I started my first MMA gym with $50

Combat sports have never been a rich man’s profession. Fight gyms tend to be bare bones affairs with only the essentials for training fighters. But somewhere along the line, people got the crazy idea that martial arts training is supposed to be expensive. Here’s part of my story.
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Shanghai based MMA Coach and Kunlun Fight Combat League ringside commentator Ramsey Dewey answers questions from the viewers. Leave your questions in the comments below!
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[@Sigrt]

"martial arts is a poor man's sport" So true. I also became poor after starting martial arts because of all the gear I bought.

[@gickygackers]

A funny joke. But for any noobies who dont know any better, you can make your own double end bag from some bungie cord, soccer ball, and duct tape. The only other things you need are purpose and virtue.

[@richardrichard4029]

@@gickygackers you know those foam sleds? I wrap them around a tree with bungee cords and presto an awesome punching bag. I used to practice kicks and punches without one till I tweaked my wrist doing hooks. The tree i practiced on was a cedar so the bark wasnt too bad on the fist and feet.

[@gickygackers]

@@richardrichard4029 I recently rolled my wrist on an Everlast punching bag, hooks are like that haha. You're killing it, mate.

[@chainsofgames]

@@richardrichard4029 Good shit man thats creative if it works it works

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

And really, depending on the place/facility, not that expensive sometimes. Theres a boxing gym near me(idk if it's still open now), that was only $50-60 a month. That's pretty cheap here. A number of spots $100 or less a month. But also, the cost of living here is low compared to other cities. Only reason I had to stop going to a gym was cuz I got behind on my bills due to economic reasons.

[@AdobadoFantastico]

Great video, Ramsey! People can be ungracious with how they interpret comments, haha. I always try to tell people to just go for it and not doubt themselves, but inserting doubt seems to be the normal bias. For me the most effective thing is to ask whether I lose more by making a mistake or by hesitating and falling behind where I could be. Helps me spur myself into action.

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

Im with Ramsay. Rich Franklin says he STARTED from watching VHS tapes.

[@davidtheamazing4617]

The gym I went to *and coming back to soon) is in the owner's garage. He bought wrestling mats from a high school that closed down and hung his childhood punching bag up and that's all he started with. Once people started coming in we donated more equipment to the gym and brought new trainers in to give their knowledge. It's far from the fancy professional gyms but we're the best in town.

[@RamseyDewey]

Yep. That’s how everyone that gets anywhere gets started: do what you can with what you have.

[@tjl4688]

Rorion Gracie taught out of his garage for 20 years.

[@MentalDeviant]

Dude I would love to go to gym like that. I know you guys are not by me but how much do you charge and did you guys start to charge more money once things looked nicer and you had more equipment. I mean some gyms offer a lot. But then they want you to pay $150 but you get unlimited classes but that's just not something at my age I need. It's not like I'm going to learn all these techniques and then fight for money.

[@davidtheamazing4617]

@@MentalDeviant My gym costs $60 a month and it doesn't get higher. Joining the BJJ belt ranks costs a little extra but it's optional. The large downside to my gym is that the trainers aren't always there and there are days when nobody else shows up.

[@Defender78]

@@RamseyDewey Do you still have that original wrestling mat?

[@harliiquinnstarlight]

I only get 200$ a month. I work out at home for strength no gym needed, and I train in Jiu-jitsu 2times a week and I ride the bus, almost an hour one way. That's two hours travel on a bus to train for two hours.

[@sensam6155]

you can get lots of reading done!

[@desimujahid]

Coach, am a big fan! Can you make a video on MCGREGOR VS POIRIER 2

[@Sk0lzky]

Punching boogaloo

[@hailhydreigon2700]

Me: "Home made mat complete. Now to train Jiu Jitsu!" IBJJF: "NO. YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED A BLACK BELT ON THE MAT TO TRAIN JIU JITSU! IT IS NECESSARY!" Me: "Oh. Well, I guess I'll just call it submission grappling." IBJJF: "Huh? Wait no, you can't do that." Me: "Bugger off, leg-lock phobes."

