Sanda, Women vs Men, Transgender athletes in MMA, Lifting, Blindness, White Belts
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2018
- Q&A with the coach: Will kungfu forms make me better at sanda? (Will the cha cha make me better at modern dance?) Can women beat men in Mixed Martial Arts? Should transgender athletes have to reveal their gender reassignment history to would-be opponent's? Can lifting weights make me faster? Can sparring with brand new white belts give me an idea of how good a gym/coach is?
0:29 - What do you think of traditional long fist forms being taught to people who want to learn how to fight?
8:17 - Can a woman ever beat a man in a fight?
11:40 - What do you think about transgender fighters?
18:55 - How to use weights to get stronger and faster?
21:28 - Is it possible for a blind person to become a halfway decent fighter?
29:33 - Would sparring with a white or blue belt be useful when trying to choose a martial arts school?
A woman can have more skill than a man but men have the better physique on average and power > skill usually so... it's very rear for a lady to win a intergender fight.
Lily: Ask Henry Cejudo that...
I just spent 30 minutes to offer some intel and brushed the key pad and lost it. Being your question was not answered I am going to do it all over again. Available energy and hydration are a must to prevent damage to oneself. One does train differently for bulk or speed, in my experience. I have seen one can have both. Keep in mind a bulked body demands more maintenance and sustenance(nourishing food). Focus, posture and proper breathing are also crucial. To train for bulk use heavier weight with less reps and do them slowly. Something like three sets of three. Rest for a minute between each set and during that rest with arms at your sides shake them like you are shaking water off your hands. This allows the blood to carry oxygen and nutrition to the demanding areas. This will help to ensure one does not cramp or starve the muscles. For speed use a lighter weight and more reps and do them faster. The weight must be appropriate so that you can do three sets of 8 reps. Do the same as bulk training between sets. Train a muscle group one day, stretch and rest them the next day and train a different muscle group. Set up a two or three day rotation. When the muscles are under greater load breathe out, in while under less load. Do not have a "hot" shower after training, it will relax the muscles right away and the workout you just had will be inert. ( I have been told this, however I think it has more to do with delaying the bulk showing than becoming stronger). Do full extensions for training so don't over do weight load. If you tend to arch your back during any weight training exercise reduce weight load. It is best to have a spotter when bulk training. Always look over equipment for loose nuts or worn cable before use. Always double check collars before lifting bar. Be sure the equipment you are using can support the load you will be demanding. Don't overeat and train. Watch your sugar and caffeine intake. I have been 119lbs since adolescence. I am now 55. Those that know me or have seen me work rail and boiler making and warehousing say I display the strength of a much bigger man. However, I was strong for my size before using weights according to those I associated with. At a weight of just 90lbs I was safely benching 140lbs, after one initial strain. ( My spotter, younger brother, could not take the weight to the rack and I had to lift it to the rack or be pinned to bench at the throat). My buddies wouldn't try that and they were all bigger. Coming to my mid twenty's I was selling my weights and a man a couple years my junior was coming by to use them while he saved to buy them. He was only 5'9" to my 5'71/2" but he was fat free at 190lbs to my 119lbs. He always bugged me to train with him. I was battling against chemo drugs I had been given. I was having M.S type symptoms and would/could not train. He would start at just over 200lbs. Every set of reps he would take of ten pounds and rep out and so on. One day after everyone seeing all the weight I had stored under the stairs and called bullshit that I utilized it all. I told them so much for bench, this much for curl bar, this for dumb bells. They still called bullshit. They knew me to not be a bull shitter and it pissed me off enough that I told him one day yes. Let me know when you are down to 140lbs. A short while later he summoned me. I had already told him about the 25lb'ers being over 30lbs. After doing a set of reps I got off the bench and said . I told you at 140lbs I would join in. My bar was not 15lbs either it was 20 or 25. I got a scale to prove the weight discrepancies, and it was verified the scale was accurate by those their weighing themselves. In my shitty condition I pressed over 160lbs at a mere 119lbs and my body was in severe strife. I hadn't trained for over four years. I will be honest and tell you I also employed isometrics and still do to this day. However, I have not trained with weights since that day. I included the story because the mindset has a lot to do with it.
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So here’s my take as a woman who has trained for 4 years in mixed striking and a small amount of grappling. I sparred exclusively with men this past year because I wanted realistic self defense situations and I couldn’t find a female partner who could spar with the level of aggression I was looking for. I was a match for a guy who had 50 lbs on me (I’m 5’3”, 130 and athletic) up until he had about six months of training. At that point his natural strength advantage and his basic skill level could overcome my technique. I could roll a guy who had 20lbs me, struggled with the guy who had 50lbs on me, and just for shits and giggles tried to roll a guy who had 100lbs on me with zero training. I couldn’t budge him and he could lift me with one arm, it was both funny and scary. You could argue they were going easy on me but I walked out of those sparring sessions with black eyes, massive contusions, nerve injuries, subluxed ribs and a dislocated fibula. I learned first hand why weight classes are a thing in fights. I can only hope if any man does try to assault me he’s untrained and not a giant. I still feel strongly that women need to spar with men, I was recently followed on a run by two men and later a woman was assaulted in the same area while running, so I won’t stop training against men even if I lose.
Hello.dear am alan can I ask what martial arts you train pls...if you forget about height weight n strength wen you know the weak points of the body u half way THERE if it's not simple then it's not right... U hav mental blockages about ur way off fighting a man .. if I can help then I will u have a sweet week take good care remember the best fight is the one u walk away from ....I understand how sad n bad the streets are trust me...
Alan Quinn I’ve trained in Krav, Muay Thai, and I’ve just started some grappling and BJJ this past year.
