As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).

After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.

Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

From the Photographer's Point of View... Tuesday, May 7

As the article about Hulk's and Flipside Fitness sat on the news stand for readers to check it out, another story about us popped up.  This story however was written by the very photographer who took the shots for 10 Magazine, Greg Samborski, and was posted on his website.  I was so completely flattered when I read what he had written because he was such a talented photographer to work with and very down to earth and fun.  Here's his story of our photo shoot together.

By Greg Samborski, Seoul Photographer

This month 10 Magazine contacted me to photograph the cover for their May 2013 fitness issue. Amy Berezowski, creator of Flipside Fitness, and her husband, Young Bin Kim, owner of Hulk’s Boxing, would be my models for the shoot. We decided to meet and shoot at their new “gym” which, at the time, was an abandoned hair salon and still under MAJOR renovation. By major I mean no electricity, broken glass, shards of mirror, interior garbage, feces and urine strewn all over the premises. (A few homeless people had made the long abandoned space their home — and toilette)

Amy, Young bin and I having such busy schedules, met the only time we could, 9pm on Thursday night. I scouted the building a few hours in advance and decided we would still be better off working in the large mirrored interior than the rooftop which was prone to wind and rain.

Amy is one of the most energetic women I’ve ever met. She’s full of spunk and doesn’t appear to be afraid of anything, including long nights and gruelling work. Young Bin was calm, collected and very easy to work with. Together they seemed a perfect match. Both were a little hesitant to flash their abs as they felt out of shape having devoted the past few months to renovations rather than exercise. To me they still looked lean and mean.

While the focus of our shoot was primarily on fitness, I was sure to snap some pictures that Amy and Young Bin could use for themselves too. We got a some great boxing/sparing shots and even a few couple-ish ones towards the end. I had a great time working with Amy and Young Bin and wish then all the best with their new business endeavor.
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