First of all thank you for your inquiry. If you haven’t boxed before i’m sure it can be daunting but surprisingly boxing clubs are usually extremely friendly as we need each other to for want of a better word ‘bounce off’ to get better.
The following may seem a little harsh in places but i want to be upfront about the expectations as i think we offer a unique experience and one that many students treasure amongst their greatest achievements.
i have now been coaching martial arts and boxing in sydney for over 35 years with almost 30 of them here in five dock. i am probably on my last few years of coaching so i want to concentrate my efforts on people whose goals do align with Joe’s Boxing, which is first and foremost to commit to getting your black shirt. We are trying to give you skills from our black shirt program in a relative short time that will last a lifetime, but it only works if you are continuous in your training so once on a black shirt program membership starts the expectation is you get your black shirt in one hit. There is not a time limit on achieving that goal, some people can do it in a year some may take five years, two is about the average if starting with no experience. Once you attain your black shirt by all means tick that bucket list and go climb another mountain or i will support you to have a competition fight or join the coaching team or just keep training and further develop your skills. Black shirts are always welcome back.
By the time you have signed up to the Black Shirt Program Membership you have done a one class trial and a minimum of one month of training before deciding and no harm done with door open if you want to commit to the black shirt program at a later date. Fees are grandfathered so the price you start at will stay the same as long as your membership is continuous. Any break however will see you go to the latest list rate. Sometimes things happen so second chances are allowed but third chances where people stop start is not acceptable. The truth is really that you will have one shot at this as less than 10% ever come back to complete the black shirt program so if your life gets busy especially if you are young, it’s never going to get easier once career, marriage and kids take hold. Live in the moment stop thinking about saving pennies that our membership is and invest in your boxing like you would any other piece of education because it could just save your life whether by self defence or the resiliance skills gained.
There is no longer membership holds for holidays unless agreed up front however injury or illness with accompanied medical certificate will be accepted with a stated timeframe. You will belong to a community and you therefore share a portion of the responsibility for keeping the lights on . If you want a casual gym membership go to anytime fitness . We are not seasonal so don’t say you are quitting for soccer or cricket and will come back later, i am no longer willing to play second fiddle to another sport as your offseason choice. Sure if you want to do another sport in parallel fine just keep your membership going here and train when you can.
Now i understand that this is a big commitment but anything of value in life is but in the space of about two years you will gain a punchers chance in any self defence situation and the confidence these skills bring will last a lifetime or your money back !
For all i say here though please do the $20 trial no obligation beyond that I promise. The reasons i only do paid trials is to qualify that people are serious but also the transaction means that you are not obligated to sit through a hard sell. we will explain the next steps but you can just pay and $20 no questions asked. You will be sent a text after the trial discreetly asking how you went where you can opt out of any further communication if you want.
Joe from Joe’s Boxing Club Sydney