What is your obsession here? You write tons of comments, callling Dewey a loser, are you so bored or need to convince everybody around how great self taught fighter you are?@@davidgeldner2167
I often answer questions in a group on FB. Common questions like, "how do I get better at " My boiler plate, cut'n'paste answer is "To get better at something, you must do more of the something". Over simplistic I know, but still true.
Bro😂😂😂 his gym is in China. I think Ramsey understand that 99 percent of his viewers won't watch his videos and buy a flight ticket to China to train from the "master himslef". @@davidgeldner2167
I had a buddy that started bjj when it first started to become prevalent in the states. I asked him why and he told me he got into a street fight that lasted 12 minutes. I asked him if he won and he said yes, but you wouldn't think that if you saw his face afterwards.
That is the perfect comment, summing up the naivete of those who somehow believe that being an armchair quarterback (MMA spectators at best) gives them authority and experience when talking about MMA or martial arts in general.
@@davidgeldner2167 Stomped by "any MMA fighter?", brother he is literally a retired pro MMA fighter himself 🤣 Like I said on the other thread, this whole thing is down to you having a fragile ego and being incapable of coming to terms with the fact that you're street scraps do not qualify you to claim you have pro level combat skills. You are still on stage 1 of the 5 stages of grief, you are a child 🤷🏻♂️ You can believe you can beat whoever you want, but if you try to spew that on an online discussion full of people who understand combat, you're going to get a reality check.
@@davidgeldner2167 Ramsey is a retired pro, did you even realise that 🤣 You can believe that street fights qualify you to call yourself pro level if you want, but try to spew that on a discussion of people who understand combat and you're going to get a reality check.
@@davidgeldner2167 Imagine you are dying and need surgery badly. Are you telling me you'd be happy going with a self-proclaimed "Street Surgeon" who never attended Medical School because he "doesn't need to"? Secondly, you say you aren't claiming to be pro level but said you can beat Ramsey who is a literal retired pro. You clearly don't even understand your own arguments. It's not logic, it's just emotion at this point.
with proper focus of the strikes, it can be done. leave your fingers bent and loose set them only for touching the surface of the face . The nuts are rarely struck unless you do high side kicks. What happens is you get hit CLOSE to your nuts and the cords that are attached to them try to pull them up inside of your abdomen, but they don't fit thru the hole thru which they descended. So you'r in constant pain until those cords relax. You CAN learn how to bring those cords down out of their "Charley horse" crampings.
As an aikido black belt, I am guilty of many of these things on your list. I don't know how to fight. Since starting BJJ, I have had to change my thinking radically. I still don't know how to fight, but I hope to get better at it.
“My techniques works on untrained opponents” is another one. If you rely on your opponent been incompetent for your techniques to work, then your techniques suck and therefore you can’t fight.
Agreed. Techniques should work on anyone, but no technique works on everyone. Yeah, and technique will work better on someone who can't fight, but if it doesn't work at all on someone who CAN fight, then that technique needs to go away.
Sometimes it’s always the untrained people who do start shit a lot, but I will say this; never assume your opponent is untrained, to be safe, just use something that works on trained martial artists and professional fighters.
I mean, that's not always the case. Having a technique that works against a haymaker or bad overhand is not bad because most people will throw that, even tho trained fighters won't
bs, trained men don't cause problems. Your attacker is almost certainly going to be untrained. I've been attacked and nearly attacked a dozen times and none of them knew Jack shyte. about fighting a trained man. They lost with my first move.
@@SonnyCrocket-p6h some trained men will indeed cause problems but you are still right. If you do martial arts for self defense, you must know how to fight against untrained people. Now then, knowing how to fight against trained ones sure helps
Captain Krav maga..love that term.. Good one.. I'll be using that term one day having done a few Krav maga classes.. They're better than nothing but I'm going to graduate from krav maga to something else like kickboxing of some sort.
@@davidgeldner2167 Those people who are born fight prodigies are honestly so rare that you might as well deny that they even exist at all. Also, even prodigies have a lot to benefit from training and learning, especially since fighting well requires someone to be in shape. No amount of instinctual fight talent (for example, somehow being able to immediately know exactly what moves to make in any fight situation without any training) can overcome a sufficiently large strength and fitness (as well as agility and reach) advantage.
@@HaroldBluetooth-uz1zz I just saw that pinned comment thread. This dude is really a piece of work, claiming that all those people who actually train and have professional are just having "simulations" and that these "simulations" can never compare to "the real thing". One counterpoint I immediately have is that properly done simulations can literally be as effective as the real thing, so the real question should be whether the simulation is actually "properly done" or not. Outside the context of fights, many calculations that computers do are actually "fake" simulations, but people just treat them as the real thing.
@@mingyi456 Yeah, he also seems to think that every fight on the streets is a death match. We should stop talking bad about him. He's probably the Highlander lol.
I dunno, Ramsey. Normally, I would agree with you on most of these points... but I have a rather nerdy looking friend who studies physics... he doesn't look that tough most of the time... but when we go out drinking and he gets a bit angry because someone bumps into him or spills his drink, it's some real Jekyll and Hyde stuff... he gets all big and swole and just wrecks EVERYONE! And he claims he doesn't even train, nor has taken a single martial arts class! His name is Banner, BTW. Dr. Bruce Banner. You can look him up... he's done some interesting work on Gamma radiation at Culver University. He's a very humble guy most of the time, though, so he doesn't brag about it. But as a scholar myself, I can tell you his work is truly groundbreaking. I wouldn't mess with him in a fight if I were you, bro. I'm serious. You wouldn't like him when he's angry!
I challenge Dewey to a duel wands only in low earth orbit, space X tickets sir, on the 30th of feburary 2054 give you the time to train sir! elon can be the ref.
I remember one internet tough guy criticizing me for doing Karate katas (I do Catch Wrestling and BJJ primarily, but I do katas for relaxation and fun) and I asked him what martial arts he practiced. His response? "None, but I can pass a fitness exam". I think that says it all.
@@thelogicalcaveman9139bro lol. Get them to defend against a good boxer or to hit a good boxer. They will surely realize that there is not competitive experience that is easy. If you are competing on something against fellow humans, then it will not be easy unless you find people that are well below you on such an activity. That's just how it is
@@jestfullgremblim8002 Just hitting alone is a struggle. There's a guy in my neighborhood who's an amateur boxer. He taught me boxing and one of the exercises he gives me is I have to try to land a significant shot on him while he'll only defends himself. On the first few weeks I can only land 1-2 hits before gassing out and most of the time, the shots landed are overextended.
There was a guy arguing with me how Sneeko is a coward for sparring Sean Strickland and getting beaten, 30 seconds in he was cowering away, but still standing and trying to fight back. From that comment I knew he never had a fight and doesnt know how to fight. Sean is taller, heavier and much more skilled than Sneeko, he was the UFC middleweight champion at the time. Some people just love exposing their ignorance
As someone who does fight (boxing), I think there’s something to be said about sneako’s ignorance. Something about the fine line between courage and stupidity. I don’t think sneako knew what he was getting into, and I think he’s in that weird self deluded mindset that so many men get in, where fighting a professional fighter is somehow easy and not very high risk and hitting things will come naturally in one of the highest stress environments possible. I wouldn’t say that sneako is a coward for how he reacted with Strickland, but I would for threatening other people online that he disagreed with as a stunt and then fully backing down after Charlie responded.
@@pantasticlaire3966 Agreed, he got into something he wasnt ready for, but Sean is also a punk for doing that to a skinny influencer guy. Still, considering who he fought, he took that shit like a man, didnt cry or complain. An idiot for sure, but not a coward
@@Deadpooln2b No No No, see this is whats wrong with western white people culture, dont talk what you cant back, anyone can get it in my book. If sneako was 6 years old thats different, a man is a man.
@@Deadpooln2b, sounds to me like they were fighting then? A sparring match is for one or both fighters to get better. They wouldn’t go full force. A fight is to see who is better. Also, injuries and KOs are on the table.
