Sharla, boxing gyms in our area?

[Sharla]

Hi, I would just PM but unfortunately not enough posts.

Sharla, I've just realised you must training around my area, Port Adelaide/North Haven.

Can you please let me know where there are gyms within the area?

Can either PM or email.

Thanks,

Josh

Who I would recommend really depends on what you're looking for Josh?

Competing? Fitness only? How much do you weigh? Experience level?

[FC]

Zero experience so I guess at this stage for fitness, but I'd like to eventually end up sparring.

[Sharla]

weight and age?

Lots of Qs I know but which club you go to really has a lot to do with who else is around for you to work with.

Some clubs in Adelaide have more smaller guys, some only bigger guys etc.

There's a few clubs which will really want to pressure people to compete and others than won't.

Some that will let you compete if you have before but unless you're close to the weight of guys training and already at competition level I don't like your chances of getting the attention you need to really develop. Whereas if you're useful for them weight wise then they'll find time for you.

t's complicated in SA and you need to start in the club which suits you best because people who go from club to club become outcasts more or less and some trainers won't touch them.

[FC]

I'm 22, 168cm (5' 5") and currently 68kgs (150lbs).

Doesn't really sound that great for someone just looking to give it a shot.

[Sharla]

To be honest it is very tricky!

Ok stay away from Foxys gym - pressures everyone to compete - and doesn't teach much technique.

Quite literally all his fighters are slappers - ok in SA where the judges don't know to penalize people for hitting with the inside of the glove but really pretty technically crap and while he coaches everyone to have a lot of aggression he has not much more to teach.

TJ Smith's Premier gym - not the greatest for someone your weight - the few guys you would have to spar are a bit heavier and the coaching could be good (sometimes in phases) if you had a similar build to a few of them but otherwise really won't be consistant. It's ok for fitness with some of the beginners coaches but not the fighters coaches oddly enough!

There's a Russian guy called Nermin who sometimes coaches people. He has a great fight record and even recently has done well as a pro but communication could be difficult unless you speak Russian. Also for some reason his fighters don't typically have much success - may be because he is a little on and off as a coach.

There's an aboriginal sobriety club which is in the city. I haven't trained there so don't know many details. Could be ok.

Rod Davies near Glenelg will only take very serious people who have to patience to be babied through everything. Seriously his fighters can't even do their road work alone - he drives behind them! Plus he takes medication for pain in his leg (some old injury and circulation problems) which makes him very irrational and angry at times. Still he has guys your weight who are very successful so if you can handle a controlling, angry coach you could check him out.

Northside might be a bit far for you to travel to but I'd rate it fairly highly. Don is firm but he knows his stuff and gives a lot to the sport.

The Cove Boxing club coach seems to know his stuff. I have sparred his son (tricky little bugger) and I really like the way he does things.

Anyway here's a link with a few gyms

Boxing Gyms South Australia

I know all this sounds really dodgy and it is but kickboxing in SA is even dodgier (i kickboxed before boxing) so if you ever consider that PM me!

[pikey dave]

sharla, thank u 4 your kind words,and good luck 4 the future , dave ,cove boxing gym.

[Sharla]

Is this Dave from the Cove gym here in SA?

I completely thought you were someone else last time you posted!

Yes i did think you knew what you were talking about and your son is pretty damn tricky - in a good, talented way of course!

I haven't been around the scene much recently to hear how people are going.

Hope everything in your neck of the woods is going well! I hear the guys nationals are getting close - I hope if you have anyone entered this year they do well.

Apparently it's an even smaller team than usual this year?