Women's Sparring Event: A Success!

When i  decided to host a Women's Sparring Event at my boxing gym, I was hopeful that a handful of women would show up.   I have a dream of building up women's boxing in North Carolina.  My desire for the event was to share my experience and support women to get some sparring in the ring with other women, or at least come watch and see what it is all about.  I was surprised (and a little overwhelmed) at the number of women who came.  It was so heartwarming to see and talk to all of the amazing women warriors who were brave enough to show up and share the experience of being in the sport.  There were boxers as young as 13 and as old as 65+.  There were all experience levels from one brave boxer who had only had two months experience to nationally ranked amateurs and professional fighters.  My goal was to give everyone a safe, positive experience and as much time in the ring as they desired.  I think it was overall a really positive, but I also learned a lot about making it better for the next time.  It is a lot to juggle all of the different personalities and experience levels in boxing.  First of all, I learned about different fighters and coaches and what to expect from them and what they need.  Of course, the makeup of the fighters who come will always be different, but we had a good turn out from a variety of gyms in the area and I know many will return.  I felt a little overwhelmed at which boxers to match up and who should go in with who, but I was glad I was more cautious than not even if some were in the ring more than others. I was grateful to hear from most of the women that said they had a wonderful time connecting with other women and can't wait to do it again.  Ashley, one of our boxers said, "It was fun to see all the women encouraging each other...shows how powerful we are as a group even if it's an individual sport."  I hope the women and coaches know that I am grateful for each of them for showing up and supporting each other at my event. I will definitely host another event soon as well as work to give the mighty group of women from our gym who show up every week more opportunities to spar and work on their technique.  A special shout out to Remy, our gym owner and our coaches Ty, Jon and Allam for supporting the event and helping out to make it such a success.

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