THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF OCTOBER 7th, 2024 Happy Monday Team! We are fresh off the heels of a successful outing at Grappling Industries this past weekend. North Star fielded a small team of three, but with big results. Ryan DeRoberties goes […]
MONDAY MINDSET: WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE WEEK OF 10/7/24 Wherever you go, there you are. I can only really speak to my own journeys, and my own dreams. But every time I set out to do something, I always ended up somewhere else than where I thought I would be. When we […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: TECHNIQUE WEEK OF 10/7/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Green for Technique! Students are tasked with watching a Jiu Jitsu or Muay Thai match (if they are in the kickboxing program) and reporting back. What did you observe? Were there any techniques you recognized? Did it look fun? […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30th, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Full disclosure, I often write these on Sunday as if I were writing them Monday morning 🙂 I am currently in terminal 4 in LAX awaiting our return flight to Philadelphia after […]
MONDAY MINDSET: PASSION WEEK OF 9/30/24 I have a disproportionate response to getting a sliver. Getting hit in the head, or getting twisted on the mats, doesn’t really bother me too much. But a splinter? A tiny piece of wood or metal that works its way into your skin and just stays there, throbbing, […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 9/30/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Red for Fitness! Students can earn a red stripe by sharing a workout with a parent three times this week. Bonus points if you can teach them something fun!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Was able to take a quick hop down to Florida to see some family this weekend, then it’s off to the races again as we head to Los Angeles for a […]
MONDAY MINDSET: PASSION WEEK OF 9/23/24 I’m a huge fan of etymology, the study of words and their origins (not to be confused with entomology, the study of bugs, which is also pretty cool I guess). If we understand the history of words and their uses, we learn more about what it means to […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 9/23/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Blue for Kindness! Students can earn a blue stripe this week by completing three “Parent’s Choice” tasks or chores. These tasks or chores can be of any scale, but we suggest that parents choose challenging, but completable tasks.
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16th, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Let’s give a big round of applause to our two athletes, Makhi and Tre, for outstanding performances at Gut Check Championship this past Saturday night. Both athletes exhibited extremely high level […]