THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Reminder that all classes are cancelled today in observance of the holiday. We’ll be back to our regular schedule tomorrow! Labor Day is one of my favorite holidays — sure, the 3 […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF AUGUST 26TH, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Coming off a productive, but unfortunate weekend at the WKA tournament. Standout Tim Green worked his tail off in preparation for his entry into the 174lb Open Class division, which featured […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF AUGUST 19TH, 2024 Happy Monday Team! I had the pleasure of attending a striking workshop with Kru Bob Perez, owner of Main Street Boxing in Houston, TX. Kru Bob’s accomplishments are extensive in the training world — […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF AUGUST 12TH, 2024 Happy Monday Team! This past weekend we brought a small crew to our sister academy, 8 Limbs in West Philadelphia, for a day of friendly, competitive sparring. These events are a great pathway for […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF AUGUST 5TH, 2024 Happy Monday Team! Hard to believe, but we are already in August! Where does the time go?? Summer “ends” at the end of the month (but don’t worry, all you crazy people that love […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR ACADEMY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WEEK OF JULY 29th, 2024 Happy Monday Team! We had a great showing this past weekend at the PBJJF Summer Open just down the road in Bala Cynwyd. Four of our athletes got right to work on the mats […]
THE RED CORNER NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE NORTH STAR MMA ACADEMY Happy Monday Team! First I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who came out this Saturday for our 7 year anniversary get together. It was super low key, but a ton of fun. As is often the case I usually forget […]
MONDAY MINDSET: WHAT WE DO IN THE DARK WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE LIGHT WEEK OF 5/20/24 What we do in the dark, will always be brought into the light. If you could boil down the lessons I’ve learned from my competitive fight career into an easily digestible nugget, this would be it. Fighting […]
THE RED CORNER WEEK OF 4.01.24 Happy Monday Team! This week we see Joe Angelo and coach Bill Kirner make their Muay Thai debut at the USA Muay Thai Grand Nationals in Hockessin, Delaware. This 4-day tournament draws talent from all over the East Coast and beyond to compete for the title of National […]
Happy Monday Team! February’s Slamboree was a great success — congratulations to both Mike and Coltrane on their advancement to blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Although technically only the second adult belt in BJJ, the blue belt is not easy to achieve. It demands a working understanding of the basic mechanics of the art, […]
MONDAY MINDSET: ONE STEP AT A TIME MARTIAL ARTS MINDSET FOR SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE MATS Short one for you this week. This is just a quick reminder to allow yourself to work towards your goals one small step at a time. We often paralyze ourselves by trying to conquer the magnitude of our […]
THE RED CORNER || 09.25.23 || Updates from the north star mma academy in philadelphia Happy Monday Team! We have a HUGE week ahead of us in our Jiu Jitsu program. Before I get into details, let’s give a big congrats to our Jiu Jitsu competition team for a solid performance this past weekend at […]
Happy Monday Team! We are CLOSED today for regular classes, but we’ll be hosting an open mat from 10am – 12pm (approximately). All students are welcome to attend and mess around on the mats! We’ll be running 5 minute rounds on the timer and the rest is up to you. Have any family or friends […]