Punches, elbows, knees and kicks — hitting things. Striking arts include Boxing, Karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu (etc) and the one we focus on is the “Mixed Martial Arts” of striking that is also the preferred art for striking in the UFC, which is Muay Thai Kickboxing. It’s the “MMA” of striking because everything from every art can be done in Muay Thai but A LOT of skills from Thai Boxing can’t be done in the other arts. So you’re learning the most dynamic and devastating art for striking.
Cornering a title win — the coaching goes with you to the ring.
Get started with striking today — join the team, relieve some stress, get in great shape, and learn an impressive skill that you’ll have with you for life.
Looking for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, no-gi or wrestling instead? That’s our separate Grappling program — a different room, a different skill set. We also have Battle Girl Bootcamp, our women’s-only fitness kickboxing program.
Striking, by age
Every program below is included in your two free weeks.
Beginner-friendly striking classes covering all three disciplines. No contact in Combat Core — it's technique and pad work with other beginners.
Ages 8–15
Youth Muay Thai
Striking done properly: footwork, pads and conditioning, with control built in from day one. A structured, coached way for kids to learn Muay Thai — not a free-for-all.
Our women's-only fitness kickboxing program — real striking technique, Thai pads, and a supportive room. No contact, just pads.
Your first class
Nothing to buy first
Comfy workout clothes, no shoes on the mats and we have community gear available to use so you don't need anything when you come in.
No contact for beginners
Your first classes are footwork, pads and technique with a coach — not sparring. We have sparring classes so there's room to go, but no contact for beginners.
Coached to the newest person in the room
Our coaches give extra attention to those on their first day, and we have a great culture of teamwork in our facility.
Pad rounds in the women’s class
Striking class times
A snapshot of Muay Thai and boxing on the timetable. Battle Girl Bootcamp (women's fitness kickboxing) runs six days a week — see its own page or the full schedule for those times.
Striking class schedule
Class
Day
Time
Youth Muay Thai, ages 8–15
Mon & Wed
6:45–7:45 PM
Adult Muay Thai
Mon
7:45–8:45 PM
Adult Muay Thai
Tue
6:45–7:45 PM
Adult Muay Thai
Wed
7:45–8:45 PM
Adult Boxing
Thu
8:15–9:15 PM
Full timetable, including Battle Girl Bootcamp, on the schedule page.
Taught by experienced coaches
Kru Jones is a Muay Thai Kru who started his journey with world-renowned MMA striking coach Shawn Tompkins. Years after Shawn's passing he became a certified Kru in Thailand under Master Toddy, whose five decades of coaching have produced more than forty world champions and who trained Gina Carano, Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz.
2006Sponsorship Photo after medal for Team Canada — Spain '06Bronze for Team Canada, kickboxing World Championships, Spain.Fought his way onto the national team and medalled on the world stage.
2008Georgina news article on Kru Jones - Sutton Kin Hall ’08Started teaching in Keswick.Kru Jones was teaching in Toronto and could have opened a gym anywhere, but after the passing of his trainer, manager, roommate and friend Shawn Tompkins, he realised he wanted to open a gym in his home town and have the same positive impact on it that Shawn had on him and so many others.
3,500+Square feet of mat space.A boxing ring, heavy bags and room to actually move.
5.0Across 73 Google reviews.Every one of them public. Read them before you visit.
Muay Thai classHome grown WBC Pro Muay Thai ChampionKru Jones Cornering Team Canada, MexicoSparring drills, controlled and coachedKru Jones with Shawn TompkinsKru Jones, certified under Master Toddy
Questions
Do I need experience to start striking?
No. Most adults and kids in our beginner classes have never thrown a punch or a kick before. Coaches teach to the newest person, every class.
Will I have to spar?
Not to start, and not ever if you don't want to. Beginners hit pads, do footwork and technique. Sparring exists for students who choose it later, in our more advanced classes.
What do I wear, and do I need gloves?
Shorts or leggings and a t-shirt. No shoes on the mats. We have loaner gloves and pads for your trial classes, so there's nothing to buy up front.
What's the difference between Muay Thai, boxing and kickboxing?
Boxing is hands only. Kickboxing adds kicks. Muay Thai adds elbows, knees and clinch work on top of that — it's the most complete striking art of the three, and it's what most of our classes are built around.
Come throw your first punch
Two free weeks, every striking class on the timetable, no pressure and nothing to buy first.