I might recommend taking a look at Tong Long just for their conditional training, there's also some weapons and tools you can get to deal with these sorts of situations. For the most part criminals don't fight fair, they'll usually work in groups, with weapons and depending on the country - with firearms. There is a benefit in that a lot of them have the fight or flight response set to flight, if you look at a lot of footage they have a tendency to run the moment they get the idea they are in an even remotely fair fight.
I'd recommend checking out ASP - Active Self Protection if you want to learn some of the psychology behind it as well as other similar videos. The FBI has stuff on youtube and Paul Harrel has some really useful information on citizen involved shootings. For the most part you do want to consider the physical aspect of fighting, but the psychological is what is going to save you. Time and time again, every time I meet a professional who's job involves any sort of security, their first recommendation never has anything to do with martial arts or physical training.
Think the wisest thing I ever heard was from a contractor headed to PNG, said even though he had a gun, the most useful thing he could use was his eyes.
From ASP, the idea of a 'danger zone', compliance and the constant hammering down of the fact that you are constantly at a disadvantage against criminals really gives you a clear idea of how dangerous these situations are and how violence is sometimes more liable to get you killed then simply running away or complying. It also will help you justify using a tool if you need one, though one that isn't often mentioned as LED flashlights - the really powerful and small ones. If you can start shining that in someone's face before a confrontation, there is a chance they might not want to fight you since you've just blinded them.
Though you know, take this all with a grain of salt, I met people who live in extremely dangerous countries - where you genuinely have to worry about whether the locals are going to butcher you and I don't remember any of them taking martial arts classes. They just learned to keep their eyes open, lock their doors and to carry a gun.
Recommend you just look up the statistics for death in your country and look at those, because that is statistically what's more dangerous - it's usually specific to age group. Be kind of ironic if you died from slipping in the bathroom instead of a mugging.
@@annabelles5630 why not fight in mma?
mpforeverunlimited I’m nowhere near good enough. There are no real mma gyms in my area and I still consider myself an amateur in all the arts I’ve trained in. The gym I was at for the first three years didn’t do full contact sparring, I just got a really excellent trainer this past year and he recently moved, so I’m looking for a new trainer again. I didn’t get into this to compete anyway, just for self defense and honestly I needed an appropriate outlet for my aggression.
Great video. It's so nice to see someone be compassionate about the transgender issue and remain rational about physical realities at the same time. Good on you, man.
Yeah that was awesome.
I'd like to see a qualitative study on M2F trans people with respect to their physical attributes over time, from a combat sports perspective.
The way I'd conduct it is:
IDEALLY the candidates would have AT LEAST 5 years of martial arts training. This is to overcome the learning curve that goes on. Because your abilities at year zero vs year 2 are EXTREMELY different compared to year 5 to year 7.
Firstly, measure the power of a jab, a power-punch.
measure a push-kick and a power-kick.
Measure a flat-foot takedown.
and a blast takedown.
Measure the hormones such as testosterone, estrogen of these fighters.
Lastly, measure the bone density and width.
I think this qualitative study would TRULY answer the question of whether or not trans people, male-to-female ought to be allowed to fight in a class of women.
Take these data points from trans-women, and compare them to athletes of similar calibre, AND athletes at the elite level.
It would be a REALLY interesting study, and would put paid to the arguments. The sad part is, I think that the anti-trans people wouldn't want this qualitative study, because they're MOSTLY ruled by fear, and having these answers would scare them more than it would scare the pro-trans community.
@@alexkmoz I do agree that there ought to be more rigorous study of trans medical issues, and the general qualities you listed could be useful not only for sports medicine in general but give a better overall picture for other endocrine treatments overtime. However I'm not sure if 'truly answering' whether or not you *should* allow trans people to fight cis people ect.
I think it really comes down to the nature of the competition. I'm really in agreement with Ramsey Dewey on the mutual consent of the fighters being the top thing. Weight mismatch? Fine by me if the two fighters agree with it. What strikes me as an inconsistency in fighting rules in general that with 2 cisgender male athletes, you won't measure bone density or overall muscle mass between two fighters. Even though they could be horribly mismatched just due to genetic diversity amongst humans, or different training regimens ect. My question is, should they?
Obviously I understand the general practicality of of weight classes and gendered divisions. However, I think the best position to take is that they are guidelines and not hard rules when it comes to competition.
Man I like when Ramsey gives honest and realistic answers to weird questions.
This was the most reasonable 36 minutes of my life.
"How do i get stronger with weights?
Simple: you lift them" - Best advice ever! =D
More precisely: progressive resistance.
Speed is what I crave.
@@mimszanadunstedt441 Every guy that ever wrestled me was better trained and much faster. They all lost. Can you guess why?
@Maveolas Ragnarsson LOL, I wish. Anyway, two reasons: 1) strength (I weight trained, none of them did), and 2) endurance. They all had better moves, speed, and agility. Its just that none of were every strong enough to follow through.
Thing is, every one them challenged me under the assumption that their training was always superior. I believe that no winner is ever guaranteed either way, but that's how I know for sure that "size (and strength) does matter."
@Maveolas Ragnarsson Ha, ha. This was my service days. I only fought because they would stand in my path or just jump on me when I wasn't looking. I was reactive, not proactive.
“Not every woman is a small 50kg...”
I’m 50 kg and a guy ;-;
Time to grab a dress and a wig, lad.
Not necessarily good advice. I deliberately went from 66kg to 77kg in a few years (through heavy lifting/caloric surplus/creatine) and wound up with a torn labrum. It’s better to know your body’s limits and avoid situations you can’t handle.
Koji Tada I've seen 45.5kg wrestlers who could hold their own against 63.5kg opponents. Size&strength do matter very much, but technique& determination counts for much also.
Don’t worry
I’m 48
@julio1c1saga not everyone has a slow metabolism. I'm sorry but I know for a fact that you are incorrect. You think I WANT to be the little guy? thats funny bro.
