| Marrese Crump | |
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Marrese Crump, 2009 |
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| Born | 4 January 1982 Lakeland, USA |
| Occupation | Martial Artist, Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Height | 5'10 |
| Website | |
| www.marresecrump.com | |
Marrese Crump (born 4 January 1982) is an American actor, martial artist and author.[1] His most notable role to date is costarring in the martial arts sequel Tom Yum Goong 2 alongside Tony Jaa. His first major role was in the movie, Wrong Side of Town alongside Rob Van Dam, Dave Batista and Ja Rule, which was distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment.[2]
Crump broke into the movie industry as a result of his martial arts skill, often serving as the fight choreographer as well on the films he is in.
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Marrese Crump spent most of his childhood in a southeast suburb of Tampa, Florida called Progress Village. He grew up as an athlete, participating in the sports of football, basketball and track, but his true passion has always been martial arts. He started his training at the age of 7 when his brother introduced him to Master Kim-Jae.[3]
Marrese Crump first project in movies was a G.I. Joe fan film called "Battle for the Serpent Stone", serving as the action coordinator. He took some time off thereafter to focus on his career path as an actor, often passing up invites to be a stunt performer.[4]
Wrong Side of Town was Crump's first major role as Markus, alongside Rob Van Dam, Dave Bautista and Ja Rule. Marrese also served as fight choreographer on the production, mapping out several of the movies' fight scenes, including Crump's character Markus versus Big Ronnie (played by Dave Bautista).[5]
In August 2011, it was released that Crump was cast as the co-star opposite Tony Jaa in Tom Yum Goong 2.[6]
Crump's passion for martial arts began as he started watching Bruce Lee films and imitating the movements as a young child. At age 7, he began his training under Master Kim-Jae who taught the concept of integration. Following the advice of his teacher, he went out and immersed himself in arts from all over the world; Karate, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Capoeira, western boxing, Filipino martial arts, Taekwondo and Ninjutsu. Along this path, he received training from some of the world's top masters and grandmasters of our time.[7]
With the blessing of his masters, Marrese opened his first training facility at the age of 18 and transitioning it into one of the most respected academies in the Tampa area before closing it in 2005 to pursue his career in movies.[8]
To stay connected with the martial arts community during his movie career, Marrese Crump along with Anesti Vega founded the website, crumpdojo.com, an online social media community for martial artists. As of August 2011, Crump Dojo has transitioned into an online resource blog for information, news and inspiration on martial arts, training, and fitness. It is updated by Marrese Crump and maintained by Anesti Vega.[9]
| Lineage in Martial Arts | |
| Original Teacher | Kim-Jae |
| Other instructors | Ray Dionaldo Rony Costa Hector Padro |
| Marrese Crump The Art of Marrese Crump |
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| Direct Students of Marrese Crump | Joe Harrison Oscar Lugo Dave Bautista Anesti Vega Nick Kozlowski Lewis Singleton Jim Mitchell Ao Muangput |
Marrese Crump was mentioned in the September 2008 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine during an interview with Dave Bautista. They mention a YouTube video produced by Anesti Vega called "Batista Crump Workout" where Marrese Crump and Dave Batista go through a series of warmup padwork and Filipino martial arts drills.[10]
In April 2009, Yehey! sports section, waterboy.ph, conducted an interview with Marrese in regard to his martial arts background and movie plans.[11]
Marrese had a featured article in the June 2009 issue of Action & Fitness Magazine. The article, entitled "The Art of Marrese Crump", covered Marrese's martial arts styles and training methods and included photography by Anesti Vega.[12]
In August 2009, Movieset.com published a behind-the-scenes video interview with Marrese Crump for the movie Wrong Side of Town entitled "Becoming A Better Fighter" where he covers the training methods of the Filipino Martial Arts and how he incorporated the style into the movie's choreography.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | G.I. Joe: Battle for Serpent Stone | Cobra Trooper | action coordinator |
| 2010 | Wrong Side of Town | Markus | fight choreographer |
| 2012 | The Man With The Iron Fists | martial arts double: RZA | |
| 2012 | Tom Yum Goong 2 |