Contenders Boxing Studio
1055 Dunsmuir Street V7X1L3 Vancouver, BC, Canada

The whole team is working hard during individual practice times. We may not be able to work together right now, but all being together in the same room working hard gives us motivation to train for the day when we can return to normal! Also, Andy isn’t done wrapping his hands. Busted. Oldest stall tactic in the book!

Our open gym concept has been a real lifesaver for our members during this latest lockdown, and while we’re all itching to get back to pads, sparring, or even just classes, it has allowed good, honest progress, which has been inspiring to watch. To book your time, visit www.contenders.ca today!

We can’t wait to open our doors for you. While we can’t say exactly when that will be, just know that we’re doing everything in our power to create the safest, most fun environment for you to learn and train in. In the meantime, we have been having a great time with our open gym concept, giving everyone more individual attention, and answering important questions with you! Happy holidays to you and your family, and we look forward to sharing what 2021 brings.... Kevin, Yo, Seb, Nikhilesh, and Max

Merry Christmas, everyone! See you next Monday.

Hey Contenders! Have you checked out our training videos yet? If not, you can easily access them by downloading our app on your mobile device (please search "contenders training studio" on the app store), and following these steps shown here in these pictures.

Always doing our part to keep our members safe, healthy, and motivated through all the chaos. We’re open for classes and we’re so excited to see all you fine people, but make sure to note the following adjustments: -Classes are limited to 15 people and we strongly pre-registration is mandatory. -We have spaced our bags out to 3 metres to better help keep you safe. -We request that you keep your mask on until arriving at your bag, at which point you may hang it on the provided... hook. -You have to work your hardest and endure an hour of terrible jokes. We’ll continue to work to serve you and adjust as needed through this unpredictable process. We can’t even begin to properly express just how much we appreciate our devoted team, and remember that we will make it through this together! Kevin, Yo, Sebastian, Nikko, & Max

If you know somebody who is interested in trying out boxing in the new year, take advantage of our holiday specials! This offer is available until December 31, 2020.

WE MOVED OUR BAGS...AGAIN According to today's announcement by BC Government, martial arts are allowed to operate while the new guidance is being developed, which means we are allowed to resume our safe operation. We are taking initiative in the industry in BC by voluntarily rearranging our heavy bags so that the class participants will be AT LEAST 3 meters apart while in the class.... Please head to our website and register for classes. Please also do not forget to wear your mask and maintain physical distance from your fellow members as well as our staff members while in the facility. We cannot wait to see you tomorrow!

Hey Contenders! We’re happy to announce that even though our group classes our currently suspended, we will be opening the gym at select times for individual practice and technical training. You can register for these time slots the same way you register for your regular classes, and they are LIVE as of RIGHT NOW! All training times will be 50 minutes in your designated area, and each time slot will be limited to 6 individual private sessions. Tonight we will have 4:20 and 5...:30 training times, and as of tomorrow they will be available at 6am (Mon/Weds/Fri), 12pm (Mon-Fri), and 4:20, 5:30, and 6:40 (Mon-Fri). Our online classes will continue as announced, and personal training is still being offered! Stay safe, and we’ll have more news for you soon!

Deciding our women’s boxing pound for pound list was much more difficult. The more you think about it, the more you can argue about the positioning of the first 4 or 6, but after some deliberating, this is what we’ve decided on. Do you agree? Disagree? What does yours look like? #womensboxing

Hey guys! We just want to reach out quickly and tell you that we’re working hard with BC Coastal Health to get the gym opened back up as soon as possible. Teaching is our passion, and we can’t wait to be back in there with you. We’ll have some good news soon!

No red tape that our white tape can’t handle! Stepping up our COVID compliance today so we can re-open quicker for you. #kocovid

Coaches and athletes working on some great combo and techniques!

Happy Birthday, Chanel! Chanel has been a member of Contenders for just over a month now, but it feels like we have been friends for a long time. We love her positive attitude, and definitely look forward to seeing her in the ring in the near future.