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

[@AikidoScholar]

Highly underrated comment!

[@originalzay9776]

The animations are top notch Ramsey. Thank you for your words of wisdom oss!

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahahahahahaha!!! Those are graphics from a video a posted 14 years ago.

[@gickygackers]

@@RamseyDewey like fine wine!

[@BlackCroLong]

Look at all the boxing champs. Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Shannon Briggs, all lived on the street when they started training

[@Sk0lzky]

Are you trying to convince me going to Myanmar and living in a tent to get into lethwei is a good idea? Lol

[@herethere5637]

​@@Sk0lzkyHe is saying that the hardships and struggle through the fire, are what make a world champion.

[@haziqzia5671]

*O Ramsey you're speaking from a class of privelage* 🤣🤣 that voice though, where can I watch the fights you commentate, I love how you speak 😂, it rather becomes even more interesting when you commentate your fights ❤️.

[@RamseyDewey]

Kunlun Fight broadcasts their shows on multiple networks and platforms around the world. I honestly don’t know how many. I do know the Fight Network was broadcasting some shows with my commentary a while back though.

[@martialartness]

My 1st encounter with MMA was in a friend's garage. We were 3 guys. 1 of us had about 4 months worth of grappling experience and we all came from a Karate background. The town we grew up in knew nothing of MMA yet alone the UFC so, I agree with the advice given. If there is no path before you, create your own. Today I'm a bjj purple belt and have competed in both mma and bjj. It is what it is.

[@shounaksanyal5875]

The background looks cool

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks!

[@shounaksanyal5875]

@@RamseyDewey damn Ramsey Dewey says thanks to my comment!! 😲😲 Now I surely need to get out and train.

[@mrmoth26]

You're like the combat sport Vsauce. You even look like Michael Stevens, you have the same hairstyle as him.

[@RamseyDewey]

I don’t know what that is. Is it comparable to A1 sauce?

[@mrmoth26]

@@RamseyDewey Vsauce is this KZbin channel run my Michael Stevens, this interesting bald smart guy that talks about stuff like science and math. He has a degree in psychology. There is also Vsauce2 and Vsauce3, two closely related channels run by Michael Stevens' friends and there is Vsauce4 which is an unrelated parody channel of Vsauce. Vsauce is an entertaining channel and Michael also became a meme because of how weirdly he acts for humour purposes (that's why Vsauce4 exists, and why videos like Vsauce out of context exist). Vsauce also often starts speaking about tangential/unrelated to the main point of the video but still interesting topics and makes quite long videos. He rarely uploads videos though.

[@gaminghunt5837]

I just love both

[@bennagel2180]

You don’t “find” time, you make it.

[@RamseyDewey]

You sacrifice for it.

[@benjaminvega7186]

The way things line up, in the kengan ashura sequel a character was in a tough fight that he couldn't adapt to. But he remembered that he was taught to "forget what he can't do yet and focus on what he can do now". I think a lot of us get too hung up on the end result instead of the journey

[@RamseyDewey]

Daromeon gets it!

[@Stahlvanten]

I have been training now about 15years or so and about 3 years ago I realized with a couple of my training partners that if we want to evolve as we want we better start our own. We went from 200 square meter to about 10 square meter of mat (good outdoors spaces for training, but we live at the Arctic Circle so sometimes it's impossible to be outdoors) in a small former bombshelter but we evolve more now and we even got a K1 amateur champ and one of Nokweeds former personal mentored guys for 10 years to join our small group (since the bigger gyms in the area didn't even try to make them feel welcome). It's not so much about the space/equipment but the willingness I suppose in the end (but we were rich compared with those 50 bucks you started out with although, we had probably equipment for around 1500$ from our personal collections from over the years so yes we are alot more ""spoiled" than your humble beginnings).