You know you're a boxing aficionado when you hear someone talk about Joe Lewis and first thing that comes to your mind before you think about it for a second is Joe Louis.
It is actually quite funny, because the things you describe can almost sometimes word for word be transferred over to intellectual pursuits and competitions as well. I'm a programmer, and every year in December there is a coding challenge/competition that lasts from the 1st to the 25th, and every year these same people show up and brag about how "they don't have time" to participate but if they had they would mop the floor with everyone. But give them just one tiny problem and the excuses starts flowing.
On number 20 and not being athletic, you can know how to fight and no longer be able to fight due to injury, disability, or even age. Of course usually those folks are the first to admit their fighting days are done. Awesome video.
After an intense year of Muay Thai training and sparring in Thailand, the one thing I learned is I stiill dont know how to fight. Im only good at getting hurt 😂
then your training sucks. Which is true of most training. how many hours per week of training are you getting. I average 7 hours per week and in 7 months, a 6th dan Judge in Yongsan said I should have been the one testing for black belt, not the 13 month trainee who failed the test. I"d been hitting him at will for 2 months and he couldnt touch me.
@user-ci2mn1oy3w I train 6-9 hours a week from a fully certified Muay Thai trainer in Thailand. Maybe I have learned to be humble learning from real fighters instead of trying to prove the point of this video by comparing anything "blackbelr" with Muay Thai. 🙄
The one caveat about size, is its actually a disadvantage if you don't have the cardio to keep moving it. I have sparred some really big guys who will practically fall down by themselves after two minutes (max) of sparring they are sucking air so hard. And any strength advantage size gives you is gone if you can't breathe enough. Heavy sparring takes A LOT of energy, very quickly. So train your cardio kids.
#6 is sooo true.... so many people will say stuff like "ya he could beat me in an mma fight but if it were in the street with no rules then I would win"
No one asked, but I'd like to add some. 1. You comment about something being against the rules, then describe a situation that is completely legal in the unified rules. 2. You call every fight stoppage you see an early stoppage just because the other guy wasn't blatantly unconscious or broken. 3. You think allowing 12-6 elbows and kicks/knees to the head of a downed opponent will counter grappling. 4. You say the street has no rules. (I'd argue it has MORE. The rules are just enforced through real consequences instead of point deductions). 5. You equate people's willingness (or lack thereof) to engage in grappling to their "manliness".
3 is wrong, but I understand why you put it as there are many other forms of takedowns beside a blast double, the issue is that most UFC fighters are not Judo Champions so you aren’t even gonna see those other variants most of the time. For blast double legs knees are literally the perfect counter it’s not even a debate, ONE FC alone makes your entire argument null. Allen vs Evloev ? Sterling vs Yan 1 ? These fights would literally have a different outcome had the technique not get banned, it obviously is protecting a specific style of fighter, you can’t even debate that slightly. Now Jon Jones for example knows Greco/Judo takedowns so it won’t work on him, but that’s Jones plus he will probably figure how to use soccer kicks etc better than anyone.
@@DADRB0B55 Given my lack of time and poor wording, I left context and wording out. It is a viable set of techniques, but what I meant was people believing it will automatically counter grappling just by doing it. I don't really like the Sterling vs. Yan fight example, though. It was clear from the start that Stirling was gaming the rules. There will always be people who game the rules. The idea that being able to soccer kick is going to magically end ground encounters is nuts. It isn't going to magically pass the guard of a person intelligently defending themselves. If you are able to line up some super giant soccer kick like that, the person wasn't defending themselves to begin with. Of course, there will be some fights that are won by a kick to the head of a downed opponent, but those would probably be statistical outliers or done by people who were already superior grapplers to begin with.
4 is solid. Anything serious happens on "da streetz", you have to assume that you'll end up explaining your actions to the police and possibly a judge. If you're lucky, you'll be doing that about 5 minutes after the fact. I was lucky, the one time that I got involved in a violent incident like that. Was able to de-escalate without getting myself or anyone else hurt, and had a very easy time talking to the police when they showed up a few minutes later and arrested the aggressors. (no I don't know how to fight, but I am pretty good at not having to fight)
@@patheddles4004 Exactly, 4 is zero rules until the cops show up then suddenly lots of rules. If you're a criminal who doesn't care about his fellow man and wants to go to jail, no consequences, but otherwise, lots of things to think about.
Can you make a video about good gyms v.s. bad gyms for training martial arts/MMA? I live in an area where Martial arts and Boxing gyms are few and far between and its hard to tell what is a legit school with real teachers who give actual advice on fighting and those which are basically businesses designed to make people feel like their learning how to fight. Big fan.
Ramsey, i am glad you read the comments. I have trained kung fu, karate, and filipino stick. I am terminally ill and haven't been interested in investing in my future. I recently decided to take up training again just for the joy that journey brings me. After last video when you said "if you can't grapple, you can't fight" it convinced me to train jujitsu next. Coincidentally a friend is moving back to the area. His dad was a jujitsu instructor and my friend has been training it since he was a kid. He has offered to train me. I just wanted you to know how you have impacted me.
if you learn short-power, spear hand, bear claw, thumb strikes, and know where and how to apply same, you can make a guy let go of you in a fraction of one second, vs flopping around on the floor for 20+ seconds, while his friends stomp you.
@@SonnyCrocket-p6h except for that point inside the wrist. Makes the hand open. Great for disarms, but the opportunity to hit that point isn't common at all.
Don't underestimate anyone. Look at prisoners. They have no technical martial arts skill, but they have experience, heightened alertness, and they can be super jacked. Any strike you don't see coming is dangerous. That's why the fence is so popular.
I challenge Ramsey Dewey to a no holds barred super fight cage match! But only if they build us a multimillion dollar arena that seats 200000 people on the North Pole and promise me a $4million dollar fight purse and resurrect Bruce Lee and Kano Jigoro from the dead to help train me! 🤣. Keep up the good work, love the videos.
My wife has zero interest in martial arts, fighting, combat sports or any form of physical confrontation, but she loves when I watch your videos because she says your voice is like "a soothing professor of violence." 😂😂😂 Keep up the great content!
@@andymax1 Yeah, I know, I'm actually quite fond of Ninjutsu, I think I was about 11 when I discovered Masaki Hatsumi and I did some research and I think it's generally decent, perhaps even athletic, but my friend watched a lot of movies like Ninja Assassin and apparently based on what he said, his coach would turn off the lights and beat them to a pulp with a stick if he managed to find them, overall what he said was Surreal, and I think if anyone's claims seem surreal their martial art probably is too, and it probably won't work.
Did your brother say anything about whether you sparred with any skill while you were 'blacked out'? I did once "black out" in this sense, still talking but not remembering anything, but in that case I was losing a fight against a car. Can confirm, my body is not tougher than a car.
@@patheddles4004 nah, he hit me with a hook over a lazy jab and I was out. The one and only time I’ve ever been dropped in my life. I learned a valuable lesson that day. I got him back a few years later.
Great stuff! All true. And i most certainly appreciate getting right into the list without a 10 minute back story followed by a 20 mini biography. Much love.
I 100% agree, sparring is NOT fighting. I sparred for 2 years ( some even hard rounds ) before I actually had my first kickboxing fight. Boy, it was a rude awakening when I was finally in the “ring” with somebody who was actually trying to knock me out! Yes, you are still punching and kicking like sparring. But unlike sparring where the goal is to NOT hurt your training partner, in a fight the opposite is true.
Look the whole point of self defense is to get home safe.knowing how to fight also means knowing when to fight.a fire arm is only used for a life threatening situation were it’s either you or the other person and the situation escalated were there trying to kill you. And a real fight can be anytime and anywhere so don’t know if you can win or loose. Let go of that ego and fight if most necessary as in there is no other option stay safe and train hard and thanks Ramsey for the funny and great content you mange to bring to this platform.
