I got Knocked Out

[@RamseyDewey]

As always, if you have questions for future Q&A videos, please ask me in the comments!

[@PheseantNetsuke]

Ramsey what do you think of neck exercises like neck bridges that are done in wrestling class ? I heard youtubes like athlean x say to avoid them. Are they safe ?

[@Brian-hg3gt]

Hope u take ur time to recover, thanks for all u do!

[@matheuscirilo3596]

Favorite music style?

[@saruga0099]

Hi Dewey Please talk about karate style front kicks (not push kicks) I have been trying to use them but i dont know how to land the toes Plus : when do you use them ? And how to stretch for front kicks ? ( I can roundkick with ease but i struggle to throw front kicks) From Portugal 🇵🇹 Take care my friend.

[@daleshields412]

My boys coach would have said. GUARDS

[@ConchOutOfWater]

Ramsey videos in 2019: Have you ever lost to a student? Ramsey videos in 2020: Heres how my student KOd me

[@LosDjango007]

😂😂😂😂 Really was a stand up move to share that video. Way to teach!!!

[@cogean]

Most people brag about how untouchable they are and how no one is on their level. And then there's this guy. "Here's the video, breakdown and commentary on how I got knocked the F. out with a move I JUST taught my tiny athlete! So proud of him!" This is why you are so loved, brother! Keep up the great content!

[@kpllc4209]

I told everyone that would listen I got choked out during my first grappling match, it was hilarious. I told my instructor I wish I had that on video and he said there will be more chances to be choked out.

[@ts0088]

Facts

[@NY-Dani]

Not many coaches would use their own knockout to teach technique and describe it in detail. Fair play Ramsey Dewey, a man that clearly parks ego at the door.

[@monkiplatts9224]

It takes massive balls to make this public, respect

[@GoldChampion23]

You are very humble to show us this footage of your knockout. I wish you were my coach

[@brandonovich6063]

@Heragoth I mean sure, if someone read this comment without seeing the title of the video or the video itself.... Or any other comments

[@MazdaRX7007]

I don't think you need to be very humble to admit you were knocked by your own student. If anything, it can be used as an ego boost because how it may prove the idea that he is a very good teacher.

[@xXShizukanaXx]

Exactly, massive respect

[@KCJAM1]

Just a great teachable moment and you shouldn’t let pride outweigh your role as a teacher. IMO

[@Defender78]

same thing happend to me last night at MT KBXing. I was sparring against a lighter shorter fiter, but i was gassed from a hangover and also having at a late lunch paining my stomach, so I was at 60% pct capacity. Normally I can out box this fella but this time I got beat!

[@theMightywooosh]

Joe Rogan watched the knockout... Joe Rogan "he's hurt"

[@feebypeels2883]

HE HURT HIM OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

Jamie pull that video up

[@lunaticheaven9446]

@GYPSY KING FURY his hurt the reff is gonna stop it ITS ALL OVER

[@phantom_mist1726]

Daniel Cormier: He hurt him bad!

[@lilminer69er]

Snoop dogg "he hit em with the phantom punch"

[@TheWabbitSeason]

My worst injury in football was not even on the field. I was in a summer weight program in So Cal. I didn't have much of a breakfast and I started dehydrated. Near the end of the session, we were outside doing lunges. I got that feeling that something was wrong but I wanted to press through to the end. I barely made it but now I had tunnel vision and it was closing down. I tried to alert the coach and only got a few words out before I collapsed on the concrete. I woke up in the gym a few minutes later. I was sore all over but luckily another player caught my head before it hit the ground.

[@androidgameplays4every13]

9:23 wise quote, pure gold.

[@51dodoc]

Wow I am glad am not the only one who love that Jack Dempsey quote, I always say this to myself when I am down. "A champion is someone who get up when he can't"

[@zerocalvin]

this just mean that you are an effective teacher.

[@SuperhumanFitness]

The fact that you just taught him this is hilarious. Shows you’re a good coach though!

[@saardean4481]

Jesus man. Made my night. Thank you for your honesty and being so humble.

[@pragzter]

It's always a great feeling when your students effectively use the same techniques you taught them, especially on that day. Great teacher, great student I say. And I like your humility in showing this. Most "masters" over here don't even spar with their students for the fear of getting hit (much less knocked out).

[@alamgir5553]

Takes a big man to admit defeat like that. You a real one Ramsey.

[@ThatFreeWilliam]

You knocked yourself out by proxy!

