Land Power Strikes... By Using LESS Power

[@hard2hurt]

Question for Viewers: What other striking or kickboxing related topics do you think we should cover from a conceptual standpoint?

[@luistrains21]

How to kick higher and controlled

[@IHateHandleNames]

Feinting to wear down a fighters reflexes and nervous system. You once said that it was exhausting fighting Wonderboy because he's constantly feinting and you never know what it coming and when. I'd love to see a video on how you play that mental game.

[@Castro0119mc]

How many head kicks can you hypothetically land without over exerting yourself?

[@IHateHandleNames]

@@Castro0119mc for me the answer is zero because I don't stretch enough.

[@graveyardstudio3503]

Stance transition. Never saw a vid or anyone mentioning one of my go to's. I shouldnt be squared, when im 2m away from the oponent, i dont wanna be bladed when my oponent is in the pocket.

[@MisterJayEm]

"Who's Chung Li?" Nate's most brutal attack to date.

[@Condeycon]

I was fucking staggered through the internet.

[@TheBoneBrew]

Broke my heart

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah I was definitely caught off guard.

[@onepoundswallowtwopoundcoc3115]

@@hard2hurt I literally sat there and asked myself if I should be laughing my ass off, or falling into depression at this newer generation. You should definitely show him the Jackie Chan Chun li video. Funny as all hell. Edited Chun from chung. Hate auto correct.

[@Kali-8]

@@onepoundswallowtwopoundcoc3115 bro chill im 16 and i know Chun Li

[@thesadanimations]

I feel like a good rule of thumb for Mike's style is, if it doesn't make sense when you say it, it works when you do it.

[@hard2hurt]

Fair assessment.

[@slavsterbater]

The stability on that Chun-li kick makes me wonder how long you've been saving that move for a video

[@hard2hurt]

Hahaha... it appeared suspiciously practiced?

[@RawDoggin_78]

@@hard2hurt tbf that was the first thing thst crossed my mind

[@davideskl4853]

That's what a background in traditional martial arts looks like. Traditional schools do too much technical practice, modern schools don't do enough.

[@danday9697]

Next video needs to be of you showing him how good street fighter is.

[@TheBoneBrew]

This

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah... he's in for it.

[@danday9697]

@@hard2hurt good to know. How can you throw a proper uppercut without doing ryu's shoryuken

[@dorito7480]

“Im 20” 😂

[@trilliam8806]

Lmao like there isn’t street fighter 5

[@hard2hurt]

He uses that as an excuse for everything.

[@JCPRuckus]

Yeah, he's 20. So what is he doing at an MMA gym instead of sitting on a couch playing video games?... Lol

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

Nate: "I've never played it." Me: "Dude, Street Fighter was basically my childhood, how have you not played it?" Nate: "I'm twenty." Me: "... I guess I'm booking into the nursing home tomorrow because now I feel old."

[@Aro2001]

But she's in the recent Street Fighter... She was in Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Infinite. It's not like she wasn't in recent Capcom games.

[@MrAstro7110]

Man... when Nate kept doggin' Chun Li I was half expecting a hard cut and then another partner infront of Mike

[@KJ7truthBtold]

Icy Mike I love ya man, the Chun li reference highlights the reason that 80's babies make the best fighters. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@hourglas]

Idk how he doesn't know street fighter. Lol its an old franchise but it's no wear near dead.

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah I thought it was still going.

[@tylerortega7572]

Street Fighter 5 came out in 2016. He isn't too young for that.

[@KJ7truthBtold]

@@tylerortega7572 yeah but the crossover appeal isn't the same anymore. Japanese fighting games are much more niche than they used to be thanks to the death of the arcades.

[@KJ7truthBtold]

@@hard2hurt it is but the arcades in the 80's and 90's made street fighter much more mainstream than it is now not to mention the martial arts mainstream boom was at its height at the same time.

[@havoc9735]

Icy Mike, in my honest opinion you are a perfect example of timing over speed, technique over strength, tactics over aggression. Thanks for the knowledge and your time bro, I learn something from all your videos.

[@perrenchan6600]

I really hope theres a "how to fight like Chun Li" video coming soon or im gonna be sad 😂

[@hard2hurt]

I need to get my leg muscles back up.

[@Jenjak]

@@hard2hurt and find a nice costume (ask Jackie Chan maybe)

[@onepoundswallowtwopoundcoc3115]

@@Jenjak I commented he should show Nate that video.

[@jdiaz8819]

Nick Diaz boxing style is a beautiful change in tempo of pressure with softer shots mixed in with power ones, overwhelms you with the softer shots in numbers and hits you with the power to body or face , Also doubles or triples his lead hook.

