Alek Kucich
Founder
“Outwork your problem. If you can’t outwork them, out dress them.”
- Collegiate baseball and tennis player
- Professional boxing coach
- Won a tournament in the Tennis Hall of Fame
The corner
Coaches who know your name
Nineteen across three studios. Champions, veterans, clinicians and teachers. Every one of them is on the floor holding mitts, not watching from an office.
Leadership
Who runs the room
Nell Kucich
Co-Founding Trainer
“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”
- Collegiate tennis player
- Amateur boxer
- Former ballroom dance competitor
Hayley Kucich
Director of Operations
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life, to be happy.”
- Former concert pianist, performed worldwide
- Fluent in French
- Mother of two daughters
Trainers
Roslyn
Sean Collins
Trainer
“When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.”
- Box N’ Burn Academy certified, Levels 1 and 2
- Boxing CPR/AED trained
- ASFA personal training certified
Donald Grupski
Trainer
“Anything in life worth doing is worth over doing. Moderation is for cowards.”
- CPR, AED and Basic Life Saving certified
- Ran competitive college track
Sarina Zarnighian
Trainer
“People will forget what you said and what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
- NYU physical therapy doctoral student
- Rock Steady Boxing certified
- Certified health coach and plant-based nutritionist
Codie Payne
Trainer
“Adversity introduces a person to themselves.”
- MMA and Muay Thai champion
- Armed forces member
Jeo Rivera
Trainer
“Be like water.”
- Played in a Basketball Hall of Fame tournament
Chris Anzalone
Trainer
“It’s a cold world, bundle up.”
- Varsity wrestler and soccer player
- Plays the ukulele
Trainers
Long Island City
Sean Collins
Trainer
“When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.”
- Box N’ Burn Academy certified, Levels 1 and 2
- Boxing CPR/AED trained
- ASFA personal training certified
Donald Grupski
Trainer
“Anything in life worth doing is worth over doing. Moderation is for cowards.”
- CPR, AED and Basic Life Saving certified
- Ran competitive college track
Sarina Zarnighian
Trainer
“People will forget what you said and what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
- NYU physical therapy doctoral student
- Rock Steady Boxing certified
- Certified health coach and plant-based nutritionist
Codie Payne
Trainer
“Adversity introduces a person to themselves.”
- MMA and Muay Thai champion
- Armed forces member
Jeo Rivera
Trainer
“Be like water.”
- Played in a Basketball Hall of Fame tournament
Colin Bishop
Trainer
“Who you are speaks louder than what you say.”
- Boxing 15+ years
- Qualified life coach
- Hyrox top 10, Spartan Race top 50 of 4,500
Amy Caljean
Trainer
“Manifest the best.”
- 10+ years kickboxing and boxing
- CPR certified
- Competed in roller derby
Hakim Roberson
Trainer
“Discipline equals freedom.”
- 8 years US Marine Corps
- ISSA Personal Trainer certified
- Head Track and Field Coach at Vaughn College
Antonio Cerbone
Trainer
“Decide who you want to be, and then do that work.”
- Undefeated MMA fighter with 3 knockouts
- Amateur title holder
- CPR certified
Raul Magon
Trainer
“The hardest victory is over self.”
- Competed in Muay Thai, kickboxing and amateur boxing in Germany and Thailand
- National scholarship, 4th place nationwide
Trainers
Charleston
Justin Hopson
Lead Trainer
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
- Won the self-defense award for boxing at the New Jersey State Police Academy
- ISSA Personal Trainer, AED and CPR certified
- Master of Arts in Management, certified State Police Instructor
Kouta Hernandez
Trainer
“Fall seven times, get up eight.”
- Teaches all classes and privates
- Owns a Boykin Spaniel
Koba Kituashvili
Trainer
“You must accept the fact that there is no help but self help.”
- 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan karate, SKIF and WSKF
- Technical college graduate in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Teaches all classes and privates
Madison Christiana
Trainer
“Be where your feet are.”
- 18 years of Tae Kwon Do
- Army combatives trained
- Teaches all classes and privates
Lori Stuart
Trainer
“Be brave enough to suck at something new.”
- Teaches Rock Steady Boxing
- Scientist turned piano teacher and boxing coach
Andrea Jones
Trainer
“Movement is medicine.”
- Teaches Rock Steady Boxing
- Former critical care nurse
- Coached a VEX Robotics team to two World Championships