OZAKI’S ORDEALS X HOSTILE DIVISION - 07/04/25 - 07/18/25
ORDEAL HAS ENDED.
There is a pressure in the deep. A silence that does not forgive the surface-dweller.
Down there - beneath the noise and the flashes and the ego - you are stripped of illusion.
This is where truth lives. This is where we go.
The Realize Depth Ordeal was not made for comfort.
It was built with Hostile Division to test the body, rattle the breath, and force the mind to find light where there should be none.
Healing does not happen at the surface. Meaning does not float.
You must dive. You must descend.
You must Realize Depth.
Ordeal Guidelines: Complete 1 task below
Choose your trials. Document your experience. Submit proof. Earn your Depth.
1. The Breath of Pressure
Find a body of water - ocean, lake, river, or tub.
Train and record your longest static breath-hold underwater.
Minimum requirement: 2 minutes. But the deeper challenge is in the stillness - observe what surfaces when your body begs to rise.
2. Weighted Descent
Wearing a 20-40lb weighted vest or ruck, perform:
- 1 mile ruck/run
- 50 sandbag cleans (or dumbbell equivalents)
- 50 push-ups
- 50 step-ups
All movements to be completed in a single effort.
This is a descent into physical strain - do not stop at discomfort. Realize what is buried under pain.
3. Saltwater Confession
Stand in the sea. Or a river. Or beneath your shower if you have nothing else.
Speak your greatest fear or failure aloud. Own it.
Then write a letter to your past self - what they needed to hear at their lowest point.
Submit the letter. Truth is heavy. Let it sink.
4. Free Dive into Silence
No phone. No talking. No distractions.
Find a place away from others - deep woods, shorelines, or isolation.
Sit for 1 hour in silence, eyes open, no distractions.
Afterward, write what came to the surface.
Not everything that rises from the deep is beautiful - but it’s all yours.
5. Depth to Another
Choose one person in your life who is struggling - physically, mentally, or spiritually.
Without asking or expecting anything in return, show up for them.
Train with them. Feed them. Listen to them. Give something that costs you time, presence, or comfort.
Then write what you learned from their depth.
When you’ve completed your tasks, submit your evidence - video, written, visual - via DM to @ozakisordeals on Instagram.
Completion unlocks limited Realize Depth relics from Ozaki’s Ordeals x Hostile Division.
Only those who have gone down will be marked.
Once password is received, head to Relics page and enter the password.
“The surface is safe.
But the current calls.
And down there…
is where you find who you are.”
-Ozaki
