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May82014

Posted in F4YL Cast

Jabari Timmons

Jabari Timmons, aka KidWow, began dancing at the young age of 6 years old.  He has been trained in contemporary, jazz, lyrical, modern, tap, krump, popping, locking, break dance, Tahitian and ballet at Studio T Urban Dance Academy and The Greathouse of Dance.  Just a couple of Jabari’s accomplishments include dancing in Carnival in Los Angeles and performing with recording artist Zendaya Coleman from the Disney channel show “Shake It Up”.

KidWow is constantly on the move, learning and pushing himself to new heights.  But he doesn’t just limit himself to himself.  Jabari gives back to his dance community by sharing his knowledge of dance in the Sacramento area, teaching at schools such as Antelope High, Del Oro High, Woodcreek High and more.  He also teaches at Brandon ‘Knowbody’ Greathouse’s The Greathouse of Dance, where he participates in several of the dance school’s competitive dance teams as well.

Jabari’s rhythmic contributions to Fight 4 Your Life are very much appreciated.  His moves are sure to light up any screen!  We thank Jabari for his hard work and look forward to more collaborations in the future.  He’s a diligent and talented artist with a bright road ahead.

Jabari is on Facebook and Twitter!

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

May92014

Posted in F4YL Cast

Eliot Kelly

Eliot Kelly is the head instructor at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  He started learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu while he was teaching English and coaching wrestling in Japan.  During his stay in Japan, he was fortunate enough to live in a community where many Brazilians lived and quickly became involved with their culture and sports.  Although his training took place in Japan, he experienced complete immersion in Jiu-Jitsu training while surrounded by the Brazilian community.  Eliot explains,

 

“I wanted to learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu because I heard of people doing it well into their 50’s and even 60’s.  I finally found something I could do that wasn’t just lifting weights, hitting a ball, or chasing a ball.” 

 

Eliot earned his brown belt in Japan from Michel and Marcio Miyashita, instructors under 5th degree black belt Master Barbosa.  After moving back to the United States from Japan he trained with Andre Glodzinski for almost 2 years until the closing of the first Sacramento gym.  Eliot is currently training with World Champion Professor Marcos Torregrosa.

 

“I wish to teach the Jiu-Jitsu technique and skills I know while emphasizing some of the fun and  unique cultural elements I have experienced in my training.  Please ask me about my experiences, I would love to share them with anyone!”  – Eliot Kelly

 

Prior to his experiences in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Eliot was a Division 1 Wrestler at UC Davis under the legendary coaching of Lennie Zalesky and Mark Munoz.  At UCD he became a two time Pac-10 place winner, Open Freestyle State Champion and earned medals at many other College Open tournaments.  Eliot has wrestled and beaten some cream-of-the-crop wrestlers from BIG 10 and BIG 12 schools, including the University of Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa University, Oklahoma State and Oregon State.  He also has experience working as a counselor at a few of the toughest, most renowned wrestling camps in the nation, including J Robinson’s Intensive Wrestling Camp, Camp of Champs Ironman Training Camp, The Eternal Warrior Wrestling Camp and West Coast Wrestling Camps.

Eliot graduated from UC Davis in 2007 with a double major in Japanese and East Asian Studies and a minor in Education.  His Japanese knowledge has come in handy during his journeys to Japan, where he has had a unique coaching experience.  He worked with the freestyle clubs in Shiga Prefecture alongside former Olympians and National Champions, and at Ritsumeikan University alongside a 2 time Olympian.

 

After returning from Japan, back to the Sacramento area, he arrived again at UC Davis to help the team as an Assistant Coach and to train in order to make the Freestyle national team, for which he competed in the Dave Schultz Memorial and Asics Nationals.  Unfortunately, in 2010 the UCD Wrestling team was cut from UCD Athletics.  But Eliot is looking to stay involved in wrestling as he continues to develop the Jiu-Jitsu program in El Dorado Hills.

It was through wrestling Eliot met his longtime friend, creator of Fight 4 Your Life, Bryan Bachar, with B being one of his teammates at UCD.  B says a few words about his friend,

 

“You can’t ask for a better person to know than El Dog.  He’s a genuinely good human being.  And it makes me a better person just to know him.  Like everyone in his life I’m sure, I’m very proud of the man he has become and continues to strive to be.”

 

Eliot has been a supporter of Mr. Bachar’s creative endeavors since college, having helped out regularly as an extra hand, or, more recently, having provided his dojo as a location for F4YL.  In fact, Eliot has a small role in the film as well!  Keep an eye out for him.

And please be sure to check out his business site for his Jui-Jitsu school El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  What a great place!  You can find out more about Eliot and his business on:

Google+

Facebook

Twitter

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

Mar292015

Posted in F4YL Cast

Marc Gardner

Marc grew up in Northern California but has been fortunate enough to have also lived in a variety of other locations, including Los Angeles, Utah and Argentina.  His acting background is made up of many years of experience being on the set, constantly staying active in the field.  Marc has been a part of variety of projects from Hollywood feature films to indie features and shorts, commercials, television productions, industrial shoots and web based projects.

