The boxing gym.
My daughter had an assignment to write an essay using imagery for her 7th grade English class. She rocked my world with it!
When you walk into Gleason’s, what you see are boxers that are young or old, the heavy bag swishing back and forth. People are skipping and sliding trying to dodge the fast perfect jabs from their sparing partners. I hear the speed bag that sounds like a helicopter, the encouraging loud criticism from the trainers.
In Gleason’s Boxing Gym all I can smell and taste is the stench and sweat that comes from lots of hard work. However, as soon as I start to train I can feel the cotton of my hand wraps, the linen covering the ropes. I can feel the pads that I hit, the concrete when I try to strengthen my hands. I can feel the leather speed bag hitting my hands and then coming back, as if asking for more.
In conclusion, I think and believe that Gleason’s Boxing Gym, home to many pro-fighters, is an amazing place filled with imagery. At Gleason’s everything that happens sets your mind into a frenzy of images that will come back when you think about the moments that you have had at Gleason’s Boxing Gym.
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You go, GB Junior!! Good job.
Thanks, Margaret! :))))
What a observant young woman! My favorite part: “the encouraging loud criticism” — boy, ain’t that the truth. She captured the look, the sound, the smell, and even some of the experience of boxing. (Soon she’ll be opening her own blog…) (Or taking up boxing.) (Or just getting more good grades.)
She’s been going to Gleason’s since she was an infant. Some of the trainers still talk about how she’d play with their bling when they’d hold her!
Brilliant, she really pays attention. Laughing at the helicopter speed-bag – is that you!?
She really is a sweetie! As for the helicopter speed-bag — that was all her. There are 4 – 5 stations for speed bag at Gleason’s and some of the folks training are really fast!
What a great write up, I was in there with you, the two dirt that is probably two years old and the stench of sweat.. Great
Thank you so much, Brenda! I will pass this on to my young warrior!
I’ve always wanted to train at Gleason’s! I really like your blog, female boxing needs more recognition and attention.
Thank you so much for you comment and the follow!!!