How to Choose a Kickboxing Gym (What I’d Check Before Signing Up)
The eight things I would check before joining a kickboxing gym, the questions to ask at the desk, the red flags to walk away from, and what is actually worth paying more for.
Category Kickboxing & Fitness
Ten years of kickboxing, written down: the gear I actually train in, beginner questions answered honestly, and the habits that keep me in the gym in my 30s.
Driving Range Etiquette for Beginners (What Nobody Tells You at the Counter)
Driving range etiquette for beginners, from someone still in her first buckets: bay choice, the safety rules that are not optional, pace, what to wear, and the habits that made me less terrible.
Hayabusa Perfect Stretch vs Captain Marvel Hand Wraps: How I Use Both
I own both Hayabusa Perfect Stretch and Captain Marvel hand wraps. One stretches, one doesn't, and here is how I use each, which I'd buy first, and why I rotate.
Hayabusa Talon Boxing Shoes Review: A Year in a Size 4
My honest Hayabusa Talon boxing shoes review after at least a year: comfort, balance, quick footwork and setting my feet for power, plus sizing in a size 4 and how I use my code.
Kickboxing Class Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules I Wish Someone Had Told Me
The unwritten rules of a kickboxing gym, written down by someone ten years in: before class, on the mat, sparring, filming, and the one rule under all of them.
How to Get Over the Fear of Getting Hit (Sparring in Your 30s)
Ten years in, I still get nervous before sparring. What getting hit actually feels like, why flinching isn’t a flaw, and the drills, partners and mindset that make it manageable.
The Hayabusa Apparel I Actually Wear: Women’s Fight Shorts and the Hoodie I Love
Most of the Hayabusa I own is clothes. The two pieces I wear most, their women’s fight shorts in orange and a black-and-gray hoodie, plus what is in their women’s line now and how to use my code on a full cart.
Muay Thai Shorts vs Gym Shorts: What Changes When You Kick (And What I Wear)
Why regular gym shorts fail the moment you kick, what real Muay Thai shorts are built for, when gym shorts are fine, and the women’s-cut pair with built-in shorts I actually train in.
How Long Does It Take to Get Good at Kickboxing? An Honest 10-Year Timeline
A realistic timeline for getting good at kickboxing, from a woman ten years in: what changes at one month, three months, six months, a year and beyond, and what actually speeds it up.