The Gift of Weakness
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Why weakness is a gift.
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Shanghai based MMA Coach and Kunlun Fight Combat League ringside commentator Ramsey Dewey answers questions from the viewers.
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I learnt MA because I felt socially insecure and want to maybe have more confidence by being physically stronger. As I get better in boxing I don't feel any more secure or confident. Boxing only taught me to be humble realising the world is so much bigger than me and no MA can protect me from its harm.
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Interesting realization. However, I would think that fighting skills would at least give one at least a little more confidence and protection but up to a point of course.
I am a veteran I learned at a young age No matter what u are trained in U can be killed Be glad u came out ok There is no shame in running to save ur life
exactly, a great martial arts and self defensd teacher told us "even if you have an excelent training you just increase your posibilities, because you not controll all your circumstances, If all depended on the training, it wouldnt have been assassinated Seals or spetsnaz
I've seen many great fighters freeze when they've been confronted, you often here fight or flight but in reality, most people will freeze, it's something that needs to be addressed a lot more in training, everyone is obsessed with physical aspect of defence, but the psychology is a major game changer in my opinion, most of the time, it's going to be that single punch that a person will use, and not all there many techniques and tactics from hours of training, it's shocking how your mind goes blank when your attacked
Yep
"You are not the God you should be worshipping." Very well put.
This is why, in my own small experience, the combat sports seem to deliver a deep spiritual message where traditional MA (ironically) often fall short. "It challenges the paradigm that you are not the God that you should be worshipping."
You are absolutely right.
great reflection! true words!
Truly
Yep pretty quickly you learn that you are not invincible. Real sparring teaches humility. Even when you become decent you still know they are plenty of guys better than you and most of all there are situation when your skills are of no help
after years of training in stricking marcial arts and sword figthing yesterday I went to my first BJJ class.. ... boy that is a way to be shown how weak you are very quick.
The weakness that scares me is being useless when a loved one is in danger. The possibility of myself choosing selfishness rather than selflessness. If I chose to let them suffer at the hands of an attacker just so I can escape. If I myself alone was threatened I think I could make peace with me being "useless" and running away. But the idea of seeing a loved one threatened and not even trying to help, that's what's strikes me to the core. Let's hope that situation never happens but if it does I hope that the right instinct kicks in even if it means my life is forfeit for the sake of another
Well said!
U should learn to use nunchucks but don't get caught off guard then u won't have time to pull it out.It has good reach and better then a knife.
The big challenge for me is taking the first step and get the first hit and not wait for them surround me and pull out a knife.
I wish i would have what it takes to start a fight when needed and not wait like a fool for the other to hit me first.
@@bricktea3645 nunchaku* are pretty poor weapons. A baton would be better.
Well if you guys have watched hard2hurt then we all know that the Kubaton is the best weapon...
@@perrenchan6600 not enough reach against a weapon.
@@batteredwarrior but it's the mighty Kubaton that everyone swears by... The weapon that defeats guns. All I need is my Kubaton and kick the guy in the groin, and maybe bite his ear, that's all I need.... 😂
Because I am weak I know how I may fall, because I know how I may fall I gain the strength of knowing my weaknesses. That weakness lets me know what to avoid so I can keep the strength I have.
I am a Christian and I've always liked watching your channel. I figured out why today. You have the fear of the Lord in you :) this video speaks volumes of truth. It's so important to navigate what it really means to be a man. We are all weak but God's strength is made perfect in our weakness! And his Grace is sufficient for us! (2Corinthians 12:9) God Bless you Ramsey! And thank you for sharing wisdom!
"And if men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness - because if they humble themselves before me than I will make weak things become strong unto them" can be used as a metaphor for personal development. For it is only when we learn of our weaknesses and become humble, that we may consolidate them , grow, and become better. You may not be enough on your own, sometimes you may have to learn from books, teachers or others. Sometimes you may have to become a new you who carries that piece of past self who was not enough.
P.S. I apologize if my quote was inaccurate, from my understanding that is quite rude
Facing your own fear , your own shame , your own fail.
