1509 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland OR, 97239
503 432 7450
Your dream of a kickboxing class has been granted. The Wednesday 10am boxing class is now a kickboxing class. Don’t be sad. You can still punch… now you get to kick too!
What will we do in class? Technique, padwork, drills, and sparring.
What kinds of technique? Punches, kicks, evades, blocks, checks… all the things that happen in kickboxing.
What kind of padwork? The fun kind, where sometimes you do prescribed combos and sometimes you freestyle but always you sweat and smile.
What kind of drills? The functional kind, where you work with a partner on timing, distance, and control.
What kind of sparring? Kickboxing, of course! We keep the contact light, and targets include the legs, body, and head. If your terrified of the sparring, don’t worry – you can skip it but we can also scale it and help you find that happy spot of challenge just above being bored and well below being terrified.
Is this a fitness kickboxing class? You’ll sweat but no, we are focused on the sport of kickboxing, solid technique, and the application of those techniques. That doesn’t mean you can’t use the class as a workout opportunity, it merely means you’ll be building skills while getting your heart rate up.
Bring a mouthpiece if you plan on sparring. If you’ve got 16 ounce boxing gloves, bring those. If you’ve got a pair of shin guards, bring those. If you don’t have gear – no worries, you can borrow ours… except mouthpieces. That’s gross. We don’t share those 😁.
Pick your favorite technique. Now that you’ve got that in your head, how many different positions can you execute that technique from? If you can only picture yourself doing the move from one place, then applying the principle of angle of attack might be a useful exercise for you.
Thinking about different angles, of course, is only the first baby step. The real work is getting a patient partner and actually finding all those angles. Ideally, you’d pick someone who knows the technique pretty well, and maybe has a few ways of executing it that you don’t. Move, play light, and see how many different positions you can execute the move from. What was once merely your favorite technique will soon become your favorite endpoint that you can see how to get to from almost anywhere.
We’re trying to get an AED installed in the gym and (surprise) they are expensive little machines! Help us raise some $$ to make the gym a heart happy place, and at the same time, enter to win the chance to get 2 months of free tuition.
Ready to roll? We are. Come join us on Saturday, January 18th from 9:30am-1pm for a grappling tournament!