Boxing, as a sport, could help women lose weight and get in shape (you can read all about that here: http://www.trainer.ae/articles/10-reasons-why-you-should-start-boxing-for-weight-loss-in-dubai-1983) and we think women in Dubai should try it. You might not really hear so much about female boxers unless you’re an avid boxing fan,  but there have been quite a few women who have made their mark in the sport. If you need a little extra motivation to take up boxing, check out this list of the top 8 female boxing legends of all time (in no particular order).

Natascha Yurievna Ragozina

Natascha Yurievna Rogozina, more popularly recognized as Natascha Ragosina, was born on April 5^th, 1976 in Kazahkstan which was then, a part of the Soviet Union. Natascha Ragosina earned her legendary status by completely dominating female boxing–going undefeated throughout her career, and retired holding all the major female super middleweight titles and two heavyweight titles.

Professional Record: Wins: 22 Losses: 0 Draws: 0

Giselle Salandy

Joenette Giselle Ife Salandy, popularly known as Jiselle Salandy and nicknamed “magic” was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable female boxers to have ever lived. Giselle started boxing at the tender age of 13 and when most girls her age were probably busy doing much less grisly stuff, she would be in the gym training. Her dedication paid off when she became the youngest person (male or female) to win a professional boxing title, at the age of 17. Giselle Salandy went on to dominate the sport of boxing for the next 4 years and stunned the boxing world when she won a record 8 titles in a single fight. Sadly, Giselle could not fulfil her potential as she passed away in a car accident on January 4^th, 2009 at the age of 21.

Career record: Wins: 17 Loses: 0 Draws: 0

Mary Jo Sanders

Mary Jo Sanders is the daughter of The NFL hall of famer, Charlie Sanders, but is also a superstar in her own right. Mary Jo Sanders was always a gifted athlete from a young age, participating a number of sports and events including track and field, basketball and even body building, before finding and building a niche for herself as one of the top female boxers of all time.

Career record: Wins: 24 Loses: 1 Draws: 1

Lucia Rijker

Lucia Rijker is a truly remarkable female boxer that has achieved a lot of success in boxing, kick boxing and even at acting. She started off learning martial arts by the age of 6, participating in the dutch national handball team for her age group by the age of seven, becoming the junior national fencing champion by the age of 14, and by 15 she was making a name for herself, knocking out the reigning world champion. She would go on to be undefeated in here career as a boxer.

Career record: Wins 27 Loses: 0 Draws: 0

Regina Halmich

Regina Halmich has acquired an extremely impressive professional record of 56 fights and only 1 loss and 1 draw over her 13 year boxing career. As notable as she is as a boxer, she has also achieved success in other areas of life apart from boxing. She was an amateur German female kickboxing champion from 1992 to 1994, and is now a successful business woman, owning her own cosmetics brand.

Career record: Wins: 54 Loses: 1 Draws: 1

Christie Renea Martin

There are few women more iconic in female boxing than Christie Martin, born July 12, 1968, and for many people, she is the woman who brought respect to female boxing. Christie Martin was active in sports from a young age and attended Concord College on a basketball scholarship. She began boxing in 1989 and would continue to box till 2012, stacking up 49 wins in the process. Christie Martin made her name in boxing by dominating the sport at a time when female boxers when not given due recognition not opportunity.

Career Record: Wins: 49 Loses: 7 Draws: 3

Laila Ali

Laila Ali is the daughter of boxing Legend Muhammed Ali so you might not be surprised to learn that she has followed in her father’s footsteps, by becoming a well-respected boxer. Contrary to what you might imagine, though, Laila was not inspired to start boxing by watching her father, instead she was inspired by the success of female boxing legend, Christie Martin. Ironically, she would go on to hand Martin her only career KO in 2003. Laila Ali has the remarkable record of having won 21 of her 24 fights by KO, proving that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree indeed.

Career record: Wins: 24 Loses: 0 Draws: 0

Ann Wolfe

Ann Wolfe, while she fought, was widely considered to be one of the best and was renowned for having the hardest punch in female boxing. She won 7 championship fights over the course of her boxing career including a much celebrated victory against Vonda Ward that saw her claim three titles across three different weight divisions in one single match. Ann Wolfe now spends her time training upcoming boxers including her own daughter, Jennifer Fenn.

