I realized that between rolling with the homies and being in photographer mode, I sure spend a lot of time actually on the mats when I'm at the gym. People are interested in the photography that I do and I get a lot of questions. I thought it might be cool to lend some insight into what goes on in my mind while I shoot by showing you some good and not so good frames from ... Read More
Jiu Jitsu
Enjoying My Last Days Of Summer at J2L
Not a lot of writing for this one, just some photos from nogi and open mat this past week at Jiu Jitsu League. I'm gonna miss training this often but it's back to school where I'm probably going to be teaching 8 periods this year... ... Read More
Jiu Jitsu is (Still) Fun
I'm not taking a ton of personal photos at the moment. I thought that summer would offer more free time but as it happens, I picked up a few side gigs to earn some extra coin. I'm still training jiu jitsu when I can which is basically about 1-2 times a week. More often than not, it's been open mat which is actually a bit of a bummer because I miss out on actual ... Read More
Chuck Liddell vs. Mortals
I haven't really met that many celebrities in my life and Chuck Liddell wasn't someone who I thought I was gonna geek out over; and I didn't. However, he was super cool and now I'm his fan. Matt, one of our training partners at the gym is his friend and set up a Sunday open mat for Chuck to come by and train. Of course there are no photos of myself rolling with Chuck but ... Read More
André Galvão Visits J2L
In life, you're always learning from someone who's come before you. In that same respect, you often find yourself teaching someone else where you've been. I like to think about it like this. You have two hands, one for pulling yourself upward and another to help your fellow man climb with you. As a professor over me, Kevin is on another level. His knowledge of the intricacies ... Read More