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Richard and Laura | Engagement

pesh — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:32:22 +0000

This shoot was a ton of fun ! I have never shot at Downtown Disney before but I loved the colors and the movement of people. We were able to find a lot of great light and even some cool settings to be in. Richard is the brother of a former bride that I photographed and both he and Laura were great and fun to spend time with. Their wedding is June 13 in the LA Area.

Lily and Zhen Engagement | Costa Mesa, CA

pesh — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:35:20 +0000

Here is a sneak peek of a recent engagement session. It was a great day to shoot - even though it had rained of the 3 or 4 prior days !!

Heather-Jitsu | Irvine, CA

pesh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:39:52 +0000

This past weekend there was a special class that was only for the women. Since Heather has been training lately, this was right up her alley. Many of them showed up in their pink GB Gis (Heather being one of them) to train hard and learn more. Heather is getting MUCH better at sprawling and is getting better at sinking in a killer armbar from her closed guard. Afterwards, they all enjoyed a a nice breakfast of fruit, yogurt, juices and some bagels. The training was really great to see but the family-like gathering of all the women was a VERY COOL site. They do not know it but these ladies are helping to pioneer this great art, they are the future… FOR REAL !

One last thing… Here is a shot that Jordan took of Grace… he asked me to entertain her while he nailed this ! He is getting good!

Showing off the kiddies | Irvine, CA

pesh — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:08:51 +0000

This past weekend we were hanging out at Gracie Barra Irvine for a special class and I took a few of the family…

Recent Work Posted to Smugmug | Gracie Nationals | Los Angeles, CA

pesh — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:05:30 +0000

This past weekend I went to support our competition team at the 2009 Gracie National Jiu Jitsu Tournament. Kids and adult all competed. I was there on Saturday for the Gi competition but I missed the No-Gi action on Sunday. Marcelo and Joey Nonaca (the Father and Son I shot for the last Gracie Mag cover) both took gold in their divisions ! Great job guys!

Grace Eva Poeschl | Ladera Ranch, CA

pesh — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:17:27 +0000

Posted by Heather:

Grace Poeschl’s 3 Month Pictures, taken by Daddy of course! This was so much fun. I made the daisy head piece and designed the scene. Grace cooperated by giving us her beautiful gummy smile!

Why jiu Jitsu ?

pesh — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:54:03 +0000

I was just about to head to bed when I saw this… Felipe put this together for Flavio on his recent trip to Brazil. Flavio was asked to present to the US Embassy on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This video does well to express the feelings of the students in San Clemente but also embodies the feeling throughout Gracie Barra. Great job Purple Fury !

Monday Training | BJJ

pesh — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:51:32 +0000

Tonight’s training was more about me learning. I was asked to teach the fundamentals class. I felt that I started off a little rocky but picked it up after teaching the first technique. Jordan recorded me so that I could review it afterward. He even offered some constructive criticism. Now, In my daily job when I speak with my prospects, I pull it off well. I have internalized the content and am concise. I can get as detailed as I need but I can convey the message in a nice tightly wrapped presentation. In teaching BJJ, I still don’t have everything fully internalized so it leads to me saying…. “um”. That is my pause-word of choice Jordan picked up on that and when I looked at the video, I counted 9 “um”s in the portion he was referring to. Note …um… to self …um…, silence is …um… ok sometimes….

All in all, I liked the class. We went over the guillotine choke and scape, and worked on attacking from the back with the 2-collar choke. I learn a lot when I share what I know, it is true that if you teach once, you learn twice.

It was also a special night as I was able to promote my first student. Michelle was my first promotion, she now has her first stripe on her white belt… I’ll never forget you Michelle !

So I will keep taking the opportunities to teach whenever possible and next time I will focus on removing my pause-words

Mike Colon, BJJ Blue Belt | Irvine, CA

pesh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:16:53 +0000

After seeing a facebook post that my friend Mike was going to be promoted, I HAD to run over to GB America to photograph. It is not often that the photographer is photographed, so I thought it would be fun… besides, I had to drop off a camera body and a lens to Canon in Irvine At the end of class, as is customary, Mike was presented his new rank to the applause of his classmates and training partners. I know he was excited an I could see that he was happy. Here are some shots of him training before and after his promotion. For some of you that do not know, Mike is an AWESOME photographer and guy. He is someone that I look up to in the business world of photography. You can see his work and learn more about him here (http://mikecolon.com/)

Learning from Professor Marcio Feitosa

Practicing the 2 Collar Choke

Rolling with a Purple Belt

Locking in a Triangle Choke

Looking to sink a Cross Choke from Mount

Transitioning to a technical mount, working towards an Armbar

Beautiful 2 Collar Choke

Awaiting it’s new proud owner

Promotion

Mike with Professors Ulpiano, Marcus and Marcio

His first training as a Blue Belt

Rolling with Brown Belt Anna Laura

Oh Brother (That’s his brother, another GB Blue Belt)

Ashleey’s 18th Birthday | Corona, CA

pesh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:53:04 +0000

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEEY !!!

Today was special for a couple of reasons:

Ashleey is able to vote
She is able to buy lottery tickets and actually WIN the money
She can enlist in the Military
She can vote
She can be tried in the courts as an adult (not a real benefit…)
She can drive
She got a car

She looked so excited when everyone piled out of the house to the driveway where she was presented her new classic Cadillac Coupe de Ville. She stood stunned and after hugging her mom, she repeated “This is my car !!” over and over. She was truly surprised, happy and thankful. Enjoy your new ride Ashleey !

And of course I had to snap some of the kids and family