North Star Mixed Martial Arts

|| AUGUST JUDO WORKSHOP || 8.6.24 ||

Join us Tuesday, August 6th, for our August Judo Workshop!

will continue to build off the series' we've been working on these past few months.

This workshop replaced both the 101 and 201 classes that day, and is open to all BJJ students.

See you on the mats!

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Warren advances to yellow/white belt!

This guy came into our program last year with a lot of caution and reservations and has grown into one of our most fearless students. Warren is a great example of consistent, hard work and an eagerness to walk forward towards challenges and chip away at them until the hard parts become easy.

Congrats sir! Well deserved.

July Slamboree in the books! Fun open mat last night with a solid crew 💪

Tuff work last night 💪

Had a fun outing at the tournament today in Bala Cynwyd!

Congrats to

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On strong performances today!

Also big thanks to the "fellas" for coming out to support: Judgment Night Kev, Tall Dashaun, Sports Dad Coltrane, Johnny Salami, British James, and the Dogfather (Ryan).

Back to the mats Monday. EXCELSIOR!

Wednesday's nogi class is popping as usual

Seeing some great progress in the wrestling overall -- we continue with our single leg series through mid August! Make sure to transfer these skills to both your underhook half guard games as well as your seated guard wrestle ups. In many ways they are all the same thing, just on different planes.

We also have a few athletes competing this weekend at the tournament in Bala Cynwyd and hope to see some new skills displayed on the mats!

Slamboree is one week from today! Speak with a coCh if you are interested in testing up to Striking 201 👍

NEW DRIP FOR THE KIDS

FINALLY our Junior Samurai MMA shirts have arrived! Youth sizes available from small to large with plenty to go around.

$25 ea and in stock!

Ok so long post incoming..

Life is about many things, but it's also about cycles. Fighting is a microcosm of life in many ways.. the patterns and rhythms of combat and the training lifestyle behind it mirror the patterns and rhythms of our struggles outside the ring. This is why martial arts training is a key aspect of any healthy lifestyle. But I'm getting off topic..

What you saw last night was a very tough, very gutsy 5 round fight between two of the absolute best women in the USA in their respective weight classes. That is not an exaggeration. Gianna came into the fight at 19-0 and Yaz at 13-0 with 12 stoppages.

What you didn't see was the end of a cycle.

Yaz and G had their first smoker against each other (technically Gs second but I don't count the first). They had a very tough, very gutsy three round fight against each other. This was before G was THE Gianna Vadino and Yaz was THE Yasmine Eubanks.

For the last three years the spectre of Yasmine has been ever present in Gs career. The promise of an impending reckoning where they would eventually have to converge paths again after three years of actively clearing out, quite literally, the entire country of fighters in their class.

When we got the offer to fight Yas it was terrifying in many ways. The end of the cycle was in front of G and who she would be walking OUT of that ring afterwards would be an incredibly different person than she who walked IN.

Life has seminal moments.. births, deaths, marriages.. and for some of us, fights. Many fights are routine, but for each fighter there is usually one that gets its very own chapter in the story of their life. Happy to see this chapter written and closed and excited to put pen to paper for what's next.

Props to both athletes last night, it has been a privilege as a coach to be along for this ride. And congrats to the NEW 132lb champ !

Thanks to the entire team for creating and tending the fertile ground that allows these types of stories to bloom, to for the coaching assist, and to the team for making this happen.

--J ✌️

Thanks to coach Owen for a great wrestling workshop this month! We'll be working the single leg series through mid August 🤼

Yesterday we hosted a Staff Preview for our new space at 6673 (coming sorta soonish, sorta not.. it's complicated). Still in the paperwork phase of getting everything sorted out but it's coming along!

Big week coming up for the academy with ._ and heading to NYC for on Friday!

Get a good night's sleep -- back to work tomorrow 🥊🥊

Makhi Anthony joins Gianna Vadino next week as he makes his debut on the undercard.

Makhi is as smooth as they come and he has put in such an honest and disciplined training camp for this one -- expect a great show! Contact us for tickets.

Thanks to the Warrior's Cup team for getting this one done. Less than two weeks away!

Let's go Khi!!

🥊 ._

Vacation's over, time to train.

We had some incredible performances last weekend at the PRO/AM sparring event.

Apparently we had some hilarious ones as well.

Who were they watching??

Wrong answers only 😉👇👇

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Pics coming soon... !

+1 USA

HBD AMERICA

Enjoy the holiday everyone! Our open mat today was 🔥🔥.. y'all earned your BBQ.

See you on the mats tomorrow.

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Parabens Mike! Time to dust off the gi finally 😂🤙

100% beef no filler 💪

Let's take a moment to appreciate the hard work that ._ has been putting in these past few months. Makhi laced up his work boots and put in a full day of sparring yesterday at our PRO/AM event and then another set today with consummate skill.

