The Original Ashley

Earlier this month Josh went in for his testing for his first level of Krav Maga. For those that don't know what this is, Krav Maga is a self-defence system developed for the military in Israel that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from boxing , savate , Muay Thai , Wing Chun , Judo , Jujutsu , wrestling , and grappling , along with realistic fight training. It is brutal to watch, and even worse to endure. The testing lasts 4 hours, and it takes place in a small underground shop-turned-gym with (in my opinion) poor ventilation and about 25 others.  Josh invited me to his testing, encouraging me to take photos. It was a challenge at first, as it was a low light situation, with quick movements and I couldn't use a flash, but eventually I found using my nifty 50 and keeping a distance that I was able to get some good shots. From there I started playing around with getting different angles, not just of josh but all the fighters.  Josh passed his Test (an

I don't normally post music up here, mostly because I've always been very self-conscious of my taste in music. I get stressed out picking music to play at a party, or in the car when there are passengers. I don't know why, I'm normally a pretty confident person in most other aspects of myself. Anyways I found this great song via positively present , with a really cool video to match and I decided to share it here. Enjoy!