Owner, Boxing Coach, and Specialized Personal Trainer
Meryl Mikal was born and raised in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona, USA growing up on Chuck Norris and Mike Tyson.
When I was a kid, I quickly became fascinated finding “creative tactics” of protecting myself against an unruly older brother. As I entered my mid-20s, I moved to California where I coincidentally lived a few doors from a local fighting club that offered old-school boxing and jiu-jitsu. I found a place that felt like a second home. What attracted me the most was the individuality and self confidence defensive athletics offer…and at the end of the workout the sense of accomplishment. I have boxed at the amateur level through Golden Gloves tournaments, and have sparred and trained with some of the top amateur and pro fighters internationally.
In 2018, I received my Svenska Boxningsförbundet Level II Training Coach certification which adheres to AIBA standards and requirements. In addition to private training, I regularly lead youth, women’s and mixed-level exercise groups at Djurgårdens IF Boxning.
My goal is always to teach boxing like it was meant to be taught “old-school” style— understand the fundamentals, focus on improving one technique at a time, get out of it what you put in to it.