Are headaches normal after sparring?

[@PunchProfessor]

Ain't Watch the Video yet, but I like that you address the RIGHT QUESTIONS Ramsey * * * * * Five Stars, and Thumbs Up ! Watching now ! True Paul D'

[@RamseyDewey]

Thank you! For everyone else who doesn’t yet know about the Punch Professor, go check out his channel, it’s amazing!

[@PunchProfessor]

@@RamseyDewey Brother Warrior thank you for your Amazing Kindness * * * * * I surly appreciate you ... The video is Excellent * * * * * So many factors ! Paul D'

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

If someone got hit in the head a lot of times during sparring and they have a headache then it can’t be a good thing

[@Samuel-sg2iv]

Dude you watch ramsey dewey to your everywhere

[@VincentMMALife]

I see you everywhere. You must be subscribed to the same channels as myself. I like your comments.

[@bluesap7318]

I wonder why?

[@theimpaler5034]

Headaches during sparing could be due to not eating something before training this is very common so eat something before u train and drink water during training and sparining

[@cahallo5964]

Most likely electrolytes, mostly salt and magnesium/potassium deficiency. (Cheap way to get it from is salted water with lemon juice)

[@sid3fx1122]

Hydration is important. Esp when working out. Make sure to drink alot of water. Lack of hydration causes headaches too.

[@joelkelly169]

Headaches after a, even mid-level, workout can be the symptoms of high blood pressure. A spike in your blood pressure during a physical activity can and does often happen. This, in turn, can lead to headaches afterward. Get tested as in a stress test if you are not going too hard with the contact while sparring. A stress test involves a treadmill work out to get the heart pumping fast usually in excess of 158 bpm. In my case after 20 minutes the highest they could get mine was 148, and I was at a dead run the last 3 minutes of the test. Just a thought to maybe help you out. At the time I ran long distances, 15 o 20 miles a day, 4 times a week.

[@aprioris.knowledge2765]

Why would you run this much that’s insane amount to run 😬 that’s as bad as not running

[@lastmanstanding5423]

Yesterday I had my first Wrestling class ever. There was no head trauma whatsoever. But it was quite intense type of training I was not used to. (I was as gassed as gassed gets) I got a headache half way through.... and my ears started poping (like when coming down a mountain). I'd say it's high blood pressure. And I'm guessing it'll go away when I get used to this type of training.

[@Chief2Moon]

Sometimes with some guys who sparred "heavy" years ago, or when I got older&slower I'd get headaches from time to time. Those days are long gone, but back then I was a welterweight or junior welterweight with guys my size up to middle&light heavyweight. I can't say for sure that "the bigger they are-the harder they fall"...but as I remember the bigger they are-the harder they hit. Haha. Boxing was my only striking sport.

[@powergaminggg8730]

Would like to add a bit of my experience on the same topic, few friends of mine (complete beginners) complained that they have vertigo during training and even after a round against the punching bag, sometimes headache after the training. Asked them to show me how they punch, and because their lack of any experience and an oversight of their coach - they were stiff/flexing their muscles during the whole motion while punching, leading to self-inflicted leashing towards their neck/head and also lack of oxygen (due to holding their breath for a long periods of time).

[@impcirca1988]

Nice comprehensive response, cheers coach!

[@chrisswanson2378]

Punched while riding my bike in an attempted mugging. Tucking my head and clenching my jaw saved my life. Still broke 7 bones. But then i was able to fend them off.

[@dylanjm5651]

...and then a hero comes along

[@chrisswanson2378]

@@dylanjm5651 Wish it felt that way. Proper head structure worked. Was still a nightmare. Not just the incident. Police show up 3 hours after mad i didn't wait. Then come to my house 6 hours after and didn't file the report. Forced me in an ambulance, $3500. No key or wallet so had to walk home from hospital and locked out. 2 weeks off work, 4 weeks blowing blood out my nose. PTSD because everyone waiting for me to pass by before crossing the street could be the next time. No hero here, hear? Edit. Still happening but I moved. This was 2 blocks from my old place but 5 years after. I know Danny. www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox8live.com/2019/04/23/victim-speaks-out-after-cyclists-attacked-st-roch-area/%3foutputType=amp

[@erniemathews5085]

When I started boxing I was told if you got headaches sparring, find another sport.

[@williambarnes274]

Mr. Dewey I've missed out on many of your recent videos. KZbin has continuously un-subscribed from your channel. I have been truly worried about you in China. Hope all is well.

