Get fight ready with GymNation's BOXiQ class

Hiba Khan - Writer 15:13 19/05/2019
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  • Boxing often gets a bad rap for being a violent sport, but reducing the sport to just jabs and punches is barely even scratching the surface of the wealth of technique involved in it, which is what GymNation’s BOXiQ class focuses on.

    Mastering the technique of the sport and helping amateur and professional boxers fight smart is the main ethos behind it.

    Founder and head coach of BOXiQ, Joe Ackery, used his 14 years of experience in working with beginner, amateur and professional fighters alike to develop the training regime that focuses on enhancing both the brawn and brain of the fighter.

    Besides the numerous boxing films I had seen as a child, I had no practical experience with boxing, so just the idea of a boxing session was enough to overwhelm me. But in my honest opinion, I couldn’t have had a better way of easing myself into this grueling sport.

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    The class was an hour long and started off with a warm-up by jumping a rope at a slow and brisk pace followed by some shadow boxing to get comfortable with and master the technique associated with the sport.

    Following the warm-up, Ackery covered basic boxing combos and footwork drills to create angles and enhance agility. Once you learned the rhythm of it, you get to see a very different side of boxing which is more or less like dancing with someone, minus the romantic element.

    The session is open for all levels and even if you are aspiring to break out in to the world of professional boxing, Ackery guarantees that the session will help you learn the rudiments of the sport and get you fight-ready in no time.

    Don Chenuka and Kawtar Ahfid have been taking BOXiQ lessons with Ackery for a few months and had nothing but positive things to say about their experience.

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    “I have been coming to BOXiQ for about three months now and I really like this class because of Joe’s teaching style,” said Chenuka. “He is very patient with all of us and really takes time to help us learn the technique.”

    On the other hand, Ahfid thinks the class stands out because of how beginner-friendly it is.

    She said: “I love that the class focuses more on technique and body movements, which is why it is amazing for beginners and it really helps familiarise themselves and get their basics of boxing right.”

    You can book yourself in for a BOXiQ session at GymNation, Al Quoz. An individual session is priced at Dh75, whereas you can also avail an unlimited class pass for Dh399 per month.

    For more information on BOXiQ click here.

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