MONDAY MINDSET: PASSION WEEK OF 9/30/24 I have a disproportionate response to getting a sliver. Getting hit in the head, or getting twisted on the mats, doesn’t really bother me too much. But a splinter? A tiny piece of wood or metal that works its way into your skin and just stays there, throbbing, […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 9/30/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Red for Fitness! Students can earn a red stripe by sharing a workout with a parent three times this week. Bonus points if you can teach them something fun!
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Was able to take a quick hop down to Florida to see some family this weekend, then it’s off to the races again as we head to Los Angeles for a […]
MONDAY MINDSET: PASSION WEEK OF 9/23/24 I’m a huge fan of etymology, the study of words and their origins (not to be confused with entomology, the study of bugs, which is also pretty cool I guess). If we understand the history of words and their uses, we learn more about what it means to […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 9/23/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Blue for Kindness! Students can earn a blue stripe this week by completing three “Parent’s Choice” tasks or chores. These tasks or chores can be of any scale, but we suggest that parents choose challenging, but completable tasks.
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16th, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Let’s give a big round of applause to our two athletes, Makhi and Tre, for outstanding performances at Gut Check Championship this past Saturday night. Both athletes exhibited extremely high level […]
MONDAY MINDSET: BE UNDENIABLE WEEK OF 9/16/24 Nothing worth having comes easy. And sometimes the difficulty is not in the actual work, but in achieving the recognition of that effort you’ve been putting in. There will often be gatekeepers who stand between you and the goals you are working to achieve – and whether […]
JUNIOR SAMURAI STRIPE CHALLENGE: FITNESS WEEK OF 9/16/24 This week’s Junior Samurai stripe challenge is Green for Technique! Students can earn a green stripe by teaching a complete technique to one of their parents, then each drilling that technique a total of ten times. Make sure to explain the why behind the technique and any […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9th, 2024 Happy Monday Team! With “Summer Vacation” behind us, we have a long unbroken stretch of great weather and great opportunities to train. This is one of my favorite times of year for many reasons, […]
MONDAY MINDSET: THE REAL TREASURE IS THE FRIENDSHIPS YOU MAKE WEEK OF 9/9/24 There’s a cliche in storytelling that’s crossed over into meme territory at this point. That being: at the end of a long journey, when you finally reach the buried treasure, it’s empty — there never was a material prize at the […]