[@Win94ae]

I only get headaches when sparring with amateurs bigger than me. Because if they have a hard time hitting me, they turn it up, and up, and up until they do hit me. Never did that happen in a kickboxing or boxing gym, only in a dojo.

[@RayOliverMMA]

Im usually or always a little light headed after sparring no matter the intensity.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

I wonder how Mayweather's evasive strategy against Conor would've gone if they were using MMA gloves... 🤔

[@patrickmulhall1572]

Hey Ramsey, love the channel. I recently started to train in boxing, and it’s been great, a lot of fun. However, this obviously doesn’t help with grappling, something else I’ve wanted to learn. My university is pretty small, without a wrestling program, so no one to ask here, but what are your tips for learning some wrestling basics in the US? Or should I focus on a different grappling system like Judo or jiujitsu, which I’ve noticed are far easier to find? They seem great, but wrestling has always interested me, but as a basketball player I’ve never had a lot of time. I’m finished playing in college now, and martial arts is something I’d really like to learn. Thanks for your videos, any help you can offer would be wonderful. Patrick

[@luigi6659]

Hello coach! Should I invest in some lace boxing gloves, and use them only for competition? I have a pair of velcro ones that I use in training, and also in competition, so what do you say? Is it better to have 2 pairs of gloves, one for competition and one for training? Also, is it better if the ones for competition are with laces? Btw, I am fighting in national amateur championships(those types of tournaments in which you have 2-3 fights a day, and the winner of the tournament is the champion, we call them "pyramids"). I saw that some of the fighters use laced ones, some use velcro ones.

[@edgarscottkarmacho]

Question for the coach: after watching your video on proper standing and the way to improve the power and speed of punching, i was wndering... How can i improve the control, power and speed of my stance while switching between high kicks, middle kicks, roundhouse kicks and sidekicks? I don´t know if i have to improve my flexibility or work on controlling my center of mass, is there any trick with the hips i dont know about? Should i change my sparring method? Thanks and i hope you have time to answer this and hopefully help the rest of your viewers. :)

[@السوري-ج4ذ]

How many years does this pain last?

[@moisecalloway2818]

Good evening Sir, I have a question that you may or may not have received before. I am wanting to learn some type of fighting style or martial art (which I've now started). But I have a history of concussions that drastically limit what I can take to the head. I've been told by numerous people that I'd be good in wrestling or boxing but because of my fear of receiving permanent brain damage from almost any accident, I'm not sure how to approach taking on a discipline. What would you suggest? ( I am currently involved in Wing Chun). Also I did a bit of sparring in boxing, took one to the face then within the hour started to get those concussion symptoms again

[@RamseyDewey]

Grappling- no punches whatsoever.

[@RamseyDewey]

Grappling- no punches whatsoever.

[@ts0088]

Hey Coach. I'm Max from Germany. I'm currently 20 years old, 5'6 and 145 pounds and I have a weird question. I love MMA and Martial Arts and would love to fight and make money with it someday. My dream is to have enough money to live from renting out apartments and having my own ranch like Cowboy Cerrone. But there is a thing about myself I don't unterstand. I practise Wu Shu since I was 8 years old und train MMA and Luta Livre since I'm 18. But I'm afraid of going to practise very often and I don't know why because my Coach and 90% of the People that train in my GYM are absolutly nice and friendly. I wonder if there is a solution to this or did you ever knew someone with the same Problem. I hope the Information I gave you about me will help you to answere that weird question. I'm going to Luta Livre class now anyways. Hope you can help me. Thanks Coach.

[@ts0088]

@Nikolaij Brouiller Thanks I will do that immediately. Ps. Vielen Dank🙏🏾

[@theimpaler5034]

Does anyone know anything about wu zing Dao kungfu I spoken to the instructor he sound legit but when I googled it and KZbin's it it doesn't look like kung fu it looks like some made up stuff but I may be wrong I need more info on wu zing Dao kung fu thank you

[@ghosty9548]

My training partner got angry and we got in a dog fight lol

[@dfpguitar]

I have a totally unrelated question that I hope you can answer in a future video. I have noticed that I have absurdly sharp shin bones and was wondering if there are any submissions that involve pressing shin bones into opponent? I have never done submission grappling but in freestyle wrestling our 83 year teaches to always exploit the sharp blades of forearms to cross faces and such more effective. So I was wondering if there is anything similar done with shin bones in BJJ/catch ? I know there are leg locks which challenge the integrity of opponents knee to make them submit but what about the simple sharp shin bones used to create cutting type pain?

[@RamseyDewey]

Yep. Calf slicers are exactly what you’re looking for.

