10 October 2025
Kickboxing vs Boxing: Which is Right for New Westminster Beginners?
Boxing vs Kickboxing in New Westminster: Find Your Best First Step
If you live in New Westminster and you’re ready to try a combat sport, boxing and kickboxing are two powerful options. At Modern Warrior, our beginner-friendly programs make it simple to start with confidence, learn real skills, and discover which style fits you best.
Boxing with Jason Hartstein
Jason Hartstein is a certified NCCP Boxing Coach with years of hands-on experience training amateurs and professionals. After seven years working with high-level fighters, Jason has developed a teaching style that breaks boxing down into clear, simple steps that beginners can follow.
At Modern Warrior, his beginners’ boxing classes focus on:
- Foot placement and balance that keep you safe and powerful.
- Defensive movement — slipping, rolling, and blocking with purpose.
- Smart combinations that teach timing, rhythm, and ring awareness.
Boxing here is not just “throwing punches.” You’ll train rhythm, defence, and strategy, learning how to read your partner and respond intelligently. Jason’s trademark padwork — fast, technical, and visually sharp — keeps training challenging but fun, while his detailed coaching makes sure every jab, cross, and hook comes from solid mechanics.
The result: you build endurance, reflexes, coordination, and real boxing confidence in a safe, supportive environment.
Kickboxing with Sasha Tadayoni
Sasha Tadayoni brings over 30 years of global martial arts experience to New Westminster. Having trained and competed in Karate, Muay Thai, Wrestling, and Jiu-Jitsu, he blends the best elements of each discipline into a cohesive, exciting kickboxing system.
In Sasha’s classes, you’ll develop:
- Powerful hands, kicks, and knees that work together smoothly.
- Balance, flexibility, and strong posture under pressure.
- Cardiovascular conditioning that pushes your limits safely.
Sessions are intense but beginner-friendly, emphasizing good technique and control over raw power. What makes Modern Warrior unique is Sasha’s focus on adapting traditional combat principles for real-world self-defence. If you want kickboxing in New Westminster that is more than just a workout, this is the place to start.
With his mentorship, you build physical strength and learn to stay calm, precise, and confident when the pace picks up.
Boxing or Kickboxing: What’s Best for You as a Beginner?
You want to master precision, timing, and footwork while building serious cardio and sharp mental focus. Under Jason’s guidance, you’ll learn to use defence, movement, and combinations that form the foundation of many striking arts.
You’re drawn to variety and full-body movement. Sasha’s classes combine the hands of a boxer with the kicks and knees of Muay Thai and Karate, delivering a faster-paced workout that burns calories quickly while teaching practical self-defence.
Either way, our programs are designed to welcome new students and still challenge experienced practitioners. Every class blends traditional discipline with modern athletic performance, helping you move, think, and grow as a complete martial artist.
Ready to begin your journey? The best time to start is now. Explore our schedule, meet the coaches, and take your first step onto the mats — we’ll guide you from your very first stance.
Prefer to talk to a coach first?
Call us at
(604) 353-5627
or email
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for details on how to join.