How to Set Traps in MMA, Boxing and Kickboxing

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[@hard2hurt]

You can check out the Perimeter Trip Alarm at fithops.com

[@prgnify]

The last little bit with Jared reminded me of the saying that 'the best swordsman doesn't fear the second best, but a fresh new green one' or something like that. Of course that is bullshit, but the lesson I took from your takes with Jared was; if your a beginner, try and know all the 'regular', 'correct' responses before trying to be too fancy or 'out there' - at least imo.

[@BMO_Creative]

way cool even for camping and setting trips where big animals may be roaming into your camp.

[@tamakaramaena]

No one cares about my teachings then

[@pewdiepie7972]

That thumbnail is brilliant and the most icy Mike thing I’ve ever seen

[@hard2hurt]

Stole the idea from ed

[@liammullen2144]

@hard2hurt Stealing the idea is the most Icy Mike thing you could have done honestly 😆

[@Venchenko]

Gotta love how Sensei Seth is brought along just to get the shit scared outta him

[@moreparrotsmoredereks2275]

I used that trap with baiting his outside leg kick a lot last week and it worked over and over again on the same guy. I like to think of myself as a master baiter.

[@hard2hurt]

Ha! He has no idea that every time he kicked you, it was because you _wanted_ him to!

[@dylusional419]

Lol "masterbaiter"

[@thesadanimations]

9 minutes at 9 minutes - super intentional. These edited jump back and forth videos are fun, you don’t even realise the random scenes and explosions are cohesive until you do. Nice video Mike, sincerely enjoyed 👍

[@hard2hurt]

Glad the small touches don't go unnoticed! What's funny is the rough draft edit was only 21 seconds off lol.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

You activated my Trap Card!

[@hard2hurt]

I don't know what that means.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@hard2hurt it's a Yu-Gi-Oh reference lol

[@AnduinKurion]

@@metrolinamartialarts Best Man :)

[@brianyparraguirre6977]

Love how elaborate the trap on Cliff was. Glad to see a new sponsor, more sponsors more content

[@dvldgz6306]

It's been a while since I've seen Jake on your channel. I'm excited

[@hard2hurt]

He just got lucky.

[@thetalantonx]

I seriously respect the community of Martial Artists and Fighters you are able to collaborate with, and we get to benefit from all your accumulated wisdom.

[@rickymitchum3208]

I really love when you have Jared on your videos I've only participated in the Muay Thai tiger kickboxing. I'm a roughneck in the offshore industry you know knees hips. Bad ankle (getting older). I don't think I could do kickboxing again without limping the rest of the week. I've been thinking about taking up boxing I just miss putting the gloves on. I love his understanding of the sport and he has some really neat tricks a lot of stuff I never thought or was taught. Boxing is cool sport it seems simple but it's actually extremely complex

[@thebobbytytesvarrietyhour4168]

Not sure what your thoughts on it are, but I've found with setting up invitations that I also want to have an attack ready to fire if they don't react. That way I'm also putting pressure on them to make a quick decision when I set up rather than letting them get time to think about it.

[@hard2hurt]

That's a good point... I typically choose attacks that plug in universally. Like a straight right with the false lead... if they swing and miss, you hit them. If they swing and land, you also hit them. If they stand there and do nothing, you hit them. If they start backing away, you push them back and also maybe hit them.

[@Myrtle_Kombat]

Looks like Sensei Seth is going to need a sponsered video to get him a new pair of shorts! haha 🤣

[@hard2hurt]

Because his were so goofy looking?

[@Myrtle_Kombat]

@@hard2hurt That and have a big brown spot in them.

[@morty9016]

I thought the video will be how to fight aliens for self defence.

[@hard2hurt]

hard2hurt 2045 be like...

[@BMO_Creative]

I LOVE that Ed admitted he does the false lead stuff! LOL He totally does!

[@hard2hurt]

Is it a point of shame?

[@BMO_Creative]

@@hard2hurt LOL No! He's just SO good at it!

[@codysheffield6902]

The way it looks you can also throw some good hard punches from what yall are looking to set up. Some great advice in this. Love it

[@davefletch3063]

That trip alarm is awesome

[@nurglematthew893]

Another set of awesome

[@mediapcaccount1154]

aw hell YEAH BUDDY

[@666HOAX]

love this mind-game style!

[@christophervelez1561]

so Mike is basically a Ninja

[@hard2hurt]

Depends on which definition you use.

