Jiu Jitsu Archives - Lenz Photography

Jun 18

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Senior, Wrestling 0 comments tags: athlete, Ethan Narro, Jiu Jitsu, wrestling

44 Iconic photos of Karns High School 2020 Senior Athlete Ethan Narro

Lenz Photography, LLC of Knoxville is proud to present Karns High School 2020 Senior Athlete, Ethan Narro. Ethan (17) is a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and was the Captain of the Karns Wrestling Team. "From mat to mat nothing changes. The will to win always stays the same." Ethan's dad, Frank, left us with that quote, and we can confirm firsthand that Ethan is a hardworking, determined athlete. The Lenz' have both rolled with Ethan at Gracie Barra Knoxville several times over the last few years, so we've been able to see his progression. To put in modestly, Ethan is a scary matchup for anyone! Many of you know, that when you train a martial art like jiu jitsu, your rolling partners become your family. I'm not too proud to admit that I personally stepped in as a body for Ethan to perform some takedowns on during his set, and Alexandra photographed me getting dropped like a sack of potatoes! The Lenz' are proud to train with a great athlete such as Ethan, and even more thankful to have had the opportunity to create some Iconic Portraits in honor of his high school career. Even if we did almost get banned from the parking garage for taking professional photos, we're thankful that Monica, Frank, Adrianne, and Ethan all were able to join us. And we're also thankful to Joseph Watson, & Jonathon and Jenna Knight of Maryville Jiu Jitsu for allowing us to use the gym for Ethan's portraits.

May 09

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Cars, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Senior 0 comments tags: athlete, behind the scenes, iconic, Jiu Jitsu, knoxville, Masters, Sunsphere, UT, Vols

16 Iconic Photos of UT Grad Kristin Meyer

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents Kristin Meyer, a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville. The Lenzes have had the opportunity of training jiu jitsu with Kristin over the last few years, so it was fun to create portraits of her while learning more about her career, hobbies, and interests (...aside from choking people unconscious.) Kristin recently graduated from UT with her Master of Science in Nursing and will be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. When she's not caring for her patients, Kristin's hobbies include training martial arts such as jiu jitsu, and fixing up her Jeep, Prometheus, for the next big car show. Kristin's hard work and dedication is illustrated through everything she does from her school work, to her martial arts training and the detailed work she puts into her Jeep. A big thank you goes to Kristin for sharing all of her interests with us. We truly had a blast creating some Iconic graduation portraits together! And yes, the blue tick hound photographed is the actual niece of Smokey whom we were able to snag her for a photo! Last but not least, check out Kristin's jeep on her instagram page below! https://www.instagram.com/prometheus_chronicles/

Sep 24

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Studio 0 comments tags: Alpha and Omega, athlete, Courtney Burlingame, Fit Factory, iconic, Jiu Jitsu, studio

19 Iconic Photos of Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt Courtney Burlingame

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville brings you jiu jitsu athlete Courtney Burlingame! When it comes to training hard, Courtney is no stranger. No wonder she had recent success in competition although she was just promoted to blue belt! Courtney's training consists of Kicktrain, Maxfit, and Jiu Jitsu at Fit Factory 5 days a week. But it doesn't stop there. Courtney also trains 5 days a week at the Pedro Sauer association, Alpha and Omega. Courtney has lost 80 pounds with Jiu Jitsu and the Kicktrain and Maxfit with Gene Click Fit Factory. Most impressively, Courtney does it all while being the wife of a farmer and badass mommy of 2! This set features 19 Iconic Photos of Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt Courtney Burlingame!

Aug 31

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Senior 0 comments tags: athlete, behind the scenes, Garrett Gribble, iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Maryville, senior

36 Iconic Senior Portraits of Garrett Gribble from Maryville High School

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville brings you jiu jitsu athlete and Class of 2019 Senior, Garrett Gribble, of Maryville High School! We have personally known and trained jiu jitsu with Garrett for over a year and a half. However, Garrett has been training for almost 10 years! If you can't tell from all the gold hardware, Garrett has competed in dozens of jiu jitsu tournaments since his childhood. As a matter of fact, the gold medal you see in front (photographed above) is one of Garrett's proudest accomplishment. Garrett earned that particular gold medal by locking up a guillotine submission in the first 15 seconds of a match! Not only did we create amazing jiu jitsu portraits of Garrett, but we were also able to photograph a few casual portraits of Garrett at a Maryville park that is sentimental to the family. Garrett's mom, Darlene, has taken Garrett on walks at Sandy Springs Park since he was in a stroller! Moreover, Garrett's grandfather worked for the park for 18 years and even planted the tree in the first few portraits. Now, we won't embarrass Garret by telling the "trolls under the bridge" story, or how he used to "count the light poles" from his stroller, but the list of reasons why Sandy Springs Park is sentimental to the family goes on and on! A big thanks goes to Maryville Jiu Jitsu for allowing us to shoot at their gym between classes. And also, a big shout out goes to "Baby Joe", Joesph Watson, for letting Garrett man handle him during the shoot! This set features 36 Iconic Senior Portraits of Garrett Gribble from Maryville High School!

Mar 01

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Family, Iconic, Iconic Youth, Jiu Jitsu 0 comments tags: athlete, behind the scenes, family, iconic, Seymour Jiu Jitsu, youth

48 Iconic Photos of the Family behind Seymour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy

Jon, Carolina, Kayla & Rebecca / Seymour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy / Knoxville Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is proud to present the Iconic family behind Seymour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy. Photographed from left to right includes Instructor Carolina, Daughter Kayla, Professor Samuel Braga, Daughter Rebecca, and Instructor Jon Dysert. If you want to learn how to apply a mean ezekiel choke, a loop choke, or just learn some basic self defense in the Seymour area, Seymour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy is the place for you! Check them out on Facebook at Seymour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy, or better yet, check them out in person for a free month of training! ***Limited time offer. This set features 48 Iconic Photos of the Family behind Seymour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy! Text ICONIC to 24587 for booking information.