Career record: Wins: 24 Loses: 1 Draws: 0

Conclusion

There you have it, these are five remarkable women whose stories should inspire you to take up boxing and enjoy it. You don’t have to go to the lengths they did competitively, but you can still enjoy boxing for fitness or as a hobby.

Boxing is a popular sport but not one that many parents would encourage their children to participate in, probably due to the perception that it is overly violent. Truthfully, a professional boxing match can occasionally be unsuitable for younger viewers—there’s always the chance of seeing some spilled blood—but boxing classes for young children are tailored to consider their age and kids are not exposed to inordinate levels of violence.

Sure, kids will still learn how to fight (and we don’t think this is entirely a bad thing), but there will be other much more important lessons and benefits they can gain from boxing classes. Read on to find out more, and hopefully clear your doubts about boxing classes for your kid.

1. Competitiveness

Boxing is an extremely competitive sport and this is important because in most things in life, from getting college placements, scholarships, jobs and even the spouse of your dreams, there will always be tons of people who want the same things that you want and who will go to varying extents to have it. You can’t shield kids from the reality that life is competitive. We’re not suggesting that your kid should learn to bully other people though; what we’re suggesting, instead, is that the competitive nature of boxing could teach your kids how to set a goal and go after what they want with the best of their effort.

2. Self Defense

Unfortunately, there are so many people out there who are willing and able to harm innocent children so it’s never too early to start teaching your children self-defense. Bullying is also another danger that children may face on a daily basis, at school, at the park and even around the neighbourhood. Some knowledge of self-defense could help protect your child in the times when you can’t.

3. Controlled Aggression

One of the biggest worries parents have with getting their children to learn any martial art is preventing them from practicing it on their friends, siblings or even strangers. This is a genuine concern but boxing instruction particularly for younger kids usually involves a whole lot of instruction on self-discipline and self-control. We think the benefits of this element of discipline will not only prevent children from committing indiscriminate acts of violence but will also help them approach other issues in life with the same disciplined approach.

4. Fitness

With a shocking 1 out of every 3 kids being obese in America, you certainly don’t want your child following suit. One smart thing parents can do apart from making sure their kids eat healthy food is encouraging them to take up sports from a very early age. Now, there are a lot of sports other than boxing that could provide the necessary exercise that kids will need to stay fit but we think that boxing is one of the better options because it combines elements of aerobic, anaerobic and resistance training at the same time.

5. Coordination

Younger children are still developing their motor skills(muscle movements) and this process can be enhanced by a sport such as boxing where hand and leg movements have to be executed with skill. Children who take up boxing will likely develop better hand-eye coordination and their muscles, in general, will be better coordinated. All of these will help children perform better at sports, athletics and other physical activities as they grow older.

6. Brain development

Brain and brawn are not always mutually exclusive. In fact, exercise helps to improve brain function significantly. People, generally, are sharper and more alert in their thinking in the hours after exercise but consistent exercise has been shown to have a permanent developmental effect on the area of the brain responsible for decision making, planning and memory retention in adults. There has not been much research to examine the effect of exercise in children, but the available data shows that there is some significant correlation between exercise and better academic performance in children.

Conclusion

Children can benefit a lot from learning how to box from an early age. Be sure to carefully choose a reputable boxing instructor who has experience at teaching children how to box.

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Martial Arts Summer Camp for Youth in Dubai

The Way of The Martial Arts

Contrary to the popular believe, there is plenty to do for kids during summer in Dubai. We have a martial arts summer camps for kids in Dubai. Use the summer to equip your children with self-defense classes and to stay in shape. Our internationally recognized, experienced, knowledgeable, and certified Dubai based Martial Arts instructional trainers, are ready to teach your children the life lasting martial arts skills.

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Our camp’s primary goal is to increase the self-confidence and to improve quality instruction, techniques and knowledge of martial arts. The fun and well planned martial arts lessons in Dubai; encourage youth to enrich their lives through fitness of mind and body. This training in martial arts promotes the development of positive personal character. Students will be able to pick from different martial art experiences of Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, and MMA.

Trainer.ae is the fastest growing summer camp fitness platform in Dubai.  Our some of the best Martial Arts trainers are ready to help your kids gain the life lasting self-defense skills. We offer Personal training, boxing (beginners and advance) , kickboxing (beginners and advance), MMA for adults and children and Summer boot camps for Kung Fu.  We offer both male and female personal Martial Arts instructors for private lessons and group sessions.

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