Butterfly Boxing

Butterfly Bootcamp January 12 - Feb 6th, 2009

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Butterfly Level II Boxers

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Butterfly Bootcamp July - August 2008

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Butterfly Level II Graduates

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Here is a link to the Butterfly Level II Graduates images gallery.http://www.theboxingshop.com.au/images/butterfly2/index.html

Butterfly Bootcamp Girls!

2008-08-04T12:43:00.003+10:00

Butterflies III - Erika Vs Olivia in a friendly spar

2008-08-02T08:43:00.002+10:00

This is our lovely Butterfly Boxers, Erika and Olivia at the end of Butterfly Bootcamp program having a friendly spar. Not all of our Butterflies choose to spar and the end of Bootcamp. Liv and Erika have both gone through the Butterfly Level I and Level III program and continue to train with us on Thursday mornings where they get to practice their sparring and skills. Great Work Ladies!

Butterfly Boxing Level 1 Graduates February 2008

2008-04-23T09:51:00.005+10:00

Congratulations to our wonderful grauduates from our very first Butterfly Level 1 Challenge for 2008. Once again, these ladies demonstrated some wonderful natural ability for boxing. A very special thank you to our photographer and Butterfly Sponsor, Marina Ridgway for these images.

December 2007 Level 1 Graduates

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Congratulations to our Butterfly Boxers who graduated this December. Our Ladies pictured here, displayed some of the finest talent yet. Congratulations to all our Level 1 Participants this year who took on the 6 Week Challenge.

Pictured Left to Right - Christine, Wendy, Georgie, Erika, Alisha & Vanessa. Well done to you ladies! We are looking forward to seeing more of you in the near future. P.S Video footage coming soon!!!!

Butterfly Boxing Sponsors

2007-12-18T18:47:00.000+10:00

Many thanks must be given to our AWESOME Butterfly Boxing Sponsors who have
provided goodies and services for our Butterfly Boxers in 2007. Thank you to:

Kathleen Templeman- Butler @ the Uni Hair Salon (Hairdresser)
for the great hair care offers at special prices.

Community Centre Nathan Campus Telephone (07) 3735 5512

G's Wine Bar - Griffith University Nathan Campus for the fantastic coffee and brilliant service.
Caryn Thomas at

Dollface Handbag Boutique for the gorgeous gifts.
Bill & Anthea Pippos at Get Fresh Fruit & Deli for providing the delicious Fruit every week.
Skinology - for the lovely gift and pamper packs
Christine - For the awesome, sexy hairdo's!
Rightcross Boxing & Sporting Apparel for the great handwraps, hats and tee's!

We hope that you have enjoyed the goodies Ladies. This is what being a Butterfly is all about- Being rewarded for your hard work and commitment! Please take the time to enjoy your gifts and support our wonderful sponsors.

Butterfly Level 1 Finale in Motion!

2007-11-02T12:57:00.000+10:00

Congratulations to our graduate level 1 Butterflies from the series ending on Tuesday the 30th October. All the Butterflies who participated came away with some strong skills which were captured by our Butterfly and Sponsor- Marina Ridgway. (Marina Ridgway Photography)

Thank you to Marina and to all our Butterflies. We trust you will enjoy a glimpse of these pictures!

Butterfly Level III Bootcamp

2007-08-17T14:00:00.000+10:00

Congratulations to our Level III Buttterfly's who have displayed an amazing
amount of commitment, enthusiasm (as much as possible at 6.30am!) and
RESILIENCE. The Boxing Shop team are so proud of the achievments
of each individual who has participated in this Challenge.

We would like to thank our generous sponsors of Butterfly Level III
Skinology, Christine's Mobile Hair Salon and Doll Face Handbag Boutique,
and Madison Sport all of whom contributed some lovely gifts each week
to spoil our Butterflies.

To Caryn, Rachel, Maddie, Felicity, Stephanie, Jess, Debbie, Linda & Lee...
you have all been wonderful and it has been a real pleasure to have you
as part of our team.

All the Best,
Huia

Butterfly Boxing Sponsors

2007-08-03T13:46:00.000+10:00

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome on board and thank our Sponsors of Butterfly Boxing: Skinology, Doll Face Handbag Boutique and Christine. Our Sponsors offer only the highest quality in products and service, as our lucky Level III ladies are discovering.

Our sponsors are about making women feel utterly beautiful, pampered and elegant and we are proud to support these businesses owned by highly positive and empowered women, so thank you!

