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This place is awesome ! I trained with Jackson for years, he's the best trainer around. Extremely knowledgable about the sport, super encouraging! Jackson makes training fun, while pushing me to do my best. I highly recommend !
Coach Jackson is a great instructor who takes on friendly students who are eager to learn. At no point did I feel uncomfortable with the speed or the level of difficulty and the group of people who I am getting to know all seem to enjoy the workouts due to the positive atmosphere that Coach Jackson has created.
Starting with no martial arts experience at all, I've been training at North Star MMA for about 2 months now. It's become something i look forward to every week. Coach Jackson has a great way of describing the intricacies of muay thai in exceptionally easy to understand ways. Lots of personal instruction and the other people in the gym really help with training. I really like the skills I've picked up so far all while getting a good workout in.
North Star MMA is by far the best training I have received as well as the best MMA facility. Fantastic atmosphere to learn, try, fail and ultimately succeed.
Jackson Galka's expertise and technical instruction easily qualifies him as a "fight nerd." However Jackson's passion and wit will have you kicking, striking and probably laughing too.
Jackson does a great job of integrating all levels of training with all levels of fighters.
Doesn't matter what level you are, you will learn each and every training session.
Top notch instruction, astounding technical expertise, challenging sweat soaked training sessions and a wicked sense of humor make for an unbeatable training academy.
I moved to Philadelphia in October and did a lot of shopping around for a new gym. After checking out NorthStar MMA, I quickly knew it was a perfect fit! I didn’t have much Muay Thai or BJJ experience at the time, but I felt both programs were very welcoming for beginners. Coach Jackson and the rest of the coaching staff have been super helpful in helping me to develop my skills and reach my fitness goals. Coach Jackson has created a great sense of community within the gym and does a great job of keeping the classes interesting, fun and effective! I look forward to each class and I couldn’t be happier to call NorthStar MMA my gym home!
Me and my brother came to train at North Star MMA, and we love it. Very good exercise, really good for getting in shape. Classes are very personal and with very good instructions. I would recommend this place to anyone who is interested in learning Muy Thai, BJJ and looking to get in shape in one of the best ways. It is also a very fun environment with great people.
Jackson is a huge asset to the combat sports community with years of experience as a fighter and trainer under his belt.
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 5/26/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is RED for initiative! Students can earn their red stripe by successfully completing 15 minutes of cumulative planking over the week! We recommend sets of :60. This one is challenging!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF MAY 19th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Crazy — the unofficial start of Summer is just one week away! As such, we’ll be working off an adjusted holiday schedule for Memorial Day Weekend. Please make sure to mark […]
GIVE EXCUSES AN INCH.. AND THEY’LL TAKE A MILE WEEK OF 5/19/25 Excuses are powerful. They are often appropriate–some of us have injuries, or restraints on our time or finances, that prohibit us from pursuing some of our goals. But they often push their boundaries, and trick us into thinking they absolve us of […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 5/19/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is BLUE for initiative! Students can earn their challenge stripe by picking a room in their house to tidy up — but not their bedroom! Bonus points if you surprise your parents with your work. After all, we are taking initiative […]
NORTH STAR MOVES TO 6673 GERMANTOWN AVE THIS JULY! We anticipate moving the weekend of the 5th or 12th Hey team! We are just weeks away from our big move over to the new facility at 6673 Germantown Ave in Mt. Airy. North Star will take up residence in the former St Michael’s Parrish, […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF MAY 12th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Another solid week of training in the books! We won’t see any special events this week, but going into next week we have a ton of stuff going on so let’s make […]
ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES WEEK OF 5/12/25 One of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in training is intensity. Often, students believe that high intensity means high volume, high damage, high violence, and high risk. You know, a real intense round. Now, that is a form of intensity. But the type of intensity we want […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: TECHNIQUE WEEK OF 5/12/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is GREEN for Technique! Students can earn their challenge stripe by teaching their favorite move to a parent. Make sure to break it down into steps so it’s easy to understand!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF MAY 5th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! We closed out a big effort this weekend with the ISKA National Tournament in Delaware. Six of our athletes competed en route to a #3 overall team placement and two gold medals! […]
ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES WEEK OF 5/5/25 I’m not sure if there’s a sport that has produced more widely used expressions than boxing. Take it on the chin, against the ropes, sucker punch — and the topic of today’s article, roll with the punches. Combat sports teach many practical skills, but one of its most […]