He worked harder than his opponent and still lost. When hard work doesn’t pay off

When hard work doesn’t pay off. Or does it?
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[@Stu939]

If the movies have taught us anything, it's that the only way to truly improve at things is to experience an extended training montage while inspiring music plays in the background

[@GuitarsRockForever]

that only works if you are the main character.

[@izmirurla35]

@@GuitarsRockForever you must make yourself the main character

[@hailhydreigon2700]

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Such a great quote.

[@katarinatibai8396]

💯🎯 life - Jean - Luc Picard was the best Capt. aniway 🥰🖖

[@AlexanderLayko]

People want to pretend everything in life is the result of "merit" and "hard work" and refuse to accept there are any factors outside your control that can determine the outcome because that would be "making excuses". It's freakin toxic.

[@sovvrong]

This🙌 also I've come to find with certain things in life the harder you chase them the more likely you are to trip over your feet, I feel that can be applied to a lot of things in life.

[@lbbolr5146]

I’m the one who sent in the question & I would like to thank you coach Ramsey Dewey for answering the question and giving me constructive advice and insight on how to develop and win my next boxing fight. I will take into deep consideration that questions you asked , what can I do different in terms of training for the next fight etc , maybe even change gyms. Thank you

[@CowCommando]

And any time you need a pick me up you can pop back into the comments section and find all of the people cheering you on and wishing they have your dedication and experience.

[@lbbolr5146]

@@CowCommando Thank you , I appreciate it 💪🏻

[@yahyawiab1423]

I wish you the best, your question help me too , I wish if i can quit smoking and you already did it, you already a winner 🏆💪💪

[@arigumora]

I was also thinking like when u start to go hard at something you tend to have diminishing returns at first. Like when u start training rele hard at first it might be to hard on ur body, or when your tryna dive into deeper concepts in a game like chess or sometin u often get worse before u get better because to get better you are actually re learning things and deciding what to discard/use and when. So since u recently decided to dedicate harder to your fighting with a lot more going on in your head that’s going to take time to internalize and actually see the results. But if u keep ur same mindset you will eventually create a gap between you and ur peers bro

[@izmirurla35]

If you're 6"5 and 58kg I'd say, put on some muscle and develop some strength and power

[@qowkerf]

A weight of 58kg at a supposed 6'5 is heavily anorexic. I'd be surprised if a guy like that could even lift his spider arms beyond the first round. How they let that kid into a cage in that shape, no idea. I'm 6'4, 211 (96kg) and I look thin. 58 kilograms is 127 lbs lol.

[@jubbalubby]

exactly what I was thinking, 6'5 is monstrously tall. I'm 5'7 myself and I look lean an 69kg, that man is either anorexic or has super low bone density.

[@heem8814]

for real bro

[@ashtar3876]

Fr, 5 6 and 58kg here

[@lbbolr5146]

I’m the one who sent in the question and Ramsey made a mistake I’m 5”6 and 58kg not 6”5 lol I wish I was 6”5

[@heem8814]

@@lbbolr5146 lmao

[@paulpolito2001]

This one hit home - I try to keep the perspective that “A loss is only a *defeat* if you learn nothing constructive from it.”; but really, so much easier to state than to practice…

[@Emperor_x8]

Honestly though don't be lazy but recovery is the most important part of training that few ever take seriously

[@SJ-ze1qk]

Thank you for this video. I’m not an MMA fighter. I’m not really even a martial artist, but I failed the bar exam - and your message is exactly what I needed to hear today. Much love brother. 💕

[@Tymeb0mb]

I failed it the first time too (by .5 points- literally came down to the difference of one question). Funny thing is that when I was preparing for it for the first time, I did all the paid in-person prep courses, getting up at 630 AM, showing up every day at 8 AM to class, then doing all the homework, and put in lots of hours. I studied really hard for it. I was devastated when I found out I didn't pass. So I tried to figure out what I did wrong. And I figured it out- I wasn't studying in a way that naturally worked for me. I am a night owl. Have been my whole life. I've always studied best in the afternoon/evenings, and never took early morning classes in college or law school because it just didn't work form me. The second time I studied for the exam, I decided to go with my normal sleep schedule. I'd wake up in the late morning and go through the course materials in the late afternoon/evening. I crushed the bar exam on the second attempt. So moral of the story is don't let it get you down- try to figure out what you could do better and then go crush the exam the second time around.

