Control and Manipulate Opponents With Your Mind

[@hard2hurt]

Question for Viewers: What are some problems you are having in sparring and training?

[@jag4650]

Remembering to finish punches with kicks and kicks with punches. Creating that nice punch/kick/kick/punch sandwich is such an afterthought for me.

[@usefraad8488]

i am having problems starting combinations i am always able to vounter with a combo but never just starting with a combo without them throwing something first i believe it can be fear of being countered myself or maybe just my style maybe both but i would love to hear what u think btw i love ur channel keep it up👑❤️

[@colbyredding7341]

3 Big Things Flinching Gassing out Leg mobility for kicks

[@KoopaParatropa]

I need to become more flexible. Tired of falling over trying to do head kicks.

[@coldtreasure]

Not having a partner to spar with xD

[@KittSpiken]

As we all know, fighting types are weak to psychic attacks.

[@hard2hurt]

Definitely.

[@redactedcanceledcensored6890]

finally I can proudly say I CAN'T FIGHT

[@tomeralper2827]

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[@Winchester7734]

"if you wanna manipulate someone, physically and emotionally. it helps if you've abused them in the past." wow mike thanks for the great advice, ill try to put that to good use.

[@survivalguy69]

😭😂😂😂

[@HittokiriBatosai]

Also gaslighting later on

[@SicFromTheKush]

Cro Cop was undefeated in rematches, 7-0

[@Enthymene]

It would've taken so much control for me not to say "thanks, my dad already taught me that"

[@thomasvanwonterghem1498]

@@Enthymene lmao

[@ives3572]

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate.” - Sun Tzu

[@SleeplessBrazilLimbo]

the war of the art guy again, love his quotes

[@dukey03]

“Attacking is less tiring than defending” boy I needed to hear that. As soon as you said it I was like “Holy shit, that is SO true!” Thanks for the video sir!

[@heem8814]

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[@heem8814]

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[@dankmemesdeaddreams2309]

"If you wanna manipulate someone mentally and emotionally, it helps if you've physically abused them in the past" Thanks man, I can see you learned something from your time as a police officer!

[@VacuumJockey]

Man, Nate is the most patient padawan ever. Dude is a star. :)

[@taylorfiksdal2895]

Hey Mike, I just started taking BJJ after watching this channel for years without taking a martial art. I hurt all over but I love it.

[@goatshield193]

I just read The Book of Five Rings and one of the principles Musashi wrote about was essentially this video. Interesting to see the timeless wisdom from hundreds of years ago and now

[@SIMUL4CR4]

No shit...you're right, haven't read it for years but now you say it I remember it. Using (mu?) the void to illicit an attack or something. There are echoes of it in The Art of War and the Tao Te Ching as well.

[@MichalLempicki]

Great video as always Mike! also, Nate is slimming down. Is he thinking about moving down in weight class?

[@hard2hurt]

Maaaaaaaybe.

[@ashtar3876]

Oh yeah he looks a lot thinner

[@chomdaim3542]

I was thinking the same thing homeboy looks good

[@EnFyr]

It's so fun to have watched the development of your skills as a MA and a coach. I would definitely sign up for your classes if i lived in the US. When it comes to struggles in sparring you basicly covered them all in earlier videos. But the main thing is always distancing and feeling out your opponent's reach, wich is not easy when you're a small dude like me.

[@OneNvrKnoz]

Everyone talks about having the outside foot, but no one explains why it’s important and what advantage you have with it

[@formoney5255]

Robbing life essence? Well, it is official. Mike = Yoda. Also, I would like to see more unique combos, that's what got me watching in the first place.

[@Ninjacob00]

In summary: inflict EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

[@CombatSelfDefense]

My big struggle right now is learning to sit down and trade shots with my opponent rather than my evasive, in and out karate style. I’m pretty good at counter fighting and evasive footwork, but I really want to be able to sit down and exchange, rather than always running and counting on them to a) fall for the trap or b) get tired of chasing me

[@kennethjose2014]

No joke, this is the most helpful advice I’ve come across on how to think while sparring. Sometimes I fall Into just taking what is given to me rather than taking from them.

[@jordanski5421]

Honestly I'm struggling with general movement footwork type of stuff I often find myself standing still when I'm in deep thought and I know that will screw me over in a real situation.

[@LondonSavate]

This works beautiful for my sport as well. Nicely explained, thanks.

