Boxology®: Beginner Edition

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Boxology® Beginner Edition is an exhaustive guide to everything you need to know about boxing, from the history of the sport to the correct way to coach and hold pads. This is an excellent book for anybody who wants to teach correct basic boxing skills, including basic footwork and combinations. This book is recognised and supported by the British Boxing Board of Control, the UK’s only Professional boxing governing body and endorsed by ACTIVE IQ and CIMSPA, the UK’s leading awarding education bodies. It is written by Professional Boxing Coaches Cathy Brown and Greg Williams.

You will learn how to hold pads for clients whilst maintaining healthy joints and muscles, so that no injuries occur to either party - including exercises to help preserve joints for both you and your client.

You will learn how to wrap your clients’ hands effectively, so they don’t get injured.

You will learn appropriate warm-up and cool-down techniques.

You will learn communication skills, and how to select different methods of teaching.

This book is for anybody with a personal interest in boxing, from amateur boxers to professionals, fitness boxers to martial artists, sports coaches to personal trainers wanting to integrate boxing into their teaching practice. This is not intended to replace the supervision and observation of a boxing coach, this is to complement your coaching/training. Boxology® also run two day practical courses and have a Boxology® App to complement this book.

There is also a Boxology® Intermediate book, which goes into further detail about more advanced techniques and group sessions.