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This place is awesome ! I trained with Jackson for years, he's the best trainer around. Extremely knowledgable about the sport, super encouraging! Jackson makes training fun, while pushing me to do my best. I highly recommend !
Coach Jackson is a great instructor who takes on friendly students who are eager to learn. At no point did I feel uncomfortable with the speed or the level of difficulty and the group of people who I am getting to know all seem to enjoy the workouts due to the positive atmosphere that Coach Jackson has created.
Starting with no martial arts experience at all, I've been training at North Star MMA for about 2 months now. It's become something i look forward to every week. Coach Jackson has a great way of describing the intricacies of muay thai in exceptionally easy to understand ways. Lots of personal instruction and the other people in the gym really help with training. I really like the skills I've picked up so far all while getting a good workout in.
North Star MMA is by far the best training I have received as well as the best MMA facility. Fantastic atmosphere to learn, try, fail and ultimately succeed.
Jackson Galka's expertise and technical instruction easily qualifies him as a "fight nerd." However Jackson's passion and wit will have you kicking, striking and probably laughing too.
Jackson does a great job of integrating all levels of training with all levels of fighters.
Doesn't matter what level you are, you will learn each and every training session.
Top notch instruction, astounding technical expertise, challenging sweat soaked training sessions and a wicked sense of humor make for an unbeatable training academy.
I moved to Philadelphia in October and did a lot of shopping around for a new gym. After checking out NorthStar MMA, I quickly knew it was a perfect fit! I didn’t have much Muay Thai or BJJ experience at the time, but I felt both programs were very welcoming for beginners. Coach Jackson and the rest of the coaching staff have been super helpful in helping me to develop my skills and reach my fitness goals. Coach Jackson has created a great sense of community within the gym and does a great job of keeping the classes interesting, fun and effective! I look forward to each class and I couldn’t be happier to call NorthStar MMA my gym home!
Me and my brother came to train at North Star MMA, and we love it. Very good exercise, really good for getting in shape. Classes are very personal and with very good instructions. I would recommend this place to anyone who is interested in learning Muy Thai, BJJ and looking to get in shape in one of the best ways. It is also a very fun environment with great people.
Jackson is a huge asset to the combat sports community with years of experience as a fighter and trainer under his belt.
STRIKING 301 || 11.15.23 || MUAY THAI SPARRING CLASS HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR STRIKING 301 MUAY THAI SPARRING CLASS ON 11.15.23 Photos are free to use by students. Striking 301 is a Muay Thai Sparring class at the North Star Academy in Philadelphia. Muay Thai sparring is an essential part of any Muay Thai fighter’s […]
MONDAY MINDSET: BE THE PROBLEM, DON’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM Mental tips, tricks, and productive perspectives. Monday Mindset: Be The Problem, Don’t Solve The Problem When stepping onto the mats or the ring canvas for the first few times, it’s easy to view the upcoming fight as a problem that you need to solve. I suppose that, objectively, there’s some truth to that: each opponent will […]
THE RED CORNER || 11.13.23 || PHILADELPHIA MUAY THAI News and updates from North Star MMA in Philadelphia Happy Monday Team! We are fresh off a long and productive competitive weekend with both our Jiu Jitsu team and our Striking Team putting in the work. On Saturday, we participated in the Tap Cancer Out Charity Tournament in […]
The Jiu Jitsu Competition Team headed up to Hatfield, PA for an afternoon of BJJ at the Tap Cancer Out Charity Tournament! Congrats to Dashaun Kimp, Ryan DeRobertis, and Kelsey O’Brien for their gold medal finishes. Action and silly shots below 🙂
MONDAY MINDSET || 11.06.23 || PHILADELPHIA MMA Mental tips, tricks, and productive perspectives Monday Mindset: You’re Both The Driver — And The Mechanic Imagine this scenario: you’re behind the wheel of an F1 race car in the most important race of your life. You pull into the pit stop and the lead mechanic slaps a few things together then offers you a thumbs up. “Hey […]
THE RED CORNER || 11.06.23 || PHILADELPHIA MMA News and updates from North Star MMA in Philadelphia Happy Monday Team! We are going to be firing off on all cylinders until we reach the Thanksgiving Holiday, so buckle up and get ready to roll! Our full event lineup is as follows: 11.11 Tap Cancer […]
Hey Team! Just a reminder that our new Friday night class starts this week! Friday Night’s Jiu Jitsu 101 “Nogi Live Drills” class will focus on positional, live drills both incorporating and moving beyond the position of the month. This class is open to all BJJ students with 1+ months experience, and the nogi apparel […]
Monday Mindset: Yin and Yang Lately, I’ve been fascinated with the Yin Yang symbol. For something so simple, the depth contained within could span entire book series (and, I’m sure, it has over the centuries). Today I want to speak on only one element of the symbol: the contrasting dot within the center of each opposing side. In the white side, there is a black dot; and in the black side, a […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND EVENTS FROM NORTH STAR MMA Happy Monday Team! Just wrapped up a great training session with the Tap Cancer Out competition team and everyone is looking super sharp! The TCO tournament is scheduled for November 11th in Hatfield, PA. If you would like to donate to the cause, you can visit the team fundraising page here (and donate […]
To be fair, it’s not a necessary requirement to be in elite shape to be successful in combat sports. Plenty examples exist of poorly conditioned athletes winning their fights due to disparities in skill, advantageous stylistic matchups, or just pure luck. With that said, good conditioning solves every problem that bad conditioning creates. One of the most […]