Lazers Pointed at Crazy 88 Kids Team

Stressed out from dealing with children all day, the Crazy 88 staff decided to take the kids to Lazer Tag to relieve their pent-up aggression. Aiden bore the brunt of the laser assault as he stood dead center against the Red Team. Years of video game playing did not come in handy as Coach Jon and Coach Chris decimated Team Stunna. Next week, its to the Smithsonian!

National Zoo – Hot but Fun for the Kids

This week’s field trip for the Kids Summer Program participants was to the National Zoo in DC.  The weather reports indicated that it might rain and there were some drizzles on the way there but the weather was clear once we arrived at the Zoo.  Because of the (nonexistent) rain, the Zoo was pretty empty which allowed us to see all the major exhibits pretty quickly; the big winners with the kids were the Pandas and the Small Mammal house.  Tomorrow the little animals will be back in training at the Crazy 88 Zoo.

First Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Belt is…

Chris “Short Round” Tran!

Chris has been training from 9 AM – 10 PM during the summer and exemplifies the attitude that we are looking for at Crazy 88.  For his first tournament (2010 Grapplers Quest US Nationals), the coaches wanted him to do Intermediate and despite some personal and familial misgivings, he entered the tournament, and won all his matches by submission.

A few weeks later, Chris was asked to move up to the Advanced division, despite falling at least 2 years below the training time recommendation, and he again challenged himself, winning a Gold and Silver.

When not winning tournaments and training, Chris can be found aggravating David Zwanetz re: the Process.

Crazy 88 Summer Program Visits National Air & Space Museum

The Crazy 88 Summer Program Kids took a break from 3-a-day Mixed Martial Arts practices to visit the National Air and Space Museum in Virginia. It was all planes and rocketships and helicopters.  Although most of the adults fell asleep during the IMAX movie about engines and all sorts of other gadgetry, the subject matter was apparently quite intriguing to those 12 years old and under.   The infamous beltway traffic which mentally decimated the staff was seemingly also quite enjoyable for the van-riding children.  Overall a very dichotomous experience.

Baltimore Aquarium – First Destination for Kids Summer Program

The Kids Summer Program participants took their first field trip today – this one to the Baltimore National Aquarium.  We were able to park the school van relatively easily and get into the facility no problem.  The dolphin show and big stingray pit were the big hit attractions and, surprisingly, the kids just blew past the shark portion of the trip.  We also had a Crazy 88 student Scott Heindl, an employee of the aquarium, go out of his way and feed some of the animals for the kids.