THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF MARCH 3rd, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Spring is just around the corner! Last week was a nice reminder that it won’t always be overcast, cold, and bitter. The cooler months of April and May are some of […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 3/3/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is RED for Fitness! Students can earn their stripe this week by designing a 5 minute workout routine, and performing it over 3 days this week. Bonus points if you can get a parent or sibling to join in!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! This week we’re keeping it simple — no special events, no competitions, just good old fashioned training. March will see North Star return to action at the USA Muay Thai Nationals […]
ADVERSITY WEEK OF 2/24/25 “Adversity introduces a man to himself.” That is a quote I heard many years ago when I was just getting off the ground as an amateur fighter. It found me at a particularly important time in my life and resonated with me, becaming a core tenet of my approach to […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 2/24/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Blue for Initiative! Students can earn their stripe this week by cleaning their room from top to bottom. Parent’s, it’s up to you to determine if this task has been completed!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17th, 2025 Happy Sunday Team! Wanted to send this out a day early in case there were any questions about our schedule tomorrow — we are open as normal! This includes our 9am and 10am striking […]
BE EAGER, NOT EXPECTANT WEEK OF 2/17/25 Be eager, not expectant. You may often find that the moments you expect to be your greatest acts of glory may be the most humbling experiences. And, conversely, facing challenges that you fear may humiliate you will sometimes be the vehicle through which you display your greatest […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 2/17/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Green for Technique! Students can earn a green stripe this week by teaching a parent or sibling (with parental supervision) one NEW technique. Must be something they haven’t taught previously before!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 10th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! As you’re reading this I’ll probably be trying to shake off the jet lag from my red eye flight to Munich (by my estimation I will have just landed) — I […]
GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE WEEK OF 2/10/25 “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.” – Thomas Carlyle In my experience, at every stage of my martial arts journey (including now), I’ve always been frustrated with the inability to see the end […]