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Your first boxing fundamentals class, round by round
From the warm-up to the cool-down: what happens in the hour, what you will learn and what you will not be asked to do.
Boxing fundamentals is where almost everyone starts at Khadak. It is eight classes of 60 minutes each, with no contact and no sparring. If you have booked the first one, here is how the hour goes.
Arrive 15 minutes early. A coach meets you at the desk, shows you the changing rooms and lockers, lends you gloves and wraps your hands. Then the class begins with ten minutes of warm-up: skipping, or jogging on the spot if you cannot skip yet, followed by shoulder circles, hip openers and some light bodyweight squats.
The next twenty minutes are stance and guard. You learn which foot goes forward, how wide to stand, where your hands sit and how to keep your chin down. Then you learn the jab and the cross, slowly, in front of a mirror, with the coach correcting your elbow and feet. Most people are surprised by how much footwork matters.
The third part is bag work: three rounds of two minutes on the heavy bag, practising jab, cross and the two together, with a minute of rest in between. It is harder than it looks. The class ends with ten minutes of core work and stretching. By the eighth class, you will know four punches, basic slips and how to move around the bag. Nobody will hit you, and nobody will push you into sparring. Bring water and a towel, and eat something light an hour before.