When i was in the military a friend of mine began to go blind in both eyes. He had a degenerative disorder and he started to loose his sight right after basic training. up until that point he studied taekwando and competed in points sparing. He was on rear deployment with me for a year and a half and when he got chaptered out he could only see shapes and he said everything was much darker. But we sparred every afternoon. I taught him touch hands. When we sparred he had his own way for making sure he knew where i was. We would start in touch hands, and often go into grappling, but when sparring, if we separated he told me not to reset. He would keep his hands moving away from his body in a long guard. general guard. He used the stance work i taught him to slide so he would not stumble. When i would come in, if his hands or feet touched me in any way, he would know everything about how and what I was doing. would he have been competitive in an MMA fight? no, but if you touched this guy he knew how to fight, and how to strike even blind, and as a grappler he ended up being better than me even though i was better than him when we started.
im a trans woman myself and tbh i dont think we should be in womens wresting/fighting sports
This is an underrated comment ^^
I’ve heard / seen this as a fairly common sentiment from trans folks.
@@jettfuelfitness yh, cuz most of us are normal but we’re made out to be ppl who just want to use the women’s restrooms to spy and to beat people up
I think it depends on the sport, and on the individual, also whether or not they transitioned before or after puberty, and what their current hormone and bone density levels are. So long as they are within pre-defined parameters that equate with comparable female sportspeople in that sport, then there shouldn't be an issue.
Well Spanna gang, would you grapple against Ramsey Dewey?
One Thai Boxer who trained us in the early '70s came to the gym one day. I was a little over the hill but hitting the banana bag pretty hard and felt good. Afterwards, he came over and confided in me, "Jim, the women (pro fighters) in Southeast Asia are hitting harder than we are." I still laugh about it today.
Just a note regarding the whole transgender issue: There is a reason why testosterone levels are measured as anti-doping. Ask anyone that studied biology and they'll tell you how much testosterone helps in developing muscle mass. So if the person went through puberty a man, they had quite a good dose of testosterone while their muscle mass was forming which can turn into a huge advantage over a woman who didn't have this boost.
Not saying technique doesn't apply and all those other variables but an advantage is an advantage. Women and men compete in different categories not because of sexism, it's just biology. (and no, just spiking women with testosterone to try and make it an "equal field" is a baaaaaad idea. Ask any woman that has taken testosterone for long periods of time how messed up for her that was)
EDIT: And as always, you cover it in the video. Damnit mate, stop being so awesome! Wait, actually, don't. Carry on =D
If you could point out to that study it would be quite an interesting read. Specially to see if the subjects of the study kept the same routine of exercises, were athletes before/after and so on.
100% agreed. It's just like most things, we can at least discern their basic validity based on their publishing medium. Just as we don't take a tabloid at face value, we also can look at papers that are throw in obscure publications with a pinch a salt (or ten =p).
But thanks for the reference and the insight! Learned something new =D
@@amy-cr4io the IOC lets trans women compete against natal women with a Max of 10 mmol/L of testosterone. Natal women's testosterone levels are, in average, less than 2 mmol/L and the max at about 5mmol/L. So trans women DO have an advantage because they compete with higher testosterone levels than their cis peers. You're a hivemind alright.
sadly a night in the sack generally improves female times in timed sports
dawn frazer proved that back in 60's and 70's..
this isn't going to work on a transgendered person..
Bone density is a factor. Everyone would agree that it would be easier to break a 120lb womens arm than a 12pb mans arm
Dude, watching your videos feels like having a conversation with a friend!
I would say they should disclose that info before fighting. Trans girls do have the strength advantage a lot of the time. I believe you came up with a fantastic response.
I was a dancer for about 12 years (studied it at Uni). The memory recall learned from having to learn choreography on the fly makes learning new moves and forms a lot easier.
I have a severe sight impairment, and i've been doing judo for a long time. The only two alterations in VI judo are that you begin gripped, and the ref'll shout to let you know you'mre close to the edge of the mat.
My instructor always tells me you don't even need sight. He says 'don't look at your opponent's face, because he's ugly. And don't look at his feet because you know where they are: on the end of his legs', so a lto of times i close my eyes anyway. I compete in mainstream competitions since my vision is good enough for me to find my opponent, so there's no need to stsrt gripped up.
As for striking, that's obviously far more complicated and since i don't train any striking styles anymore i can't give any anecdotal explanations, but i feel like i'd not be very decent at it. Of course once you grapple it's back to square one, but it's hard to approach someone to grapple if they can easily move away from you. You could follow their footsteps easily and know where they are, but that obviously don't help with finding an incoming strike and especially not telling tem apart from a fake
Coach Ramsey, thanks for taking the time to answer my question on Sanda and traditional forms 👍
fitting into two themes: there used to be a blind girl wrestler at my high school who was really damn good, she didn't quite make state but she made qualifiers.
Oh boi I know this is old news but I feel sad for him after hearing of the injury. Glad you have recovered and are still with us to educate us with your awesome, sometimes hilarious videos. Big Up, props, respect my dude!
I have mad respect for your knowledge and instruction. This channel is valuable.
Ramsey - just dropping a line, keep it up! Great research/knowledge backed on reason and experience. Excellent material.
18:06 Nah, that’s not realistic. She’s invoking the magical powers of the 12-6 elbow. Legend has it, you can level a skyscraper with that strike. This is ridiculous, that man’s head may explode at any time 🤯
I have a friend of a friend who is transgender male to female. As a young man before transition he trained in Kyokoshin karate. She later had her skull shaved to appear more feminine. Even 20 years out of practice, hormone therapy and cosmetic surgery that has weakened her skeletal structure... she is still a bad ass... would not tango in a back alleyways with
I just clicked on this time stamp with no context.
😂😂😂
You are the best at explaining. I'm glad i found your channel.
