Baraka Community Association: Youth Boxing
Baraka Community Association
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Project runs weekly
The activity runs from 11 June 2021 to 25 December 2021. The Young Kensington & Chelsea does not manage bookings for this activity and is not responsible for the delivery of the project. If you have any questions, please contact the organisation directly.
11+ group: 5pm – 7pm & 15+ group: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
What
Every week, on Friday and Saturday, the Baraka youths gather on Ladbroke Grove for their boxing classes. Since Baraka started the classes in Summer 2018, their popularity has grown. The youths’ boxing coach, Mohammed Senhaji (Mo), explains why. ‘In terms of boxing, we teach them combination skills, footwork, pad work. We give them confidence by praising them and engaging with them. We get them to partner up, so they bond with each other. ‘They do boxing, they do weights, but they also get the chance to play games and chill out together’. This communal aspect to the sessions has been the key to their success, says Mo, who has seen the Baraka classes attract young men from British Somali, British Moroccan and other backgrounds. The classes are open to all.Organiser