[@RamseyDewey]

There are a few sparring sessions I’ve uploaded where I use calf slicers, but I haven’t made any tutorials on how to do them. There are a ton of different set ups, and a few different finishes. I use calf slicers all the time. They surprise a lot of people.

[@dfpguitar]

@@RamseyDewey cool thanks. Also sorry for typos/missing words. I meant to say "83 year old wrestling coach". He coaches freestyle but I get the feeling a lot of his techniques are catch inspired because of his age and because we are in England. The younger coach and any of the competent freestyle wrestlers in the club hate his techniques/approach and mock them as being "Victorian". And they do indeed seem a bit clunky and unsophisticated to modern flowing fast olympic or folkstyle wrestling as has evolved in USSR and USA. But his insistence of digging forearms and shoulders into opponents and getting perfect positions to make them feel constricted and unable to move really does have a very strong catch feel.

[@HallPark]

First sparring session last nite. Old school boxing gym with hard sparring 5 3 minute rounds. Sparred 4 different guys of different skill levels. I’ve had a little headache more of a soreness really throughout today and last night. My mind has felt a bit spacier and I’ve had a little nausea earlier. Is this normal for a first time?

[@RamseyDewey]

How many times did you get hit in the head?

[@HallPark]

@@RamseyDewey If I had to estimate id say 5-6 times at most per round. So maybe 30 total headshots.

[@RamseyDewey]

@@HallPark that’s a LOT of full contact punches to be taking in a single sparring session. Is it normal to feel damaged after being damaged? Yes.

[@RamseyDewey]

That being said… is it good? No.

[@HallPark]

@@RamseyDewey Thanks for the info. I spoke with a friend who’s a kickboxer/bjj guy with his own gym and another boxing gym in the area and they said that that wasn’t normal. Went to doctor. Said I have a minor concussion. Long story short I’m switching gyms

[@synvaVal]

Then that means combat sports isn’t for you lol

[@r6993tt4]

fuck no holy shit don't sparr like that

[@duchi882]

*Don't listen to this man* the Coronavirus already got to him before the Coronavirus was even a thing. The Thrust of Freedom, forgetting what the word "Co-worker" is, wanting to see other fighter's feet, forgetting about the question he's asked, and now I learned from his Podcast there was one time he crawled under all the Boxing Ring Ropes when the Ring Girl is holding up an opening for him to enter.

[@glazedgooch4546]

I only got head aches in the begining when I didnt know how to breath properly.

[@alainerookkitsunev5605]

Yup. Combine that with dehydration and you feel like you have a concussion.

[@theelysium1597]

@@alainerookkitsunev5605 same here, but not during sparring but general training.

[@marika1198]

@@theelysium1597 same when I'm on the punching bag light head ache

[@theelysium1597]

@@marika1198 ah k :) I ment training as in: Lifting heavy weights or doing other stressful tasks. Maybe you can improve your breathing by always breathing out on every hit when you punch. This will most likely remove our head ache completely ;) also it helps you when being hit and you most likely get hit when you are close and you are close when you try to hit your opponent :P Hope this helps a little bit. I already have reduced my headaches alot by focusing on breathing, but there are some exercises where I still fail.. anyway it's a long way up to the top..

[@kathrynsims4071]

You could also be dehydrated, an alarming amount of Americans are. Less water in your body means less protection for your brain. Make sure you’re drinking enough water friends!

[@blder708]

Ahh I didn’t think about that it was my first sparring match after a few months I was a little dehydrated but I didn’t think it’d be a problem I didn’t get hit much but I still had a bit of a headache

[@JGato-ii6ky]

He sounds like his new to boxing. Hes headaches will get better once he knows how to relax and, slip punches better. The thing about boxing tho is that they throw you in their quick and, sometimes the guy your sparing with dosen't necessarily have your best interest in mind. In the beginning sometimes the head gear causes headaches but idk could be anything really.

[@harleyzeth]

My issue with sparring when I first started boxing wasn't the pros or experienced guys, it was sparring guys with little experience such as myself that would get nervous and basically we'd break into a full on fight because neither of us were used to getting hit and staying calm

[@JGato-ii6ky]

@@harleyzeth yeah it's a comon mistake people think that you should fight guys that are beginners against each other most of the time someone is gonna get hurt. An the experienced guys well it depends if hes an ashole or a nice guy.

[@kolnsbesterkoftespie5782]

Exactly. I was trying to figure out if it was only my bad defence + the power behind my sparring partners‘ punches that caused my light headaches or if something else like stiffness etc. reinforced them as well. I probably need to work on both.