Regarding the trans athlete issue, I feel like what's needed to resolve it is rigorous study about the effects of hrt on athletic performance. There have been studies, but most of them either had a small sample size and only tested for people who started hormones into their adult life, after puberty has mostly taken place. What makes this difficult is the limited amount of trans athletes who have started at varying age ranges, are on various different plans, and have been on them for varying times. I'm not confident that there are enough people to make a proper testing pool that accounts for all of the variables. I'm a transgender woman and I've started hormones at a relatively young age, 14, and I would need more evidence to feel comfortable competing in women's sports. I feel like the best path forward for sporting organization is airing on the side of caution. Maybe its safe to let in certain athletes on a case by case basis if a neutral party determines that they do not have a significant advantage based on sex, but how thats determined is very difficult to judge, with all the factors at play.
THANKS COACH BEEN WATING FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS
Whao!!! A very interesting video. Alot of important topics were addressed here and I totally agree with your point of view. You have great insight. Thank you Ramsey 🙂
I trained with a Mongolian Monk their style was 90% Thai Boxing as far as striking..and their temple was in the golden triangle. Fights and feuds were common in that area.
They had a lot of grappling as well.
He said every temple is different.
Ramsey your comment about the importance of our skeletal system has my thinking, which is a good thing.
I'm glad i found your content your look on things is so interesting and pure.
Ramsey Dewey i just want to thank you. We need more people like you.
Hi Ramsey! Congrats for your channel and your videos. You are a great inspiration for me. Could please you talk about these 2 topics: rash guards (your favourites and why), boxing and fighting stance? Thanks.
Hi Ramsey, thanks for your channel, it's really great.
About Sanda, I was at Chengdu Sports Uni from 2004 to 2007, and the Sichuan professionnal Sanda Team was trained in the same gym for a while (at that time I was doing modern wushu and the professional sport university was in refection, so they moved some of the professional sports teams to the normal sports uni). I didnt see them doing crosstraining, but they had a Xingyi class (which was maybe 30mn on a 8 hours daily training...something like that).
Magical wise words of the day: "How do you use weights to get stronger?" - "You lift them!"
Some elaboration may actually have been helpful. The big bulky people blow up their muscles and thus become slow as the muscles hinder movement (some of them can't even wipe their own ass) and aren't all that strong at all. If you lift purely to get stronger and to gain endurance your muscle mass won't become that much bigger compared to the strength gained.
My fitness instructor told me that 8 lifts is for strength, 14 is for bulk and 20 is for endurance.
when you lift focus on gaining explosive strength. explosive strength refers to an individual’s ability to exert a maximal amount of force in the shortest possible time interval. this is vital for lots of sports
Man, you should have start having a podcast segment with martial artists from the comments section. I think it would be awesome to have a conversation with you since I too started off doing taekwondo for several years before switching to boxing and also incorporate heavy compound lifting into my routine (deads and squats).
Hey coach! Thanks for answering my question!!!!
I was thinking more along the lines of self defense rather than professional fighting.
I often get into altercations here in nyc, and I have been attacked a few times usually because I bump into them despite me using my white cane.
i always do my ground work with my eyes closed. My judo throws during randori are lacking.
respect for nuanced and reasonable explanations.
damn I love this guy!!! I'm glad to have found his channel!
Thank you, very wise and concise !
I want to compliment you on your well thought out, and reasoned answers to all of the topics you touch on. Most people just throw out “knee jerk” opinions that are more emotional than intellectual, especially when discussing topics like Transgender issues. I found your answer to be very pragmatic and respectful. In this “Fallen” world we live in there are so many shades of gray life can be very difficult if you live outside the main shade of those around you. We all have our different crosses to bear in life but you treat everyone with respect, regardless of where they are in their journey...thank you 😊
Hey Ramsey, big fan! I was wondering if you could make a video about being a martial artist while in school? I am a competitive martial artist and would love to go to the Olympics one day. Right now I’m doing cardio for an hour in the morning first thing, then around 10am I’ll go train then I’ll do classes and then weightlifting at 6pm. It’s really hard balancing everything. Any advice?
Hey Ramsey, I found your account recently and have been watching your videos nearly non-stop since!
I recently picked up kyokushin and have trained for one year (I also did shotokan for six years before a long hiatus). I'm considering entering a novice tournament in a year or so, and have been considering whether to bulk up or cut for the fight. The heavyweight category starts at 80kg and has no upper limit. I'm 96kg, 6'4", 20% body fat and lift weights regularly. Is it worth losing some weight in order to try and fit into middleweight or stay in heavyweight and focus on strength and mobility to avoid the heavy hitters who have 20kg on me?
I love the content and look forward to seeing many more videos to come in the future.
Best wishes from England!
Great answer on a difficult question💪
Lately I spared against a guy with a Tae-kwon-do background and he was giving me a really hard time. His stance was a slightly modified Taek-kwon-do stance.
I myself prefer the Muay-Thai long guard and a "normal" MMA stance.
Do you have any tips how to deal with fighters who use the light footed Tae-kwon-do or Karate
footwork?
What do you think of stances in MMA in general, which one would you consider to be the best?
As a trans woman, I appreciate you having a very calm, thoughtful discussion on the issue. I feel that both sides of the debate are dominated by hot heads and strong opinions, so a voice of reason like yours is a breath of fresh air. Personally, I've found that arguments against trans female athletes competing with cis female athletes tend to be too reductionist with regards to the role sex plays in determining the athlete's physique. You know... a man isn't born with the capacity for weightlifting anymore than a woman is born a gymnast. Nobody reaches consistent professional success in athletics without putting in effort, regardless of sex. However, the safety issue is one I haven't seen brought up; the idea that it's not a matter of one competitor getting an unfair edge, but the possibility of injuries arising when both competitors aren't clear on the other's circumstances. It's a notion that deserves more consideration, from me and from others.
p.s.: You have a very soothing voice.