[@SJ-ze1qk]

@@Tymeb0mb thanks man - similar facts: failed by one point.

[@Tymeb0mb]

@@SJ-ze1qk No problem. And I should add- what may look like a negative could turn out to the best thing that ever happened to you. I had a attorney job in a small-medium law firm all lined up. Everyone I knew who worked there hated it and said the hours were brutal, they had no life outside work, but it paid well so they dealt with it. I figured that's just part of being a lawyer, I was going to have to make peace with the fact that I was going to be miserable for a few years. Didn't get the job because I didn't pass the exam. Felt like a loser. Studied the next few months, took the exam and crushed it, but then ended up landing a non-lawyer job that was far more interesting, took me all around the world, and paid nearly as well. Met my wife while traveling. I rarely worked more than a 40 hr work week and life has been terrific. If I hadn't failed the first time, I would have ended up wasting a few years of my life at a job I probably would have hated. So keep your mind open to the possibility that better things can come out of failure.

[@hypnoticskull6342]

Those exams are so stupid

[@HumbleHurricane]

Your reasoning in your breakdowns continue to be legendary. I remember you saying that you practiced speaking for a long time in order to overcome fear of public speaking in front of a camera while also becoming a better speaker in general. It's largely paid off, as your delivery, pacing and tonality is awesome in conjunction with your explanations. Keep up the great work my brother

[@thefirmamentalist9922]

I couldn’t have said it better myself. He’s on the Mt Rushmore of KZbinr Shifus (like Matt Furey)!

[@Aitonomouss]

Not all humans are created nor develop equally, that's the beautiful truth

[@andrewbennett1176]

one of your best videos to date. Dan Gable lost his final NCAA wrestling match after being undefeated in middle school, high school, and college....he credits that loss with making him realize he needed to improve his technique as just working harder than everyone wasn't enough. Did it work....well, he did win an Olympic gold, and nobody scored a point against him.

[@juliansanderson839]

I’ve had this happen at work before, frustrates me a lot. Someone says “i tried my hardest!” You suggest, “you can improve and do better next time” and they think you’re saying their not good enough. It’s a thought process I’ve gone through before, taking criticism as an insult - and I relate to it but man, why do so many people I know do it? I thought y’all were supposed to be more responsible than me! Where is that accountability when you need it?

[@itchykami]

That's a hard thing to teach anyone to accept: We don't train so that we win, we train so that we are more likely to win. In all things.

[@ericdale4641]

Respect to everyone out there picking themselves up and getting right back at it.

[@Fiebi95]

Thank you so much for this video 🙏🙏 I'm going into my next K1 fight in 7 days after losing my first one through points to a more experienced girl. I also dedicated my life to training, even with my last Semester in university and starting a full time job afterwards. I trained in private training with my first coach for half a year during lockdown and had lots of private training afterwards. Before then I only trained a little but not that serious. When starting working my Office Job the days I could work from home I would go run in the morning and having class in the evening. I knew I was stronger and fitter than my opponent, but still lost. I'm not bitter in the slightest, but I'm a little bit "scared" to go into my next fight. I would love to see all my hard work to pay off in a win! But your words helped me to see that I already won for myself. I kept disciplined and never considered giving up or lowering my work ethic. I know my strengths and weeknesses now

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

LbooR was this at the Chester event? I was in that event are you one of my training partners? You got out there trained and worked hard then you stepped into the cage and your going to do it again. Your putting in the work your going to go far with that work ethic win lose or draw I can guarantee your getting drastically better than you were when you started

[@lbbolr5146]

Yeah you’re right I’ve definitely improved so much I went from throwing a punch for the sake of it , to actually understanding why I’m throwing it & no it was the Watford event. Thank you for your comment you should participate in the next ultra also

[@Devi_Shammuramat]

You can't just cram all into 2 months: even after years or decades, there's always more to learn - consistency is the key.

[@amazed2341]

I’m a bit like this guy, I trained pretty hard for a karate tournament recently, all I got was a massive bruise on my leg. It was my first every tournament but the journey was great, everything I did with my sensei and the guys I train with was great fun, and I would do it all again even if I meet the same black belt at the next tournament and he kicks my leg off again I’ll still have had a great time and I’ll still keep training karate because I know it’s good for me, and I know it’s made me stronger, and I know it’ll keep making me stronger.

