THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF APRIL 28th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! We are currently in the middle of a giant Muay Thai competition sandwich this week! This past Saturday, three of our up-and-coming athletes participated in the WKA Scrimmage at CFS Academy outside […]
LEARN TO MAKE DUE WEEK OF 4/28/25 That’s it. Learn to make due. Not every day is going to be a great day. Not every opportunity will come to fruition. Not every training partner will level you up. Sometimes, just showing up, having fun, and getting a subpar workout or training session in is […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 4/28/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is BLUE for Initiative! This can be a challenging one, but we believe every student can earn their blue stripe this week if they put in enough time. Students simply need to be able to tie their belt properly! There […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF APRIL 21tst, 2025 Happy Monday Team! We’re back for another big week of training. Energy has been phenomenal on the mats lately so keep it up! We’ll be coasting this week until we hit Saturday, at which point […]
SELF FOCUS WEEK OF 4/21/25 You’ll see it a lot–especially in newer fighters, but in some experienced ones as well: the athlete starts to plan around what the opponent brings to the table. Now, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s important to know the general strengths and weaknesses of who you’re fighting sometimes. […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 4/21/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is GREEN for Technique! Students can earn their green stripe this week by playing three rounds of their favorite Jiu Jitsu game, each round a minimum of three minutes each! This can be achieved throughout the week or in one […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF APRIL 14th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! We just wrapped up a huge week of testing and competition! On Thursday, we passed our latest class of Level 2 Striking students at the shorts test! Congrats to everyone who tested: […]
YOUR NEXT BIG LEAP.. WEEK OF 4/14/25 ..is a collection of Small Wins. When we are standing at “Point A” and desperately want to get to “Point B,” it can be almost impossible to exactly plan out how we will get there. There are so many contingencies, emergencies, and overlooked issues that no matter […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 4/14/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is RED for Fitness! Students can earn their red stripe this week by successfully completing the challenge workout three times over the next seven days. Exercises can be broken up into manageable chunks.
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF APRIL 7th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! On Saturday we had the privilege of hosting Jonathan Thomas, a world champion Jiu Jitsu athlete and highly sought after international coach. Jon spent nearly three hours going above and beyond with […]