New Schedules

2007-08-03T12:54:00.000+10:00

The New Butterfly Boxing Schedules coming up are:

LEVEL I Challenge: 7th August - 11th September 2007
LEVEL II Challenge: 4th August - 30th August 2007
LEVEL III Butterfly Bootcamp: In progress - 18th August 2007

Butterfly Bootcamp has been a wonderful experience for both the Trainers and the participants. The 6.30am starts we a little challenging for some at the beginning of the program but now it seems that morning training has become a highly enjoyable habit that we hope will continue on to last a life time.

As with all our Levels, it continues to be a source of inspiration to us to see the confidence grow in many of our ladies. The Butterflies who have gone through our challenges truly are experiencing life-altering changes in both health, fitness and life in general. We are discovering more ladies who have become more motivated, self-assured and creative as a direct result of training their body and mind to become more focused and resilient.

Free Life Coaching Tool for Butterflies!

2007-07-05T12:10:00.000+10:00

We are celebrating the success of yet another Butterfly Boxing Challenge! It never ceases to amaze us, the depth and quality of the ladies who we are serving.
It is an honour and a pleasure to have all our Butterflies, past present and future on board.

As our THANK YOU to you, we are offering you a FREE LIFE COACHING TOOL for you to use.Our Goal is to continue to give you a wonderful training experience and assist you on your personal development journey.

INTERACTIVE LIFE COACHING TOOL
This simple tool can be used to look at how balanced your life is right now and looks at what is most important for you to have in your life right now.

You can type directly into the document online and easily print it out for you to keep or you can save it to your computer for use
again and again. This is our gift and thank you for being a Butterfly.

We hope that you get some great outcomes for yourself!

There is also the option to email your results back to Huia to begin exploring what professional life coaching can do to help you achieve happiness, health and success in your life. This is of course, totally volutary.

If you need any assistance or would like to know more about Life Coaching, please call Huia directly on 0413 51 2001.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO YOUR FREE LIFE COACHING TOOL or visit our site:
http://www.theboxingshop.com.au/butterfly/lifecoachingtool.pdf

WECoach: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

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WECoach: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

Butterflies In Action

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This is a short video from one of our Thursday evening Ladies Only Training sessions at The Boxing Shop Gym. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our dedicated Butterfly Boxers for their time, effort and energy.

Winter 2007 Challenges

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New Winter Challenges are here. To work with the seasonal changes we have made the decision to bring all our Level I Butterfly Challenges home! All Butterfly Boxing training sessions will now be gym based through the darker winter months and resume outdoors again later this year.

The advantages of training at our fully equipped boxing gym are numerous, and it gives our Butterflies the opportunity to feel the essence of our boxing community.

The New Winter Schedule is as follows:

Level I

May 1st - June 5th

June 19th - July 24th

August 7 - Sep 11

Level II

June 4th - June 29th

Level III

June 1 - June 29
Competition Sparring on June 30

To all our current Butterflies who are going through their paces and to our new Butterflies:
Happy Training!

The Boxing Shop Team

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Butterflies, Dragonflies and Life

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Our first crop of Level II Butterfly Boxers have just completed their challenge and we have to say Wow! Level II finishes with the opportunity to test out newly acquired combinations on our Trainers. This time is was Gareth and also Shane who is one of our talented Amateur Boxing Team Members. The Butterflies were again impressive, some with their new powerful punches, other's with their ability to really box with thought and skill and others with the level of improvement in their boxing.

Our new Level I Butterflies have also been impressive with their commitment to skill development. So much so that they have been able to advance rapidly through our program.
This has certainly been an inspiration to us and has given us enough motivation to again review our program and make new changes that will again lift the bar for quality training.

One thing that I would like to emphasise to all our Butterflies is the fact that the training and techniques you are learning are those that many Fighter's have to take years to learn or be trained in. You are learning what many have to take years of knocks in the ring to develop, simply because there has been very few trainers who are able to teach proper defensive moves.

So, Dear Butterflies, be proud of what you are learning and experiencing. Be confident that you are learning good skills, even if it feels awkward at first. Our trainers are here to help you learn to master the basics and with practice, you will be a success.

Wishing you all a very happy, loving and safe Easter Holiday,

Huia

Bring it on Butterfly!

2007-03-13T15:11:00.000+10:00

Hello again! We are really excited about our new Level I Challenge beginning today at Griffith University Oval, it looks like again, we have a bright new crop of beauties who are willing to learn how to box properly and challenge themselves. This is particulary exciting as we are gathering momentum for our Level III Challenge coming up soon.