Facing yourself and then rise again
and again
and again
I've been reading "The Song of Achilles" with a group of friends, here in Brazil, and the human weakness is actually the tragedy of the book. To see that you're not a divine being, despite of what you do, you're human, and cannot be anything else. Anyway, this video came in a fortunate time.
My friend, I know how you feel. I got jumped by 6 people and got degraded by a lot. You feel like your pride and honor is gone. It did me good in the end as I started doing MMA after that, plus strength training.
There's nothing you can do about getting jumped. You're a human, not Goku.
"There are all these outward manifestations of what we think a man is supposed to be"
Starts describing himself
:) Hahaha
The thumbnail makes it look like Ramsay's finally mastered control over time and space
I'm a big fan of captain america the first avenger because of the line, "A weak man knows the value of strength". I don't mind being weak, it means I can improve
he had an amazing arc.
not a fan of disney marvels actors politics but damn, what an arc.
Stark too wow.
Same and that’s why he’s my favourite Avenger. “And if I’m the only one so be it. But I’m willing to bet I’m not” is one of his best and most memorable quotes.
I was robbed twice decades ago.
I still really needed to hear this.
There is a preacher in Mr. Dewey.
I'm barely at the introduction but I really want to say this: This person knows that even though they have trained in boxing, they are still outmatched by a group of thugs. That is admirable in my eyes; hotter heads would have let their ego overtake them. He could have ended up dead! But no, he let his ego slide and now he is alive. He is not weak or a loser. He is a winner!
Graduated from the best of the worst to the worst of the best recently so I appreciate the message
Being aware of my weaknesses makes me more careful and mature. Discovered many fighting to be stronger. Thanks for this video. You say truth that is very hard to find these days.
Losing some pride is better than losing your teeth, health or life.
It's tough to cope with the loss of our youthful sense of invincibility - to be confronted with something that fundamentally challenges who you think you are and your boundaries with the world. I like to think that the best a man can do when confronted with the reality of how delicate their life is to try accept it and integrate that knowledge into your way of life so that if a man ever has the misfortune of having to deal with it again he will be better prepared to react when confronted with it. At the end of the day, a life is a life and injured pride is better than a lost life.
I'm no fighter (yet) but this video spoke to me.
Strength begins with weakness.
How can you even claim your strength unless you faced off with a challenge that you found yourself lacking/weak against.
i have learned my lesson in an unexpected way. Not so much in a physical way (i've learned how i can get my butt kicked a while ago countless times during practice lol, ive been taught that humility a long time ago), but i am talking a complete psychological destruction.
I wasn't respecting psychedelics as much as i should have, doing a magic mushroom trip once every month or more within a year. I didn't realize i was hitting it so hard, u don't need anything more than once a year tbh. About 16 trips in from small to heroic doses i thought i have cheated death, came to terms with it and nothing could bring me down. I got cocky and felt superior. I thought i learned all the lessons about many things in life.
The next trip was to teach me the most important lesson of all, humility as u said. To make me realize how i had control over nothing.. how many things can make me their b*tch if the opportunity came. (Getting shot in war, wild animals, an armed attacked or a group, an airplane propeller crashing on my head out of nowhere haha), in all these instances there is little chance for me to survive.
So i had 8 hours of pure psychological hell. A panic i have never ever felt in my life before, there was nothing physically threatening me, just whatever power wanted to teach me a lesson that day. I was crying for hours begging for it to stop, screaming, i thought i was dying or losing my sanity for ever. It felt like a thousand miles an hour. Where did my bravado and superiority go when i was forced to beg for mercy with my face on the ground? I was made to let it all go, submit and accept my weakness or lack of control. As soon as i fully accepted and submitted completely then i was let free, as a man that has learned his lesson. I guess that was truly my ego death experience as some people call it.
Very interesting story
The lessons learned by the young man's ego usually end up shaping the old man's identity.
Beautiful
I like that. Nice.
Our weak and fleshy little hands... god bless weakness!
