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Hello Toby. Thanks for your very interesting spotlight on Sam Langford. Being tangential for a little. I find it fascinating when a instructor shows humility by seeing the value of expanding on a suggestion, for want of a better word; student. Coming as I do from the learning philosophies of, having nothing to offer, be seen not heard; all those post Victorian repressive attitudes. What I'm saying is it it's great when the instructor or teacher figure will consider and expand on, as it were student's, subscriber's suggestion. Inspiring!😊❤😅
@winstonmiller9649 Thanks Winston! Yes we have all got to learn together! And indeed let go of the repressive, political teaching methods (and school indoctrinations!) Also the secret to always improving is to always keep starting again from the very beginning! Re-assessing yourself and re-aligning yourself over and over. For example I notice that doing a particular exercise for a while I can "switch off" when doing it and think that I now "know" how to do it and just repeat it as I did last time. Now I am no longer improving just repeating. So I have to wake myself up and re-start the exercise as if it was the first time doing it. Its not so much the exercise or routines that you do it is the awareness of your body and the continual improvement of your alignment. We are all in exactly the same boat with this - teacher and student!
Yeah, similarities to Dempsey's falling step jab (can't remember what he calls it exactly, but it's brilliantly detailed in his Championship Fighting book). These old time boxers were definitely where ancient eastern and more modern western martial arts crossed over!
@robinhearn88 Thanks Robin! That's great info! Falling step jab sounds exactly right - synchronising the step and fall of bodyweight into the strike through correct body structure. Will look into Dempsey also! Thanks for the comment!🙏
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(disclaimer: these are difficult exercises, always be careful and follow your own feelings.)
@Rob1066 Thanks for telling me about Sam Langford! He's a great example of body efficiency!
Hello Toby. Thanks for your very interesting spotlight on Sam Langford.
Being tangential for a little. I find it fascinating when a instructor shows humility by seeing the value of expanding on a suggestion, for want of a better word; student.
Coming as I do from the learning philosophies of, having nothing to offer, be seen not heard; all those post Victorian repressive attitudes. What I'm saying is it it's great when the instructor or teacher figure will consider and expand on, as it were student's, subscriber's suggestion.
Inspiring!😊❤😅
@winstonmiller9649 Thanks Winston! Yes we have all got to learn together! And indeed let go of the repressive, political teaching methods (and school indoctrinations!) Also the secret to always improving is to always keep starting again from the very beginning! Re-assessing yourself and re-aligning yourself over and over. For example I notice that doing a particular exercise for a while I can "switch off" when doing it and think that I now "know" how to do it and just repeat it as I did last time. Now I am no longer improving just repeating. So I have to wake myself up and re-start the exercise as if it was the first time doing it. Its not so much the exercise or routines that you do it is the awareness of your body and the continual improvement of your alignment. We are all in exactly the same boat with this - teacher and student!
Yeah, similarities to Dempsey's falling step jab (can't remember what he calls it exactly, but it's brilliantly detailed in his Championship Fighting book).
These old time boxers were definitely where ancient eastern and more modern western martial arts crossed over!
@robinhearn88 Thanks Robin! That's great info! Falling step jab sounds exactly right - synchronising the step and fall of bodyweight into the strike through correct body structure. Will look into Dempsey also! Thanks for the comment!🙏