[@matheuscirilo3596]

BRUH I'VE BEEN COMMENTING FOR HIM TO SEE KANO AGITO VS OKUBO NAGOYA FOR A LIFETIME AND HE ACTUALLY SAW IT WTF I'M SO HAPPY THANK U COACH RAMSEY

[@paulrawn9093]

Lots of respect for showing this and congrats on getting the job out of it too

[@thejayexperience5654]

ramsey, i give major respect and appreciation to not only talk but show your KO. It was very insightful and gives others confidence.

[@sosukeaizen7028]

I got KO'd once... by myself. As to be expected from my own power.

[@sverdmester]

Sasuga

[@keeganwilson9062]

@Ricardo Diaz yes

[@andrewwoods564]

@Ricardo Diaz 80 strength 40 resilience

[@DerWutendeMetzger]

Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik is the fight Chael referenced.

[@spencerainsworth269]

Humility is the path to growth. Thank you Ramsey for your truth.

[@ChenjiagouEurope]

only the strongst man can show another people his weakness. Ramsey Dewey is one of the smartest and strongst martial artist i ever know. I wish i can have such trainer and teacher!

[@belowaveragejiujitsu4656]

Damn, the timing on that sequence was amazing lol

[@pablotheimmortal6440]

It was a pretty awkward angle for a headkick too. I imagine it is easy for a fatigued person to get caught offguard by combos like this.

[@wonderbread575]

Your videos always bring me joy! Recovering from clavicle surgery so i cant train for 6 months, thanks for keeping me motivated! Much love from California

[@clayfire1]

Mr Dewey, You continue a humbleness to be proud of,when a student completes his progression of a technique he was taught and even lands it on his teacher, when there is no ego,...you can say good job and stand fast, and both will grow, this is what I consider utmost excelling, mate you guys rock 🤘🤘🤘 when you Excell another you truly Excell yourself 🙏

[@blackbeasley23]

we need more transparent coaches like this!!

[@deecampbell.rva-2]

Coach, Does KO always equal concussion? When you get KO'd how long will you sit out before returning to sparring? Should you see a doctor if you get KO'd regardless of how you feel later? Thanks

[@amd19892009]

A KO is always a concussion.

[@itzgobi5624]

A ko is beyond a concussion

[@jasongreen6971]

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[@hoviksmail]

You can get a concussion without getting ko'd.

[@lunaticheaven9446]

Yea take atleast a month before sparring and 2 months before fighting

[@Boris-iz6wd]

Glad you are ok and glad the way you came at it with him after. I've had some teachers that would have been less professional.

[@johnduncan2144]

This is the reason I love your channel. You are such an honest coach.You obviously taught the guy well. Have a speedy recovery, all the best jd

[@nortromar]

I respect the fact that you actually posted this and commented about it , because a lot of coaches out there (especially the ones who have youtube channels) won't do it. In my opinion you are a true martial artist and a true fighter for having the guts to comment about your own " not so great moments".

[@toplobster740]

This is a good thing for coaches of anything to remember: Failure with a student is not the end of the world.

[@GamingNStuff777]

Congrats on your new job! Please visit a doctor and get well soon... I count on your owesome soft voice to relax after work. Also love how humble you are and how real you keep it. Much love from Argentina.

[@rabidlama]

its always nice when a student gets the teacher, its showing your doing it right and they are taking it all in, it makes me proud when i get caught and thrown or tapped out by one of mine. keep up the good work.

[@TheDotComKid84]

It was great to see your humbleness by sharing this with you. You're a true martial artist! much love from Toronto Canada brother!

[@burtybasset4486]

Fair play to ya for uploading this!

[@akashahuja2346]

He is going to be expecting some payback when he spars with you for the rest of his life Ramsey... :) And looking forward to the fight commentary breakdown

[@SteveSimi]

I don't think so.. Ramsey is a nice guy

[@RamseyDewey]

Well, he fights for Kunlun Fight, I’m the ringside commentator for Kunlun Fight. This will most definitely come up live on television at some point.

[@msihcs8171]

The best compliment a coach can get, getting KTFO'd by their trainee. Congratulations and heal up :)

[@regretfulblue5758]

Ur a good guy ramsey takes a real man to upload stuff like this

[@NunchakuFlowTutorials]

Bless man glad your ok keep training guys keep training them hard

[@chrismayclin6397]

That was a beastly sparring marathon. Your dedication, skill and humility are inspiring. Just don’t kill yourself. Happy you’re okay, brother.

