Photos of members from Hearts gym Shinjuku.

Does the photograph deliver a particular emotion to the viewer as a result of the photographer's intuitive connection with the subject, and does it become an experience? Not all images and subject matter offers or possesses those qualities but it's imperative for the photographer to strive and incorporate them into their work.

Grappling tournaments are the ultimate way to test your abilities in jujitsu, wrestling, and judo. I have not had the pleasure of testing myself in a tournament since college. So signing up for this tournament, I felt, would motivate me to focus on the ground game.