Boxing
WHETHER YOU'RE TRAINING TO GET IN GREAT SHAPE, DO SOME GYM SPARRING, OR TRY YOUR HAND AT COMPETITION, WE CAN GET YOU THERE. IF YOU WANT TO GET IN SHAPE AND HAVE FUN DOING IT, OR EVEN BECOME A COMPETITIVE FIGHTER, WE HAVE BOXING CLASSES YOU NEED. FROM NOVICE TO PRO. WE OFFER GROUP CLASSES, PRIVATE, AND SEMI-PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS.
THE BOXING WORKOUT IMPROVES EVERY TYPE OF PHYSICAL CAPACITY: STRENGTH, POWER, COORDINATION, AEROBIC FITNESS, ANAEROBIC FITNESS AND ENDURANCE. EXERCISES THAT ARE EMPHASIZED INCLUDE, HEAVY BAG, SPEED-BALL SPRING-BALL AND MEDICINE-BALL WORK, SKIPPING, RUNNING, WEIGHT-TRAINING (CALISTHENICS MAINLY) AND WIND-SPRINTS.
JOSH CANTY WAS ONE OF THE BORDER CITY BOXING CLUB'S FIRST TWO BOXERS, AND THE CLUB'S FIRST CANADIAN CHAMPION. WHEN BILL WHITE APPROACHED JOSH'S COACH, DOUG BEDARD, IN 1987 ABOUT STARTING A NEW KIND OF BOXING CLUB IN WINDSOR, DOUG AGREED AND THE BORDER CITY BOXING CLUB WAS BORN. IN 1988, JOSH WON CANADIAN GOLD - BORDER CITY'S FIRST. JOSH WENT ON TO BECOME HEAD COACH, VICE-PRESIDENT, AND PRESIDENT OF THE BORDER CITY BOXING CLUB. NOW A LEVEL V COACH, JOSH HAS COACHED PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS, IN BOTH THE AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL RANKS. JOSH HAS NOW JOINED THE PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE MMA TEAM TO SHARE HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO OUR STUDENTS.
LEVEL 5 CERTIFIED (SINCE 2005)
COACHED BOXER TO THE CANADIAN
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC, DECEMBER 2010
COACHED BOXER TO THE NABA
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, NOVEMBER 2010
COACHED BOXER TO THE UNIFIED
FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN GERMANY, JUNE 2010
COACHED BOXER TO THE CANADIAN
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, MARCH 2010
COACHED TEAM CANADA AT THE PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN
GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR, OCTOBER 2009
COACHED BORDER CITY TEAM
IN PARIS, FRANCE, AUGUST 2009
COACHED PROFESSIONAL BOXER TO BECOME THE WBC
INTERNATIONAL FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION IN VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUNE
2009
COACHED TWO-DIVISION WORLD
CHAMPION AS SHE CHALLENGED FOR A THIRD WORLD TITLE IN SEOUL, KOREA,
SEPTEMBER 2008
COACHED THE IRAQI NATIONAL
TEAM IN NORTHERN IRAQ, AUGUST 2007
COACHED THE ONTARIO JUNIOR BOXING TEAM AT THE 2007 CANADA
GAMES IN WHITEHORSE, YUKON TERRITORY
COACHED "BEST BOXER" AWARD
WINNER AT 2007 CADET-C NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
COACHED SENIOR PROVINCIAL
TEAM AT THE 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
EARNED 2006 NCCP COACHING GRANT FOR WRITING PAPER
ENTITLED “CULTURAL SHIFT: INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVES OF FEMALE BOXING”
COACHED PROFESSIONAL BOXER WORLD
FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE IN 2006
COACHED CANADIAN CHAMPION,
AMATEUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIA, 2006
COACHED AMATEUR BOXER, RINGSIDE
WORLD CHAMPION, 2005, 2006 AND 2007
AWARDED THE NCCP
NATIONAL COACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005
COACHED PROFESSIONAL BOXER WORLD JR.
FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE IN 2005
COACHED THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM, 3RD AMATEUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, RUSSIA, 2005
COACHED THE NATIONAL CADET TEAM, 2004
COACHED THE NATIVE NORTH
AMERICAN TEAM, 2004 TAMPERE CUP, FINLAND
COACHED AMATEUR BOXER, TO THE 2003 NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
COACHED THE SENIOR PROVINCIAL
TEAM, CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2003, ALBERTA
COACHED THE BORDER CITY BOXING CLUB TO THREE BRAMPTON
CUP BEST TEAM AWARDS (2000-2003)
DIRECTOR, BOXING ONTARIO SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
DISTRICT (2000-2002)
BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE
BORDER CITY BOXING CLUB IN 2000
COACHED PROFESSIONAL BOXER TO
THREE WORLD TITLES (1998-2000)
COACHED SENIOR PROVINCIAL
TEAM AT THE 1998 NATIONALS IN EDMONTON
COACHED PROVINCIAL CHAMPION TO THE 1997 VICTORIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
COACHED SENIOR PROVINCIAL
TEAM AT THE 1997 NATIONALS IN CALGARY
COACHED PROVINCIAL CADET TEAM AGAINST QUEBEC TEAM IN
1996
COACHED 3RD-PLACE MICHIGAN
GOLDEN GLOVES TEAM IN 1996