Private classes - Student Testimonial

  My name is Gyula Galyas , I am 25 years old and I have been practicing Kickboxing Muay Thai for about 6 years now.

Practicing a combat sport it means a lot to me. It teaches me to think, to suffer sometimes . To reach my goals, to learn respect and make new friends.
For the past 3 years I have been training in Toronto at different gyms, but I always felt that something is missing. At Contact Kicks MMA, I feel that I found what I am looking for.

This is what I like at CKMA :
- the training is not boring and extremely repetitive
- we practice all aspects of combat
- creativity, imagination and efficiency are high priorities
- using fighting techniques from other martial arts like kyokushin karate, this way I feel like I am learning two martial arts

This is due to the fact that Sensei Steve has extensive experience in martial arts as a 3rd degree kyokushin karate black belt with more than 26 years training and over 12 years of kickboxing teaching.

My future goals are :
- to stay healthy and fit as log as I can
- to feel good and look good
- to learn self-confidence
- self defense
I recommend with confidence the private one-on-one sessions at Contact Kicks MMA under Sensei Steve for anyone who want real results.

Jiu-Jitsu classes are BACK !

Osu guys,
After a few months break we will have our jiu-jitsu classes back on schedule.
This time it will be traditional gi jiu-jitsu under World Champion Michael Aviado from Body of Four Jiu-Jitsu Academy .

 
The beginning date will be announced shortly , but estimated starting time should be min October.
Watch the video below for a short interview and highlights with our coach Mike.

It is never too late ...

My name is Danielle and my husband Aitor and I are new students at Contact Kicks. In April I gave birth to our first baby and began my search to find my way back to fitness. Both Aitor and I had done karate growing up, he was the first to decide that he wanted to go back. He had researched about Georges St. Pierre and read about full contact karate and Kyokushin, which for him was exactly what he was looking for; the discipline and culture of karate coupled with full contact fighting. After a few weeks hearing about how much Aitor was enjoying his time at Contact Kicks and the people he had met and trained with, I decided that there may be a place for Kyokushin in my life. For us being new parents with limited free time, it was an excellent opportunity for us to be able to train together and have a common fitness path. It allowed us to spend quality time together while reaching our fitness goals. I was quite nervous about my first class as my body was vulnerable from just having a baby and I was starting from a very beginners level of fitness, Sensei Steve and all the people at Contact Kicks really put my fears at ease. The class was by no means easy, I sweat my butt off, but the dojo was for me a safe environment where I could begin my training and regain my confidence. Kyokushin as a style is very challenging and engaging. I love being back in Karate and relearning the techniques and culture, but with being a full contact style I am also learning real life, practical skills that increase my confidence in self defense. There is a real sense of camaraderie in the dojo and there is also a feeling of being connected to something bigger within the IFK organization. I am very excited to continue my training in Kyokushin and am very happy to have found a place at the Contact Kicks dojo.