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Karate!:  Commercial Photography, Riverdale, NY

Stacey March 18, 2014 1 Comment

Karate!: Commercial Photography, Riverdale, NY

Last summer my younger daughter took a karate workshop at the Summer Stage Performing Arts Camp.  What does karate have to do with performing arts?!?  They were doing the show Mulan so they wanted to tie in all aspects of the culture.  Regardless, she really loved it especially when she was able to break a wooden board!  She still has the broken pieces and is oh so proud!

So, when Fall came along, she asked if she could take Karate classes.  Fortunately, the karate instructor from the summer had a program going on.  We signed up and she had so much fun!  She would come home and practice what she learned on daddy!!   She had no mercy on him.    He just loved that!

Julio (also known as Renchi)

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

and his wife Crystal (Sempai Crystal)

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

are the talented duo running Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. (Try saying THAT 3 times fast!)  One thing lead to another and I ended up working with them – photographing Julio and Crystal and their classes for their new marketing materials.

I photographed the kids and adult classes so I was able to see firsthand how well their classes were run.

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Usa Goju-Ryu Karate Do, Inc. photos by Stacey Natal totalcitygirl.com

Seeing a roomful of kids in their karate uniforms was just beyond cute!  The kids and adult classes seem to get a full workout.  They were definitely fully engaged the whole time, learning their different karate and self defense moves.  Classes are available during the week in the evenings as well as on the weekend so they really try to accommodate everyone’s schedule.

If you live in the Riverdale area and are considering karate classes for you or your kids, check out their facebook page for information.  I am always happy to spread the word about services I have personally used and have been happy with!

 

Filed Under: Commercial Photography, Photography, Sessions Tagged With: Commercial photography, Fitness, karate

About Stacey

Hey - I'm Stacey! I'm the owner of Total City Girl. I'm a professional photographer in NY specializing in kids and their special events. I love all things creative. Connect with me if you want info about a photo session or have any questions about something you read on my blog.

Comments

  1. KD says

    March 18, 2014 at 12:43 pm

    That’s a great shot of him with the little girl. Totally captures what they’re about. Nice.

    Reply

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