This is probably my favorite little sub series you put out. I have two questions more than rebuttals to this one though. ... And maybe it's me showing I don't know how to fight. I've been doing martial arts, twice a week, hour to two and a half hours a class, for 20 years. It's gotten me black belts, teaching expirence, a part time business, and a few ammeter MMA fights for my trouble. I'm quite content with my skills and I don't really make claims to bring a skilled fighter (even before you started this series) I enjoy what I do, and I figure if I ever need to use self defense skills, me running, using a gun, or as a last resort fighting back will be enough to survive not necessarily win. But at the end of the day, I'm looking to go home so yeah. I'll say again, been doing this 20 years. ... How else would you summarize it if not like that? .... The second one. I'm not a RUclipsr. So it's not my argument. But your karate nerds and Sensei Seths out there that "fight Muay Thai champions" ... I mean, isn't that just a click bait thing? Obviously none of those videos are suggesting they went 3 full contact rounds?
If you watch those videos, they're pretty clear about it being light sparring sessions, or whatever the case may be. I think you might be overthinking Ramsey's video. He wasn't criticizing experience, obviously, but *appeals* to experience. Are you going around the internet, telling people that you know better than they do, without ever explaining yourself any more than saying that you have 20 years of experience? If not, I don't think he was talking about you.
I remember when I was at the gym hitting the punching bag a dude walked up saying he knew Krav Maga(however you spell that shit) I asked him to spar and he said it was too deadly and forbidden to be used in sparring….does he count for not knowing how to fight
He's never tried any of that KM on someone who has trained to fight. KM is not BS, but in order to make it effective requires some cross training and sparring. I've trained KM for 18 months, and both schools also had various levels of sparring classes, including grappling for self defense.
yeah, he talked bs. Krav maga is basically some self defense stuff, know ho to fall, basic kickboxing and some basic bjj. I know, I've been to a krav maga class. There was no secret deadly forbidden stuff, only in the context of a sports martial art.
The one that really grinds my gears is when they say "I can beat a professional boxer/MMA fighter because they go by rules I don't I'm a street fighter" To which I respond so just imagine how much more of a disadvantage you will be against a professional fighter who also doesn't have to obay by rules they would be far more dangerous because they know how to get into position and judge distance far better then an untrained person.
@mb2776 Cauliflower ears and also callouses knuckles there is actually a video I watched a while back that told you to look for 10 signs that sombody knows how to fight.
@@curtismaul2552 great thing is, at least in my area, those people fall into 4 categories which don't afflect 99% of society: bouncers and security, don't want no trouble in their freetime gangs and football hooligans, they don't make trouble for regular people here, don't do drugs, don't hang out with them and they won't bother u. They are different compared to the USA here, more family related. price fighters, don't want no trouble, they want to win for prestige
@@curtismaul2552 so I know that with my training, I stand zero chance against those kind of people but they won't bother me in my life. I know with my training, I can handle the regular drunken hard accting guy, I encounter those more frequently anyway unfortanly.
Great content Ramsey, I was a police officer in uk for 30 yrs I worked inner city london and Birmingham I had loads if encounters mostly unarmed but was also a firearms officer . I have Bjj purple kickboxing 2nd dan I now do mma at 56 years old. I'm not fighting on street it's scary and dangerous and stupid. I see pub brawls drunken idiots swinging and falling over but even they could kill or seriously hurt you with a lucky hit. Just enjoy your training and keep away from idiots and dangerous places and be realistic about your ability..
Size and strength do matter, but only if you know how to fight. For example, a high level professional boxer can certainly knock a body builder twice his size that has no fighting experience.
Ever been to the ghetto? You hear about who can beat whose ass all day long and everyone brags how good they are at fighting, but when it actually happens it's embarrassing. Most people gas out within the first minute or two without doing any significant damage.
this is like my third comment on youtube after being on youtube for like 15 years, because I just have to say THIS IS HILARIOUS X-D, great job Ramsey, thank you :-)
Correct, if you could *learn* magic everyone would do it. It's the oldest scam ever a sorcerer saying he'll teach you how to use magic when he doesn't even know how what he's doing works. This also reminds me of a word problem I had to explain to an ESL statistics student once. It started out "A sorcerer hides a Porsche behind a row of infinite doors..."
It’s hilarious when people say they’d use a gun in a fight. Every comment section on every video about fighting has those people. I like to say “not everybody hides behind a weapon”. That tends to shut them up 😂
To be fair, having a gun or any weapon negates a lot of physical advantages. And not every country is made equal in that regard. Stating that to someone living in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and someone living in Europe or USA is somewhat different. But funnily enough - knowing how to fight is more useful in 'safe' countries rather than dangerous one as vocal altercation can escalate to a physical one which you can get out unharmed or minorly injured in a 'safe' country (which while not advisable is in the realm of possibilities) while in a dangerous country such action will probably ending with the martial artist in a ditch somewhere in the neighborhood.
whats even funnier is 9/10 they dont even train with the weapon theyre hiding behind either, especially the handgun to a fist fight crowd despite the fact handguns need the most training out of any other class of firearm
Not to mention as you went for your gun a whole lot of train people could get to your wrist a hell of a lot faster than you could get to the gun. And if you're out there brandishing the thing you could still easily get it taken from you. I'll admit if somebody really knows how to shoot keeps the distance they could get the shots off and yes it would work but dudes that do that and are capable of it don't go around starting s*** very often
Having spent 4 years in the military with weapons, I know for a fact that you can’t just pick up a weapon and use it, especially firearms. You have to train and practice using it to be effective. You have to be comfortable with it.
Man, these people who act like they can fight are hilarious. I had this conversation today at college with some guy, he brought up fighting and I said I am a collegiate wrestler, judoka, and mma fighter. He said cool, neither sports experience nor size make a fighter so I couldn't beat him at 140lbs when I am 250lb. I just picked him up and carried him out of the classroom while he looked red in the face.
I'm small, trained for almost 6 years, but have sparred and rolled with much larger guys. I learned fast that even if they are new without any training, their mass and strength alone may narrow down my choices of effective tactics and strategies.
#14. When I was studying and training in karate, I read books on tae kwon do, and I was amazed at the similarities. Even the taeguk poomsae forms I read about are almost identical to the katas I learned in karate: nearly the exact same techniques, direction, and sequence, just slightly different stances. It’s like the difference between oranges and tangerines. So I agree they’re essentially the same and there’s a reason people often call tae kwon do “Korean karate”.
You think i don't know how to fight? I challenge you Dewey to come here to Europe, after you have ended the war in Ukraine and in Gaza and found a cure for both cancer and HIV, to fight in my basement. Do it if you are a REAL MAN !!
I disagree, pineapple is GOOD on pizza. If you disagree with me I dare you to meet me on the moon with a million dollars and we can fight. But, be advised, no rules, I see red and bodies hit the floor! I don't care how strong you are!! My Karate is better than any art out there, especially, Tae Kwon Do!
Adding to your other points on "No rules". I've trained in so many different martial arts from over the years travelling around the country (my work tends to move around) and I'll say this from my experience. The arts that claim to have "No rules" tend to have the strictest rule sets of all. They're not doing eye gouges and groin rips. They're doing a pattern against the air, akin to a Kata or Tul or Pumsee where they mime doing some death move to an imaginary opponent. Soon as (and if they do) spar they tend to play it very safe with very strict rules in regards to where they can strike and how hard....
A lot of people are missing the point of these videos ..... It's okay to not know how to fight. Because 1) Fighting isn't for everyone (it might not be for you) and 2) if you're willing to learn the right way you can become a somewhat competent fighter
As a once aspiring fighter who has trained and taken many hiatuses in the span of a little over ten years, I have myself really trying to be impartial with assessing myself if I do indeed know how to fight. I think through my lack of consistency and having many areas that are in need of improvement in sparring, I feel it’s safer to say that I don’t know how to fight. Another way I found that out was by honestly asking myself “do you think you’re ready to compete?” And so far, the answer is no. To be fair, I’m not sure I’d ever feel ready regardless of how much I’ve learned.
