Training with the Phoenix

 The Warrior Factory had a special training session with Najee Richardson, one of the top ninjas from the show, and of course James wanted to go. :)  He had a great time training with Najee, although the session was for 6-9 year olds, so a lot of the obstacles were on the easier side for him. :)  They have a very tall Devil Steps that he (James) tried, but there was a long reach for the transition at the top, and he wasn't quite ready to go for it yet.  At the end, Najee tried to beat his own lache record (swing from one bar and leap to grab another), which he did!  I think the distance was an amazing 15 feet.

You may notice that in the group picture, James wiggled his way over to be right next to Najee. :) 

Najee was also a gymnast.  Apparently so was another girl there, because after James told Najee that he also did gymnastic, the girl challenged James to a handstand contest.  (She won, but it was close.)