The result, more tears, an empty wallet and sheer workout boredom. In short it goes like this…One year ago my life, or life as I knew it at that time, could not have been worse, and to make myself ‘feel’ better I was spending a fortune in therapy, gyms and cross-fit classes. How I came to agree to take a ‘boxing lesson’ from Jeff is a long and boring story…and probably more fitting for the ‘Oxygen Channel’ than a testimonial. And, I almost have an acceptable right hook! It’s all good, clean fun too. I’ve seen upper body results in myself even though I’m an avid surfer. After a workout, we both leave worked-out but feeling strong. That’s why my daughter and I have been going, together with our friend Amy, for a few months now. Anybody at any level of fitness is given equal attention and encouragement. To back up what has already been said in other testimonials, there’s no ego or attitude at Portland City Boxing. I could feel her gloves poppin’ across the room. She was brutal at throwing combinations that had impressive power. She’s always been athletic but she’d upped-it quite a few notches. These guys are serious! I then got to watch my friend, Amy, in action. To be quite honest, I was expecting disco/boxing/Zumba because the club is downtown. So, it was with some trepidation that I finally approached Portland City Boxing. I’ve studied Tae Kwon do, Okinawan Karate, Hung Ga Kung Fu, Tai Chi ( Wu, Chen, and Yang forms ), and Wing Chun Kung Fu. I decided it was probably time to get down to basics: boxing, wrestling. One week we were doing some straight boxing in Kung Fu, and I found out I couldn’t throw a hook or an upper-cut. A friend of my family had been working out with Jeff for a while ( over a year, maybe two ) and I had always been interested in checking out what she was doing but was taking Kung Fu and didn’t have time.