Top way: They aren't protecting their chin at all. Saw two guys "fight" at a store once and they were both swinging haymakers with their chins up higher than snoop dog ever was. Gave me a weird sensation of second hand nervousness. "NAAH DUDE, keep em by your face, PLEASE!! O.O"
I got another one. When asked about who wins between a Boxer and a Karateka you instanly give the advantage to the karateka because boxers "dont use their legs". Actually they do how else do you think they create angles and throw punches from such, by using footwork which is done by guess what using your legs.
I was fighting with intention to subscribe here. And I completely lost this fight after this video, it is cool indeed. So, I do not know how to fight even with my intentions:) Take one more listener, Ramsey!
Hi Ramsey! Hope all is well! Really enjoy everything you put out, so much wisdom and insight that is so rare these days, and I truly appreciate it, it’s helping sculpt an over all outlook on life, so thank you so much! I have a two part question, so I just joined a TKD class to start trying to get in shape, and then I realized I couldn’t keep up without getting winded in the first 15 minutes… which I know it’s due to just my laziness through the years, so I’m working up my endurance. What are some ways you work on your endurance? Is there anything daily one can do at home in a small space? My second question focuses around combat sports in general. I think I understand what TKD is and what it isn’t, like many martial arts, aren’t really addressing a lot of situations, they are focusing on one style, and practicing against that one style in a soft tag style sport and tournaments really are more like sparring. So, perhaps yes, it helps your accuracy I guess… and that’s my question, in these martial arts styles, would you be able to address pieces of these styles that are useful or effective? Like could you list off any benefits to these styles? My thinking was TKD, great for kicking, great for endurance, and would give me a good footing foundation to move into different styles without doing the whole belt thing from one to the next. I would also think that having some exposure to these styles, you kindve get the chance to predict other opponents next move, “hey I recognize that foot switch, stance, pivot, he is gonna try to throw X or Y or Z”. Is this of any use? Or is there a better use of your time? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, thank you
Everything here is accurate and I approve this message. I have trained for boxing, and used to take BJJ. Never actually competed in any aside from wrestling, but I have sparred. I know my limits, I am obviously not going to keep up with an amateur with a good record let alone a professional. Just be humble, the more you act like you are top dog the more it expresses to everyone around you that you are insecure.
Thank you sir. A couple years back I joined a boxing/grappling club. At the end of 3 minutes full on grappling I was unable to use my hands to open the door to the club bathroom, which I desperately needed )I think you will know why). As the weeks went on the headaches from even light strikes to the head surprised me. Put simply I felt like a way better fighter before I had done any fighting!!
@@RamseyDewey basic boxing sparring. Oversized pillow gloves and light strikes only. Really revealed to me the difference between what I thought fighting was and what it really was. Your video was great and reminded of that learning experience.
That whole wizards segment where the apologetics would say “You can’t debunk it without training with the guy” reminds me of the time Bas Rutten was telling the story about how he came across Ki masters, and he told them to try that on him. Long story short, Bas Rutten has never been knocked out with magical powers.
I have a topic that may be interesting to talk about: comparing big and strong people who have never fought to smaller professional fighters. What size difference could be balanced out with technique?
How about: Whenever a guy you're lipping off, gets up, walks towards you with their fist clenched and you're goto response is a panic fuel'd "Hey man, calm down!"
I think that the best fighters also get in the least fights. One of the most important things I’ve learned from training has been the importance of deescalation and avoiding fights.
at 7:45: "Karate and TKD are basically, the same, damn, thing! MUAAHAHAHAHA". God damnit, I lost it at that part. The laugh made it 10 times better. 🤣🤣🤣
Hey coach I used to train everyday as a child until I was crushed in a car. It has been a little over 12 years since then. And I'm just now able to walk again without any assistance. Do you have any advice on how I could start training again without putting to much stress on my body. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. And thank you for all your hard work and great videos.
To be fair, the guy who said he fought a Muay Thai champion (if I'm thinking of the same guy) made it very clear in the video that the champion was holding back and *still* was the far better of the two parties, even in the friendly sparring scenario.
@@RamseyDewey No, it was just in reference to one of the examples you provided for the one in which people call friendly sparring sessions fights. I thought you made a reference to that particular video (which could be an example of that), but I could be mistaken
@@RamseyDewey, don't recall the title exactly, but it was reminiscent of the thing you said about how some martial arts figures call anything a "fight". I saw it a few days ago; it must have just been a coincidence EDIT: It was Jesse Enkamp's "Karate vs. Muay Thai (FIGHT)" video
I watch ramseys videos because im scared of the man who has watched more ramsey dewey videos than me
This is wisdom right here!!😂 Now go inside and watch!
I concur with this comment! That’s T shirt merch right there @ramseydewey
@@noborikoonyou truly have won the internet today. Yoda himself would bow to your wisdom if he weren’t so short and hunched over.
Ahh your a fan boy
@davidgeldner2167 a gym is much better than videos by yourself, but watching videos like this have helped me impove very fast.
"You never practiced the thing, you're not gonna be any good at the thing." - Ramsey 2024, words to live by.
Me vs bears
Being someone that practices forms, I love this quote.
It’s so true and accurate.
What is your obsession here? You write tons of comments, callling Dewey a loser, are you so bored or need to convince everybody around how great self taught fighter you are?@@davidgeldner2167
On the pinned comment, why are my comments being removed?
I often answer questions in a group on FB.
Common questions like, "how do I get better at "
My boiler plate, cut'n'paste answer is "To get better at something, you must do more of the something". Over simplistic I know, but still true.
What really pisses me off is naive people thinking they want to get into fights, when in reality, fights really suck and hurt a lot.
@@davidgeldner2167He would be correct then. If you don’t train real martial arts then you suck. Sorry you are too broke to pay for classes.
Bro😂😂😂 his gym is in China. I think Ramsey understand that 99 percent of his viewers won't watch his videos and buy a flight ticket to China to train from the "master himslef". @@davidgeldner2167
I had a buddy that started bjj when it first started to become prevalent in the states. I asked him why and he told me he got into a street fight that lasted 12 minutes. I asked him if he won and he said yes, but you wouldn't think that if you saw his face afterwards.
@@joeleek9976 because most BJJ gyms don't teach any striking defense or takedowns
@@Kamingo170 my buddy learned bjj because of the 12 minute fight...bjj didn't cause the 12 minute fight.
"I can't outrun an Olympic Runner, I can't outswim an Olympic Swimmer, but I can out-fight a UFC Fighter" 🤔😂
That is the perfect comment, summing up the naivete of those who somehow believe that being an armchair quarterback (MMA spectators at best) gives them authority and experience when talking about MMA or martial arts in general.
"Together with my 20 unathletic friends, maybe I can" 😂
@@davidgeldner2167 Stomped by "any MMA fighter?", brother he is literally a retired pro MMA fighter himself 🤣
Like I said on the other thread, this whole thing is down to you having a fragile ego and being incapable of coming to terms with the fact that you're street scraps do not qualify you to claim you have pro level combat skills. You are still on stage 1 of the 5 stages of grief, you are a child 🤷🏻♂️
You can believe you can beat whoever you want, but if you try to spew that on an online discussion full of people who understand combat, you're going to get a reality check.
@@davidgeldner2167 Ramsey is a retired pro, did you even realise that 🤣
You can believe that street fights qualify you to call yourself pro level if you want, but try to spew that on a discussion of people who understand combat and you're going to get a reality check.
@@davidgeldner2167 Imagine you are dying and need surgery badly. Are you telling me you'd be happy going with a self-proclaimed "Street Surgeon" who never attended Medical School because he "doesn't need to"?
Secondly, you say you aren't claiming to be pro level but said you can beat Ramsey who is a literal retired pro. You clearly don't even understand your own arguments. It's not logic, it's just emotion at this point.
Mom's backyard should be a stage in a fighting game.
😂 yeah!
Amortal Kombat!
Instead of "Finish him!" it says, "Teach him a lesson he'll forget in 5-10 minutes!"
The timer would be a count down until mom gets home
When fighters get bodyslamed, they land in moms' basement.
dude!!!!!... great idea.
I go to a gym that only has us spar using eye pokes and groin shots.
