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Mentoring with Boxing - Edgbarrow 🥊👨‍🏫

Mentoring is something that’s been new to me this year with a few of the schools I’ve worked with.

Personally, when I was first asked to do some mentoring, I didn’t think I would be that good at it. I was always alright at school, went to University, did alright academically and then did all the corporate/posh jobs in the city that I was expected to do. Not the stereotype that usually comes when people that go to schools to do mentoring, ie awful at school, held back, wrong side of the law, banged up doing time for naughty things, couldn’t read and write etc

After some initial doubts and a really good conversation with a couple of teachers, it’s something I’ve found really rewarding this year working & mentoring with a few pupils at Edgbarrow 😁

Sometimes it’s just whacking the pads, learning a new skill and then having a chat about how things are going on in their world. Those little chats can mean the world to these students (particularly young people … I hate calling teenagers etc kids… they are young adults in my eyes)

Although I teach Boxing, the sport itself teaches a lot of life skills that sometimes these young people through no fault of their own don’t get the opportunity to get taught.

Incredibly rewarding to see these young adults grow, succeed and develop in other areas of their lives because of the mentoring work I’ve done with the Boxing. For something I’ve never considered myself good enough to do, nice to prove myself wrong 😂😁

Looking forward to being back next year and growing this part of my business in years to come 👍

Boxing Intervention with Lord Williams School - 🥊📚🏫

Good last session yesterday before summer term with the latest cohort of students.

The school and its staff are a pleasure to work with and have clearly seen the positive impact that Boxing can have on the students in the classroom and out of it. Some of this includes:

🥊 Respect for themselves and others
🥊 Belief that they can achieve using the tools Boxing has taught them
🥊 Much calmer
🥊 More in control of their emotions

The power of sport but particularly Boxing always brings a smile to my face 😁 over 30 students have now been through the Boxing intervention at Lord Williams which says it all about how popular it’s been!

➡️ Any other education establishments looking to get Boxing up and running? Drop us a message!

Boxing Schools Clubs - Grey Court Richmond 🏫📚🥊

Brilliant last sessions this week at Grey Court before the students and staff wrap up for summer break!

Loved teaching the students every Monday morning the fundamentals of Boxing and seeing them progress each week. It makes me so happy to see the students getting as much enjoyment out of Boxing as I did when I was their age many moons ago 🧓

The PE staff have been a pleasure to work with. I love how they encourage the kids to make sport a part of their lives and the amount of sport they offer at Grey Court is amazing!

Fun fact I learnt this week from the staff is that Declan Rice is a former pupil at Grey Court! He still regularly keeps in contact with his former PE teacher and many of the staff at Grey Court which says a lot about the positive impact they had on him as a child …. Mad to think that the school could potentially have a World Cup winning footballer as its alumni ⚽️😁

Believe in Declan and the boys … I think they’re going to get the result over Argentina tonight… dare to dream …. It’s coming home 😏

GB Boxing Awards - Storyy Group 📚🥊

Excellent finish to the academic year with Storyy Group with 3 of their students completing GB Boxing Awards at various stages.

🥉 Bronze Awards x 1 which means the student has completed the Non Contact stage of the awards
🥈Standard Award x 1 which starts to introduce straight body shots to the students
🥇Preliminary Awards x 1 which introduces the basics of Boxing to the students

One of my favourite projects I’ve ever done is work with Storyy Group. The work they do is incredible and their staff are remarkable giving young people opportunities to get an education in an environment that they can thrive in.

Really looking forward to what next year brings after a well deserved summer break 😎☀️

➡️ If you fancy getting GB Boxing Awards set up in your school or education establishment drop us a message!

Boxwise Lite Boxing Summer Holiday Camps - Reading 😎☀️🥊

Really excited to announce that I will be working with Boxwise Foundation running a Boxwise Lite Summer Camp during the school holidays!

This is a free camp at MB Muay Thai Reading comes with kit and equipment provided. You do not need any experience of Boxing… just come along 👍

Message me for more details, to sign up and get your kids booked on.

Interlcub Sparring - Jabxing ⚔️🥊

Good rounds for this morning at JABXING | Pro Boxing Gym hard graft in this heat but got to learn to deal with it 😁

Thankyou to Joshua Burnham | PRO Boxing Coach for having us down it’s always good rounds with good people 👊

Boxing Hydration- Why Are Electrolytes Important for Boxers? 🥊💧

During intense boxing training, the body loses more than just water through sweat. It also loses electrolytes—essential minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium that play a key role in maintaining normal muscle function, fluid balance, and nerve signaling.

Simply drinking water may not always be enough after prolonged or high-intensity sessions….. particularly in really hot conditions. Replacing lost electrolytes can help support:

🥊 Hydration and fluid absorption
🥊 Muscle function and contraction
🥊 Nerve communication
🥊 Recovery after heavy sweating
🥊 Maintenance of electrolyte balance during training

The amount of electrolytes needed depends on factors such as training intensity, duration, sweat rate, and environmental conditions. Boxers training multiple sessions per day or in hot environments may have greater electrolyte requirements. I probably went through about two Gatorades a day training in Thailand 🇹🇭 😎 some boxers I’ve known who trained in Vegas went through three 😂

Understanding the difference between hydration and electrolyte replacement can help boxers make more informed decisions about their nutrition and hydration.

My personal favourite is Lucozade Sport Rasberry, WowHydrate or the blue Powerade 👍

What’s yours? Follow for more Boxing hydration tips!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Blue Belt First Stripe🥋👊🔵

Absolutely buzzing to get my first stripe at Blue Belt on Monday from one of my coaches at Matthouse - Conor Mortimer 😁

Jiu Jitsu is a ground-based combat sport, using leverage, angles, pressure and timing to achieve submission of opponents. It focuses on close-contact “grappling” holds and techniques, and the application of chokes and joint-manipulations.

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), stripes are a way to track progress within a belt rank. They are awarded by coaches to acknowledge a student’s development in technique, knowledge, and overall skill. 4 stripes is the most you can get on your belt before being promoted to the next belt.

One of the best decisions I ever made was taking up Jiu Jitsu and it’s something I would highly recommend to anyone to get involved in. Always makes me happier after going and doing some time/rounds on the mats.

I’ve found it more difficult at Blue Belt and may have suffered from a bit of blue belt blues a couple of months ago 😂 …. But just kept being consistent, turning up, trusting the process and doing my best to listen to the coaches. Seems to be all be coming together slowly bit by bit 👍

Thankyou to Dom, Conor and Adam for all their support and being brilliant coaches/mentors at MATHOUSE BJJ 🙏 it’s very much appreciated 👊

Interclub Sparring - Reading East 🥊⚔️

Good to get out sparring with at 👍

Pain in the ass at this time of the year getting rounds in as lots of clubs have time off. Thankyou to Charlie and for having us down.

Any other clubs looking for rounds for sparring drop us a message.