[@theyoungfool.1895]

Good on you man, some people taste defeat a few times and just can’t bear it, I’ve had similar experiences were I met a few failures and just quit or shut down but I’ve grown now and I’ve been learning instead of just failing and by the sounds of it even though you’ve tasted defeat and not just defeat but a sore to remind you but hearing what I’ve heard of your comment your going to use that sore as a way to get at it again and I can bet, all your teammates, your coach are so proud of you having a go so keep it up, grow your way of martial arts, go out and train. Cheers to your journey!

[@mintybidness6614]

Throw some thai in, boxing footwork, and tae Kwon do and see if has a chance

[@mintybidness6614]

@@theyoungfool.1895 I love fighters. Now get out and train haha much love

[@mistermister1366]

Was the tournament called: "The All Valley" ?

[@pascalxus]

it's really cool how we can all learn some life lessons from these pep talks!

[@jacksmith4460]

This is one of the best "How do I get good" videos I have seen, and this applies to literally anything from Martial Arts, through sport, even being a Musician and many other things (maybe all things?) The point about the sleep being as if not more important than the hours put in...is brilliant (and true) I am not a Martial Arts master (I done some Judo when I was younger and done some striking sparring) I have however, played Football(Soccer) since I was 4 years old, and have good ability there, and also I am a Musician. Both Football and Music require this "lots of little steps" approach. Of course Martial Arts does too, its about muscle memory and training the technique/movements like instinct, and its the same in Football and Music, its all about building up that Muscle memory,and that takes time..and sleep

[@mr.le-capibar]

Coach, pienso que el valor mas importante de su canal es su filosofía y conversaciones prestan conocimiento de su cabeza para nutrir la de uno. Hope your channel keeps growing, Now I'll get out there and train

[@arthurperalta104]

His tip for the speed bag is 100% true it’s also how I learned one of the more complicated guitar songs when I was first starting out I struggled the first day in the second day and I woke up the third day I was just able to play it I didn’t understand why until years later

[@amazed2341]

58kg 6’5??? What? How?

[@RamseyDewey]

5’6” . Did I read it backwards?

[@cadcc]

Wow this has struck a cord. I've felt like everything i've put into the sport has just put me further away from my goals instead of closer. But no, this is a learning opportunity for me. I must be grateful for my trials.

[@wolfsesthenighteye499]

The true competition and the true victory is doing better than our former self

[@wolfsesthenighteye499]

I live by this

[@desmondstephen9942]

Ramsey you're built kind of like me (long bones). I think this is is why neither of us could arm wrestle because of a leverage disadvantage.

[@viggotannhauser7251]

A friend of mine won the 400 m regional championship at 18 without ever training for it, simply due to his natural athleticism. He signed up on a whim and left all the competitive runners in the dust, having never run a single mile in his life! He also holds multiple records in long jump etc. at his school to this day, also without training for it. Now 25 years later he's overweight with serious back problems, never having done any regular exercise in his life, and puzzled about why he of all people is so out of shape. Being so gifted, he never learned the value of hard work and training.

[@RamseyDewey]

That kind of thing happens all the time: gifted people who take it for granted. I see it with people who smoked and drank all their lives and lived to a ripe old age- imagine how much better their quality of life could have been all those years of they had lived clean. Or in the case of your friend, if he had dedicated himself to training, he might have become one of the best athletes in the world instead of just beating the regional competition. That’s the trouble with gifts, they are all too often wasted on the gifted.

[@enriquecerradamartos2893]

Inspiring stuff Ramsey and the guy who asked, feel motivated now!

[@alexanderringler5747]

I think Picard said not "That's human" - but "That's life". And this was said to Data, who was an Android. But in the Core of things you are right. It's just in star trek we have not only humans, who struggle with life. ;-)

[@crypto2frens]

This is called the loser mindset. Some people are just not going to make it. You hit the nail on the head - this guy has made massive progress across the board, and still is upset and blind to it.

[@dogfacedponysoldier1692]

[@paulmitchell5349]

If he's concerned about winning or losing he has not grasped the essence of martial arts.

[@PHATT_TV]

Loved this vid, wish I had Coach like Ramsey before I “One & Doned” my fight years ago

[@hammyman123]

That was awesome, great answer and fascinating to go into that question 👍

[@janjedynak7652]

lot's of wisdom, good episode!

