11/10/2025
🥊𝑩𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚
Ever since I was a young, Irish lad, boxing has been one of my main outlets for managing emotions.�
Back then, I thought it was just me — and other “men” — using boxing as a way to regulate the body.
But on our recent community trip to Kickboxing Clique Barcelona, I heard the same message from so many of the woman there:�
It’s the presence that boxing brings.�
The focus it demands.�
The connection you build with your partner.�
The release of stored emotion through movement.
All of it leads to a rare kind of tranquility.
During our time at Paddy Brennan’s Boxing Academy, I stepped into the ring for the first time in a while after recovering from injuries. Just two rounds — and I could literally feel emotional weight lifting off my shoulders.
Boxing isn’t just a sport.�
It’s a form of therapy.
�It’s why I use it in my wellbeing sessions with children through The Neuro Network, and why it’s a core part of what we do at Breathe & Box — bringing people back to themselves through movement, regulation, and connection.
It’s ironic, really — finding calm through combat.� But that’s the beauty of it.
