Session planning library

FLOOR NOTES

Short planning notes for gear fit, pad-station layout and combo checks around the main training block. These are coaching notes for the Pennsylvania Ave gym floor, not fight-night reports. Coach Dante Ruiz refreshes them after every 8-week cycle so visitors know what to bring and how the floor actually runs.

Boxing gym floor with heavy bags and pad stations laid out

Updated September 4, 2026

PAD STATION LAYOUT BEFORE A BUSIER BLOCK

Combo quality can be limited by bag spacing, neighbour stations and recovery space before ring size becomes the main issue. Keep 6 feet between stations and leave a clear walk-back strip behind the competitive half of the floor.

Boxing gloves, hand wraps and mouthguard on a bench

Updated September 4, 2026

FIRST SESSION COMPATIBILITY

A loaner glove alone does not confirm wrap fit, mouthguard comfort or whether a 75-minute beginner block is the right first visit. Arrive 20 minutes early at 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC. Read note →

Boxing coach holding focus mitts with a fighter

Updated September 4, 2026

COMBO PLANNING

Stance, defensive cues and combination length should be checked as one workflow with Coach Elena Voss before you join a 4.9-rated evening footwork block. Read note →