About Off The Canvas.
Off The Canvas Boxing CIC is a community interest company in Sheffield using boxing as a tool for recovery, confidence and wellbeing.
Luis Palmer.
Luis is an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist, ex-professional boxer, England Boxing Level 1 coach, personal trainer and sports massage therapist.
Off The Canvas exists because Luis lived it. After a brain injury, he had to rebuild his own confidence, routine and sense of purpose, and found that the gym was where recovery started to make sense. That experience shapes everything we do.
Off The Canvas was co-founded by Luis alongside Dr Michelle Odudu.
Grounded In Evidence.
Our sessions are occupational therapy informed, built around real, everyday goals rather than clinical targets. We draw on the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) — motivation, routine and physical capacity together — and track progress with Goal Attainment Scaling and the Kawa Model.
Move
Getting active again in a safe, supportive space.
Build
Growing capacity, routine and confidence over time.
Belong
Staying connected to people and activities that matter.
As a Sheffield community interest company, Off The Canvas Boxing CIC exists to benefit the community, not shareholders.