[@MrTimRS]

Love you Ramsey keep up the great work

[@jtkachlmeier]

AWESOME message man. So much gravity to what you are saying.

[@anthonyjuarez706]

Love your channel good conversation and lessons

[@poorboybmx2511]

Thoughly enjoyed listening to your words of wisdom, as always. 👍

[@valentintaubin4257]

Great food for thought, Ramsey!

[@pbennett13]

Well said... thanks for the message!

[@hermeticinstrumentalist6804]

Very good advice. Thank you.

[@richardhumbert9553]

Sir thank you as I've been following you for awhile. But off and on but yet you started showing up again when you talked about whats going on with the kicks down again. Ok I'm thankful and glad for this video because this really refreshed my spirit. I'm still training and in combat sports who 37. And your right yes the results even when you put the work in yet what else have you got going on with you. That where the true victory is. Yes getting your hand raised is awesome but the journey the moment the best reward. Plus not everyone can do combat sports. Thank you for the story and break down sir 🤜🤛.

[@Mattythebassman]

There's always the next fight, take time to meditate and reflect and jump right back on that horse! I think the viewer who posed the question is a classic case of over training. Your point about spacing out training is spot on and can be applied to many disciplines other than fighting. I do the same for practicing guitar for example. I'll work on nailing a specific technique for weeks but never let myself get too frustrated and linger on it for too long in any one day. More often than not if you go on for too long you end up picking up bad habits through sheer frustration.

[@BenitoIsBlessed47]

Ramsey, this video is exactly what I needed to hear.. for reasons outside of martial arts. You always teach me valuable life lessons and i appreciate you... I first watched this video when it released, and I didn’t realise how much I needed to hear it until now. Thank you.

[@bigbat443]

Hello coach, I hope everything is going good for you and your family over there in Shanghai with the recent events. I've been enjoying your content for quite awhile now, and I while watching this video I started reflecting a bit on my own training and martial arts experience. You see, I've been training for many years now (started off as a kid with judo, but not seriously training. Just some after school activity). I started to take it seriously about 6 years ago, when I was 16 (21 currently). I never wanted to fight, and just trained for fun (although I did train very hard, as if I was actually going to fight), but last year I suddenly decided I wanted to try fighting, and I loved it. I had 2 K1 fights on the same day in a tournament, and won both; although I've been extremely critical with myself while watching the tape. I've tried not to drink my own kool-aid, not giving the fights much importance and training even harder to improve those areas I felt I lacked, but alas I couldn't help but feel some lurking sense of pride. This drove me to double up on the hardness of the training, to try and flush that out. To break me over and over again, until I realized I was not that great for winning some small tournament. I even went as far as to find myself an invitation to go to another gym in town, to train with people who were for the most part better than me, so that I could get a propper beating. Long story short, I was unable to do so, and that feeling is still there. The only other thing I've got left to do, is another fight, which I wanted to do sooner, but nothing came up during this year up until june. I've been training hard, I think, but I still stress not having fought again yet, and for not training even harder. I'm a full time student, and I tried to train 2 times a day for 2h each session, and also go to class and study. Also, I've been dealing with some very rought and personal emotional trauma, which has had a significant effect on my sleep and overall physical condition, which made it hard to maintain that training regime on the long run. Now I'm at a point in which I either train until I feel like I'm not a functional human being anymore (which to be fair, does not bother me that much since martial arts is something I love so much I could kill myself doing it and be fine with it), or slow down training and stress over it. I chose the latter, because I know there's more to life than just training, but it sometimes pains me to know I'm not working for my upcoming fight as hard as I feel I should be. Is it because of that underlying pride that I have too high of an expectation of myself? I do want a healthy relationship with martial arts, but I'm having some trouble finding it because I'm either overworking myself, or stressing myself over not working enough; while at the same time almost dreading to win my next fight, due to me being afraid of growing that seed of overconfidence to a point at which my problem with overtraining either becomes unbearable, and/or I end up becoming a jerk that thinks himself invincible, even if only for a short time until I get my butt kicked. Thank you for reading it and again, have a good day to all who read this far. Greetings from Spain.