I was laughing so hard at your arm bar from side control bit, because as a newer student I know that struggle.
When you spoke about dancing the first thing that came to mind was "The last dance of the drunken mantis". Ps great video
II am male, and I'm pretty sure that Holly Holm could knock me the F*** out. The end.
I guess you meant "hybrid" when you referred to Sanda as being a mixed martial art.
Seeing as the MMA concept would apply when you have one fighter individually training in specific styles like Wrestling, Boxing and BJJ and then bringing all of them together to form one uniform style as opposed to a hybrid art where people try to incorporate both grappling and striking elements into one single style, as seems to be the case with Sanda. However I might have misunderstood what you said, great video btw. :)
Fairly new to your channel, loving your content. Really interesting and smart guy.
Ramsey has the power to alter time itself, well displayed in this video. This is what getting out and training does folks.
Shuai Chiao is a unique type of martial arts. It is not just wrestling. It includes striking, pins, locks and throws.
You’ll have to explain that to the folks over here in China- they didn’t seem to get the memo.
@@RamseyDewey www.combatshuaichiao.com/ we've been around for a long, long time.
Do you teach the 'Ramsey spit' technique in your advanced classes? Coz i didn't see that coming! lol 😄 Jokes aside, i really enjoyed this one. Keep it up 👍
Hey Ramsey I was wondering if you think martial arts coaches treat you differently based on if you tell them you want to compete vs you’re just doing it. I’ve noticed especially in boxing (been doing it for awhile) that If someone comes in the gym never boxed before but says he was to get to the level of competing. They will work with them a lot more and give them more sparring time than people who don’t state that right off. Do you think this to be true?
Greetings, I’m one of your new subscribers. First of all, I want to complement you on being articulate and using logic and experience in explaining topics on life and martial arts. I am a pharmacy technician by profession and I now work shifts. At first, working shifts took a toll on my health eventually developing lethargy but recently, I became active again and started reconsidering my diet and sleep schedule. After watching your videos, my interest in martial arts and athleticism has been renewed. I was previously a taekwondo and kickboxing practitioner back in highschool seven years ago. What advise would you give people who work shifts and want to to stay healthy? I have become alarmed recently after reading an article that says shift workers are more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases. One of the reasons of this is that the circadian rhythm of a shift worker is very inconsistent compared to someone who constantly has the same sleep pattern. Have a great day. God bless.
Richard Turner trained full contact karate, and did full contact karate fights, including
black belt tests with almost a dozen full contact rounds in a row. And he did a whole
lot of other inconceivable things (like rock climbing) And...Richard Turner is blind.
This case is officially documented. The man is borderline superhuman.
You know, I've practiced Choy Lee Fut for around 15 years now, and what I like about the style is that not only we have forms and all that traditional stuff that normally bores proffesional wrestlers, we also have a sanda system. But that part depends on the school actually.... Some professors don't focus much on sanda. In my case, it took like 10 years until I became more interested in real combat techniques. Right now I know more or less 20 traditional forms, and yeah, I can tell that in a real combat, you can use like 3% of what you learn in those forms, but it's the agility, and some other aspects, like the way your legs can move, the directions of the fist, that really count. You're so right in all your points.
TIL the judo belt system is apparently dependent on your location. I'm from Europe where a Blue belt is pretty high up (in Brazil it is the second rank belt, and wikipedia shows there are tons of differences with other countries), so confusing... yet another reason to oppose beltsystems. Thanks Ramsey for bringing this to my attention.
There is actually a blind guy in my Jiujitsu class.
The first time I sparred in Kickboxing was with my head coach, and he showed me alot (also got my butt kicked), but it was alot of fun, I learned alot and have incorporated many of his techniques in my game, and now I have the confidence to spare with many people because of how ferocious my coach was. I'm not even afraid of going up against the biggest guy in my gym because I know many people there are not on the level of my coach. They maybe good or alot bigger/stronger than me, but they don't have the experience that he has.
But now I'm listening with my ears........ Good job Forest.
You are a nice man, i discovered your channel recently and i love it...you have a radio voice, very pleasant to hear...best regards.
In a previous video, I beleive it was the one on the Khabib McGreggor fight. You brought up Gorgeous George and Pro-Wrestling. What IS your opinion on Professional Wrestling (New Japan Pro Wrestling aka NJPW, WWE, ROH etc)? Just curious. Thanks for time!
I have always had awful vision and I would have a hard time seeing where my opponent was. As you said I didn't realize I had any hindrance if I even had any, but with striking I had to learn how to take a punch because even poor vision was enough to make it so I couldn't avoid punches very well.
Excellently said
Hey ramsey ,
Hope u doin fine. Pls start making fight breakdown videos of mma fights.. conor vs khabib can be a good place to start perhaps.
btw subscribed for a month now still hooked, gr8 job good content. thumbs up!
Great video!
Ive seen it before but i have a situation i want to ask you about...
I do "northern shaolin kung fu" and for competition the sifu gives us the option of fighting in sanda(he is also a retired sanda fighter) Because of that he makes us spar with similar rules to sanda... Now... My grapling sucks and my transitions from strikinh to grappling suck even worse... Do you think taking one month of bjj and one month of mma would help me kickstart my takedowns for sanda? Im a really fast learner, is just that the grappling part of kung fu is practiced as forms instead of drills, and trying in sparring i only landed one takedown by catching a kick and sweeping the other leg...
Most BJJ gyms don’t teach takedowns. Learn how to wrestle.
