Hello there. My name is Elliot, though depending on whether I am in my Jedi robes, Sith Robes, or Mandalorian armor, you may also call me Iroh Jian, Darth Sagaris, or Bruno Bralor respectively.
I suppose it's fair to say Star Wars got me early. I got my first copies of the original trilogy when I was four years old on my birthday, whilst wandering in a shopping mall. I pointed at the cardboard display with Vader's helmet on it and asked my Dad what it was. I was hooked by the end of the night.
That said, and probably more interestingly, I have many talents, which include my technical skills with electronics, and the fact that I've done stage combat for ten years, Tai Chi (okay is it weird for anyone else that spell check gets you for Tai and not Chi?) for three, and had a little Aikido for maybe a year, spread out over six.
I guess the reason I'm trying to join you all, is that I LOVE IT. I've done a lot of fight choreography over the years, but have always wanted to do some awesome things with lightsabers.
I think my greatest achievement as an amateur actor-combatant (only amateur until I take the exam....give me a year...) is that over the course of one summer, myself and a friend of mine actually looked at examples of all seven lightsaber forms and were able to go back to real world arts and techniques and reverse engineer them all into useable forms (which I then dumbed back down for stage safety.)
Thank you all and I hope to get to meet you soon.
Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:32 am