[@mattsstuff5626]

Really appreciated the head movement stuff in this. Light bulb moment which I've been in the dark about for years. Thank you.

[@malapertfourohfour2112]

Mike, your choice of descriptive vocabulary is the most delightful of any KZbin martial arts uploader. Always appreciate your uploads. 💜

[@TheNhhs2008]

Id be really interested in a video talking about switching gyms. Been training at the same gym forever and have interest in switching but it feels weird to approach the instructors about it.

[@ashtar3876]

My old place (and new one) will let you cancel via email so that wasn't that big of a deal for me

[@farkinarkin5099]

Happy New Year, Icy Mike. Your fighting skills have gotten rather impressive over this past while.

[@JamieRCorder]

You totally hit it. Explaining the why behind the move or technique is what most places struggle with because they don't know and don't want to learn.... or are afraid to ask!

[@itsyaboybinnybenis8011]

I am supposed to fight a crazy Turkish boxer during summer and your vids are really helping me out! Stay grinding my fellow fighting people!

[@smexijebus]

On the point of breathing, I recently learned about the Bohr effect which states that it's actually CO2 which is the key player in oxygen transportation to blood and muscles. The numbers pointed out to me were that, on average, asthma sufferers tend to take much larger breaths than those who don't, breathe much more deeply through the mouth, and yet still have lower amounts of oxygen absorbed and transported. The way to rectify this issue was to breathe through the nose, breathe lightly and normally, and like you said, breathe through the diaphragm/stomach instead of the chest. Not sure if this would be possible to translate into MMA, especially mid fight, but interesting phenomenon to be aware of nonetheless.

[@dreavesthemalkavianphsycia8933]

Thaank you for always doing your best to come back around to the in the gym and training stuff. I think your balance between real world or use of self defense options and what works, and being in the gym and use of pads in a dojo type environment is awesome. That reassertion of your body and mind being the only weapons you can take anywhere and always have on hand so train them often is imperative to me.

[@mandingueiro2519]

Mike is such a great teacher

[@frankb8288]

I am not one for endless yapping soo I will get to it. You guys are awesome realistic fighters. I love the fact that you go beyond mediocre and teach useful things. Thank you. I PRAY THIS NEW YEAR IS GREAT FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY....GOD BLESS YOU ...........

[@tribe_of_trees]

Hey Mike thanks for all the help! could you talk about head movement drills/defensive drills in a future video?

[@mwilliford200]

I put this video off for almost 2 weeks, idk why. I’ve been watching this channel for a long time and every time they post something, its coincidently always relevant to my life at the time. Yet, for some reason I put this one off, I think it’s because for a weeks now I find myself getting scared to continue my mma classes and it makes me somewhat depressed, like I don’t want to fail again because I feel I have plateaued and there’s a lot of shame I feel because of that. I should have watched this way sooner because recently It seemed all the guys in my gym had no problems of there own, and I thought I was the only one. But hearing Mike say that everyone thinks like this helps my anxiety a ton, so big thank to you guys for that. I hope this video helps you guys as much as its helping me. 🙏🏼

[@gearhead22harley]

Nate needs to work on his breathing skills if he wants to be any real threat in the ring. His "NOT" knowing how to breathe through his diaphragm at around 3:45, was very telling. GET ON THAT MIKE!

[@thebaneking4787]

Your most BRILLIANT VIDEO EVER. No bs.

[@jordankraemer7696]

With that punch slip info at the end you just improved my game 100% thank you mr mike bald internet guru man

[@roBLINDhood]

Looking good Nate!! Watching Nate and Jay get in better shape is inspiring me.

[@richardrawlings7750]

Great informative vid as always guys! Nate you're looking trim dude. Mike, have you ever considered doing a UK seminar tour? Get Seth and some of your guys and I reckon you'd do well, just a thought. PS, if you say yes I'll let you hit me with the stinger xl as hard as you can.

[@brandonrogers8621]

Most days I don't wanna get out of bed but for whatever reason whenever icy Mike uploads a new video I always seem to wake up under my heavy bag trying to wipe the sleep out of my eyes with my bag gloves. I'll be hard to hurt in no time

[@eric81872]

I love the why you teach brother! Thank you for the video! ♥☺♥and have a great happy new year!♥

[@NickPilmeyer]

Mike I love a lot of your videos, but this is my absolute favorite, the whole philosophy behind the video intrigues me, great work!

