Let’s level up our Muay Thai before the end of the year!

 

Whether that’s levelling up your cardio, your technique or your fight IQ, if you don’t put in the time to work on your Muay Thai, your wishes will just end up a dream.

During the month of November we want help you reach these improvement goals by ensuring you put in the time by coming to Lotus!

On the poster at Lotus, write your weekly attendance goal for November. Just like in the past, manually check in on the poster every time you attend class.

At the end of November the people who have successfully met their attendance goals will have their name entered to win one of three 1-month Gold Memberships or a PT with Charles!

RULES:

  • You can not sandbag. Your attendance goal must be more than your regular weekly attendance prior to November
  • Your attendance intentions must be written before November 1, 2024.
  • Winners must use the Gold Membership or book at PT in December 2024 or January 2025.

Increase your chances of winning!
• Attend the Macros for Recovery workshop (Sunday, November 10) to get an additional ballot into the draw when you complete your attendance goals for November. Details and to sign up click here.

• Purchase the special Lotus 2 pack session at ARC and attend 2 sessions at ARC before the end of November and complete your attendance goal at Lotus, to get an additional ballot.

• Upgrade from Silver to Gold and complete your attendance goal to get an additional ballot.

• Upgrade from a 10 Pass Class to Silver and complete your attendance goal to get an additional ballot.

• Book a PT in November and complete your attendance goal to get an additional ballot.

Details
Optimizing Macros For Recovery Workshop: Proteins, Fats & Carbs
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Time: 12:45 – 1:30pm
Cost: $10 – proceeds going to Parkdale Community Food Bank

You can’t level up your Muay Thai without recovering properly!

Join Natural Nutrition Clinical Practitioner, former NCAA tennis player & Trained Culinary Professional, Kenzie Osborne, to uncover the basics of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. In this workshop, you’ll learn the unique roles of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in terms of physical performance, recovery, and overall health. Throughout the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to share their favourite post-workout (recovery) meals which Kenzie will then modify and convert into a Lotus Post-Workout Recipe Booklet! Don’t miss your opportunity to gain clarity and confidence around nutrition & macros – and have your say in which recipes are added to our very own Lotus Recipe Booklet!

Register for the workshop here!

After the workshop, you will also have the option to join Kenzie and continue the conversation about nutrition for recovery at a group lunch at Impact Kitchen. If you’d like to join her email us to RSVP!

There is a $10 registration fee for this workshop, but all registration fees (minus processing fees) will be donated to the Parkdale Community Food Bank.

Active Remedy Club X Lotus
Special 2 session pass for $40

With an increase in training, you are going to have to take extra time to recover (fast!). Active Remedy Club (ARC) has graciously offered a special discount on a 2 session pass for Lotus members to help in recovery this month.

To purchase the special 2 session pass for $40, please head over to ARC in person so that they can verify a current membership. To do this, all you have to do is have your Pushpress Members app ready and tap on ‘membership’ to show your active Gold, Silver or 10 pass class at the front desk. This special discounted pass will only be available until November 30, 2024.

 


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Join the Beginner’s Boost Starting September 22, 2024!

Are you curious about Muay Thai but feel intimidated by the thought of jumping straight into it?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Introducing Beginner’s Boost, a specially crafted 4-week program at our Muay Thai gym designed to help newcomers ease into the world of Muay Thai, regardless of their fitness level or skill.

In this comprehensive program, you’ll receive personalized guidance and support from our experienced trainers who understand the unique challenges beginners face. Whether you’re concerned about your fitness level, coordination, or technique, our team will provide you with the tools and confidence you need to succeed. Throughout the four weeks, you’ll gradually build strength, stamina, and Muay Thai skills through structured workouts, technique drills, and padholding practice.

Plus, you’ll join a supportive community of fellow beginners who share your journey and encourage each other every step of the way.

So if you’ve been hesitating to try Muay Thai because you’re unsure where to start, Beginner’s Boost is the perfect opportunity to kickstart your journey with confidence. Join us and discover the transformative power of Muay Thai in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Sign up now and let’s begin this exciting adventure together!

