Dirty Boxing Tricks to Frustrate and Tire Your Opponent for Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA

[@hard2hurt]

Our last Dirty Boxing Seminar is available at hard2hurt.teachable.com

[@horsefucker1866]

Well done and great content sir thank you

[@SleeplessBrazilLimbo]

mike, when its the hammer grappling thing coming out? just asking im curious

[@Farmaciashqip]

Do a video of cros guard counter dirty tips

[@diogenesstudent5585]

Hammer course when?

[@bubbles2980]

Question 🙋‍♂️ would these tips be applicable to mma? And if so do a lot of fighters use dirty boxing?

[@jamesrrr37657]

I start every boxing match with a heavy soccer kick to the balls. Veteran move.

[@user-td9eu8my9x]

I’d like this comment but the likes are perfectly balanced

[@zen8704]

2 hours later and still perfectly balanced

[@user-td9eu8my9x]

@@zen8704 it’s now been ruined

[@user-td9eu8my9x]

@@zen8704 it was a good run, I’m glad I could of been here to witness this great event with you

[@Μητσος-χ3ι]

Xaxxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxax

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Eat clean, train dirty 😎👊🔥

[@hard2hurt]

I knew you had a dark side!

[@enmanueltejeda2755]

What up Sensei oss

[@bobosc20y20]

Motobu Choki approves hahaha

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

That's on a poster in my home gym. My wife had it..

[@jansettler4828]

@@hard2hurt What's your thought on that dead kickboxer?

[@nickarnold1622]

"Everything's illegal in boxing" 😂

[@hard2hurt]

It's like when your parents take you to somebody's house that has more money than you... "Don't touch that! Don't sit there! Don't make that noise! Don't be such a piece of shit!"

[@sams3015]

Reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons where the Rev ignores something Ned says and Marge says something like “isn’t (whatever) against the Bible” and the Rev says “oh please Marge, if we took this too literally we wouldn’t able to goto the bathroom and wipe our own asses” haha

[@lilivi4301]

@@hard2hurt When you use the wrong soap and you get a passive aggressive text the next day. Or real story, when you turn their swiveling faucet head while helping them wash dishes and they tell you it's not supposed to turn... then what the fuck is the giant arching faucet head that pivots for?

[@ulrickbell9409]

@@hard2hurt lmao like, can’t do shit!

[@gbormann71]

@@lilivi4301 It's for rubbing it in. "Don't turn it! It's a Gucci faucet!"

[@herrschniedler4207]

Gonna do this to a specific sparringpartner

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah fuck that guy

[@dabi8768]

lol

[@rodgerhempfing2921]

Hook into his bicep

[@jeanpierrepolnareff9919]

@@rodgerhempfing2921 I did that accidentally and the guy would never throw his right again that round.

[@josesammut9396]

Ben Askren watching this like 👀

[@vitoravila9908]

There is a video of him hitting mitts w/ Duke Roufus doing some of this stuff

[@chvjdvpa3746]

He'd better!

[@RollTideJD]

I was looking for this comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@breadman5048]

Looks like he didn’t

[@humantwist-offcap9514]

@@breadman5048 Dirty boxing can’t fix a glass jaw

[@GABA-Gool]

"We're going to learn how to put our ass muscles...against their neck muscles" (All new students walk out except that one weird guy)

[@gbormann71]

Another great filter is the "Then I push it in."

[@ordinarypablo]

By weird you mean the bjj guy right?

[@inconnu4961]

@@ordinarypablo LOL They're a little flaky, them guys, arent they?

[@WisdomCat2198]

I swear you have just developed a modern system of what wing chun was TRULY meant to be. Your wisdom has helped so many, & I am grateful for the time & effort that you put into your craft. Without getting too sappy, Thank you, Mike. I wish you the best in life.

[@LucidDreamn]

Wing Chun was meant for very close distance fighting so it only makes sense why the movements overlap in these situations. Wing Chun can work well in modern age if combined with other things.. Isn't that what Bruce Lee was trying to do anyways?