[@camelt1]

could you make a video showing the different types of guards and when to use them and when not to use them?

[@christophervelez1561]

Yes! My wrestling coach was all about doing everything right and attacking often because it’s less tiring than being on the defense.

[@Steven-co5sd]

This video stole minutes from my life..... Kidding. Love this stuff!!!

[@animeguy80]

Tips for shorter stockier guys getting on taller opponents. I know to slip outside of straights but whenever going in I meet a barrage of punches. Thanks for the vids !

[@TuckerBombBoy78]

Slip and angle off

[@jt_pk705]

Great video mike, im definitely gonna start adding in the freeze ray since i come from a point karate background and move alot. What im struggling with ties into that. Im training muay thai now and am having trouble building meaningful combos. Having 10+ years of point style habits makes me want to wait for the perfect opportunity to get un and get out without being hit. I feel like if try do do anything more than snipe from the outside with one or two strikes ill get countered. How can i develop the composure to go in hard and commit to combos?

[@juliansanderson839]

A) don’t just throw combos to throw combos, or you will get countered. Build off of the last combo you threw. An opponent can only counter you if they know a strike is coming, and if they know what type is coming. A basic one: throw a jab, then exit the exchange. Do this a couple of times until the opponent expects only one shot. A counterpuncher may try to throw an right over it. Now, when you throw the one two, the right hand is unexpected. It’s sorta like Simon says. 1, reset. 1, reset. 1 - 2. When the opponent starts expecting the cross, throw a jab body cross, the level change is unexpected. High, reset, high, reset, high, low. B) know what counters your open to on each punch. Know if your in range for hooks, straights, kicks, teeps. Build your distance awareness. C) head movement. On the last punch of your combo, practice moving your head. Most people will avoid countering a combo they don’t know - just in case they start moving into a follow up punch - and will aim to counter the last punch of a sequence. Whatever combo you’re throwing, move your head on the last shot. 1 - 2 slip. 1-2-3 duck. This will also improve your balance, because it forces you not to overreach on the last hit even if you miss your combo. D) Mike has a video where he talks about staying aware and not resetting after each exchange. About resetting and staying in the fight ready to react and be defensively responsible. Keep that in mind as you throw combos - a savvy fighter will try to earn free punches back after a combo by catching you while you disengage thinking your safe.

[@SwordTune]

I thought this was going to be about trash talking and psyching out your opponent before the fight. But this has a lot more practical application.

[@smokerxluffy]

About your point about breathing, read the wiki article on the "Bohr effect" and/or the book "Oxygen Advantage". It's not about more oxygen into the blood, but about more oxygen into the muscles which is not the same thing (because of the Bohr effect).

[@yasuh4550]

Thank you Mike! I've been using mind control on my sparring partners for the two days and it's worked great. Can you teach how to use telekinesis next?

[@hard2hurt]

Still working on that one.

[@Raven_Fable]

This has got to be the best video ever.

[@WTF3602]

"I chose to make him attack..." 🙏🏾 The lesson was learned, gaslighting your opponent lol great video!

[@DarkSolstice]

How to build stamina but in a fun and interesting way! That's one of my biggest struggles right now. I know that I should just run or jump rope or something like that but it's hard to stay motivated when you don't like doing something. If I have people who would do it I use sparring to build up stamina but If there are other ways out there to build stamina in a fun and interesting way that would help keep me and I'm sure plenty of others motivated to work on their stamina.

[@Sigmaskibidi123nig]

I'm no expert but just keep doing whatever you want to build stamina in and keep pushing yourself. After a while, you'll see a difference

[@kidddogbites]

Great stuff as always. my recent sparring issue. i keep running into the head kick. (specifically their left foot to my right temple). its not fun lol

[@yesbutactuallyno8305]

Icy Mike is the EFO goat right now

[@Wiinajamizzi]

That level changing chicken dance is a neat idea. Definitely using it next time in sparring. I have a boxing background and recently started Muay Thai last year. My trainer says to throw a kick at the end of my punching combos. The problem is, I find myself off-balance/ clumsy when I try to finish with a kick. Probably because my stance is too "boxing" like.

[@TxmBxrrxtt]

Side kicks my work if know how to do them.

[@Wiinajamizzi]

@@TxmBxrrxtt they don't work

[@TxmBxrrxtt]

@@Wiinajamizzi haha wrong

[@Wiinajamizzi]

@@TxmBxrrxtt you must be new to the channel. It's a joke. Yeah I use side kicks in sparring.

