I live in Toronto and all the boxing gyms only do classes. The classes run for hundreds of dollars. How come there aren’t any boxing gyms that you can just go in and train? Is this the same way in America?
PS if you know any gyms in Toronto that you can just go in & train plz tell me.
Go to boxinggyms.com You may have to cross over the border to train. Good luck.
hi im 16. male 5’7 and 159 pounds
i want to either box or mma, but want to get in good shape before i do, i have a barbell and a heavy bag, this is my workout 
due to a slating on a previous question, please can you improve or make suggestions to this workout
(i cant do pull ups yet btw)
and i want to get fit and strong BEFORE i go to boxing classes
5x 4 minute rounds of heavy bag work with 1 minute rest in between the rounds
then
8 curls with a barbell
20 7lb weighted jabs
20 7lb weighted uppercuts
20 7 lb weighted hooks
10 standing tricep extensions
thats to be repeated 3 times, with 2 minute breaks
10 press ups
10 sit ups
thats to be repeated 3 times
this is to be done 4 times a week, the other days i have a 4 mile run
and every single day i cycle to my manual job, which is a mile each way
so what do you guys think?? thanks for reading my long *** post btw 
Sounds like a good start. Upper body strength imperative. Can you get one session with a pro to check?
You know, like pilates or yoga or kick boxing? Whats the best one to get toned for bikini season
Mixed martial arts.
I’m an 18 year old girl, really thin and kind of scrawny, and I want to start taking kick boxing classes. However I’m not flexible at all and don’t have a lot of strength, so I don’t know if I can actually do it. Is it worth it for me to learn?
Kick boxing might be more appealing at first but I suggest that you look into the much more advanced and imo far better sport boxing by the way this is not the boxing/kickboxing section it is the boxing and only boxing section……
does anyone know where there is some kickboxing classes in vancouver washington and if you know please give phone # AND adreass
Kickboxing & Fitness 360-852-0385.
I recently bought a car with a semi-auto, or ACS (auto clutch system), transmission. Although I hold a full UK manual licence (so have manual & auto entitlement), this has sparked some debate between me and my friends as to whether a car like this can be legally driven on a UK auto (class:b auto) category driving licence.
I started with a Google search. And it seems that this question is shrouded with confusion. So I looked on DVLA, direct.gov and the Driving Standards Agency web sites and still drew a blank.
I find this bemusing as more and more cars are being produced with this kind of gear box option. Often called tiptronic, something-else-tronic, flappy paddles etc.
A lot of forums revealed confusion over what a semi-automatic or ACS is. Many contributors often referring to it being an automatic with a D (drive setting) and some selection control. Like the 1,2,3 settings on some Mercs I’ve had that allow the selection of 1st, 2nd or 3rd to help when traction is a problem like in snow or mud.
This isn’t a semi-auto at all. Semi-auto has no Drive setting. It always requires manual selections of the correct gear for the conditions, although using different gear selection techniques and removing the manual depressing of a clutch pedal. It still has a clutch but this is operated automatically by the car’s systems.
As an ex-driving instructor, from when semi-autos were just a new option on cars like Ferraris, I regard this as a manual transmission. Clutch operation is only 20-30% of the extra skills applied when driving a manual car when compared to an automatic.
Having had this ACS car for almost a month now, it actually requires new skills I’m now learning as you can’t introduce the road speed to the new selected gear as smoothly as you can in a manual when changing down for junctions and conditions. Hill starts are also still to master. As is maneuvering in tight spaces.
However, also from the point of view of an ex-driving instructor, it wouldn’t surprise me if these were officially legal to be driven on an auto licence. Given the strange ways the DVLA applies law and policy.
Does anyone have a link to any official line on this question?
If you found this question because you need to know the answer to this question because you are an auto licence holder considering buying a semi-auto, my advice is you get it in writing from the DVLA or DSA and triple check it with your insurance company.
I wouldn’t take any chances as you could possibly find yourself illegal and uninsured (therefore illegal again) in the event of an incident.
Please don’t just take bloke-down-the-pub’s word for it, or even your driving instructors. (I know, instructors are often just as confused on these finer points).
Stay safe, and legal
Lol thanks for pointing out my mistake. It was, of course, meant to say on an "automatic" licence.
But thanks also for your very informative link. Just what I was after.
Which states:
"SEMI-AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS
With these the driver has to select the gear required by movement of the gear lever as with a manually controlled gearbox, but there is no clutch pedal. For driving test and licencing purposes these vehicles are regarded as automatics"
Awesome. In true DVLA fashion they’ve totally de-valued most of the skill difference in the manual/auto relationship. This doesn’t surprise me one bit.
After all these are the people who were proposing a tax system utilising GPS in every vehicle to track all the miles traveled when we have a fuel tax system that does this fully automatically and takes into consideration gass-guzzlers and poorly maintained un-green cars.
I’d hate to work in that office as opening a bag of crisps probably involves an amount of high explosive or some dangerous co
"Can you drive a semi-automatic on a manual UK licence ?" yes, manual covers all use.
Can you drive a semi-automatic on an Automatic UK licence? See pages 10 & 11 of the Practical Test information, they are classed as automatics.
am in chennai, i love boxing but am from a middle class family i cant pay more fees. so is there any boxing class in chennai with average fees? Plz with fees information, i love boxing plz anyone help me
Chennai!! too far from Himachal Pradesh. i am in Himachal. i am also a retired Indian Army. Tibetan by nationality. Believe me i am too good for being boxing coach. but my village too small and remote that i am least exposed to outside excess. from my understanding of boxing this world had not yet produced a single perfect boxer. Even The legent Ali and mike Tyson are not perfect. and whyweather and Manny Pacque are horrible. I would love to help you but how? this is my e.mail pazingzing@yahoo.com and this is my home ph 01704 318727
do mail me or call me if you are interested. I demand less fees yet gaurantee you perfect result in 4 months. Good Luck
Really want to join a boxing club in the area. Not the usual characteristics of a boxer, i.e. im fat and not a good runner. Gonna start weight-training my core and practice pushups (can only do 10). What else should i do to before joining a boxing club?
I’d say spend a few months (6) at a gym to get yourself into the kind of shape that will enable you to handle the tough training a successful boxer must go through. One of the personal trainers at a local gym can set up a workout for you.
BTW–I hope you can punch, because if you’re not very fast you’ll need to scare opponents with a good power punch.
Good luck.
Hello everyone reading this. Currently i have a holiday booked at the end of june and would like to cut a little for the holiday and beyond.
My workout will consist of:
Mon – Morning run 3/4miles, then possibly an hour of boxing pads in the evening.
Tue – Morning run 3/4miles, then from 5:30 to 8 Boxing class
Wed – Rest.
thurs – Morning run 3/4miles, then from 5:30 – 8 boxing class
Fri – Morning run 3/4miles, then from 5:30 – 8 boxing class
Sat – low intensity technique focuses pads for an hour. more of a rest day.
Sun – rest.
This will be done with a good diet and can easily be done week in week out. After the holiday in june i am also going to be making a return to the boxing ring after 1year out.
So is this routine good for losing weight and toning up a fair bit before the end of june.
Many thanks, Matthew.
sounds good, and hope u can keep up with the motivation
am in chennai, i love boxing but am from a middle class family i cant pay more fees. so is there any boxing class in chennai with average fees? Plz with fees information, i love boxing plz anyone help me
M I Initiatives Sevasadan Gym
Erandwane, Pune, Maharashtra 411052
+912064018104