[@VTSifuSteve]

Damn straight. I've been involved in Wing Chun and Filipino "dirty boxing" since the 80s and this video is great. Mike is applying the concepts of wing chun the way it needs to be applied in our day and age. Did you notice the stance work using "character 2 stance" (YGKYM) and turning to bump Nate's knee and off-balance him? Love this channel!

[@bruhmiyamoto9685]

Thumbnail: "Dont do this in sparring" Mike: "Do this in sparring" Oldschool Hard2hurt

[@jjennings5150]

Old, injured, fragile, slow & weak? All of the above right here!! This video was made for me.

[@dwavyy300]

Here’s the attention u wanted

[@chestermosburger3113]

and good luck closing with your opponent to put these methods into practice without getting nailed with right hands and uppercuts

[@andrerogers3196]

@@dwavyy300 Why are you like this Daniel?

[@VTSifuSteve]

@@andrerogers3196 Guessin' the "OLD" part comes from gettin' old?

[@lumiverinightstar228]

This was downright one of the most entertaining vids in a while.

[@tiphilion155]

LMFAO he COMPLETELY misunderstood what you meant by arm punch at first

[@wasabi5338]

when they both realized they werent on the same boat about "arm punching" was comedy gold lmao

[@thelastchimp]

great stuff, i love getting bicep control and then throwing sneaker hooks off the break, learnt that from jack dempsey's championship fighting

[@thrownswordpommel7393]

Crazy how Dempsey wrote his stuff in a time when people were going around on horses and it's still relevant today

[@thelastchimp]

@@thrownswordpommel7393 what a man indeed

[@cainmorano4956]

My three year old thought it was funny when you said doofus.

[@hard2hurt]

Your child is a scholar.

[@diligentsun1154]

I approve of all these 'roughhouse' tactics. This should be part of ALL professional boxing camps. (It probably IS)

[@hard2hurt]

I'm sure. Every guy probably has a little bag of tricks.

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Yup

[@thatdumbass9856]

The limitations of boxing gives rise to possibilities you can't find in other combat sports

[@benjaminjameskreger]

Gotta go tit for tat, if they connect with a headbutt, you punch them in the balls.

[@dajay2k]

​@@benjaminjameskregerI go straight for the wank

[@johnnytrejo911]

Don’t they do it in Thailand? We do it. In the wrestling ring when we train.

[@emils1126]

Depends on who's teaching the Muay Thai, you can be taught some of these moves in BJJ and wrestling to assist in take downs and take down avoidance as well as in mma

[@ulrickbell9409]

@Eric Caledonai I knew it was agent 47 fighting style (!) that crap is dangerous

[@pauljnrmorris7884]

@@emils1126 in thai we can do as long we don’t wrap the leg if your knee is behind then it’s okay thai are very crafty people and cleaver but some of the stuff this guy can be used in n thai but with slight twickes

[@billyraymartin9270]

Said this before but man! The humor and levity in this stuff is so good. Thank you again!

[@fsnicolas]

I like this type of video. More dirty boxing, please! Nice work, Icy Mike!

[@fsnicolas]

Oh there's a whole other video! Nice!

[@muggoganerva251]

Stepping on the toes to keep your opponent from running away is something I like to do.

[@roBLINDhood]

Before the title- Me: Looking good Nate! Liking the beard and the hair! He is really shaping up! Nate: opens mouth about arm punches Me: 🤦‍♂️

[@hard2hurt]

He never disappoints when it comes to disappointing lol

[@patricknewcombe3407]

@@hard2hurt hes a legend

[@bigfoot_john2230]

That body punch when the other guy exhales reminds me of the one you landed in the ten minute sparring video. That stayed quite high up on the 'shit I attempt in sparring list' for some time after seeing that.

[@hard2hurt]

That's exactly what that was. Good memory.

[@StevieSouthOfficial]

Love the humour in your videos. Your advice is always practical. Thank you for taking the time to teach us what you know

[@Justamartialartist]

“Hey Icy Mike, what’s your favorite candy?” 5:11

[@ChasenR]

This is great.

