Gaining Self-Discipline From Boxing

By Sheilah Kast,

Published January 2, 2018 at 10:10 AM EST

Alex Long, an Open Society Institute Baltimore Community Fellow, talks about his “McElderry Youth Redemption Boxing Program” where kids learn to meditate, have fun, and blow off steam. He believes the discipline of boxing teaches much more than physical skill.

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