[@z1z2z3z4z1z2]

those perimeter alarms look awesome, need to put one on one of my outbuildings to keep homeless people / unwanted out and / or let me know when someone opens it.. one of the traps we did was to hook the lead hand and give a small/light tug , most people will react by pulling their hand back, then with that hand already there and pass the guard, you go in with a strike. another one that worked good on mma fighters / grapplers, you could bait them in by half turning like you were going to run, they would see a back and run into a back kick. another one, throw jabs / kicks and keep them "short", you could catch a lot of inexperienced fighters that dont realize that a small angle, or longer technique can put up to 8" on a punch or kick reach.

[@wernerfuhry]

Without a doubt one of the best thumbnails ever! Fml I love this channel so much! 💯🔥

[@BobBob-il2ku]

Best explanation of traps & setups I’ve ever watched thank you this is criminally neglected.

[@gatohabana2382]

Love Jared

[@arasgames5210]

It's Time To Grow Up, Gents! Me playing with guns with bunch of men.

[@BodyByBenSLC]

Years ago when I competed. Was in kickboxing match, round one I noticed he was dropping left hand to block kicks to body. I started lots of legs to oppents lead leg and body with my right round kick. Round 2 starts I look directly at his lead leg as throw right roundhouse to his chin. Sure enough I had built the pattern in him to get him to drop left arm to catch body kick he had my shin for dinner. Ah memories.

[@malkomalkavian]

Mars bar is good too. Stick it all the way on, just a little piece.

[@codytheburden]

Love your content 👍

[@Jay-ho9io]

Real talk, how long did coming up with all of this and the cuts and everything take? Cuz this is on a whole different level than some of your other videos as far as the cuts and the different intersecting kinds of traps. Great video. 👍🏼

[@hard2hurt]

I filmed the tripwire stuff over several weeks. The actual content with ed was shot like a regular video... the only segue that was super intentional was after getting cliff, I made sure to mention that we don't want somebody to stumble into the right answer. The principles aligned very well so it was easier than it seems.

[@LionAstrology]

Gold.

[@pauldugdale7106]

Star Wars and Martial Arts. My two favourite things in one thumbnail

[@BMO_Creative]

Way cool product! Also noticed Mike is NOT wearing those new shiny red gloves! LOL

[@hard2hurt]

This is a different timeline.

[@BMO_Creative]

@@hard2hurt oh! right! got it!

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

Omg thank you I've tried to explain this to people and never been able to word it correctly the Idea of making one target available at a time I'm going to try that with the kicks next time I'm sparring

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Hell yes. Shout out to the false lead boys

[@nicholasneyhart396]

A simple trap from my wrestling days that works in mma is to slap and grab the wrist, as they break your grip they expose themself and give you a free underhook or a shot for the legs depending on how they fight grips.

[@wingusdingus9447]

Might work in a street fight against someone untrained. That leaves one whole side of your body exposed for some brutal kicks

[@nicholasneyhart396]

How, they try to throw a body kick, you can just pummel a hook to close the distance.

[@wingusdingus9447]

@@nicholasneyhart396 I don't wanna do the keyboard thing. If someone grabs my hand and I feel that my brain knows that side of their body isn't being guarded and a body kick came to mind. Grabbing someone's wrist under no rules gives up guard and you are giving it up expecting them to try to break your grip instead of seeing a huge opening created by you grabbing them. It might work in wrestling, but I don't think it's a very good trap when striking is involved

[@wingusdingus9447]

@@nicholasneyhart396 I had to edit that two times. You saying if they try to throw a kick then you'll do this is thinking too far past the first gamble of making the grab to get the response you're hoping for. Might be too close for a kick if you're grabbing, but that can still be answered with a collar tie and knees. There's a ton of possible answers to a wrist grab that make it not worth it. Just going to point that out and be on my way

[@nicholasneyhart396]

@@wingusdingus9447 I respect your opinion sir. I am just stating something that has worked both for me, and one of my wrestling coaches from high school who is an amateur mma fighter with a 13-3-3 record so maybe not the best, but it does work if you know what you are doing.

[@mattm4934]

Saw the thumbnail and the jump scares still got me... 😂

[@michaelwebster5967]

Damn! Jam-packed with good stuff and H2H tomfoolery!

[@kurylko8493]

that was some quality game, love it.