We’re the toughest blind eunuchs in the business and we resent this video.
with proper focus of the strikes, it can be done. leave your fingers bent and loose set them only for touching the surface of the face . The nuts are rarely struck unless you do high side kicks. What happens is you get hit CLOSE to your nuts and the cords that are attached to them try to pull them up inside of your abdomen, but they don't fit thru the hole thru which they descended. So you'r in constant pain until those cords relax. You CAN learn how to bring those cords down out of their "Charley horse" crampings.
As an aikido black belt, I am guilty of many of these things on your list. I don't know how to fight. Since starting BJJ, I have had to change my thinking radically. I still don't know how to fight, but I hope to get better at it.
Great on you , keep working brother!
Good to know that you aren't delusional. Unlike some fans of Steven Seagal.
@@alexferrana3979 What you just said? I will fight you right here, right now (? hahahah
first step towards being able to fight is realising you can't. Just started BJJ and can say the same thing
I'm sorry friend. I hope you make real progress quickly
“My techniques works on untrained opponents” is another one. If you rely on your opponent been incompetent for your techniques to work, then your techniques suck and therefore you can’t fight.
Agreed. Techniques should work on anyone, but no technique works on everyone. Yeah, and technique will work better on someone who can't fight, but if it doesn't work at all on someone who CAN fight, then that technique needs to go away.
Sometimes it’s always the untrained people who do start shit a lot, but I will say this; never assume your opponent is untrained, to be safe, just use something that works on trained martial artists and professional fighters.
I mean, that's not always the case. Having a technique that works against a haymaker or bad overhand is not bad because most people will throw that, even tho trained fighters won't
bs, trained men don't cause problems. Your attacker is almost certainly going to be untrained. I've been attacked and nearly attacked a dozen times and none of them knew Jack shyte. about fighting a trained man. They lost with my first move.
@@SonnyCrocket-p6h some trained men will indeed cause problems but you are still right. If you do martial arts for self defense, you must know how to fight against untrained people.
Now then, knowing how to fight against trained ones sure helps
Not accepting groin strike ... Master Ken wants to have a word with you! Probably Captain Krav Maga as well. Was nice listening to you!
Captain Krav maga..love that term..
Good one..
I'll be using that term one day having done a few Krav maga classes..
They're better than nothing but I'm going to graduate from krav maga to something else like kickboxing of some sort.
@@rauldelarosa2768 that's a character which they do in some of the older videos. Check them out!
7:00
Same vibe as "Training for a marathon is stupid, I can just drive all the way in my car."
@@davidgeldner2167 Those people who are born fight prodigies are honestly so rare that you might as well deny that they even exist at all. Also, even prodigies have a lot to benefit from training and learning, especially since fighting well requires someone to be in shape. No amount of instinctual fight talent (for example, somehow being able to immediately know exactly what moves to make in any fight situation without any training) can overcome a sufficiently large strength and fitness (as well as agility and reach) advantage.
@@mingyi456Hey man, this dude is a troll. He’s replying to all the comments talking crap about Ramsey. Ignore him.
@@HaroldBluetooth-uz1zz I just saw that pinned comment thread. This dude is really a piece of work, claiming that all those people who actually train and have professional are just having "simulations" and that these "simulations" can never compare to "the real thing".
One counterpoint I immediately have is that properly done simulations can literally be as effective as the real thing, so the real question should be whether the simulation is actually "properly done" or not. Outside the context of fights, many calculations that computers do are actually "fake" simulations, but people just treat them as the real thing.
@@mingyi456 Yeah, he also seems to think that every fight on the streets is a death match. We should stop talking bad about him. He's probably the Highlander lol.
Hmm.. actually, when you put it like this... :D
Not sure about wizards, but I definitely believe in whizzers
You’re valid
whizzer wizards
For a second I thought that's what he said and was like "but my bjj teachers use it all the time 😂"
I'm not sure about bow ties, but Russian ties are very useful
Yep, coach is wrong.
Although, I did defeat a wizard with a limp arm and took my coach's back for 0.5 seconds.
I dunno, Ramsey. Normally, I would agree with you on most of these points... but I have a rather nerdy looking friend who studies physics... he doesn't look that tough most of the time... but when we go out drinking and he gets a bit angry because someone bumps into him or spills his drink, it's some real Jekyll and Hyde stuff... he gets all big and swole and just wrecks EVERYONE! And he claims he doesn't even train, nor has taken a single martial arts class! His name is Banner, BTW. Dr. Bruce Banner. You can look him up... he's done some interesting work on Gamma radiation at Culver University. He's a very humble guy most of the time, though, so he doesn't brag about it. But as a scholar myself, I can tell you his work is truly groundbreaking. I wouldn't mess with him in a fight if I were you, bro. I'm serious. You wouldn't like him when he's angry!
you totally fooled me with this one! lol.
I challenge Dewey to a duel wands only in low earth orbit, space X tickets sir, on the 30th of feburary 2054 give you the time to train sir! elon can be the ref.
I remember one internet tough guy criticizing me for doing Karate katas (I do Catch Wrestling and BJJ primarily, but I do katas for relaxation and fun) and I asked him what martial arts he practiced. His response? "None, but I can pass a fitness exam". I think that says it all.
I feel like you could do up to a 100 with these. The sass in this video is turned up to 11 😂 its great!
Also when people say, grappling is easy and boxing is useless because Its only throwing punches
Just ask them to do 3 3min rounds with 18oz gloves lol
@@thelogicalcaveman9139bro lol. Get them to defend against a good boxer or to hit a good boxer. They will surely realize that there is not competitive experience that is easy.
If you are competing on something against fellow humans, then it will not be easy unless you find people that are well below you on such an activity. That's just how it is
@@jestfullgremblim8002 Just hitting alone is a struggle. There's a guy in my neighborhood who's an amateur boxer. He taught me boxing and one of the exercises he gives me is I have to try to land a significant shot on him while he'll only defends himself. On the first few weeks I can only land 1-2 hits before gassing out and most of the time, the shots landed are overextended.
Ramsey Dewey over here monetizing his haters!🤣🤣🤣 Keep it up, I love it!
There was a guy arguing with me how Sneeko is a coward for sparring Sean Strickland and getting beaten, 30 seconds in he was cowering away, but still standing and trying to fight back. From that comment I knew he never had a fight and doesnt know how to fight. Sean is taller, heavier and much more skilled than Sneeko, he was the UFC middleweight champion at the time. Some people just love exposing their ignorance
As someone who does fight (boxing), I think there’s something to be said about sneako’s ignorance. Something about the fine line between courage and stupidity. I don’t think sneako knew what he was getting into, and I think he’s in that weird self deluded mindset that so many men get in, where fighting a professional fighter is somehow easy and not very high risk and hitting things will come naturally in one of the highest stress environments possible. I wouldn’t say that sneako is a coward for how he reacted with Strickland, but I would for threatening other people online that he disagreed with as a stunt and then fully backing down after Charlie responded.
@@pantasticlaire3966 Agreed, he got into something he wasnt ready for, but Sean is also a punk for doing that to a skinny influencer guy. Still, considering who he fought, he took that shit like a man, didnt cry or complain. An idiot for sure, but not a coward
@@Deadpooln2b No No No, see this is whats wrong with western white people culture, dont talk what you cant back, anyone can get it in my book. If sneako was 6 years old thats different, a man is a man.
@@Deadpooln2b, sounds to me like they were fighting then? A sparring match is for one or both fighters to get better. They wouldn’t go full force. A fight is to see who is better. Also, injuries and KOs are on the table.
@@andrebaxter4023 Sneeko thought he was sparring, but Sean was fighting :D
You know you're a boxing aficionado when you hear someone talk about Joe Lewis and first thing that comes to your mind before you think about it for a second is Joe Louis.
Love your work, Coach! Have a great day, and may God continue to bless you.
"Your Groin Obsession"...and a new CW reality show was born.
It is actually quite funny, because the things you describe can almost sometimes word for word be transferred over to intellectual pursuits and competitions as well. I'm a programmer, and every year in December there is a coding challenge/competition that lasts from the 1st to the 25th, and every year these same people show up and brag about how "they don't have time" to participate but if they had they would mop the floor with everyone. But give them just one tiny problem and the excuses starts flowing.
