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Coach Ian Cruz, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon Ambassador

San Francisco Half Marathon Ambassador!

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  • November 6, 2020April 22, 2021

The Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K are GOING VIRTUAL (@sanfranciscohalfmarathon) and I’m joining in as an official Ambassador! Enter any of the races individually or sign up for the “Triple” Peaks Challenge to tackle all three. You’ll receive a participant shirt and medal just for signing up. Registration opens Nov. 2nd.

Community Spotlight: Earl Hooks

Coach Ian – Week In Review: (11/01/2020)

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  • November 1, 2020April 22, 2021

Coach Ian – Week in Review: A Halloween candy restriction list! A funny boxing coach moment, Mikaela Mayer’s bond with her trainer, Leo Santa Cruz vs Gervonta Davis reaction, my conversation with Earl Hooks, and Dreamland Boxing Updates.

Teofimo Lopez vs Vasiliy Lomachenko: Thoughts

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  • October 31, 2020April 22, 2021

Coach Ian – Week in Review: My 30 mile birthday run, a Teofimo Lopez – Lomachenko breakdown, the benefits of Topo Chico, talking with an American Ninja Warrior, boxing drills, Vicky Zhao shooting for Dozen Boxing, Sara Koshfam shooting for Checkmate Boxing, happy birthday to Coach Masaya, How to Get COVID Tested, and more!

Masaya Nishioka (Dreamland Boxing)

This Week at Dreamland Boxing (10/25/2020)

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  • October 25, 2020April 22, 2021

Coach Ian – Week in Review: My 30 mile birthday run, a Teofimo Lopez – Lomachenko breakdown, the benefits of Topo Chico, talking with an American Ninja Warrior, boxing drills, Vicky Zhao shooting for Dozen Boxing, Sara Koshfam shooting for Checkmate Boxing, happy birthday to Coach Masaya, How to Get COVID Tested, and more!

Coach Ian Cruz, Jesse Huerta, and Sandra Magallon

Coach Ian – Week In Review: (10/25/2020)

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  • October 24, 2020April 22, 2021

Coach Ian – Week in Review: My 30 mile birthday run, a Teofimo Lopez – Lomachenko breakdown, the benefits of Topo Chico, talking with an American Ninja Warrior, boxing drills, Vicky Zhao shooting for Dozen Boxing, Sara Koshfam shooting for Checkmate Boxing, happy birthday to Coach Masaya, How to Get COVID Tested, and more!

Ian Cruz

Coach Ian – Week In Review: (10/18/2020)

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  • October 18, 2020April 22, 2021

Coach Ian – Week in Review: REMINDER TO VOTE! Also – happy birthday Coach Vincent, a Teofimo Lopez – Lomachenko recap, workouts while traveling, boxing drills, how to keep gyms safe during COVID, and more!

Coach Ian Cruz, Dreamland Boxing

Boxing and Safety During COVID-19

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  • October 17, 2020April 22, 2021

Boxing and Safety During COVID-19: While we’re all adapting to “a new normal”, we’ve had to modify our workouts to comply with county regulations and ensure our members’ safety. Rather than stopping what we do, I’ve tried to make small adaptations without compromising the effectiveness of our workouts. 👊🏽

Sweet Science: Coach Ian Cruz and Jesse Huerta corners Moises Benitez at Dreamland Boxing

The Sweet Science

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  • October 12, 2020April 22, 2021

Like a game of chess, a boxing match has an infinite number of combinations and different ways a fight can play out.
In the beginning of your development, I find it much more important to understand themes (changing levels/speed, countering and feinting, fighting on the inside vs the outside, etc) than to just memorize combinations. Just like in chess you learn basic strategies and tactics (center control, when to castle, forks, pins, discovered openings, etc) before memorizing openings.