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah he definitely uses softer shots to make the harder ones land.

[@RawDoggin_78]

when you dont go all in with the first hook, because when you do the following hook you have to rechamber it back to its place, your body has less rotational momentum going in the opposite direction, making it faster to rechamber after the first and slam that badboy with the second. also, the fact that you are hitting the opponent and it kicks you back, its actually good for you because it helps you turn back to your original position, it is also why missed shots take much longer to recover from. TLDR: physics something bla bla

[@hard2hurt]

physics something bla bla is probably the best explanation.

[@regrothar]

@@hard2hurt recovering from missed strikes video?

[@banditpp3719]

@@regrothar yes if you throw a full power hook and you miss it you it will be harder to recover.

[@ThomasToPC]

Reading this I’m thinking Mike Tyson’s hook to the body and then uppercut with the same hand…

[@kbanghart]

@@ThomasToPC same. Dude was BRUTAL with that. Anyone who stayed close with him was toast.

[@stevenshar1233]

This video hurts me....not knowing who Chun Li and saying that he's 20. Thanks my dude for reminding that I'm getting older

[@stevenshar1233]

@@Jose-oq5wq Snu Snu

[@SynergyGamingTV]

Chun Li was great, but when Cammy came out for the first time... I forgot who Chun Li was :D

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

Am am old fighter Mike, and I always get something out of every video you put out. Thanks for putting quality info out for free! Thank God the horrible days of the 80's & 90's with guys teaching bullshite having near cult like control over martial arts are long over!

[@jonathonsayre4879]

The internet has destroyed the modern mcdojo thankfully

[@dijon0810]

@@jonathonsayre4879 except for aikido and systema

[@TheKhazModanMadness]

I felt that. Had to explain to someone who Macho Man Randy Savage was recently.

[@hard2hurt]

Yikes that person is fired.

[@mr28086]

Nates 20? Hell nah he's 30

[@hard2hurt]

He is a baby.

[@meem-ow4dc]

4:16 interesting how he got the time frame correctly

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I definitely learned the idea of doubling hits from taekwondo, kickboxing, capoeira and boxing. Moreso from boxing. I try to apply the idea to my strikes.

[@xcaptainmorgan9]

2:15 throw back to when he said generally people who get scientific they can’t fight that’s how you know he can fight

[@hard2hurt]

meta!

[@OllieSticksman]

So you've mastered the Chun Li kicks. Next video I want to see the Ehonda arm thing, Dhalsim stretches and Ken/Ryu spinning air kick

[@randombencounter263]

Get Jesse Encamp to do a collab and show us how to throw real life hadokens

[@albertonishiyama1980]

Dont forget Sagat's Tiger Knee.

[@95DOIDO]

"i'm 20" bruh, i'm feeling old XD

[@ryzoz2331]

BRO I had the exact same thought there xD I'm 20 and I always thought nate was like 25-26

[@hard2hurt]

Same.

[@jayportland]

Who Chun Li? LOL I love this video. You know who is super good at doubling up? Gökhan Saki. He does that all the time and personally, I love the hook, power body hook combo followed by rear leg low kick.

[@paul0132]

Most significant blow in this video was Nate not knowing who Chun-Li was. Mike felt that one.

[@randombencounter263]

forget Mike, *I* felt that one just watching

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

These are the comments worth reading brother. Now realizing how young Mike was when he was playing Street Fighter compared to me I feel it even more. Damn.

[@hard2hurt]

I still am not sure I even believe him.

[@sashazuke]

"side teep" MANS WILL DO ANYTHING TO AVOID CALLING IT A SIDE KICK

[@MWepex]

Good stuff Mike. Doubling up can also be used to set up a feint and redirect. Examples. If you throw round-kicks then you can feint the round-kick and throw a side-kick. Or my favorite is to establish hooks then feint by 'missing' coiling up for a power back-fist.

[@RawDoggin_78]

*SPINNNNIINNGGGG POWAAAA PUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!!!!!!!*

[@FreestyleMartialArtist]

Really simple concept but very effective. Love it

[@Rice_Grainz_II]

4:16 genius timing

[@Necrosythe2]

How is there not more comments about this???? WTF is Mike a wizard???

[@ryzoz2331]

Was looking for this in the comments lol

[@hard2hurt]

I have to admit it took a little fudging with the edit lol... but I was pretty close on the first draft. We've done this a LOT so I have a strong idea of where I'm at most of the time.

[@unstoppabletigertalukan6710]

2:31 i think the term you're looking for is rotational range or tork or explosive hip rotation

[@smalldrop3425]

Yes, but it's "Torque".

