Does Mentality Matter?

This is the BIGGEST mistake I see beginners make.
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[@MinussyChan]

"A man that tries his best will never beat a man that's just enjoying himself" -baki hanma

[@ceezy1548]

I’m 40 and just started jiu jitsu. There’s a massive difference in my ability to learn between the days where I think “I’m too old for this, these kids are gonna clean house with me” and the days where I think “I’ve got this” Basically the days where I give myself a reason to feel sorry for myself I suck, the days I’m there to learn, I learn. Negative self talk is the real enemy, not age or size or physicality. Your body follows your brain for damn sure.

[@John27686]

This comment really struck a cord with me. I'm 35 and I'm looking up prices for martial arts places near my house.

[@ceezy1548]

@@John27686 couple months later, you sign up for anything?

[@Ash__Adler]

@@John27686 Hope you found a place that works well for you 🙂 (

[@John27686]

@@Ash__Adler that's awesome. I havent yet... long story but a bunch of life happened. I'm down to a Gracie place and an equa distant muay thai place.

[@ives3572]

"When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things." - Joe Namath

[@NerdGuy1988]

If you are bad just remember what my boy Jake the dog says. "Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something"

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

One thing i learned from HEMA and apply it in every single aspect in life :"fight with confidence and aggression, even when you don't know wtf you're doing" and also this famous quote from Sekiro :"Hesitation is defeat".

[@niscent_]

i learned that from playing dark souls. as dubious and uncertain as fighting back may be, the only certitude you have by staying defensive is that you'll slowly lose.

[@kokoro_gospel]

​@@niscent_ I'm reminded of a quote from Cobra Kai that illustrates your point perfectly. "Are you going to keep defending, or are you going to fight?" - Axel Kovaçević

[@liamburgess1150]

"you're a human being, violence is in your bones" my favourite line haha

[@theperfectbotsteve4916]

right up along with "it's my God given right to throw this rock." in reference to the Neolithic

[@yordantodorov7105]

But the love is in our bonemark

[@Swordsman_HEMMA]

I'm a 35 year old fat guy. I hate to admit it, but I've been doing martial arts for years, and I think I'm OK, but I keep telling myself I'll never be great because I'm out of shape. I'll never be able to get in shape or compete because I'm old. Things are only going to get worse no matter how hard I try, because that's just how aging works. I needed to hear this video. This shit gave me life. Gonna hit those warm-ups a little harder today.

[@MrGhostface85]

Just cut down the carbs + intermittent fasting and you’ll see the pounds melt. If you want to lose it fast, just try keto or the carnivore diet and you’ll see a huge difference in a short amount of time. I went from 193 lbs to 148 (decided I was too skinny) and now I’m at 158. It only took me a few months.

[@thac0twenty377]

cardio

[@variouselite]

@@MrGhostface85 Tip: If your are actually trying to give someone advice, don't use the word 'just' followed by some variation of the obvious. If you're 'just' trying to signal your assumed superiority then you're doing great keep it up.

[@MrGhostface85]

@@variouselite I don’t need tips from a snarky kid. If my advice is as you said “common sense,” why is OP stating they’re out of shape and there is an obesity epidemic in the US? Don’t get so triggered by someone’s post offering advice to another third-party junior. If I can offer you some advice, I think you need to get laid. Find a girl…or boy. JUST do you boo 🏳️‍🌈

[@Mightylcanis]

Best advice I can give you, start cutting sugar. Even carbs are fine for now, but processed sugar is the first thing you've gotta cut down on. Hell, try keto, it works wonders for some people.

[@augustgremaud2738]

Confidence is HUGE! I took a big break from training due to a back injury, and when I returned began sparring again after a month or so. I hadn’t been sparring long before my injury, but I’d been improving, trying new things, and having fun. When I started anew, my mojo just wasn’t there. I felt intimidated by how much time my friends had spent training in my absence and didn’t think I stood much of a chance. I’d shell up, look away, and blank out on what to do. I’ve since paused on sparring to take a step back and reassess. It became immediately apparent that I wasn’t worse - I just didn’t believe in myself anymore. You spit a ton of truth in this video, and I’m going to do my damndest to jump back in with optimism and intention. Confidence builds confidence!