[@TheWillToFight]

I’ve literally just finish building my own little martial arts gym I’ll probably be making a video showing it in a few weeks

[@RamseyDewey]

Outstanding!

[@nonglishq6727]

Hey you were in Sensei Seth chat right?

[@TheWillToFight]

@@nonglishq6727 Yes that’s me i’m subscribed to quite a lot of the Martial arts youTubers as I had difficulty reading growing up it was easier for me to watch martial art videos to try and gain a little bit more knowledge after class

[@TheWillToFight]

@@RamseyDewey and thank you it’s been a lot of hard work building it but I’m sure it will be worth it

[@johnmarshall2631]

Charisma is one of the hardest things to learn, given that its fully how other people interpret you. Being genuine and making sure that genuine you is someone people would want in their lives doesn't dawn on people as something important, but I think thats the key to what you're talking about in some aspects.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

My charisma can depend. I dont think I have much, but sometimes other peoples engagement with me implies differently, I just dont know how to use my own charisma.

[@rwdchannel2901]

One way I think is good to learn to be more resilient is to ask yourself "What if I couldn't get any more education and have to survive on what I've already learned?" To me that seems to help break the procrastination of using learning as a crutch to not facing life's obstacles.

[@Sk0lzky]

And years of experience worth hundreds of thousands.

[@mymartialartacademy2343]

Very good Sir!! Oss!!! Respect from Pakistan Peshawar

[@chrislampkin7896]

As soon as I could read I started reading every martial arts the library or my encyclopedias would educate me about. Later I took official training. I got my gloves and mitts from walmart. One of my students gave me a punching bag and rack just recently!

[@TalentDanceTV14]

and I love them old rusty gritty boxing gyms, can tell a lot of blood and sweat has gone into them ;)

[@mrmoth26]

I'm not first.

[@RamseyDewey]

You’re the first Mr. Moth, and that’s all that matters!

[@mrmoth26]

@@RamseyDewey There *were* people that had that user name before me. They aren't alive anymore because there can only be one!

[@extra2042]

Any tips for running a successful martial arts gym.

[@deeber3960]

After three years and more than 14,000 viewings, I'm surprised that no one seems to have pointed this out yet: if you wear blue to school when everyone else is wearing red, you're much more likely to be picked on. ;) Joking aside (I know from another of your videos that your accent at the time was a key factor), thanks for sharing about your experiences, and the encouragement to a positive and proactive outlook.

[@veg9097]

When i became interested in mma, i actually learned how to roundhouse on my own, watching videos on youtube. Then i joined a tkd school and became pretty decent at it really fast because i had already learned from youtube. Then, i wanted to learn bjj, but there was none, so i watched youtube videos and trained with my brother and learned a few techniques. It's better to do something than nothing, plus with the internet, you can learn a lot.

[@renelvital]

I heard from the weasel KZbin channel that someone learned the twister submission online and pulled it off in a fight.

[@bigc5630]

Gteat video, very motivational!!!! Especially in these times of locldowns

[@IncredibleMD]

First rule of Ramsey Dewey's Fight Club: Talk about Fight Club as much as possible! Invite your friends and family! Make flyers! Do everything you can think of to get as many people to show up to Fight Club as you can possibly manage in the space you have. *AND THEN FIGHT THEM.*

[@robingrosemans2867]

Thank you so much for this video and inspiring me. I have 11 years experience in goju ryu Karate, 2 years in English boxing en 2 years in sambo silat. Me and a good friend (judo blue belt) are really into mma but no gyms nearby so we are training together. Right now we are looking for people that want to join us in our journey.

[@IncredibleMD]

"I got into fighting to pay medical bills." ... Didn't you spend most of your first fight purse at the local clinic getting your earlobe reattached?

[@artistjac6863]

Unrelated, but here's a question for you, Ramsey: How different would the UFC (and MMA as a whole) be today, if they had recruited Roy Jones Jr. for UFC 1, instead of Art Jimmerson?