[@MaybeIshouldntusemyname]

Great advice coach! I just started sparring Muay Thai last week. The first day I had a headache cuz I kept getting punched. The next couple of days I made it a point to mostly practice defense and form and haven't had a headache since. I realized its easier to strike and find openings to when defense and form is a priority. Long way to go but I definetly learned the value of defense!

[@smac919]

Been training Muay Thai for a few years now.. The best thing to do is find a sparring partner who you trust and have an understanding with.. other than that, what really helped me is head movement, even when blocking shots, moving your head back right before impact will give a little extra room for gloves to absorb impact. I am 5'10" 150lbs with a 73in reach, so I normally spar with smaller, bulkier guys or legit female amateurs, and they always have more power than I do. When my head movement and footwork is on point.. they don't land on me very often and I can pick them apart.

[@smac919]

Another thing that helped me a ton.. is to find a pro fighter with similar attributes to yourself, not to completely copy their style, but to see what they do and take some of their techniques. For me, I really looked into guys like Dom Cruz, Cory Sandhagen and Sean O'Malley.

[@smac919]

if you let me know your height / weigh / reach, I can help find some good pro fighters to check out

[@MaybeIshouldntusemyname]

@@smac919 this is great advice. I can definitely benefit from moving my head more. I am on the way small extreme. 5'3 with 125 pounds. Luckily there are guys at my gym similar height but I'm the shortest one. I'd be interested in seeing any fighters around my height

[@smac919]

@@MaybeIshouldntusemyname Guys like Rodtang & Saenchai are almost your exact size.. And they are 2 of the greatest Muay Thai fighters ever. You will have a blast watching them two. Rodtang is younger and still really active, Saenchai is a bit older now, but a living legend.

[@smac919]

Finding the correct sparring partners is key. Me and my partners in Muay Thai don't throw strikes intended for each others chins and always hold back on head strikes.. But it takes someone with very good accuracy and power control.. finding the correct partner is difficult, but when you do, it makes things a ton better. I remember sparring with an older guy (im 30) who had about 30lbs on me.. the dude was throwing basically full force at my head and wouldn't stop after me saying numerous times to chill out.. I leg kicked him as hard as I could right in the thigh.. he stopped throwing towards my face after that.. we really haven't talked since. Be careful who you spar with, make sure you guys have an understanding before hand.

[@greatest_bumble_bee_dude]

When teenager I used to spar often in martial arts self defence academy classes in the dojo plus in boxing sessions and I used to never get headaches; however, when I got older get some headaches from time to time

[@Luis-ok5fb]

Did your headaches feel like a tension in the back of your neck?

[@mtsestudos7145]

I still feel pain ?

[@darkwolf4830]

I got headaches I get punched in the head even lightly, but been hit with a rock, a bottle and even a raring horse hoof. No headache. But punch. Headache.

[@doctaflo]

your skull shape is flawless. any phrenologist would mark you as a man of vigor and integrity.

[@RatoBrRune]

Bro?

[@henryc3067]

😂

[@adahbombdon1512]

I love how you casually described knocking yourself out and moving right past it lol

[@VincentMMALife]

Try to protect your brain as much as possible in training. Btw Ramsey you are one if the person's who made me want to upload videos of my own. I would appreciate it if some of you guys would check them out!

[@Emotionlessxartist]

Subbed dont let me down with whack content

[@VincentMMALife]

@@Emotionlessxartist I'm going to upload instructional videos and videos of myself sparring, rolling or competing. I hope I won't let you down!

[@thenickhood1592]

Vincent MMA Life fuck it I’ll subscribe and check you out

[@VincentMMALife]

@@thenickhood1592 Really appreciate it!

[@RamseyDewey]

Outstanding! Subscribed.

[@charlesforbin8526]

Tension in the neck can cause headaches as well. Beginners are often way to tense, especially during sparring.

[@chojinkid]

sure I'm not a pro, not even a competitor, but it never happened to me in the first years, it started now, after 4 years, now getting headache from sparring is a sure thing, and it may even last for a week, I'm 44 yo so not that young anymore and my neck is definetely not mint, but I'm gonna check my head too soon cause I'm not sure it's the neck.

[@DSP-gh5ei]

​@chojinkid The neck is a possibility but you can tell when a you have a normal headache vs when you are just punch drunk, if your head feels heavy, disconnected and just not like yourself it's not the neck

[@PowerandControlUFU]

Yesterday in a Boxing Sparing, the other guy punched me in the head so strong that my head is still hurting ad I am having light headaches. Conclusion: Bad Trainning Partinner plus bad defense technique from me.

