http://www.peshphoto.com wedding photojournalism Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:58:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tonight I joined Jordan at the skate park and saw how good he is getting.  He is airing out of bowls like a little pro !  Here are some of him and his friends.  You can see more on flickr here. 213221362139214221452148215121542157 http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/08/31/jordans-skate-session-ladera-ranch A group of us were invited (and obviously accepted) to our friend Regis' home for the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.  First off, SORRY for not putting these up on 080908... I was busy :)  Anyway, we had fun.  Regis pulled out the table tennis table and we had at ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/08/21/080808-our-little-no-lympics-san-clemente-ca Well, it finally happened.  After many years of total training, Felipe was granted his Purple Belt in BJJ.  He took some time off of BJJ in order to attend college to become a dentist and has been back and focused for the past 2 years.  I am so proud of ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/08/16/felipe-purple-fury Today I was asked to make some photos for the Gracie Magazine (www.graciemag.tv).  After taking some time to understand what Luca and Marcelo wanted of the photos, we went to work.  Master Carlos Gracie Jr and Marcio Feitosa we both perfect "models" for the BJJ techniques :)  Working in their ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/08/09/unique-opportunity This weekend we had some of our San Clemente team competing at the 5th Annual South Bay Open held at the Torrance High School gym.  Although it was hotter than I can explain, we did well.  Here are some photos, enjoy ! Alyssa: 186618731879 Branden: 18761882189418851888 Felipe: 1897190319121921 1924 Richard: 18701906 Dave: 1909 All of us: 19151918 http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/07/28/2008-south-bay-open-torrance-ca It was only supposed to be a 2 hour drive but it ended up taking us well over 3 1/2 hours to get to Ventura.  Even though we made it there safely, we had the whole academy waiting for us, including Master Carlos Gracie Jr.  Again, we apologize :) Anyway, last ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/07/26/gracie-barra-ventura-grand-opening-ventura-ca I was recently treated to my first real opportunity to teach BJJ.  It turns out that Professor Flavio was running a bit late and with Angy, Dave and Myself being the only ones there, we were asked to just run with it.  I was happy to step in, even though ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/07/26/high-school-football-630am-my-first-class-instructing-laguna-beach-ca Another year gone by.....  ok, so he is not THAT old :) Last year there was a lot of water and this year was no different.  Joey had a blast and so did we!  Brian had a "taco guy" and blended margaritas - Thanks Brian and Meilssa for the fun ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/07/16/joeys-birthday-ladera-ranch So the "working" week is done.  After atrophy of the butt (read: sitting all day) I am ready to be on the plane and back home.  I miss the family, digs and of course my BJJ Acedemy.  I missed a few things this week: My wife and Grace Ricardo Almeida came to ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/07/11/geeking-out-at-the-toronto-airport This week I am in Toronto for work.  Normally, I would not mind being out here but I am not thrilled with the training...  anyway.  So I call home a couple times a day to talk with Heather and Jordan but yesterday Heather suprised me with a small update of ... http://www.peshphoto.com/2008/07/09/random-sweetness