[@ryanoneill6481]

Was expecting to learn to become a Pokémon. Came out with a really relatable talk about mental health and I don’t feel too bad because of it

[@oscarcupp9215]

I was doing a drill in Muay Thai with teep kicks and I always felt like my partner was getting the upper hand with his punches because I felt ungrounded when I would step. I never seemed ready for it to throw the kick because I always felt like I was in mid-step. Granted, I am very new to all this.

[@johnwhitedude]

That's why you need to counter attack and not wait but counter

[@brettv2113]

Hey Icy Mike, love to learn from you and your 'colleagues' eg, Seth,Jesse and Wonderboy. You do have a more serious tone and sometimes abrasive although also very fun and respectable at the same. Either way I like your style of teaching and sharing knowledge specially that you have what seems to be a great understanding of the Realistic aspects of self defense. I'm kinda new to your channel and don't know if you've touch on this, but I think if you want to give more advice for sparing , perhaps there are 'unspoken' sparring rules that would benefit beginners that usually experienced people only grasp? Anyhow, you are awesome and thankyou for what you do and teach😎❤

[@LateKnight347]

Awesome video I'm going to have to watch this one a few times.

[@sergiocampos3771]

I would like to adress a problem I face and just recently made myself self conscious about. I started training boxing and Muay Thai a few years back and this year I transitioned to MMA. I since feel that I have more trouble punching to the face and during sparring sessions I tend to go a lot to the body since I feel I can't reach the face. I'm average height and feel it is useful for taller opponents, however, when facing someone as tall as me it becomes kind of a handicap. During boxing or muay thai I didn't feel this was a problem, however, with mma, its a high risk - low reward move but I can't keep myself from doing it. It's frustrating and it distracts me during the sparring sessions, since I start thinking about it and it distracts me from the opponent in front. I love your channel and videos!! Love from Spain

[@SleeplessBrazilLimbo]

bro i think you just sumarized this type of rest as traumatizing your opponent dsnfbsdhbsdfhsd

[@jajak8055412]

10:57 Damn, Nate just dropped some facts. Forgot about martial arts, that's about life.

I want more concepts and principles that make YOU happy2help.

[@AbuHabibi]

I personally would love to see the podcast come back

[@cherylcorbett5829]

I love this lol can’t wait to use it in my krav maga class. I haven’t been a fan of the point sparring but learning this kind of science around how to make it easier on yourself while controlling the situation is definitely going to make a difference for me I think. Just found your channel and I subscribed after the first video I saw. Definitely will be catching up on your vids! Question: there’s a really tall/quick guy in my class and he’s got these mile long legs that he’s really good with. I’m shorter (5’6”) and most of me is torso. I have a tough time against him because he keeps me at a distance with the legs. Any suggestions on tactics to try to get in tighter and be able to actually get hands on him?

[@jonharker9028]

As a guy who's fond of distance and legs, don't come straight down the pipe 'cause that's where a kick can interrupt you-maybe enough to stop you dead in your tracks or even shove you back. From what I've seen of Mike's preferred style, changing angles with springy footwork and stealing distance with those non-linear closing moves can help a lot. Once he's in, he keeps them from re-centring [footwork and ties], throws off-axis uppercuts [among other blows that maximise the tight distance], and maintains what pressure he can to dictate the pace. At such a distance you may think about using elbows *but* I'd advise against performing those unless both you and your partner know how to safely translate those blows to light sparring and have communicated a desire to include them. If the kicks are low and round, let your lead leg slip back a little so they either miss or jam their foot/toes into your shin. If the kicks are linear, you don't always have to try to catch them; rushing to stuff the telegraph or using a slight angle to graze past can get you right up in their face. If the kicks are higher and round, punishing from a catch or duck or even just messing with the perceived range should help open things up. Just be careful about running into a kick and thus making it hit even harder.

[@Gyrodyssey]

Awesome Video Icy Mike!

[@0n344]

Hey man, Can you do a video on hard parries? Like knocking punches out of the way almost karate style blocks. It's a thing I've been playing with recently that while you obviously don't want to do all the time and become predictable with, it can still mess up the rhythm of a forward pressing volume striker. Also just switching up defensive styles in general and how to stay defensively minded instead of just thinking about landing shots all the time.

