Mercedes Taffee-Cooper

Oct. 28, 2026

Scaling CounterPunch: Mental Fitness Meets Physical Training for Teens Worldwide

In this HALO Talks FastBreak, Pete Spoke with Mercedes Taaffe-Cooper. The conversation focused on the launch and methodology behind CounterPunch, a boxing-based mental fitness and performance psychology system designed for teenagers. The discussion explored how a unique blend of combat sports, psychology, and sports science can create real impact for adolescents, especially those who might fall through the cracks of traditional talk therapy. One concept brought up was the inefficacy of standa...