[@dankmemes385]

Hmm that’s weird whenever I was taught a new technique I couldn’t wait to try it in sparring to see if it was effective and learn the counter. But I love the video man “superhuman power,knockout power” your expressions crack me up man love it

[@BConText]

Ding!... nice teaching, great feedback for defence, the best way to learn and stay humble , be water. Cheers man , my humble respect.

[@MonkeyFist]

Loong time ago when i was training Capoeira, i had to replace my trainer for one class... And i created one kicking combo. We always had a Roda in the end of the training and one of the students did MY COMBO on me. The results: i got a kick in my face and my tooth cut my skin and went through my face- i got Two stitches under my lip xD But this day i knew that one day i will be a good teacher because i learned somebody something and he could use it on me with succes xD

[@dosomething3]

Your best video ever. I learned so much. Hydrate. Fight light. No head shots. Rest if you’re tired.

[@r.matthews594]

That Dempsey quote is one of my favorites, and it applies to such a wide variety of things. Even beyond the physical. Thanks for being humble enough to share this and to be candid about the situation. Feel better, hope you recover well from it.

[@oldmate1342]

Its part of the sport coach, heal up mate! Love your honesty as always.

[@robertnewell4054]

The accordion drop ..... been there, done that, got the headache 🤕 and 40 year old memory to go with it. As always respect & much appreciation.....May the Lord continue to take a likin’ to you Coach

[@bunnyofdoom4501]

Recover soon, kru. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I wish I had you as a coach when I was coming up.

[@MrMegadipper]

This is why we love Ramsey.

[@oliverlarsen3336]

Thank you for opening up and being honest so We all can learn :) I Hope you have a speedy recovery!

[@andrewferris1903]

It takes a real fighter to learn from his own knock outs, much respect for sharring this.

[@84blizzle]

I've been kicked in the head a few times and was dropped once but never hit square on the chin like that from a kick. Dude, I don't care how much he was holding back, that accuracy would knock out anyone.... except maybe Michael Bisping lol. Edit: it's also the type of accuracy you might not realize you're capable of until you do it. Above all I'm just glad you're ok man.

[@jowadmahmoudi6603]

Not really if you control you can hit anyone in the head without fazzing them actually

[@pearlchan385]

Tremendous respect to you Ramsey, a coach who is willing to spar with his students! The best is that you are not mad at him after the knock out! I miss light sparring, our martial arts gyms here are still all closed. I wish I could train with you 😁🇨🇦

[@Brian-hg3gt]

Should of centered ur chi so u can’t get KOd😂

[@RamseyDewey]

Totally!

[@GuitarsRockForever]

Ramsey forgot to wear his plot armour.

[@mrmoth26]

SHOULD HAVE* NOT SHOULD OF, YOU (INSULT MEANING UNINTELLIGENT PERSON)!

[@Brian-hg3gt]

Mr Moth lol

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Very humble and honest displaying getting KO'd by a student. Ramsey would be my choice of coach any day!

[@patrick2t724]

IT happens. Good show. Stay save.

[@federicocoppoli6402]

I have mixed feelings about this, I always watch your videos sir because there is something to learn about any of those. I don't remember for how many years I've been following you on KZbin but I don't like hearing about you getting knocked out, it's the same as hearing that my muay Thai coach got knocked out. I don't know but I hope you'll be ok. I appreciate your content so much coach. Love from Italy 💪

[@tjichoong]

Thank you Ramsey for the good advice. Please take care and rest well. Looking forward to your next video.

[@joeroubidoux2783]

What a great coach! The kid executed the training but you got knocked out but you were like so what occupational hazzard and said “way to go kid!” That’s commitment to your coaching mission right there. Hell yeah. Nice thing is your students really get to work WITH you and you’re bringing them up.

[@edgarscottkarmacho]

Comgratulations for getting this new job. I must say that not only the talent and experience shows up with every video you make but also seeing how your teachings worked on a new professional student in the same day, the way you involve yourself and the constant care you demand during the sessions deserves to be aknowledged. Congrats

[@1Diddums]

Glad you're alright, fella. Respect your desire to analyse the clip. Keep hydrated and don't over do it - but I know you don't need others to tell you what you already know and have been reminded of here.