[@Official_Zim]

@@ChasenR 😂😂😂

[@andrewsobush5475]

I boxed for 3 years didn't learn that much. Coach never really broke stuff like this down. Greatly appreciate it. I feel like I learn something new every video. Makes me really miss the ring. Keep up the good work fam 👏🏾💪🏾

[@littledog7961]

I always love sneaky shots off the break and through guard manipulation. Thanks for the ideas.

[@luisfernandoenrique]

This might be the best video about dirty boxing on the internet. Thank you Icy Mike

[@nybirdman]

I’ve had the basic idea of what dirty boxing was for a long time, lotta clenching and punching out of holds, but this was definitely the best tutorial I’ve seen on how to do it and the intent of each of the moves. Evander Holyfield was great at this stuff.

[@LatinoSeise]

Great video for short people, I'm 5'9", and these techniques look useful, thanks !

[@ZackofAllTradesct]

"Every kick is a leg kick" - Jesse - Grandmaster of Mexican Martial Arts I guess this means every punch is an arm punch...

[@flclbeans]

This was a fun watch and I learned stuff too. Great energy as always

[@chrisn7972]

This was the funniest episode yet for me. Laughed out loud 3 times. Way to keep it light hearted

[@brendanbate5440]

I love this. Consider adding this to your toolbox: Floyd Mayweather did the bicep control on aggressive guys then hid behind the ref when he steps in to separate them.

[@skunk12]

Thats because he's a habitual cheating coward.

[@god1284]

@@skunk12 Or maybe he's just smart and uses everything to his advantage

[@skunk12]

@@god1284 thats not smart. Thats cowardly. Boxers can lose points for that kind of stuff.

[@saintgrams6222]

I think that’s pretty smart lol

[@skunk12]

@@saintgrams6222 nope. Its cowardly and against the rules.

[@jamesrowlands1943]

Just keep your opponent between you and the ref, then everything is "legal"...

[@nomprenom9337]

Dirty Mike is the best Mike

[@anon6413]

Evander Holyfield used to do the headbutt quite a bit and Bernard Hopkins too.

[@jasonsimpson1397]

I always used the other arm punching he was talking about. When I just got lit up with someone's jab, I just start targeting that arm and they eventually stop jabbing and turn that arm away from me, which throws them out of their normal stance.

[@Pyrela]

Mike really hooked me with that opening where he talks about himself before he shows how he overcomes all those shortcomings.

[@KungFuCooter]

I like this video and I'm in the clips from the dirty boxing seminar. Which makes this video even better. By the way I hope you're planning another seminar. 🙂

[@Yama_no_Kitsune]

Funny thing: the logic behind most of this tricks/hints/advices is the same as some of the application (bunkai) of some movements from katas we practice at my Karate school. Of course, in our case, without gloves there is a lot more grappling, hooking, twisting and leverage but still, the logic is quite familiar to me.

[@DrunkDuckXD]

I wish I could go to your gym, you look like such a fun instructor

[@Kegs2689]

Found this channel few days ago. Been working that lead leg kick 😎🔥🔥🔥

[@bobosc20y20]

you guys have the best vibe :D

[@tomnaughadie]

"If you think about it, all punches are arm punches." - Grand Master Jesse, Founder and Grand Master of MMA, Mexican Martial Arts

[@tiphilion155]

"i don't wanna arm wrestle him with my legs, what?"

[@ramonvelasquez8431]

Doing a good job there brother. Lots of fun and cool advise. Cheers!

[@st.maciej]

I was laughing my ass off when Conor and Floyd just kept fauling the shit out of each other in their boxing match. I think they even did some of the stuff shown here.

[@wildexperiense]

Oh no I just realized, Mike is the stereotypical little brother in his 40's and Cliff is the older brother in his 30's

[@perfectfan2006]

great boxing lesson,,,, this guy is real deal..the shoulder thing was one of tyson best weapons

[@sleepsire9321]

2:56 the smile nate has made me laugh hard asf for no reason.

[@jasonh7697]

@hard2hurt I was laughing my butt off when you were doing the headbutt movement 😂. Thank you for the knowledge.

