THE RED CORNER
NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WEEK OF JULY 27th, 2026
Monday Mindset, Membership Updates, and Facility FAQ Links all available at the bottom!
Happy Monday team!
We head into Fight Week for Ade Solebo, as he makes his long awaited ring debut at USKA Fights in Trucksville, PA this Saturday just outside of Wilkes-Barre. For those interested in attending, tickets will be available at the door. We’ll also share a PPV/streaming link via our Instagram account as we get more information.
The competition team has had a nice run so far in 2026 and we hope to keep that going with another strong performance this weekend!
On the grappling side, we’ll be running a special Jiu Jitsu workshop this Wednesday night at 7:30pm in place of our regular class. This seminar will take a deep dive into the Triangle choke/position with a comprehensive emphasis on control mechanics, finishes, and escapes (after all, these are all just facets of the same basic principles and skills). This seminar is open to all BJJ students!
We’ll be putting a TON of information out there, so worksheets/cheatsheets will be provided and note taking is encouraged.
Coaches note: success in BJJ is about a lot of different things, but primarily it’s about knowledge and decision making skills. As such, taking an academic approach to the sport is not only useful, it’s essential to achieve any sort of real mastery or skill. Unfortunately, we can only absorb so much information at once, and if we were to run every class with just a ton of information presented, we’d all get bored, confused, and frustrated (and we’d also have no time to roll). So we’ll be running these info-heavy workshops on a regular basis to periodically give you an opportunity to comprehensively approach and learn a specific subject. It’ll be up to you to make that knowledge work for you on the mats 🙂
For those who’d rather hit open mat or roll, we’ll have open mat off to the side. So a little something for everyone!
See you on the mats!
–Coach Jackson
You can find this week’s Monday Mindset HERE