[@stewblare2190]

"Remember this: You don't have to be an athlete to learn how to use your fists. And it doesn't matter whether you're short, fat or skinny, timid or brave. Regardless of your size, shape, or courage, you already have the weapons with which to protect yourself. I repeat: All you have to do is learn to use them correctly." Jack Dempsey from the book Championship fighting

[@christianc.christian5025]

The weird thing is that I think a lot of the ‘lack of confidence’ issue is just the fear of looking and/or feeling stupid. Every time I watch a choreographed fight scene in a movie, I always point out to the missus whenever there’s a “look cool” moment… because they just don’t happen often. Even professional boxers sometimes look dumb throwing six punches with two landing and them not even realizing that their opponent is losing consciousness. No ‘Rocky’ moment where they punch Apollo Creed to the mat and fall with him, etc. So, even if you don’t finish everything with a Steroid Era Barry Bonds pose and bat-flip, sometimes you just have to be willing to run out the grounder after hitting the ball off your foot and watching it dribble two feet away toward the pitcher.

[@bw5020]

I've seen it a lot when I did kung fu. I get some things we ain't comfortable with but if self defense or fighting is your thing, opting out hurts you. Folks REALLY don't like looking dumb

[@matcore]

" and I have a very punchable face". Dead lol. Your channel will blow up. Great presentation and unique personality.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I feel personally attacked

[@ArmchairViolence]

You and like half the commenters 😆

[@bolsack8902]

“Who would be angry about unreasonable martial arts stuff” Mike:………

[@bw5020]

That confidence thing is SERIOUS. Especially for self defense and sparring. You got to invest in yourself to be what you NEED to be. That self defeatism will run your fade before any opponent will. We are our biggest enemies if we avoid what would make us great. I avoided submission work for so long. I'm 30 and I didn't realize how screwed I was if it came to it.

[@phuongvu527]

The only thing that took away my confidence was my myopia. (I can't see my sparring partner's face when I take off my glasses) And it was a REAL problem, not just mentally , because I had never seen any good fighter with such bad eyesight. Luckily, my coach was a good supporter. He told me that I had best footwork in the class. And somehow I bought it. 😂 And guess what, the sparring session went fine and I learned a lot. When I told my partner no need to slow down for me, he said he hadn't at all.

[@snarbywrx]

Lol, describes me very well. I have two black belts and eight years experience in sparring. My lack of confidence became a self-fulfilling prophesy and I lose almost every match. Some trauma in childhood never really goes away.

[@Maodifi]

I really needed this video. Despite having been an athlete, I totally lack the necessary mentality to succeed with my training.

[@Alphabet7]

Bro I've been looking for a channel just like yours I am so happy I found it

[@lihchong2267]

I wouldn't say i have confidence, but i would say my middling success in pretty much everything i do comes down to two things: 1. Being too stupid to quit something extremely punishing (as long as i want the thing at the end) 2. Being willing to do dumb stuff in case it works

[@christianc.christian5025]

Funny, the ‘willing to do dumb stuff’ part is exactly what I was thinking when I was watching this. I think a lot of people just don’t want to look stupid. Did you see that impromptu kickboxing match that Icy Mike had where he fell on his ass fighting a younger opponent? People laughed… and he lost. But do you think anyone watching hadn’t *also* accidentally fallen at some point? I had surgery on my hip twice. I fall picking up my cat sometimes.

[@tanabatagaming]

What stops a muscle from being contracted is how mutch signal the brain is willing to give it

[@BushCheney04]

My lack of confidence to not do martial arts comes from my wallet

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

Get some friends, some mats, good and safe instructional videos and you're good to go. Learning through trial and error is better than nothing at all, later on when you have the money then you can learn from an actual gym. There's this BJJ coach who is also a gold medalist in my country also started out like that when BJJ wasn't a big thing And don't let people moan about "bad forms" or "bad habits", fighting is dynamic, you will move in and out of positions rapidly and your forms will look like shite 90% of the time anyway

[@BushCheney04]

@@jaketheasianguy3307 My jiu jitsu friend came back for break and I asked to roll with him and teach me some stuff. I gotta get really good at falling though since we only have grass to break our fall, and I do be falling

[@eboymorales3047]

@@jaketheasianguy3307 i learned Boxing from my cousin, who trained in Boxing.. and he taught me how to box and we sparred back then..

