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Slava Boxing & Heights Fitness Gym
1215 W 20th St
Houston, TX 77008
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Personal training sessions with Steve Kozakov are available by appointment at 713-703-3437 or email at kozakovsteve@gmail.com for more information.
Slava Boxing was founded in 2007 by Steve Kozakov, formerly of Main Gym.
Steve Kozakov was one of the first trainers to begin a "white collar boxing" program in the city of Houston, resulting in his being featured by the Houston Chronicle as well as Channel 13 News. Steve began operating at the same time as Gary Simon of Houston's Heights Gym, who has now gone on to become a corner man for professional fighters as well as a referee for local events such as the annual Golden Gloves competitions.
While Steve maintains involvement in the training and development of amateur and professional boxers, he has continued his focus on "white collar" boxers over the last 15 years.
Opening Slava Boxing has enabled Steve to concentrate on providing one-on-one guidance to those who to wish to train like a boxer without having to fight like one.
What People Say
Malcolm C.
Great place to learn boxing and to get fit. Friendly and knowledgeable instructors that break down the sweet science of boxing. Staff makes it fun and interesting. Love the place!
Felicia Davis - on the Women's Boxing Class
The instructor (Stacie) is amazing. She definitely has experience in this area of work. She's friendly, she keeps you motivated and she will not let you quit.
David Maldonado
Slava is a great gym with friendly people and trainers. I felt welcomed from the first day I stepped foot in the gym. If you want motivation and an extreme workout, then this is the place for you. I used to weigh 300 lbs, but thanks to eating right and coming to Slavas boxing gym, I now weigh 235 lbs and don't plan on stopping any time soon. Slava is the real deal! Come check it out yourself.
Alicia Zamora
I don't like to workout. I actually despise it. But learning to box at Slava Boxing and Heights Fitness Gym keeps me coming back for more. This isn't your ordinary gym experience. If you are looking for fru-fru classes that offer "Boxercise" and fancy amenities, this isn't your place. This place is where your true fitness levels are tested. No other gym in Houston has been able to provide me the one-on-one attention, workout challenges and fun that
Personal Training
One Introductory Lesson
Steve Kozakov opened Slava Boxing Gym and Heights Fitness in 2007 and continues to be an active and well-known personal trainer and boxing coach in the Houston, TX fitness scene. With roots in kickboxing, boxing, weight loss, strength and conditioning, and rehabilitation, Steve continues to modify his personal training techniques to best fit the client's needs. Whatever your goal may be, he can help you achieve it! One-on-one personal training allows for more flexibility with the client's schedule and budget. Personal attention will encourage accountability and extra motivation to get the best out of your workout. The excuses go out the door when you walk into Slava Boxing Gym and Heights Fitness, as Steve can accommodate all clients. From the beginner fitness enthusiast looking to get into shape to the amateur fighter looking to get into the ring, here, you don't have to be a boxer to train like one. Boxing is proven to be a high intensity, fat-burning, workout that can burn 300 calories or more in a single 30-minute session. For better results, take the full hour to learn more in-depth boxing techniques, in addition to strength and conditioning to obtain that sleek boxer's physique. Training in a classic, no-fluff boxing gym will bring out the fighter inside of you. This authentic and friendly boxing gym will leave you sweaty, feeling accomplished, and wanting more. Watch the pounds fall off as you learn to throw proper punches while also relieving stress. This is truly the best workout in Houston.
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What personal training offers
One-on-one boxing lesson
Practical self-defense lessons
One-on-one kickboxing lessons
Strength and conditioning training
Weight loss programs
Learn to box competitively
What can personal training do for you?
Help you to lose weight, increase your lean body mass, confidence, and look and feel your best.
Learn proper boxing techniques and watch your skills improve week by week.
Get a personalized fitness regiment that will meet your individual goals. Injuries, no problem!
Classes
Slava Boxing & Heights Fitness offers a variety of classes, sure to suit any and all levels of fitness. From our most popular White Collar Boxing program, to Women's Only class, we have something for everyone. Chose an option from the drop down menu. Some exercises you may experience depending on the class you are taking:
Jump rope 2-3 rounds
Boxers workout to prepare their body for the changing levels of energy, demanded in each round. Jumping rope can be used to reproduce the energy demands of the ring. In addition to giving boxers the endurance to keep their pace up during a fight, jumping rope helps boxers move their feet as quickly as possible, in the shortest distance possible. This trains their feet to respond quickly without unnecessary movement or steps that are too big or clumsy, because fighting in the ring is like a precise dance and boxers must know their steps without hesitating.
Shadow Boxing 2-3 rounds
Shadow boxing is used to practice boxing basics, such as your stance, movement and punching techniques. You can do this in a mirror to observe yourself, using your reflection as an opponent, then as you begin to understand the punching and movement skills, you can shadow box moving around the floor, fighting against and imaginary opponent to work combinations while conditioning. The coach or trainer will watch you to make sure your stance, movement, balance is correct.
