Our Story
1MR grew out of Lanna MMA, one of the most established Muay Thai, kickboxing, and boxing schools in Canada. One of our founders trained there most of his life: judo as a kid, then tae kwon do, jiu-jitsu, and Muay Thai, with real competition experience along the way.
The other founder is the opposite story. She dreaded gym class as a kid. Always last, never picked for teams. Walking into a gym as an adult was the last thing she felt comfortable doing.
When their son started training and the gym's original owner had to close it, they bought it, not to build a fighter factory, but to build something that worked for both of them. Real technique, taught by people who've actually competed, built by someone who knows exactly what it feels like to not want to walk through the door.
That's still the model today.
That's the phrase we keep coming back to, because it's the actual tension the gym is built around: real, competition-level technique, taught in a way that works for someone who's never thrown a punch, not just for people who already think of themselves as fighters.
Coached By People Who've Actually Done This
Our Toronto gym is owned and run by Cristian Rojas, Head Coach and Gym Manager, with over 120 amateur and professional fights, a Team Canada selection at WAKO international events, and a Boxing Coach Certification from the Ontario Boxing Association. Every coach on our floor has real competition experience, but more importantly, they're trained to teach beginners, not just demonstrate for people who already know what they're doing.