No heroes.

There wasn’t any hero’s welcome.
No parades, no cheering crowds, no confetti, no citation from the president, “Thank you, you did a good job.”

No.
Nothing at all.

It was my mangled, clenched fist that fought for everything; my hopes that lay wasted on tear-soaked shoulders; my concern that hovers silently over deafened ears.

Still, there were no thanks, though…never asked for any…
The princess needed saving and that was enough.

So here I am, a veteran of the battlefield; just a damn old tired soldier, sent out to fight again and again. Not for me to question why…

Just once more…into the breach…

>>Love<<

Act of Fate – Trailer

Sorry for keeping this a big secret from you guys for a while now but yep, I’ve been hard at work making a short film!
It’s somewhat my return to indie filming so it’s kind of a big deal for me, haha. Anyways, I’ve been sick for a while but I wanted to finish a project that fully encompasses everything that I know now, my skill in directing, action, fight choreography, and acting.

I hope it doesn’t disappoint you all.

Anyways, please stay tuned as we are almost finished with the film!

Wii Resorting!

So many things happened this weekend, a lot of videos in store for you guys this week. I guess this is a little video that I threw together on Saturday before the release of Wii Resort for the Wii. Before anything, I know a lot of people look down on the Wii as a casual gaming system, and it is, but you can’t deny that some games are just fun to play on it. The first time the Wii came out with Wii sports, it was the first time my friends and family actually played a game together, and it was fun. Bowling was an all around game but boxing was my GAME. I’m the motherfucking Fist of the North Star in that game.

Challenge me in Wii Boxing, I DARE YOU.

Now, Wii Resort just came out and there’s a game in there that I feel very partial to.
SWORD FIGHTING.
Man, I looked like a douchebag doing real Kali fighting techniques on it but it just felt natural…the Wii motion plus is not perfect but close to it.
Anyways, here’s the video and hope you enjoy!

Teh Faiz TV is up and running!

Alright people! I added the link up here before but I didn’t think a LOT of you would actually go to the channel at all, haha.
So, I revamped it, updated the playlists, added some of my own personal work in there, and made it a little more structured.

Alright, please enjoy the new and improved Teh Faiz TV!

http://www.livestream.com/tehfaiz

Welcome to Teh Faiz TV! It’s my own personal web channel filled with music videos of my playlists, from popular and indie/youtube artists, to my own personal works, to other funny videos that I find on Youtube! So click the picture to start watching Teh Faiz TV!

And yes, it’s “Teh” Faiz TV! During my “leet” speak years, teh_faiz has been my handle and I guess it just stuck, haha.
For those people that don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, mispelling “the” for “teh” was part of “leet/1337″ speak.
Yes, I know I’m a loser, haha.

Current Teh Faiz TV schedule:

1. Music Hour Playlist 1
2. Original Works Half Hour
3. Music Hour Playlist 2
4. Music Hour Playlist 3

Freeze – Music Video!

Hey everyone! One of my best friends, Dave Crosby (F.I.V.E. Productions), helped me make this awesome fun video! Even though he’s on tour with Raven Symone as her dance choreographer and lead dancer, he set aside some time for me to choreograph the big dance scenes in this video, so thanks Dave!

So everyone, please enjoy our music video to Freeze!

Also, if you guys didn’t read my Hollywood Whitewashing blogpost, there is another talent that Dave has (and he has like a million) that you guys might have not seen; Dave is an amazing Tae Kwon Do stylist and an awesome screen fighter. This was a fight scene we made a year ago for a short that I never finished but check it out! And you can see me 50 pounds heavier, haha.

Hollywood Whitewashing

Let me first say this, I am no where close to thinking that I am an Asian Activist of some sort, nor am I one of those fools that proclaim “ASIAN PRIDE!!!” at the top of my lungs like an idiot. No, I merely hate everyone equally. Also, there are cultural differences that we all take note on, whether it is used as a joke or something to insult, doesn’t affect me all that much because…well, that’s how the world works. We’re just different.

But there are some topics that irk the SHIT out of me; and being someone that “works in the industry,” this one has been bugging me the most.

Look at that shitty fucking front stance. Fuck, his name is Aang, not Andrew or some shit.

Why the FUCK are Asians not good enough to play LEAD ASIAN ROLES?

Martial Arts vs. Martial Sports

First off, I’m going to say that it’s impossible to find a particular video that wouldn’t illicit any ill feelings towards any style when it comes to the topic of martial arts. So here’s the best I can do for this particular topic:

Let me just give a brief overview on the video. It’s Kyokushin Karate vs. San Shou (Shorin-ken) but it’s not world class fighters fighting, but 11 year olds battling it out. I wanted to show this because if you really watch them, the kids fully envelop their styles and move so naturally within it. Sometimes, kids like these show a better understanding and application of the basics of martial arts rather than more experienced fighters.

To which I want to lead into the main topic of this post, the difference between learning Martial Arts or Martial Sports. With the great boom of interest towards MMA with the help of UFC and WEC, are we seeing the end of the appreciation of traditionally taught martial arts?

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Faiz ^_^

That goddamn Karate chop gesture.

Seriously, who started doing this in conversations first? I wanna karate chop him in the neck.

How appropriate. It's a white girl, in a Qipao, doing that goddamn karate chop move. Ugh.

And this isn’t the first time I’ve come across someone who does this gesture….