THE RED CORNER
NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WEEK OF AUGUST11th, 2025
Happy Monday Team!
Two weeks in and it’s starting to feel like home!
We have a number of improvements still on the horizon — in fact we just secured some mats for the basement area which will, eventually, be turned into an open mat heavy bag area. More to come as well.
Our big order of business today is to tie up the loose ends on our volunteer effort! If you donated your time and effort to help in the move from Greene to the Church (or any of the associated projects, like cleaning out Greene St) please make sure your info is both present and accurate on the following spread sheet! It is not important that it remains in alphabetical order. It’s simply sorted as such to help you see if some of your info is already listed.
>>> North Star Volunteer Info List
Beyond that, we are back to cooking up some special events!
Up first, we are debuting a new program here at the academy, our 4-Week Intro to Jiu Jitsu course!
We will build a foundation in the grappling arts from the ground up in a progressive manner, starting with mechanics and working forward into concepts, techniques, and live drills.
This is designed as a low impact, introductory course with an emphasis on mobility, strength, and flexibility training and a de-emphasis on fast paced, competitive drills.
The cost for non-member is $179 and it includes a gi. Family members can enjoy an exclusive 25% discount as well, making this a perfect opportunity for someone in your family to jump on the mats and try it out without any long term commitments.
This course is free for members and will meet every Tuesday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 11am from 9/2 – 9/27. Participants will need a BJJ gi in order to attend.
For more information, and to register, head to this link: Intro to Jiu Jitsu Course
September will also see both the return of our massive PRO/AM Sparring meetup as well as the debut of our Sunday Service open mat. In October, we will tentatively be hosting a large women’s Jiu Jitsu open mat as well. LOTS of big things coming down the pipeline so stay tuned!
In the meantime, I’ll see you on the mats (and make sure NOT TO PARK ON SPRINGER STREET 🙂 )
–Coach Jackson
You can find this week’s Monday Mindset HERE
You can find this week’s Junior Samurai Stripe Challenge HERE