Beginners Boxing Near Shooters Hill
Most people who start boxing near Shooters Hill have never thrown a proper punch in their lives. That is exactly who this gym is built for.
Honour and Glory Boxing Club is a four-minute drive from Shooters Hill, on the 486 or 89 bus route. At 122 Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, it runs classes for adults who are starting from scratch.
What Your First Session Looks Like
You turn up, get shown how to wrap your hands, and work through the session with everyone else. The coaches cover stance, guard position, and the basic footwork pattern before anything else. Nobody expects you to know anything.
The session structure is consistent: warm-up, technique drilling in pairs or with a coach, pad work, bag rounds, conditioning, cool-down. That repetition is deliberate. Boxing is a skill sport. You get better by doing things correctly many times.
The Kit Question
Bring a water bottle. Wear comfortable clothes. Hand wraps and boxing gloves are the two items you need; the gym has loaners while you find your feet. Most people buy their own kit after a few sessions once they know they are staying.
How Long Before You Feel Competent
Six to eight sessions is usually when things click. You stop thinking about your hands and start thinking about your footwork. Combinations begin to flow rather than feel mechanical. Pad work becomes a conversation rather than a guessing game.
That timeline is realistic for someone training once or twice a week from the Shooters Hill end of the A207.
Why a Boxing Club and Not a Gym Boxfit Class
A boxfit class in a chain gym has choreographed combinations and an instructor managing 30 people at once. This is not that.
Recreational adult sessions at Honour and Glory have coaches who correct your guard, watch your footwork, and push you when you are holding back. The difference in what you learn over six months is significant. Coaches here hold ABA qualifications and BBBofC licences. 200 members train regularly. Google rating 4.9 from 40-plus reviews.
Getting There
Car: four minutes from Shooters Hill via the A207.
Bus: 486 or 89 to Kidbrooke.
Parking: free on site.
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If you are searching for boxing classes near you in South East London, we cover what to expect, how to get here, and how to book a free trial.
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Honour and Glory Boxing Club
Honour and Glory is a boxing club in Kidbrooke, SE3 — 4 minutes from Shooters Hill by car, or 18 minutes by public transport (Bus 486/89). The club runs classes seven days a week for adults and children from age five, with no joining fee and no contract.
Head coach Anton Pattenden holds a British Boxing Board of Control trainer's licence — the same licence that governs professional boxing in the UK. Classes run from recreational fitness sessions through to amateur competition preparation. The first session is always free.
Address
122 Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, London SE3 8ND
Classes
Adults, Women's, Juniors (10-16), Infants (5-9), Amateur
First session
Free. No booking required. Just turn up at class time.
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