Hiya, Im looking for a somewhere that teaches Boxing in the Gleadless area. I know theres a Gym on Hearding shops but i dont know the name. Does anyone know wether its any good? My son is 3 so they need to be teaching children. Recomendations would be appreciated.

Boxing for a three year old? Is he not maybe a touch young for it??

Why? Girls start dancing around that age. My son is a very energetic little boy, that is always jumping about and fighting with his dad. I thought instead of him messing about he could get taught properly. We have strike pads and gloves here and he always gets them out and askes me to tell him a combo. I asked him about it and he was dead excited. So why not teach him in a correct manor something that he loves doing.

i think brendan ingle would do it...newman road wincobank

Why? Girls start dancing around that age. My son is a very energetic little boy, that is always jumping about and fighting with his dad. I thought instead of him messing about he could get taught properly. We have strike pads and gloves here and he always gets them out and askes me to tell him a combo. I asked him about it and he was dead excited. So why not teach him in a correct manor something that he loves doing.

Dancing isn't a contact sport though! At three years of age a child is still developing and bones in particular are very susceptible to lasting damage (which is why weight training isn't recommended for children) so constantly hitting fairly hard surfaces may not be the best idea?

No way would I recommend boxing for a 3 year old.

Most 3 year olds go to tumble tots, dance classes, little sports clubs. Boxing is a sport but a boxing gym is not the right environment foe a 3 year old. Their body will not be strong enough to cope with it.

Martial arts would consider a 3 year old, but I doubt any boxing club would.

brendan wouldnt chuck your lad straight in with sparring; hed teach him footowork drills, bag work, pad work, develop confidence and discipline. When i used to go down last year, there were quite a few toddlers who would come down and enjoy themselves.

Brendan gets the older lads to get down on there knees, put there hands behind the back and the young kids have to hit them in the face whilst the lad has to move there head.

Saturday and Sunday are the best days to come down.

Brendan is a fantastic guy.

Hi all,
My Son and his friend would like to start boxing. They are both aged 6 years old.
We live in S5 so somewere local would be great.
Thanks :)

isn't there a legal limit of five years old for such sports?

I'm pretty certain when I was doing tae kwon do (and that was semi contact) that the reason we didn't have kids any younger was due to licensing and insurance

A lot of contact sports won't take on kids under five, I think less a legal issue but more about not being able to secure the appropriate insurance for liability cover.

Why? Girls start dancing around that age. My son is a very energetic little boy, that is always jumping about and fighting with his dad. I thought instead of him messing about he could get taught properly. We have strike pads and gloves here and he always gets them out and askes me to tell him a combo. I asked him about it and he was dead excited. So why not teach him in a correct manor something that he loves doing.

hey i completely understand you. my sons only 3 aswel and hes always play boxing with his dad. im also looking for a boxing gym that will teach my son at this age now.

I live richmond/woodhouse so if you hear of a gym around that will take on 3yr olds please let me know as im very interested in getting my little boy into it now aswel.