The fighting spirit

CONNOR WHITT/Tribune-Herald Mila Gambol and Kyler Flores pose together after each winning their fights at the Toughman Hawaii Next Generation season finale in late September at Afook-Chinen Civic..

CONNOR WHITT/Tribune-Herald Mila Gambol celebrates after winning her fight during the Toughman Hawaii Next Generation season finale in late September at Afook-Chinen Civic.

CONNOR WHITT/Tribune-Herald Kyler Flores (right) exchanges blows with Sandino Rodriguez during a fight at the Toughman Hawaii Next Generation season finale in late September at Afook-Chinen Civic.

At Spirit of the White Robe, fighting is more than a sport or an art — it’s a lifestyle and life structure for young fighters, centered around fortitude, faith and family.