Jim O'Neil's photos with the keyword: sport

This weekend I took my Guests from Japan to see The World Eskimo Indian Olympics; an annual competition held by the indigenous people. This is the two foot high kick; wherein the contestant must leap into the air, kick the ball with both feet and land back on the floor on both feet without falling. After each round the ball is moved upwards about 4 inches, 10cm. This year the winner was able to kick a ball over 9 feet high, over 3 meters high!

So! Today I took my small Japanese tour group (Kumikosan) in to town to see the WEIO (2010 World Eskimo Indian Olympics). Above are my sketches of two of the events, the forehead push and the onehand reach. Most of the Eskimo games/sports were planned to take place requiring little space (such as the two above) as they were performed/practiced often during the long winter inside the Iglu (house), which was usually small and subsequently, easy to heat. Ink and watercolor on 5 by 9 inch 140 pound cold pressed.