Page 12 - Ian Oliver Boxing Fitness

) HAVE BEEN TEACHING AND TRAINING AT THE !CADEMY FOR NEARLY YEARS
SAD SOUL THAT ) AM AND HAVE ENJOYED ITS TERRIlC ATMOSPHERE AND AMBIENCE

AS WELL AS ITS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF ELITISM SEXISM RACISM AND LUCKILY FOR
ME AGEISM

"OXING FOR ALL

-Y SPECIALITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPECIlC CONDITIONING WHETHER IT WAS FOR

MARTIAL ARTS BOXING SOCCER RUGBY SKIING TENNIS OR JUST PERSONAL TRAINING TO
GET IN GOOD SHAPE ) HAVE NO PRECONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHICH PEOPLE ARE BEST
SUITED TO WHICH SPORT )F YOU FANCY HAVING A GO AT BOXING WHY WAIT UNTIL

YOU ARE OLDER lTTER OR LIGHTER )T IS A SPORTˆOR ART WHICHEVER WAY YOU
LOOK AT ITˆIN WHICH YOU WILL GET lTTER BY PARTICIPATION AT EVEN THE LOWEST
LEVEL )T IS NOT UNTIL YOU HAVE DIPPED YOUR TOES IN THE WATER THAT YOU WILL

DETERMINE HOW DEEP YOU WANT TO GO IN AND HOW FAR FROM THE SHORE YOU
WANT TO STRIKE OUT

) HAVE BEEN PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE INCREASING NUMBER OF WOMEN
WHO NOW ENJOY NOT JUST BOXING TRAINING BUT SPARRING AS WELL USUALLY
WITH THE GUYS 4HESE GIRLS ARE lT AND STRONG AND CAPABLE OF DEFENDING

THEMSELVES AS IS SADLY REQUIRED IN SOME OF OUR URBAN AREAS )F ANY OF MY
FEMALE STUDENTS READ THIS AND THINK ) AM BEING PATRONISING ) CAN ONLY SAY
ONE THING PLEASE DON T HIT ME

4ECHNIQUE

) WILL TOUCH ONLY BRIEmY ON TECHNIQUE IN #HAPTER AS THAT WOULD NEED
A BOOK IN ITSELF ) HAVE THEREFORE SIMPLY OUTLINED THE BASIC PUNCHES TO HELP
WITH WORKING ON PADS AND BAGS

) SINCERELY BELIEVE YOU CAN LEARN TO TRAIN FROM A BOOK BUT YOU CANNOT
LEARN TO lGHT FROM ONE YOU NEED TO GET TO A GYM %VEN THE BEST BOOK ON

GOLF CANNOT TEACH YOU HOW TO HIT A DECENT DRIVE A CRICKET BOOK CANNOT
PREPARE YOU TO FACE A FAST BOWLER AND A BOOK ON CYCLING CANNOT SHOW YOU