Welcome
to the New York Jedi!
The Light Saber Enthusiasts Collective. "The
only color that matters is the blade's."s - Drezx Qam (NYJedi.com Mission Statement)
The
New York Jedi are a community of people and teachers who share
practical Martial Arts-based and Stage Combat oriented Light Saber
techniques. But we are non-cannon specific to any story franchise.
We give you the exciting option of creating your own character!
You can be the Hero or Baddie you've always wanted to be, we just
focus on the whole light saber thing! Check out the details!
How can you be a part
of it?!
THAT'S EASY! Just Register
on our forums to become a member of our on-line community, and
get to know our members from around the world! Don't forget to
send an email with your username
so we can activate your account! We personally verify each one!
And, yes, we offer classes in Light Saber Stage Combat. This means,
we show you practical operational knowlege of how to use a light
saber, as well as how to "Wow the crowd." Yeah, that's
what we do... but most importantly, it's about our community.
Like-minded people sharing thier "Geekdom," and having
a good time together. We really do. Ever lost 50 lbs from a class?
We have. Yeah, we do that too. :)
We
perform at many different types of events: Comic conventions,
birthday parties, graduations, corporate events (team building,
etc), and we even appeared at the debut fo the new Star Wars Postal
Stamp unveiling at the Empire Post Office, NYC in May 2007! Contact
us for your party today! NY Jedi
was created by Flynn
and is owned and run by Thrills
and Skills. Inc. If you are an investor, we are looking for
help with our New York based project The
Meta Dojo, giving us our very own Fantasy Dojo!
NATIONAL
PUBLIC RADIO.
Weekend
Edition Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 If
there is ONE interview Flynn has been aftrer since
starting this whoooooooooole thing, it's this one.
NPR called and said that National Public Radio wanted
an interview with the New York Jedi. HA! OMG!!!
The amazing host Scott Simon and Flynn have a short
conversation this weekend about the whole Stage
Combat and Hero Building thing. Tune in, Drop out.
You know the rest...
GEEK MONTHLY,
April Issue!!! USE
THE FORCE, BURN SOME CALORIES The
common question is this. "Are you kidding?"
No, we're not. People all over the world are geeking
out with light sabers, getting excercise, and basically
gettin their hero on. And the Mainstream media is
now getting the proverbial clue. We love geeks.
MAXIM Magazine
Feb Issue!!! The
Jedi Workout!
That's right! You too, can shed those unwanted pounds
by working out while swinging those shimmering swords!
But they got one thing wrong,,, chics dig the sabers.
That last question is easily answered with a healthy "Yes."
JAN
3rd 2008! - NY JEDI FEATURED! The Light Saber phenomenon is
ON!Even
G4's Attack
of the Show knows what up with sabers! Zach Selwyn
came down and got busy with our Saber Academy, learned
some moves and basic saber choreography, and he is now
known as HOBO WON KEBODI! Hey, who else is going to use
a beer can for a lightsaber!
MTV G-Hole Online - PSP Review
Now MTV finally realizes how cool the light saber phenomenom
and NYJedi is.
From
mtv.com's website: 'Star Wars Battlefront' at the
Jedi Academy.
"Our
host and young padawan Blair Herter heads over to the
Jedi Academy to learn the moves he needs for the new Star
Wars PSP game 'Renegade Squadron."
ABC
NEWS - 11/03/07!!!
Having a major news network cover
your class is odd enough, but then to watch news anchor
Brian Gibson introduce your club is just so uber-cool,
it's unsettling! They rep'd us real good, yo! Super
special thanks to Zach!
Tyra
Banks Show- 10/5/07!!! When
Flynn picked up the phone back in September, a producer
on the other end of the line said they wanted to have
a rep from NY Jedi drop in to be featured in the "Geek
is the New Chic" segment with Tyra! Check her
site
for the review! [search Geek Chic]
WIRED
MAGAZINE - OCT 07!!! Contributing
Editor Charles Greaber contacted us and said he
wanted to see what this light saber explosion was all about,
so he dropped in on us at Starbucks, had a cup o' Joe, and
got to experience first hand what it means to be a New York
Jedi. Nerdy? Yup. Badass? Yup. A new family to many? Yup.
Read
on... And yes, they neglected to mention that we have
girls here too.
Get
ready, because The NY Jedi will be announced the arrival of not
one, not five, but 14
new Light Saber websites around the country at Star Wars Celebration
IV!!!
The Nationwide Light Saber Teams and
Choreography Competitions!
NEXT ONE: WIZARD
WORLD LA - FRIDAY MARCH 14th!
(launching in:
ct, ri, mass, ny,
nj, pa,
oh, dc,
fl, ky,
tx, ca, la,
sf, uk... more...)
6/16-17th
WIZARD WORLD!
Not only will our grand team of amazing
saber weilders be in attendance at the the Wizard World
Philadelphia, but we'll also be officially launching up
the new site PAJEDI.COM!
Check us out at right with the Preston
and Steve Morning
Crewat WMMR 93.3
as we announce the launch of our new sister-site in Philly,
PA!!! GADZOOKS! Download
the mp3...
Flynn,
Mr. Bill, CaseyBoy, JerWebb, Preston, Jenn, Nick, Marissa,
Steve and Kathy at WMMR, Philly!