[@Jerry-uc1pn]

Coach Ramsey are you an introvert or extrovert? And have you taken the MBTI personality test online? If not you should it’s really accurate and takes about 10 minutes

[@IncredibleMD]

I've seen plenty of people online *demanding* to be called "doctor" because they "earned" it. And absolutely every single one of these people have been absolutely devoid of any and all charisma, and did nothing to make me want to call them doctor. If anything, I went from not calling them doctor to not *wanting* to call them doctor. Because they've done nothing to earn the title *from me.* They want me to bow and call them sensei because someone else gave them a back belt in English or Political Science. And I actually *like* using titles for people! I can be a very formal person in those sorts of situations. I've no doubt that if I was a student at your gym, I'd address you face to face as "Coach", or maybe "Coach Ramsey" if I have to single you out from other coaches. That's just how I am. The way I was raised, my mother took specific effort to ensure that I referred to my aunts and uncles as such. Now that I'm an adult, I might drop the title when referring to them when the context has already established that I'm talking about John, my uncle, and not any other John, but even despite the fact that I haven't seen him since I was a teenager I can't ever imagine just going up to him and saying "Hey, John!". That's just IMPROPER. I have a great rapport with my psychiatrist, but I'd never refer to him by his given name. That'd be weird, awkward, and leave an icky taste in my mouth. I'm friendly with him, but we're not friends. He's my doctor, and I respect his expertise and experience.

[@chrislampkin7896]

I trained for boxing at the boys and girls club in the late 80s in chicago on 63rd and Maryland, and Fernwood park I trained in American kickboxing taekwondo ,hapkido and wing chun elements on about 103rd and Wallace in Chicago in the 90s and I trained at American Kenpo Karate Association in Kansas city Missouri AKKA,in the 90's also. I took Aikido classes at the YMCA in Valparaiso, Indiana , and some Jeet kune do classes near hammond Indiana. I trained with the guardian angels in chicago in 1991 and learned some shotokan basics.

[@jonathanscott5932]

Your content is good but your delusional on this one. Maybe in the early 90s you can achieve what your talking about. MMA is expensive now. I saw in a comment you suggest someone get a bunch of old tires and spring boards so they flow has give, even that is fucking expensive.

[@bingsoo9559]

Coach could you (by any chance) help me devise a 3 or 4 hour BoxingTraining routine (for Amateur Competition) to be done in a gym everyday, my old coach is nowhere to be found and we didn’t really have a structured training regime that I remember, Anyone’s help would be greatly appreciated

[@jdub7469]

It would be awesome if your 200k subscriber special was about your early kick boxing career and why you decided to move to China. Really like the channel btw.

[@counselorchandru]

The innate limitation of advice is that it is going to come from the giver's perspective or the boundaries of their imagination. Of course all this is advice, and Ramsey hasn't stated anywhere that he's committed to making you reach your goals. It's a KZbin video from one man's perspective and knowledge. It is never going to be perfect or even remotely accurate for any number of people. That's okay. If it applies, it applies. If it doesn't, it doesn't. We can always agree to disagree and find other sources that speak more empathetically to our lived experiences.

[@wingusdingus9447]

Yo Ramsey. I got a joke you can pull on one of your friends if you're rolling with one and gotta fart. Ask him if he ever heard of you-shits-you... What to do next is pretty obvious

[@north9951]

When I was 18 or 19 I started doing JKD cause I loved Bruce lee. I like the idea of a limitless style that adapts and changes. I worked my ass off to afford the lesson in the city about an hour away. Ran 6miles to the train, took the train to the city, ran a mile to the class, trained, then ran back, and took the train home. Did this for about a year until my teacher decided we wanted to follow Bruce Lee’s foot steps and pursued acting in a different state and closed his school. I thought I’d just go to college so I could get a better job so I could afford more options. Never happened and got myself into a lot of debt. I still train but I want to do this so bad. I’ll get there one day

[@IncredibleMD]

Your old heavy bags and rack going to a good home with someone who'd use and appreciate them and not just break up the rack for scrap was the happy ending this story needed.

