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Mickey (Michaela, ミッキー) Facchinello (born 1991) is an American martial artist, action actress, stunt performer, stunt choreographer, and entertainer.〔(http://slugstreetscrappers.blogspot.com/p/characters.html ) Retrieved on Jan 26, 2013; Slug Street Scrappers Characters - Vein;〕 She has practiced karate since she was nine,〔(http://www.sideswipepro.com/live/cast/mfacchinello.htm ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013;〕 though different sources says seven.〔(http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-26/news/0906240697_1_karate-kid-ultimate-fighting-championship-forms-division ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; Chicago Tribune News, Martial arts student takes it to extremes, By Mike Helfgot, June 26, 2009;〕 Facchinello herself states: "I actually began when I was eight years old in Tae Kwon Do. My mother and my grandmother both wanted me to be in a sport that would keep me physically active and teach me good fundamentals and also let me have fun, so they chose Karate.”〔(http://issuu.com/taekwondotimes/docs/174_march_20101 ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; Taekwondo Times, March 2010, issue number 174, Girl Power! page 91, By Sensei Jeremy Talbott;〕 She obtained a black belt in 2006 from Nicklaus’ Martial Arts America in La Crosse, Wisconsin.〔(http://www.sideswipepro.com/old-2010/Theatricks/cast/mfacchinello.htm ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013;〕 In 2008, at the age of 16, Facchinello made the decision to move to Naperville, Illinois, to transfer to Waubonsie Valley High School and train full-time under the instruction of Master John Sharkey Jr.〔 - the American Karate Association president and ninth degree black belt holder in Shōrei-ryū, and a third degree black belt holder in Shotokan.〔(http://www.sharkeyskarate.com/instructors/sharkey.html ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013;〕 Another source says it was two months before the start of her senior year, at age of 17.〔 Facchinello is one of the most well known traditional North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) competitors and has won multiple national and world championships. Circuits Facchinello has competed on include: Capitol Classic (2008 champion of Forms),〔(http://www.uscapitolclassics.com/pdf/USCC-pastchampions2010.pdf ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; US Capitol Classics Past Champions;〕 Quebec Open (in Canada),〔(http://daynahuor.com/TournamentChampionships.html ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; 29th Annual Quebec Open Martial Art Championships..., by Kenneth Huor;〕 Compete Nationals, Diamond Nationals, NASKA,〔(http://www.naska.com/WorldBlack09-02-08.pdf ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; (https://www.naska.com/WorldBlack_01-20-2009.pdf ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; (http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1oeio/DojoDigestJune2010/resources/80.htm ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; Dojo Digest, June 2010, Final 2009 NASKA World Black Belt Ratings, page 78-80;〕 A.K.A. Grands (American Karate Association), I.S.K.A. She has won at least 3 national titles.〔 A year later, just weeks after graduating from Waubonsie Valley, Facchinello won the junior forms division world championship at the American Karate Association Grand Nationals Tournament (June 2009) in Kentucky. Facchinello is currently competing as a member of Team AKA, and is now one of the head instructors〔(http://www.sharkeyskarate.com/instructors.html ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013;〕 at Sharkey’s Karate.〔 Facchinello enjoys taking dance classes and learning aerial silks or fabrics.〔(http://issuu.com/taekwondotimes/docs/174_march_20101 ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013; Taekwondo Times, March 2010, issue number 174, Girl Power! page 93, By Sensei Jeremy Talbott;〕 She currently resides in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California.〔 == 2009 and after == In 2009 Facchinello was asked to be a part of world-renowned performance team Sideswipe,〔 created by Sharkey disciples Matt Mullins and Mike Chaturantabut. "I wanted more of a challenge," Facchinello said. "Sharkey's offered extreme, which I was interested in and had never done. There was also performance, and I wanted to do that. XMA (Xtreme Martial Arts) is a little faster paced, a different level of martial arts, a different style. There's a lot of tumbling, sometimes music - it's more of an Americanized martial arts. It is really cool to watch. Anyone who watches it is impressed." Combining elements from martial arts, weapons choreography, acrobatics, dance and gymnastics, with an emphasis on showmanship Sideswipe performs throughout the world, and it played major role Facchinello's desire to relocate.〔 Facchinello performed on a daily basis〔(http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/pulse/3618710-418/cobb-singer-wedding-director-naperville.html ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013, This week – all in fun, Feb 3, 2011;〕 alongside an otherwise all-male cast in Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas’ from Dec 2010 to 2011 in the headlining martial arts live show Sideswipe LIVE! 〔(http://thousandpoundsaction.com/thecompany/mickey-facchinello ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013;〕 Since 2010, Facchinello has been a member of the Chicago Stunt Team LBP and Thousand Pounds Action Company based in Los Angeles, California. In 2010 she had a second degree Black Belt.〔 Having already earned the rank of second degree black belt in tae kwon do, after several years at Sharkey's Karate, Facchinello is now experienced in several styles of the martial arts as well as other performance skills which include the Shōrei-ryū and Shotokan karate,〔(http://www.lbpstuntschicago.com/lbp-stunts-chicago-action-team/mickey-facchinello ) Retrieved on Jan 11, 2013;〕 wushu, numerous weapons (including bō staff, kama, sword), bullwhip, aerial silks, power tumbling and free tumbling,〔 parkour/freerunning and contemporary and hip-hop dance.〔 Facchinello had her black belt test Aug. 27 2011.〔(http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/7271775-419/sharkeys-students-test-for-black-belts.html ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013, Chicago Sun-Times, Naperville Times, August 25, 2011; (http://www.naperculture.org/enews.html ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013;〕 In 2012 Facchinello was a cast member of a movie called ''Slug Street Scrappers: Rise of Ryuken'', starring Micah Brock. The same year, action director Vlad Rimburg filmed small demo videos of her fighting. In 2013 Facchinello was a cast member of martial arts web series ''Clandestine'',.〔(http://thousandpoundsaction.com/news/07/2012/new-writer-and-more-cast-members-announced ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013, by Hector;〕 She has been a stunt performer in movies ''Unlucky Stars'' and ''The Purge''.〔(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5148754 ) Retrieved on Jan 10, 2013, Internet Movie Database〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mickey Facchinello」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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