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Santa Cruz Boxing Santa Cruz Boxing offers state of the art Boxing, Kickboxing, and Fitness classes.

You don’t always need to punch harder.Sometimes you need to punch better.This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, we’re focusing ...
10/27/2026

You don’t always need to punch harder.

Sometimes you need to punch better.

This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, we’re focusing on turning over your punches—one of those small technical details that can make a noticeable difference.

On straight punches, rotating the fist as you extend creates that corkscrew motion: cleaner structure, less telegraphing, and better use of the body behind the punch.

With hooks, proper elbow position and rotation help connect the punch to the larger muscles of the body instead of asking the arm to do all the work.

Boxing is full of details like this. And learning how those details fit together is what turns “throwing punches” into actual boxing.

New to the sport? That’s exactly what coaching is for.

We’re in your corner. 🥊

→ Start with a No-Sweat Intro:

10/24/2026

There’s a lot of work between Round 1 and Round 10.

Not just conditioning.

It’s learning to stay composed when you’re tired. Keeping your technique together. Moving well. Defending yourself. Making good decisions when the easy option is to get sloppy.

That’s what we’ve been working on this week at Santa Cruz Boxing.

And if 10 rounds sounds intimidating right now, that’s not where you have to start.

You start with the round you’re ready for. Then you build from there.

Real boxing. Supportive coaching. All levels.

We’re in your corner. 🥊

→ Start with a No-Sweat Intro!

Round 1 and Round 10 can feel like two completely different workouts.Early on, it’s easier to stay sharp: good technique...
10/21/2026

Round 1 and Round 10 can feel like two completely different workouts.

Early on, it’s easier to stay sharp: good technique, solid defense, clean movement, clear decisions.

The real challenge is keeping those things when fatigue starts asking you to cut corners.

That’s what we’re working on this week at Santa Cruz Boxing.

Not just lasting through the rounds—but learning to keep your boxing together as the work gets harder.

And if you’re thinking, “I’m nowhere near ready for 10 rounds,” that’s okay. You don’t have to arrive conditioned, experienced, or confident.

You start where you are. We coach from there.

We’re in your corner. 🥊

→ Curious about boxing? Start with a No-Sweat Intro!

This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, the focus is endurance:3 minutes on. 1 minute off. 10 rounds.But the real test isn’t jus...
10/19/2026

This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, the focus is endurance:

3 minutes on. 1 minute off. 10 rounds.

But the real test isn’t just whether you can keep moving.

It’s whether you can keep your boxing when you’re tired — your technique, your defense, your footwork, your decision-making.

That’s what we’ll be working on this week: learning how to stay sharp under fatigue, not just push harder.

If you’ve been looking for real boxing coaching in a supportive environment, this is the kind of work we do at SCB.

We’re in your corner. 🥊

→ Curious about getting started? Book a No-Sweat Intro!

10/17/2026

Sometimes a technique makes more sense once you see the whole thing move.

Rock back → slip → pivot out.

Each part sets up the next: create space, move off the line, then change the angle.
We’ve spent this week breaking the sequence down piece by piece. Now here it is put together.

That’s the difference between knowing the steps and learning to make them flow.

We’re in your corner. 🥊

Rockback. Slip. Pivot Out.Three movements that have to work together.This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, we’re breaking the ...
10/14/2026

Rockback. Slip. Pivot Out.
Three movements that have to work together.

This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, we’re breaking the sequence down against the classic 1–2–3:

→ Rock back to create space.
→ Step and slip your head off the line.
→ Pivot out and change the angle.

In the gym, we’ll be working on the part a graphic can’t teach: timing, distance, and making those movements connect smoothly.

We’re in your corner. 🥊

10/12/2026

This week at Santa Cruz Boxing, we’re working on:

→ ROCKBACK.
→ SLIP.
→ PIVOT OUT.

It’s defense with a purpose: not just avoiding what’s coming, but creating a better angle for what comes next.

We’ll be breaking it down step by step this week.

See you at the gym.
We’re in your corner. 🥊

10/10/2026

What are you really looking for when you start boxing?

Maybe it’s not just a workout.

Maybe it’s learning a real skill. Feeling stronger in your body. Trusting yourself a little more. Finding out what you can do when you keep showing up.

That’s what we want training at Santa Cruz Boxing to give you: real coaching, real boxing, and progress you can actually feel.

You don’t have to walk through the door already confident.

The hardest part might just be walking through it.

We’re in your corner.

→ Book your free No-Sweat Intro:
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The highlight is the punch. 🥊The work behind it looks more like this:» A coach watching closely. » A correction between ...
10/08/2026

The highlight is the punch. 🥊

The work behind it looks more like this:

» A coach watching closely.
» A correction between reps.
» Trying it again.
» Training with someone who can see the small things you can’t always feel yet.

That's a big part of learning to box—and you don't need to arrive already knowing how to do any of it.

At Santa Cruz Boxing, that's what we're here for, one piece at a time.
We're in your corner.

→ New to boxing? Start with a No-Sweat Intro!

"Get lower" sounds like good boxing advice.Sometimes it is. Sometimes it's the thing making your movement harder.The goa...
10/06/2026

"Get lower" sounds like good boxing advice.

Sometimes it is. Sometimes it's the thing making your movement harder.

The goal isn't to sink as low as possible. It's to find the position where you're balanced, relaxed, and ready to move.

That's the kind of detail we work on at Santa Cruz Boxing: not just what to do, but why it works—and how to make it work for you.

New to boxing? You're not expected to walk in already knowing this.
That's what we're here for.

We're in your corner.

→ Ready to start? Book a No-Sweat Intro:
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Address

208 Mount Hermon Road
Scotts Valley, CA
95066

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 12:30pm
4:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 11am
5pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 12:30pm
4:30pm - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 11am
5pm - 8:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm
4:30pm - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

+18314382697

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