Ramsey, In your opinion, did learning to dance improve you as a fighter? If so, was there a specific style of dance that translated more to fighting (modern, classical ect.)? Thank you :)
Your voice is my ringtone now.. thanks
Thanks for your honesty on the men v woman thing... I train with men and woman in my dojo for the experience of "if this was real life what would happen?" of course a bigger guy with more muscles than me could beat me in a fist fight or whatever just as I could beat a guy who was smaller than me. Thank you for saying that there are exceptions to the rule because it's true... every one is different and has different strengths and weaknesses. In the dojo I will train with everyone.. In real life i'm cool with getting the hell out of there if I need too
Yeah, train with everyone if you want to help the lesser one. Otherwise, its a waste of time. Men and women can do lots of sport together e.g., running, swimming, cycling, etc. but fighting should never be one of them. The exception would be if the female is a teacher and has a significant experience advantage over her male student.
@Robert Raghav Simple. What do you think would happen if the UFC allowed mixed fights and we got to see a man ground and pound a women into the mat? Because no man is going to fight a women at 100% unless its a matter of life or death. Even if he felt differently his peers won't let him. The white nights will always step in and hold him back to protect the female, and he's always going to end up looking like the bad guy. The result is, either way he's always going do less than his best.
@Robert Raghav I left that part out because I figured everybody knows there are always exceptions. Little guys have knocked out guys twice their size, but that's not the average. Technically speaking, anybody can win in a fight under the right conditions.
@Robert Raghav You got my point exactly. But we don't measure when people are having a bad day, only that they win or lose. In any event, it shouldn't take the wisdom of Solomon to observe tens of thousands of years of genetic specialization. Men and women aren't the same. And genetics don't change simply because our constructs of social hierarchy and political correctness advances. If there's any doubt in this in this fundamental divide, it certainly would have shown up somewhere in the history of the world by now.
Love your videos and commentary. Your experience of dance is really interesting. Artistic expression and communication through dance can make good use of all those things you mentioned about your studies. The vocabulary and knowledge we build in the visual and expressive arts can be drawn on as inspiration or used thematically in the creative process of choreography, set design, costume, storytelling etc etc But, learning combat systems that are or have been proven under fire to be obsolete or inferior are not useful at all in real combat. In my opinion as a teacher, a University Student that majors in martial arts should study and learn about many different kinds of martial/ combat systems regardless of their usefulness. It's like history or anthropology. It's good to know as a student of life. But probably not useful to them practically in a fight. Universities should educate people in more than just a skill set. Trade Schools should specialize in practical skill sets. That's why there are so many Martial Arts training centers, Gyms, Dojos or whatever for learning how to best people in one on one sport combat or self defense. China is very special in that it has such universities. Are there other countries that have "combat" universities that you know of? Love your work and hope you stay healthy.
Hi. now thats some interesting qestions and answers to. I really like to see fighter/filospher, not saying that you necessarly ment to be like it but its just about that you seem very perceptive about life and generally ´´ things what´s going on´´. And i really like your style and videos on this channel, also your speech skill goes onward, as you metioned in the knockout video :) Good job there, you give some good answers and new perceptive´s about martial arts
Great vid!
thanks
Question: what is your opinion on hapkido? A lot of people seem to dislike it but it seems like a very diverse well rounded martial art to me
Im not Ramsey but if you explain me what skils is teaching you i would say my opinion
Victor Dunca well it's not quite so simple to just describe to you the techniques. If you look up hapkido you can see what it is. It's effectively Korean Ju Jutsu
I was actually going to ask about hwarangdo and hapkido myself. Theres a neighbor of mine that is trying to get me to join his school and drop judo/bjj
g c no! Don't quit judo!
Hapkido, in what i've seen, is mainly kata. And a lot of it is like Goshin Jutsu + some rubbish that's unrealistic.
To my understanding of what i've seen it's not much dofferent to a traditional japanese jujutsu school. Not bad, but the experience and technique you'll get from judo and jiu jitsu i think will be vastly superior. If you can do hapkido as well then by all means, but i wouldn't sacrifice either art to train in it.
I've not heard too much about the other art though, but i'd guess it's a similar story: a korean Ju Jutsu with little sparring and lots of wrist lock kata
@@jimmyalderson1639 depends the school, ive heard there are some hapkido schools that are basically taekwondo + judo in a single class bassically... And they compete with a similar ruleset to that example... But you can grab or hook legs too all the "forbidden judo techniques" are allowed there... And since the ground fighting is limited to 15 seconds, they make you start standing up again, wich usually means you learn how to close the distance, catch kicks or punches, and do throws as your main defense, instead of ground fighting... Wich i think is more useful on the streets...
Coach. You mention reading the opponent rather than looking at his hands. I've recently gotten back into sparring, and I notice that I'm getting punched because what I am doing is exactly the opposite. See punch, eat punch. I used to read the body, but perhaps I've gotten rusty or forgot how. My question is, that because my more recent training in traditional martial arts (kenpo), I'm trying to block/check/parry etc. punches rather than dodging them. I know I need to add the head movement and foot work back into the mix, but, If I want to keep parrying, or can't stop myself from trying, is there a way to read the body/opponent effectively enough to parry/block his punches? Most of my partners are Thai fighters if that helps with context.
Freaking loved this video; love your channel
One more question Mr. Ramsey. This one is about sparring/fighting. The know they can be 2 completely different demons. As you have mentioned before, one generally spars at a lighter touch/pace than an actual fight. Anyway. My question being. How do I STOP the "bad habit" of standing southpaw, when I'm actually right handed. I've never actually trained in boxing. Bug have trained in BJJ, Tae Kwon Do, and once apon a time. Karate. Whaf style I unfortunately don't remember. I was in 2nd grade then and I'm almost 40 now! Haha! But I been told I have this so called "Bad Habit." As far as I am concerned. It works ok. I'd say 60/40 out of a hundred. What is your opinion of this, and have you ever had any students with this issue?
