In a last minute decision, a rooftop BBQ
party was thrown together by Snickers and King Kong. King Kong is a sushi chef and we had tossed
the idea around about having him bring some sushi to the club but tonight he
brought along more than just a some – he brought $400 worth of sushi.
I quickly jumped online and Facebook some
of my Hulk members/friends and then texted them too. The plan was to get some out to the club for a
party that’d be kicked off after midnight.
A few calls and text messages later and viola. About 13 of us were chillaxin’ up on the
rooftop with King Kong eagerly preparing a feast of seafood for us.
Some of my favourite members had shown up
for the party so it was interesting to see how they’d interact and social with
each other.
The other day I was told that my boxing
club’s monthly member was too expensive.
We’re only $10 more than the neighboring boxing clubs and we basically
do personal training with every single member that comes in – a bonus of our
club that every fitness club would charge you at least $40 an hour for and
other clubs don’t do. Usually your
padwork part of your training is the only time the coach trains with you and
even then not every day is it a promised deal.
Beyond the additional reasoning that I could throw out to justify why
our rate is what it is, tonight I looked out at those present at the party and
the sight of them enjoying themselves and giggling away definitely justified
our monthly rate because you can’t buy what we’ve created here among our
members. We’re not just a boxing club –
we’re so beyond just being a club or a place to train. So while the price tag may be another one of
many excuses people may use to not exercise at our club or exercise in general,
I am perfectly fine with that. If it wasn’t the price it’d be
something else. I’m not too overly
concerned about keeping those people happy as I am my members. I try pretty damn hard to keep my members
happy, training hard and feeling like they’re a part of a community here
because we do care about them. Our
boxing club isn’t what it is without them and that’s the truth. Today we had a last minute BBQ party and
tomorrow we’re going bowling. I think
that’s pretty cool that we’re doing it as a club family and it sure beats
messaging on Facebook “I’m bored, who wants to do something?” and complaining
that you miss home. Why not make Cheonan
your home, at least for while you’re here, and get involved. After all you may end up like me, stay a long time, and would that be so
bad?!
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