[@stephenm3470]

I'm not a ninja, but trying your best really is a super power. If you obviously tried your best no one can say shit, either in love or life. Win, lose or draw trying your best is the only thing you have power over. It's never failed me yet and I'm half a moron.

[@brucetsai7732]

Your views are amazing. They apply to many other disciplines. My interpreting teacher also said, work hard but also work smart. It's very true that we can fail even if we do everything right. That's life, we have to accept this. Thank you for your great videos.

[@Gyrodyssey]

Awesome Video Ramsey Dewey

[@doktormalifiko5488]

There are 7.9 billion people in the world. How many have the guts and the discipline to step into a cage and face another trained fighter? Dude is already in an elite crowd. One that you can’t buy your way into. One you can’t lie your way into. One you can’t use family connections to get into. He earned it in blood, sweat and pain. He lost a decision. To quote The Dude, “That’s just like, their opinion man.”

[@jeffreywright2294]

Very disciplined you must persevere

[@MartialArtsTutorialsFighttips]

I am happy for your content

[@doromizu.]

I have an upcoming smoker fight this May, I've never won a single fight in my life and this video really helped. Thank you so much

[@Goval400]

Thats facts coach, when I go against bigger men in training, specially Grappling I always have to accept the fact that they can out power me from certain positions so I have developed nice transitions and sweeps, also the cardio to gas them out. Same applies in MMA, when trying to wrestle them I have to chain wrestle and go for their backs or somehow take it to the ground and reverse it. Size does matter and even when they go light I still get a little beat up because of their weight and Im not a small man (avg), im 5’9 and weight 165lbs. Always looking forward to your videos!

[@chrisswanson2378]

You gave me insights and you get my upvote. I am glad I watched. I had two training partners, one was a newb and one experienced. I watched them train just as hard. One excelled one stagnated. The one who stagnated believed he knew how the tech worked. He wouldn't "waste" his time trying "wrong" things. He never got a tech that only took us a week with 45 minutes a day to get decent at. I think this might be the problem with the person who posed the question. I can't whistle with my fingers probably for this reason.

[@mixck]

Such a Great answer to the guy! I learned something too. I am new to piano. Have done martial arts since I was 10 (I am soon to be 27) and I wanted to try something new, so I just tried playing piano. I've learned alot in 3 months. But now I had alot on my schedule and on my mind so I've been thinking on how I should reschedule, so your tips about the 10 minutes was very good for me so Thank you. I will try this 🙏🏻

[@chopsueykungfu]

good advice

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

Glad to see you're making a video. IDK if it's even possible, but a video of Ramsey with the kiddos, ramsey with wife, dewey family all together, even if it's in the house would be cool. B/c it's impossible to watch a Dewey Family video without smiling

[@BionicBurke]

I always hated that saying "Work smarter, not harder"... as you said it.. the proper way to think about it is "Work smarter so you can work harder"... meaning find efficient ways to do things better so you can get even more work done with the mentality of working harder.

[@var7877]

Time to hang up your glove an say forget about it

[@richwun1057]

I can relate to this, at 34 I had been practicing Kung Fu for 10 years and I felt at that time I could not fight to win if my life depended on it. So I switched direction one day when I met an ex-prize fighter who offered to train me and some friends of mine in boxing. This was an eye opener for all of us, sparring was the number one thing we all did in the training and we all sucked big time. And still after 2 years of this I still wasn't getting it, so then the guy that was training me told why don't I go train with his trainer, which I did. Well 5 years and 3 boxing gym later I finally got it. And then another 20 years later I became proficient at it, all because I got involved in teaching kids and adults everything I had gone through. So it's not a matter of when, it's a matter of will. The Way Is The Training

[@bernarddato3221]

Relevant and complete answer, Ramsey! Achieving discipline for a goal is a victory in itself that almost erases the goal. And then there are so many parameters that don’t depend on us (the ancient Stoics recommended to worry about what depends on us only) : Demetrious Johnson is one of the best fighters in the history of MMA, but, he would have (very!) little chance against Francis Ngannou. And it’s true, we are animals subject to the rhythm day/night: little to be done but daily (and many things repair and build during sleep). And, above all, in life in general, we have more failures than successes (how many CVs sent to find a job?). This is what makes success even more beautiful. Rising is the dynamic of living and that's it. Thank you for reading, now get out there and keep rising 😊 👊🙏👊

[@jacksmith4460]

16:24 great words here, you are a Gem Sir

[@trenbear4469]

I hit the ghost kick today in kickboxing sparring. Thanks for making that video with Jowad Mahmoudi :)

[@jeffreywright2294]

Never quit never give up just keep on going have tenacity not easy to do I understand but keep on going

[@TrueSighted]

There's more than one type of victory. You can't train away unfortunate bad luck. Only work to minimize its effects when it does happen. Even then, like all things in martial arts; there are no guarentees.