Hey coach, I know I’ve already asked you this question before, but I was hoping that you could go more in depth in a future video. Does the octagon format the UFC uses give an unfair advantage to certain types of fighters? like grapplers/ wrestlers? With examples being khabib nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier. Ive heard joe rogan talk about this topic on his podcast and he believes that along with getting rid of the gloves and using bare hands to fight he also believes the fighting stage should change to something without walls like a basketball court. What are your thoughts?
No Matter what kind of arena you use, you’re going to run into the barrier eventually. And whoever has trained with that barrier in mind will have the advantage.
No Matter what kind of arena you use, you’re going to run into the barrier eventually. And whoever has trained with that barrier in mind will have the advantage.
Hello Ramsey, I have trainned boxing for 3 years, I love the sport but I don't want to be a fighter.
I always admired the referees, and their role in the sport. Whats the path to be a referee? Thank your work and insights.
4 Stories on woman and men training/sparring; 2 are my own and the last one is from a friend:
1. We had a woman at our training who always looked like she had a hard time behind her. She trained really hard and was very good when it comes to technique. She had definitely more muscle mass then most woman, but was below the average trained man. I can't say how it would be in a real fight, but she definitely was strong/good enough to be a real encounter and not to joke with in sparring.
When it comes to self defense, not being the easiest target will prevent 90% of all attacks. Being attentive, muscular and ready will help you the most.
2. A uni student joined us little later and nobody went hard on her or trained properly with her. I am pretty sure she wouldn't stand a chance in a more aggressive sparring or in a real fight. I've moved a few months later so I don't really know whether this has changed or not.
3. Out of interest I joined an Aikido training for about half a year. I didn't like Aikido that much, but the teacher was really good (explaining, elaborating and open minded). A girl tried to use a (is it called lever in english) lever on me, but her technique was falty. I am always very modest when joining others (she was doing this for 2 years at that point), so I just let her do it like that at first. When we did the same exercise again, I told her that I don't feel the lever working and suggested that it might be because she was pushing with both hands at the underarm instead of holding the underarm and pushing the elbow (which is the idea of the lever). She then answered that it probably just doesn't work because I am taller than her and refused to try it the other way.
This really irritated me alot. Why are you traininga technique, when you think you know it doesn't work (in most relevant cases: She'as 1.60m maybe)?
4. (friends story) He was really good in his martial art and competed in a few tournaments, had a good eye for distance and precalling his opponents strikes. At some point he had to sparr a girl and got completely destroyed cause he didn't want to go too hard and she just beaten him up. His trainer then did the right thing and made him only sparr her for a while. He got beaten up a few times and then learned his lesson.
Maybe there can be a kind of open class where everyone has a disclosure and knows ahead of time.
As for lifting and weights, the old karate and kung fu guys had no gyms or machines, hence the sticks with concrete on the end, Hojo Undo, the huge vases with sand, that was their version because they knew strength mattered.
So here's another question for the coach and the community here.
Last week in judo class I tryed a new counter throw thst I learned on my training brother. I didn't do it correctly and I hurt his knee. Today I found out that its possibly a torn ACL. He may be out for 3 to 12 months. I feel terrible and have apologized many times. He is very nice about it and is not making me feel guilty over it.
He is a great training partner and great guy. I learned many things from him. I feel terrible that my mistake hurt him. What should I do?
Hey G C,
I think for most people, especially the ones that get it and are great training partners, usually get that martial arts IS a dangerous sport.
Accidents DO happen and it happens to the best and the worst. It has no preferential treatments.
I am sure he is upset that he is out. He may even be somewhat upset at you because he is human. But you didn't meant it. I am sure he knows that and he will be ok. Give him the time to sort it through. And keep supporting him by become the best that you can be. That is how you can repay him---by working even harder....
Know you will feel guilty no matter what and that is normal. Let that drive you to become better each day.
In the meanwhile, let him know that you are sincerely sorry but don't over do it such as wiping his butt after he goes number 2. That would be too much...
Just simply offer and be there for him when he needs.
You seem like a very nice person, hate this is happening to you and your uke. But he will see that in you and things will be ok.
Take care
Learn why you did wrong, never do it again and be mindful that other folks don’t do what you did.
I'm no martial artist and I never really watched content in that direction. But I love what you said that one should learn about fighting with the skeleton. Never heard that one before but it makes sense. Is that common knowledge or is it something only few teach? Could you explain me what you meant there or point me to a video? I can think of something on what that means, but me being a noob means that I'm most likely wrong on it.
It occurs to me that a blind person could technically strike a blow, if they first have hold of their opponent with say, the opposite hand. A combination of grappling with interspersed blows, if possible, enabled by their grasp allowing them to have an idea of where their opponent is at, spatially, in order to land a blow.
So many people speak on the transgender athlete issue from a position of ignorance or hatred, or even fear. It's good to hear your position there. Very reasonable, free of political or religious rhetoric, which is refreshing
what you explain about sanda is what makes me ( a kickboxer ) want to train TMA
i have a question i want to learn mma but dont have a fighting background (well i did karate for like a year but thats only 1 year) should i first get more fighting experience in kickboxing or just learn mma right away
alright thanks alot man :)
Ramsey I was watching a classic match between Royce Gracie vs kazushi Sakuraba
And during the match the commentators were mentioning that people fell the Gracie’s have special rules from everyone else to further ensure them winning (I think in that match , Gracie’s were trying to contest sakuraba touching the ropes or something) and even requesting more time
And also after hearing interviews with ken shamrock he says that he felt it was unfair that he wasn’t allowed to wear his wrestling shoes so he couldn’t grip the floor properly because it was considered a weapon , but Gracie was allowed to wear his Gi which is not only used for Uniform but as a weapon itself .
And also in their rematch which ended in a draw but people felt shamrock won the fight , the Gracie’s requested more time and got it even though the fight contract stated it was meant to be for half an hour.