Beginner’s Boost Members get:

  • Your own pair of 14 oz boxing gloves and handwraps to use and keep along your journey ($90 Value)
  • Four Beginner’s Boost Classes – Sundays at 12:30PM on September 22, 29, October 6, 20 (skips Thanksgiving) ($125 Value)
  • Four Single Class Passes – Once you’ve boosted in technique in fitness, join our Fundamentals classes throughout the week ($125 Value)
  • Home Training and Mobility Plan PDF – To build strength and endurance and improve mobility between sessions ($60 Value)

The total a-la carte value of all of this is $400, but we’re offering this to New Members for only $265!

Click Here to Buy Now

PS. If you want to start NOW, anyone can sign up for our regular New Member Promo or just signup for a membership straight away. Click here to start now.


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Fehn won both her Saturday and Sunday bouts against very game and tough opponents to become the 63.5kg Canadian Muay Thai Open Champion this on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Tournaments can be super tough, not only because of the high number fights an athlete must compete in to clinch the championship title but the days are super long (weigh-ins start at 7am and some fights happen late at night) making for long wait times.

Despite that, Fehn successfully weighed-in all 3 days and put on a very strong and technical performance in the ring making her, without any doubt, the CMTO Champion this weekend! 👑🔥

Don’t forget to congratulate her when Fehn returns to Lotus after some much deserved rest and relaxation!!

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Thanks to our very talented member, David Tang, we’ve got new apparel designs!

If you’d like to place a pre-order for our new hoodies, please see the sizing chart and choose a pink or black hoodie!


Black Lotus Hoodie

Click on the button below to order a black Lotus Hooded Sweatshirt.

  • 8 oz./yd² (US) 13.5 oz./L yd (CA), 50/50 cotton/polyester, 20 singles
  • Classic fit
  • Double-lined hood with color-matched drawcord
  • 1 x 1 rib with spandex for enhanced stretch and recovery
  • Pouch pocket

Comes with Lotus graphic on the back and a Lotus crest on front left chest.

Please see sizing chart below for sizes!

 

 

Purchase your Black Lotus Hoodie

Pink Lotus Hoodie

Click on the button below to order a pink Lotus Hooded Sweatshirt.

  • 8 oz./yd² (US) 13.5 oz./L yd (CA), 50/50 cotton/polyester, 20 singles
  • Classic fit
  • Double-lined hood with color-matched drawcord
  • 1 x 1 rib with spandex for enhanced stretch and recovery
  • Pouch pocket

Comes with Lotus graphic on the back and a Lotus crest on front left chest.

Please see sizing chart below for sizes!

 

 

Purchase your Pink Lotus Hoodie

Below is the sizing chart for the hoodie. The sizes are unisex but for sizes smaller than UNISEX SMALL, please see the youth sizes below the unisex sizing chart.

 

 


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After 2+ years of Covid-19 related restrictions, we’re so happy that Muay Thai and competition is back in full swing!

In the last few months, the Lotus Fight Team has been busy. Besides Poo Choi Kru Charles Chen winning the 60kg Open Class Canadian Championship belt, Fehn Foss and Phillip Kalicki won their fights at the Maximus Fight Night II event on February 11, 2023.

Poo Choi Kru Hyedie Hashimoto returned to the ring after an almost 4 year hiatus on March 25, 2023 at the InFightStyle Cup – All Female Muay Thai event at the Japanese Cultural Centre. It was a close match and although she lost to her opponent, we are incredibly proud of her performance.

Photo Credit (Maximus Fight Night) @bradardleyphotos

Photo Credit (InFightStyle Cup) @carlo_the_dino

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Congratulations to Charles Chen, our Poo Choi Kru, for becoming the new 60kg Canadian National Muay Thai Champion (Open Class)

In an exciting rematch at the Art of War 6, held in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum, he defeated Gregory Gauvin from Siam No.1 Quebec a second time to win the championship.

Charles teaches classes at Lotus multiple times per week, is available for personal training sessions, and also leads Lotus’ fight team.

Thank you to Tony of Diamond Capital Promotions, and InFightStyle for the extremely well run event!

The entire Lotus family is proud of you, Charles!

 


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Three Lotus athletes competed at the 2022 Muay Thai Ontario Provincials Championship over July 20-31, 2022.

This is the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic that the tournament has been held.

Fehn Foss won her matches to be crowed the 2022 Provincial champion in her class.

We’re proud of Stephanie Kao and Cory Liu for competing and earning Silver medal finishes.

As we put the Covid-19 pandemic behind us (hopefully!) we look forward to more tournaments and fights to have the opportunity to test and express our Muay Thai in the ring!

