THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF APRIL 14th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! We just wrapped up a huge week of testing and competition! On Thursday, we passed our latest class of Level 2 Striking students at the shorts test! Congrats to everyone who tested: […]
YOUR NEXT BIG LEAP.. WEEK OF 4/14/25 ..is a collection of Small Wins. When we are standing at “Point A” and desperately want to get to “Point B,” it can be almost impossible to exactly plan out how we will get there. There are so many contingencies, emergencies, and overlooked issues that no matter […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 4/14/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is RED for Fitness! Students can earn their red stripe this week by successfully completing the challenge workout three times over the next seven days. Exercises can be broken up into manageable chunks.
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF APRIL 7th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! On Saturday we had the privilege of hosting Jonathan Thomas, a world champion Jiu Jitsu athlete and highly sought after international coach. Jon spent nearly three hours going above and beyond with […]
JUST SHOW UP WEEK OF 4/7/25 Quick one for you this week, mostly because I’m exhausted from the past week and I also ran sprints this morning with the crew (by the way, you are all invited, Sundays @ 9:30am at the Roxborough High School track.. just sayin’!). Often, we try to pre-qualify our […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 4/7/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is BLUE for initiative! Students can earn their blue stripe this week by successfully completing their parent’s choice tasks. Parents, you can choose up to 3 tasks or chores — big or small — that must be completed in order […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF MARCH 31st, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Spring is in the air! Which means, time for my annual hygiene chat 🙂 We might think that armbars, slams, and overhands are the most dangerous things on the mats. In […]
Spring has Sprung! We might think that armbars, slams, and overhands are the most dangerous things on the mats. In some cases, they could be. However, our biggest enemy here are microscopic adversaries: ringworm, staph, impetigo, and worse. Keeping yourself and your gear fresh and clean is not just a pleasant and polite thing to do for […]
YES OR NO WEEK OF 3/31/25 My two favorite words in the English language. Yes, and No. Yes is usually my first favorite, because it means I’m going to get what I want, or that we are in agreement so we can move forward. No is also super useful. Now, I may not get […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: TECHNIQUE WEEK OF 3/31/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is GREEN for technique! Students can earn their green stripe this week by memorizing the scoring system in IBJJF/standard BJJ competition. There are six methods of scoring, each with their own point value. Students must get 4/6 correct in order […]