On number 20 and not being athletic, you can know how to fight and no longer be able to fight due to injury, disability, or even age. Of course usually those folks are the first to admit their fighting days are done. Awesome video.
you got me laughing out loud with this. i have heard or seen most of these.
After an intense year of Muay Thai training and sparring in Thailand, the one thing I learned is I stiill dont know how to fight. Im only good at getting hurt 😂
Well, you’re surely better than when you started, so give yourself credit there.
then your training sucks. Which is true of most training. how many hours per week of training are you getting. I average 7 hours per week and in 7 months, a 6th dan Judge in Yongsan said I should have been the one testing for black belt, not the 13 month trainee who failed the test. I"d been hitting him at will for 2 months and he couldnt touch me.
@user-ci2mn1oy3w I train 6-9 hours a week from a fully certified Muay Thai trainer in Thailand. Maybe I have learned to be humble learning from real fighters instead of trying to prove the point of this video by comparing anything "blackbelr" with Muay Thai. 🙄
your pfp being a zombie makes it better 😂
@@SonnyCrocket-p6ha black belt in 7 months of training? Which McDojo do you train at buddy?
I freaking love this series, Ramsey!
Thanks!
Thank you!
The one caveat about size, is its actually a disadvantage if you don't have the cardio to keep moving it. I have sparred some really big guys who will practically fall down by themselves after two minutes (max) of sparring they are sucking air so hard. And any strength advantage size gives you is gone if you can't breathe enough. Heavy sparring takes A LOT of energy, very quickly. So train your cardio kids.
#6 is sooo true.... so many people will say stuff like "ya he could beat me in an mma fight but if it were in the street with no rules then I would win"
I love the way this guy says, “They don’t know how to fight!” Don’t know why, but it’s funny af. xD
This is hilarious! Thank you for making my morning better!
No one asked, but I'd like to add some.
1. You comment about something being against the rules, then describe a situation that is completely legal in the unified rules.
2. You call every fight stoppage you see an early stoppage just because the other guy wasn't blatantly unconscious or broken.
3. You think allowing 12-6 elbows and kicks/knees to the head of a downed opponent will counter grappling.
4. You say the street has no rules. (I'd argue it has MORE. The rules are just enforced through real consequences instead of point deductions).
5. You equate people's willingness (or lack thereof) to engage in grappling to their "manliness".
3 is wrong, but I understand why you put it as there are many other forms of takedowns beside a blast double, the issue is that most UFC fighters are not Judo Champions so you aren’t even gonna see those other variants most of the time.
For blast double legs knees are literally the perfect counter it’s not even a debate, ONE FC alone makes your entire argument null. Allen vs Evloev ? Sterling vs Yan 1 ? These fights would literally have a different outcome had the technique not get banned, it obviously is protecting a specific style of fighter, you can’t even debate that slightly.
Now Jon Jones for example knows Greco/Judo takedowns so it won’t work on him, but that’s Jones plus he will probably figure how to use soccer kicks etc better than anyone.
@@DADRB0B55 Given my lack of time and poor wording, I left context and wording out. It is a viable set of techniques, but what I meant was people believing it will automatically counter grappling just by doing it.
I don't really like the Sterling vs. Yan fight example, though. It was clear from the start that Stirling was gaming the rules. There will always be people who game the rules.
The idea that being able to soccer kick is going to magically end ground encounters is nuts. It isn't going to magically pass the guard of a person intelligently defending themselves. If you are able to line up some super giant soccer kick like that, the person wasn't defending themselves to begin with. Of course, there will be some fights that are won by a kick to the head of a downed opponent, but those would probably be statistical outliers or done by people who were already superior grapplers to begin with.
4 is solid. Anything serious happens on "da streetz", you have to assume that you'll end up explaining your actions to the police and possibly a judge. If you're lucky, you'll be doing that about 5 minutes after the fact.
I was lucky, the one time that I got involved in a violent incident like that. Was able to de-escalate without getting myself or anyone else hurt, and had a very easy time talking to the police when they showed up a few minutes later and arrested the aggressors.
(no I don't know how to fight, but I am pretty good at not having to fight)
@@patheddles4004 Exactly, 4 is zero rules until the cops show up then suddenly lots of rules. If you're a criminal who doesn't care about his fellow man and wants to go to jail, no consequences, but otherwise, lots of things to think about.
3 literally favours grapplers
Can you make a video about good gyms v.s. bad gyms for training martial arts/MMA? I live in an area where Martial arts and Boxing gyms are few and far between and its hard to tell what is a legit school with real teachers who give actual advice on fighting and those which are basically businesses designed to make people feel like their learning how to fight. Big fan.
Ramsey, i am glad you read the comments. I have trained kung fu, karate, and filipino stick. I am terminally ill and haven't been interested in investing in my future. I recently decided to take up training again just for the joy that journey brings me.
After last video when you said "if you can't grapple, you can't fight" it convinced me to train jujitsu next. Coincidentally a friend is moving back to the area. His dad was a jujitsu instructor and my friend has been training it since he was a kid. He has offered to train me.
I just wanted you to know how you have impacted me.
if you learn short-power, spear hand, bear claw, thumb strikes, and know where and how to apply same, you can make a guy let go of you in a fraction of one second, vs flopping around on the floor for 20+ seconds, while his friends stomp you.
@user-ci2mn1oy3w I do know pressure points, but found them unpredictable in combat
@@SonnyCrocket-p6h except for that point inside the wrist. Makes the hand open. Great for disarms, but the opportunity to hit that point isn't common at all.
Don't underestimate anyone. Look at prisoners. They have no technical martial arts skill, but they have experience, heightened alertness, and they can be super jacked. Any strike you don't see coming is dangerous. That's why the fence is so popular.
I challenge Ramsey Dewey to a no holds barred super fight cage match! But only if they build us a multimillion dollar arena that seats 200000 people on the North Pole and promise me a $4million dollar fight purse and resurrect Bruce Lee and Kano Jigoro from the dead to help train me! 🤣. Keep up the good work, love the videos.
My wife has zero interest in martial arts, fighting, combat sports or any form of physical confrontation, but she loves when I watch your videos because she says your voice is like "a soothing professor of violence." 😂😂😂 Keep up the great content!
"Ninja training will give you magical powers, really if you train hard enough" -My friend who shall not be named for his own good
@@andymax1 Yeah, I know, I'm actually quite fond of Ninjutsu, I think I was about 11 when I discovered Masaki Hatsumi and I did some research and I think it's generally decent, perhaps even athletic, but my friend watched a lot of movies like Ninja Assassin and apparently based on what he said, his coach would turn off the lights and beat them to a pulp with a stick if he managed to find them, overall what he said was Surreal, and I think if anyone's claims seem surreal their martial art probably is too, and it probably won't work.
kravmakido.... got me dying with that one Big Rams!
I “blacked out” one time when I was sparring my older brother. Woke up on the floor. With the my head spinning and my mouth tasting like rust.
Did your brother say anything about whether you sparred with any skill while you were 'blacked out'?
I did once "black out" in this sense, still talking but not remembering anything, but in that case I was losing a fight against a car. Can confirm, my body is not tougher than a car.
@@patheddles4004 nah, he hit me with a hook over a lazy jab and I was out. The one and only time I’ve ever been dropped in my life. I learned a valuable lesson that day. I got him back a few years later.
Great stuff! All true. And i most certainly appreciate getting right into the list without a 10 minute back story followed by a 20 mini biography. Much love.
I 100% agree, sparring is NOT fighting. I sparred for 2 years ( some even hard rounds ) before I actually had my first kickboxing fight. Boy, it was a rude awakening when I was finally in the “ring” with somebody who was actually trying to knock me out! Yes, you are still punching and kicking like sparring. But unlike sparring where the goal is to NOT hurt your training partner, in a fight the opposite is true.