If you are considering Butterfly Boxing, we have several additional benefits to signing up for a Butterfly Challenge including:

Specialist Boxing Training delivered by accredited and dedicated staff
Invitations to Professional Life Coaching workshops that are designed to identify your personal strengths and motivators
The opporutnity to meet and network with other talented women
The benefit of being able to step up to a whole new level of training on the completion of your challenge
The opportunity to become an Annual Member of The Boxing Shop which entitles you to some great savings and training options

Our Goal is to help you strive to be the best you can be. We believe that being a Champion comes from thinking and behaving like one. We are here to encourage, support and motivate you to be the very best that you can be. We hope that you enjoy your training experience with us!

On the Fly

2007-02-25T13:09:00.000+10:00

On February 22nd, our latest crop of beauties really strutted their skills for the finale of their Level I Challange at Underwood Park. Their Mission: To practice all their newly acquired skills in a test spar against our Trainers, Gareth and Dave. With headgear, 16oz gloves and pure determination, the Butterflies displayed some impressive moves against their (moving and non-agressive!) targets.

We have to say sincerely, that we are impressed by the outstanding progress and skills that have really come along in just 6 weeks of training.

Congratulations to all our Butterflies who have participated, you have been a really positive and hardworking team and a pleasure to work with. Thank you also for being so supportive of Butterfly Boxing and The Boxing Shop, we are looking forward to seeing you grow and develop through Level II and Level III.

To our new crop of Butterflies, we are excited to have you on board as nothing gives us better satisfaction as Trainers to help others to gain new skills and confidence successfully.

We are looking forward to 3 more Challenges coming up, with a new and improved format. Life Coaching is still available, however we plan to host a 3 hour Personal Development Workshop during the next series to give our Butterflies the opportunity to empower and support each other together.

Until next time, Thank you Butterflies!

New Butterfly Boxing Challenges

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New! Level I Challenges

Our new schedule for Level I challenges includes a new location and a morning training option. Beginners of all ages, fitness levels and experience welcome. For more information please visit our website.

Tuesday March 13 - April 17
Location: Griffith University Oval
170 Kessels Road, Nathan
Time: 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Thursday March 15 - April 19
Location: Underwood Park Gazebo
Underwood Road Rochedale
Time: 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Thursday March 15 - April 19
Location: Griffith University Oval
170 Kessels Road, Nathan
Time: 6.30am - 7.30am

To secure you place please go to our online enrolment form here.

2007 Butterfly Boxing - Welcome

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Welcome to our 2007 Series of Butterfly Boxing Challenges.

We would like to Congratulate all our new Butterfly Boxers for their efforts for our first session of 2007. We are impressed with your determination and willingness to learn. This week we will be joined by a few new comers to the group and we are looking forward to welcoming them.

We would also like to let you know that next week (the 25th) we will be having a reporter form the Courier Mail join us before training to interview and take some pictures. We will do our best to ensure that none of our Boxers are inconvenienced, but as you can image, we are excited about sending out our message and we genuinely appreciate your participation and support. If you have any concerns, please speak to Huia.

On a final note, we would like to thank our newest team Member, Jimmy for adding his expertise to Butterfly. Jimmy will be Trainer for other Level I Challenges that we are planning for Brisbane.

Thank you to all the Ladies that we have met and spoken with, your support and enthiasm for Butterfly Boxing has given us inspiration.

Happy Challenge!

Butterfly Training Video

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Butterfly Challenge- Week 5

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Week 5's Mix was delivered by Dave and Fenella. The Lovely Butterflies added a lethal dose of Uppercuts into the Mix. This week's combinations were:

Jab, Power, Hook, Power.
Left Upper Cut, to Right Upper Cut
Left Upper Cut, Left hook

The Partner drills included the correct defense for left and right uppercuts.
This Week Fenella took the ladies through the Fighter Circuit. There were no excuses from our Madame Butterflies! (Gareth and Huia, who had a prior obligation to Robbie Williams, would be so proud!)

Next week is our much anticipated Finale for this Challenge. The Team are so excited about greeting each and every Butterfly. Of course, the BEST part is getting to Box on Gareth and Dave! To all Butterflies, we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

Until then, remember that you are and have been a Valued Member of our Team.
Don't forget to warm your Jab hand up!

Kylie Minoque - Red Blooded Woman

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Butterfly Challenge- Week 4

2006-12-08T13:05:00.000+10:00

Week 4 of Butterfly saw Dave and Fenella step up and take the Butterflies through their paces! This week the focus was on combinations:

Double Jab, Right Hand
Jab, Hook, Right Hand
Double Jab, Hook, Right Hand.