I enjoy your videos man, and appreciate the fact you like to explore so many different topics. Muchas gracias compadre! Suerte dondequiera que te encuentres!
I still want to hear you narrate the life of lions.
People need to understand that preserving health and life in fighting is always a win
Have been watching your videos for a long time and for real your videos just don't improve my knowledge of martial arts, but also of people and of life itself. I really feel peaceful after watching such videos. May God bless you
Perhaps I use pride and bravado, to hide my own weakness from myself , thanks for sharing coach
Man, these videos are gold, im from Argentina, Buenos Aires, these places are wild. Im happy for you justo to be alive, passing thru here as a stranger is hard
I can relate to this story because it remembers me how weak i feel when I get physically overwelmed by people older than me (being 16) but that trains hard everyday, at sone point I felt humble by thinking that eventhough I wont surpass them now I can compete with what they can do and keep on striving to surpass them .
You got out of there with your health and your gear. That’s strength. Recognise “your” strength, not what society puts on you.
Well done mate. Your strong. Even asking Ramsey takes strength.
That's a kinda cursed thumbnail.
What?
@@RamseyDewey there’s something wrong with the thumbnail. The image is glitched out or something.
@@RamseyDewey THE THUMBNAIL IS WEAK. PUNISH IT FOR BEING WEAK!
Lmao, I thought I was the only one
@@RamseyDewey it’s janky over here for me too
Coach, it seems to me you've been having Questions with the Coach every day. How do you have time for practicing and teaching?
The videos don't have any cuts so that probably reduces filming time
It took the exact same amount of time to make this video as it did for you to watch it.
@@RamseyDewey \o/
@@RamseyDewey Genial 😁👍🏻
@@RamseyDewey you the boy Ramsey
"Respect is the currency of the feeble-minded" - that was well put.
As weird as it sounds I really don't understand the concept of respect, especially with how certain poeple use it.
For example my sister-in-law tidied up my kitchen but when it became untidy again she took it as a sign of disrespect. When I heard that; I got confused because me untidying my kitchen had absolutely nothing to do with her, and was more to do with my own laziness.
People seem to bandy around the word without it really meaning anything. At the end of the day respect is basically admiration and acceptance put into one.
Also when we're given weakness it allows us to appreciate strength. When we're in a position of strength then we need to help those in a position of weakness.
you hit the nail on the head, in my experience it seems to me that "disrespect" seems to just be a catch all term that people use to describe what happens when someone does something they don't like, or they perceive some kind of slight from a otherwise innocuous action.... it usually doesn't have anything to do with the actual definition of respect... with some people they throw the word around so much it simply loses all meaning...
I think it depends..
Example say your supposed to meet someone somewhere at a certain time.. and there always late having you wait.
I believe the late person is being disrespectful of the other guys time..
As far as your story goes yes, I would agree your sister did a good deed and you didn't appreciate it much she shouldn't have the right because it's your standard... She just did you a favor
@@zacpreston9771 being appreciative and grateful is different from respect. Having said that, if someone does me a favour then I owe them something similar in return. Or at the very least it builds trust and friendship.
A nice thing done should be done with the intention of helping or being beneficial. If it turns out that nice thing was wasted then you're free to continue being nice or withhold doing nice things. But if you're only nice when you're treated well, then are you really nice?
As for your time example, you're absolutely right. Being on time is indeed paying respect to both the agreement of the meeting and of course the other person's time.
I could go on and on, but the problem is that as human beings we interpret things subjectively. In fact a university professor recently got suspended for explaining the chinese filler word naga and how it's used, and it sounds similar to a racial slur, even though he explained the context and it was clear he was talking about how this filler word is used in chinese, but some of his students got offended and reported him. People lose sight of "intentions". Intentions are the core of any action taken. If you give charity to show off, this is very different than charity given to genuiney help. Even if the show off charity was multiple millions the core intention ruins the charity. By the same token if I didn't intend to slander, be disrespectful or hurt someone but then that someone felt hurt, slandered or disrespected, that's beyond my control as that's how they've chosen to react.
