JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: TECHNIQUE WEEK OF 6/2/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is GREEN for technique! Students can earn their green stripe by being able to explain and demonstrate at least four different ways to score points — including how much each achievement is worth! You can find this information in our […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF MAY 26th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Saludos de Madrid! I am on a short trip across the Atlantic to train Muay Thai, eat some jamon, soak up some rays (and culture), and hike. The kickboxing scene here in […]
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE WEEK OF 5/26/25 What is the universal language? Some would say love, music, or probably another saccharine platitude. I would, truly, say that it is violence. It is the method of communication we use when diplomacy and words fail. It’s understood across all cultures. And it’s a reality of every day […]
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 […]