Meet your coach

Shengxiang Zhu

Yoga & Boxing Coach

I teach two things that look like opposites: how to be still, and how to strike. On the mat or on the bag, the lesson is the same — breathe, focus, commit.

About

Stillness sharpens the strike. The strike earns the stillness.

I'm Shengxiang Zhu, and I coach yoga and boxing at Still & Strike.

Most people come to me for one and end up staying for the other. Boxers discover that breath work and mobility keep them loose, patient and harder to hit. Yogis discover that a few rounds on the bag gives their practice an edge — and gives a long day somewhere to go.

I coach both the same way: clear cues, honest feedback and no ego. Whether it's your first downward dog or your first jab, you'll always know what we're working on, and why.

Credentials

  • 8 years coaching
  • 200-hour yoga teacher training
  • Amateur boxing background

How I coach

Breath first

Every session starts with breathing, whether we're heading to the mat or the bag. It's the one skill that makes everything else easier.

Technique before power

Clean alignment, clean punches. We build the shape first, then add speed, depth and power only once it holds.

Leave better than you came

Sweat is easy. I want you walking out calmer, looser and a little more sure of yourself than when you walked in.

01 — Still

Yoga

Slow, deliberate, and harder than it looks. We use the breath to steady the mind, and build the kind of mobility and control that carries into everything else you do.

  • 01 Breath control you can call on under pressure
  • 02 Mobility for hips, shoulders and spine
  • 03 Balance, core strength and body awareness
  • 04 Recovery — leaving looser than you arrived
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02 — Strike

Boxing

Fast, honest, and more technical than it looks. We build clean fundamentals first, then put them to work on pads and bags until they hold up when you're tired.

  • 01 Stance, guard and footwork
  • 02 Jab, cross, hook — clean technique before power
  • 03 Pad work and bag rounds
  • 04 Conditioning that builds real stamina
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Start still.
Finish strong.

Book a first session with Shengxiang Zhu. No experience needed in either discipline — tell me what you're after and we'll start from where you are.

Book
stillandstrike.com/book
Email
hello@stillandstrike.com
Phone
(415) 555-0134
Studio
218 Alder Street, San Francisco, CA