[@kurylko8493]

2:30 mark what you meant is, not whole weight distribution is moved with first shot, so you have something to move on second hit. If you would hit first hard you would need to rebalance position to hit again from same side

[@MWall711]

Newton's 3rd law: to every action there is an equal and opposed reaction. In other words, you get hit with the same force you deliver. The second law (F=ma) determines the effect of that force. A bigger mass experiences lesser acceleration and visa versa. As far as throwing a roundhouse kick or hook punch, there are several physics topics also in play, include rotational kinetic energy and angular momentum. Truth be told, the rotational kinetic energy is less of a factor than linear kinetic energy because the rotational kinetic energy is usually always less than linear kinetic energy. If you haven't thrown a roundhouse or hook yet, your angular momentum is zero. It must maintain that value of zero because momentum is always conserved. This is what you feel yourself moving in the opposite rotational direction to the technique you applied. This was nerdy!

[@justinlakey6838]

Yoooo Nathan you're lookin fresh my dude! I dig the clean up.

[@jayportland]

And at 2:15, he didn’t pivot on the ball of his foot. LOL. Just kidding. I love how you clown those keyboard trolls! Hahaha

[@hard2hurt]

how do you even know!

[@GRIMSVOLT]

I appreciate the editor making the kick from the "4:16" comment at the 4:16 mark.

[@kingmujibha]

We nearly lost Mike ,dude started spittin' mad science

[@hard2hurt]

I'm basically Neil Degrasse Tyson

[@Skorpstyle]

Hello Mike, We in traditional Kung Fu call that process you spoke of in 2:20 as “ Àn Jìn 暗勁” or Dark Power Anjin is mastering the "counter strike" along side ming or as Karate has also found with 3 main types of counter striking; (Same time, After Their move, and this 3rd topic: before their move with misleads or anticipation.) Theory Choose a handful of techniques to focus on as you fully master the intricacies and combinations; hidden wrestling, contingency plans, footwork, chaining, and to finalize a "loose" more indecipherable version. Understanding evasive movements, combined with head movement, kinetic weight shifting, pivot, and then finish with aggressive power generated as Ming. The key is in the split second contrast of Anjin to Mingjin. (True intent visible strike) In Practice Remaining loose until impact is the key, The confidence required to make reactive decisions on the fly. For a closed fist punch, Most advanced boxers will already know that until impact, the fist is only loosely formed into a fist. It is a misconception that there are "secret" fist techniques such as abnormally pointing knuckles or over extending the joints into shapes. Those fist postures occur during the split second before impact, The addition of an final microdetail through spiral or penetration. Set up an perfectly timed counter strike, From being loose, relaxed effortlessly evade the attack and harness the kinetic chains coordinated with breathing, Focus the impact at very last split second, finishing with hard ming and spiral or penetration. Relentlessly transition and continue for the finish without a second thought.

[@nillholenixon5701]

Yet more evidence that Mike is a Kung-Fu Master

[@joshuahitchins1897]

Tyson often did power hook -> power uppercut with the same hand for many knockouts, especially when they would overreact to the hook, opening up their center while eyeing the other hand for the traditional follow up. In a similar Cus D'Amata style, Floyd Patterson would throw 3 hooks in the same spot and catch them relaxing (also, he had insanely fast hand speed). Canelo practices many combos with doubled up hands to catch people out in a similar way.

[@CoASoFi]

Immediately assumed he wouldn’t know who Chun was haha. Great video Mike.

[@hard2hurt]

That was so confusing.

[@UnauthorisedGamers]

That "4 minutes and 16 seconds" joke was DAMN close to the real time on the video lol

[@MrEt894]

Chun li thighs: 🙄 Mikes thighs: 😫

[@mazaltopyoyos98]

Many KO artists use the concept in this video. Nieky Holzken is a prime example Double left hooks are a favorite of mine. My coach had a boxing background, so he made me learn boxing before starting Muay Thai.

[@griffonu]

I'd say that the reason both strikes can't be hard is not because of energy (I get what that argument is, tho) but because of your hips/body position. If you rotate your hips/body with the 1st hit then the 2nd one can't be hard unless you recharge/reset your hips/body making it very slow. Hence, you want the 1st hit to be fast/not_hard so that you still have enough rotation available in your hips/body. The kind of opposite effect can be observer with the double/triple jabs. With the 1st jab you rotate the punch (from your guard to the strike) but for the 2nd or 3rd jab you don't rotate it anymore. Yes, it makes it less powerful but faster (which is what you want in the case of jabs). All in all, if you want to throw two hard hits with the same hand or leg, you have to "recharge" it (namely reset your hips/body position, where the power comes from) which makes the combo much slower. It's a rather classic trade off between speed and power. As always, thanks for the content! :)

[@devins3916]

Dude said “I’m 20,” like that’s an excuse not to know Chun Li. Come on Nate

[@thehighcommunity247]

Thanks for the advice. Imma try this in sparring. ✌️

[@zulphur]

Like the vid ! You dont always have to punch super hard it's the one you dont see coming that hurt the most.