@@curtisbrown547 It comes down to intention at the end of the day right? If I don't mean to hurt you, but you got hurt, that's how you decided to react to it. That's beyond my control. This is why it's important to examine intentions as well as the actions and the means taken to carry out the action. Only then would you have a more objective view. But at the end of the day I'm not prepared to walk on egg shells around people because the truth is the truth.
When your kitchen became untidy AFTER you had been honored by the one that cleaned it, you showed your lack of respect for her (and yourself). Laziness is disrespect for everyone that is affected. You had the option of preserving something of value that you were gifted. Not living up to our potential dishonors all we have opportunity to service. You dishonored someone that cleaned for you. If you think you do not like cleaning after yourself, imagine how it can be for someone cleaning another's space. Perhaps she wanted to get the ball rolling for you, but you only showed you take her efforts lightly. Do you take her lightly? If so, is it because you take yourself lightly? I do not believe you want to take yourself or the person lightly. Truthfully, you were dismissive towards her wonderful gesture (and so this type of thing can be hurtful). You emphasize what YOU actually meant, but does that mean you preserved the special gift she offered you. Imagine what you could communicated to her by PRESERVING the work she did on your behalf. Do not excuse yourself, but take the time to SHOW your gratitude, rather than merely allowing her the "privilege" of cleaning up after you. People show their love in different ways. Even if you meant not to slight her (and frankly, I do not think you did), the truth is people may not feel the need to get super petty thereby creating undo strain on the relationship. She probably sees the value being clean (as it translates to bringing out the best in you), so make that important! She may been giving you a message indirectly, so wake up your faculties and be the better version of yourself that she was attempting to bring to the surface.
Gotta say, he managed to run away safely without losing his stuff....that's a better outcome than many folks would get in that situation. At least he knew how far he could go and didn't try to risk his life pushing it.
This is so true. But you did not cover the anger aspect of this experience
I've been seeing many vids, specially the Q&As, from you coach. And I've learned something: the power fantasy it comes from weakness and fear. And maybe the will to violence (as in those power fantasies) is a form of trauma resolve, for those of us that are not interested on MA. I've come to realise that I need to humble myself and sort out some inner pain. Or maybe some inmaturity. "To be gentle takes courage", seems about right. I will try to become a better man.
To all the Dannys out there. Any real martial artist will tell you that avoiding the situation or escaping the the situation with out harm or loss of anything is a win! 1 on 3+ is only winnable in the movies and is a life or death situation. You should feel good that your training/physical fitness/survival instinct got you through.
Ramsey could probably teach philosophy if he wanted to
He kinda does... I have had dozens of classes in various aspects of Philosophy, and Ramsey Dewey has a more cohesive, consistent philosophical paradigm than I learned in any of those - one which he seems to *live*
Humble as a strength.
Each time i accept my weakness
I feel lighter. The weight of conditional love is lifted.
It does require that i let my idea die
My idol. Not easy, but simple.
Take care
I believe that you have the best and most accurate self defense advice on RUclips. I don’t always agree with every part of it, but you definitely give the most realistic (and most philosophically helpful) advice. Thank you
Everything matters . But , there are no guarantees . But, a person can improve the odds !
Ramsey, you're so real it's bittersweet haha I love your talks on life
I got robbed 5 years ago by a man with a knife in Amsterdam in the night, I was really high (weed). He surprised me asking me what time was it and the moment I watch the time on my phone he pointed me his knife and asked me money. I ended up giving him the cash I got, it was luckily only 20 euros.
While I had practiced martial arts since age 4 (judo, jujitsu, karate,...) I couldn't do anything and froze, and my huge mistake was to be high so my alertness was not there to detect the danger before it come.
I felt shame for few years that I couldn't do anything... In the end it was only 20e but it hurt my pride. But then I got back to training and stopped doing any drugs to this day to always stay alert.
The only drug I take is alcohol (beer) every 4-5 months for a night at my home...
Thank you for your insight coach and sorry for this comment but I felt I needed to get it out my chest...