[@fighterlm6177]

Z

[@michaelanthony2395]

im a homeless advocate, work trade for housing, and have converted an attic into a diy gym. most of the equipment i bought used or improvised. the heavy bag is an old futon mattress rolled up and tied. the light bags are cheep, the reflex ball is cheep. the weight bench and mount for the speed bag were bought used. the dumbells half were new half were used. the various length sticks and staves, some were new some were found at thrift stores, and some were carved myself. floor mats are maybe the hardest to find used and most expensive, and necissary for safety. but in a pinch layers of cardboard could do, like old school garage bjj style. pads have added up over time, i made a few strike pads out of duct tape scavenged foam rubber and thrift store ping pong paddles. so while im super keen to class privelege, telling folks to do what they can with what they have is the opposite of privelege, it is a healthy and necissary challenge. it is respectful and recognized our leadership in our struggles. too many folks who speak over the poor and want us to remain dependent on them push these one way frameworks of defining our struggle, always what we need, never what we have.

[@Draybot11]

In the previous video, it’s stated, if you want to learn mma, train mma.... like many others I’m in the same predicament where there is no mma gym in my area. But of course, I want to focus on what I can do rather than what I can’t. So that leaves me with the question, how do you train mma as opposed to training jiu jitsu or boxing. Like if I want to train myself, how can I set up drills to incorporate the fact that I can get taken down or punched at any time

[@Nuetral768]

It's hard to find people nowadays that are interested in the basics. I have a lot of stuff I have been giving away over the last 2 years to help people train, and when I was a kid I would have given all I had to have even just a little of what I have now... but I keep hitting a roadblock. Even those that seem into the same things as myself are more interested in either what they already have, or in the next most exciting thing... very few people are interested in hand me downs. The few I have found makes me happy I held on to what I had as long as I did, because even though it cost me a lot to hold on to them for so long I really appreciated knowing that all the resources and sweat I put into those items (both getting them as well as training with them) was being passed on to someone else about to put even more resources and sweat into them. It makes you feel like the time you put into those things was not wasted... Don't get me wrong, people were invested in as well, but so often we see things lose value over time rather than gain and I think it reminds us all that someday that will be us too. It's good to see that even after so much time, and so many injuries, that some things remain valuable much longer than we had anticipated at the time we started building ourselves towards obtaining them. Anyways, just wanted to share the sentiment. Remember everyone, we cannot give help without someone to receive that help... always try to be a bit of both. :)

[@abdelazizmohamed539]

Ramsey i have a question about my body when i flex my muscles they become big and visible but when i relax they vanish like i have no muscle can you tell me why ?

[@littlerunningwolf]

You will never have the resources that you need to protect yourself until you learn how to use the resources that you have. Are you learning martial arts to get a belt? To accumulate a bunch of techniques? To tell people that you train? If you are taking martial arts to start on the path of self knowledge, resourcefulness is one of eth most important lessons to learn. Life often isn't fair, and we often get dealt an imperfect hand. Do what you can, and accept the results that you get. If you want better results, lean from it and work harder.

[@cahallo5964]

This video made me feel stupid because I looked at the screen and my reaction was "hehe funny filter"

[@michaelanthony2395]

ABCD, asset based community development stresses using what little we have to the best we can in order to leverage front line experience and leadership in solving issues. go figure because the opposite is actually class privilege, the idea that those with resources will provide and save those of us without resources, as though we can't do it ourselves, when in fact we can and only we can! yes there are structural inequalities that mean some have a disadvantage in the economy, in politics, when dealing with the law at times in some places, but none of this negates poor peoples power and role in solving our own issues!

[@KidCrowder]

I started my first chicken business with a feather.....c'mon lets go don't spoil the fun

[@targetfootball7807]

Charisma is one of the most difficult things to improve. But it can be done where there is will enough.

