The video we watched was about a guy who was troubled in his youth just like the kids he was helping. He opened up a gym for boxing, basically to keep these kids of the streets and keep them out of trouble. Some people may ask, well what happens when they stop going to the gym? Its hard to say if it's a temporary fix or a permanent fix. Each person is going to be different. My honest opinion is that if the kids had put there time into the boxing and stayed away from all of the negative stuff, they will be ok. If they know what it's like to work for something and how much better it is to be away from all the negative stuff why would they want to go back. But then there is always the worry that if it doesn't work out the kids will just be worse and be more violent.
Having these kids work for something is very important. After they are all done with boxing hopefully they have the working attitude to put there energy towards something positive like a job. Their instructor was in a troubled world when he was that age and he is doing good now. Like he said he wants his boxers to be people who can give their two cents to society.
So I think this is overall a good thing. It gets kids off the streets and keeps them out of trouble for a little time at least. A lot of them will maybe turn their whole life around just because of this. It shows them that when they work they can achieve. It gives them hope.
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