[@Rahzarusfilms]

yo nate homie, that "who's chun li" hit me harder then i think any punch or kick or bullet for that matter bruv

[@brothershirt3156]

"It's THE girl!" Made me choke while swallowing my tea.

[@SenseiSeth]

I’ve never played Street Fighter either, Nate

[@xxthatoneguyxx2602]

Lol imagine

[@hard2hurt]

banned

[@danday9697]

Come on bro. I like your channel, but that might be unforgivable

[@Wiinajamizzi]

Huh? Seth, your video intro has the "perfect" soundbyte from Street Fighter II, which occurs after winning a round with full health bar.

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

In short, to double up your strikes, execute the first one in a shitty way and execute the 2nd one as flawless as possible

[@Histgyph]

Or have them both be good just to confuse the other guy

[@hard2hurt]

You two have it summed up.

[@jonpaul3868]

Love that Chun Li ref, what a gread dad.

[@nomprenom9337]

10:38 that was perfect

[@hard2hurt]

Right? It had to go in!

[@necromancer0616]

@hard2hurt IDK Mike, you could use the bounce of the rebound from the punch or kick as a sort of medium power momentum builder for several follow-up attacks right?

[@jamesdalton1991]

I think this fits nicely into the concept of varying your tempo in general. If you’re going bam bam bam bam as fast as you can, it’s easy to predict when the next strike will be coming. If you go bam bam pause bam, it’s way more difficult to know what’s coming up the pipe.

[@jamesdalton1991]

Plus it’s like music. Listening to a metronome is boring. Listening to Nicko McBrain is awesome.

[@hard2hurt]

Yes it's definitely part of a broader principle.

[@pringles3254]

Shout out to Nate he's thinning out

[@ramblingsofamadman2103]

At 5:03 his hands are down. That's horrible practice. JK I love this channel

[@hard2hurt]

Basically.

[@smalldrop3425]

@@hard2hurt uh what

[@OniBoiXD]

everyone has a rhythm to their combos and if you figure it out you can really mess with them

[@chriskerwin3904]

Until you realize they're playing with you and are actually a phenome counter striker :)

[@OniBoiXD]

@@chriskerwin3904 true but it's unlikely they have that many combo sets... most people have 3 to 5

[@chriskerwin3904]

@@OniBoiXD Oh definitely, very few people are like Izzy "stylebender" or Canelo Alvarez. I was mostly kidding but, I do wonder if part of the problem is the way people learn to strike, almost like it's dancing. I like to use simple combos for feeling out my opponent and then picking a couple of strikes that my opponent seem least comfortable defending. But obviously you need to have sound basics that are going to hold under pressure

[@OniBoiXD]

@@chriskerwin3904 best way to learn is by practicing against a ton of different people...different physical and mental attributes

[@chriskerwin3904]

@@OniBoiXD sure, I agree with that

[@DBurpees1]

This video has inspired me to text my little brother. We have now agreed to play streetfighter on Thanksgiving. He is about to get trapped in the corner and hit with that cheesy kick to death.

[@MG-bi6mq]

This is good. Imma use it later. If you’re bouncing off people when you hit them then your weighting is off. All your force needs to go into a target - kinda like how a cue ball stops after it hits another billiard ball instead of bouncing back. There isn’t necessarily an equal or opposite reaction in striking. This is why we train to follow through. Your strikes should be breaking bones, not bouncing off.

[@Manny-jo7rf]

Next up on Hard2Hurt: hugging and gently kissing your opponent on the forehead for maximum knockout power

[@HeavyHardDrive]

Something, Something science. Somebody call the Karate Nerd over here!

[@bwesttravels]

“You don’t know who Chun Li is???” “No I’m 20 “ 😳🤦🏾😂

[@dylanfitzpatrick9423]

Chum lee from pawn stars!?