[@giovannip.1433]

Posture - bend the knees slightly - helps absorb shock through the body too...

[@frodokhunt]

Off topic : but once before doing pad work I hit my head really hard and bruised it whilst skating , but when I attempted to hold pads even the action of receiving a rib kick the shockwave travelled through my body and made my head ache so bad to the point I couldn’t hold pads that day and just did some light cardio instead . So prior injuries can play a big part in this aspect to ! Love ya videos Ramsey your the man !

[@stefanmadun6881]

"always protect yourself" tell that to many WKF kumite competitors. I stopped going to competitions mostly becase i lost few fights because i "hit too hard" and my opponents often after a touch their head made a theater scene called "he hits me, he deserves a penalty", just after they litellary attack my fist with their faces. That's one of the reasons i learn karate for a self defence :D

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

What do you think about Deontay Wilder saying he lost the fight with Fury because of the 40 lbs costume he wore while walking towards the ring ?

[@adamlee581]

I'd say just wear shorts shoes and gloves then you lemon....or join the WWE LOL

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@adamlee581 I'd also like to know how his costume was related to BHM. He looked like a Dark Souls character.

[@K87jk]

We are all different and I don't get headaches I get debilitating migraines and blured vision... I think my neck is too weak and skinny,actually I know.

[@Dancolemusic]

Who else is watching this with a headache

[@thecelticmagician8421]

I box Ramsey and I agree but at the same time it happens from time to time. I believe in light, medium and heavy sparring all for their own purpose but I think heavy sparring prepares you for the intensity and stress of a fight situation. It has for me in my own experience. I don't get headaches often but it can happen as we get hit with shots due to the nature of the sport. We normally learn the most defensively in lighter sparring however

[@joeluna7729]

Very GOOD TOPIC, and of course...the right answer! RAMSEY has a thick skull. 🤣 In Hawaii we said "No pain - no brain." I have "light" CTE damage, from decades of combat sports, Football, Rugby. and the military, So, I PRAY a LOT and avoid concussions these days, as it can worsen into DEMENTIA, and cause DEATH, not to mention cause a very tranquil guy like me to become violent. I suffer migraines every week or so, and have been rushed to the ER in ambulances for them. Most of my damage occurred in TRAINING, because we trained WRONG. Today I, my friends and family members have lasting problems--a cousin of mine who was on the US Army Boxing team, can barely talk talk now. Head aches are NOT GOOD, and if they happen often - STOP. See a doctor, and train somewhere else. Unless you want to be a vegetable, drooling, and barely able to say more than 3 words...which I have seen. NOTHING is worth losing your MIND and health to. NOTHING.

[@mtsestudos7145]

Good afternoon brother, I'm Brazilian, but I'm studying about brain injury, I want to be a professional fighter, but I want to know what I'm getting into first. Wanted to know if you've taken a lot of punches and been knocked out? Because if you received a few punches and still had cte, I'm out...

[@timothyfreeman97]

If i feel i have concussion symptoms but have a fight (amateur boxing) in 7 days, should i still go on with the fight? Asking for a friend 👀.

[@Joel-xy7qg]

How do you feel now? Did you go into the fight? How long did it last? Im dealing with the same thing except I dont think I have a concussion atleast that I know of. But I been planning to fight but idk if should while dealing a tension headache.

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

I got a headache listening to that fuzz in the audio

[@nunorita1733]

Hey ramsey, I would love to hear you talk about Lomachecko's style of boxing, and how boxers develop this styles that usually are considered "not the right way to box" to boxing coaches if their studebts try to use it. Thanks!

[@aiyahuntacheimumbi236]

7:57 That is EXACTLY what happened to me my first time in sparring 😂😂😂 Put them up cluelessly and ended up even easier to hit lol

[@kellymoderator5253]

10:16 “you can get knocked out with your own hands, did you know that?” Lol NO thank you so much!!! I will be very careful with how I hold and use my hands!

[@smac919]

10000% percent can happen. If you need to shell up, make sure you have your arms ready to brace for impact. Covering your chin is the area in which you are most at risk of that happening. A really good thing to practice is head movement, you can lean your head back right before impact, leaving a little extra room for your hands / arms to absorb the blow. Even on blocked shots, it's good practice to brace your head / neck.

[@kellymoderator5253]

Shinigami hey thanks heaps for your input, are there any good videos that demonstrate what you are describing? I am aware good head movement means a lot, i have seen Jon Jones and Nate Diaz using movement to mitigate strikes, i just don’t know exactly what it is I’m looking at.

