try to bully nerds and get their asses kicked 'cuz the nerds happen to know Martial Arts, when I'm kicking their asses for being bullies ... um, yeah, just making fun of meatheads, jocks and bullies. THE END.
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[Back from commercial ...] I'm the Sweeeetest. "3 M's" in my life: Movies (studied as a career), Martial Arts (way of life) and Music (i.e. B-boyin', guitar). Therefore: "Martial Arts is the 1st love I never forget, Cinema is my 1st lady, but Music is a mistress." - Self
Miscellaneous: Somewhat Martial Arts-related, I also do some Parkour/Free-running. I'm finally chill whenever I go to indy pro-wrestling shows (better than the stuff on TV).
Trivia:

  • I've been in 3 foot chases from police officers (being caught in 1; escaping in 2, 1 escape via jumping a balcony).

  • I've been a fan of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) since 1995, 10 years BEFORE it became mainstream in the U.S. and all the meatheads/jocks jumped on the bandwagon. I even met Tito Ortiz back when he was UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and he's rock hard.

  • I tried out at a pro-wrestling open house back in 2004 and puked everywhere 'cuz that shit was HARD.

  • My guitar teacher formerly played with the Gipsy Kings and he even has the original jacket that Michael Jackson wore in the "Beat It" music video.

  • I'm the 1st in the paternal family line to be born into the "working class" since my dad squandered the family fortune and later even stole my inheritance money to start up a business that bombed, resulting in ongoing tensions between us.

  • I love Kelly Clarkson, Celine Deon, Sarah McLachlan, and Charlotte Church as my favorite female vocalists.

  • Injuries: Ripped hamstring, torn ligaments, dislocated bones, muscle spasms (ALL from Martial Arts and Break-Dancing).

  • I acquired Turntablism skills in high school when my DJ friends gave me a crash course during a house party and then allowed me to play my own set.

  • Experience: Proficient in Tae Kwon Do, 1 year of Capoeira, and limited Boxing and submission skills. Lifelong learning still in progress.

  • Eminem is my favorite lyricist.

  • My personality is compared to that of Rapper/Rocker/Country singer Kid Rock.

  • Filmography (CSUN era - present):

  • Checkmate (2004) - produced, directed, written, cinematographed, edited, fight-cheorographed

  • Moira's First Hug (2004) - directed
    (Director's note: This film sucked ass, the writer was a dick, the producer was a bitch -- Wow, I just used the words "sucked," "ass," "dick," and "bitch" to cleverly describe something non-sexually)

  • Cold Comfort (2004) - sound-designed

  • Women Behind the Camera (2006) - unit-produced, unit-directed

  • Neturei Karta: Guardians of the City (2006) - sound-designed
  • My Interests

    I'd like to meet:


    My future baby's mama (in the above video, she's doing a live duet with Rascal Flatts, but doesn't come on until 1:15 into it, so you can just ignore the first 1:15), and ... ... my girlfriends from back when I was 12 years old (the above video is the only movie they ever got to do together).

    My Blog

    Pensieve of Summer

    pensievenoun(in the Harry Potter series) a stone receptacle that magically stores memories, the origin of the name being a fusion of "pensive" (full of thoughts) and "sieve" (a utensil for straining)F...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:17:00 PST

    The Philippines: My Birthday, Survival, etc.

    First and foremost belated Happy Birthday to Kelly Clarkson and of course belated Happy Birthday to myself (and Arthur and indy pro-wrestler Human Tornado who have the same BDay as me).That's the pic ...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Thu, 17 May 2007 04:55:00 PST

    MIAMI and back (March 21 - 26, and 31)

    Dear everyone:It's been a looong 2 weeks. Sorry for lagging. Just my favorite pics - a mix of Chris's, mine, and even 1 pic I found on the net. Here's a somewhat chronological order of stuff from M...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:28:00 PST

    Happy 2007

    The following is a record of what supposedly happened when I was out of my mind on New Year's Eve (12/31/06): The all mighty crowd shot.I haven't seen this dude Danny Huynh since high school.Former pr...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:27:00 PST

    Christmas rap poem, yo! Read this 'cuz I'm a rappist!

    Tis the season to be spreading love and holiday cheer.I'm pissed. I've been getting ripped off for 22 years.I asked for presents. All I ever got was yellow snow.So this year I turned Mrs. Claus into...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:33:00 PST

    "Just Give Me The Damn Candy" (HALLOWEEN weekend)

    The all mighty crowd shot. I first met Ronne and Justin at my old high school's 2004 prom.  Later, Ronne was my chief of staff at Mann Theatre.  True story:  1 time I went to work str...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:02:00 PST

    Picture Story of last 2 weeks (Hiro leaving; 3 drunk nights at Battle of Los Angeles)

    Ryan (me): "I'll bust an air-chair and you do a pose too."Jack Evans: "... Uh, I don't know if I have my balance right now."Ryan: "Are you h-- Nevermind."Jack: "What?"Ryan: "Nah, I didn't want you to ...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:52:00 PST

    Mid-Year Update

    Wanna update that I graduated last May 31, 2006.  A big "Thank You" to everyone who came out to support.  Graduation was fun.  Time to make some films. Officially, only 2.7% of CSUN stu...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:58:00 PST

    I wanna have sex with those lights (New Year's Eve)

    New Year's Eve.  So the night started off like this ... We were ready to rave like rockstars until Arthur's car broke down. Then we got to "Together As One." I wanna have sex with those ligh...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 04:22:00 PST

    Episode 8: Driving 101, May 28, etc

    [ I just noticed that this 1 person that I accidentally spent the night with a long while back (back when I was half-dead depressed doing stupid shit, throwing my life away) never kept in touch. ...
    Posted by Manila Ice on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST