who are going to make your New
Year's resolution to get in shape.
After a Christmas filled with
gorging yourself on desserts and
succulent meats you are going to
be looking for a way to shed
those extra pounds. I have the
answer to your flabby belly and
pillowy butt—boxing. Boxing is
rated the second best
conditioning sport in the world,
next to motor cross racing.

For those of you who dont

already know, we have boxing

 

wondered, how can I join the
boxing club? That's easy, walk in
the door and say “Hi” to either
Dave Wylie or Dick Findlay and
they will take care of the rest.
The only thing you have to do is

show up two or three times a

week, Dick, a former Canadian
welterweight champion, says,
“The boxing instruction students
get from Dave and | is as good as
it gets anywhere in Vancouver.
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posters going
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are trying to get
more people to
turn out.
Students don't

thing; it’s just a
{good workout
you learn how
to move around
and how to
throw the
punches. World
wide, boxing
fitness has

had a couple of years of Tai-
kwon-do training under her belt
and she convinced me that boxing
would be an excellent work out. I
couldn't believe how drenched in
sweat I became after only a few
rounds on the bag. My heart was
pounding and my muscles were
screaming from a long lapse in
activity. After the first month I
really started to notice the power
of my punches improve and then
I worked on speed for about two
months. Dave says, “seventy per-
cent of the students I train are in
it for the health and fitness
aspects of the sport. There is no
pressure to spar or fight.” I
thought I would give sparing a try
just to see how practical a skill
boxing can be. Dave put me in
the ring with his son Robert.
Before the match Robert com-
mented, “Boxing is a good way to
get rid of your stress and anger so
you don't take it outside the gym.
Everyone here respects each
other.” Dave told him to take it
easy on me and aim for the crest
on my headgear. We touched
gloves and then the fun began.

I kept my hands up and did my
best to think defensively, but as
the match wore on it became
increasingly obvious that Robert's
reach combined with my clumsi-
ness made me-an easy target (I
thought trading jabs meant that
we both got to throw and receive
the jabs. I seemed to be only
receiving jabs), I felt like I was
throwing my punches in slow
motion. I found out ina real

 

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hurry that it's a
lot harder to hit
someone moving
than pummeling
the bag. After two
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ready to collapse from
sheer exhaustion. Dick
says going one round
sparing 1s like going
twenty rounds on the.
bag. The only success I
could claim was that |
lasted two rounds and
managed to land a
couple of feeble
punches to the soler-
plexes. My thanks to
Robert for taking it
easy on me.

What draws people
to boxing? Some say
they like boxing
because they learn how to protect
themselves, others say they like
boxing because it’s easy to fit into
their schedule. But, the answer I
like the best is, “ It’s an honest
workout. You get out of it what
you put into it.” We all go a little
crazy around exam time and need
something to destress on. I put
my stress into the bag and in
return what I get out of it is a
relaxed and confident frame of
mind to get back to the books
with.

On the first floor of Douglas
College, (look for rm. 1315—at
says “combatants” on the door)
students are punching their way

PICTURES: The guy skipping:
Shirwin Dalgliesh lost forty pound
boxing at Douglas College. The o
guy with the hat : Dick Findlay, bq
ing instructor and former Canadia

to fitness. You can get started as welterweight champion.

soon as the January semester

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