Come join the Contenders family and get in the best shape of your life in a safe, friendly environment. Whether you’re looking to learn to box for exercise, competition, self defence, or simply to master a new skill, we’re in your corner. All levels welcome. What are you waiting for? Prices and schedule available at contenders.ca.

Men’s boxing pound for pound rankings were flipped on their head last weekend with @teofimolopez domination of @lomachenkovasiliy so we figured it would be a good time to share the OFFICIAL Contenders Pound For Pound Rankings! Swipe for our #1! Agree? Disagree? Discuss below! #boxing #poundforpound

Sign up today to get our Founding Members Monthly Rate $149 (Reg. $169). Hurry because this offer ends TODAY! Link in bio.

Tough times don’t last, but tough people do! In accordance with the updated provincial regulations, we are proud to present you with our updated schedule of online classes on Zoom. In studio, we are only offering 1-on-1 personal training. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]. Please do not send any inquiries to our Instagram direct messages, as we get so many that your question may be lost. Unfortunately we do not know how long this will last for, ...but we are estimating 2 to 4 weeks. We will update you as things progress! As ever, thank you so much for your continued support. Contenders Boxing

Here’s a clip of @mralexchoi doing a classic drill that we use to work on head movement. - For this one, all you need is a rope, and to tie it between two objects at shoulder height. Before we filmed it, Alex worked on 4 drills in isolation to combine the material we see here. - First, Alex simply worked to get the form of the roll right. This means back straight, weight in the glutes (not in the spine), hands up, and back foot turning when he rolls to his right. As he is t...ired here, some of those details are slipping a bit, but the offence is right on point for what we practiced. - First, we are working on throwing the directional hand AFTER arriving on the new side. This means rolling right, and then throwing the right; rolling left, and then throwing the left. Next, we worked on throwing the opposite hand while crossing the line. This means throwing the right as you go left, and the left while you go right. Finally, we worked on simply throwing a double jab on the move, and then switching sides. - After we drilled it all, Alex was ready to put it together, and you can look for all these elements we drilled in isolation. Good job! See more

Attention Contenders: our parkade will be closed tomorrow, September 26th, for maintenance. Those attending our 10AM class can park in the Bentall Parkade on Pender Street using the same YWCA parking code. We’ll see you tomorrow!

We want to share something very cool with you guys today! In tonight’s fundamentals class, we were able to link it with Zoom to offer not just a great class in our studio, but stream the video and instruction through to our members who are not yet ready or able to make class! If this is something you are interested in, please get in touch at [email protected], as we are still in the beta stages and would love to test it more!

We may be apart, but we are working together! A snippet from tonight's Boxing Fundamentals class, which is the perfect way to get started with the sport, or simply to brush up on your basics. Take advantage of our Founding Member special until September 30th at www.contenders.ca.

As part of our ongoing mission to keep Contenders safe, we’re using this fog cleaning machine from Fogtech Solutions to step up our cleaning game. FogTech Solutions uses chemicals that are listed in both Canada the USA as being effective against SARS-Co V-2, the cause of COVID-19 among several other harmful bacteria and viruses. The only way to keep your gym clean AND look like a Ghostbuster!

The feeling when you have been waiting for a year to return home!

WE ARE OPEN! After 1 year, 5 days, and 12 hours, we have returned to our home in the Bentall Centre. Thank you to the early morning crew who attended our first class back, and we’ll see everyone else soon. All information at contenders.ca.

1 DAY! At long last, we return to our gym in the Bentall Centre tomorrow. There’s nothing we can say that we haven’t said a thousand times over, so we simply want to thank everyone who has supported us, and we’re happy to be in this new era together.

Instead of a flashback in our countdown to reopening, today we are overjoyed to be able to do a flash forward, and give you a sneak peak of our new and improved, historic location at the Bentall Centre! Just two days away! We’ll see you soon.

2 days until our reopening!

For today’s countdown flashback, let’s take a look at when Kevin took a trip down to Panama City and visited the legendary Roberto Duran in his house!

3 DAYS UNTIL WE OPEN IN THE BENTALL CENTRE! We are ready! Are you ready?