[@StrongestKryptonian]

Same 😂lol

[@paulpolito2001]

With a little motivation, a few friends with similar interests, and a LITTLE creative use of nonstandard "training gear" you can become fairly skilled. Ramsey Dewey is -- essentially -- a talented, free coach on KZbin. You can do it, brother

[@kyrinbetts]

This is exactly why I say don't fuck with martial artists who say they were bullied. When you have to do martial arts for self defense , training is a whole different experience

[@KatonRyu]

I've never had much confidence, since it's been repeatedly torn down by the best in the business. It's something I've been trying to work on for ages, and I've only been somewhat succeeding at for maybe a year or so. Even now, I often feel like I'm the least skilled person at practice when it comes to sparring. I have confidence in my physical fitness and technique, but not in my ability to apply it, and it's getting me punched in the face a whole lot. Rather than discouraging me, though, it just drives me on to do better next time. It also factors in that I just don't want to get hurt in training, and I'm not always sure that my sparring partners (also beginners like me) are all that good at controlling their strength yet, so I'm very defensive and cagey to avoid getting hurt. When I sparred the instructor, I was much more able to move around and try using some combos because I was confident in HIS ability to not punch my head off my shoulders, and he remarked that he was surprised I did so well in the spar against him. I guess having confidence in your opponent is also a form of confidence...

[@MisterGames]

Bro, that ending is primo!

[@anti1training]

The blooper in the end, so wholesome 🤣

[@mikeyMIKE777HJG]

I’ve been working on this over the past year. …I feel personally attached in a good way. Amazing video!

[@southpoundham]

Definitely once I started believing that I knew enough Jiujitsu to be somewhat effective with it I started tapping out bigger ppl. By no means am I any good in the entire spectrum of grappling but believing in yourself a little and remembering that you train this shit enough can help quite a bit with being an effective martial artist

[@thelastchimp]

cheers brah, this comment made it click for me

[@harrisonbloom816]

The confidence thing is a big thing for me. I’m not that aggressive and didn’t do a TON of sports as a teen, so I tend to hesitate or go into techniques sort of half measure. I notice it most often in judo practice, where I’ll set up a throw really well but fail to go all the way through with it. Something I’m sure a lot of people need to work on haha

[@madmike1708]

Mentality is one of the most important imo. I have competed abit and I only have done well when I'm like "I got this, he's dead". If too calm or too worried, then I get overwhelmed

[@gonzaloherrera6208]

I need a full 3 min version of the ending song

[@gunterdapenguin5896]

This channel is actually underrated

[@MichaelAres]

This is me right now with wrestling takedowns in my jujitsu. At this current time, I am five months in as a white belt and am slowly gaining the confidence to try and even shoot for a takedown. I normally get caught in a sprawl from my opponents, and I’m working on the technique, but right now having the confidence to even try it is where I’m at. I’m 32 years old and loving the journey so far!

[@ImranKhan-dr8bb]

Great video, so on point. I fall into the 30's too old part and the bit after. Only recently thinking how dumb that mentality is.

[@johnrambo4018]

Haha same dude!

[@suranafights2727]

This is information that needs to be known and shared. Thank you!

[@salvsays]

I would like to add to this a little bit, I am somebody that was in the military and have done a lot of martial arts work. In high school I fought a lot. I was never good at fighting somebody for no reason, to me that includes competition.That being said, if you were messing with someone I cared about I could barrel through someone three times my size no contest, and a big part of that was because I do not like to attack, I do not like to feel like I am attacking, but I greatly enjoy protecting.

[@aldavedesierdo42]

Agree. Watched some old streetbeefs videos where a guy with obviously some experience and skills gets knocked out by some random aggressive scrapper. In reality the martial arts guy has that scared mentality to go what he want and let the scrapper dictate the pace and pressured him making his body stiff and rigid, whereas the scrapper is on his flow with some good foundation of athleticism and strength on his frame. Some fighters just don't have that edge when it comes to fighting outside the gym and feeling awkward fighting with no gloves on and with shoes.

[@jovil666]

I needed this. Thanks alot

[@callummackenzie5207]

Loving the videos mate. Keep going 🤙🏻

[@marklawrence855]

Also a big problem in martial arts is to big a ego and to much confidence!

[@thomasgyebi8717]

Thx man this really helped me❤. I’ve been doing kickboxing and Jujitsu for yr 1 now. Because I though I wasn’t a match for rylee I never really gave it my all when we sparred. Today I faced off against my friend who is a black belt in karate in strike and mount and I did really well. I didn’t submit her but I got pretty close. It was my mentality

[@toast1069]

I'm afraid to fight for self defense, and constantly go through hell because people see that. This video helps a bit

[@ChristopherCarpenter]

I was hoping this video would have shown me how to see red and go into beast mode to become a street fighting savant.

[@kelkelly5516]

Great video! Love your content.