[@blacgoblin]

I’m struggling finding good class to go to with my son that’s good and understand what we looking for world getting crazy need my family safe but you give good tips and make it fun thanks

[@landoftheninja]

For me personally it's being able to have more than one or two things in mind at a time. Like evade, counter, ????. Or press forward, combo, ?????

[@Q.Lawrence]

My main issue is flinching, especially when the opponent charges forward. I hate it because it's instinct as though I have no control over it.

[@harveyvictorcreatives]

What's up bro. You can have someone throw punches or strikes at your gloves or defensive guard to build confidence in having strikes come at you. The goal is to avoid flinching of course. Start with predictable shots, then have them change the timing to keep you guessing. I do this with my beginner students and it helps their confidence a lot. Another key to not flinching is to focus on your opponent and his openings, don't focus on seeing all the strikes he's throwing, it's impossible. You instinctively want to defend, not have to look at the strike you are defending. So focus on the person behind the punch, not the punch itself. Same if you have someone trying to distract you from watching a movie, but you're focused on the tv. Or like driving; when you don't have to see exactly what every other driver is doing, you can react off instinct by using your peripheral vision.

[@Q.Lawrence]

@@harveyvictorcreatives Thank you!

[@cringeyidiotterry]

it was a good video, but the first thing I thought when I read its title was "oh no, not ninja mind control" turns out, it was fortunately about how to keep an opponent pressured into staying on defense to buy time for yourself to take a deep breathe to recover, and not mind control quackery

[@suranafights2727]

Could you cover incorporating knees in the striking game (outside of the clinch)? I have trouble finding opportunities to really use it unless clinching. Great videos by the way👌

[@lesbubka]

Hi Mike I’m quite new to your channel, I thoroughly enjoy your content. My question is how do you help people to unlearn bad habits. I have few students that come from different styles/systems and they have some problems. How do you go about correcting it? I found that it’s much harder to convert than teach from scratch. Best wishes

[@TheMETALMULITIA]

Awesome man, I'll integrate this a bit with clients!

[@ronaldson57]

Great video can you post a short video on striking while using head movement

[@madmike1708]

I think Nick Diaz and Max Holloway actually does this but on a whole new level. Instead of just stopping after the extra aggression they just keep going but they barely put anything on those punches and just breaths as they punch, then when they feel recovered they go back to using power then repeats.

[@erikchristopherson9700]

Man this video is excellent.

[@boriswong5816]

4:15 you're a real public menace for this one, Mike

[@jeffreymorris21]

How many days do you train & how many days do you spar? Or what’s your ideal schedule for training /sparring

[@Shamus16]

Hey Mike, love the video! My rear hook feels weird, off balance and less powerful than my lead hook. Do you know any common mistakes someone might be making when throwing a rear hook?

[@KelpWolf]

That's a strange one. Are you throwing your rear hook off of a combo, or just solo? Are you rotating your hips with the hook? Reaching far, or keeping it close? Most common 2 mistakes are reaching too far out and throwing with your arm, not your body/torso. Watch Canelo, or Beterbiev, not Ngannou.

[@kidddogbites]

are you a southpaw? i noticed the same issue.

[@Shamus16]

@@kidddogbites I am, I’ve been a south paw all my life. My cross and rear uppercut feel fine but it’s always been the rear hook that’s given me problems. I’ve see videos that address it but they only talk about what the upper body is doing and they leave out what you do with your legs. Hopefully Mike puts out a video to help us😂😂

[@kidddogbites]

@@Shamus16 Try taking a cheat step to the outside with your lead leg as you throw it sorta like how you would throwing a hard leg kick. it should help create an angle and get your hips loaded for the rear hook. thats what worked for me.

[@ellisv8866]

@@Shamus16 I would advise that instead of thinking how your hook should swing, concentrate on pulling your lead shoulder. Of course you should concentrate on how you swing your rear hook and how the body and foot twists along but just try and integrate the pulling motion of your lead shoulder into your technique

[@BurningArt78]

"Now I physically abuse him.... now I emotionally abuse him....." Do you know what, I don't think I wanna fight Icy Mike : /

[@JooliganTheSnooligan]

you should do a video on getting it into your head to commit to combos instead of stuttering and waiting to see if it hits in the middle of a fight.

[@jamielondon6436]

"Was that a side kick?" Ouch, the burn! :-D

[@Aaronthegreat4]

Just when I tbought Mike was rad enough....he unlocks his new Jedi force ability😂wonder what more intricacies he has for us next year

[@lupin9548]

Nate looks really good on this last video !