Thank you to and the .elite team for hosting a great sparring event and always being extremely gracious in everything they do 🙏

Makhi is 100% a true product of our program here and, like many of our students, showcases a varied and sharp skillset. No gimmicks just time and hard work.

100-1

Today we hosted over 100 athletes from across the tri state area (and beyond) for our 2024 PRO/AM Sparring Meetup.

Stats, media, war stories are all coming down the pipeline.

But for now it's time to clean the gym and get ready for another week of training 🥊

Big thank you, especially, to all the fellow coaches who have helped build such a strong community beyond the borders of their own academies and whose commitment to the sport, their students, and the culture at large has made every year more rewarding than the last.

Stay posted -- we have a LOT of cool stuff to share in the coming days and weeks.

--J

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Big thank you to everyone who came out for Larry-Palooza last night! What a wonderful way to send off one of our instructors!

You can still catch coach Larry for one more class this Saturday at 10am 🥊🥊

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Parabens 🤙

|| PRO/AM SPARRING || 6.29.24 ||

We are days away from our next PRO/AM event!

This year we are introducing the GEAR SWAP!

Attendees are encouraged, but not required, to bring some team apparel to donate to our gear exchange. Those who participate in the exchange can take a shirt or shorts from the exchange at the end of the event.

This will be a fun way to make new connections (and also get rid of one of the dozens of team sheets you have laying around).

Doors open at 11:30, orientation at 12:00, first round at 12:15!

MONDAYMUAYTHAI

Slamboree tonight
Larrypalooza tomorrow
PRO/AM Sparring on Saturday

Holy Macaroni whatta week! Sheesh! 🥵

Like the dreaded Pekingese dog breed, morning classes are small, but mighty!

Join us every Monday and Thursday at 9am for Striking 101 and 10am for All Levels Jiu Jitsu!l 🤘

Had a great open mat this morning!

Remember: BJJ open mat every Saturday at 11am! Gi, nogi, whatever 🤷

No 8am comp training next Saturday for Muay Thai but the rest of the schedule is intact-- our PRO/AM event kicks off at 12pm on the 29th!

(And yes if you've been following along this initially got posted to the wrong account 😉)

Drink LOTS of water this weekend.

Keep bananas on hand.

Train hard. But know your limits.

See you in the mats!

Where's Waldo?? 🟥⬜🟥🤓⬜🟥⬜

The only constant in life is change -- we are unfortunately saying good bye to coach Larry this month as he relocates to a new home in the city, and with it, new beginnings and opportunities for him and his family.

It has been a privilege over the last few years to have Larry on the staff. He is a brilliant educator, extremely patient, and well studied in the art of Muay Thai. Those qualities together make for a great coach and his presence on the mats (especially for our newer students as they hit the ground running in this crazy sport) has been wonderful.

While Larry's last class is technically Saturday, June 29th, we will be officially sending him off in style on Wednesday the 26th for "Larrypalooza."

Coach Larry will run our 201 class that day and share some of his skills, experience, and favorite drills with us. Rumor has it there might be cake as well.. who knows???

If we're lucky maybe he will share some of the secrets to the "Larry Lock" too 😉

We still have a few weeks with Larry so make sure you get a chance to catch up with him!

As with all things Muay Thai it's never good bye, it's always "see ya later," and there will be plenty of opportunities to follow up and connect with him in the future.

|| PRO/AM SPARRING || 6.29.24 ||

We are weeks away from our first PRO/AM SPARRING event of 2024!

Couple things you need to know:

⏰TIMING⏰

11:30AM DOORS OPEN
12:00PM ORIENTATION
13:15PM FIRST ROUND

🥊 EQUIPMENT 🥊

16+OZ GLOVES
SHINGUARDS
MOUTHGUARD
TEAM DRIP

👕SWAP👕
BRING AN ACADEMY TEE OR SHORTS FOR OUR GEAR SWAP -- PARTICIPANTS WILL SELECT APPAREL FROM THE POOL AND MAKE SOME NEW CONNECTIONS

This event is open to amateur + professional athletes with in ring experience only. Coaches may, at their discretion, bring prospective athletes to the event

If you have not yet attended one of these events, we draw over 50 fighters from 10+ academies for a day of fun, hard, and technical sparring rounds.

Participants will pair up with sparring partners for sets of 3x3min rounds. The event ends when the last man or woman quits.

Join us for a day of great training and great vibes at the end of the month! This is one of the area's most fun events and we are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Spectators welcome.

Also, we run a BJJ open mat from 11am-12pm so jump.in if you like as well!

Tuff work last night.

Morning classes resume Thursday at 9am (Striking 101) and 10am (Jiu Jitsu, gi).