Kickboxing in Ottawa

[Th3 Gr38 1]

I've been gym shopping and could use some advice. I'm looking to take up kickboxing, and I'm looking to find a good gym. I've trained boxing for a year steady and was on and off for about three years beforehand. I'm preferably looking for a place where they don't make you spar heavily all the time, as I've had issues focusing at work the day after getting rocked in sparring in the past.


Some years ago I tried a few classes at a place called Therien Ottawa south. The guy who ran the place is an absolute legend with two wins over Ernesto Hoost (no fucking cap) and they had some actual fighters. Unfortunately the class had too many fat soccer moms for my liking and seemed a bit boxercisey - maybe that was just my skewed perception. I was gonna give it a few more tries but then my alcoholism caught up to me and I had to take some time off to focus on my health.

I'm now sober, 20 pounds lighter, and interested in giving kickboxing another try as boxing is starting to bore me. I'm looking to learn real techniques, and I'm open to Muay Thai and any other style of kickboxing at all. I'm 29 years old and I hope I'm not too old.

Any advice?

 

[DoctorTaco]

Unfortunately the class had too many fat soccer moms for my liking and seemed a bit boxercisey

I would respectfully say you won’t find a gym or a team that takes you seriously with an attitude like this.

 

[Th3 Gr38 1]

I would respectfully say you won’t find a gym or a team that takes you seriously with an attitude like this.

I was a drunk dickhead at the time. My memory is also a bit spotty for that reason. You're correct that my attitude was poor, although I didn't show it. It's a shame

 

[DoctorTaco]

I was a drunk dickhead at the time. My memory is also a bit spotty for that reason. You're correct that my attitude was poor, although I didn't show it. It's a shame

Buddy, I mean now. “Fat soccer moms” is a
Shitty way to talk about anyone. Plus, They are paying members working to improve themselves. They keep the doors open, pay their dues, tell their friends and are largely a whole lot easier (and far more profitable) to have in the gym than fighters.

 

[SandisLL]

Buddy, I mean now. “Fat soccer moms” is a
Shitty way to talk about anyone. Plus, They are paying members working to improve themselves. They keep the doors open, pay their dues, tell their friends and are largely a whole lot easier (and far more profitable) to have in the gym than fighters.

This.
I had worked as manager for one gym...with finances.
Best ROI was from clients who had used gym for weightlifting etc stuff. After these hobbyists a bit...

Teens who does want to fight and dreamers about self defense were worst clients.
While for example the same teens might be just dumb and not bad as persons...you need resources to suppervise sparrings etc and sometimes they might ....do big shit.
SD dreamers too might be nightmare and create a lot of shit...
Fighters require a lot of attention and irl investments .....