Australian Men’s Fitness – September 2019

there;there’salwaysgoingtobe

confrontation.Buttheunnecessary,

senselessviolencefornoreason–

likewalkingupbehindsomeone,

ortotheside,andattackingthem

whenthey’reabsolutelyunaware

it’sabouttohappenorcan’tdefend

themselves– that’sthecoward’s

punch.Wewantpeopletostart

thinking,“Youknowwhat?I can

probablyjustwalkawayfromthis

situation.”Thecampaignis not

aboutputtinganendto[violence]

becauseit’snevergoingaway,

butit’stryingtodecreasethese

instanceshappeningandthe

numberofliveslost.

MF:Whyis boxinga skillpeople

shouldlearn?

DG:I’mteachingmysonhowto

boxandhowtodefendhimself,

becauseonedayhe’sgoingtoneed

thatskill.He’llbeinsomeform

ofconfrontationandhe’sgoingto

needtobeabletodefendhimself.

Asa father,it’ssomethingI feellike

I needtopassontomylittlefella.

It’sa skillforhimtouseonlywhen

necessary– todefendyourself,your

familyandyourfriends.That’sit.

I thinktheartofboxingand

understandinghowtodefend

yourselfcangiveyouconfidence

andhelpyoufeelmoresecure

inpublic.Notonlydoyoulearn

howtothrowa fewpunches,

youlearndefence,howtomove,

evadeandcounterattack.

Physically,it’sa greatwayto

improvebalance,hand-eye

coordination,cardiofitnessand

strengthtraining.Inboxing,you

reallyhavetopushyourbody,and

theonlywaytopushyourbodyto

itsabsolutelimitsis throughthe

mind– soit’sreallygoodat building

mentalstrengthaswell.

MF:You’rea bigpartof12RND

Fitness.Tellusaboutit and

howit differstoanyother

fitnessfranchiseoutthere.

DG:Boxingis a sportthat’sbeen

aroundforever,butit’shaving

a renaissancewiththegeneral

publicinAustralia.12RNDhas

beena bigpartofthat– there

are 64 clubsaroundthecountry

now,wherepeoplegettoimprove

themselvesphysicallywhile

learningtheartofboxingalongthe

way.Thelongertheytrainat 12RND,

themoreskilledtheybecome.

Thesportofboxinghasalways

beenaround.AFLandNRLteams

usethesportintheirpre-season

forfitnessandpreparation.

Inthepastdecade,thegeneral

publichasstartedusingboxing

“I think the art of boxing and understanding

how to defend yourself can give you

confidence and help you feel more secure.”

Danny in training mode

at 12RND Fitness.

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