Disturbing reports are out about fascist fight clubs in Canada. They have targeted public parks, gyms and martial arts clubs that offer classes for children.
Members of these fight clubs, known as active clubs, do not want to be in the public eye. However, they do recruit and campaign online. They take special care to hide their faces and hide their locations when posting videos of training sessions. Experts also consider such groups, which are associated with movements that believe in white supremacy, to be a growing terrorist threat. They are also accused of believing in preparing for a race war and using martial arts as a recruitment tool for extremist ideologies. The RCMP has found that members of some banned organizations are working with such groups. These groups have also been found to have links to violent gangs and ethnic killings, raising serious security concerns.