Total Boxer® Coaching Basics

Essential boxing knowledge for boxing coaches and personal trainers.

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Total Boxer® Coaching Basics

Taken straight from our multi-award winning boxing club, Total Boxer® Coaching Basics is for boxing coaches, personal trainers and gym instructors who need to learn the essential boxing coaching basics.

With techniques our coaches have used since 2012 to guide 1000s of members, this course provides the essential guidance and knowledge needed to teach boxing safely and effectively to anyone, especially beginners.

  • Learn the boxing coaching basics, including stance, punches, defence and movement
  • Build your boxing coaching confidence
  • Find your coaching voice
  • Progress to a coaching qualification

Benefits of this Course

Features of this course include:

  • Study and practice at your own pace anywhere in the world
  • Access the course on any device or platform
  • Unlimited lifetime access to all training material
  • Strong training foundation and career prospects

Course Content

With video guidance from Total Boxer® Head Coach, Deniz Ates, you will learn essential boxing coaching basics.

You will discover and practise how to coach;

  • Boxing Stance
  • Basic and Advanced Footwork
  • Punches, including combinations
  • Defence with and without hands
  • Combination Punching
  • Rope Technique
  • ACE Principal

Using clear, easy to follow instructions, follow Deniz in the comfort of your own home or at the gym, by yourself or with a partner.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course you will have the perfect foundation to continue your boxing coaching journey. You will have the knowledge to coach fundamental boxing techniques including the ability to stand, move, punch and defend as a boxer with head movement, hands and footwork. You will also know how to coach ropework and learn about the ACE Principal.

Study & Practice

This course can be studied entirely online. We recommend taking your time, practice each discipline and be patient in your development to allow for self-reflection and improvement.

Recommended study and practice time - 20 hours.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning the essential skills required to coach boxing. Great for personal trainers, gym instructors and even beginners to boxing or experienced coaches who want a refresher on the basics.

Study Anywhere. Anytime. At your own pace - forever.

Whatever device you use, wherever you are in the world and however long it takes, you get lifetime access to all materials. This means you can study and practice at your own pace and reference the content at any time throughout your boxing journey.

Course Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites to enrolling in this course. Anyone 16 years or older interested in learning how to be a boxing coach can enrol.

After Certification

On successful completion of this course you are entitled to;

  • Continue your boxing training and coaching journey, safe in the knowledge you have received an outstanding education by one of the most experienced and renowned boxing clubs in the world, giving you a well-earned and solid understanding of essential boxing coaching fundamentals.
  • Continue your education and pursue a career in boxing instruction by enroling in endorsed Total Boxer® Academy coaching programmes.


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Course Curriculum


  Welcome
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  Coaching the Stance
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  Coaching Footwork
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  Coaching Punches
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  Boost your fitness and skills
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  Coaching Defence
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  Coaching Rope Technique
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  The ACE Principle
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  You did it!
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Your Instructor


Deniz Ates
Deniz Ates
Deniz Ates is the Head Coach at Total Boxer®. He teaches group classes and personal training sessions that include recreational boxing, HIIT, and yoga, and has been full time at Total Boxer® since 2012.
As a certified Amateur Coach and BOX Instructor by England Boxing, Deniz teaches Olympic-style boxing fitness classes for adults, teens and children. At Total Boxer®, his classes include Get FIT Not HIT®, HIIB®, BoxingYoga®, and Battlestations. He also teaches CorporateBox classes for businesses as team-building experiences, and both boxing and yoga classes for sports teams as pre-season training.
Deniz also teaches boxers who compete. His personal training sessions include advanced ropework, padwork, footwork and ringcraft.
Passionate about helping people reach their goals, Deniz has written teacher training programmes endorsed by SkillsActive, and has both taught and assessed teacher training programmes for Total Boxer®.
Additionally, Deniz holds a Masters degree in Philosophy from The Open University, and a Bachelors degree in English Literature from Roehampton University.

Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
How can I learn more about Total Boxer®?
For more information about Total Boxer® visit totalboxer.com or email [email protected]

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