Heavy bag 2-3 rounds
Heavy bag training is an all out anaerobic activity which works like an antidote to stress. Fast paced punching combinations require extreme focus and clears the mind. Heavy bag drills also make you push through your lactate threshold, temporarily wiping you out. As you recover your oxygen debt, you feel the tension in your muscles ease. You feel rejuvenated. The intense pace can also cause positive changes in your brain by releasing serotonin, a neurotransmitter that contributes to feelings of relaxation and satisfaction. In addition to stress relief, working the heavy bag activates all the major muscle groups in your body. The arms, shoulders, back, gluteals, hips and legs all work together as you punch the bag. It is a fantastic total body workout that builds functional speed, power, balance, timing and coordination. As your anaerobic stamina increases and your skill improves, you can incorporate more complex punching combinations.
Double-End bag 2-3 rounds
The double end bag is one of the more challenging boxing training techniques that you can work on because it has a far greater range of motion and a greater scope of unpredictability than even the speed bag. You get all of the coordination and speed benefits of the speed bag, while increasing the intensity and difficult level and adding in defensive training, footwork and technical form Once your comfortable and loosened up bit, you will begin working some combinations on the bag. Always keeping your eye on the middle of the bag, not on the ropes, not straight ahead but dead center on the bag itself. This will help improve your accuracy. Circling the bag as if it were a sparring opponent, and keep your guard up high.
Hand Pads 2-3 rounds
The Pad workout will be performed with your coach. The coach or trainer will focus on technique and critique all aspects of your boxing skills from footwork, individual punches to combinations. With planned combinations, you and your trainer will work on a specific combination of punches. Allowing you to let go and practice throwing combinations over and over again. You'll work on speed, power, coordination and foot work.
Speed Bag 2-3 rounds
The speed bag is a piece of equipment that everyone can use and benefit from using regardless of age, gender, and fitness level. Typically used by boxers, adding the speed bag to any workout can be beneficial. The largest benefit to speed bag training is improved hand-eye coordination which is necessary in many sports. Hand-eye coordination is very important in the sport of boxing as the boxer needs to throw punches accurately while simultaneously improving shoulder and arm strength and endurance are added benefits from regular speed bag training. If you are looking to add definition to your shoulders and arms, the speed bag is a great way to accomplish this goal!
Sparring 2-3 rounds
This is optional and not a requirement of the boxing workout. Some white collar boxers regularly spar, while others prefer to only focus on the workout without actually sparring. If you decide to spar, it is performed only under coach or trainer supervision with protective gear. Sparring with a qualified opponent or partner is one of the best boxing workouts. This practice-fighting will allow you to work on your fitness and your skills. A sparring match will not be contested like a fight. Often, you and your sparring partner will plan ahead of time what punches you both plan to work on. Sparring teaches you to work through the nervous energy you will feel in many daily life situations. Your legs may feel heavy, and your gloves may feel like lead weights. There is only one way to get past these feelings, and that is through experience. The more sparring you have under your belt, the easier it will be for you to overcome the anxiety you feel before stepping into the ring. You will be amazed how confident this will make you in real life situations.
Conditioning exercises 3 times a week
We've put together an all-out endurance exercise program based on the routines real fighters perform when readying themselves for the ring. The pace you'll be working at will place a great demand on your cardiovascular system. Just as fighters must learn to dig deep and continue the battle when they're tired and hurt, adapting to these exhaustive workouts will prepare you for tougher weight workouts, cardio sessions, or any other physical activity you're into. Not only will you sculpt a knockout body-lean and tautly muscled-you'll gain the mental fortitude to gut through bouts of anything life can throw at you. The workout will focus on core, legs and upper body strength.
Boxing Fundamentals
Please don't forget to register in advance. (Must preregister before the start of the class. Minimum of 10 students per class). We look forward to seeing you!
The next 6-week Boxing Fundamentals Class will begin from 2/19/2016 to 4/1/2016.
Have you always wanted to learn how to box, try our 6-week fundamentals class.
This class will emphasize not only boxing fundamental skills, but also the training routines that boxers undergo in preparation for a fight.
We will attempt to not only teach you the basic skills of the "sweet science", but also sculpt your body to give you that lean boxing physique. Remember - you don't have to be a boxer to look like one!
The class will meet twice a week on Tuesday and Friday evening (6:30 PM – 7:45 PM) for 6 weeks, starting on Friday, February 19th 2016.
The cost of the class is $179. Click here to sign up and contact Steve @ 713-703-3437/kozakovsteve@gmail.com for more information.
White Collar Boxing
Early bird class (6am - 7am) Evening class (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
This program emphasizes boxing techniques and physical conditioning.