[@tensae4725]

As always, thanks for your words of wisdom Mr Ramsey.

[@RamseyDewey]

Thank you!

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

mybsensei would train me in the local forest or back yard the heavy bag was a tree and the equpment was second hand i used het old old gi

[@resolveyeetlord8340]

Much love coach thank you so much. I've been mopping at the dojo 20 miles away for 2 years now in exchange for lessons and I keep going because god damn it is so worth it. I dont have much but indeed I have and will continue to figure it out.

[@johnnycash346]

Yeah

[@Randoman]

My dream is to become a UFC fighter and open up my own MMA gym in my home town. Thank you for helping me realize how to do that

[@thePrussian]

I like training in my basement on off days from the MMA gym because my basement is all concrete and spiders and puts me in the right frame of mind...grounded if you will.

[@otakuwanker]

I have a question, but first I want to say something I want you to know. I have suffered major depression for a long time, motivation is extremely difficult for me. Get out there and train; these words and your insight truly have helped me and from the bottom of my heart I thank you for it. As for my question, I don't have a regular sparring partner or a coach, when I train alone with drills, bag work etc; what can I do to make sure I'm not developing bad habits or spot mistakes that I'm making? I realize this is why you have a coach or teacher but do you have advice for when you have to teach yourself?

[@joseluis66355]

Hello, are you going to make a vid about the poirier mcgregor fight?

[@Juice-vk7mc]

I tend to struggle finding people that are interested in training in my area.

[@komododragon85]

Thank you so much for this. Blessings

[@CanaleAV]

Here's a coach, ladies and gentlemen.

[@jamesrowlands1943]

You were working 3 jobs and couldn't afford medical bills? I would wonder how those people sleep at night, but the answer is probably on gigantic stacks of cash...

[@jonathanthelivingdedman3385]

How would you make your own mats if you had to

[@davidp.7620]

See the last few episodes of Cobra Kai to learn how!

[@dhanmonikumar4555]

Sir i want to start a MMA Academy in my town can you help me out in this case

[@AustinAnderson-hy8rx]

Bros voice is so damn soothing

[@clutchgrips5813]

YOUR BEST VIDEO YET TRUTH.....

[@sensam6155]

Privileged dude! All the used wrestling mats for sale on kijiji (canada's version of craigslist) are $500-$700. Trust me, I've been checking about once a week for almost a year now. Lol That said, the interlocking foam mats I bought from walmart have worked just fine for Muay Thai sparring and BJJ rolling the past few months. Just no sweeps, dumps, takedowns or slams from the feet.

[@RamseyDewey]

Here’s how you set up a cheap sprung floor under your mat so you can do throws and takedowns even if you suck at breakfalls: Get a bunch of old used tires, lay them out across the whole floor. Cover the tires with large sheets of wafer board. Cover the wood panels with old carpet or carpet padding (optional), then put your mats on top. That’s how I set up my wrestling mat. The floor had so much give on impact that we could suplex each other without a problem, but it was still firm when standing up.

[@joydevmukherjee]

Preparing for my exams but still i make some time to watch your vids Mr. Ramsey...❤️

[@RamseyDewey]

Good luck in your studies!

[@joydevmukherjee]

@@RamseyDewey Thanks 😊

[@gaminghunt5837]

Do you read philosophy?

[@redstroke1234]

Coach your the best 🤘

[@tjl4688]

I guess we got the idea about training being expensive....because it is expensive. Even for the lowest level gyms or even garages nowadays. Mopping floors and cleaning mats isn't a thing where I live. It takes 10 minutes to wipe down a gym. If you have the small town background, best option is just to sign up to whatever martial arts school you can find and learn whatever you can while you wait to move somewhere else.

[@RamseyDewey]

Drop and give me 50 push-ups, then shadow box for 3 rounds. How much did that cost you?

