by Julius Park | Nov 24, 2015 | Gym Reviews
Hi, my name is Khalil Smith and I’m currently in school to become an interior designer. Well, of course, my hobbies are training predominantly. However, when I’m not at the gym I like to spend time with family or with my close friends. I’m training...
by Julius Park | Nov 21, 2015 | BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News
For the third time since the 2015 World Championships, Team Crazy 88 suited up and drove three hours to New York to compete in the New York Pro on November 21st, 2015. 17 competitors from Crazy 88 filled up white to brown belt divisions in various weight classes. In...
by Julius Park | Nov 6, 2015 | Gym Reviews, Kickboxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing
Christine: My name is Christine Guerra [SP] and I’m an actress and part-time bartender. I came into 88 because I was looking to get back into martial arts and I was Googling gyms in the area and I noticed a lot of good reviews about 88 and it just sparked my...
by Julius Park | Oct 24, 2015 | Articles, Competition Results, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, News
Maryland MMA Fighter Jon Delbrugge improved his professional MMA record to 7-2 on Saturday, October 24th, 2015. Jon had his second fight with an organization known as Shogun Fights in Downtown Baltimore at the Royal Farms Arena, which is relatively close to his Howard...
by Julius Park | Oct 10, 2015 | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News
The kid’s competition team had an amazing day on Saturday, October 10th, 2015. Coach Tim, Coach Vannessa, and Coach Aung La had been recruiting kids for over two months to compete in the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) tournament in Pennsylvania at...
by Julius Park | Oct 7, 2015 | Articles, BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Training Tips
A quick google search indicates that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts worldwide suffer from a behavioral pattern referred to as the “Blue Belt Curse”. Formerly-disciplined students that would be at the gym 4-5 times a week, slowly fade away until newer...
by Julius Park | Oct 6, 2015 | Articles, Training Tips
The Multiplier Effect: multiplier | noun | a factor by which an increment exceeds the resulting increment As simple multiplication has taught us, we can achieve exponential increases through previous, smaller factors. Efforts compound to produce results that are...
by Julius Park | Oct 5, 2015 | Articles, Training Tips
As a MMA coach, I get exposed to different individuals all the time who want to compete in Mixed Martial Arts. The most common question relates to fighting professionally – specifically “how long does it take?” I really hate this question because it...
by Julius Park | Sep 25, 2015 | Gym Reviews
My name is Aiana Rodriguez. I am a graduate student and a research coordinator at Johns Hopkins University. My usual hobbies include video games, cars, and more video games. I have been training at Crazy 88 for a little over a year. I was nervous about being able to...
by Julius Park | Sep 23, 2015 | Articles, Strength and Conditioning, Training Tips
In the first article in this series, I discussed priorities in training for MMA and jiu jitsu and where conditioning fits in a training program. In part two, we’ll discuss strength and power training and how to set up a basic strength and conditioning program. ...