[@wernerfuhry]

Epic video you did there, really good and on point! Also, the jokes are so hilarious, friggin' can't stop laughing! 🤣

[@awesomezombie4565]

This is a great video and this is rarely talked about

[@gudea5207]

Blood for the blood god. Skulls for the skull throne. Let the galaxy BUUURRRNNN.

[@SteveGilkes-t3h]

I'm 47 and have been training for around 18 years. It's only in the last couple years that my confidence and skills have excelled

[@kuatlWeed]

Thank you. I think i needed that. :)

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

I joined rowing in college at 28 (late I know). It took a lot of grit and willingness to push myself, not just physically but also out of a mental comfort zone, to do this. But I also gained a lot of confidence. Living through 40 degrees and pouring rain for 2 hours and winning, despite non stop shivering, made me realize that, while yeah hypothermia exists, cold is as you let it. You often sell yourself short. My solution was to put the trust in a coach who's been teaching rowing consistently for 42 years and, when the university I was at had a rowing team that was varsity (a lot of rowing teams aren't varsity but were because of funding) he put out more olympic medaling rowers for the US than any other college. Sure, a lot of that is varsity teams have the pick of HS incoming students. A club team can't recruit, and won't field outstanding rowers, but you can still mold great rowers if you know how, and he had the experience and knowledge to do so, and had done so for 42 years. The results were amazing, and built a ton of confidence in what someone can do. I just wish I'd done sports sooner. And one thing I wanna say, practice isn't THAT easy. It is, but on a lot of levels it isn't. I practiced 6 days a week for 2 academic years. In the summer between them, when I wasn't needed to join the team to keep everyone practicing, my training kinda fell apart and I coasted until the fall and we ramped back up together. But now that I'm out, it's hard to get myself to train 6 days a week. I know I can do it, but I want to do other things. It sucks seeing my conditioning come down though. So yeah, on some level, it's not likely that any individual will become a competitive athlete, but they can get athletic conditioning and get substantially better with consistency. But consistency is hard.

[@whhhhhhhhh]

Thanks for this batman!

[@ruiigrit]

So true, I used to see stuff like all those fighters that trained since childhood or people like Jon Jones who already got at the top in his early twenties and then think that it's pointless to train hard because I'll never be good enough

[@zskipnot]

made me cry thanks

[@محمدالكناني-ق6ب]

You are very creative and your channel is unique. I would like to show details about kenbo methods around the world. Especially the method used in self-defence

[@blockmasterscott]

Mentality is so important. I cannot stress enough how important it is. Not only fighting but any goal in life.

[@mattalger2325]

You can defeat yourself in your own mind before ever stepping in front of an opponent. The greatest ally or enemy, is the power of a human mind. The first law of the universe, everything is mental. ☯️🙏🏽⚔

[@pseudointellectualist1936]

The end 🤣🤣

[@ajshiro3957]

I feel this video. Too many times I've heard the classic, "I can't do that" talk. It's so annoying. I'm just thinking, if you talk like that, I'd hate to know how much stuff you don't do.

[@infestchristopher1457]

It's all about self improvement.

[@pedroalves2412]

My favorite billy joel song with such funny lyrics. I've heard it a few times already in the videos, and i have to give props. I love the jingle. You should make it you're outro on every video

[@alexkehoepwj]

This one was really good

[@TheSinsOfAvarice97]

I was in the gym laughing my ass off at the last 3 seconds of this video holy zhit 😂😂😂 that was a perfectly cut scream

[@stephenballer3814]

Just found this channel every take is a W

[@ajshiro3957]

This is totally true. I've had a guy say to me that he wasn't sure he would be able to take martial arts due to him not being confident enough to try and fight, and isn't comfortable around crowds. So I told him then don't do it. You gotta have that drive to want to learn martial arts. And the drive to do it too. Teachers don't want unmotivated, undriven students.

[@Sashagatti96]

thanks for the ted talk

[@institches2750]

So true. Acknowledging success as a possibility is a prerequisite to success.

[@thiagodunadan]

I'm pretty confident in fighting, but I have zero self confidence in anything else in my life.

[@AdamT-88]

Great vid. I've always suffered with confidence witch is probably why I don't improve as much as I should. Next time I'm training I'll definitely change my mindset. 🤞

[@revariox189]

Psychological hurdles are not as easy as saying Cookies and they are gone. Same as physical, some require years to overcome. It has not been my problem personally but I have seen people who mentality was the stop and it seemed impossible for them to overcome; psychological work was needed for the to be able to be all they could.

