GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK WEEK OF 6/23/25 Seriously! Give yourself a pat on the back from time to time. We start our journeys as wide eyed beginners, wholly focused mostly on whether we can, or cannot, actually do something. That is the beginner’s burning question: “can I do this?” As we […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: TECHNIQUE WEEK OF 6/23/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is GREEN for technique! Students can earn their green stripe by completing 20 practice reps of their favorite BJJ technique at home!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF JUNE 16th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! I hope all the fathers had a nice and relaxing holiday yesterday! Because today it’s back to work on the mats 🙂 Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 24th — our […]
IT’S GOTTA HURT A LITTLE WEEK OF 6/16/25 I see it all the time: new student joins the gym, “falls in love” with the arts, and is training nearly every day. And then, something small happens: an awkward exchange in the gym, a small injury, a small change in schedule, etc. And then, poof! […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 6/16/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is RED for Fitness! Students can earn their red stripe by completing the following workout four times over the course of the week. Exercises can be broken down into manageable chunks and do not need to be performed consecutively. 50 […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF JUNE 9th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! First of all, congrats to Coach Trevon on his dominant win Saturday night at Freedom Fighting Championships. Trevon put on an aggressive boxing clinic from the first bell to the last, nearly […]
NOVELTY, PLATEAU, REWARD WEEK OF 6/9/25 Novelty, Plateau, Reward. These are the cyclical stages of every endeavor. It’s funny, I am two decades into the game of MMA and I still see this cycle play out in nearly everything I do in life – sometimes the cycles are small, sometimes large. And sometimes small […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 6/9/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is BLUE for Initiative! Students can earn their blue stripe by completing a minimum of 5 random acts of kindness! Write a note, open a door, help with a chore, be a good listener, stay focused, tidy up after dinner […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF JUNE 6th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Welp, looking at the forecast, it’s apparent that we are quickly moving from “Easy Spring” towards “Humid Death Summer” here in Philadelphia. Joy! Please help us help you by remembering to […]
OWN YOUR MISTAKES WEEK OF 6/2/25 Own your mistakes. After all, you made them, right? Here’s the thing–most people have it twisted. In our hyper-connected world, we are privy to the “success” of other people. At least, a cultivated image of success that they often present on social media and other outlets. It can […]