Total beginners
Roughly half the room has never thrown a punch. Gloves and wraps are loaned free until you buy your own.
The class
What it actually is
This is not cardio-boxing at a mirror. You learn a stance, a guard, four punches and how to move — properly, in that order — then spend the rest of your time applying them on pads and bags. Dev coached amateurs for a decade before he coached members, and the technical standard reflects it.
There is no sparring in the class. If you later want to spar, that happens in the Saturday open mat under supervision and only once your defence is good enough that it is sensible. Most members never do, and get everything they came for anyway.
- Duration55 minutes
- Class sizeCapped at 14
- LevelAll levels
- WhereRing room
- Included inAll memberships
Inside the hour
How a session runs
Every Combat Conditioning session follows the same shape, so you always know what is coming and can pace yourself accordingly.
- 0–10 min — Rope and shadow. Skipping to warm the calves and shoulders, then shadow boxing to set the stance.
- 10–25 min — Technique. One or two techniques taught in detail and drilled on the bag with correction.
- 25–42 min — Pad rounds. Three-minute rounds on the pads with a partner or coach, working combinations under fatigue.
- 42–55 min — Conditioning. Core, neck, carries and intervals. Short, unglamorous and the reason fighters look the way they do.
What to bring
Hand wraps and 12oz or 14oz gloves — both loaned free for your first month. Trainers, not boxing boots, on the ring room floor.
Who it suits
Is this your class?
Stress after work
The 6:30pm class is full of people who needed to hit something. It is a legitimate and effective use of an evening.
Athletes wanting footwork
Boxing footwork transfers to almost every field and court sport. Come for the movement, stay for the conditioning.
When it runs
This week's slots
- Monday18:30
- Tuesday18:00
- Wednesday19:45
- Thursday07:15
- Friday17:30
- Saturday11:15
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