[@roadsidepeekneek7259]

Im a 25 year old guy from the south, with a culturally blended family. Part of that cultural experience was doing Tae Kwon Do as a kid. Got my black belt. Got my certificates that say yes i did actually earn the black belt, and then around 12 i drifted from it. I lost the physicallity but never lost the skill or, as the vid focuses, confidence. When i was about 19 i was at a party, and this guy i had some history with was there (he was in his 30s, its complicated) Like twice my size, visibly muscular, amped up and all that, but i made it out obviously. Tl;dr I got my training reactivated in a fight at a party like i was thorfinn fighting snake

[@pakuma3]

I respect your opinion but the party about changing your mentality instantly is untrue. You cannot change your mentality instantly, since, in the majority of cases, the lack of confidence issue stems from deep issues, which take a long time to resolve since insecurity is basically made part of who you are. In the rare case it's just insecurity due to lack of experience, that sorts itself out during training. Just to clarify, i agree about the main topic, confidence plays a huge role in competitions. Great channel! Keep it up!

[@mirzunayedali1724]

Something clicked in me as well talking about football here tho(not american, screw that shit) back in kindergarten i used to do everything, dribble past ppl, defend, pass, actually used to be a little selfish with the ball, but that improved my confidence and ability so much the years went by and i started dribbling past a whole team(they were garbage) and it was going great but one day came and i stopped, i still did 'everything' but i became more of a textbook passer that stuck around so long ic ouldn't even begin to think about cutting past a guy it was pretty depressing. i still knew i was good, but not like before. in my school i performed well but in our area's field my performance was always mediocre. it didn't help that at the field i got yelled at for the slightest screw ups, that ruined my confidence, what's football without a little bit of flair, and dribbling, and skill, that's the whole fun of it. one day i got sick of that garbage, i looked at a messi dribbling compilation and my motivation peaked. Went that day, this time, when i got the ball, i kept it, just a little longer than before and i flew i went past one guy, then another, then lost the ball. but fact remained I actually did it. overall perforamce that day was still shit. but it was better. And i loved myself for it. It's still not ideal today, but again, it's better. Switched mentality from 'oh im just a playmaking mid who helps in every area' to one more related to goal scoring and it improved my game, i started seeing more of my mistakes and actually improving on it. Yeah mentality does matter

[@jujiwastaken]

i love these series

[@stgrozdanovic]

Wow not used to this from you, but this video is surprisingly uplifting.

[@nickarnold1622]

Damn I think I needed this

[@rcarfang2]

I though I was too old for martial arts because I thought you were suppose to do Karate or Tae Kwon do in Elementary or Middle School. My first serious martial art was Kumdo (Korean version of Kendo) when I was 29, 5 years after graduating college. Now I'm a yellow belt in Krav Maga, taking up Yang External Taichi and about to take Shotokan karate.

[@ReneADreifuss]

Some great points!

[@mykaeleus]

Started deadlifting, I was afraid to do more than a couple plates, thought it would take months to get up to where I wanted. One coaching session with a good attitude and I did 405 lbs for reps. Honestly thought it would take a year or so, one good kick in the ass and it was done in a week. This video rings true.

[@JTtheReptile]

The grizzly bear comment was great.

[@MetalCooking666]

One thing I love about wrestling is that it acclimatises you to turning on the aggression. Before I did it, I was uncoordinated and nervous. A lot of arts prioritise skill over brute force (and I’m not saying wrestling doesn’t have a lot of skill involved), but I think there is something to be said for just learning to be a bulldozer.

[@JSMinstantcoaching]

Another brilliant one 😊

[@yordantodorov7105]

I also noticed that people who congrats them selfs and celebrate even a litle victoryes are doing much much better than people who punish them self for little mistakes!

[@descoutinho-e1y]

The counselling term was self-efficacy. Some people think they can't sing or cook or drive a car or whatever. The trick was the change the belief system. If its cooking start with a cheese sandwich. Move to a simple omelette. With singing a personal coach show them how to listen to their voice. But behind it all there would have been some kind of humiliation that they couldn't let go off. Being told that they were no good stupid useless. An internal voice that stops them from success. But essentially cognitive reframing can be difficult so changing behaviour can lead to changing thoughts and feelings. Not sure if I've explained it well. But for example one way of treating depression is to get the person to wake up in the morning shower get dressed take a walk come back. Martial arts practice especially the more mechanical stuff does seem a good way to increase self-efficacy or what you term general confidence. So long as the instructor is aware that people bring baggage to the mats. And without going into depth analysis offer them a chance to put that baggage down and just start things again for the first time. I could see that working.