Fight to bill medical 😂

[@mrmoth26]

The construction workers outside of my house are working so loudly, that I can't hear a word that you say.

[@RamseyDewey]

I have days like that all the time.

[@kurapika5576]

Thanks Ramsey!

[@bopaintsminis]

I loved training at your house, Ramsey. You had a big influence on my training. Now the rest of you get out there and train.

[@RamseyDewey]

Those were good times my friend!

[@makenjikarate]

Damn this was inspiring

[@MikeAMesfin]

Ramsey, I'm a massive fan, I'm getting back into BJJ because I wanna be come a professional MMA Fighter. I never really liked BJJ because of how it was sold to me and I was pressured into it, but I know how useful it is, and I wanted your opinion. I trained Muay Thai for about 3 years so far going on 4. The school me and my Kru just changed to, Teaches Boxing and Muay Thai twice a week, but BJJ everyday, 3x a day. I wanted to know if there was a such thing as spending "too much time practicing BJJ" And how well it actually prepares one for MMA.

[@RamseyDewey]

This might be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pquZZqOBasiqZqM

[@MikeAMesfin]

@@RamseyDewey Thx I'm watching it now

[@ZackofAllTradesct]

I just started boxing in a "gym" that is actually in a barn. We lift tires, hit tires with sledgehammers, do all sorts of manual labor themed exercises and box in a homemade ring. There are newspaper clippings all over the walls. I love it.

[@johnnycash346]

Yeah

[@RamseyDewey]

Yep.

[@richardrichard4029]

But wasnt $50 worth a lot more back then?😂

[@RamseyDewey]

The minimum wage was about $5/hr back then. Gas cost about $4.25 a gallon. Unemployment was at an all time high. It’s all relative.

[@SonGokuUssj2]

i'm disappointed because i can "like" every video only once. This one, however, i just love and i cannot stress it out enough. Ramsey, thank you, great job!

[@KC-vq2ot]

The most expensive thing is to find a space suitable to be a gym. It is either expensive, to close to living space (neighbours would not appreciate Judo slams and kiai in the middle of the night) or simply unsuitable for comfortable training. After that, it is not that hard. Styrofoam is cheap and can be used for mats in short term, working in pairs can reduce the need for bag etc. Then you just bootstrap it. You buy some new equipment and start taking more money for a better gym

[@electricdragonsauce]

Ramsey, I want to ask you what you think of this. What would you tell someone who has no one to train with, and is still living through a pandemic? I live in the U.S. in a state that still has about 1 in 4 people sick, and I dont feel safe going to place where I will be breathing and sweating on and with a bunch of other people, or at the very least one person. Do you have any advice? "Asking for a friend"

[@minimayhemadventures]

There's always a way, we operate in a small ex coal mining town in the northeast UK, we offer payment plans to people who can't afford to sign up for a month etc... the one problem you find with this approach though, is usually the ones your helping out tend to walk past you often with bags of shopping regularly, just like everything in life, it's a matter of having your priorities in check ✔️

[@RamseyDewey]

My mother grew up between Shotton Colliery and Easington Colliery in County Durham. My Grandad was a coal miner there.

[@minimayhemadventures]

@@RamseyDewey that's about 6 miles away from us! It's a small world 😀

[@thATguy-rq7dj]

Hey coach do you think having medals in combat sports and competing athletes make a gym legit even if they believe in pressure points kos? (Pressure points things make me feel concerned about the pursuit of truth) can I learn good techniques for a place without truth being a priority? And should I try and challenge the person regarding those things as a student

[@jplb96]

It horrifies me when an American tells me that the my had to or couldn't do something because of medical bills and fees. Ridiculous.

[@RamseyDewey]

The astronomical charges for healthcare in the USA are truly horrific.

[@jplb96]

@@RamseyDewey It's a scandal. I have had long periods of poor health the last couple of years. I've been in and out of hospital, an ambulance trip or two, etc and the only thing I've had to pay directly for is 2 euro per item on my prescription. And there is a cap on that too.

