THE RED CORNER
NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11th, 2024
Happy Monday Team!
We had a great time at the Tap Cancer Out Charity BJJ tournament this past week. Congrats to our athletes that medaled: Johnny Janick, Dashaun Kimp, Marc Ocasio, Jay Hilario, Kelsey O’Brien, and Christian Spearman. Additional props to Michael Doburskin (I probably misspelled that, apologies Mike!), John Janick and Coltrane Jamison for their efforts in their divisions as well.
This year’s tournament was all over the place in terms of skill. Some serious killers in each division and the range of skill levels made for some exciting and challenging matchups.
Up next on the BJJ calendar is a white/blue belt in-house BJJ tournament at a sister school up the street in Jenkintown, United Grappling Arts, on December 14th. See a coach for more details!
Also, don’t forget that this weekend is the Comp Team Clinic featuring four of the top fight coaches in the Philadelphia area! I will be presenting alongside Aaron Meisner of Royal Striking, Charlie Cottone of 8 Limbs, and Bob Peach of Beacon MMA. This event is open to all 201 level students and is free! Yes, totally free! However, a suggested donation of $30 is on the table — we are raising funds for a local fighter recovering from a serious injury. If you’d like to join us, click on the registration form below.
I can’t overstate how groundbreaking this workshop is for the Philadelphia Muay Thai community! It’s part of a continued effort over the past couple years to build a more collaborative, fun, and friendly Muay Thai community here. We are exceptionally lucky in this city to have so many great coaches who enjoy working together and elevating the sport.
This is not the norm for most places and is truly something special.
I hope you’ll all make it through!
For reference, our full event lineup is below:
- 11/16 — Philadelphia Muay Thai Collective Presents: Comp Team Clinic
- 11/22 — WAKO Kickboxing Nationals in Delaware
- 11/28 — Thanksgiving Weekend (schedule TBA)
- 12/14 — United Grappling Arts in-house BJJ Tournament
See you on the mats!
–Coach Jackson
You can find this week’s Monday Mindset HERE
You can find this week’s Junior Samurai Stripe Challenge HERE