Here we go! Every year I say I’m never going to do this again, yet every year here we are! Wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m really looking forward to welcoming you all into our new home here in Mount Airy for an afternoon of friendly but competitive sparring. This post will cover all […]
In order to continue to provide clear service to you here at the academy, we are updating some of our enrollment terms. These will take effect as of 9/15/25. Many of these are simply small adjustments to our current policies which have been included in all enrollment/registration forms previously. Please note the following: 1, All […]
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, […]
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 […]
Happy Monday Team! My day-to-day teaching schedule is such journey between extremes. On one end, I teach the littlest students (ages 5+) and on the other I’m working with seasoned fighters. And, obviously, everything in between. As adults we can often be looking too far ahead into the future. To some distant time when everything […]
Happy Monday Team! Big thank you to everyone who made it out for our 6 Year Anniversary Party! I promised everyone I’d go for an Irish Goodbye at some point, but when I attempted to escape it still took me 45 minutes I guess that’s how you know it was a good […]