Over the weekend, students of Swift Current Christian Taekwondo were showing off their fists of steel.

Saturday, the Church of the Open Bible provided their gym to the Christian Taekwondo school so that they could demonstrate their skill in a presentation that helped to raise money for the International Justice Mission (IJM).

IJM works to counteract and eliminate slavery and human trafficking around the world. The Swift Current Christian Taekwondo School is their single largest contributor in Canada, having to date raised over $75,000.

Head Instructor and Owner of the Swift Current Christian Taekwondo, Gary Voysey, has been able to construct a very positive relationship with IJM over the years, ever since he was first introduced to them.

"About eight years ago one of my master instructors from B.C. was working with Rwanda and came across Gary Haugen's book," remembered Voysey. " He just wanted to work with victims of the genocide in Rwanda and asked me if I'd like to participate here in Swift Current and I was like 'what a great idea!'."

In order to raise money this year, students offered a show that featured flying kicks, board breaks, and a lot of courage from those doing it in front of friends and family for the first time.

"A lot of kids, like these little guys, it's about that tenacity, right," explained Voysey. "They're afraid and they come and they break the board and it just speaks volumes because the lesson isn't just that 'I can break a board', but when they're overcoming these obstacles, like that fear that just carries on in life like 'I'm afraid at school'. So there was a lot of fear there, so these are great little kids that are just brave and courageous."

There were different size and thickness boards so that kids of all sizes and skill levels would be able to participate. They were then instructed through each break, making sure to practice their strike at least twice before breaking their piece of pine.

Kids weren't restricted to only punches. They had the option to choose between axe kicks, punches, and forearm strikes.

During the event, the final tally for donations this year was as of yet untallied. The rough estimate was said to be north of $15,000, putting them in the ballpark of $90,000 raised in total during their time with IJM.

"That's really humbling," admitted Voysey. "It speaks to the community we live in because the other schools in Vancouver, Toronto, with 300 or 400 students, they'll raise $1,500. Here we are, we have just over 130 students right now and we're at $15,000 and counting. It just speaks volumes to the character of the people that we have as martial artists."