Rock Steady Boxing provide people with Parkinson’s disease to fight their disease by non-contact boxing-style fitness programs that improve their QOL and sense of efficacy and self-worth. Not only fitness program, but also “tough love” approach, which is inspiring maximum effort, speed, strength, balance and flexibility. Recent researches show that intensive exercise is possible for neuro protective, which is helpful for delaying the progression of Parkinson disease. 

Rock Steady Boxing was founded in 2006 by Mr. Scott Newman who is diagnosed young onset of Parkinson's disease.  He was diagnosed at age 40, and he works as Marion County Prosecutor. His good friend helped to keep Newman active and began boxing training. A few years later, Newman witnessed the dramatic improvement in him. His quality of life and physical condition improved dramatically. He was able to sign his name without shaking his hand. 

He has passion to reach out more people to help their conditions and improve their QOL. In order to make a strong program, Newman hired Kristy Follmar who is a former world champion professional boxer, as the head trainer.  Spread by word of mouth and demand for the classes increased. 

Rock Steady created training programs to meet the need of Parkinson's population to increase the number of classes to offered and increase outreach to those with Parkinson’s and doctors who could make referrals early in a patient’s diagnosis to stave off progression.

Rock Steady Boxing WTS Japan is the affiliate program of Rock Steady Boxing in Japan. We are the first affiliate program not only in Japan, but also in Asia.  

There are 150,000 people who are diagnosed Parkinson's Disease in Japan.  Majority of treatment is just medication to control symptoms.  Medical doctors know exercises are important as medicine, but not further instruction to do certain exercises nor providing fitness programs.