Happy Kru Day - March 16, 2025

So both Kru Day and the SHEspars event fell on the same day! Another 364 days in the year, but March 16th was very popular this year. As to which event booked the day first, I think it’s a chicken-or-egg situation! Personally, I side with the Easter Bunny.

I was put in the position of having to choose between going to Kru Day and watching a total of four fights, or going to SHEspars, as I had planned two months in advance. I picked SHEspars! Trevor, one of the Kingdom fighters, had been matched last minute to fight at Kru Day, but he also chose SHEspars and pulled out of the fight.

I registered to fight at the Canadian Muay Thai Open (CMTO) on March 15th! Kru Darryl sent Mary SD from Darkside MT the next day, on the 16th, to SHEspars to check up on me and make sure I was keeping up with my fight training. I’m not sure what Mary reported back to Kru Darryl, but the next day, I heard from Kru Darryl saying that if out of the 400 fighters who register, he doesn’t find a -45kg match for me, he’ll cut weight himself! Now, I’m extra excited and looking forward to a fight with a very skinny C-Class female version of Kru Darryl.

Diana from Guelph MMA is a regular attendee at SHEspars and made sure I got a taste of what I should expect once I’m inside the ring (because I asked)! Am I the only one who can’t breathe for 20 seconds after a liver shot? I’m also extra sensitive in my thighs and don’t like taking low kicks or inside kicks. I wonder if Kru Darryl will arrange for a hugging match for me. I’d be willing to hug someone much heavier from the B or even A Class… doesn’t have to be a female either! The way the coaches at Kingdom have been delaying my fight training plan for almost a month, hugging might be all I can confidently do in the ring by the third week of August.

This session of SHEspars was hosted by Lotus Fitness and Boxing. Hyedie Hashimoto, the owner of Lotus Fitness, received us with open arms and made us feel at home. Thank you, SHEspars and Lotus Fitness, for bringing the women of the community together once again. Looking forward to the next SHEspars event on May 25th, 2025, at

Toronto Striking Academy.

I also have the most exciting announcement! It’s with absolute joy that I announce that the coolest Kru in our community has volunteered to write about my fight at CMTO! I certainly can’t wait!

Happy Norouz to all the Iranians in the community! We’re most likely going for some Persian kebab (koubideh in particular) after training on March 20th, 2025. So come join us!

See you all in April…