[@Simon2k17]

In JKD, this is called Attack By Drawing. I just realized how little information JKD has on this. Out of the five ways of attack, this is the least talked about. Good info.

[@johnwhitedud8024]

Good stuff

[@mattlambert9343]

Gold! A lot of it!

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Love it. I love doing that sneaky stuff.

[@Brendan-x5p]

I always love your content.

[@john_2730]

That trip alarm is probably considered a gun in the uk right?

[@hard2hurt]

I don't know. Finger guns are probably considered guns in the uk

[@riversedgekickboxing694]

lol, Gabriel Varga comes and hangs out for a weekend and now you're giving away all the good stuff for free as well!

[@LunaticReason]

Trapping is like chess. Same strategies work in striking. First move to control the center line controls the board. Pressure, always keep your opponents reaction on defense. Fork. Threaten as many pieces you can simutaneously. Pin. Threaten in a manner that forces the opponent to either block or take the blow. Threaten and preoccupy. Bridging hands happens not when you try to chase it but rather when I strike and you only have three options block it, try to move offline, take the blow. You want to control the initiative and tempo. Make your opponent waste their moves with defense or an insignificant attack. Trading valuable pieces The next skill required is sensitivity and being like liquid flowing through rocks. If you get blocked one way and feel their force fighting against you seek a path elsewhere to strike. Lastly and this is a Mantis saying your hands are never empty, your sticking to both hands and you always take something with you be it a grab or strike. You don't leave your hand floating doing nothing.

[@CancerArpegius]

As a drunken Kung Fu guy, you have just explained the entry level esoteric drunken boxing. Next level would be where you explain the 2 axis and figure out the Question Mark punch without someone teaching you. Looking forward to that Mike.

[@kickyourfacification]

As a WTF TKD guy the most advanced techniques are the feints not the kicks. 100% with you.

[@hard2hurt]

I bet it holds true in every form of combat

[@blankly01]

traps and that perimeter alarm thing. nice :)

[@MoluskToeCheese]

Lol that thumb nail. Sometimes i forget Iceymikes a secret nerd

[@sullyb23511]

"I see that face and I just want to punch it!" "Yeah, that's fair."

[@gw1357]

Mike -- You would like Edward Luttwak's book Strategy: The Logic of Peace and War. In this video, you make an EXCELLENT presentation of what Edward Luttwak would call "the strategic paradox" -- that is that, in a competition between two self-aware entities (as opposed to fighting an animal, running an obstacle course, or climbing a mountain), surprise is so precious that you end up doing things that do not seem to make sense, except for the fact that they are unexpected and therefore help you win. For what its worth, when I teach deception in a fighting context, I break it down like this: There are three general purpose of deception: * Maneuver deception - deception serves to manipulate the opponent into a specific desired state (you trick the guy into doing X, because that will give you an advantage in doing Y...this is mostly what you were talking about in the video, it requires an understanding of the opponent's decision-making processes to work) * Disruption deception - deception serves simply to give the opponent extraneous information to process, thereby making him less able to focus on important things (you don't care about making him do a specific thing, you just want him generally confused...Drunken Style Kung Fu is a great example of this, but lots of styles do it to varying degrees) * Diagnostic deception - deception serves as to stimulate the opponent to react (without actually putting yourself at risk as a probing attack would), the reaction is then studied to infer the opponent’s abilities and techniques, the insight resulting will allow you to develop counter-tactics There are three general ways of executing deception: * Feinting (deception by specific action) - any sort of motion suggesting the start of an action intended to compel a reaction by the opponent, such as lifting a leg or hand as if about to step or strike * Drawing/Baiting (deception by inaction) - you intentionally leave a false opening for your opponent, such as leaving your guard low to draw a strike * Distraction (deception by general action) - extraneous movement or actions intended to confuse the opponent, such as hand flourishes, stomping a foot, shouts, trash talk, etc

[@nickarnold1622]

Mike how many times have you had the cops called on you? 😂

[@hard2hurt]

That's not as likely in my region as it would be in others... for now.

[@LunaticReason]

Aikido practitioners need to watch this video.

[@wingusdingus9447]

I'm studying Mike's fighting style so I can run up on him in his gym

[@hard2hurt]

I recommend strongly against that.

