JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 2/10/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Red for Fitness! Students can earn a red stripe this week by completing this workout four times (can be split over different days and each exercise can be chopped up into manageable chunks): 50 Pushups 50 Squats 3 Minute […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3rd, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Ah yes, February. The coldest and shortest month of the year. Thematically appropriate as this week’s newsletter is both short and kind of boring 🙂 As we roll into a new […]
CASTING SPELLS WEEK OF 2/3/25 Wizards, dragons, magic spells. The stuff of Fantasy, right? And an appropriate topic now that the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set to debut this year on HBO (a fantastic companion piece to the A Song of Ice and Fire written by George R. R. Martin). Previously […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: INITIATIVE WEEK OF 2/3/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Blue for Initiative! Students can earn a blue stripe this week by completing 3 acts of kindness or initiative. Some ideas include: Helping a family member with a chore or task without first being asked Writing a note to […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF JANUARY 27th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! Quick one for you today, as we don’t have much extra stuff in the pipeline over the next two weeks or so. Big thank you to everyone who came out this […]
NEVER LOSE YOUR TEMPER WEEK OF 1/27/25 Conversational phrases often pull from the martial arts’ vernacular. Things like “roll with the punches,” “take it on the chin,” and “don’t lose your temper.” As it pertains to the last phrase, tempering is a process used by bladesmiths to add some durability to the blade, so […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: TECHNIQUE WEEK OF 1/27/25 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Green for Technique! Students can earn a green stripe this week by discovering a new Jiu Jitsu technique online and sharing it with the class or the coaches. The entire library of Jiu Jitsu skills are available online — […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF JANUARY 20th, 2025 Happy Monday Team! First things first, we are open as normal today despite the holiday! If we encounter any weather-related issues we’ll send out a separate e-mail/notification to make sure everyone is on board. […]
INVITATION WEEK OF 1/20/25 You don’t need an invitation to sit at the table. You just need to walk through the door and take your seat. You don’t need an invitation to go to bed earlier. You don’t need an invitation to train more. You don’t need an invitation to practice better habits. So, […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 1/20/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Red for Fitness! Students can earn their stripe this week by performing a minimum of 3 minutes of planks each day for four days. Minimum time spent in a plank at any given time is :30. This one is […]