[@glennnolasco2475]

I'd be very happy if I did my own wrestling dummy and double-end bag, just finding the right resources. Even a minimalist setup would be bettrr than having no equipment at all, would be adding weights made of concrete, too.

[@ADayintheLifeoftheTw]

Lies!!!! It requires space 😂 -an apartment dweller in a snowy area. Nah, I just clear space in the living room.

[@GuitarsRockForever]

Back to my teen age, I practiced kicks in my bedroom, also double as my study and a family store room. Of course there was no bags, that was the days I still had some self discipline.

[@ADayintheLifeoftheTw]

@@GuitarsRockForever Best advice I ever got my coach was, "Shadowboxing is the number one best exercise you need to work on to help your entire skill set. And it requires nothing but at least 3 square feet of open ground

[@serpentarmy8354]

Very inspirational. Thank you for those words i will definitely get out there and make this happen. I'm a Boxer that found that sport to take me out of my bad life decisions and now I'm older with one daughter and she does so many different things kickboxing, jiujitsu, gymnastics and i trainer her in Boxing but i know there is other kids that need the same direction my boxing coaches gave me when I was growing up. And you just lit the fire in me to get started by all means necessary at my garage finding like minded people. And doing with what i have the knowledge is what counts and i have that the rest sure will come. Again thank you for this. God bless you combat brother.

[@GuitarsRockForever]

True word of wisdom. Most people don't train (assume they do desire to learn some martial art), because some don't have motivation, and almost always don't have self discipline.

[@Filou1402]

Exactly what I did... since my gym's been closed for quite some time due to the lockdown I purchased an old wrestling/judo mat from an old farmer on ebay, threw out all the stuff in my basement and learnt how to make a heavy bag myself with needle and threat... to quote Iroh: if you search for the light you will often find it. If you search for the dark, it is all you'll ever see. Also Dances with wolves is one of my fathers favourite films 😁

[@dragonscurse2008]

love the video, so many good points, been watching you a lot last couple days, would just love to train with ya, your style resembles mine a lot and i'm still learning all the time and trying to get better, but Covid most likely will prevent any travel to ya, but going there has been on my bucket list anyway and train in various places and maybe some old school Temples...

[@CoachDale_TopNotchMuayThai]

Thank you for posting this. I’ve been doing some research trying to figure out the best way I can start up my first gym. Currently teaching gout of another gym. But I’ve always wanted to teach in my own space. I’m thinking I’m going to have to build something at my place and just build it up over time. Once I get enough students, then rent a spot somewhere in town. I love hearing stories about people starting out. Thank you for this 🙏🏼

[@yeout4386]

hey there Romsey dewey i would like to ask if it is possible to go to a mma gym and train with a medical condition

[@RamseyDewey]

Everyone has medical conditions, it’s just a question of how extreme- what’s yours?

[@yeout4386]

@@RamseyDewey cronic kidney failure do to a genetic defect i have a donor kidney is in bes8des my stomach on the bottom left and it would be bad if i where to be kicked there so that is why i would like to ask you for advice i am realy passionate about martial arts and realy enjoy it

[@hongkongcantonese501]

Coach, you are a legend in the making. Your influence is leaving ripples far beyond what you can imagine.

[@peterandersson4243]

I would love a video on DIY equipment on the cheap. Aqua bag out of a buoy, DIY tire bag etc.

[@Deathborn_]

Hey Ramsey, I practice Muay Thai and I’ve got a freestanding bag which I’ve used for a bit now, however I’m starting to get to the point where I need something a bit harder to kick for conditioning. What would be a recommendation or two? I’m very limited in space meaning I don’t have means to really put up another bag.

[@gaminghunt5837]

Banana tree

[@Deathborn_]

@@gaminghunt5837 Not any around in the UK or at least near me.

[@gaminghunt5837]

Ohh