[@wingusdingus9447]

@@hard2hurt I'm halfway through my fight camp for you I can't stop now

[@wingusdingus9447]

@@hard2hurt I know you're gonna read this, so here's your warning. One day a man is going to ask you to spar. A man you created back when you posted the tactical whip video. This man might already have been in your gym and spoken to you. That's the fun part. When I yell the words "tippy toes" that's your que to defend yourself cuz we ain't really sparring I have to do this. My martial arts journey will go full circle

[@cliftondavis6550]

@@wingusdingus9447 lol! So wait! You're going to this man's gym to pick a fight?

[@KianDaHazrd]

Mike, do you have a video about agility and angle change and when to use it? Thanks🔥

[@sonnyhutchins3141]

Teep kick is the best was out of a trap of sticky situation

[@hard2hurt]

That's another good one... just refuse to engage in it. The equivalent of shooting a rocket at a booby trap.

[@friedstevv1908]

you don't understand how happy I am I didn't start watching this while I was high

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah this jumped around a littlr. You would have been real confused... or maybe you would have enjoyed it on another level.

[@gingercore69]

Funny enough, the false lead or however its called, ive used it by accident in boxing... My oponent threw many shots to my inside so i started doing that to have it easier to slip to the outside and suddenly i noticed his punched were very limited... We both were very unexperienced tho... But it totally took him.out of his game, he couldnt understand my reach while i was standing like that at first

[@KianDaHazrd]

Common W

[@heraldofoblivion727]

The moment i see the batman logo i know its gotta be jake

[@Ventus_the_Heathen]

That looked suspiciously like a side kick there Mike

[@hard2hurt]

Sideways teep.

[@Jay-ho9io]

@@hard2hurt Seminar idea "This is not a side kick" *Demonstrates everything he knows that looks like a sidekick*

[@hard2hurt]

@@Jay-ho9io that exact scenario has occurred in real life at a seminar.

[@Jay-ho9io]

@@hard2hurt 🤣👍🏼

[@unknownentity8256]

8:26 in sparring without elbow pads back hand is good but elbow would be much more damaging if it's a real fight situation.

[@hard2hurt]

Ok.

[@brandonrogers8621]

The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese 🐭 🧀

[@scottbell1414]

7:22 so you're saying side kicks do work?

[@dylanfitzpatrick9423]

Thoughts on moves that are made to look like other moves, for example question mark kick?

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Is it just me or does everyone else hear admiral akbar's voice in the thumbnail

[@jacksonchristensen7093]

“IT’S A TRAP!” -Sun-zu 😂

[@hard2hurt]

He got it from me.

[@CancerArpegius]

The Ex cop and the wingchun man explains drunken without learning drunken

[@hiervi]

That gatget of yours is called "selvskudd" (selfshoot) in Norwegian and was farly popular. You had to put up a sign thoug, to indicate that thise things were sett upp. Im pretty sure they have been banned for a loooong time due to cats, dogs, kids, wildlife etc. My mom is rased in a rural area and she had to pass a gardengate with that notice (legal or not). She knew that she probably should not linger due to the amount of "birdshoot misshaps" in that neck of the woods. Ok, you can make those things farly easy, but not for commerce. Just saying.

[@alexgutierrez2783]

where has J been, feel I missed that update

[@martialartsunlimited01]

And I too have see a trap with a dead rodent and yet the snack was gone.

[@billyg.personaltraining]

"Blanks"

[@hard2hurt]

Real rounds wouldn't really do anything special as without a chamber, there is nowhere for pressure to build up to force the projectiles to go anywhere. You would get a pop and then the projectiles would just sort of plop somewhere.

[@Nicco925]

I got countered by an overhand hook which hit right on the ear, which definitely damaged it. It was thisTuesday. I'm still new, and the guy I fought was the best on our team. My ear got deaf, and I had tinnitus for a while, and almost fell to the floor. Its gone now. But I have a question should an intermediate go for a knockout in light sparring against a guy, who has only boxed for 4 months? I want him to go hard, but I also want to learn.

[@hard2hurt]

No, he shouldn't. But there is also no way for me to know it didn't escalate because you were the one spazzing out. There's also no way for you to know if that's what happened. Also if it's a boxing gym, the sparring is just rougher there, close to fight intensity. Every boxing gym swears they are different, but I've never seen a boxing gym actually be different.

[@Nicco925]

@@hard2hurt that is true. No I froze cause I got countered a lot. I'm not trying to vilify him, he stopped the fight after.

