The Naenae Boxing Academy
The aim of The Naenae Boxing Academy is to turn young boys into healthy young men.
- to work on their attitude
- to control their mouth
- to motivate them to be the best they can be at school
- to respect their family and people around them
- to understand their body and how to make it strong and healthy
- to understand nutrition and the value of good food
We teach our boys not to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The methods we use are boxing, self-defence, and occasionally wrestling. We teach the scientific side of the art of self defense, and we are more interested in the boys learning this skill than becoming tough fighters so it can be handed down to other generations.
The goal is to get some of these boys to win national titles, scientific trophies, with the ultimate being the Jamieson Belt and representing your country.
To finish your sport better than you came into it.
Billy Graham has top coaches with him at the NBA:
- Grant Quinn; involved with Special Olympics, and a grandfather
- Graham Clifford; boxing champion, and a grandfather
Outstanding Volunteer Service
The Naenae Youth Charitable Trust are responsible for the governance and funding of Naenae Boxing Academy activities. In 2010 the Trust were announced winners of the Wellington Airport Regional Community 2010 Supreme Award for Lower Hutt and later for the Wellington region (including Porirua and Kapiti), for outstanding voluntary service to the Wellington Community.