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

Yes I have been guilty of thinking I can't catch up with wrestling 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it really stunts your progress I'm in the process of trying to learn to wrestle

[@darylfields]

You have to be highly confident when it comes to fighting but being overly confident can cause you to be cocky and cockiness can cause you to be overly confident in your skills

[@dirtsnakewithdiabeetus9322]

Thumbnail got my attention

[@buckets3628]

I really enjoyed this video bud nice vid

[@danielauguste4030]

This is gold… I’ve been trying to explain this to my sister since she started bjj.

[@holgerseffen8020]

Great video, next episode about the danger of hubris, please 😁

[@infestchristopher1457]

And it just martial arts. It's also life.

[@curtisjackson5793]

I agree with everything said in this video. Mentality surely is a factor in learning and training, but I don't think we quite nail the target when addressing it. It's a common misconception implying that mental factors are instantaneously subject to change. "One musts simply change one's perspective! One needs but to believe in oneself!" are common denominators for self-help coaches everywhere. Sadly, it's simply not that simple :D Do yourself a mental exercise to check for self-bias: "How many rich or successful people would look at their success and acknowledge their merit isn't responsible for it?". How could one be even willing to recognize one's merit doesn't account for one's outcomes, without losing one's autonomy, which is the very belief responsible for one's self-confidence? It is a self-defeating exercise, but that doesn't mean it holds no truth or valuable lessons. I personally find that exercising gratefulness leads to better self-fulfillment than to exercising autonomy. It's not that one's confidence should come solely from one's belief in one's own capacity and autonomy, but instead it should also come from the outside, from the expectation people put on you. I know this is the complete opposite from what everyone teaches nowadays, and I surely know that so called red-pills cringe at the mere thought of relying on others' impressions, but there is a hard balance between one and the Other. "You can only trust thyself" should give way to "no man is an island", I think. Less stoicism, more... idk, humanism? I am NOT left-wing btw, and I sure hope that no one inputs politics in my comment. And yes, self-confidence, or as I prefer, "grit", will dramatically improve your performance, it's definitely worth improving your mentality for anything in life. What a great video, youtube still has good content in it

[@dave14647]

This was really motivating and it nice to get a mental kick in the brain to remind us what's obvious. Thanks for sharing thia video i hope you blow up on YT someday @armchairviolence

[@Sk0lzky]

You cannot improve mentality instantly, and the older you are the better. There are hundreds of labs full of neuroscientists, psychiatrists and such who focus exactly on doing that. According to some studies with a "normal" approach (no direct stimulation with electrodes in your brain like they do eg. In Stanford) noticeable, meaningful changes start at 6 weeks of daily work (and it's not an hour/day work on the mat, it's policing your thoughts and behaviour 16h/day + that few minutes a day), this is much less instant than the same degree of change (noticeable and "meaningful" or lasting) in muscle mass, strength or endurance...

[@thejanitorssweeps5883]

Wow I rarely like your videos but this one is good

[@FigureOnAStick]

I feel vagariesconfidence affect sparring all the time. When I step into the ring with a junior I feel loose, fluid and responsive and generally perform quite well.When I match up against one of my seniors, I suddenly get tense, cagey and seem to forget all of my training- entirely because I know that these guys have an edge on me. I go in anyway, because I'm not training to fight under ideal conditions. I know that eventually I'll adapt and get better

[@christophervelez1561]

Yes that’s why I started martial arts and combat sports

[@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000]

Well said.

[@MetalCooking666]

I once dominated a much bigger stronger guy who attacked me simply because I was more used to rough housing. As soon as I grabbed him he literally collapsed

[@rockymckay1705]

I think it’s a fear of failure.

[@institches2750]

I need to show this to my parents. Barely in their 40s, and already they're telling me they're "too old" to do things, even simple things like climb a step ladder.

[@rcarfang2]

my parents in their 70's walk, climb up ladders, fix light bulbs, planting, cutting down branches etc. The grand master at my Kumdo (Korean version of Kendo) is 60 years old and he still does Kumdo, Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido.

[@institches2750]

@@rcarfang2 I know! One of my grandfathers is the same--very independent, great mobility for his age. It drives me crazy, because his independence is WHY he's still so mobile. My parents are setting themselves up for a sad, limited retirement waiting to die with this mindset, and I can't talk them out of it.

[@johnrambo4018]

I had confidence until one of my sparring partners almost knocked my head off. I've been very defensive in sparring ever since unfortunately