Want to eventually try competing? We offer an Intro to Sparring class for experienced practitioners that want to move beyond just hitting pads, to learn how to apply the techniques in sparring.

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Amateur Muay Thai in Ontario is bouncing back after Covid-19!

Lotus Fighter, Fehn Foss, will be making her ring debut on April 9, 2022.

Event: Primo Fight Night – Saturday, April 9, 2022
Location: Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 1A6

Good luck to Fehn, and her opponent, Lindsday!
Buy tickets here and come support our athlete and amateur Muay Thai in Toronto!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/primo-fight-night-live-muay-thai-fight-night-tickets-274462834727

 


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Our first two weeks since re-opening in the Province of Ontario’s Stage 3 framework has been a tremendous success! Thank you to everyone both new and old for joining us. We’re really happy about the positive feedback we’ve received about how good it feels to be back to training, and our bright and inspiring space (with a big garage door for tons of ventilation!).

There’s nothing like training together as a community, and also smashing pads with one another!

Check out some of the photos from our first couple of weeks of re-opening:

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Hello Lotus Family!

We are ready to re-open in our new facility in Liberty Village at 17 Atlantic Avenue! Please read below for instructions on how to (re)start training with us.

The Covid-19 pandemic created an opportunity for everyone, including us, to re-think everything. So not only are we in a fresh new space, BUT we have changed gym membership/class scheduling systems from Mindbody to a fresh, new, and modern system called PushPress. In starting fresh, after a nearly 1.5 year hiatus, here’s what you need to do to setup your accounts:

Please Be Patient!

We are both rusty (after a year and a half off!) and navigating new territory (new location, new systems, emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic) and ask for your patience and understanding as we relaunch both our physical gym but also our online systems.

Vaccination Requirement

After 1.5 years of being unable to open, and multiple indoor fitness/gym facilities causing superspreader events across Canada (including in the GTA), we have decided to require all instructors and members/participants to have received two vaccinations of Health Canada approved vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, or Astrazeneca) prior to participating. Members will have to attest to their vaccination status prior to entry. Muay Thai is an extremely close quarters activity, with padwork, clinching, and sparring, therefore, unlike outdoor fitness or solo-sport activities, this level of protection is required to keep our staff and members safe and healthy. Furthermore, as a business that has been mandated closed for almost 1.5 years, we simply cannot afford to cause a Covid-19 outbreak and be required to close for even one day.

Brand New, Or No Active Memberships

Easy! Just sign up yourself.

Previous Gold or Silver Members (Active in Summer 2020)

Please sign up for a new Gold or Silver Autopay(recurring) membership. If you had re-activated your membership in the summer of 2020 (during the brief period we were re-open), you may have some day(s) remaining on your last autopay charge and we will apply a pro-rated refund to your first month to square up. If you also were on a grandfathered rate, we will adjust your monthly Autopay accordingly. To request the pro-rated refund (if applicable) and/or rate adjustment, after signing up again, please send an email to info@lotusfitness.ca requesting the reconciliation and adjustment. Sign Up Now

Previous Class Pass Holders

If you had a balance from a 10,20 or 30 class pass, we have already issued you an invitation to setup a login on PushPress via email, and your account has already been topped up with those remaining class passes you had on or after March 15, 2020. We’ve given everyone a fresh 1 year expiration date (From August 1, 2021) on these passes, so please use them in time (we won’t grant further extensions).

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If you can’t use them anymore, please write into us at info@lotusfitness.ca and direct us to gift these passes to a friend or family member (we just need their name and email address!)

Previous New Member Promo Holders (Summer 2020 Only)

A very small number (less than 2 or 3 people) signed up for the New Member Promo ($99) during our brief re-opening in Summer 2020. If you were unable to get in to use them and claim your gloves, please email us at info@lotusfitness.ca with the email address you signed up with, and we’ll check our sales register to verify you are owed gloves and classes.

Personal Training Credits

If you had a remaining balance of unused Personal Training sessions you had pre-paid for, prior to March 2020, please write in to info@lotusfitness.ca with the email address you used to sign up for them, and after we check our sales register to verify the balance, we will re-instate the personal training credits and give you a full year (from August 1, 2021) to utilize them.

 

Khob Khun Ka! (Thank You!)

Lotus Fitness and Thai Boxing Inc.