When practicing your combinations, try using light, quick hands. Aim for speed and accuracy, rather than power. As Gareth says "Speed = Power" For example, a car moving slow has less force on impact that a car travelling at high speed. The same applies for delivering a cracking punch.

SPEED = POWER

Scientists have proven that Boxers deliver the most powerful punches- over and above Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do and a whole range of martial arts. In delivering a Right Hand, the force actually starts from the foot and extends to the tip of the fist on delivery.

Imagine if you dare, a flow of light and powerful energy that starts from the first movement of the foot and drives up through the legs, the waist, a fires up through the shoulder and along the arm to the fist in direct motion.This explains just one of the reasons why Boxing is such a great overall body work out.

Speaking of workouts, the Butterflies really stepped it up this week in our circuits. Congratulations to all for really digging in and giving your all.

To our Butterflies who were unable to attend because of illness- Get Well Soon and to our Butterflies who had to tend to some very important commitments, we look forward to seeing you next week.

Until then,
Put on your favourite colour and your best smile and enjoy your week!

P.S We welcome all Butterlfies to sign our Guest Book, please click here.

Butterfly Challenge - Week 3

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Our weather predictions were rather varied this week! Thank you to Thelma (Who accurately predicted that it was okay to train at our usual location). The slight downpour was a relief from the 30 degree heat.

The heat for our Challenge is also turning up a few notches with Gareth having the Butterflies stretch a little extra this week. We are noticing an improvement every week in all our Butterflies. Whether or not you are setting your intentions every week, did you think that you would be training like a Fighter 2 or 3 months ago?

This week we covered over our basic stances and punches and added to our Butterfly cocktail, the Left Hook.

Remember the Left hook can be just as dangerous and powerful as your right hand. When throwing the left hook, your weight sits mainly on your back foot, leaving your front foot free to rotate with your hips. The best hook is one that is delivered while protecting your jaw at all times!

Congratulations to all Butterflies for doing some great partner work and also for putting in the extra effort in squats and pushups. Let us know how you are feeling! We are excited about next week and are looking forward to seeing you there!

Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

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Over the years, I have come across many people who don’t realize how extraordinary they are. Who are these Extraordinary Women? They could be standing right next to you.

In fact, it IS You.

I am sometimes awestruck by the strength, courage and intelligence of the Women I encounter. And yet the part that I see is just a small portion of these seemingly 'normal' Women’s lives.

Click here to read more.

Butterfly Challenge- Week 2

2006-11-23T10:59:00.000+10:00

It was a gorgeous day at Underwood Park for Week 2 of The Butterfly Boxing challenge. It was also great to welcome on board a couple of new and friendly faces.

This week we covered over the Basics and added some defensive skills to the mix - blocking a Jab and defending a right hand. Remember, the more relaxed you are, the easier it is to see and defend any oncoming attacks.

Gareth likes to say as an example: "If you know someone is going to throw a rock at you, the tendency is to tense up,expect it, be more rigid and less likely to be able to move quickly. But if you aren't expecting it, you don't tense up and your reaction time is much quicker without thought or tension"

The trick with defense is to be prepared (I.E Your hands correctly positioned to defend) but relaxed. It comes with practice and confidence- something that happens every time you train and commit yourself to learning and experiencing.

With such a large group of women learning and doing, it is no wonder that interested bystanders are curious and dare I say- a little in awe of what is being practiced.

Thank you Butterflies for being such a great team to work with. Make your intentions this week as powerful and rewarding as you dare! See you next week. H

Butterfly Song - Crazytown

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Butterfly Challenge - Week 1

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WOW! What a fantastic start to our 6 Week Challenge at Underwood Park. It has been a real pleasure to meet such a charming and spirited group of Women and the Team are excited to be able to work with such a positive and fun group.

Week 1 covered the basics, from handwrapping to The Basic Stance and on to a Fighter's Circuit. It is always inspiring to the team to see everyone put in their best efforts and it is even better to see the smiles after a session is completed.

Congratulations to all our Butterflies.
Remember to set powerful intentions for yourself this week. What is it that you want to accomplish from this Challenge. Is it to attend every session and give it 100%? Is it to practice being healthier throughout the week? Is it to learn how to master the Fighter's stance and throw a killer right hand?

