@@chriswheeler6838 yes! I would have put them, but that would be too high difficulty for most people. But when you are able to do them at a higher rep range, they help so much for other exercises, such as bench press and shoulder presses

@@WarcatCombatFitness If it helps - I found that Pavel Tsatsaouline's book/video "The Naked Warrior" does a great job of showing a beginner how to start, and for an advanced person to make it harder. But the real problem, checking the ego at the door and being strict with yourself.

@chriswheeler6838 yup, I might post how I developed it, relatively quickly too. Within 6 weeks I went fro barely being able to do 2-3 on each arm, to doing 3 sets of 6-8 on each arm by week 6... I was up to 12-15 reps a set at one point. And was able to do on a decline for 8 reps

@@MattWiggyWiggins ok I may have underestimated that idea 🤔

@@AshGorall yes! Ironically, I did a video on how to throw volume striking like Holloway. Didn't think of complimenting his " look away" in that one lol

@ yeah man what a wild fight and the second I saw the “look away punch” the only thing that came to mind was “IM DA BESS BOXAR INTHA UEFSEE BAYBEE”

@AshGorall haha one of the goat moments in MMA

@@simonlee2284 thank you my friend 🙏🏻

😂 lol ok... He's still good at livershots

Thank you! I appreciate it! 🙏🏻

@@Noah_Mss good call! Thanks bud

Thank you! Cheers!

That's because Casimero isn't worth anything.

@@MattWiggyWiggins thanks brother!!

@@haruplays2573 tbf, I didn't say it was easy. But you're right it is challenging to be able to do it in practice. It did take me awhile to learn to set up bodyshots. And usually, it's at a moment where you make your opponents respect the hits from above to open up.

​@@lingtvvlog8735 I did say "considered", not necessarily my opinion haha

@@Noah_Mss thanks Noah!

For someone who isn't sporty those are pretty good observations! 1. Yes, I would have to be moving forward. How it "should" work or rather, work optimally would be when the opponent reacts to something high and they woild put their guard up for me to sneak low. This was hard for me to do because in kickboxing the high guard isn't used as much since we can use kicks. 2. The kick could have been worse on my end if it was done full force lol. BUT, at that range he likely wouldn't have thrown a hard kick so I was relatively safe. 3. Yes, my opponent switched stance. He's typically orthodox (right handed) but I trained him to be a switch hitter, so he'll go southpaw (lefty) at times. And yes, that dis make it a bit of a challenge as it was hard for me to time it earlier. Thanks for the input!!

@@JD-ny3vz that's awesome! I've noticed that with people I've trained who played basketball. Their footwork was easy to train, especially when they required to pivot and move laterally/angles

@@omicron5128 yeah! I only learned of it fairly recently. In a future video I'd like to go over the boxers that characters in the show were based off of

@@IpadFranco-qx8pe oh man! Great idea! Forgot about that one! Will do that asap

@@a-lc5le definitely!

@@uperlipr3468 🤣

@@Tekhnikal yeah, of course...but I wouldn't try a real one (unless I really didn't like the opponent 🤣) ... And as for the kick, we were kickboxing, but decided to try anyway lol

@@FardeenSheriff-wb7gq thank you! 🙏🏻hope to continue making enjoyable content

well said. Misdirection is a key component in smart tactics in any combat sport

@@chronotunes3663 that's awesome!

@@TrivaTr5xb I didn't show it, but earlier in the round, I did attempt a slight look away, just to see how he'd react. But I was like, "nah...." 🤣🤣

@@WarcatCombatFitness try fight like some amateur boxer i guess and let's see if the look away technique worked out

@@WarcatCombatFitness btw i sub your channel so i can see if you really did that

@@TrivaTr5xb I'm 99.9% sure it won't work🤣 I've sparred with amateur boxers before, and I wouldn't dare try lol ...

@@WarcatCombatFitness if i were in boxer i will dare to do the look away 😂😭😂😭😂 and i do like fight like ippo, takamura, mashiba, hawk, kamogawa, sawamura, and, itadaki though because i think it's cool 😎 though i choose to do Eskrima because i don't have area that has boxing gym buuuut i have tournament in 5 months first thing i gotta do is Muhammad Ali's shuffle 😂

@@jokeak3038 lol yeah. I probably should have asked to just do boxing instead, but was my only opportunity

Totally!

@@nappyheaded definitely! Tbf, Takamura did it ir terribly wrong 🤣 But yeah, I wouldn't try this in a real fight.

Difference is takamura did it in the first seconds of the first round so his opponent was still full steam and completely focused

@@Aurum802 thanks for the constructive criticism! Next ones will be better 🙏🙏

@@piramidasukcesu9417 oh damn... Didn't double check 🤦🏻‍♂️ thank you

@@WarcatCombatFitness purely correcting your pronunciation because I'm w tight-assed japanese learner

@@piramidasukcesu9417 ah! Gotcha! Thanks 🙏🏻 my follow up I'll make sure to use the proper pronunciation

@@SkyREX4LIF3 hahahaha worked too well

You mean Luffy

lol fair point, although the flicker jab's a legit technique

@@WarcatCombatFitnessi believe that the fights of hajime no ippo take more inspiration in the imagination/ imagery happening inside the boxers head like how ippo makes jet sounds when he makes the dempsey roll like the sound you hear when you are moving too fast or mashiba’s jabs feeling like an actual whip due to the feeling of striking

@@mimimimo455 agreed 💯 most anime do that. Like Demon Slayer, their "arts" are meant to be up to interpretation. But are likely purely visual effects since the slayers are only human and shouldn't have special "powers"

Yes, its like how being on your phone while crashing your car is more fatal than paying attention on the road, fax bro

​@@PersonCTBmore like trying to intentionally bite your tongue vs accidentally biting it.

@@charlackerman-t2f awesome! Great idea! I will hit that one soon!

That's why I think Aoki pairs it with the Frog Punch. Coming in from below creates a situation where you (or anybody) is not really able to properly brace. Best shot is to throw yourself away from the punch and then come back in for a counter.

@@gianluccask thank you! 🙏

@@harpuiaaa thank you! I did what I could and thought would be fun! Thank you for the kind words 🙏

@@Tekhnikal thank you! 🙏 if I can't copy the move I at least copy the concept

@@WarcatCombatFitness What's interesting is that Aoki understand a little bit of Psychology. He used it at the "climax" of the match where your tension is at its peak, and he said the move needs to last few seconds, extending it loses the effect and make yourself look dumb

@@Mendrawza24 hahahaha amazing

Yeah because nobody would expect you to be a jerk in a sparring

😭​@@W7RSON

@@W7RSONbro he could probably just be joking with his sparring partner calm down

you're not a good boxer for doing this.

@@brochon. Thank you sir! Hahaha i actually did want to do it with that shocked look, but I reflexively pointed. The shocked look probably would have worked better!

@@WarcatCombatFitness It's also the timing. In the fight Aoki comes in to brawl after his opponent is tired and even scared/put off balance. I think the main reason Aoki can pull it off is the sheer "Why did he stop? Why is he looking away?!" curiosity that a tired and frazzled opponent might fall for.

@@Wendeta-hq2cp hilarious when he was able to do it again, and the dude couldn't resist lol

Frog hook is more impressive looking, and it's easier

its literally a worse upper, because you take too much time going from crouching to standing, and you dont even inpulse that much when you're standing up, try doing the technique yourself (no need to do it in a fight or smth just do it alone against the air) and see how hard it is to try and throw a strong punch

@@casaclub988 that's why I'm saying frog hook instead of what this dude is saying. Leaping at a 45 degree angle and using a hook would be easier, plus it looks cooler