So Friday was my first day at Fight Fit Cleveland where I took a Kickboxing class and krav maga (self defense). It was an extremely exhausting day. I walked in and soon realized that I was one of two females enrolled in the class and was by far the smallest and weakest. The rest of the class seemed to e men who were over 5'10" and weighed over 200 pounds. Then there was me. I am 5'2" and I am a dancer. I hate running (which of course is how we warmed up) and I have had slim-no practice throwing punches at a bag. Although it was a phenomenal experience. I immersed myself in the class and have never been so active in my life.
I learned how to punch (with the top two knuckles) and throw crosses and jabs. I also learned how to kick someone without being hit. The big lesson of the class was to always have your hands in front of your face for protection. The second lesson that I quickly learned was that I needed my own boxing gloves. Quickly after class, I ran to Dicks Sporting Goods and purchased my own pair of pink kickboxing gloves. While I didn't want to look weak by wearing the pink ones, they were the only ones available to women that were light weight (which in itself is kind of sexist to me). Anyway I cannot wait to continue my training and learn more about how to defend myself!
I take boxing classes regularly so I can vouch for how exhausting those classes can be. I think it's extremely important for all women to take these types of classes and learn how to throw a punch or kick. These classes can also be a really fun form of workout and you can forget how much of a workout you're getting. As for me, I have pink boxing gloves as well and think it's a little weird that sporting goods only had those. But where I go, they have a whole variety of color and I don't see any sexism at all. If anything, I see the women dominating my boxing place. I would suggest checking out title boxing it's really awesome and such an amazing work out and if you loved that kickboxing class you should check out this place. The first class is free!
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