Looking for feedback from people who have experienced similar.
Went to my local boxing club tonight for a group class.
This is my first time ever in a boxing gym.
I love fitness and exercise, and boxing appeals to me.
One of the exercises in the class was finding a partner and body sparring.
I had 3 different partners.
I told each partner explicitly this is my first time boxing and have no core / abdominal conditioning, so please go light.
First partner listened and went very light on me.
Second partner listened and went light, but clocked me on the jaw. How TF do you punch someone on the jaw in body sparring?
Third partner didn't listen at all, went way too hard and dropped me with a body shot. I felt immediate, sharp pain in my side ribs. I once again asked him to go soft. Again, he dropped me with a shot to the exact same place causing the exact same pain. I couldn't continue.
I'm now at home unsure whether I have a bruised, fractured, or broken rib. I've Googled the difference, but it all kind of blurs together, and its impossible to differentiate for certain without an X-ray.
I'm in pain, can't lie on my left side, have discomfort when coughing or sneezing, and am generally physically impeded. I'm very active and now forsee me being unable to run or swim (my main hobbies) for a period of weeks / months.
Part of me is saying this is the nature or boxing and boxing gyms, maybe he didn't mean it, maybe I'm being soft. The other part of me is absolutely infuriated that someone could do this to someone who explicitly told you this is their first time ever boxing and have no core conditioning. For what, to give yourself an ego boost bashing up a beginner?
Right now I never want to step foot in a boxing gym again.
Please can you tell me your thoughts if you have had a similar experience.
Thank you very much.