[@Yokoshka]

Sir would u mind to check fight: Parke vs Kasjo and check Norman’s dirty boxing? That will be amazing if u can analyse that thanks

[@hannanmahmood9033]

Who was here when the title said ‘eblows’

[@hard2hurt]

Dammit

[@kloco1217]

The editing was great in this one! Loved the double head scratch on the butt muscles to the neck part!

[@leee9112]

Anyone fighting Tyson Fury needs to watch this. Wilder especially.

[@kinauki5265]

Referencing the other video - Is it dirty? There was actually a Dirty Boxing gym in my home town. They used all of these ideas as a fighting concept instead of just a rule bending way of boxing.

[@juliansanderson839]

One thing I like to do in boxing is something I call posting or jousting for the lead leg position. A lot of aggressive smaller fighters want to close the distance by taking a wide step straight forward. What I try to do is keep my feet as close to the ground and simply use my foot to occupy the ground directly in front of them. It works especially well when their jab is subpar. You can always step to either side of it, but it makes something that was done without thought into something you have to focus on. Idk about boxing, but in basketball the idea is that if my foot is planted and they step on top of it on accident, they are infringing on my space. Rather than swing my foot under theirs, I jab step and plant.

[@obiwanquixote8423]

To quote Louis Gossett Jr. in "El Diablo" - "I might be old and slow, but I cheat real good."

[@tuerkefechi]

Great Video. These are techniques we partly know from 19th Century boxing Manuals, when the sport was changing from the bareknuckle to the gloved era slowly

[@fijiwater4967]

What Manuals?

[@ds0710]

So, basically using wing chun/jkd entering and trapping techniques. I like it.

[@boereburger6762]

Did you see Mike's massive lats, and his assistant tiny little shoulders. Haha. On a serious note, good stuff Mike. Many thanks for vids.

[@maxsonja6608]

Icy mike is my spirit animal lmao, your amazing bro keep it coming.

[@jackmary720]

I like how the big guy's just having fun, that's good training vibes haha

[@iamme170]

When you reach across with your right hand to grab and pull the elbow to open the body that is indeed illegal. However if you throw a simple little "uppercut" with your right hand and let it pass between their body and their right elbow (same elbow your grabbing by going over the top) you can open your hand and let the hook of the glove grab the elbow as you pull it out. Very sneaky and it works.

[@sams3015]

When my boxing gym opens up again, I’m going to be watching out for all this shit haha

[@RickyXV]

5:27 "We are doing a lot of muscle stuff today" Other guy: *yawns* lol

[@marouaneidmansour8276]

Hilarious, loveable people... Keep up the light spirit... Big up from Morocco.

[@jackclay9145]

I think it'd be cool on the last technique when you grab the glove you could throw the cross, release the glove and use the position of your hips from there to lead hook when you let go. I feel like that would be an easy way to set up a power shot.

[@BallisticaMetal]

Luis Resto used those, look it up. He also used to punch the hips/tighs to weaken the opponent's movement

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Thought 💭 he also used tampered boxing 🥊 gloves with the padding taken out to permanently damage Billy Conklin if I remembered his opponent’s name correctly. Thanks to Panama Lewis for taking out the knuckle padding.

[@AGI1234]

This was a fun video to watch. Thank you for uploading!

[@mccalltrader]

Talking about dirty punches..standard Dirty punching, while talking about dirty punches…legendary!

[@kisidrifterelite360]

I keep coming back to this channel but I hadn't subscribed. I am now subscribed.

[@qudavid1128]

This is almost all 52 blocks. Seen similar in the Constellation videos. Nice...

[@milanmatejic2954]

So many people capitalising over this single boxing match it is unprecedented :) Good tricks btw ;) keep up good work

[@angeltower9]

Dirtiest thing I like doing against boxers is bashing my shins into theirs during a rush. I do a lot of kicking so my shins are apparently a lot more conditioned than theirs most of time, I made one guy take a knee by doing that.

[@wbfjkerr]

Nate scratching his head was everything.

[@mikoajzmacznski3787]

Archie Moore used to block punches with elbows and he holds a record of 132 kos in boxing. Short pulls are acceptable until you are really holding opponent

[@biohazard724]

Mike: put our ass muscles against their neck muscles Nate: 🤨

[@aladinfire7041]

😂😂😂

[@pingislife2653]

The roughest shot that would get a DQ was, "remember I said we're talking about boxing." Ooof!

