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If you want to learn how to improve your jab in boxing, you need to study Larry Holmes. Larry Holmes had one of the greatest jabs in boxing history and in this breakdown we look at exactly why it was so effective. This wasn’t just a fast jab. It was a jab that: controlled distance disrupted rhythm mentally pressured opponents physically moved people dictated entire fights That’s why Holmes became one of the most difficult heavyweights to deal with. Prefer Watching Instead? If

If you want to learn how to beat taller opponents in boxing, you need to study Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Despite standing around 5 foot 7, Qawi became a world champion at light heavyweight and cruiserweight by consistently beating bigger, taller and longer opponents. He wasn’t trying to fight like a tall boxer. He built an entire style around making his height an advantage. That’s why shorter fighters should study him carefully. Before we break down the lessons shorter fighters

If you want to learn how to fight behind a high guard in boxing, one of the greatest fighters you can study is Ronald "Winky" Wright. Most boxers think a high guard is simply a defensive position. They raise their gloves, tuck their chin and hope to avoid getting hit. That's not how elite fighters use it. Winky Wright turned the high guard into an offensive weapon. He used it to control distance, create counter punching opportunities, frustrate opponents and dictate the pace

A lot of parents want activities that: keep children active improve confidence reduce screen time build discipline That is one reason boxing drills work so well for kids. The important thing is making the sessions: fun structured age appropriate Children learn faster when they enjoy the process. I have coached children of different ages and one thing is always true. The sessions that feel engaging usually produce the best long term improvement. These drills are simple, beginn

A lot of people want to start boxing at home because: they feel intimidated by gyms they work awkward hours they want to build confidence first they simply prefer training alone initially That is completely fine. The problem is that most beginners end up wasting months doing random workouts with no real structure. I have seen people spend hours: smashing the heavy bag throwing punches with poor technique copying random online workouts without actually improving. The issue usu

A lot of adults want to start boxing but feel like they have missed the window. They think: they are too old too unfit too inexperienced too far behind Honestly, that stops more people than fitness ever does. I have worked with complete beginners in their thirties, forties, and beyond who felt nervous walking into a gym for the first time. Most of them realise very quickly that boxing is far more approachable than they expected when the training is structured properly. The bi

One of the most common questions parents ask is: “What age should my child start boxing?” The honest answer is that it depends more on the child than the exact number. I have coached children with excellent focus and coordination at seven years old, and I have also seen teenagers who needed more time to build confidence before they were ready to engage properly. Generally speaking, most children can begin beginner boxing sessions safely around six to eight years old when the

Most parents searching for a boxing club for their child are not looking to raise a fighter. They are looking for confidence, discipline, fitness, structure, and a positive environment. That is important because not all boxing clubs are the same. I have worked with nervous beginners, children lacking confidence, energetic kids who need direction, and teenagers who simply need a positive outlet. The right environment makes a huge difference. If you are searching for boxing for

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer Most people who enquire about private boxing coaching ask some version of the same question. How long will it take before I can actually do this? It is a fair question and it deserves a direct, honest answer rather than the vague reassurances that most coaching marketing defaults to. Here is exactly what five sessions of private 1-to-1 coaching at Belhus Boxing Club in South Ockendon produces for a

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer Booking a boxing coach is a decision most people make without a clear framework for evaluating who they are booking. They find someone nearby, check that they seem credible enough, and make a decision based on a combination of price, location, and gut feeling. That approach works sometimes. It also leads people to spend months with coaches who are enthusiastic but insufficiently qualified, or techni

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer Most adults who want to start boxing have one thing in common before their first session. They are not sure they can do it. Not sure they are fit enough. Not sure they will pick it up. Not sure they will look completely lost in front of a coach who has trained serious fighters. Not sure the whole thing is really for someone like them. That uncertainty is completely normal. It is also completely irre

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer There is a pattern I have noticed among the clients who enquire about private coaching over the past year. A significant number of them work from home. They are not people who have never exercised. Many of them have gym memberships, or had them until recently. They know the value of regular physical activity and they have been trying to maintain it. But somewhere along the way the gym stopped delive

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer The word beginner covers a lot of ground. In boxing it often means different things to different people. Someone who has watched boxing for years but never trained. Someone who did a couple of group classes a few years ago and wants to try again properly. Someone who has never had any interest in sport but has decided, for reasons they cannot fully explain, that they want to try this. All of those p

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer Most people who start boxing do so in a group environment. A gym class, a BoxFit session, a local boxing club. They show up, they work hard, they enjoy it, and then six months later they are doing roughly the same things they were doing on day one with marginally better fitness but not significantly better boxing. That plateau is not a motivation problem. It is a coaching structure problem. And unde

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer The unknown is the biggest barrier between most people and their first boxing session. Not cost, not location, not fitness level. The simple fact of not knowing what is going to happen when they walk through the door. This article removes that unknown completely. Here is exactly what happens in your first private 1-to-1 boxing session with me, from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave. Befo

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer There is a specific version of this conversation I have had more times than I can count. Someone messages me on WhatsApp or sends an enquiry through the website. They are interested in trying boxing. They have been thinking about it for a while, sometimes months, sometimes longer. And somewhere in that first message, often right at the end, there is a version of this sentence. I am probably not who

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer Most people's experience of a gym is a busy, noisy, slightly overwhelming environment where you queue for equipment, train alongside people who are clearly more experienced than you, and spend as much energy managing the social anxiety of being a beginner in a public space as you do actually training. That experience puts a lot of people off. Not because they do not want to train but because the env

Written by Aarron Morgan — Licensed BBBofC Trainer, Former Professional Boxer Working from home is one of the most significant lifestyle shifts of the last few years. For a lot of people it has been genuinely positive. No commute, more flexibility, more time with family, more control over your day. But it has also created a problem that most people who work from home will recognise immediately. The boundary between work and everything else has disappeared. You wake up. Your l

Most boxers don’t have a discipline problem. They have a feedback problem. My name is Aarron Morgan. I am a former national amateur champion, former Team GB trialist, former professional boxer, and a licensed BBBofC professional trainer. I have trained at an elite level, and I now coach beginners who believe they are terrible at boxing, when the real issue is a lack of structure and correction. Most people are not bad. They are guessing. If you feel slow when you are boxing,

Most boxers don’t have a discipline problem. They have a feedback problem. My name is Aarron Morgan. I am a former national amateur champion, former Team GB trialist, former professional boxer, and a licensed BBBofC professional trainer. I have trained at an elite level, and I now coach beginners who believe they are terrible at boxing, when the real issue is a lack of structure and correction. Most people are not bad. They are guessing. If you are gassing out quickly in boxi