[@Ezio9791]

@@hard2hurt Do you think that's due to boxing culture or just the nature of the sport? Say in MMA sparring for example, people often go lighter in my experience, which I feel is because you have a million more options. For some reason this encourages a more measured and controlled approach, in my experience.

[@Nicco925]

@Kodiak Combat Collective no he was nice, and called the fight off. I think i need to be more verbal, even though I said to go a little lighter.

[@Nicco925]

@@hard2hurt hmm..interesting. Thanks for your say on this.

[@IHateHandleNames]

5:14 another mouse likely ate the peanut butter. Mice don't comprehend the dead and morbidity. Mice and rats have been known to commit cannibalism on their own dead. Bigger infestation areas like barns and stuff that is pretty common to see.

[@hard2hurt]

Yikes

[@retroghidora6767]

There's this guy on youtube who filmed himself and his dog camping in some artic region and he used a trip wire with shotgun blanks as a defense against polar bears. It seems like a good idea as wild animals are skittish but I do wonder if it'd really put off someone or something absolutely committed for one reason or another (adrenaline, drugs, hunger or starvation for an animal)

[@michaelmorey3110]

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

[@jamielondon6436]

What I really want to know, though, is there a general understanding in the nearest police department to give any area where Icy Mike might roam the widest berth possible, because if you don't, you're far too likely to see some stuff you'd rather not, since you'd technically have to write it up, and nobody wants that kind of hassle - on a day to day basis, no less. ;-)

[@Kikolonius]

I do it the other way around I like to trap the back Hand and counter the lead Hand, idk did work Out alright so far

[@hard2hurt]

It can be done... putting yourself very close to the danger though.

[@Kikolonius]

@@hard2hurt I might try your Version next time xD

[@Kikolonius]

@@hard2hurt If you do it with the lead Hand counter, you also have less time to to capitalize in it. Sorry for my english, Im German

[@sanfransardine]

Doing the side leg trap outside of sparring would lead to a stomp kick to the side of your knee, no?

[@hard2hurt]

Maybe. Or maybe when they try I do a backflip!

[@PepeDeezNutz]

That thumbnail has some similarity’s

[@alexanderren1097]

7:23 Did Mike just throw the kick that doesn't work?!

[@alexanderren1097]

@@huewong2258 I think you might have missed the joke

[@alexanderren1097]

@@huewong2258 There's a running joke among Mike and other Martial Arts KZbinrs that "side kicks don't work"

[@BinaryMeat]

The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese

[@Jestylor6]

This video was a trap within a trap, trapception...

[@hard2hurt]

It goes even deeper...

[@martialartsunlimited01]

I was taught that you should use peanut butter for mousetraps

[@pahom1488]

You look like a hybrid of Fred Durst and Ragnar

[@morganwilliamson8707]

Triggers trip wire… ah shit this guy might have claymores

[@manuelschmoller2884]

Question regarding the trip alarm: Why you using blanks? Why not just stack this thing up behind an actual barrel and use life rounds or at least bean bags? 😂😂😂

[@stevegorel]

Did you ever hear that you're a richard dreyfuss look a like?

[@sleepysleepy9913]

I think coach Barry Robinson is your trap

[@robertconrad8005]

Icy Mike cracks me up. Damn eds dead,mmmm

[@mrmim7982]

So the thumbnail was a trap?!

[@Ecom-accelerator]

so many cuts lol

[@ItsVinOpJobcast]

just to tell you its all theory

[@hard2hurt]

Objectively and factually incorrect. These are tactics that have been proven in combat. If you don't know anything about fighting, and you don't even _watch_ fighting... why on earth do you watch and comment on videos about fighting? It's bizarre.

[@jaxonnevermore1394]

Question: How to set up traps *Pulls out a highschool girl costume with wigs*

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Bruh

[@hard2hurt]

I don't get it? Is this another anime thing I don't understand?

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@hard2hurt yeah. Don't Google it

[@haydenrogers2915]

Shame on you

[@stephenshea2088]

That only works against a good trained fighter that takes what he's giving.... in the streets let me guess right hook right hook right hook....

[@hard2hurt]

Read the title?

[@SpicyCactus]

Stop giving away the secrets, Mike.

[@hard2hurt]

No

[@liiamar3301]

"first" who asked

[@hard2hurt]

Thank you for your valuable contribution to this dialogue.

[@liiamar3301]

@@hard2hurt Ill keep it up man. Thank you