To me when I was very underweight I couldn't just lie to myself and pretend I could defend myself when push came to shove, I knew I needed to learn
I will claim that being humiliated and being humble is two very different things. Yes the one can lead to the other, but! Humiliation comes from outside forces and humbleness comes from within.
Great message's here. Thanks
Everyone who experiences a crisis of masculinity should watch this video. Thank you for these wise words!
Coach, cuttin to the core! Good stuff!
Love the glitching thumbnail ❤️
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@@RamseyDewey You can see the thumbnail when searching for your video on RUclips. You can also see this way: pause video, pull red dot to beginning (0:00), refresh page (F5). It seems to be a random screen from the video, after a missing . It looks like you are explaining so intensely that you're starting to glitch 😀
Ok, the whole psychological aspect of running away is hard, but think of it like military tactics. "When the enemy is united, you have to divide them and attack the place where they are not prepared." is another nice thing Sun Tzu said. What was the objective there ? Not getting mugged and staying alive. You achieved that with minimal risks by employing the "retreat" tactics in front of a more numerous adversary. That is a sound tactic, so you can use other advantages you may have another day.
Good talk.
It's hard for one to come to terms with one's own weaknesses,
but even observing weakness in others can be sobering. Especially the unexpected kind of weakness.
When I was serving NS (compulsory military service for all guys in my country),
I had a company mate who was "best trainee" in our company. He also had a great physique.
Then one day, while chilling at the balcony, a beetle landed on his arm.
He froze, and squirmed, "get it off ! get it off!"
I went to him and said, "dude ! just shake your arm!"
but he was still in panic mode and couldn't do anything,
so I swatted his wrist (not directly on the beetle since I didn't want to squash it there),
and the shockwave caused the beetle to fly off.
Yeah, at that moment, I did feel a certain dark satisfaction at seeing such a "manly" guy panicking over a harmless insect on his arm,
but it has also got me rethinking about what "strength" really means.
I started building a form of psychological armour by bodybuilding back in 2012, after having been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel in the summer of 2011. The only difference, I believe, is that I was fully aware that I was doing it to ''feel'' safer. I knew that no matter how many curls I did, there was no way it would help me from mercenaries with machine guns and grenades. It worked anyway.
From bodybuilding, I transitioned to Crossfit, then Olympic Weightlifting, and now Muay Thai; but it's still fulfilling the same function. As I put in work, I feel more confidence and more empowered; despite the fact that ALL of these practices expose my weaknesses up close and personal on a daily basis. There's something I get out of training that's worth a lot more than the physical ''results'' I get from it.
I know the feeling. It sucks to freeze in those situations, but then again coming out of them unharmed is the real win here.
You have an incredible capacity to teach. Your unique life experience has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and resources to reach people all over the world. This video was excellent. Mas, por favor! Incorporating the element of faith was something I would really enjoy seeing more!
thanks for that Ramsey
When attacked....One only needs to run faster than your friends......
Yeah..we need to be humble to find favour in the eyes of God
I like you man,1 love from the UK
I feel even more humbled after watching this, I used to think when I was a kid " I'm gonna get good and ain't nobody gonna tell me nothing" but as of recent with skill development and past experiences really on mind, I think about it all the time, if all I gotta do is open my wallet and hand someone cash to solve a problem and the situation calls for it all do it.
The Lord makes us all meek through adversity so we all recognize that we can only rely on Him and not on ourselves.
I haven't watched the full video yet, but i will say that the way i look at it is that if you survived, you won. It's not a weakness that you cannot beat multiple attackers with weapons when you are unarmed. It's a dose of reality.
Edit: Look at it as a fight in a larger scale, running away is like dodging a punch. Then you can deliver a counter attack if you locate them but why would you?
I feel very connected to the stories from the book you always read. Very important messages and very wise!
