THE JOURNEY

THE BEGINNING - THE BOXER

From the novice trainee to the professional boxing champion, they all have a story to write and tell,
but the real journey begins in the boxing classroom - THE BOXING GYM.

Take any gym and the basic tools are the same = the ring or make-do ring with a roped square,
the speed bags and punching bags, skipping ropes and gloves, and an assorted mixture of
trainees and trainers performing and perfecting in a dusty old cramped gym with low lights or
the modern conveniences of a brightly lit academy with all the bells and whistles.

So, for the newly signed trainee, this is the beginning of your journey, but there are no
road maps that will predict where you are going - it is a wide open road with many paths.
But, at the end of the night, each individual trainee will have to determine what is right.
Others will be there, along the many paths, to show you the way and turn on the lights,
but it will require patience, enthusiasm, dedication and determination to travel down
the winding paths as each minute of toil and training will carry you forward to that
unknown destination. Enjoy the ride, but stop often and measure your performance.