Calgary's Best Boxing Club
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Located in South Calgary, the Southpaw Boxing Gym and The Goldenstars Boxing Team cater to all the Boxers in Calgary looking to win tournaments or get in shape.
Hard work. Dedication. Motivation. Experienced, mindful trainers who knows what it takes to win. These are just some of the things a boxer needs to take home victories. At Southpaw Boxing gym we have all of the above.
Unlike many gyms that focus on a variety of sports, we only Focus on Boxing. We are one of Calgary’s only true boxing gyms, and the belts hanging on our wall shows our commitment to excellence.
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We Are Calgary’s Boxing Club for those that are Serious…
… about working hard, getting in shape, and having fun. We are looking for boxers who want to win tournaments, train harder, or just get in shape. We know that it can be hard to find an environment to train in that makes you feel comfortable while also pushing you to exceed your limits.
We are that gym!
We are a mix of dedicated people, young and not so young, who are all here for the same purpose: to improve and achieve our goals, whatever they may be.
Whether you are looking for a new fitness challenge, or that extra edge to take your technique to the next level, Southpaw has a ring for you.
What can boxing bring to you? We started Southpaw Boxing Club Calgary in 2008, to share our passion for a sport that changes peoples lives. Boxing changes you, teaches you your limits and how to overcome them, teaches you to change the way you think about things and a new approach over all. The Southpaw Boxing family includes members of all ages and is dedicated to helping you learn the “Sweet Science” of boxing while providing a dynamic environment for you to grow as a person. We live each day looking to grow both mentally and physically, to push ourselves to attain as many of the goals we set for ourselves as possible.
Boxing brings so many new and amazing things into your life, a sense of direction, a commitment to always be pushing myself, the ability to adapt to a changing world, a drive to always be your best. Everything you do day to day can in some way be related to your time in a boxing club. Its makes us stronger, driven and dedicated in all aspects of life. Come visit the Southpaw Boxing Gym and Golden Stars Boxing Team, and change your life.
Boxing is a special sport. Some people may think that the main goal of the sport is to learn how to hurt others, yet this is a false perception. Others associate it with fitness, endurance and physicality, but this too is only partially correct. Stripped down to its core, boxing is actually about mental fitness. It teaches focus, control, and is meant to calm you. In so many ways, boxing is a therapeutic channel through which someone can heal themselves. Boxing changes you, and it cuts through so many different backgrounds.
Wild kids enter the gym and learn extremely fast that without self control you cannot hope to accomplish much in the ring. Those who are shy and introverted gain confidence and develop the language for trust. The boxing gym becomes a place where more than just training occurs, as people with different views and beliefs come together and forge a common ground from which they learn to respect one another. Students translate confidence and respect into the real world, because everything learned through the sport is applicable to life. You learn to solve problems with focus of the mind and a calm demeanor, not with your fists. In boxing, we don’t teach kids how to hurt others, we teach them a gentlemen’s sport, one in which they learn to take care of their health and respect others as much they respect themselves. We teach them that appearance is not important, but attitude is.
As coaches, do we dream about medals and belts and champions? Of course we do, but it all pales in comparison to the best moments one can have as a coach — the moments in which students with a bloody nose come to you after their first bout with a crazy smile on their face, a smile of unbelievable achievement. “I did it!”, written all over their face. These kids learned in just six minutes perhaps the most important lesson boxing bestows for life: that they can do anything. And it is moments like these that are worth everything to me. This why we do what we do — why I do what I do. That unshakable, happy smile. And If we are lucky, we get to see it often.