Please tell more
The book of mormones
Irrelevant comment but i had left my Muay Thai gym 3-4 month back. I'm not stating the reason bcz it's not worth giving excuses but a part of it was a fear of sparring. Kinda regretting this descision as I miss going to the gym and now that covid got worse all places are shut. But i remember you saying "Focus on what you can change and not on things that you can't ". So thats what I'm doing. Workouts and shadowboxing until things get better in a couple of months and maybe I'll drag myself back to the gym again. It's kinda an uncomfortable feeling but imma do it anyway. Thanks to you Ramsey.
This was a great episode. I hope all you listeners watch it a few times and take it to haert.
Love the thumbnail
My man danny, you should be happy that you were able to get away from the danger, it was a result of your training that you were able to outrun then, it was because of your conditioning.
As far as pride goes i will say this: You did'nt lose a boxing match that you have to feel bad, if you would taken up a fight you could have gotten stabbed, shot or crippled as steet fights have no rules you do what it takes to be alive so there is no need to feel bad.
Lots of wisdom here, although it would seem that the practical answer to "you can't fight them all alone" is to not be alone in the first place. Don't want to get robbed by an armed gang? Then BE an armed gang.
Sir, i think this is one of the subject more difficult to talk. And the most important video you have. OSU!!!
1:41 being able to admit vulnerabilities is actually a strength, pretending you don't have vulnerabilities is when they become weaknesses
Sounds like this fellow was in one or more of what I'd call "no win situations". Situational Awareness -- being proactive in keeping alert to your environment (and the inhabitants of said environs) is the best way that I know to avoid those.
Keep your heads up, eyes open & off the goddamned phones, try and never let yourself get enveloped/cornered. Y'all stay safe.
Adversity breeds hardness, and weakness invites adversity... know your weaknesses, while playing to your strengths (yeah, paraphrasing Sun Tzu, sue me lol). Coach, loves this one, cause acknowledging personal 'weakness(es)', that was a hard lesson, for me.
Great talk, only if you are able to see you are weak and unprepared, you will find the possibility and motivation to work and growing up to strength, also learning the lesson of humbling oneself is priceless , even when you are growing stronger you never gonna crush weak person feelings because you remember you also start with the same state and feelings. Stronger is the man who is able to see his weakness and use it as tool to grow and develop skills, pride always gonna take you down because it is playing with your egocentric and negative mindset,to be humble no matter what you manage to achieve is always the right way haha somehow Coner against Habib came in mind as example of pride and self worship is making even great athletes to the cold ground and Habib in other hand never act as a jerk and always acting as humble and respectful person, so even when you are on the top of the game staying humble and respectful always gives you something, the other side always make you blind and deaf and rob you from the potential you have,Ali , Tyson the greatest falls victim of their pride and self worship.
'Hard for you to get hurt' sounds like you're remembering a line from what's probably my favorite kung fu movie of all time - The Kung Fu Cult Master.
There is something special about mma.
That some people watch it for the sake of performance and others as if mma was filter of their own interests and that can be a little bit in everybody which is what we all have in common. We tend to favour our styles and sometimes it leaves some people off. Then there are all the accusations and violence, pretending to be right. The only difference would be that it would drag attention of the opposing sides even though they are looking at the same thing, some will be intrigued by all elements thus will remain feeling unfulfilled in terms of what else could there be. Other person will remain feeling fulfilled from the comfort of a comment section but there is different interest, same result. That is not to say that we need or don’t need either side but the complexity of our judging of things could be beyond imagination and that’s why we watch mma, we never like things being inaccessible, we want them to work within. The thing that would connect all the dots would be the outcome of a fight so then we can use that information in various ways... it can be driven or we would let off the steering wheel go.
Again,great stuff here Coach.
