THE RED CORNER
NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WEEK OF JULY 28th, 2025
Happy Monday Team!
WE DID IT!
Before we get into the recap of the past four days, I want to make sure everyone has some basic info about our new location.
So I’ve put together a quick FAQ on our blog that covers the important stuff like address, entrance, and…. PARKING! Make sure to read up before you head over this week and have some patience with the change in routine.
Now.. what an absolutely Herculean effort by the community at large to get this project done. I am incredibly proud of having basically built the Greene St gym from the ground up mostly by myself. As a plucky new gym owner, putting a piece of myself into every surface, structure, and feature of the gym was a point of pride for me. And it still is.
But the Church was another level of work and the first time in my professional career that I was outmatched by the task at hand (that is to say, everything that’s ever needed to get done has gotten done.. but not necessarily perfectly! Just, done!). This has been an exercise in many things, but mostly in gratitude. So, thank you!
The list of contributors is too long to write here, but I would like to give a special shout out to David Schickman of Total Home Tile for the trim and structure work on the subfloor. David did an incredible job that tied up all the loose ends on the sprung floor system and dressed it up beautifully.
The transition machine ran 14+ hours every day from Thursday to Sunday night to get everything squared away and we are officially open for classes tomorrow, as promised!
And, as promised, classes will be held inside one of the most beautiful facilities in the entire country. I say that without hyperbole. So excited to share it with all of you!
And, mostly, to retire from my brief stint as Project Manager, GC, and day laborer — all of which I did eagerly, but poorly — and get back to my real gig as martial arts coach!
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