Wisdom – Roger Ebert on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life

24th
May. × ’11

Many films diminish us. They cheapen us, masturbate our senses, hammer us with shabby thrills, diminish the value of life. Some few films evoke the wonderment of life’s experience, and those I consider a form of prayer. Not prayer “to” anyone or anything, but prayer “about” everyone and everything. I believe prayer that makes requests is pointless. What will be, will be. But I value the kind of prayer when you stand at the edge of the sea, or beneath a tree, or smell a flower, or love someone, or do a good thing. Those prayers validate existence and snatch it away from meaningless routine.

— Roger Ebert on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life

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Wisdom – Paranoid Android

26th
Apr. × ’11

This is a post found on a tumblr page called “ROAD TO BC ONE”  it’s Paranoid Android’s blog “P.A of Knuckleheads Cali”

Thanks for the great words P.A! keep doing your thing bro.. pz..

As we have progressed further into a more dynamic age of breaking we are losing a lot of artistry and in turn culture. All these tricks, power and flips are the fast food of our sport. No one is taking the time to prepare a decent meal. Instead of refining our craft, it has become a race for power, no pun intended.

Again,

The best dancers are not winning battles, the best athletes are.

Why are we allowing this to happen? As judges, as competitors, we need to fully understand the gravity of our disposition. How is it that judges do not look past the wow of big moves and take a closer look at the detail, creativity, and identity of these dancers? Might as well let the crowd judge. A good judge must be able to accredit the same amount of difficulty to creativity as physically demanding movement.

What’s is unfortunate is that our culture has produced a “winning” formula, and in turn has mass produced b-boys that all look alike. In most of these new clips I see, almost everyone is at a near impossible level of tricks and power. We’ve never been so advanced, dynamic and boring. No one is really doing anything that’s different, its an ongoing mesh of the same moves combined over and over in different combinations. It’s unimaginative, redundant and predictable. Collage bboys, an entire scene full of mix-and-matchers. People that don’t know any better are impressed, but I am not.

So now we have athletes, integrating moves that work in order to be successful, winning over real bboys. I’m not saying our sport doesn’t demand athletic and dynamic movement, I’m saying we’re a little heavy on one side. This day in age you must be both an artist and an athlete. I’d hope that in the future we as a community, competitors and judges alike, can get over this trend in order to enrich our art and continue a long lineage of culture and honor.

Or we can just act like there isn’t a giant pink fuckin’ elephant in the middle of the room.”

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Yep it’s a long GOOD moment…

7th
Apr. × ’11

Still enjoying that moment :)

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Enjoying a moment in my life

25th
Feb. × ’11

Be back sometime.

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Field Observation: 12-25

3rd
Jan. × ’11

Field Observation : 12-25

This pretty much sums up how I spent the day.
Mr-Jakyl.com

This pretty much sums up how I spent the day.

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Still going…

7th
Dec. × ’10

I remember crashing on my face in my own garage attempting to do a move I saw in a video. Over and over, I smacked my body on the cold cement floor. The following day, I healed up and practiced again. That was 10 years ago. Now, I still fall but the healing process has taken quite longer. The bruised and jacked up knee. The elbow that feels like jello from it being shattered years back. The back pain that never seems to heal. The wrist that feels like a sharp knife stabbing you every time you get down. It never ends. I’ll flipped around different styles over the last 10 years and now I feel like I have to find a style to what my body allows me to do. When I first started, I never thought I’ll still be dancing this long but I am. I thought I would have to hang up my shoes once real life started.

I didn’t.

After a broken foot, a nearly torn ACL, bad car wreck,etc etc, I’m still doing it physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  I can’t neglect it. It’s taken me all over the worldstudying and battling different styles. I used to love to head hunt people, looking for them to battle. I earned the name Jakyl for a reason. It sort of became my alter ego because of the different mindset I had under it. Now, it all about maintaining and sharing my experiences. It’s taught me how dive deep into myself as well as look outwards and learn about other things besides b-boying. The confidence I gained is something a billion dollars can’t buy. Those same beliefs and values also didn’t stay on the dance floor. They moved into my relationship with my career, friends, and family. However, it’s now hard to balance everything due to time. However, to my surprise I’m making it work. Even when I wake up in morning, sore and immobile, I still think about the different combinations and theories in movement. I was a bboy before I began my career. I still think and talk with the same mentality. It’s instilled in me. The 10 years have gone by fast and I’m happy to see I’m still at it along with my comrades because in the end it’s helped me grow up, helping me realize what and who I love the most.

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Half Dreaming in Frog Pajamas with Lady Kang

29th
Nov. × ’10
To Lady Kang,
“In the beginning was the thing. And one thing led to another.” – Tom

“In the beginning was the thing. And one thing led to another.”

- Tom Robbins

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Field Observations in Korea : Scott & Kyounga

29th
Nov. × ’10

Here are a few selects from my trip to South Korea. Scott and Kyounga’s family were magical. The food and people were also banging, and the soundtrack to the whole trip was brought to you by Project Prospect and Bonobo. What else can you ask for?

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A Street Car Named Vengeance

29th
Nov. × ’10

A Street Car Named Vengeance

‘67 Camaro with a LS7 Motor built by Killer Totem.
Nuff said.

‘67 Camaro with a LS7 Motor built by Killer Totem.

Nuff said.

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PUMA | Burn Unit “Drill On”

19th
Oct. × ’10

Director: Mr. Jakyl
Art direction: Timothy Young and Adam Hook
DP: Mr. Jakyl
Editor: Adrienne Lee [thevideocutter.blogspot.com/​]
Dancers: Burn Unit from Atlanta, GA. [burnunitatl@gmail.com and vimeo.com/​channels/​burnunitatl]
Music: DJ D-Styles from Low end Theory Episode 4

Book is located in the portfolio section under Mass Appeal @ here

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