[@paulpelle3046]

Really love your honesty Ramsey. A true martial artist 🙏

[@majedmohmed7868]

This channel should have million subscribers that’s cool stuff Ramsey

[@notaladdinsjafar6987]

Man what a great and wise coach

[@ayee_randal3731]

" dude I'm not even mad" 😹😹 honestly things just happen sometimes

[@whativelearnedonguitar4422]

You are what martial arts is all about. Respect to you Sir.

[@sluggensluggen5075]

Ouch! The ego just got a reality check. The ego is your best friend and you're worst enemy! Know your mind, know your body! Keep up the great work! 🙏

[@thecatsupdog]

Coach is talking a little slower in this video. Hope he recovers fully!

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

Louie Og he always sounds like morgan freeman

[@pizzulo81]

He's fine. It was like a brachial stun. His blood flow was temporarily cut off like a blood choke. His brain wasn't bouncing off his skull. It wasn't a head shot. It was the side of the neck.

[@dondajulah4168]

@@pizzulo81 I would be more concerned about the head shots by the big guy than that kick that knocked him to the floor. Ramsey needs to take it easy. Not a spring chicken anymore and harder to recover when you get older. Also not such a great idea to be pushing yourself when dehydrated like that. Blow to the head does more damage when the person is not hydrated. Just not a good idea to be taking on all comers when your body is not physically up for the task. Ramsey has too much to live for to be doing crazy s**t like that as his age.

[@7dayspking]

@@pizzulo81 No it was a hit to the jaw. No getting smacked on the neck does not 'instantly' drop being unconscious unless it's the kind of hit that knocks them out by force which this was. The kick digged right in.

[@arnie1005]

I have never seen anyone so fast as Ramsey. For anyone to ever get that close to such fast person like Ramsey, Man!

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I've only been "rocked" or "dropped" twice. And I remember both reasonably well. I wasnt knocked unconscious at all. Both were kickboxing. the first one, I sparred a new guy and it was going well. He caught me, idr which punch, but I believe it was a straight punch. It didn't hurt at all, I dont remember feeling it. But I stumbled backwards and fell. There was a tire on the floor where the coaches were watching and I literally landed with my back against the tire like some anime scene. And shook my head to shake it off like, "oh, he got me." The second time, I hadnt really trained regularly at this time, but I came in on a few occasions. A couple guys had fights coming up, so the coach leading the class wanted to focus in them. So when we had our sparring, coach asked the guys not fighting to imply their opponents fighting style or stance. There were a few good productive rounds. This one round I sparred, I had to hold my right hand by my face(no prob) and the left one as a fist stretched out almost straight. I knew right away what was gona happen. But im a team player so I went with it. At one point, idr if I jabbed or reset the stance, but the guy I sparred came around my arm and got a straight right, almost a hook, right on my left cheek. I swear I felt the back of my head blow out. I stumbled backwards and collapsed. But managed to prevent the back of my head from hitting the mat. I remember being dazed. And i saw one of the pairs still sparring near us so in my dazed mind, I tried to move so I wasnt in their way. Lol. One of the other guys scooped me up and sat me in a chair. I sat there a bit to recover. And I remember considering if this was something I really wanted to do. And I remember thinking yes, I still wana do this. Cuz learning martial arts is fun. And I didn't totally die. Lol.

[@hadramawut29]

Super humble as always Ramsey.

[@leetattoo1976]

It proves that you are a great teacher, I wish you were here in Wales!

[@jjrox8930]

This is why I believe in you Ramsey. Everyone including myself needs ti realize that no matter hiw experienced you are or how good you are you must realize fighting will get you hurt or have a good chance of getting you hurt or knocked out. You have to take martial arts as what it is. An art that gives you a better chance against violence as a opposed to no chance at all.

[@vinnyzuelan2130]

So humble, much respect to you

[@notreallylarry8508]

Watching him pull that off made me go back and watch some of your technique videos and I gotta say there is some good stuff in those that I really don't see alot of people do. I want to see more now

[@oldschoolkarate-5o]

Ramsey my man, your an old school inspiration

[@alexvon8611]

After a few knock outs or bell ringers we start being susceptible to head trauma. Cowboy Cerrone comes to mind. I had to stop sparring cuz a buddy dinged me and for days after loud noises and bright lights bothered me. Looks like you didnt see it coming as well. All Part of the journey. Good for talking about it and good for your student. All the best and protect yourself at all times

[@Docinaplane]

You are a great teacher, Ramsey! Your students are lucky to have you.