Thank you
Dear Ramsey, thanx a lot for that reasoning about the weakness. You gave me lots of answers that I needed.. Last night, I was questioning my self, why the h(eck) am I not a successfull person?? I mean- at all, by the standards set by contemporary society, though its necessary when one lives in today's world.. And it felt no good at all. So you kind of answer to me too.👍👍👍 Luv & Respect
Your voice sounds so cool on these headphones. It's the first thing I played on them
"Respect is the currency for the feeble-minded". An interesting point. Not everybody would agree though. Speaking about religion - try telling this to Khabib and his friends from Dagestan. Respect over there is everything, a currency and a religion (well, the second religion after the obvious one). These guys are truly live and breathe respect - they don't easily give it, yet they actively demand it, and it's very easy to get in trouble by not showing enough of it to them. I knew a few such people when I was much younger. This worldview is prevalent in those regions of Caucasus, and there are many similar cultures like that around the world. Are they all feeble-minded? I'm not sure. But other than that, great words of wisdom and consolation, as always.
I love how you see in stories things we never see usually ❤❤ I don't believe but I think the message in your holy Book is so true and so convincing if we apply it here.❤❤ Much respect from me. and thanks for this awesome video❤❤✌🏼✌🏼
This was a good episode thank you Coach.
It hurts us humans to know we are weak because our mindset comes from god, we inherited that but not the power of god. I think me a made like this to test us. That is my theory.
I Hope That I Had a Bigger Bro Like Ramsey , Or just a Mentor
"A MaN IS SUpPOSeD To BE TOuGH AnD KnOW HOW TO FiGhT, AND gRoW A BEaRD..." I mean, now he's just describing himself. Jk, great vid coach.
Hahahahaha! And don’t forget the part about the deep manly voice!
I believe in the Lord, and believe that he loves me and everyone else. This belief is the answer to all my problems and my pains, because I believe that everything that happens in my life is what He, in His Infinite Wisdom, Knows what's best.
Some real talk 💯🙌
Very cool video.
I want to see a street fight with Mr Wong and his baby stroller vs Mr Ramsey
If it was an MMA fight, I’d totally win, but once you bring the baby stroller into the equation… no chance
This vid is absolutely awesome!
He who fights (or not fight) and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Ok, that's enough of that Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood stuff.
I'm going to tell you the truth, that I've learned, from living. The person that you should fear most in this world is yourself!
Your wits saved you today, easily. But let's turn this around. Let's say you get "inspired". I'll give you the "inspiration", go watch the movie Death Wish, the original one. Who's going to save them, from you?
The best TV series I've ever watched is Highlander: the TV series. EVERYTHING the villains say is what I say in my head, but I am afraid to say out loud. The first fear is other people will hear it. But now I learn that the second fear is that I will hear it. That is the kind of terror that haunts me forever.
I watched Star Trek as a kid. 35 years later, I still remember a line:
Star Trek: Return to Tomorrow.
"One day our minds became so powerful, we dared think of ourselves as gods."
Death Wish is not far from reality. Look up Bernard Goetz.
I've been on the losing end of altercations for much of my life. For some reason it's fed my pride instead of help remove it.
The only thing that seemed to help was when I first believed the Gospel. At this point, I believe only God can help me find humility.
Dat thumbnail doe
Hey Ramsey I'm a huge fan. I currently practice Wado-Ryu karate, Muay Thai, A more modernized Version of Wing Chun, Capoeira (Angola), Some Boxing and BJJ. I've been practicing BJJ on and off since I was 8, I'm 22 now, I don't really like it because of how it was marketed to me. When I was a kid and I wanted to get back into Karate at the time, BJJ was the hype and both the owner of the gym and my mom were kinda do BJJ I hope I'd didn't waste my time coming all the way over here to for now reason. So I did it, Competed in N.A.G.A. and got 2nd and third place doing Gi and No Gi for the first time. But I never really liked it. I can apply BJJ in a self defense scenario against someone who doesn't know it, but when it comes to sparring even back then and now my brain cuts off and all my technique and understanding positioning goes out the window. Any advice to fix this problem? If not thank you for your time. I also had some other questions such as:
-Haymakers and other strikes, Do they have a high likelihood of knocking out or doing enough to stop someone who's tryna grapple?
- Using Capoeira to Counter Strike in MMA
- What system(s) Do you think would work best to compliment Tai Chi if a practioner wanted to get into MMA ?