In the class you will train like a boxer without having to compete (unless that is what you desire). Regardless of your current skill levels, you will find elements of the training that fit your needs. There is also complimentary workout for new students.
Get ready for an authentic boxing workout unlike anything you've experienced before.
This is the REAL DEAL and is not a cardio boxing class taught by an aerobics teacher. Prepare yourself to be put through the pace of a professional boxer's workout. Experience the thrill of punching the heavy bag, shadow boxing in the ring, mastering the speed bag, and hitting the focus pads with your coach. Boxers are exceptionally fit and you can look and feel like one of these athletes. The boxing instructor will teach you how to burn calories and build muscle as you learn the sweet science and have fun. This is an ongoing class, you can start at anytime. Not ready to sign up? Come in for a free trial!
Early Bird White Collar Boxing Class
$125.00White Collar Boxing Class-evening
$150.00Next Level Boxing
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday 7:45pm - 8:45pm. Clients are encouraged to arrive at 7:30pm for wrapping up and getting warmed up. Class will start promptly at 7:45pm Slava Boxing Gym's latest class is intended for those who have completed (but not required) the Boxing Fundamentals class and are ready to take their boxing to the Next Level. This intermediate class is a step up from the basics and will sharpen your skills as you get more individual attention and a greater breakdown of using proper boxing form all while continuing to sculpt and tone your body. If you're ready for the ultimate challenge, get into the ring with a well-qualified trainer and begin learning how to spar. There is no greater test than getting into the ring and putting your skills to use. With controlled sparring, you will walk out of the gym a little taller, endorphins rushing, gleaming with pride. But don't worry, if getting hit or hitting others is not quite right for you, we can accommodate each individual client based on their needs and wants. Either way, your confidence will soar as your body begins to change and you begin to master the art of boxing. Mentally and physically, boxing is the best workout available and we will prove it to you. Ready to get started? We are offering an introductory rate of $125 for the first month. After the first month, the price will be $150.
This Class Focuses on
Perfecting your boxing stance
Working on rhythm, balance and footwork
Moving correctly around your opponent or the bag
Perfecting your punching form, speed, and power
Slipping and countering punches
Learning new punching combinations and tactics
Intermediate strength and condition exercises
Light, controlled sparring
Stamina, fat loss, and overall increased cardiovascular health
What You Need?
This class does not require that you bring your own equipment as we have what you need for sale at the gym
Water
180 inch hand wraps
16oz Boxing Gloves
Athletic shoes
Who Is This Class for?
Anyone who has learned the basic fundamentals of boxing
Those who have completed our Boxing Fundamentals 6 week class
Men and Women 12 and up
What Does a Typical Class Look Like?
Warm up with some basic stretches and shadowboxing
Ab sequences to hone in on that six pack
High Intensity strength and conditioning stations for muscle building
Light running and hill work
Heavy bag, double end bag, and speed bag drills
Partner slipping and punching drills (controlled)
Light sparring with your coach
Cool down
Women's Only Boxing
M / W / F 6PM - 7PM
If you desire to shed a few extra pounds, relieve stress and boost your self confidence, all while learning to box, then this class is for you! This high intensity class combines boxing drills like mitt work and bag work, with conditioning and cardiovascular exercises. Get the physique of a boxer without the actual fighting and enjoy the comfort of working out with all females. All skill levels welcome.
Youth Boxing
We look forward to seeing you!
Keep your kids busy after school with our Youth Boxing class created for boys and girls ages 7-12.
We will teach them discipline, work ethic and how to box responsibly. Kids will learn the fundamentals of boxing as well as other fun exercises that will help keep them physically fit and mentally sharp.
The class will meet three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM) starting on Tuesday, January 4th 2016.
The cost of the class is $125 a month.
Monday
Early Bird White Collar Boxing with Steve Kozakov
Time: 6:00 am to 7:00 am
Women's Only Boxing with Stacie
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
White Collar Boxing with Richard
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Tuesday
Youth Boxing with Brian Torres
Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
White Collar Boxing with Steve Kozakov
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Boxing Fundamentals with Fransisco
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
Next Level with Richard
Time: 7:45 pm to 8:45 pm
Wednesday
Early Bird White Collar Boxing with Steve Kozakov
Time: 6:00 am to 7:00 am
Women's Only Boxing with Stacie
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
White Collar Boxing with Richard
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Next Level Next Level with Richard
Time: 7:45 pm to 8:45 pm
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
6:00am - 8:00am
5:00pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday:
5:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday:
6:00am - 8:00am
5:00pm - 8:30pm
Thursday:
5:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday:
6:00am - 8:00am
5:00pm - 8:30pm
Saturday:
10:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday:
Closed
About Us
Whether you just want to loose weight, build lean muscle, increase your stamina, learn/improve boxing skills, or acquire knowledge of functional self defense skills, we can tailor your training to meet your individual goals.