IN-PERSON

🥊 Power Moves in the Workplace - Afternoon Session

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Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep 2025

1:30pm - 4:00pm

Venue

Geylang West Community Centre — 1205 Upper Boon Keng Rd, Singapore 387311

Cost

Free

Pax

Organised By

Brain Juice Collective

About this programme

🥊 Power Moves in the Workplace

A movement-based experience for navigating hard conversations at work

💥 What if your next career breakthrough didn’t come from a PowerPoint...

but from throwing a jab, slipping a punch, and learning to stand your ground?

Power Moves in the Workplace is not your typical professional development session. It’s a 2.5-hour experience designed to help youth like you build the confidence, clarity, and composure to handle some of the toughest moments early in your career — from awkward feedback to quitting gracefully. In partnership with Kadir's Boxing School, this session fuses beginner-friendly boxing drills with facilitated conversations to help you master the real moves that matter at work.

🎯 Who is this for?

Young professionals (aged 20s–30s) navigating early work life
First jobbers, interns, or those in their 2nd or 3rd role who want to get better at or prepare for difficult conversations in a fun, active way
No boxing experience required. Just show up with an open mind!

🧭 What you’ll learn (without a single slide deck):

How to “throw the first punch” aka speak up with confidence
What to do when gossip, micromanagement or tension shows up
How your body language, breathing and stance influence how you're perceived
Simple, real-life ways to stay grounded when emotions run high

🥊 What to expect:

Light boxing coaching from experienced trainers
Real talk about the awkward stuff nobody teaches you in school — giving feedback, saying no, handling gossip
Partner exercises, group reflection, and lots of movement (but no sparring!)
Leave with one Power Move you’re ready to take in your own workplace

🧘 What to bring:

Water bottle
Comfortable clothes for light physical movement
An open mind (and maybe one awkward work story)

Can't make it at 1:30pm? There's another session at 10am. Register here.

Images may be captured during the event using film photography, digital photography, video or other medium and may be used on the website.

Key takeaways

1. Warm-Up = Self-Awareness & Preparation

Boxing: You don’t skip warm-up, because it prevents injury and primes your body.
Workplace parallel: In tough conversations, preparation (knowing your triggers, clarifying your goals) prevents “emotional injury” and sets you up for success.
Post-prog takeaway: Youths shared that they gained awareness of stress responses (fight/flight/freeze) and the value of preparing mentally before conflicts.

2. Footwork & Stance = Finding Your Grounding

Boxing: Good stance keeps you balanced, mobile, and ready.
Workplace parallel: In communication, your “stance” is your mindset — being grounded in your values helps you respond calmly under pressure.
Post-prog takeaway: Participants practised linking physical stances with workplace scenarios (e.g., being unfairly blamed). They learned that balance = composure.

3. Jab & Straight = Speaking Up Clearly

Boxing: Jab is about clarity, reach, and timing — not force.
Workplace parallel: Sometimes, you need to “throw the first punch” by initiating a hard conversation early, with clarity, before issues escalate.
Post-prog takeaway: Youths linked jab practice with learning to voice disagreement, set boundaries, or give feedback to supervisors.

4. Defence (Slip, Parry, Roll) = Choosing Your Battles

Boxing: Defence isn’t weakness — it’s strategy. You avoid unnecessary hits to conserve energy.
Workplace parallel: Not every workplace conflict deserves a direct confrontation. Sometimes you dodge, sometimes you absorb, sometimes you counter.
Post-prog takeaway: Participants reflected on when to avoid vs when to protect peace vs when to confront directly.

5. Shadowboxing = Practicing Conversations

Boxing: Visualising an opponent helps you anticipate moves.
Workplace parallel: Roleplaying tough conversations helps you anticipate responses and practice calm delivery.
Post-prog takeaway: Through shadow conversations (resigning gracefully, dealing with micromanagement), youths built confidence to express themselves even when uncomfortable and learning how to read the other party to respond appropriately.

6. Cooldown = Reflection & Integration

Boxing: Stretching + breathing = recovery and growth.
Workplace parallel: Reflection after a hard conversation helps you integrate learning and reset.
Post-prog takeaway: The Tap Out Pledges allowed us to articulate personal commitments (“After today, I will…”), grounding their new skills in daily life. Youths shared about voicing their opinions more in the workplace, delivering feedback, and engaging in conflict management with a clear framework in mind.