[@andrewwoods564]

I struggle defending myself while attacking. When I go to throw a punch I don't have head movement or when I kick I sometimes have a lazy guard (dropping my hand) and I feel like a training dummy sometimes haha

[@azariahprice4592]

“He’s doing the right thing, we’re convincing him it’s wrong, that’s gaslighting I think. So we’re gaslighting him now” 😂😂😂 I’m deaaaddddd

[@w4rf4c39]

Looking great Nate!

[@Shacksies]

Looks like Nate has cut a lot of weight. Looking good, mate. You should do a whole video on your last point that you touched on here, about head movement. You're one of the few people I've seen who touch more on being active rather than reactive about head movement and I would love more information on that since I really want to improve my slipping technique, and I had the same realization that relying entirely on reacting to punches and trying to slip them is not consistent, but baiting them into throwing and turning your head into a moving target is a much more active and aggressive strategy that I think could help a lot of people who struggle with slipping.

[@Holygroundmma]

Nice vid as usual Mike

[@josephbittar5041]

Stephan Thompson did this a lot with Tyron Woodley in the first and second round of their second fight. Woodley was drenched in sweat just being tense and reactive while Thompson was still fresh. You can even hear the commentators mention how tense and reactive woodley is.

[@hard2hurt]

That's impossible! Because some guys commented that this is not real and would never work... so... clearly I'm making it all up lol.

[@josephbittar5041]

@@hard2hurt I actually tried it in sparring yesterday and I found that I was actually backing one of the guys up (who is way better than me). I marched him from one end of the mat to the other with some feints and jabs. He was also throwing his own strikes far less, which helped a lot. Thanks heaps for these videos Mike! I'm really enjoying trying to implement them!

[@kevinbihari]

Thanks for the video. What i am struggling with right now is that i am short and i like to fight with my legs. I do itf taekwondo, and if i get too close, my opponents just run away to beyond kicking distance. So the most common strategy is to rush your opponent with punches and finnish with a kick. That feels not so controlled. You basically just go and see what happens. Can you help with that? They run away and are very unconyroled with their punches. What would you do. Also, they are 1.90 meters. I am 1.70 meters

[@harveyvictorcreatives]

Hey Kevin. You can try using lateral motion into a measured explosive offensive attack. Use lateral motion to cut off their escapes as well. You also should use more feints and fakes so the taller opponent can't predict when you are coming in to attack. These tips work for boxing not sure about tae kwon do

[@smexijebus]

Goku's stance for the Spirit Bomb makes so much more sense now

[@DoomGuy-kf8fv]

Now Mike is using ideas from Budo karate? Ya gotta love the slow transition towards karate principles haha

[@ralynedin]

My main issue is doing throws/takedown. I can do the throws in controlled situations, but when it comes to the fight I always have a hard time actually doing them. Everything else I feels comfortable with, stand up, clinch, ground work and even defending throws. It is just being on the offense with the throws.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Throws require 100% commitment Do you mean you can’t do it in sparring or in fights

[@ralynedin]

@@nicksalvatore5717 kinda both

[@TBlev215]

Having trouble getting liability insurance for holding pads for people. Some companies only insure you if you’re certified PT with the big names, and NEXT doesn’t cover boxing or martial arts liability.

[@blacgoblin]

Right Mike confusion they don’t know where you punch’s are coming from and rest mid fight when you can break if you know you beat them to the punch

[@elliotfarragher7897]

Hi Mike , I believe you should do a self defence video with leather SAP gloves I believe that they are a better alternative to brass knuckles

[@TheAngryMarshmallow]

Combat mindset and sports mentality. Like, the WANT to win. I'll find myself about to win a match, but then I just stop myself before I do and take hits because I'm like...IDK WHY there's SOMETHING in me that does NOT want to win? Do you ever hear of this???? WTF is wrong with me?? Basically , I WANT to WANT to win.

[@samydc310]

Ah yes Street fighter mind games. I learned this Shiz on fighting games too.

[@RomperExtreme69]

How about a video about some basic active guard holding. Often times i feel like i have a good guard but every punch just slips by and lands. Tips on adjusting?

[@eliseofernandez8116]

>you're subconsciously being tired and lazy and scared No mike, it's conscious and I'm like this constantly.