[@MbisonBalrog]

Can you go over using a wrench 🔧 in self defense?

[@catherinem6910]

I like Nate's little grin every time he gets tapped on the chin.

[@Loseurillusions]

I love how the other dude is just like: "Yea, I do can break an elephant's neck in two points with one punch, I just don't know what fuck you are talking about"

[@noname2031-w5r]

if your gym was near by i would go even with me being so lazy.. Cool video and informative enjoy how you keep things realistic .

[@gptcompany]

This channel is just entertainment for martial artists

[@krazed0451]

Nice vid! Judo throw attempts aren't supposed to be overt, usually :-)

[@jaeyoungkang5951]

Dang, this is really cool. I especially love the elbow blocking and the double hand trap setups, reminds me of Panantukan. That part around 10:43, where you enter the guard, post up with your head, and throw those little punches looks like the ONLY situation where "chain punching" (like in Wing Chun) could be useful. Every martial art has something to provide.

[@Veepee92]

Chain punching in Wing Chun isn't really that huge of a deal as people think it is. It's only really the emphasis in Leung Ting's teaching, which also happened to become the most popular of all lineages outside Hong Kong. On a more technical note, the best function of that strike is the way how you can use the "punch" to jam jabs and crosses with your elbow and forearm and follow up with your own counter. So it's not really an offensive maneuver per se.

[@mollaram]

As an ex Wing Chuner, that currently trains Muay Thai and boxing, I love dirty boxing. Chi Sao helps great for the pocket game.

[@Bigmonbone]

100% using these from now on, thanks Mike

[@TechandTools1]

"Come on man, this thing's falling apart here" lol 🤣🤣

[@randysimpson1438]

A 77 year old former Navy boxer I train with does that elbow push trick as he steps in to the left corner, then nails you with a left to the gut. Good old fashioned dirty tricks.

[@BURGAWMMA]

You guys should do a couple videos on Tyson Fury's dirty boxing... it really is an art form

[@theboltthrower8661]

These are my fav vids from Dirty Mike 👏👏👍

[@crabbycabbage4568]

My trained response to all these techniques: "I wOuLd JuSt Go tO tHe BoDy"

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

Can you do a video about how to deal with people who hate clinching ? Like my partner has such long arms to punch the crap out of me but he knows i'm miles better than him when we clinch up and start grappling. If that ever happen, he will use everything he has like his life depends on it, try to push me away with all his might so he could keep harrassing me with those long arms, so i'm kinda stuck not knowing how to deal with this problem.

[@charles_pensamentocritico]

I hate clinching, what I do most is the best footwork possible to keep my distance. Main problem is stamina, cause I have to be moving all the time. Same with your friend that pushes you, it takes a lot of energy on his part. I think if you keep doing it safely and persistently, conserving your energy, you will force him to waste too much of his and when you feel he is wearing down, then go for your move 100%.

[@snazdogdbfan251]

Epic Sunday because of this

[@northernelitebullies6814]

Cool stuff learned a lot, and keep me updated in on you're camps.

[@danielhall1226]

Those quick "Maahh meep mops" add up and can really hurt overtime. Lol

[@pierrewilliam7119]

Reminds me of chi sao ; good insights

[@alonsoallen]

Esse é o padrão de luta dos campeões de boxe dos EUA nos últimos anos. Sujeira é com eles mesmo, o que importa é o valor das apostas, o resto eles fazem vista grossa...

[@Karylrx]

This use of knees is a tactic in Chen style of Tai Chi Chuan called tui gerk, very efective. It is used both inside and outside

[@VTSifuSteve]

Yeah, we have it in Wing Chun too. Probably in most Chinese infighting styles, but unless people spar a lot, they can't actually use it.

[@theblockcat-ain1572]

Great vid. At my age I like to use The Steel Technique. When a guy wants to fight I lift up my shirt him show him my stainless steel.. Works everytime👍 Its a fighting style that everyone over 40 should practice.