The WKA is proud to
recognize The September gym
of the month as Crazy 88's
MMA. Located at 724 Troy
Hill Drive in Elkridge
Maryland.
Gym Origin
Established in 2005 by
Julius Park, a Yale graduate
in psychology and a black
belt in Brazilian jujitsu
trained by Lloyd Irving.
Instructors Aung La
Nsang (Striking) Keith
Cebula (Grappling)
Vannessa Griffin (Kids
Martial Arts Coach) John
Johnson (Striking) Tye
Ryan Murphy (Grappling)
David Zwanetz (Grappling)
Brian Leitzel (Wrestling
coach) Cathy Tran-Zwanetz
(Kids Martial Arts)
Alongside striking and Muay
Thai coach, Aung La N Sang
Crazy 88's MMA has a core
foundation of training in
BJJ, Muay Thai, Boxing,
Wrestling and judo.
Training Technique
With multiple world
champions in BJJ homegrown
from the curriculum and
multiple Muay Thai National
and World champions Crazy
88's is an establishment
that caters to regular
people and is not just a pro
gym.
When reached out
to for some words on the
training employed at Crazy
88's MMA, Aung La N Sang
(current ONE middleweight
World Champion) stated that
"we use a boxing
progression system where
novices are given
fundamentals to graduate to
intermediate classes...they
then graduate to combat
classes where we work on
everything from striking
clinches and developing a
strong fight I.Q." (cont)
"as a coach I find it
critical to develop a
personal connection with
each of my fighters learning
their body types and
personalities to discover
the best way to train them
to go on to greater
success".
Success has
been synonymous with the
training provided at crazy
88 MMA.
Top
Fighters:
One of the
gyms fastest rising stars is
Tafon Nchukwi is bound for a
path of future success say
Sang.
In addition to
Tafon, two recognized
regional Muay Thai Champions
Keeman Diop and Ricardo
Mixco have both recently
signed exclusive contracts
to compete for the Lions
Fight combat promotion in
the U.S.
Also
noteworthy to mention is
Ring of Combat Welterweight
World Champion and Shogun
fights recognized World
Champion John Delbrugge yet
another homegrown talent
from the Crazy 88's MMA
camp.
It goes without
saying that Crazy 88's MMA
gym is one of the premier
fight gyms in the country
where anyone at all
regardless of age, sex, or
skill level can go on to
train, learn and develop the
discipline to become a
future fighting champion.