[@smac919]

@@kellymoderator5253 it's really just a timing thing, practice makes perfect. A good way to practice would be just have a partner throw light strikes at you while you block and practice moving your head back before impact, even footwork can help absorb strikes, eventually you will get your head and footwork in sync. That's what leads to guys like Nate & Jon Jones having such a good 'chin'. They see the strikes coming and prepare accordingly. The only time Nate got KOd was off an amazing combo by Josh Thomson, Nate thought a low kick was coming and Josh went high.

[@smac919]

@@kellymoderator5253 The best ever at absorbing strikes was probably Anderson Silva.. He used to completely drop his hands and let fighters tee off on him.. 99% of the time, no damage would occur, because Anderson rolls with and absorbs the strike so well, the only time he got dropped doing it, is when Chris Weidman threw an off rhythm strike. I would assume Weidman practiced that off rhythm strike for that very situation. Anderson even did it to Stylebender in their fight, Izzy yells at him after, saying, " Dude Stop that shit. " lol

[@smac919]

@@kellymoderator5253 remember to always keep chin down though, when bracing for impact on a blocked shot. It's basically just making your body act like a spring. head movement / body movement / footwork are all tied together

[@w8ngr]

I think it’s an indication of sparring to often weather it be light medium or hard and sometimes you just get hit really nice with no malicious intent and it was just a great shot sometimes they will give you a head ache 🤕

[@rutger5200]

You gonna get hit. It's a part of the sport. You can have good defense all you want, but the reality is there is no escaping, avoiding all punches. You gotta embrace it.

[@lilboomthememegod]

I have constant headaches since I started boxing, I just thought it’s how things were being a boxer. After sparring it gets a lot worse and every punch on the bag hurts in my head. I’ve tried strengthening my neck. I’ll try a different route of being mentally stronger and see if it works for me like you did. I never felt a pain in the back of a neck from boxing, when I did jui Jitsu that hurt my neck but I feel the boxing helped it.

[@mkminor3398]

How are your headaches coming along?

[@Loveyourneighbor770]

I have the same problem I think I'm gonna go to a doctor soon

[@chojinkid]

@@Loveyourneighbor770 anything up? waiting to go to a neurologist for onstant headaches after sparring, I've taken some time off for now

[@NickSlingerland-yd8hy]

Bro you sound like the narrator of The Twilight zone. Loved that show

[@fryhyh]

I got hit so hard and my face started bleeding and now i got a headache

[@Mysterious2887]

I’m so fed up of gyms just saying “keep your hands up” as if it’s like the cure to cancer, ridiculous

[@bigguy7353]

Never had a "headache", per se, but my head has been throbbing from accidental stiff strikes, so, it certainly has made my head ache. So, effectively, I guess it has. Lol! Cheers from Chicago!

[@Soladrin]

Question for ramsey Have you ever looked at HEMA and what do you think of it? I'm always super curious what MMA people think of it. Cheers, someone who competes with Longsword and Military Sabre

[@emiliox210]

I’ve gotten tension headaches in the temples after sparring my coaches and fysio think its from tight neck and trapezius muscles this happens if I’ve not warmed up the neck and not sparred in a while do you know anything about this type of temple headaches connected to tight neck/shoulders? The common overall head headaches seems to more of a brain thing I’d assume I hope for your opinion coach.

[@Joel-xy7qg]

Ik this comment late but I been dealing with the same thing too. Feels like tension and I don't feel punch drunk or dizziness or anything bad it's just my tension headache I feel.

[@Dudesofdestruction]

The title sound like Krusty the clown Product commentary... :D

[@frankj2879]

ive never had headaches related to martial arts, even after hard fights in which ive been knocked down. guess im just lucky

[@bardforhiree8454]

been 3 days he couldnt submit Corona-Chan :( F

[@williambarnes274]

I worked as a Bail Enforcement Agent for 5 years. While moonlighting as a doorman for a rougher inner city night club. After some of our more violent evenings. I'd come home bruised, even had my nose broken a few times. But I never dealt with headaches. The only time sparring caused headaches was after being choked out in Jujitsu.

[@82drumhead]

I used to get them when I first started Jiu Jitsu. I don't think I was hydrated enough and I just wasn't prepared for the amount of sweating I would be doing. Had to make sure on training days I was hydrating literally all day before class. Not striking related so much.

[@spencerpetersen4092]

I find that I often get headaches if I'm a little dehydrated after heavy workouts. Other than that I don't really get headaches. So that may also be a factor.

