There is no ready-made path to dreams, you have to build it yourself!
My name is Jarkko Jussila. I am the reigning World Champion in three different weight classes in kickboxing, Baltic Champion in professional boxing and Finnish Amateur Champion in Olympic boxing. My competitive career has lasted 17 years and during that time I have fought in 54 different countries, almost 200 fights and in all corners of the world.
I started training 27 years ago when my father and brother and I built a training hall in an old barn. The conditions were harsh all year round, but the inner spark and the hard pace warmed me up because there wasn’t much else. I was committed from the start to the boxer’s lifestyle and the sacrifices it required, but I never aspired to be a champion.
I believe that the championship is the goal you reach when the talent has gone and the hard work has continued. The path to the top is a rocky one, but if you improve a little at a time throughout your life it will be rewarding, one way or another.
Boxing has given a lot, and taken a lot. On New Year’s Eve, I went to an amusement park or market to bet with adults on who could hit the hardest with a paid boxing ball. I made some nice pocket money. I remember all those stone gyms around the world where you’d go to the bathroom five blocks away and stare at your opponent’s steaming breath in the dim light. Or after the craziest weight-loss sessions, scaping the dross off your skin with credit cards at the edge of your consciousness.
There are plenty of stoors, and someone has suggested a book about them, but for now they’re just a memory.
Each story has a surprising twist before a happy ending. In this story, it was an ordinary night as a vigilante when a random drunk decided to grab a finger and twist it off.
For now, the fight is over, but all I know is the daily life of a boxer. I want to pass on decades of knowledge to anyone who feels they can benefit from it, and at the same time I want to help others find the hunger that kept me at the top. That’s when you really want to be just a little bit better every day.
Whether you are a couch potato or a top athlete, I will help you achieve your goals and you will keep me in the ring for the next 17 years. Your goals may be to win the World Championship, to get in the ring just once, to lose 10 kilos or to be a healthier grandparent.
Show me your opponent, let’s lose the unnecessary fat and fight together. Contact me and let’s talk more. It won’t cost either of us anything other than that one second of effort.
Best regard!