No doubt BJJ is one the most effective art forms but my question is do you think In the MMA world the Gracie’s have had certain conditions in place to favour them in combat aka “special rules” & do you think in UFC 1 if shamrock was allowed his wrestling shoes the outcome of Gracie vs Shamrock could have been different
speaking not as an expert but as someone who has bjj gi for roughly 3 and a half months and done a bit of no gi the gi gives the person in it a disadvantage against grappling because it allows people to grip and control you better and easier and also allows people to do things like collar choke you. I wish I could explain it better but from my limited exp it just give an advantage to the person fighting the guy in the gi not the guy in the gi. Mind you this advantage is significantly less if the guy fighting agains't the gi guy doesn't know how to grapple or has no exp exploiting a gi. Also forgot to mention but a bjj gi screws up some strikes and yes that would be important under mma rule sets even if you are a a grappling specialist for instance from my exp I can't elbow like at all in one because of the way it restricts certain type of movement and one of the major ways grapplers win in mma now is get into mount and land a ton of elbow strikes so that is another big disadvantage.
Sheep King nice perspective...but also remember back then was Early days so ken probably didn’t know how to use the gi against his opponent...difficult to say , I suppose pros and cons to it , can be used as a weapon or it can be a weapon to its wearer itself
how can it be used as a weapon? having a gi on only restricts what I can do and makes me susceptible to more things name one advantage I get for having it on.
Sheep King but I do agree with ken , if he couldn’t use his shoes , Gracie shouldn’t used his gi...probably now was different back then ...but in judo a lot of our chokes and submissions were gi dependant
by gi dependent you mean on being in a gi right I haven;t seen one yet but I have learned ones that only work if your opponent is in one. Mind you I don't have enough exp to be able to assume they don't exist or anything
Hello Mr. Ramsey. Quick question pertaining to this video, what is "long fist" when pertaining to martial arts. I have never heard of this before and am curious.
It’s a Shaolin kungfu form
Ah, tyvm. :-)
I think Katas and Forms are good for training and conditioning but not for learning to fight the same way punching a heavy bag isn't going to train you to be a good boxer it might help develop the tools you'll need but doesn't necessarily mean you'll be a good fighter. Forms really just help you develop muscle memory for complicated techniques and are often exaggerated to put a little more stress on your body parts so they get a bit of isometric and calisthenic workout. There might be a few combos sprinkled in here or there but they really are just situational.
I've always learned that forms (tao lu, kata, pumsae, etc) are theory. People need to train them BUT they have to extract what is useful and adapt it to a fight
Your weight-lifting answer reminded me of something I heard Arnold Schwarzenegger say, "come with me if you want to lift!"
There is also a negative side to being “too strong” your blood can only carry that much into your muscle. That’s why a lot of big muscular guys go really bad in 2nd and third round.
How much does your sister dead-lift now post second puberty?
I feel like the muscle lost (and there always is.) may disadvantage against male competitors. Also though, that the bone density and size advantages may disadvantage the female competitors. Should we open a third classification of combat?
2:37 I respect a man with priorities.
the bjj school I go to got Talita Nogueira as an instructor recently and she has competed in mma and bjj and I was curious what you think of her fighting. I can't find many of her fights online but she has 2 mma fights on the bellator website and those are the most recent mma ones.
What martial art would you recommend for children ideally?
And from what age?
I have 7 young children, I train them in the basics of Muay Thai now and let them hit the pads, which they enjoy.
I'd like to get them all into BJJ/MMA from a young age (if they enjoy it) because I believe the confidence being a capable fighter gives you carries over to a lot of other areas in life, but don't want to waste my money if they're not ready.
They're home schooled and their mother stays home with them, so with just 1 income and so many mouths to feed this is a big investment for us.
TQD is a great martial art for kids. I learned it a bit as a child
TQD or Shotokan
Wrestling or judo or bjj
As an ex Shotokan and kickboxing practitioner and trainer, I found that boxing was the most effective way of gaining confidence and real, practical knowledge and experience that worked both on the street and in competition. Maybe combined with a good kicking style like Taekwando, it would be very effective.
Tbh I have competed in Muay Thai and boxing for a long time, as far as i'm concerned when it comes to striking nothing can touch Muay Thai, having trained with a few high level karate and tkd guys brought me to that conclusion.
But striking is easy to learn, whereas grappling takes years to get proficient at, so seems like a better long term plan.
This is a lot of subs. Did he always have this many? I feel like the channel is growing quite a bit.
*When it comes to bone alignment*
How should we punch? With our fists vertical or Horizontal?
Top 2 knuckles for horizontal. Bottom 3 for verticle.
In boxing it depends on angle, also some people recommend with straights that you turn your fist 20 degrees or so at the last 10% of the punch in order to add extra power.
Schwartzbruder1 never with the bottom 3. wing chun is ridiculous.
if you mean for hooks, it depends on preference rlly. I say both work and it depends on your angle.
adding a wrist twist upon contact enhances the effect, also for hooks.
Im wearing tights that I borrowed from your mum.
1) you're absolutely right
2) awesome name mate :)
Spar with gloves. Spar bare knuckles. Punch the heavy bag with gloves. Punch heavy bag bear knuckle. Punch the wall.
I waswalking back from pharmacy today my mom was ahead and the tree on the way back whipped me in the eyes and I had to return to my TKD Instructor test that is being blind folded and had to t ravel across roads and get on the bus. First time in 17 years. I put my hand ahead of my and my sense of touch, my goosebumps and hair stood up on my arms and my sense of auditoy worked harder and it was difficult but I think it is possible because if you do not see the kick, you can hear the hip turn and push, the sense of smell.but it does take high level. You are right about the other senses.
Yo you forgot to mention the most difficult style of dance in the world that requires one to be extremely athletic with precision & speed!!! And that is breakdancing A.K.A street dancing