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The Shaolin Dojo
*=PREMISE=*
Its reputation -- unparalleled; its disciplines -- perfected; for every lesson learned, there is another behind it, and it is mostly unforseen. Recruited from their individual dojos for their supremacy and mastery of various skills, a group of teenage martial artists and misfits are about to find out just how good they really are, or how good they can be, as they embark on the greatest school year of their lives.
*=RULES=*
>>B/G applies
>>Choose at least one PYOC (instructor or student)
>>Post daily, or even as often as is possible
>>Use correct grammar/sentence structure
>>Do your best to become the character(s)
*=PROFILES=*
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I have made up various character profiles for you to choose from. If you so desire, enter all your made-ups in this format:
Name: Character's name
Age: Character's age
Background: Short description of who they are and where they came from
Personality: 5 adjectives that best describe your character
Area(s) of Expertise: The discipline(s) that your character excels at
Taken by: Your name
Played by: Actor/Actress (please provide a pic or a link)
You don't have to get too specific with the martial arts terminology, just basics. Please do specify whether your made-up is an instructor or a student.
*=CHARACTERS=*
Instructors
Name: Grandmaster Eric Markasian
Age: 52
Background: Grandmaster Eric studied martial arts at the Shaolin Temple in southern China from the age of 5 after having grown up in Japan with his Japanese mother and American father. After 35 years there, he started his own dojo in Okinawa where over 500 students now live and attend.
Personality: Wise, quick-witted, disciplined, educated,
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Judo, Aikido, Bojutsu, Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Bushido
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: David Carradine
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/david.jpg
Name: Master Sensei Michio Ken'ichi
Age: 38
Background: At age 6, Michio was asked to move away from his home in be one of Eric's first pupils when the dojo was less large-scale. He has been under Eric's tutelage ever since and is now second in-rank under him.
Personality: Disciplined, sharp, centered, quiet, humble
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Kenjutsu, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Bojutsu, Taekwondo
Taken by: Open
Played by: Jet Li
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/jet.jpg
Name: Sensei Brianna Riddick
Age: 36
Background: Brianna participated in martial arts from age 10, and by age 20 she was asked by her sensei to attend the Dojo where she has thrived and taught for many years.
Personality: Pleasant, fun, disciplined, quirky, clever
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Aikido, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Kenjutsu, Jujutsu
Taken by: Open
Played by: Uma Thurman
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/uma2.jpg
Name: Sensei Nori Keitaro
Age: 33
Background: Born in Yokohama, Japan, Nori fell in love with martial arts from a young age, surrounded by its influences due to her father's, mother's, and brother's participation. By age 17, she was asked to visit the Shaolin Dojo, which had started not too long prior, and has been there since.
Personality: Graceful, structured, congenial, insightful, determined
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Jujutsu, Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Aikido, Bushido
Taken by: Open
Played by: Lucy Liu
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/lucy2.jpg
Name: Sensei Anica Fitzgibbon
Age: 25
Background: After growing up in CA and taking karate from age 7, Anica was recruited to attend Shaolin Dojo where she was under the tutelage of both Masters Markasian and Ken'ichi. She excelled in so many areas that she was made a sensei.
Personality: Focused, witty, hard, unfaltering, caring
Area(s) of expertise: Kung Fu, Aikido, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Sojutsu
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: Milla Jovovich
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/milla29.jpg
Students
Name: Maiya Noland
Age: 18
Background: Maiya did most of her schooling in Hawaii until she moved to Santa Monica where she finished her freshman year and took up martial arts at the Stone Martial Arts Center. This will be her first year at Shaolin.
Personality: Hard-ass, independent, stubborn, charismatic, perceptive
Area(s) of Expertise: Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Aikido, Jujutsu, Wing Chun
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: Jessica Alba
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/Jessica%20Alba/d5b59fd5.jpg
Name: Cameron Bristow
Age: 18
Background: Dipping into different sports including surfing and rugby, Cameron found his niche in martial arts and studied them from his 8th grade year and on with Maiya at the Stone Center. This will also be his first year at Shaolin.
Personality: Athletic, amiable, genuine, purposeful, natural-born-leader
Area(s) of Expertise: Bojutsu, Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Shotokan Karate
Taken by: Open
Played by: Paul Walker
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/Paul%20Walker/paul40.jpg
Name: Audrey Tate
Age: 17
Background: Audrey grew up in Greensboro, NC, and lived there taking different Kung Fu classes until a school internship offered her the chance to spend one year in Japan. There, she studied martial arts continuously and was referred to the Shaolin Dojo by her instructor.
Personality: Spunky, snarky, cynical, tenacious, acute
Area(s) of Expertise: Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Jutjustu, Hapkido
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: Natalie Portman
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/Natalie/nat62.jpg
Name: Aidan Kingsford
Age: 18
Background: Aidan never had much of a stable life, so his solace had been in martial arts since he was 7. Mastering different arts and techniques at the Lee House of Martial Arts, his performance got him recruited for his first year at Shaolin.
Personality: Straight-edge, practical, honest, sharp, focused
Area(s) of Expertise: Kenjutsu, Bojutsu, Kung Fu
Taken by: Open
Played by: Will Kemp
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/will3.jpg
*=LINKS=*
If you are scared by all the technical blah or are in need of "brushing up" on your martial arts lingo and/or disciplines, here are a few helpful sites that may answer your questions:
The Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts
Martial Info.com (excellent glossary)
Japanese Arts History
The Art of Shaolin-Do
Anything else I can help y'all with, I'd be happy to do it -- just post or PM. Okay guys, start signing on -- I worked really hard on this and would love to see it started.
