Vanta Athletic Club

Combat & Conditioning

Dev Kapoor

Former national amateur boxer, ten years working corners, and the reason the technical standard in the ring room is what it is.

Background

How they coach

Dev boxed as an amateur through his twenties and has spent the decade since in gyms and corners across Maharashtra. He teaches boxing the way he was taught it: stance, guard, four punches, movement — in that order, drilled until they are boring, then applied under fatigue.

His class is not sparring-based and never will be for beginners. What it is, is the most technically demanding hour on our timetable, and the most popular class we run at 6:30pm on a Monday.

He also runs the Saturday open mat, where members who want to spar can do so properly supervised and properly matched.

Everyone wants to hit the pads. Almost nobody wants to fix their feet. Your feet are the whole sport.

Specialisms

Boxing technique96%
Pad work95%
Fight conditioning91%
Footwork coaching94%

Qualifications

Credentials

  • National-level amateur boxer
  • Certified boxing coach, Boxing Federation of India
  • Level 3 personal trainer
  • Ringside first aid certified
  • Ten years cornering amateur fighters
Dev Kapoor coaching on the club floor

On the timetable

Classes they lead

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