Thursday, October 5, 2017

Getting my Brown in BJJ / 1st Globetrotters Zen Camp

Lining up for another photo at the beginning:



sleeping quarters:


camp opening photo in the woods:


seiza, representing kokoro:


panorama from the porch of the dojo:


with the judo black belt:


special patch I got for my performance until sunrise in Heidelberg!


First rolls as a brown belt:


the black belts behind my promotion with me:


Group photo at end of camp:



Christian giving the closing ceremony before my grading:



These last three photos are credited to Steve Antoniou


the stars were incredible at night...



Video of the promotion (visit youtube for text):





Reddit thread.