[@blkwarriorspirit5528]

Coach Ramsey as a Martial artist I also respect your commentary on your teaching and sparring with your students. I also like your last statement on when sparring , everyone that spars should know the rules agreed upon When I was a young junior level taekwondo practitioner, I was always going hard with evenly matched training partners and my instructor. As I progressed in my martial arts career I began to understand the idea of respect and appreciation for fellow training partners and my instructors. Thus now whenever I train whether fellow student or instructor I'm able to focus more on learning technique and flow rather than domination and winning. At the end of the day it's better to lose in the gym during a friendly.traimimg session then not be able to defend oneself in a self defense situation. ✌🏿 Sir great commentary.

[@NoNamesWereAvail]

Hey Ramsey! I'm a 35 years old French Canadian (soon 36) and I just discovered your channel recently. I really love your calm energy and how honest and informative you are in your videos. I have done mostly Karate Shotokan in the past (I quit a bit before I could pass my exam for black belt) but have barely done any in the last 10 years. I did a tiny bit of boxing when I was 13 years old and had a few Jiu Jitsu techniques taught to me by one of the several Karate teachers I had back then (and checked out Karate Kyokushin and Tae Kwondo but didn't really get into those). Overall, I have always been interested in most martial arts. However, I have had 2 bad fighting match experiences when boxing as a teenager as I wasn't in my home town, I lacked some self confidence and the atmosphere was so negative that it sucked all of my energy before the matches even started. For this reason, I did not really watch combat sports and I only started really looking back into the different styles and MMA recently. Every teacher of every style I went to obviously was trying to say that their style was the best and other fighting styles were weak for X reason while I liked to try to take the best out of each. I am unfortunately realizing more and more lately how even the most practical aspect of Shotokan Karate really doesn't seem all that great in general compared to other styles like Muai Thai (I feel as if I have been duped into thinking I was a skilled fighter and that some of the techniques could work against an opponent with no or low martial arts training but that most of it would not work in a "real fight"). I am supposed to move soon and I want to get back in better shape. I am thinking about possibly taking some MMA classes but there are a few things that make me hesitate. I see that you sometimes answer some questions in your videos and some of those might have been asked already but I was wondering if you could shed some light on some of those. 1- Do you think that 36 years old is too old to start doing some MMA (even if I have a bit of martial arts background)? 2- I know that it is a risk with contact sports but is it almost for sure that if I were to try some competition, I would quickly end up with at least a broken nose (Karate Shotokan being semi-contact because of how "incredibly dangerous it would be in full contact as the teachers try to make us believe" ; ) doesn't have this issue). 3- Being a school teacher, do you think that if I were to train in MMA, there are good chances that I would come back to work in an "unpresentable" way after either some rough training or an occasional match and that it would be best for me to stay away from matches or go with a more traditional martial arts option? 4- I always felt like I had a good time in combat (more than with theory and katas) but a huge weakness I have always had is that I never was very flexible for someone who was close to a black belt. Is it still possible to greatly improve on this aspect even at my age (I don't think that I'm that old but I see many fighters retire in their 20s)? 5- I like how the martial arts I have done in general had a big sense of honor and respect which was completely thrown out the window in boxing matches and am I right to think that this level of respect also is not there in MMA or do a few cocky fighters just grab more media attention?

[@mikejoned7148]

I would never think to go that hard with my striking coach . Sparring with the coach is so that the new things that have been shown to you . You try them out and coach tell's you where you made a mistake or maybe working angles .

[@zer0tzer0]

Keep your guard up and protect yourself at all times.

[@jamesthomas4693]

Excellent insight, thank you.

[@MartialCoachJF]

I have great respect for you Sir, thank you always for sharing!🙇‍♂️🙏💪

[@wwoodz84]

Fantastic content. Love how informative you make these.... Not just " oh bro! I popped this guy" Keep it up

[@bingus_vingus1]

This just shows how much respect, Ramsey deserves to be so humble and kind is truly a beutifull person. Ps sorry for the spelling error I am a non english speaker

[@w.flores8868]

I give this trainer props. You learn as you go.

[@checkitoutguys1]

you must be so proud of your student there! great video sir!

[@coolguy111ish]

Ramsay, there's only so many of those you can take and by the sound of it you've had more than your fair share of head trauma over your career. Please be careful and think about your long term health. I don't wanna come back to this channel and hear you slurring your words or no longer making sense when you talk. You're a great martial artist and speaker, please don't destroy yourself. Much love from New Zealand.

[@niklashall5969]

I hope your safe and sound Ramsey!!!

