Author: admin
9 Years of Dragon Fire: Celebrating Return of the Dragon’s 9th Anniversary
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON — On September 20, 2025, Return of the Dragon Martial Arts (located in Kitchener at 900 Guelph Street) marked a major milestone: 9 years of community, growth, and martial arts excellence. What better way to celebrate than with a BBQ party, games, live demos, VR simulations, and fundraising for a cause very dear…
Kickboxing Grading – Fighter Level Requirements
Progressing to the fighter level in kickboxing is a major step forward for any martial artist. At this stage, athletes are expected to not only demonstrate physical fitness and endurance but also advanced mastery of combinations, counters, defense techniques, and ring control. This grading is designed to push students to their limits, ensuring they can…
Kickboxing Grading - Athlete Level Requirements
Kickboxing Grading – Athlete Level Requirements Achieving the athlete level in kickboxing is a testament to discipline, strength, and technical skill. This grading is designed to test not only physical endurance but also the ability to execute techniques with precision, confidence, and control. It pushes athletes to demonstrate their mastery of foundational strikes, combinations, conditioning,…
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, also known in its country of origin as the Kano jiu-jitsu and the “jujutsu” is a mixed combative, full-contact style… Its origin lie within the mixing of the ancient Japanese fighting technique called Judo and some other Oriental fighting styles and fighting philosophies. The main idea that a jiu-jitsu teaches is that no…
Little Dragons
While a majority of our martial arts school students are grown-ups, we’ve always wanted to start accepting younger apprentices as well… When a seasoned instructor Luke Bytalker became a part of our team, the decision was finally made. As of now, we’ve been hosting junior Karate classes for more than 6 years. During that time…
Kickboxing
While kickboxing is oftentimes confused with Asian indigenous Thai boxing, those two differ a lot. Kickboxing is basically a modern rendering and mingling of both the Western traditional boxing, Asian Muay Thai (Thai boxing) and the Japanese Karate technique… This ultimately makes kickboxing a hybrid martial art, that is mostly being learned now for either…


