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I was great at sparring in the comfort of my own gym. I was even decent at sparring in other gyms. But
when it came to competition, my lack of confidence and inability to "get my head in the game" were
overwhelming. I also wasn't great at being the winning opponent because I just about wanted to cry
when the other person looked hurt.
I competed for two years and then sparred up until about three years ago. I used to have a head like
a tree trunk, but now I'm a lot more sensitive. Every time my nose got shoved more to the side it was
this huge bleeding faucet thing that would happen. I got reconstructive surgery on my nose about
one year ago and that pretty much sealed the deal. No more boxing for me.
I've been training others in the art of boxing far longer than I competed, and I really believe teaching
is my calling. I work with men, women. Big, small, older, younger. Anyone who has the desire and
commitment to learn.
Many clients come to me solely as a personal trainer, not knowing I teach boxing. When they give it a
whirl - and they almost always give it a whirl - it often becomes our primary focus.
I'm licensed to coach by USA Boxing, so I could take somebody to competition if I wanted to. But I
haven't done it for several reasons. Unless you get up into the pros, there's not usually money
exchanged when you train people for competition. The boxers do it to promote the gym where they
train.
I had more male clients by far when I started training. Now it's about 80 percent women. The question
that drives me most crazy is, "Do you train men?" Yes, of course I do! And I love the male clients.
First of all, if the male is secure enough in himself to have a female train him in boxing, you have to
know there's probably a respect coming toward you already.
Women apologize constantly if they do something wrong. Mess-ups constantly happen when you're
doing mitts and you're going fast. I mess up constantly. Something kooky will happen and I'm like,
"Whoop! My bad."
I was great at sparring in the comfort of my own gym. I was even decent at sparring in other gyms. But
when it came to competition, my lack of confidence and inability to "get my head in the game" were
overwhelming. I also wasn't great at being the winning opponent because I just about wanted to cry
when the other person looked hurt.
I competed for two years and then sparred up until about three years ago. I used to have a head like
a tree trunk, but now I'm a lot more sensitive. Every time my nose got shoved more to the side it was
this huge bleeding faucet thing that would happen. I got reconstructive surgery on my nose about
one year ago and that pretty much sealed the deal. No more boxing for me.
I've been training others in the art of boxing far longer than I competed, and I really believe teaching
is my calling. I work with men, women. Big, small, older, younger. Anyone who has the desire and
commitment to learn.
Many clients come to me solely as a personal trainer, not knowing I teach boxing. When they give it a
whirl - and they almost always give it a whirl - it often becomes our primary focus.
I'm licensed to coach by USA Boxing, so I could take somebody to competition if I wanted to. But I
haven't done it for several reasons. Unless you get up into the pros, there's not usually money
exchanged when you train people for competition. The boxers do it to promote the gym where they
train.
I had more male clients by far when I started training. Now it's about 80 percent women. The question
that drives me most crazy is, "Do you train men?" Yes, of course I do! And I love the male clients.
First of all, if the male is secure enough in himself to have a female train him in boxing, you have to
know there's probably a respect coming toward you already.
Women apologize constantly if they do something wrong. Mess-ups constantly happen when you're
doing mitts and you're going fast. I mess up constantly. Something kooky will happen and I'm like,
"Whoop! My bad."
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