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[Wounded Ronin]

So, apparently George Lucas has this daughter named Amanda. I read about it on a thread at bullshido.net.

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=71089

However, it seems like she actually participates in combative sports events. Actual legitimate full contact ones seeing as she's all bloody in this picture: http://www.stuff.co.nz/images/727478.jpg

What really blew my mind, though, is that she also apparently dresses up as Star Wars characters: http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/images/TerrTaneel.jpg


Cosplay plus athleticism...cannot process...George Lucas....combative sports with blood....garraggghhh

The universe is cruelly toying with my abysmal asocial gamerness, tempting me as though I were in Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights".

[Aaron]

Yes, but how did she do?

[Wounded Ronin]

Yes, but how did she do?

From http://www.stuff.co.nz/4569837a1823.html

Amanda, who featured in three of her father's Star Wars blockbusters, slipped unnoticed into New Zealand last Sunday with a US all-female fight team.

The Americans took on an Australasian side in the Princesses of Pain event at the Auckland Boxing Association Stadium. Amanda, 27, was pitted against Kiwi kickboxer Nicole Kavanagh in the 73kg MMA contest.

Footage of the bout should end up on a reality TV show planned around the formation of a women's international fight league.

Current affairs show 20/20 also covered the event.

Princesses of Pain promoter Belinda Dunne said Amanda's arrival created a buzz among martial artists but the billionaire's daughter had fitted straight in.

She's even staying at the same central Auckland backpackers' lodge as her team-mates, despite being accompanied by her American bodybuilder fiancee.

"She's staying in a hostel with six other girls. Eating the same food. She has not once been a prima donna about it," Belinda told Sunday News.

"Within her team-mates, none of them really give a crap (about her links to fame).

"Amanda is an amazing person within herself.

"Being in New Zealand has been good for her. She's been here since Sunday and no one's taken any notice.

"It's great for her first fight. It's been about her and not about who she is."

Amanda was a hip-hop teacher in San Francisco but had years of martial arts training including kickboxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian ju-jitsu, Belinda said.

She trained at the city's Fairtex Gym, which featured Muay Thai world champion Yodsaenklai Fairtex who fought in the KO World Series event in Auckland in February.

"(Amanda's) got the heart of a fighter.

"She's got some skills in every area. She does the tough yards and she doesn't give up," Belinda said.

She deserved her stage name Amanda "Powerhouse" Lucas.

"She's got a lot of strength in her punch."

Amanda has also made an impact on the big screen, appearing in the most recent Star Wars trilogy.

She was dancer Diva Funquita and the voice of Trade Federation battleship communications officer Tey How in Episode I The Phantom Menace, Outlander Club patron Adnama (Amanda spelled backwards) in Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Senator Terr Taneel in Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

Dad George Lucas' Hollywood blockbusters include both Stars Wars trilogies, the Indiana Jones series and American Graffiti.

Last night's Princesses of Pain featured 10 bouts. An Asian team is planned for the women's international fight league.

[Aaron]

Uh ... Ronin? How does that answer my question?

[the_dunner]

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