Help send Lauren to PAL Nationals
September 21, 2011 | 
Author Dear Friends and Family,
The Kennel Boxing Team would like to ask for your help. On Oct 1st – 8th, National PAL will be hosting the National PAL Boxing Championships in Toledo, Ohio. This tournament will be an Olympic Team qualifier for the first Women’s Olympic Boxing Team. Fortunately for us, we have a contender at the 165lbs weight division, Lauren Pettis. Lauren has been with the Kennel Boxing Team since July 22nd, 2010. Lauren is a graduate of Arizona State University (2007) with a B.S in Psychology and a University of California, Berkeley graduate (2010) with a Masters Degree in Social Welfare. Lauren has a great personality and is very well spoken. If Lauren earns a spot on the Olympic team, she will be a perfect representative for women’s boxing.
When Lauren signed up with us, her biggest goal and dream was to be able to compete for a spot on the first ever Women’s Olympic Boxing Team, and the time has now come. For the past 14 months, Lauren has been working tremendously hard and is now ready to compete for her spot on the Olympic Team. Taking Lauren to the National PAL Boxing Championships in Toledo, Ohio, will be very expensive. We’d like to ask for some financial support from all who are willing to help. Please click the PayPal link or drop in the gym to make your donation. Any amount will help and know that your gift will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued love and support.
Julie Goldsticker August 13, 2009
The International Olympic Committee Executive Board announced today that the sport of women’s boxing will be added to the schedule for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Boxing was previously the only summer sport on the Olympic docket without a female counterpart.
“We are thrilled that the IOC Executive Committee has voted to add women’s boxing events to the 2012 Olympic Program. The ‘yes’ vote means that female boxers will now be able to share in the dream of standing on the world’s most prestigious sporting podium,” said USA Boxing Women’s Task Force Chair and AIBA Women’s Commission member Christy Halbert. “It’s a historic event, marking the first time that all of the summer Olympic sports will have female participants. The Olympic Games, will, from now on, truly showcase the world’s best talent.”
Female boxers will compete at three weights in London, flyweight (106 lbs-112 lbs), lightweight (123 lbs-132 lbs) and middleweight (152 lbs-165 pounds), with 12 boxers boxing in each of three divisions. “The addition of women’s boxing means that we finally have a truly universal Olympic Games,” AIBA President Dr. Chung-Kuo Wu said. “Nevertheless, we will strive to ensure a very successful first Olympic Games for women in London in order that the number of women participating in future Olympic Games may increase.
Weight loss challenge results
Weight loss challenges are always a great idea, until you procrastinate, lol. The challenge was to take 3months and lose 12% of your original weight. 17 members accepted the challenge, 9 made it, 8 came up short. The 9 that made it averaged a weight loss of 21lbs. It was not easy for the ones that procrastinated. Trying to lose that extra pound or two feels like hell, especially when you’re inside that sauna suite.
We had a couple of members say, “This was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my whole life”. In the end, it was a great experience. Did the 9 that made their weight keep it off? I guess you’d have to go to the gym and ask them for yourself. Here’s a small clip of the weight loss challenge, enjoy!
FILA video final product
Hey guys, Here is the final product of the video shoot. They did a great job! Read the rest of this entry »
FILA video shoot
Last Saturday we had another chance to witness the making of a video masterpiece. This time Emm Cagadoc, Larry Alfonso and their team came to the Kennel to create a FILA commercial promoting a new line of workout pants for women, which they will be turning in as part of a contest that only a few professional production team were invited too. Read the rest of this entry »
White Collar Brawler visits the Kennel (VIDEO)
For the past three years, Kai Hasson and Nate Houghteling have spent eight hours a day staring at computer screens. Now the two find themselves reluctant representatives of the modern man, adrift in a recession with no real skills beyond creating PowerPoint presentations and manipulating items in spreadsheets. So what happens when the two decide to flip the script and do something completely antithetical to their white collar existences? Read the rest of this entry »
Wrapping your hands using 180″ or 120″ (youth) handwraps (VIDEO)
The two video’s below will show you how to wrap your hands using 2 different lengths of handwraps. Keep in mind there are many ways to wrap your hands, the style we use below is something that we feel best supports your hands during your boxing training. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: boxing handwraps, how to wrap your hands for boxing, junior handwraps, mexican style handwraps | 
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