Jan 31

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Basketball, Behind the Scenes, Dance, Fitness, Football, Golf, Iconic, Iconic Youth, Jiu Jitsu, Racing, Soccer, Softball, Studio, Swimming, Volleyball, Wrestling 0 comments tags: athlete, behind the scenes, Best of 2017, iconic, knoxville

Lenz Photographys Most Iconic Portraits of 2017

As we enter into our 7th year of business, Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is thankful for the each and every client that we have had the opportunity of photographing since 2011! We know... Where has the time gone?!? Whether we photographed these portraits as part of an individual session or in a group setting, we have included at least 1 individual of everyone we would like to personally thank for using our services. These Iconic Athletes and Individuals truly make Lenz Photography one of the best sports photography studios on the planet! Join us, while we wrap up this first month of 2018, and take a look back at some of our favorite Iconic portraits of 2017!

Dec 16

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Senior, Wrestling 0 comments tags: Amir Dadovich, athlete, atlanta, ATT Gwinett, behind the scenes, Jiu Jitsu, Kaleb Alvarado, Lima Brothers, mma, senior, wrestling

70 Iconic Photos of MMA Athlete Kaleb Alvarado

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is proud to present Iconic MMA athlete, Kaleb Alvarado! Kaleb trains at ATT of Gwinnett under the Lima brothers and Amir Dadovich. He is an accomplished High School Senior who has placed and won multiple BJJ and wrestling tournaments. Kaleb also takes 1st place in the category of comedy as he listed, "Invented google, ended multiple wars with a look, and owns and drives 4 Bugatis" as a side note. We're not sure how true those facts are, but we will admit that his suit game is slick enough to front at least 1 Bugatti. Not only is Kaleb an accomplished athlete and comedian, but he also has musical talent! Kaleb was a guitarist for the band "Drenched in Sin" which performed at the Masquerade on multiple occasions. Talk about a triple threat! We guess that's better than a double threat... And we KNOW that it's better than Kaleb THREATENING to DOUBLE Leg us. Trust me. Been there, done that! This set features 70 Iconic Photos of MMA Athlete Kaleb Alvarado!

Dec 12

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Family, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Softball, Studio, Youth 0 comments tags: athletes, Caiyden, family, Iconic Youth, Jiu Jitsu, Morgan, softball, studio

42 Iconic Images of Jiu Jitsu and Softball sisters Caiyden & Morgan

Sports fans, athletes, and parents of athletes, Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is proud to announce that our 3rd annual round of Iconic Sports Sessions in the studio kicked off this Spring 2017 featuring some of the most amazing athletes East Tennessee has to offer! From Baseball & Softball to Jiu Jitsu to Karate, LENZ specializes in photographing athletes of all sports. With the same high quality production LENZ has used on professional athletes such as Drew Brees, Jason Witten, Rich Froning, Carlos Condit & more, LENZ produces ICONIC results unlike any other! This set features 42 Iconic Images of Jiu Jitsu and Softball sisters Caiyden & Morgan!

Oct 29

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Family, Group, Iconic, Iconic Youth, Jiu Jitsu 0 comments tags: athlete, behind the scenes, family, group, iconic, Iconic Youth, Jenna, Jiu Jitsu, Johnathan, Knight

73 Iconic Images of the Knight Family from Maryville Jiu Jitsu

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is proud to team up with Gracie Barra Knoxville and Maryville Jiu Jitsu to bring you this ICONIC family of athletes. (Pictured from left to right) Jenna, Lila Jean, Jedidiah, David, and Johnathan have been great teammates and training partners of ours at GB Knox since the first day we stepped foot on the matts. Now, along with Joseph Watson, they are also the family behind the newly opened Maryville Jiu Jitsu. We know from our own experience that there is a lot of blood, sweat, and tears that comes with following your dreams and running a small business. However, we have 100 percent confidence in this amazing, tight knit, dedicated family of trained assassins. The discipline and dedication they show on the matts obviously translates to the rest of their family endeavors, which is not only the beauty of their family dynamic, but is also the beauty of training jiu jitsu as a family. With that being said, we're proud to be a part of this Jiu Jitsu family in our own way. So if you're in the Maryville area, you should definitely add giving-Maryville-Jiu-Jitsu-a-try to your bucket list! This set features 73 Iconic Images of the Knight Family from Maryville Jiu Jitsu!

Oct 10

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Jiu Jitsu, Travel 0 comments tags: athlete, atlanta, behind the scenes, Blue Belt, Jiu Jitsu, Shawna Awad, travel, UFC Gym

25 Iconic Images of Blue Belt Shawna Awad at UFC Gym Atlanta

Lenz Photography, LLC of Knoxville is proud to present an Iconic Blue Belt session with Shawna Awad. If there are two things the Lenz's are passionate about, it's photography and jiu jitsu. So, working with someone to create Iconic Jiu Jitsu portraits is always a blast! Lucky for us, after photographing some teammates at Atlanta's IBJJF Summer Open, we were able to squeeze in a quick session with the "Kimura Queen", Shawna Awad, at the UFC Gym Perimeter. Shawna is a badass bombshell who has been training jiu jitsu since March of 2015. And in May of 2017, Shawna received her Blue Belt from the legendary Roberto Traven himself. What better way to celebrate such an Iconic achievement than with an Iconic photoshoot on the mats?!? Shawna absolutely killed it, but don't just take our word for it. Scroll through Shawna's set and see if it doesn't feel like she's about to pop out of the screen and take your arm home with her!