THE RED CORNER
NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29th, 2025
Monday Mindset, Junior Samurai Stripe Challenge, Membership Updates, and Facility FAQ Links all available at the bottom!
Happy Monday Team!
We’re fresh off a pretty incredible week of events and diving head first into another one. Big thank yous to guest coaches Harry Smythe and Will Weisser for stepping onto the mats and sharing their time, passion, and experience with us last week! We also had a blast introducing sparring to our Muay Thaigers striking program — some legit up and coming talent in that room and I’m excited to see how that program continues to grow.
Here’s our adjusted Saturday schedule for October 4th:
- 09:00AM – M4A Dynamics
- 10:00AM – Striking 101
- 10:00AM – BJJ Open Mat (running concurrently with striking 101)
- Striking 301: Intro to Sparring and Competition Team Training are cancelled!
We will close the gym early to students at 11:30am for the PRO/AM Sparring event.
If you are interested in volunteering as an usher for our event, contact us asap. We need 2-3 volunteers to help direct parking and small other assorted gigs. Food and drink will be provided, as well as a free hoodie when the new ones drop (or something comparable if you’d prefer it)! Call time is 11am – 3pm or so and you get to watch some of the top talent on the East Coast get after it!
Also, don’t forget that we are hosting the Women’s Open Mat Collective training session on Sunday, 10.5, from 10am – 12pm (gi and nogi). All experience levels welcome!
Moving forward, please note the following event schedule:
- 10.4 / Saturday — PRO/AM Sparring event at 12pm
- 10.5 / Sunday — Women’s BJJ Open Mat hosted by WOMC (Women’s Open Mat Collective) at 10am
- 10.9 / Thursday — Level 2 Shorts Test (REGISTER HERE!)
- 10.19 / Saturday — “Rave in the Grave” Kids Spooky Movie Night and Pizza Bash (5-8pm)
- 10.25 / Saturday — Tap Cancer Out Charity BJJ Event
- 11.01 / Saturday — Gianna Vadino fights for the Ignite Fights 132lb Championship in Minneapolis (details TBA)!
PHEW. We are busy busy bumblebees.
We’ll have more information on these events as we approach but for the time being, mark your calendars and 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