-What are some thoughts you have on Modern Day Traditional Karate/Taekwondo Schools, What can they do to improve as systems and be used more effectively in MMA sport fighting and self-defense?
- How to be the non counter striker in the ring/sparring (The Guy who throws the first punch and possibly leads the fight), as I'm naturally more of a counter striker ?
-Pivoting (like a boxer or Thai fighter) using the force from the ground without lifting your heel(like a lot of traditional kung fu) to perform a hook. Is that bad for the knees and the joints?
-Negativa In The Cage? Could it work?
I appreciate you taking the time to read this and I apologize for making the list super long, I wanted to make it interesting in hopes you could cover it in a video on your channel and see what you have to say. I also plan on taking a trip with a friend(s) out to your school some time to train out there.
Oooo... that’s a lot! I’ll see what I can do!
@@RamseyDewey Thx much appreciated. I'm sorry if I sound arrogant or despise BJJ, I simply have been around a culture that hasn't had very "inviting practioners" And I prefer striking, however I have been open to training it with different people and understand why it is important. I also just watched two of your older videos about BJJ and some of its pros and cons. Thx.
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Can u see if this guy is different,most are woo woo but this guy is different.
The ilooshin of immorality is gon.. it Mack's us afared wen we've realized thet we can't beet any phow Serpas any obstacle.. and thet we like every ather human altimetly diy and are equal in the dirt are body crates.. sum times running is the best way to revive and being humble Mack's it esyer to tell wen u are out dun and or cud learn from others
Throwing shade?? Icy Mike 0.0
Its funny that I would feel the same way and have felt that way for years. I've been abused by my mother, left by my father, bullied trough out my childhood and early teens. Been beat up, been humiliated, been laughed at. I decided to fight back and almost died when they left be unconscious on the street on a cold October morning when it was -13 C and I was lying on the ground for 45mins. Started doing combat sports and was also injured because most men have egos and can't have a newbie get hits on a dude that trained for 11 years... So yeah Ik how this dude feels, I've been mugged only 2 times in my life so Ik how that feels too. Now in my early 20's I'm doing psychology, philosophy, mma, hitting the gym and trying to become the best me I can and fix all my flaws. And let me tell you now at 6.4, 9% body fat, deep voice, (I have a patchy beard tho), know how to defend myself and not taking anyone's sxit I feel that I have a long way to go because now since I see myself as a man the memories of the past haunt me and I wish I could meet those people now and tear them apart. I like your channel Ramsey and I like you as a person because you are wise and smart but I disagree with some point in this video. To be a true man you have to be dominant, smart, command respect, be good looking and have status, you can't let your emotions control you and you have to have skills to succeed in life and be on top. Weakness cause pain and pain cause trauma, trauma ruins your life and you fall into addiction, trust me on that. Don't be weak goes to anyone reading this.
I think his message is not to be weak. But appreciate lessons of weakness. I too also think that man should cultivate himself to be strong and confident through persistence and willpower
But it's important not to get our who grow too large. Because no matter what we become we still have weakness.
Hey coach, big fan here, love your channel. I recently learned you grew up in Idaho which is where I'm from. Anyways, i was just wondering what your take on hawaiian kempo is? I have bounced around a couple gyms here in Vegas where i now live and i have a strong background in wrestling and a little experience in karate while attending a couple BJJ gyms here and there. I wanted to check out The Pit 702 (now known as Altruist MMA) and perhaps attend there as my main gym. Their branch of gyms are most famous for producing UFC fighters such as Chuck Liddell and my dream is to be a fighter. Point to all this is; how much do you know about hawaiian kempo/do you believe it is safe or affective for this particular gym to be using crossfit? i've heard they can get intense with that method and although i train literally everyday after work and when my kids are asleep i've heard mixed opinions on crossfit and i don't want to hinder my progress or health. Although they have great reviews for their location here i don't want to implement crossfit into my training if it's harmful, although their style of fighting seems to be a mix of kickboxing/wrestling which appeals to me. Hope to hear from you. Thanks coach! watch your channel all day at work haha!