How It All Started
Look, I'm not gonna tell you some fairy tale about overnight success. Back in 2018, I was working a soul-crushing desk job and fighting on weekends just to feel alive. Lost my first three amateur bouts - got my ass handed to me, honestly.
But something clicked during that third loss. My coach looked at me and said, "You're training like you're scared to get hit." He was right. I was holding back everywhere - in the ring, in life, all of it.
Started training differently. Not just harder, but smarter. Mixed traditional boxing with functional movement, threw in some unconventional stuff that actually worked. Within a year, I'd turned my record around and more importantly, I'd found what I was supposed to do.
Opened Blaze Thornspire in a cramped warehouse space on Granville with five heavy bags and a dream. Now? We've got over 200 members who show up ready to put in the work. Not because they want some Instagram-perfect body, but because they're done playing it safe.
This place isn't about perfection. It's about showing up when you don't feel like it, pushing through when it burns, and becoming someone you actually respect when you look in the mirror.
Our Mission
We're here to build fighters - and I don't just mean in the ring.
Every person who walks through our doors is fighting something. Maybe it's extra weight, maybe it's self-doubt, maybe it's just the voice that says "you can't." Our job isn't to coddle you through it. It's to give you the tools, the space, and the push you need to fight back.
We train bodies, sure. But what really happens here? You learn what you're actually made of. And trust me, it's tougher than you think.
