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 […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 5/5/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is RED for Fitness! Students can earn their challenge stripe by designing a workout routine of five minutes or more, then completing it three times over the week. Bonus points if they can recruit family members to join!
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 […]