No matter what you intend and set out to do, believe that you will do it.
Remember, we are on your team and a keen to be of assistance to you. The Boxing Shop Trainer's are:

Gareth Williams (Head Coach & Master Trainer, B.A Trainer, QLD Assist Coach)
Huia Hikaiti ( Performance Coach, Level III TBS Boxing Trainer, B.A L1, Trainer)
Dave Thompson (Level III TBS Trainer, B.AL1 Trainer, Cert IV Fitness)
Fenella Schmidt (Level I TBS Trainer, B.AL1 Trainer, Cert IV in Fitness)

No Limit for Boxing Butterflies

2006-11-13T19:41:00.000+10:00

Brisbane’s most innovative boxing trainers are changing the face of the sport of Boxing by introducing women’s only training ‘Butterfly Boxing’.

Butterfly Boxing has been received with keen interest from Women right across Brisbane and is sure to set more than a few hearts on fire with the introductory 6 Week Challenge taking Underwood Park by storm from the 15th of November.

Butterfly Boxing is the brainchild of Specialist Boxing Trainer, Gareth Williams and his partner, Elite Performance Coach, Huia Hikaiti who own and operate The Boxing Shop. Butterfly Boxing is their solution to requests from women all across Brisbane for boxing training ‘just for the Girls’.

The program teaches the real art of Boxing and encourages women to bring out their best in an environment that is fun and challenging – without being intimidating. It is a well known fact that Boxing is the major contender for improving physical condition and wellbeing but until now many ladies have been forced into inadequate substitutes for quality boxing training.

Gareth says that the women in Brisbane can now look forward to experiencing how good boxing training can be without having to worry if they have enough fitness or experience. “We have designed Butterfly Boxing so that no matter where you are at, you can learn to master the art of boxing and have a great time doing it”.

Huia says “There is definitely no pussyfooting around here though! The most important thing about Butterfly Boxing, is that you learn to be a Fighter from the start. We teach from the basics and encourage mastery of them so that it becomes like second nature. From there, the sky is the limit! We are all about encouraging healthy balance and a positive attitude. You can be totally feminine and a Warrior, there is no doubt about that. That is what makes our Butterfly Boxers so Hot!

All Butterfly Boxers are given the opportunity to advance to the next level of training depending on what their own specific goals are. Even if you don’t want to fight, you can still challenge yourself and measure your progress by completing all 3 levels of training. This helps to keep you motivated and on track if you are the kind of person that needs a challenge to step up to.
All Trainers are accredited through Boxing Australia as a minimum and have been undergone specialist training to ensure the highest standards are met. Butterfly Boxing is expanding rapidly and will be available at convenient locations all across Brisbane in 2007. To view more information about the upcoming challenge you can enroll online at www.theboxingshop.com.au or call 1300 66 00 17 to register your interest.

DEAR BUTTERFLIES

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Dear Butterfly Boxer,

We hope that you enjoy your Challenge and reap the rewards for your commitment to improving yourself. The Team at The Boxing Shop are passionate about Boxing and are dedicated to providing excellent training and service to all our valued Clients. Please feel free to contact us at any time with any questions, enquiries or special requests that you may have regarding Butterfly Boxing or your Challenge. We are pleased to be of personal assistance to you and wish you all the best on your road to learning the Art of Boxing.

Sincerly

The Butterfly Boxing Team
The Boxing Shop

‘BUTTERFLY BOXING 6 WEEK CHALLENGE’
Our Goal is to assist you to:

Improve your Fitness Levels
Help you gain a basic working knowledge in the Art of Boxing
Develop Self Defense Techniques and Strategies
Use effective attacking skills
Improved Hand-Eye Coordination
Build greater Self-Confidence and Motivation

By attending your weekly Boxing Training session and practicing these techniques regularly, you can beginto master the Art of Boxing. Our Goal is to help you to build on the basics and have some great fun doing it. Our 6 Week Challenge covers our Level I Boxing Training Program.

You can expect to experience first hand all of the skills mentioned below during your 12 week Challenge. These skills are the very basics that every Boxer must continually practice and Master. So if you have been trained before or you already have these basic skills, you can use this program to Master them.

The Boxing Shop Training Systems teach Boxing Training from beginner to Professional Athlete, so on completion of this program, we offer you the opportunity to move to our Level II Boxing Training Program that we have built into a 12 Week Butterfly Boxing Challenge.

Butterfly Boxing Women are HOT. Not because of the way that they look but because of their Warrior attitude and feminine instinct. We look forward to welcoming you to the team. MORE FROM OUR INNOVATIVE 6 WEEK BOXING BASICS CHALLENGE COMING SOON

BUTTERFLY BOXING

2006-10-22T23:02:00.000+10:00

This is going to be the most exciting Women's Challenge yet.