[@dieselx999]

Oh ok now I get why in sparring it's better to hit the forehead since it's a shield

[@fimfengius]

Very good to instruct head posture and stance for sparring in order to minimize injuries. However, me myself once had a neck problem stemming from stiff neck muscles from which I contracted ache in the head when sparring. I went to the chiropractor who stretched the neck in a special manner and after a while the ache was gone. Therefore I would also recommend going to a certified chiropractor in order to evaluate the spine, neck and the base of the skull. Head aches could stem from a physiological problem.

[@karlokamenjasevic921]

Ramsey how do i not get my air knocked out while getting hit in the stomach?

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

I remember getting headaches as a TKD practitioner vs a Kickboxer. But (I thought) he was cheating. I kept kicking him everywhere and he kept running in and punching me and I was much bigger. If we had no gear on I'd probably have hurt him a lot I thought Am I doing it wrong, e.g. not strong enough or are they cheating?

[@FreebyrdFayelanx]

I know gloves to no gloves adds around 50% more power - but what about when kicking with shin guards?

[@Lifeisbrutal.]

I got hit twice in the back of my head i Still have mild pain after 2 weeks

[@RamseyDewey]

Yeah man, the back of the head is very sensitive to blunt force trauma. That can mess a guy up for a long time!

[@tauhid9983]

Hey Ramsey, I am just wondering whether these head aches could mean a health related problem or should it get better over time. Also are head trauma linked to loss of intelligence or is that just a myth?

[@dielugenpresse7668]

Hey, from everything I read, it looks like IQ can't decrease due to thrauma. But it can cause dizzyness, confusion, contentration issues and all the symptoms of cte which attack your mental abilities.

[@rocaw]

I love the sensei voice, could stay for hours listening to it not doing anything else, it relaxes me badly....

[@canismajoris6733]

Did a first sparring session and got a headache on the top of my head evey time I got hit on the jaw or chin. Even though it was very light sparring and they were just light taps. Idk if I should just give up on striking and go back to bjj.

[@Hassankhan-db8pw]

What to do about this headache is not going away. \

[@RamseyDewey]

Consult a medical professional.

[@terencejeffries5359]

how do all? late teens/early twenties got into alcohol very regular and noticed never had a hangover when mixing with just water/ice. never get headaches at all now as dont have sugar in hot drinks. occasionally make a 2,4,6,8 cake and will get headache as eaten half the cake- with 2 eggs, 4 ounces butter, 6 ounces sugar and 8 ounces self raising flour in a day which equals about 18 teaspoons. perhaps you stopped consuming hard candy/ fizzy cordial, both containing high sugar content. food for thought. taztez.

[@tzaeru]

Hey Ramsey, might you be able to say what Adesanya's idea/goal was at 12 second mark of this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV7Cl35qqtCUjrc I was looking at it frame by frame (if you didn't know, you can pause a KZbin video and then press , and . to step one frame forward/backward, best feature ever for analyzing fight videos!), and I don't really understand what Adesanya is reacting to and what outcome is he expecting. Romero does a small step forward, then Adesanya lunges. Was he trying some kind of a feint? Looking at this hilight reel, I feel bad for not seeing that fight when it happened!

[@AnthonyPérez-e8m]

started at 28, 31 now and quitting... i´m getting injured too often and constant headaches, dizzines...etc. Not worth it. This video helped me get that decision

[@Lol-mr2eb]

I have been thinking about this for a long time, bullying at my school is a very large issue and we had a kid commit suicide because of it recently so I have been thinking about possibley going to my school and asking them to allow me to teach bjj after school on the wrestling mats, there are 2 issues with this other than that of the school possibly saying no, issue 1 is that I dont like the idea of teaching bjj to people who could possibly be bullys and not use the information properly and 2 is that I'm a white belt who has only been training for 3 months, I do have a decent understanding of the game compared to most white belts (or so I've been told) but that doesnt change the fact that I am still new, of course to prevent false advertising and what is know as a "mcdojo" in the mma world I will advertise the training as training from a 3 month old white belt but I would love to have your perspective on this knowing that you started coaching as a white belt too - Cullen

[@fredriksjoblom5161]

For some reason a lot of people seem to think that simply placing a hand between your face and a strike is going to do the trick. They must have never come across a newton's cradle...🤯

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

I get headaches sometimes not even from sparring, but I think from exertion. I stay hydrated and eat properly, but they seem to always come.

