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History

Our story and purpose

The Blue Cat Boxing Club was founded in 1999. Starting with limited funds, and a small, confined space with no air flow and uneven cement floors, new members just kept showing up. It became evident the club served a community need, and demand progressed unabated.

In January 2008 we expanded to our current location on Beaubien, where we have remained to this day. The club has endured, with thanks to the pivotal contributions from our members throughout, founded with the following guiding principles:

Accessibility

Boxing is an amazing and challenging sport. The primary goal of the club is to provide an environment that makes boxing accessible to you, no matter your background, gender, profession or other qualities.

Safety

Boxing can be a safe sport, when it is practised conscientiously and under strict attention. We provide a safe environment for you to learn the sport, allowing the positive qualities of boxing to emerge and flourish.

Perseverance

Boxing is hard. In the club, the workouts are designed to push you to your personal physical limits. It requires hard work and consistency to survive, and we reinforce those principles throughout.

Facilitation

In the ring, eventually you will confront your mental, emotional and physical boundaries. We facilitate the journey to your limits and subsequently to traverse your personal barriers.

 

 

Recent Updates

SPRING workout classes begin April 11, 2023

Starting Tuesday, April 11 we are offering a full 12-week, twice a week workout class in Montreal. Each class, lasting just over one-hour, combines a great workout with boxing techniqe. Places are limited. For more information see below.

With safety as our priority, we are maintaining a number of protocols in place. All heavy bags are situated at least 4m apart. All clients must have their own handwraps, gloves, skipping ropes, (yoga) mats and towels. All changerooms will remain closed. Everyone is expected to arrive in workout gear. Hands must be washed on arrival and departure. We continue to recommend distancing and the use of masks except when training. We ask anyone experiencing flu or other cold symptoms to please refrain from entering the premises.

Classes in the Eastern Townships

As of February 2023, the Centre Chat Bleu in MAGOG, will likewise be offering boxing classes, Saturday workouts and a childrens activity class specifically for homeschooled kids.

 

 


GROUP CLASSES

SPRING workout classes

Workout-Technical class geared for All Levels

During the SPRING workout class we focus on fundamental sport-specific conditioning and the technical attributes essential for you as a boxer. The course consists of twice a week classes, just over an hour each, for 12 weeks ($199 + taxes). See also our PRICE LIST.

Course Date and Time:

  Tuesday and Thursday: 6pm - 7:15pm
                  April 11  to  June 29, 2023




See our PRICE LIST.





 

 

 

ABOUT BOXING

Physical, mental, emotional boundaries

Boxing is an art and a science. The barriers a performance athlete confronts are both intrinsic and environmental. To challenge their limits, the athlete depends on practise, preparation, teamwork and coaching. The sport of boxing presents additional demands in the face of violence, physical harm and loss of agency. Our role is to facilitate and guide you as an athlete, to traverse your boundaries and master self.

Boundaries

Photo: JF Galipeau

OktoberFIST II - 2014

A key component of boxing is understanding space and distance, and creating boundaries through physical means.

Decisions

Photo: Maxime Normand

OktoberFIST - 2012

A boxer must decide whether to engage, move or defend. Effective choices are often counterintuitive. They result from years of practise, while learning to temper preconceptions and intrinsic reactions to fear and conflict.

Community

Photo: JF Galipeau

OktoberFIST II - 2014

Although the boxer's journey may focus on one individual, others implicate themselves for their betterment.

Agency

Photo: Maxime Normand

Pugilistica della primavera - 2013

Asserting oneself in boxing involves the challenge of defending against attacks, and the genuine danger of physical injury.

Impact

Photo: Maxime Normand

OktoberFIST - 2012

There are two athletes in the ring, but their experience is lived by their coaches, team members and everyone else that is present.

Limits

Photo: Benoit Marineau

Pugilistica della primavera - 2013

The coach facilitates the athlete in traversing the intractable barriers they confront on their journey.

Respite

Photo: Maxime Normand

Pugilistica della primavera - 2013

Within the context of struggle there are moments, even with adversaries, to rest and breathe.

Journey

Photo: JF Galipeau

OktoberFIST II - 2014

Each journey brings a new depth of knowledge and experience to the athlete. Ultimately, the fighter learns there is never finality.

Sharing

Photo: Maxime Normand

Pugilistica della primavera - 2013

Pushing their boundaries in the ring is a shared experience. No matter the outcome each person is touched; opening their raw selves to confront their vulnerabilities, strengths and limitations together as adversaries.

 

  Price List  


WINTER Workout Classes

12-week session: $199 *


Trial Classes (one per session)

Trial class: $15
Drop-in class (between sessions): $15


Private Lessons

Minimum 1 hr: $75/hr *

 

* taxes are not included in the prices


For more information contact us.



Contact

Phil Dickinson founded the Blue Cat Boxing Club in 1999, and is the head coach and owner. He is a high-performance boxing coach (Level 4 NCCP) and competed as an amateur boxer in the 80s and 90s. He also has a PhD in Neuroscience and Masters degree in Psychiatry. These combined and diverse interests provide the basis for the defining principles of the club.

bluecatboxing@gmail.com (514) 223 2432             www.centrechatbleu.com

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435 rue Beaubien Ouest, 4e
Outremont, QC
H2V 1C9, Canada

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