THE RED CORNER 5.20.24

NEWS AND EVENTS AT NORTH STAR MMA

 

Happy Monday Team!

We are heading into the unofficial start of Summer on the tail end of an incredibly busy Spring.  The coming Holiday Weekend will be a welcome rest for the staff and students here as we regroup for what’s shaping up to be a fun, active Summer.

One of our major changes taking shape in the coming weeks will be to our Jiu Jitsu program.  If you’ve been active on the mats, you’ll notice a greater emphasis on rolling, stand up work, and integration of experience levels.  We’ll continue down this path as we iron out all the wrinkles.

Generally speaking, expect both a Wrestling workshop and a Judo workshop on the first Monday and Tuesday of each month respectively.  These workshops will lay the foundation for our stand-up skills throughout the month and replace our regularly scheduled classes for those evenings.

Additionally, our Intermediate program will focus on skills and techniques that mirror the macro position of our 101 curriculum while still exploring more advanced concepts and techniques.

All told we expect faster paced classes and an easier pathway into intermediate training and beyond.  I appreciate everyone’s gameness and patience as we turn things on their head a bit and work to even everything out.

Unfortunately, we are unable to host a Judo workshop on the first Tuesday of June — however we will run this workshop on Tuesday, May 28th in lieu of our 7:30pm BJJ class!  Judo Coach Will Dampier will lead the workshop and guide the gi-based standup work for the grappling program moving forward.  Our takedown workshops are open to all members regardless of experience levels.

Also, please note the following Holiday schedule for Memorial Day Weekend:

5.24 FRIDAY — OPEN AS NORMAL

5.25 SATURDAY — OPEN MAT 10AM – 12PM

5.27 MONDAY — CLOSED (Stay posted to our social media for any impromptu open mats)

5.28 TUESDAY — OPEN AS NORMAL, 5PM JUNIOR SAMURAI CLASS CANCELLED

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the mats!

 

–Coach J

You can find this week’s Monday Mindset HERE

You can find this week’s Junior Samurai Stripe Challenge HERE