[@BMO_Creative]

The way to win the fight is to NOT LEAVE IT TO THE JUDGES...

[@canceresbunny]

I like how gentle and polite is the awnser. I would've said "you being a bitch bro", and moved on.

[@RRTNZ]

Cheers Coach, this has to be one of your best videos yet - and yes, in part because of the Star Trek references. Great advice for that young guy - the positive life changes he made are much more of a victory than beating a guy in the ring, hope he comes to see that. On a similar note, I remember getting advice from a Sensei that "thinking about winning, gets in the way of doing it" which is certainly what my experience has been. Now, a while back you told me that Mike Tyson could beat Bruce Lee in a fight "under any set of rules" which got me thinking, what about Olympic Taekwondo rules ? That would eliminate pretty much all of Tyson's offence and maximise the kicking skills and foot speed advantage of Lee....of course its not really a "fight" per se, but my other suggestion was shuffleboard, so let's stick with Taekwondo. Cheers.

[@RamseyDewey]

What footspeed advantage? Mike Tyson was objectively faster than Bruce Lee by every possible metric.

[@RRTNZ]

@@RamseyDewey Come on Coach, you have to concede that Bruce Lee's kicks would be a lot faster than Mike's - I mean other than curb stomping people in his rough street hoodlum days, I doubt he ever kicked a moving opponent - and he's not going to score any points with that. Bruce, on the other hand, trained kicks quite a bit. All he needs to do is land 1 or 2 to score a point and win the match- sure its not much of a "fight" but it's one set of rules under which Bruce might prevail....and remain conscious. Mike is fast on his feet, but his footwork is all around closing quickly and striking with his powerful hands - and even though those punches might be devastating they're probably not going to meet judges' scoring criteria ( which is the crazy thing about Olympic Taekwondo and WKF Karate) . Well, if we can't agree on this....I'm still going with Bruce destroying Tyson at shuffleboard ! Cheers

[@St8rGene]

I want to share another POV about how losing or winning could mean nothing about how good is a fighter: Leaving several others factors aside that also matters (not overtraining,good genes,discipline,diet, injuries,even luck) lets pretend you enter a tournament with 1000 fighters and you need to win a few 1vs1 fights to make to the allegedly "best 100 fighters". Let's also pretend you feel like you are easily one of the best and could reach top 5 easily. Now, you need to win first 3 times but your 3 opponents destroy you in seconds. You feel like you are the worst, but at the end of the tournament those 3 guys end up at the top 3 somehow while you get 990th place. Does that mean you are worst than those other 990 guys? Heck no! You just got unlucky with the matches,but at the end of the day what matters the most is that you are doing what you enjoy while exercising and even if you decide to stop fighting ,if you keep training you'll have a better life anywhere (more stamina,strenght,better mood,etc) and you'll live longer. Is that important enought to you? That's the real question,not being "the best at fightning forever".

[@mclarenemmonsmma4968]

Hey Ramsey any tips to help improve coachability

[@cahallo5964]

don't be an asshole? lol

[@saparapatepete]

Another aspect to consider is quality of work. Did the person rests properly?. Was the person nervous during the match?. Is the training method efficient?. How are their personal life going on?.

[@CallMeO08]

