About Us

Growing up in the early 1970s, I had an abundance of athletic energy and struggled to find an outlet for my undirected passion. My parents didn’t understand my athletic and sometimes anger-driven need to move my body. Their attempts to get me into reading, swimming and typical “girlish” hobbies backfired and just left me feeling different and shameful.

Almost a decade later, I found boxing - something I had not realized existed as a sport for women. The liberating and empowering feeling I experienced during my first training session was something I had never felt before and changed my life forever.

Once I transitioned from being a boxer to a coach, my focus turned to doing whatever I could to provide female boxers an experience that had not previously existed. It is now my life’s mission to boldly bring boxing to middle and high school girls, and make accessibility easy for those seeking connection to a group specifically created for girls who like to hit.

I'm so fortunate to have had such great experiences growing up playing organized sports. I played softball competitively in my teens, but once I went to college, I struggled to find a similar healthy outlet that engaged both my mind and my body. It wasn't until I found boxing in mid-2018 that that need was fulfilled.

Through boxing, I've found discipline, focus, and community, and I've challenged myself physically, mentally, and emotionally. One of the most rewarding things about my boxing journey is that I was able to find a confidence in myself that didn’t grow in any of the other sports that I played or activities that I did.

Part of that confidence came from the quality, compassionate, and constructive coaching I received from coaches Julia Gschwind, Stacy Nakell, Ashley Bazan, and many more in an all-girl environment. Now that I am a coach, it is my goal to provide the same growth opportunities and encouragement I was afforded to middle school and high school girls around the Austin area and bring new meaning to the phrase “hit like a girl.”

I have been boxing for 5 years and in 2021 had my first three officials fights! I have enjoyed participating in instructing boxing classes both in and out of the gym. Boxing has helped me become more confident in life and given me a community of people who support my goals both in and out of the ring. It gives me great joy to see girls and women taking up space in this sport and getting what they want out of boxing whether that's a workout, a fight, or defense training.

I've been boxing for a year and a half. I started boxing in college as a way to relieve stress and stay active and immediately fell in love with it. I hope to advance my skills and continue boxing for as long as I can.

I started boxing in an after school club at age 16 with all boys. I quickly fell in love with the sport and it helped me to develop good habits, consistency, and become more disciplined in all areas of my life. I stopped boxing in high school, but restarted in March of 2021 with an all women's club in Austin. I enjoys sharing and teaching boxing to kids and teenagers.