Most parents and caregivers are doing their best with the time they have. Between work, siblings, the school run and the hundred other things pulling at your attention, true one on one time with a child is genuinely rare. Not because you don't want it. Because it has to be made.

And even when the time is there, connection doesn't just happen because you're standing in the same room. Asking how their day was rarely gets you anywhere. Quality connection looks and sounds different depending on the child, their age, and what they're moving through, and most of us were never actually shown what that looks like in practice. We're expected to just know.

That's exactly why we built Beyond Boxing Connect.

A New Kind of Session at Geelong Boxing Club

Beyond Boxing Connect is a 60 minute boxing session for one adult and one child, aged 5 to 15, to train together, side by side. No experience needed. No pressure to be good at it. Just fully present, uninterrupted time, guided by two people who know exactly what real connection looks and sounds like at different stages and ages.

Sunday 13th September, 2:00-3:00pm Geelong Boxing Club, 4/53 Douro Street, North Geelong $60 per pair (one adult + one child)

Open to GBC members and the general public.

Why We Built It

Connection isn't a nice to have in a young person's development. It's foundational. It's how kids learn to regulate their emotions, build confidence, and trust that the adults around them are truly present with them, not just physically in the room.

But knowing that and knowing how to actually do it are two different things. Most parents and caregivers have never been shown what quality connection looks like at age five versus age fifteen, what it sounds like when a teenager needs space rather than conversation, or how a shared physical activity can open a door that words alone can't.

Beyond Boxing Connect gives you both. The time, and the guidance to use it well.

Led By People Who Live This Work

This isn't a generic parent and child activity run by whoever's free that day. It's led by two people who've spent their careers in exactly the spaces this session draws on.

Steve Moxon is a former three time world champion boxer and owner of Geelong Boxing Club, with decades in the ring and even more spent working directly with young people. He's taken his coaching into schools and youth clubs across the region, contributed to the Ask A Mate app supporting youth wellbeing, and leads GBC's own kids and teen programs. Across all of it, his focus has stayed the same: translating what it takes to build discipline, confidence and resilience through boxing into a coaching style that meets young people exactly where they are.

Lena Moxon holds a Bachelor of Education and a Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, with over fifteen years of experience across education, somatic practice and community work. She's the creator of Beyond Boxing, GBC's movement based wellbeing program, which won the ASPIRE Social Prescribing Award for its work supporting community mental health through movement. Her work has also taken her to facilitate programs at The Omega Institute in New York and in Brooklyn, alongside practitioners from around the world focused on connection and nervous system regulation.

Together, Steve and Lena bring real, hands on expertise in engaging young people and supporting families to connect. This isn't theory. It's a session shaped by people who understand what actually helps a young person feel seen, and what helps a family grow closer, well beyond the hour itself.

What You'll Walk Away With

🥊 A shared language of movement, learned together 🤝 Guidance on what real connection looks and sounds like for your child's age and stage 💬 A full hour of uninterrupted, one on one time, with nothing competing for your attention but them

All equipment is provided. Just bring a water bottle, wear something comfortable to move in with sports shoes, and show up ready to be present.

One Adult, One Child

Each registration covers one adult and one child. Every child needs their own dedicated adult for the full session, so if you're bringing more than one child, an additional adult will need to register and attend for each.

Spaces Are Limited

This is a small, hands on session by design. Once it's full, that's it until the next one, and moments like this are worth not putting off.

Book Your Spot Now

Questions before you book? Email us at [email protected], we're happy to help.