*=PREMISE=*
Its reputation -- unparalleled; its disciplines -- perfected; for every lesson learned, there is another behind it, and it is mostly unforseen. Recruited from their individual dojos for their supremacy and mastery of various skills, a group of teenage martial artists and misfits are about to find out just how good they really are, or how good they can be, as they embark on the greatest school year of their lives.
*=RULES=*
>>B/G applies
>>Choose at least one PYOC (instructor or student)
>>Post daily, or even as often as is possible
>>Use correct grammar/sentence structure
>>Do your best to become the character(s)
*=PROFILES=*
| Spot | .:Idalya:.
| Spot |
| Spot |
| Spot |
| Spot |
| Spot |
| Spot |
I have made up various character profiles for you to choose from. If you so desire, enter all your made-ups in this format:
Name: Character's name
Age: Character's age
Background: Short description of who they are and where they came from
Personality: 5 adjectives that best describe your character
Area(s) of Expertise: The discipline(s) that your character excels at
Taken by: Your name
Played by: Actor/Actress (please provide a pic or a link)
You don't have to get too specific with the martial arts terminology, just basics. Please do specify whether your made-up is an instructor or a student.
*=CHARACTERS=*
Instructors
Name: Grandmaster Eric Markasian
Age: 52
Background: Grandmaster Eric studied martial arts at the Shaolin Temple in southern China from the age of 5 after having grown up in Japan with his Japanese mother and American father. After 35 years there, he started his own dojo in Okinawa where over 500 students now live and attend.
Personality: Wise, quick-witted, disciplined, educated,
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Judo, Aikido, Bojutsu, Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Bushido
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: David Carradine
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/david.jpg
Name: Master Sensei Michio Ken'ichi
Age: 38
Background: At age 6, Michio was asked to move away from his home in be one of Eric's first pupils when the dojo was less large-scale. He has been under Eric's tutelage ever since and is now second in-rank under him.
Personality: Disciplined, sharp, centered, quiet, humble
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Kenjutsu, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Bojutsu, Taekwondo
Taken by: Open
Played by: Jet Li
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/jet.jpg
Name: Sensei Brianna Riddick
Age: 36
Background: Brianna participated in martial arts from age 10, and by age 20 she was asked by her sensei to attend the Dojo where she has thrived and taught for many years.
Personality: Pleasant, fun, disciplined, quirky, clever
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Aikido, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Kenjutsu, Jujutsu
Taken by: Open
Played by: Uma Thurman
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/uma2.jpg
Name: Sensei Nori Keitaro
Age: 33
Background: Born in Yokohama, Japan, Nori fell in love with martial arts from a young age, surrounded by its influences due to her father's, mother's, and brother's participation. By age 17, she was asked to visit the Shaolin Dojo, which had started not too long prior, and has been there since.
Personality: Graceful, structured, congenial, insightful, determined
Area(s) of Expertise: Kung Fu, Jujutsu, Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Aikido, Bushido
Taken by: Open
Played by: Lucy Liu
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/lucy2.jpg
Name: Sensei Anica Fitzgibbon
Age: 25
Background: After growing up in CA and taking karate from age 7, Anica was recruited to attend Shaolin Dojo where she was under the tutelage of both Masters Markasian and Ken'ichi. She excelled in so many areas that she was made a sensei.
Personality: Focused, witty, hard, unfaltering, caring
Area(s) of expertise: Kung Fu, Aikido, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Sojutsu
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: Milla Jovovich
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/milla29.jpg
Students
Name: Maiya Noland
Age: 18
Background: Maiya did most of her schooling in Hawaii until she moved to Santa Monica where she finished her freshman year and took up martial arts at the Stone Martial Arts Center. This will be her first year at Shaolin.
Personality: Hard-ass, independent, stubborn, charismatic, perceptive
Area(s) of Expertise: Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Aikido, Jujutsu, Wing Chun
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: Jessica Alba
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/Jessica%20Alba/d5b59fd5.jpg
Name: Cameron Bristow
Age: 18
Background: Dipping into different sports including surfing and rugby, Cameron found his niche in martial arts and studied them from his 8th grade year and on with Maiya at the Stone Center. This will also be his first year at Shaolin.
Personality: Athletic, amiable, genuine, purposeful, natural-born-leader
Area(s) of Expertise: Bojutsu, Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Shotokan Karate
Taken by: Open
Played by: Paul Walker
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/Paul%20Walker/paul40.jpg
Name: Audrey Tate
Age: 17
Background: Audrey grew up in Greensboro, NC, and lived there taking different Kung Fu classes until a school internship offered her the chance to spend one year in Japan. There, she studied martial arts continuously and was referred to the Shaolin Dojo by her instructor.
Personality: Spunky, snarky, cynical, tenacious, acute
Area(s) of Expertise: Tai Chi, Kenjutsu, Jutjustu, Hapkido
Taken by: .:Idalya:.
Played by: Natalie Portman
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/Natalie/nat62.jpg
Name: Aidan Kingsford
Age: 18
Background: Aidan never had much of a stable life, so his solace had been in martial arts since he was 7. Mastering different arts and techniques at the Lee House of Martial Arts, his performance got him recruited for his first year at Shaolin.
Personality: Straight-edge, practical, honest, sharp, focused
Area(s) of Expertise: Kenjutsu, Bojutsu, Kung Fu
Taken by: Open
Played by: Will Kemp
http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v78/NiennaValandil/The%20Shaolin%20Dojo%20Pics/will3.jpg
*=LINKS=*
If you are scared by all the technical blah or are in need of "brushing up" on your martial arts lingo and/or disciplines, here are a few helpful sites that may answer your questions:
The Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts
Martial Info.com (excellent glossary)
Japanese Arts History
The Art of Shaolin-Do
Anything else I can help y'all with, I'd be happy to do it -- just post or PM. Okay guys, start signing on -- I worked really hard on this and would love to see it started.