Look the whole point of self defense is to get home safe.knowing how to fight also means knowing when to fight.a fire arm is only used for a life threatening situation were it’s either you or the other person and the situation escalated were there trying to kill you. And a real fight can be anytime and anywhere so don’t know if you can win or loose. Let go of that ego and fight if most necessary as in there is no other option stay safe and train hard and thanks Ramsey for the funny and great content you mange to bring to this platform.
Excuse me, sir. I have seen plenty of Baki, I know the importance of groin shots
The multiple opponents thing is so funny! Its like people go around looking to get attacked by 20 ninjas or something lol !!!
Too funny! I love these! I know you have at least 30 more! LOL
This is probably my favorite little sub series you put out.
I have two questions more than rebuttals to this one though. ... And maybe it's me showing I don't know how to fight.
I've been doing martial arts, twice a week, hour to two and a half hours a class, for 20 years. It's gotten me black belts, teaching expirence, a part time business, and a few ammeter MMA fights for my trouble. I'm quite content with my skills and I don't really make claims to bring a skilled fighter (even before you started this series) I enjoy what I do, and I figure if I ever need to use self defense skills, me running, using a gun, or as a last resort fighting back will be enough to survive not necessarily win. But at the end of the day, I'm looking to go home so yeah.
I'll say again, been doing this 20 years. ... How else would you summarize it if not like that?
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The second one. I'm not a RUclipsr. So it's not my argument. But your karate nerds and Sensei Seths out there that "fight Muay Thai champions" ... I mean, isn't that just a click bait thing? Obviously none of those videos are suggesting they went 3 full contact rounds?
If you watch those videos, they're pretty clear about it being light sparring sessions, or whatever the case may be.
I think you might be overthinking Ramsey's video. He wasn't criticizing experience, obviously, but *appeals* to experience. Are you going around the internet, telling people that you know better than they do, without ever explaining yourself any more than saying that you have 20 years of experience? If not, I don't think he was talking about you.
"I would just ..." is the #1 indicator to me that someone has no worthwhile experience. Armchair know-it-all tough guys.
Yes.
Right up there with "Aktuallly...." or something about seeing red...
Another educational and entertaining video! I hope to one day watch "Ways I can tell you DO know how to fight."
I remember when I was at the gym hitting the punching bag a dude walked up saying he knew Krav Maga(however you spell that shit) I asked him to spar and he said it was too deadly and forbidden to be used in sparring….does he count for not knowing how to fight
He's never tried any of that KM on someone who has trained to fight. KM is not BS, but in order to make it effective requires some cross training and sparring. I've trained KM for 18 months, and both schools also had various levels of sparring classes, including grappling for self defense.
yeah, he talked bs. Krav maga is basically some self defense stuff, know ho to fall, basic kickboxing and some basic bjj. I know, I've been to a krav maga class. There was no secret deadly forbidden stuff, only in the context of a sports martial art.
If you have never fought out of fear for your life…. You can’t fight.
Great videos!!!
The one that really grinds my gears is when they say "I can beat a professional boxer/MMA fighter because they go by rules I don't I'm a street fighter" To which I respond so just imagine how much more of a disadvantage you will be against a professional fighter who also doesn't have to obay by rules they would be far more dangerous because they know how to get into position and judge distance far better then an untrained person.
"don't pick a fight with someone who has cauliflower ears", simple rule to live by ;)
@mb2776 Cauliflower ears and also callouses knuckles there is actually a video I watched a while back that told you to look for 10 signs that sombody knows how to fight.
@@curtismaul2552 great thing is, at least in my area, those people fall into 4 categories which don't afflect 99% of society:
bouncers and security, don't want no trouble in their freetime
gangs and football hooligans, they don't make trouble for regular people here, don't do drugs, don't hang out with them and they won't bother u. They are different compared to the USA here, more family related.
price fighters, don't want no trouble, they want to win for prestige
@@curtismaul2552 so I know that with my training, I stand zero chance against those kind of people but they won't bother me in my life. I know with my training, I can handle the regular drunken hard accting guy, I encounter those more frequently anyway unfortanly.
Great content Ramsey, I was a police officer in uk for 30 yrs I worked inner city london and Birmingham I had loads if encounters mostly unarmed but was also a firearms officer .
I have Bjj purple kickboxing 2nd dan I now do mma at 56 years old.
I'm not fighting on street it's scary and dangerous and stupid. I see pub brawls drunken idiots swinging and falling over but even they could kill or seriously hurt you with a lucky hit.
Just enjoy your training and keep away from idiots and dangerous places and be realistic about your ability..
These are hilarious but master Ken strongly disagrees with the excessive groin talk.
Size and strength do matter, but only if you know how to fight. For example, a high level professional boxer can certainly knock a body builder twice his size that has no fighting experience.
Ever been to the ghetto? You hear about who can beat whose ass all day long and everyone brags how good they are at fighting, but when it actually happens it's embarrassing. Most people gas out within the first minute or two without doing any significant damage.
this is like my third comment on youtube after being on youtube for like 15 years, because I just have to say THIS IS HILARIOUS X-D, great job Ramsey, thank you :-)
Obviously wizards are fake but sorcerers are totally legit :)
Correct, if you could *learn* magic everyone would do it. It's the oldest scam ever a sorcerer saying he'll teach you how to use magic when he doesn't even know how what he's doing works.
This also reminds me of a word problem I had to explain to an ESL statistics student once. It started out "A sorcerer hides a Porsche behind a row of infinite doors..."
7:00 I’ve always loved the phrase “He who reaches for the iron lacks any in his blood”.
Just dont get into fights. Sparring is alot more fun. Especially when your opponent has a great attitude and leaves their ego at home.😅🤘
just came across your channel and this made me Laugh so thanks :) and yeah i dont know how to fight
It’s hilarious when people say they’d use a gun in a fight. Every comment section on every video about fighting has those people.
I like to say “not everybody hides behind a weapon”. That tends to shut them up 😂
I like guns, but I feel like those people need to think of the deeper ramifications of pulling one in a lot of situations.
To be fair, having a gun or any weapon negates a lot of physical advantages.
And not every country is made equal in that regard. Stating that to someone living in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and someone living in Europe or USA is somewhat different.
But funnily enough - knowing how to fight is more useful in 'safe' countries rather than dangerous one as vocal altercation can escalate to a physical one which you can get out unharmed or minorly injured in a 'safe' country (which while not advisable is in the realm of possibilities) while in a dangerous country such action will probably ending with the martial artist in a ditch somewhere in the neighborhood.
whats even funnier is 9/10 they dont even train with the weapon theyre hiding behind either, especially the handgun to a fist fight crowd despite the fact handguns need the most training out of any other class of firearm
Not to mention as you went for your gun a whole lot of train people could get to your wrist a hell of a lot faster than you could get to the gun. And if you're out there brandishing the thing you could still easily get it taken from you. I'll admit if somebody really knows how to shoot keeps the distance they could get the shots off and yes it would work but dudes that do that and are capable of it don't go around starting s*** very often
Having spent 4 years in the military with weapons, I know for a fact that you can’t just pick up a weapon and use it, especially firearms. You have to train and practice using it to be effective. You have to be comfortable with it.
"I know how to fight, but I don't know how to count." - Don't know why, but this made me lol!
gloriously them still fighting words, perfectly true, entertaining & needed😉
Man, these people who act like they can fight are hilarious. I had this conversation today at college with some guy, he brought up fighting and I said I am a collegiate wrestler, judoka, and mma fighter. He said cool, neither sports experience nor size make a fighter so I couldn't beat him at 140lbs when I am 250lb. I just picked him up and carried him out of the classroom while he looked red in the face.
I'm small, trained for almost 6 years, but have sparred and rolled with much larger guys. I learned fast that even if they are new without any training, their mass and strength alone may narrow down my choices of effective tactics and strategies.
@RicoMnc Yes, sir. Being big and strong is an advantage of mine in its own right. Knowing how to fight is just the icing on top.
#14. When I was studying and training in karate, I read books on tae kwon do, and I was amazed at the similarities. Even the taeguk poomsae forms I read about are almost identical to the katas I learned in karate: nearly the exact same techniques, direction, and sequence, just slightly different stances. It’s like the difference between oranges and tangerines.