In addition to his time on screen, Marc also provides his talents behind the camera, having played key crew roles in award winning works.  He is a true filmmaker at heart, not simply an actor.  And it’s good to note he has ample experience as a fight coordinator as well.

Mr. Gardner has been performing since elementary school and has been blessed enough to have traveled all over the world to perform as a singer, dancer and actor.  Complementing his goals as an aspiring actor and vocal artist,  Marc has become a well rounded human being.  He spends his days serving as a proud father of five, a personal safety advocate, a self defense trainer and a martial artist, having earned multiple black belts.

Be sure to keep up with Marc’s adventures at MarcGardner.net.  He is also a heavily active with several Facebook groups, posting daily film advice and helpful articles for filmmakers and talent.  Marc’s recent short film The Within has been screened at multiple film festivals around the country and he is currently pursuing turning this project into an ongoing web series.  F4YL creator Bryan Bachar was lucky enough to have had a small role in The Within short and can vouch for its awesomeness.  For more on The Within and other projects of Marc’s, check out Ring22Entertainment.com or The Within Facebook page.

We’re thankful to have Marc aboard Fight 4 Your Life.  A long time supporter, he’s been with us since the F4YL short film in 2012.  And now it’s a family affair, as Marc’s daughter Kaitlyn is also a part of this feature length, large scale production, playing the part of the Karate Girl, aka Cris.  Marc wasn’t able to reprise the same roles he had in the original F4YL short.  But he appropriately enough plays the Karate Girl’s Sensei in the feature.

Thanks again for all your hard work, support, team minded efforts and dedication Marc!

 

Marc Gardner’s Contact and Info:

(916) 204-6272  phone

MarcGardner.net  personal site

Ring22Entertainment.com  company site

Marc on IMDb

 

– The one studios crew

 

 

Sep122013

Posted in F4YL Cast

Cornell Militaru

To say Cornell has had a passion for music and entertainment since childhood is an understatement.  His first attempt at producing music was hitting the couch with wooden spoons at the tender age of eight months, later graduating to his first CB set, then subsequently TAMA, and finally Ludwig.  His first brush with acting occurred in 2005, having bit parts in the indie movies, Love in the Age of Fishsticks and The Patriot.  Later in 2007, he attended his first acting class in Belmont California.

Cornell aggressively began to pursue his acting career in 2012, teaming up with directors and producers to star and co-star in primarily independent films.  Meanwhile, he also cultivated his craft daily by shooting candid improv footage of himself and fellow actors.  Mr. Militaru is always on the go, thinking and planning for future projects.  His number one priority is to engineer his own acting leads by tenaciously building rapport with industry professionals to ensure a steady flow of work in his pipeline.

Cornell was born on December 29th, 1987 in Queens, NY, relocating to the Bay Area at the age of four.  He is more than happy to be a part of Fight 4 Your Life, viewing this film not only as a promising project, but also as a great experience and means to network.  We’re happy to have the very dedicated Cornell aboard the F4YL team!

For more on Cornell, be sure to visit his Facebook and IMDb pages:

https://www.facebook.com/CornellMilitaruEnactment

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5417188/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#Actor

 

– The one studios crew

 

May102014

Posted in F4YL Cast

DeMarco Davis

DeMarco Davis is on the high rise acting list.  Constantly on the grind, he has recently moved down to Los Angeles from the Sacramento, CA area to further pursue his craft.  You can see him in such film titles as Inner City Snow, I’m in Love with a Church Girl and Buster Jones: The Movie.  He’s also acted in episodes of I Almost Got Away with It, House of Lies and A&E’s Cold Case Files, which was the “Jaycee lee Dugard Case” episode.

This dedicated artist spent four years in military active duty before deciding to make acting his career.  His college education in telecommunication engineering carried over into the military, where he used such skills during his one year tour in Bosnia.  The armed forces were a great experience for DeMarco.  The discipline and character they help build are attributes easily transferable into any area in life.  The entertainment industry is no exception.

DeMarco was one of the first auditions we had for Fight 4 Your Life.  The one studios crew could immediately tell his professionalism and skill.  And we knew we needed him on board.  Director Bryan Bachar says more on Mr. Davis,

 

“DeMarco is the type of guy you can plainly see is a professional at what he does.  He’s not doing this part time or as a trial type of thing.  You can see it in his eyes his passion for acting.  He’s hungry.  And it is a pleasure to have him on Fight 4 Your Life.  He brings more to this production.  He makes directing simple.  I hope to work more with him in the future and provide him with even more challenging roles.  I’m sure he can appreciate a challenge, as any true actor would.”

 

Look for DeMarco in a key role in Fight 4 Your Life.  You can’t miss him!  And check him out on IMDb, Facebook and Twitter.  His new flick Bullets Blades and Blood, which also has our very own Tony “The Tiger” Lopez in it, is coming out soon too!

 

– The one studios crew