THE RED CORNER
NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WEEK OF JULY 7th, 2025
Happy Monday Team!
Crazy week — just a few minutes after last week’s newsletter hit your inbox, we got the email that we’ve been waiting more than 12 months for: our new home at 6673 had passed all inspections and we were to receive the keys that day! So, over the last 7 days we’ve taken more measurements than you’d find at Paris Fashion Week, carried a small forest’s worth of lumber (6,000+ lbs) through the front doors, and assembled nearly 3,000 square feet of our new sprung floor. It was an incredible effort and the list of helpers on these tasks is too large to list right now (but don’t worry, we have a nice little surprise for you guys down the line).
In addition, we finally have our Project Timeline and moving dates ready to go — I’ll detail these below!
This was also an amazing week for our Youth Program as well, not to be overshadowed by the developments on Germantown Ave.
Let’s give a big congratulations to the following Junior Samurai students on their rank advancement:
- King: Yellow/White Belt
- Owen: Grey/Black Belt
- Cole: Grey Belt
- Joel: Grey/White Belt
- Alice: Grey/White Belt
Our Fit Jitsu program saw two students move up to the next level in their training. Big congratulations to both Lucas (Yellow/White Belt) and Warren (Green/White Belt) on putting in the work to get there!
These efforts are doubly impressive as the Summer is a notoriously difficult time for kids to stay on task with their training, and we are incredibly proud of every student who’s stayed consistent this year. Congrats to everyone!
Our moving and project timeline is now set. Barring any unforseen setbacks (which, truly, are a possibility) we will be observing the following schedule for our transition to the new space at 6673 Germantown Ave. We’ll have signup sheets available soon for those able to help:
- 7/17 — Receiving of second half of sprung floor lumber. We’ll need 4-5 people to help carry approximately 70 sheets of OSB in this day.
- 7/18 — Sprung Floor prep. Need 1-2 people.
- 7/19 – 7/20 — Final installation of sprung floor. We’ll need 4-6 people to help drill the subfloor into place, as well as rip some plywood and other lumber to size.
- 7/23 — Last day of classes on Greene St 🙁
- 7/24 — Disassembly, cleaning, and staging of Greene St. Could use a crew!
- 7/25 — Moving Day! Could use a big crew!
- 7/26 – 7/27 — Setting up at Germantown Ave. Small crew needed.
- 7/28 — First day of classes at 6673 Germantown Ave! BIGGEST CREW NEEDED 🙂
But for the next 2-ish weeks, it’s back to normal business in the gym. We’ve had quite a run here on Greene St but the chapter isn’t over yet. Make sure to join us and help write the ending it deserves I’ll 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