So I agree they’re essentially the same and there’s a reason people often call tae kwon do “Korean karate”.
If you think that Morrowind is the best Elder Scrolls game...
Then you probably know how to fight
Funny you should say that
Daggerfall for me. Man, I loved that game.
I dunno about karate but as someone who’s taken both, I personally prefer kickboxing over taekwondo. Taekwondo never seemed all that effective.
You think i don't know how to fight? I challenge you Dewey to come here to Europe, after you have ended the war in Ukraine and in Gaza and found a cure for both cancer and HIV, to fight in my basement. Do it if you are a REAL MAN !!
Don't you also want a meeting with Zuckerberg? You'll never get if you don't ask
Some people get so neurotic about fighting. "nah bro I don't care how trained someone is I am knocking him out" 💀💀 ego takes over completely
#30: you eat pineapple on pizza.
I disagree, pineapple is GOOD on pizza. If you disagree with me I dare you to meet me on the moon with a million dollars and we can fight. But, be advised, no rules, I see red and bodies hit the floor! I don't care how strong you are!! My Karate is better than any art out there, especially, Tae Kwon Do!
#31 when ordering pizza you say, "I'm not that hungry but we could share one"
#32...Your in-ring name is Pizza Boy.
Rarely laughed so much. Today I will follow your advice and step an the mat again, first time after 1 year of fighting a desease.
If you can you should do more of these types of vids Ramsey.
Gordon or Dewey? 🤔
@@GaryTongue-zn5di Dewey
Adding to your other points on "No rules". I've trained in so many different martial arts from over the years travelling around the country (my work tends to move around) and I'll say this from my experience. The arts that claim to have "No rules" tend to have the strictest rule sets of all.
They're not doing eye gouges and groin rips. They're doing a pattern against the air, akin to a Kata or Tul or Pumsee where they mime doing some death move to an imaginary opponent.
Soon as (and if they do) spar they tend to play it very safe with very strict rules in regards to where they can strike and how hard....
A lot of people are missing the point of these videos ..... It's okay to not know how to fight. Because 1) Fighting isn't for everyone (it might not be for you) and 2) if you're willing to learn the right way you can become a somewhat competent fighter
As a once aspiring fighter who has trained and taken many hiatuses in the span of a little over ten years, I have myself really trying to be impartial with assessing myself if I do indeed know how to fight. I think through my lack of consistency and having many areas that are in need of improvement in sparring, I feel it’s safer to say that I don’t know how to fight. Another way I found that out was by honestly asking myself “do you think you’re ready to compete?” And so far, the answer is no. To be fair, I’m not sure I’d ever feel ready regardless of how much I’ve learned.
I love your videos, Mr Dewey. Youre the best.
I have not even listened to your video yet however Im looking forward to the next one already. Please keep em going. Peace bro
Top way:
They aren't protecting their chin at all.
Saw two guys "fight" at a store once and they were both swinging haymakers with their chins up higher than snoop dog ever was.
Gave me a weird sensation of second hand nervousness.
"NAAH DUDE, keep em by your face, PLEASE!! O.O"
4:54 Reminds me of Bas Ruten's story when ninjas visited his class😂
I got another one. When asked about who wins between a Boxer and a Karateka you instanly give the advantage to the karateka because boxers "dont use their legs". Actually they do how else do you think they create angles and throw punches from such, by using footwork which is done by guess what using your legs.
I love the coach's delivery
I was fighting with intention to subscribe here. And I completely lost this fight after this video, it is cool indeed. So, I do not know how to fight even with my intentions:) Take one more listener, Ramsey!
Hi Ramsey! Hope all is well! Really enjoy everything you put out, so much wisdom and insight that is so rare these days, and I truly appreciate it, it’s helping sculpt an over all outlook on life, so thank you so much!
I have a two part question, so I just joined a TKD class to start trying to get in shape, and then I realized I couldn’t keep up without getting winded in the first 15 minutes… which I know it’s due to just my laziness through the years, so I’m working up my endurance. What are some ways you work on your endurance? Is there anything daily one can do at home in a small space?
My second question focuses around combat sports in general. I think I understand what TKD is and what it isn’t, like many martial arts, aren’t really addressing a lot of situations, they are focusing on one style, and practicing against that one style in a soft tag style sport and tournaments really are more like sparring. So, perhaps yes, it helps your accuracy I guess… and that’s my question, in these martial arts styles, would you be able to address pieces of these styles that are useful or effective? Like could you list off any benefits to these styles? My thinking was TKD, great for kicking, great for endurance, and would give me a good footing foundation to move into different styles without doing the whole belt thing from one to the next. I would also think that having some exposure to these styles, you kindve get the chance to predict other opponents next move, “hey I recognize that foot switch, stance, pivot, he is gonna try to throw X or Y or Z”. Is this of any use? Or is there a better use of your time? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, thank you
Everything here is accurate and I approve this message. I have trained for boxing, and used to take BJJ. Never actually competed in any aside from wrestling, but I have sparred. I know my limits, I am obviously not going to keep up with an amateur with a good record let alone a professional. Just be humble, the more you act like you are top dog the more it expresses to everyone around you that you are insecure.
Thank you sir. A couple years back I joined a boxing/grappling club. At the end of 3 minutes full on grappling I was unable to use my hands to open the door to the club bathroom, which I desperately needed )I think you will know why). As the weeks went on the headaches from even light strikes to the head surprised me. Put simply I felt like a way better fighter before I had done any fighting!!
What kind of sparring were you doing?
@@RamseyDewey basic boxing sparring. Oversized pillow gloves and light strikes only. Really revealed to me the difference between what I thought fighting was and what it really was. Your video was great and reminded of that learning experience.
I'm in the HEMA sphere more than MMA, but man I love your videos and share with my buddies often
That whole wizards segment where the apologetics would say “You can’t debunk it without training with the guy” reminds me of the time Bas Rutten was telling the story about how he came across Ki masters, and he told them to try that on him.
Long story short, Bas Rutten has never been knocked out with magical powers.
I have a topic that may be interesting to talk about: comparing big and strong people who have never fought to smaller professional fighters. What size difference could be balanced out with technique?
How about: Whenever a guy you're lipping off, gets up, walks towards you with their fist clenched and you're goto response is a panic fuel'd "Hey man, calm down!"
I think that the best fighters also get in the least fights. One of the most important things I’ve learned from training has been the importance of deescalation and avoiding fights.
at 7:45: "Karate and TKD are basically, the same, damn, thing! MUAAHAHAHAHA". God damnit, I lost it at that part. The laugh made it 10 times better. 🤣🤣🤣
The laugh at minute 07:50 was sublime (and the reason behind it totally sublime)
I'm really loving this series😂
learning about flow state kinetics is practically magic.
Hey coach I used to train everyday as a child until I was crushed in a car. It has been a little over 12 years since then. And I'm just now able to walk again without any assistance. Do you have any advice on how I could start training again without putting to much stress on my body. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. And thank you for all your hard work and great videos.
thx Ramsey... Now i'm get out there and training
To be fair, the guy who said he fought a Muay Thai champion (if I'm thinking of the same guy) made it very clear in the video that the champion was holding back and *still* was the far better of the two parties, even in the friendly sparring scenario.
Was this comment intended for a different video? I don’t understand what or about whom you are speaking.
@@RamseyDewey No, it was just in reference to one of the examples you provided for the one in which people call friendly sparring sessions fights. I thought you made a reference to that particular video (which could be an example of that), but I could be mistaken
No. What particular video are you talking about?
@@RamseyDewey, don't recall the title exactly, but it was reminiscent of the thing you said about how some martial arts figures call anything a "fight". I saw it a few days ago; it must have just been a coincidence
EDIT: It was Jesse Enkamp's "Karate vs. Muay Thai (FIGHT)" video
Super funny video 😊, Well I've been in fights unfortunately and I look ridiculous 😅. Sure I train but I'll be happy to not get injured.