[@lastmanstanding5423]

Yesterday I had my first Wrestling class ever. (also first Martial Arts class ever) There was no head trauma whatsoever. But it was quite intense type of training I was not used to. (I was as gassed as gassed gets) I got a headache half way through.... and my ears started poping (like when coming down a mountain). I'd say it's high blood pressure. And I'm guessing it'll go away when I get used to this type of training.

[@itzbebop]

Hi coach. Been a while since you've done a "fighters try women's self defense" video. Thought maybe you wanna give this one a shot? It's a Gracie BJJ video so it would be very interesting to get your teams perspective on this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHLLYZaLZq9osM0

[@lotharluder2743]

The Head gets used to take impakt to a certain degree. Of course its not healthy. Doing sparring more tuff its the way to learn to fight more tuff. Fighting with strong Opponents means always you can't avoid all impakts. But you can minimize the trouble fore the Brain by strong training.

[@UncleBernhard]

Ramsey, could you please stop talking about fighting and talk more about the virus? You are like the main China guy here in Europe and we could really use your help now! Please give us tips how to survive the quarantine and not go full-on Shining and other lessons learned please. Thanks so much!

[@goodbuy7556]

I would like to hear news on corona, I trust you more than anyone on that? Plus the information is "first hand"

[@a-blivvy-yus]

Random crazy question, but... Have you seen a videogame called Toribash? And whether you have or not, would you look up some fight footage from the game and share your thoughts? Because I think your perspective on the game would be highly entertaining.

[@jeffreylook9849]

God blessed Ramsey with headaches immunity. Therefore Ramsey Dewey can cause earthquakes by staring at the ground. Ramsey Dewey can stop punches by looking at them. He is the new Chuck Norris.

[@meesamabbas6993]

Normally i don't get headaches but today's spar was a little hard and because it was mma spar so when my partner was pounding me from back i got hit above my ear so now after 3,4 hours i am feeling some pain there so is that normal or i should do something please answer me

[@fishinforfun3359]

Oddly enough, I was holding pads for someone and made some sort of sound when they the pad really hard like you do, and the sound I made had my jaw open and slack at just the right moment. Ratted my head just a touch. I bite down on my mouthpiece now to make sure my jaw is locked in place and the muscles in my face are tight. Who know but maybe that’s something.

[@movakalin5333]

How is the situation in Shanghai? With all the Covid-19?

[@RamseyDewey]

Going on two months of city wide quarantine

[@WarPaintClub]

@@RamseyDewey Stay safe, friend!

[@ashtar3876]

I've been keeping my hands a few inches from my face for no real reason, should probably do something about it

[@Badge01Kenobi]

I think most of them come from the neck not being conditioned. Wearing a boxing headgear actually makes the head 'heavier' and a bigger target. I would ban uppercuts, except very light touches, and keep everything light touches in sparring. Condition the neck in the gym.

[@richardrichard4029]

1sr comment. So as the winner of this competition please start the next vid looking into the camera, deep breathe...then I'm batman. I need to satisfy my curiosity that you should sound close to Keaton's batman. We'll I see I'm 3rd so discount what I wrote...I didn't win it.

[@dontparknexttome2591]

I get headaches from tension in my right shoulder. I can do a hard press and massage on it and it just goes away after like 2 minutes.

[@chanceyboone7575]

Coach Ramsey hope you're doing well with this corona virus thing my name is chancey i was raised amongst a boxing family i took up freestyle wrestling as a kid and now i practice goju karate and have taken to it well and i have a decent understanding of bjj i shadowbox everyday am working on losing weight (now 250 from 270) and I'm learning more bjj my question is how do i begin to find my way into mma

[@blindassassin8553]

Hey coach this whole Corona virus is starting to get bad here in US and in particular New York City . If you don't mind could you give us an update? Could you let us know what your city looks like now, a few months after your quarantine started? I just want to know what we are in for in the future.

[@santytt123454321]

Ramsey, i have a question about training punching power. You said shadowboxing with weights doesn't work because it doesn't allow you to open your hands. I saw some gloves with weight on the knucles that allow yo to open your hand and keep them light. Do you thing they could be useful?

[@JayB-6]

I Would get headaches after Hitting the bag and soon found out that it had to do with my poor breathing during the workout so That might be something to consider your Breathing.

[@jacopomichelacci1685]

so what if i got beat up pretty good, but i felt and feel no headache at all?

[@RamseyDewey]

That’s not uncommon. I haven’t had a headache for over 35 years. I have taken some beatings though.

[@jacopomichelacci1685]

@@RamseyDewey ok thanks💪