AboutMelanie Ley Expertise I can answer all questions related to amateur boxing except those having to do with the actual physical training. I am not a coach. 8-) 21 years as an amateur boxing official; certified computer scoring technician; have worked on many tournament administration staffs; have coordinated a major national invitational tournament; have served as secretary, treasurer and Junior Olympic Chairman at the local level.
Experience 21 years as an amateur boxing official; certified computer scoring technician; have worked on many tournament administration staffs; have coordinated a major national invitational tournament; have served as secretary, treasurer and Junior Olympic Chairman at the local level.
Organizations USA Boxing, Inc.
Education/Credentials High school graduate; some college.
i need help putting my 8 year old brother in something that can protect him on the street examples a 1 on 1 fight at school or someone trying to hit him for no reason we live in a screwed up neighborhood and everyone doing it these days. please recommend me soemthing thats avalable in edmonton, alberta, canada please ive been researching for 1 month now getting tired of it i want to put him in something like mabye muay thai i dont know how old he has to be but... but i heard muay thai kids turn older and start getting arthritis and problems with their shins and ect.or is that just a myth their is kickboxing but i don't think that useful in a fight since u don't have time to kick and fights end up on the ground but usually here its a fist fight if it goes on the ground then they get back up so please help its be soo greatfull thanxs please reply
Answer Hi Simran - below are the amateur boxing clubs in Edmonton. I don't know anything about Muay Thai or kickboxing but I would highly recommend putting your brother in amateur boxing.
Edmonton Avenue Boxing Roland Labbe 780-472-8253 478-6876 475-7520 cvcwest@telus.net
Edmonton Beverly Bronx Boxing Club Sheldon Hinton 780-756-0852