[@mattc160]

The real thing that we want to talk about in terms of hitting something is momentum, not energy. Since energy typically isn’t conserved during a collision, it isn’t nearly as useful as a tool as conservation of momentum is. To address the specific scenario of why your fist bounces back when you punch someone in the body, we can imagine a collision of your fist with their torso. Obviously the opponent’s torso has a much larger mass than one fist, so it’s unlikely that the punch will cause them to move at a high speed. Since the total momentum of our fist and the opponent’s body mush be the same before and after the collision, our fist is going to have to travel back away from the opponent’s body to account for the momentum which wasn’t transferred to the opponent’s body. You can imagine the (very exaggerated) scenario of throwing a small rock at a brick wall as an analogy. The impact of the rock doesn’t cause the wall to move very much (if at all), so the rock has to bounce back off of the wall to conserve momentum.

[@kevinmurphy5878]

A good example of multiple power strikes off of the same side is a counter Conor Mcgregor did on Eddie Alvarez. He threw a short counter left hook, then shifted his feet to reload his hips so he could throw both at full power while only having to re chamber his arm, not his whole body. I'm probably not explaining it well but it was insane.

[@richardbaqui7173]

Mike's Chun Li might be up there with Jackie Chan's Chun Li

[@SanJoseMTB]

Never played street fighter? Whaaaa!

[@BallBatteryReligion]

Nate: "I'm 20" So am I Nate, but I still know who Chun LI is lol

[@brandonc2860]

10/10 content right here

[@TheHammerOfRogues]

"I'm 20" ... Brutal! 🤣

[@bbscolletables1369]

Mike sounds like Wolverine when he grunts

[@kiddrummeremac96]

The ending was great 😂

[@wfrankli7]

Mike sometimes I hate your videos. Cause you do my favorite set ups. And a few of my friends now actively watch your videos. Stop giving people quality content... Love from Canada

[@jdub7469]

David benavidez does this with his right hand sometimes, just touches you with it so that he can get himself going

[@brunogomezvasconcellos6466]

I guess Nate doesn't know about videogame characters Please tell him to play street fighter v (5) its pretty good Really cool video plus it continues based on the idea that we watched the previous one, that's really cool :D

[@rajunaidu7751]

That guy is in Den of thieves he took the money 😄

[@KittSpiken]

Mike selling the irl frametraps.

[@Wladislav]

I think even Nate can aspire to attain Chun-Li tier legs, just like the rest of us.

[@JhonBoards]

7:33 YOO HE SOUNDS LIKE OLIVER TREE

[@jamescoull7402]

Nick Diaz uses a similar technique with his punches. Tap tap tap Boom

[@wwjack215]

Your rotating power is the term your looking for

[@youtubenormie5931]

So consecutive power shots from the same side kinda like a rhythm break right?

[@dylanfitzpatrick9423]

PUNCHES IN BUNCHES, LETS GOOOO!

[@mountain3838]

What you were trying to explain with the whole "kinetic energy" thing ( I think, idk just from what science class be teachin me ) It's mainly just newtons 3rd law which is every action has an opposite reaction kinda thing, its mainly depending on where you get hit in my opinion. If you block punches with your lower elbow which is bony its going to exert more force onto you than momentum as opposed to hitting a glove which generates momentum in the other direction due to the squsishy material. Again this is just a thought, and for the question I was wondering if you could go indepth into the pendulum step that's used by Rose Namajunas. Other youtubers have covered it I would just like to hear your take on the technique as I feel you explain things better than most youtubers manage to. It's also fun to watch instead of someone talking in circles.

[@bryanlomo9897]

you were talking about action and reaction, and the idea of momentum lol

[@maddinkn]

I could swear you covered this topic already...

[@jayportland]

Icy Mike. The term you were looking for is torque.

[@hard2hurt]

It was not!

[@cruxcoregaming1831]

Side Teep vs. Side Kick video?

[@davidgeldner2167]

Tap’em first, slug’em last.

[@daddysharkmma4612]

Get this man some street fighter! 😂

[@YoTechDude]

I was hoping the video would end with you and Nate playing Street Fighter, that youngster needs some old school gaming education!

[@john_2730]

Nate looking trim 👍

[@MrEt894]

Nates 20?! Looks like he just got done serving 20

[@tggfusion9459]

when are we gonna learn the zero to death combos

[@vonpewpewtv4400]

Next Video: Why you SHOULD be learning from Street Fighter

[@rodsic1]

What kind of matt do you use under the heavybags?

[@hard2hurt]

search "hard2hurt mats"

[@nflisrigged1395]

Buy that guy a copy of street fighter 6 It just came out Its cool

[@allanrice8335]

im 20...9

[@graveyardstudio3503]

Make me go crazy bald daddy

[@graveyardstudio3503]

Im sorry children.

[@ramalellison9205]

0:31 was hiliarious