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Who are the EMC? An overview
PAST
The brainchild of XIN Sarith Wuku and made
possible by Jonathan Phan, Evolved Monkey Combat
was created in 2001 for the sole purpose of
entertaining the masses through martial
artistry. breaking away from the traditional
punch/kick demos of yesterday, Evolved Monkey
Combat emphasized live action combat. With the
perfect mix of fantasy choreography, bone
breaking stunts, comedic scenarios and total
disregard for their own safety. they had found
the formula for sucess!! Borrowing from the
theory that man evolved from apes, XIN believed
he and his brothers descended from monkeys
instead. Nimble, mischievious and fun loving,
they were a new breed of martial artist. All of
the old school mojo ... with a splash of new
school attitude.
PRESENT
A fateful meeting in 2004 at Costa Mesa's Gym
Max brought the Monkeys face to face with
another team of outstanding martial artist.
These talented Cambodians were called, Flung
Dung. Already having made a name for themselves
in there community, the team consisted of Malay
Kim, Jimmy Oun, and Thourn Heng. Finding common
ground in their love for martial arts and
entertaining, the 2 teams fused into what we all
know today as, EMC Martial Arts for Hire! That
year EMC swept across college campuses,
festivals, and parades gaining noteriety but
still only within the boundries of southern
California. It wasn't until the mega hit video
"Ninja For Hire" hit the internet did EMC begin
to gain worldwide attention. Then it was hit
after hit with "Rooftop Duel", Monkey MAgic",
"the Phone Call".... it seemed the fans just
couldn't get enough of EMC. Fan mail would pour
in from all over the world. The U.S., Germany,
England, Canada, South East Asia etc. Like a
virus, EMC had quickly spread and infected
millions of people. And the way things are going
for them, it seems there will be millions more
to come.
FUTURE
It seems the path to sucess has been laid out
before the Monkeys, it's only a matter of going
forth and taking the right steps now. Jonathan
aspires to go mainstream with his acting and
maybe even singing. Combined with his Martial
talents, he'll be a triple threat! Malay is
content with being the creative genius in the
background. As long as he gets paid and credit
is given where credit is due, he's a happy man.
XIN sees the influence he and EMC have on the
world and realizes it's huge potential.
Influenced by his idol, Jackie Chan and his good
deeds, he too wants to help the world. XIN's
goal is to open EMC Academys on every continent
to help underpriveleged kids. Not only will
these schools teach Martial Arts, but also math,
science, literature, calligraphy, archery... by
instilling the morals and values found in
Martial Arts, XIN believes the youth will grow
into outstanding adults which in turn will make
the world a better place.
The dream of an EMC Academy has already begun to
manifest! After meeting with the fine folks of
South Coast Martial Arts and realizing that they
have the same goals of helping the youth, plans
are underway for the Monkeys to call it there
new home. A place to train their bodies, sharpen
their skills AND teach future generations of
ninja monkeys. To check out the facility, please
call (714) 557-5455 or visit
SouthCoastMartialArts.com
More info will be released on class schedules
and when the very first EMC training camp will
be, so sit tight! On second thought, get out
there! give it all, train hard and live free!!
Taken from the EMC website:
www.emcmonkeys.com |