About us
Here’s a little more about the professional and personal history of our team…
Steve
I have been passionate about boxing and martial arts for as long as I can remember. I would get lessons from my dad who did a bit of Karate back in the Bruce Lee days. My brothers and I would use orange peel quarters as mouth shields and would just go for it. I took this passion with me into the fitness industry and have run many personal training businesses which have all had boxing and martial arts flavours.
Qualifications/experience...
Diploma of Exercise Science
2nd Dan Black Belt Tae Kwon Do
Bronze Medal – Commonwealth
Gold Medal – Oceania Champs
Silver Medal – Australian Open
Fought as an amateur boxer
20 years in the fitness industry
Former Co-Owner of Results Room
Created Les Mills Wellington Fight Club and Impact Classes
Simon
Fitness, boxing and mucking around with mates have always be a huge part of my life. By ‘mucking around’ I mean having fun. I’ve always thought that combining these would make a great training environment. Especially if there were amazing, talented and ruggedly good-looking instructors. We’ve now created that wondrous place (minus the good looking part). I love teaching people boxing at every level, from the basics for fitness to the intricacies of fighting. It is so rewarding seeing our members enjoy growing and developing their boxing skills.
Qualifications/experience...
Fought/fight as an amateur in heavy and super heavy weight boxing divisions
Trained amateur, corporate and professional fighters
Trained professional sports teams
Boxing for over 10 years
Level 4 Personal Training Certification
I love long walks on the beach and multiple dinners
PAULA - INSTRUCTOR & PT
I started my fitness journey later in life and it’s since played a big role with my confidence, weight management and mental health. It was important for me to teach my children the benefits of physical fitness and to do this, I had to lead by example. This passion has grown into helping the wider community. I have been coaching CrossFit and boxing for the past two years and I’m completing my personal training certification. If I’m not coaching, I’ll be training just as hard as you!
Qualifications/experience…
Exercise consultant
CrossFit L1 Trainer
Provision Nutrition L1
Counterpunch L1
Competed in Masters League
CrossFit Regionals 2019 – Wellington Region Winners
RICKY - INSTRUCTOR & PT
I started my career in fitness over 10 years ago. At that time, I had a strong track and field and powerlifting background but quickly realised the buzz my clients got from boxing was unsurpassed. I love seeing the boost in energy that people get from gloving up and hitting pads. Whether you've had a hard day at work or you’re feeling low on energy, boxing always delivers. Forget the runners’ high, the boxing high is way better and you get to hit things too!
Qualifications/experience…
Diploma of Exercise Science level 6
Personal trainer for over 10 years
Professional boxing fan
I like long walks in the boxing ring at sunset
JJ - INSTRUCTOR
My boxing journey started later in life. I've never been a "gym guy" but I followed combat sports all my life. and decided I wanted to train so I joined Body Shot Fitness as a member in 2020 and quickly fell in love with the coaches, community and culture.
Now as an instructor I want to continue growing that culture and I want you to be a part of it - it's a vibe! I want you to feel welcomed, pay me in sweat, leave feeling like a boss and then come back for more next time! Give it a shot... push yourself... for once.