Bareknuckle Footwork

[@loneronin6813]

I found this channel at just the right time in my life in regards to martial arts. I'm 28 and have been dealing with disabilities that have severely limited me in regards to my practice of martial arts. It's a huge passion of mine and due to my condition I've been unable to continue the styles/methods I'm accustomed to practicing. Most of my experience comes in the form of Judo, Taekwondo, and Combat Hapkido, although I've done a small amount of Wing Chun and Yang Taijiquan as well. I was looking into taking up modern Boxing, but the structure of modern Boxing's punches (Hooks and Uppercuts in particular) cause strain on my body that makes them slower, less effective, and painful. I've been searching for a martial art I can still safely and effectively practice, and thanks to various source materials (your videos especially) I find that I'm learning and settling into Classical Pugilism rather well so far considering. I've always found this style fascinating, but until recently I didn't know that many people still practiced it given that you don't see it hardly at all where I'm from. (USA in the state of Virginia.) Anyway, sorry for the long spiel, but I just wanted to mention this because I wanted to say thank you so much for what you do on your channel here. It's been incredibly helpful in regards to giving me back something of what I lost, which is vastly more important to me than it might seem. I feel like I can still do what I love most in this life again, and it's given me back a big part of who I am as a person. I look forward to constantly learning and improving as I continue to train with the aide of your videos, and I wish you all the very best in all things. Thank you again for this gift.

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

Thank you so much for sharing this - I am humbled and honoured to know that I have been of some help to you. Knowing that the videos I make have an impact makes it all extremely worthwhile. I hope that you continue to grow on your pugilism journey and that you are able to regain more of what you lost. I am actually based in the United States (New England) now, so once things open up, perhaps I will be able to run some workshops. Virginia isn't too far away. Regardless, I am glad that I can be a part of your journey in some small way. Keep on training and overcoming the obstacles that have been laid before you.

[@loneronin6813]

@@PugilisticusBritannicus Thank you so much for your response and I hope that you will continue to succeed in your goals as well. I hope to one day learn more from you if I'm ever able to travel out that way. :)

[@TtrtRX]

@@PugilisticusBritannicuswhere in USA?

[@ajaykumarvishwakarma4720]

Woww... Good to see the Lord Hanumaan's picture in the background wall. 🙏🙏

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

Thank you

[@someguy403]

This video and channel of yours is incredibly useful. I am very new to martial arts and although I wanted to learn growing up I was never really able to but recently I've been able to get some books on classical pugilism and have practiced it a bit at home and these videos really help demonstrate a lot of what the books talk about. It's a shame this martial art isn't as common nowadays, I would love to be able to train in a gym for this with other people but for now I will stick to my backyard.

[@mostlysanetrader]

Here coz of average palat dand enjoyer tweet.....glad I found u

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

Thank you!

[@reachvictoria3386]

Interesting. I trained in boxing for a short time and my trainer had me practice in almost the exact same way, specifically the pivoting. He also had a background in Kenpo and was simply a student of many fighting styles, so I wonder if his teaching was more of a hybrid. My uncle taught me to drop my hips to generate punching power as well (he studied TAI Karate under David German). Loving the channel. Cheers!

[@pranavchaturvedi2452]

Amazing vid man. Looks like you really have Lord Hanuman's blessing.

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

Thank you

[@aaronhuang8425]

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do Stance (not based on Wing Chun) is based on old school fencing and English Navy boxing. He does exactly what you are doing!

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

Very cool - thanks for sharing!

[@aaronhuang8425]

@The S/Word, yep, both Britain and Qing China exchanged many techniques thru Opium Wars & Boxer Rebellion. Chinese pirate fighting. East meets west. Look closely at a Wing Chun butterfly sword, that's a British boarding cutlass.

[@andrewhuckerby8265]

Another excellent presentation of a series of excellent presentations. Will you be running seminars/training sessions in the fullness of time hopefully when the risk from Covid has significantly reduced?

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

Hi Andrew - thank you for your kind words. I hope that once things are back to normal, I will be able to run some seminars and workshops.

[@sophiemac1632]

Why was the drop step more important in knuckle fighting?

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

It allows for more power to be thrown with the straight lead, which is the main weapon in classical pugilism. Today, that has become the jab, which is not thrown in the same way and therefore the need for a drop-step is much diminished.

[@dullknifefactory]

Dempsey did it

[@greeneyedlunatic7473]

In kraw maga we move like that too, puglizim is a real street combat system.

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

It is common among most decent striking styles

[@mostlysanetrader]

Jai bajrang bali....jai hanuman...keep inspiring 🙏🏻

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

thank you

[@carlosandres1835]

Amazing ,how can i translate this to mma?

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

You need to experiment using it in an MMA sparring session and see how you can incorporate it into your style.

[@dkonvsthedark]

Bro come on my show

[@PaolPaol-p1x]

He got the hanuman God pic hanging ❤

[@AlbertSergei]

How do you think pugilism would fair against a modern muay thai fighter? Assuming it's bareknuckle

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

That’s an interesting question. I have trained Muay Thai for 20 years and taught it for 3/4 of that time, so I have a bias. It all depends on the ruleset. In a ring bout that allows full rules for Muay Thai (or even Lethwei rules), I would assume the MT guy would come out on top. If it were fought with a hybrid set of rules, that allowed the pugilist to work his game, then he would stand a chance. I feel that in terms of a street encounter, the pugilist would edge it

[@AlbertSergei]

@@PugilisticusBritannicus thanks for the response! Why do you think the pugilist would edge it in a street encounter? A MT or Lethwei fighter would have a lot more tools, specifically in the clinch with elbows and knees I would think. The old school attitude as well seems quite vulnerable to elbows/knees/kicks.

[@PugilisticusBritannicus]

@@AlbertSergei because kicking is a terrible idea in a street fight - if you give up your base, are caught and sent to the ground, then you are liable to be stomped. Headbutts and elbows work, but pugilism didn't bar the use of them until 1838, so technically, they are in the pugilist's arsenal

[@arcaneknight9799]

Rich Piana, 5 scoops in your honor.

[@indrajithak47]

@@arcaneknight9799 😂 appreciate the chuckle, was caught off-guard

[@L.sPonsel]

Pugilist is the dark age of boxing People are still stupid about fist fighting