DEEP 6 Tournament (Japanese Wrasslin'!)

This past weekend I was asked to take some pictures at my friend's judo tournament and it was a very interesting shoot to say the least. This wasn't my first sporting event shoot but it was my first shoot at a jujitsu tournament. The venue was a small gym / ring located near a small lumber yard near Shin-Kiba station in Chiba. The picture above is my favorite shot! As you can see, the gym/ring itself was super dark and we were asked not use flash photography, so I had to set my camera at the highest ISO and hope for the best. Below are a couple of shots from the event! But the one above just says it all!