[@combatfluidity1018]

You are very inspiring and you are truly humble

[@varanid9]

See how good of a teacher you are, Ramsey? You taught your student to 'put some violence in his violence".

[@__azzzul__]

Jefe you really are an amazing coach

[@elliottlee5262]

Glad to see you're okay

[@blackkoganinja5093]

I remember a student doing a jumping spinning heel. Then sitting against a wall, just sorta out. Didn't hurt but went out quick. Love the commentary.

[@rollaballrocco6429]

No ego, a man to respect.

[@hed2015]

Only the best of the BEST coaches will do a video like this.

[@climhazzard115]

Never really trained much myself, only time I knocked someone out it felt like I was using 10% of the power I use on the bag, just reached out and touched their chin when they were moving forward. For average people, it certainly doesn't feel like power is what's important. Though for heavyweights with beefy necks I guess it probably is. Personally, I'm impressed you'd even considered sparring sessions in terms of hours, at any age, let alone yours.

[@rafaelsantiagosupportkingi9265]

I feel you brother I boxed and kickboxed in the early days of my youth. But not constantly over 1 year or so. Then i got some drug, family and relationship problems. But then when turned 23 i startet to think about martial arts again. Mostly because of bruce lee and his Philosophy behind it. I signed up in one of the most decorated and best gyms in my area. It was a lot of fun even if i nearly died at the training. Im a heavy smoker and i dont trained over years. I was completely out of shape. But i tried to find my way back. After a short time, maybe a week or two, i managed to train 2 training sessions, 1 hour mma and 1 hour luta livre. 3 times a week. My body was completely sore but i kept going. Then i had my first boxing lesson with an elite old shool russian trainer. He saw that i constantly hold my right hand down( im a southpaw). It triggered him somehow, maybe i looked cocky in his eyes but i dont know. In the middle of the training session he said we know have to do sparring. He called a guy, who wasnt training with us, and told him to spar against me. The guy was easily 10 kilos below my wheight. He whispered something in his ear. And i had no mouthguard with me. So the Round started, my right jab hand below my waist. And before the first exchange i told him im nearly new and had no.mouthgear so he should spar easy. He said its ok because he had no mouthgair too. Then he started to throw some power lever left hooks to my face. I told him to go easy but he kept coming with full force. After his second or third punch, i threw an check hook right before his punch was landing on my face. I slipped while i catched him. His fist neary glaced my face. He landed on the floor but directly got up. After that i thought he would go easy now. But he was pushing forward and forward, crushing my face with a left hook. I freezed, i couldnt punch anymore and just eate the punches. Then it happened. He cornered me. He trew a faint left hook while coming forward. I tried to escape to the left side. But hes angled himself right behind my right side. He nearly was behind my back. And when i tried to look back at him, i felt a hit and the lights went out, maybe a few seconds later my vision startet to open again. It was like turning an old tv on. I looked around and first i dont know where i was. I looked around, realised the gym, realised that i was in a ring and saw my sparring partner in the corner near the russian trainer. But the Incredible fact was that i was still standing. For a tiny second i got reaaly angry and wanted to let the hell fall upon him. But then i turned back into "human mode" throw 2-3 light shots, one if precise to his lip. He tried to catch me with his left hook again and again, but i timed it so can clich before he starts to punch. Slipped some uppercuts and the second round was over. The feeling was horrible, the russian trainer was smiling a little bit. I never visited his class again but maybe i should try it again. I turned 25 a few months ago. Had a long training stop because of University. I started to drink a lot of alcohol while college. I realised that i have to go on the path of an martial artist, to get a healthier lifestyle withouh drugs and alcohol. But i dont know what do know. Should i go back to the gym, and start to train mma, boxing and luta livre again, even when the goal of the gym is winning competition and fighting. Or should i search for another gyms, where the philosophy of martial arts matters. Maybe a chinese kung fu and sanchou gym? What would you recommend coach? I know only myself know the answer, but i just wanted to know your opinion. I like fighting and sparring, but not when the guys constantly try to kill each other. I think the technique evolves in moderate sparring, where you can conentrate on new skills and combos. Hard sparring is necessary at some points, but not constantly. Thats why i ask.you coach. Should i search for other gyms? Do you experienced something like that too? Edit: its the punches/ kicks that you dont see that will knock you out. So keep both hands up all the time even if you slip punches. And dont judge a book by its cover, small guys are as dangerous as giants Ousss