rock & water • wang bo • shaolin monk & kung fu shifu

beach, martial arts, sports

My daughter recently started taking kung fu at the Shaolin Temple school near our home. The first time we met Yuan Shifu & Wang Shifu, we knew that we had finally found the teachers we were looking for–their presence is strong & caring, & their expertise is obvious. (I was also excited that Zoë might get to learn kung fu in Chinese!) Wang Shifu is an experienced performing martial artist as well as warrior monk of the Shaolin Temple. I had the amazing opportunity to do some pictures with him at a beautiful location that inspired us both. I have been so excited about the photographs; I just have to post a few here now, even though I have so many more to go through. Thank you, Wang Bo, for a spirited, energetic collaboration! I look forward to more in the future…

games fans • new friends from reebok @ crossfit hax • harbor city, ca

sports

This month’s big event in the CrossFit world was the 2011 CrossFit Games, where competitors from all over the globe come for a chance to earn the name “Fittest on Earth.” This was also the first year that the Games had sponsorship from Reebok, who outfitted all the athletes & are bringing the CrossFit method to a mainstream audience. One of Max’s clients, Danielle, works for Reebok & put out the word that CrossFit HAX was happy to treat any visiting Games fans to workouts while they were in town. For a few days, we got to make some great new friends from Reebok! I tell ya, that company has some fit employees! A special thank you to Danielle, & a shout out to all the Reebok CrossFitters who stopped on by. We hope to sweat again with you soon!

strong is sexy • ladies of the la temptation @ crossfit hax • harbor city, ca

sports

Recently, I finally got to spend some time at my husband Max’s new gym space in Harbor City. His “box” is part of a larger athletic facility called HAX, which specializes in basketball tournaments & camps, but also includes a fully-equipped fitness space. Max is the director of the CrossFit division of HAX. CrossFit started getting a lot of mainstream attention when the movie 300 came out a couple years ago; all the actors got into warrior-shape doing CrossFit. Max’s gym has had earlier incarnations in Hermosa Beach, but now we have a ton more space at CrossFit HAX.

We have a handful of loyal clients who have followed us all the way to Harbor City, & we’re also joined by new clients in our new community. I was excited to be able to shoot some new pictures of the gym & everyone working out hard. On this particular day, our usual crew was joined by the ladies of the Lingerie Football League’s LA Temptation, who do a great job of showing how strong is indeed sexy. Stephanie Psick who plays for the LA Temptation is also one of CrossFit HAX’s newest trainers. She & her husband Garrick were recently Level 1 Certified–congratulations!