In case you didn't know, Empire
Station, in the Empire State Building, the United States
Post Office unveiled their tribute to Star Wars 30th Anniversary
by releasing a line of stamps with your favorite SW characters,
with our very own NY Jedi crew on-hand to bring the Force
home!
ONE
WORLD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - 3/11/07 NY Jedi salutes the One World Orchestra as they take
their bow...
Video
PinkLink:NY
JEDI GETS SPOOFED!!!
Enter
the "Jedi Gym!" Now this was
totally unexpected. Master Flynn and the New York Chapter
of new saber clubs have just been featured in a trailer
on YouTube in a hilarious new parody of what the New
York Jedi do!
The video had over 400,000 hits in under a month, and
aired on March 28th! WOW!
HUGE
THANKS TO VanRoble
FOR MAKING FUN OF US!!! AWESOME!
WIZARD
WORLD PHILLY - May 29th - June 1
Wizard
World
is largest comic and memorobilia publisher in the world!
Well, we think so. Hit the Wizard Phily show and you
can get down with the PA and NY Jedi contingent with
the Saberology! Make sure you check the schedule
for details and showtimes. SEE YOU THERE!!!
CLASSES:Classes
are usually held for $10 ea. See below for
locations.
Bring a saber or stick, and comfy workout clothes! Contact
us for private classes, or buy gift-packs and advanced
class sales in our shop. Details for
the 2008 Classes PLEASE CHECK LOCATION:
SCHEDULE
(PLEASE NOTE CHANGES!!!!): -
WED, MAY
7th, 2008, TRADITIONAL
SWORD TRAINING
\,
Ripley
Grier Studios, 8pm-10pm.
520 8th Ave,
Studio 16i - Justin
Tausig is a
World-class Epee
and Olympic training coach, and he loves sabers, and the
grand fight! Tonight, he presents completely new drills
to help work on and improve footwork, balance, distance,
agility, one handed weapon manipulation, point control of
that weapon, basic mechanic technique
of the
light saber, AND MORE!
-
FRIDAY, MARCH
21st, 2008
FULL MOON MEDITATION
-
Meditation is a core method of not only Jedi, but any Warrior
wanting to understand self and overcoming fear, understanding
the energies of life, and how we relate to them. Alex
Grey, a World Reknown artist whose studio is located on
the West Side of New York, invited the New York Jedi to come
in during a Full Moon Meditation this month to present how we
understand and introduce the Jedi warrior mind set in today's
current metropolitan setting. The Force is really out there!
Video coming soon.
UDO
PUBLISHES:Marc
L. Abbott, otherwise
known in the NY Jedi community as Udo Mogul Kier, has now
been published! Mr Abbott, who is the CEO of Hobbcat
Publishing, just released the title The
Hooky Party, and was a featured book artist
at the recent Brooklyn Book Fair!
Village
Voice - 10/18/06 "Best of NYC":
- The
latest edition of New York City's Village
Voice presents the very best of what New Yorkers
do, give it to you REAL STYLE. They said
we were the best Light-saber Dueling League. What'chyall gotta
say 'bout dat!?
Amsterdam
News, NYC Newspaper
11/02/06
"NY Jedi: Not Your Dad's Light saber Club" - New York
City's Amsterdam News featured the NY Jedi in the best and most
descriptive print article yet! Journalist Joti Poirier caught
up with us during our practices for the NYC Halloween Parade and
caught up Marc, Godiva, and Flynn to find out what NYJedi.com
is all about.
VERY SPECIAL
MENTION: Our very own light saber instructor Damon
Honeycutt (General Sun) appears in the 2007
Academy Awards, then most recently on the May
10th Oprah Winfrey Show!! Very special thanks to friends
Otis Matos and Pilobolus!
Profile of an NY Jedi Intructor:
Latest
news...
THE
LIGHT SABER PHENOMENON!!!!
The New York Jedi are not the only ones on the block with
a Light Saber Team! Check out our Singapore brothers, SEJA!
(Thank
you videographer Ethan
Jones! The Guantlet - Choreography by Pmar Holmes)
TRAINING VIDEOS - Light Saber
Training Forms Flynn gives a rundown
of the basic forms the New York Jedi teach people during
classes and at our events.
"These
are basic forms that will get anybody going on using saber
forms to practice with, and improve their own style. These
videos are not the definitive word on anything either.
When you make your own moves and strike styles, you need
a basic understanding of the sword. These will simply give
you some basic moves, and help people get started with dueling!"
- Enjoy!
RETURN
OF THE NEW YORK JEDI!!!
At Big
Apple Con on June 24th and 25th, we
found the the guys from Latest
Issue Entertainment TV and they've
been fantastic and always give us a great interview!
In their just-released video of the Big Apple Con,
they were able to catch some of the performance
footage we didn't seem to get. GREAT JOB GABE AND
OMAR (in the Kid Jedi video)!!!
Scinner's Gatherings 5/06:
Red Sabers fly!
A bunch of the crew have been getting together testing out
the Darth Maul Double Sabers. NY Jedi'er D.Scin started the
whole thing inviting a bunch of other members over to "test"
his new Maul. Oh did they!
Light Saber Training Classes
Check out our pics from the Class!
If you want to learn how to not only use a light saber, but create
a fight scene, this class is specifically designed to show actual
sword sparring techniques for stage and film. Check out the article
where the NJ
Herald features us!
Mike Zhang,
Flynn, D.Scin, and Marc Abbott were all interviewed by the New
Jersey Herald! Click the link above to read the article. BE
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