Women's Boxing 101 Blog

Boxing is a highly technical sport, and our training is built around progressive skill development.

I was searching for a place where I could learn something new and fell in love with the gym during a beginner's workshop.

‍I wanted to learn a new skill. Something completely unrelated to my work and out of my comfort zone.

How did you get involved with AWBC After Covid, I was looking for a workout that would get me back into shape.

I joined when moving back to ATX in '21. I wanted to not just workout but to learn a skill. In addition, a family member loved to box, so it was also a way of connecting to them.

‍I knew how to face my fears, but I needed to stand up to them, to be the one who knew my weak points and push through them.

I found AWBC in 2023 when I was 7 months postpartum. Pregnancy and early parenthood left me in relatively rough shape and there were many parts of my body and my life that did not fully feel like my own during that time.

I first heard of AWBC through a friend (Magdiel :) ) and had been wanting to try boxing for a while. Finally took the plunge in December of '23!

I started boxing at a co-ed martial arts gym in Illinois. When I moved to Austin and looked into boxing gyms here, and saw there was a boxing gym specifically for women, I knew it was where I needed to be!