I’m almost wanting to tear up watching this. No pity needed as I’ve accepted my upbringing but I’ve accepted my mistakes also. Growing up though I gave up on my accept. Mom wasn’t being a mom, father was too busy making families. But fast forward to 2022 though. Three kids, a torn acl and meniscus, bow legged (was told this can hinder any sports future growing up, never fact checked but don’t believe also don’t know lol). Im 32 and Ive always been a casual fan of fighting rather boxing or mma. But in 2021 I discovered a couple of things. I love boxing and fighting, getting hit, watching Silva and going to try it while getting hit lol I love it though. I wish I had you, icy Mike, Jeff Chan and co growing up. I love fighting. I wish I can spar all day everyday. Because of decisions I made, going to the gym and/or sparring is out the question. I live with a 18 who is lazy. I sparred him twice, killed me both times. I’m 5’4’ and he’s knocking 6 ft doors down. I know I can beat him though. Thing is, he’s lazy! Doesn’t want to spar anymore even though I was the one getting hit. Had I seen this video in my teens (didn’t exist lol) but I would hope I would drop it all and hit a gym. I’ve learned so much through your videos. Anyways, I really feel inspired watching your videos. You keep me going everyday to continue fighting. As I believe one day, everything will be settled and I can hit a gym to get better. If you’re a high schooler watching this. Start now. The tools are there. If time is there, than take it. As a father times limited, but if you have it, then fight and train and fight and train. I love it. When I’m not throwing punches or working on my jab, depression and my mental problems creep. When I’m throwing punches, everything gets better. Thank you Ramsey for keeping me pushing. Just brought Jack Dempseys book because of you! Will study it. I’ll have the best jab in the neighborhood lol

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

"Don't think. FEEL! It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger, or you'll miss all that heavenly glory" -Bruce Lee (enter the dragon)

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

Elon Musk recently challenged Vladamir Putin to a fight. If this was to actually happen and conducted under MMA rules, how would you see this fighting playing itself out? Joe Rogan has offered to train Elon for the fight. To my knowledge he has one match where he threw a sumo out of the ring, but suffered a neck injury in the process. He is a fairy big guy at 6ft 2" and 5o years old. Vladimir is a lot smaller at an estimated 5ft 7" and older at 69. He has an honorary 8th dan in Judo, however, such a high rank is probably awarded more for political reasons, rather than skill. However, he is genuinly highly skilled in Judo. He also has a honorary black belt in Taekwondo, however, again, this is issued for political rather than any skill level based in reality. So his actual skill level in Taekwondo is unknown. Presumably he would of gone through some form of unarmed combat training when he was in the KGB. If Joe Rogen was given a month to train Elon, who would win this fight?

[@Methodius7]

Putin is too old now. He would loose. If it happened 10 years ago I would go with Putin

[@WisKidUnity]

It’d be a fair fight, but only because Putin is much older and smaller. Putin was KGB plus a lifetime of combat sports. Musk is way bigger and younger. I’d watch it.

[@johnhendricks8140]

My friends were lifting heavier weights than me we starting back working out and I was lifting these small weights everyday for an hour, with in six months i was lifting close to or more than what my friends were lifting, tranformation it has to be a lifestyle.

[@ChiDante]

Balance. You hurt yourself - that made you weak not strong

[@RCfilm_productions]

Ramsey thank you for this video. I'd forgotten this at my core. Stronger, faster, smarter everyday has been my life motto, to honour what God has given me(ie. A functional body and mind). I've struggled to keep motivated in this but what you said here is a lecture I would give myself, just needed someone to word it out for me.

[@RCfilm_productions]

I'll be sharing this with my students to inspire them as well.

[@kerrymckay7885]

That's my clubs moto "hard work pays off" should hear all the kids yell at once

[@asperger97]

Hello Ramsey! I wanted to know if a scrum cap would be a good substitute for gloves in bare knuckle boxing/MMA. They are way smaller and more flexible than the standard fighting headgear but are way better at protecting the skin and ears from cuts.

[@ChateauLonLon]

I think you'd still have to really worry about cutting your hands on the other guy's teeth. Maybe a mouthguard would mitigate this? I dunno

[@jeffreywright2294]

It took a lot of motivation for that young man to quit doing what he was doing

[@j.m.8193]

I'm a purple belt that has struggled with training while abroad for the last 10 years. The last 5 years, we've been popping out babies left and right, so I've only trained randomly/rarely. 3 weeks ago, I began training with a highly-motivated and athletically gifted newbie. Then, we found a 4 stripe purple to train with 2 days a week. Two days ago, a brown belt contacted me about a guy he knows with a gym nearby. It's crazy. I went from basically no bjj for 5+ years to now training 4 days a week. I feel alive, man. Sore, but alive.

[@RamseyDewey]

Outstanding!

[@fikriasrofi5312]

This thing happen to me, i lose my first amateur kickboxing by split decision, but later i find out my oponent already register in national pro MMA league

[@Wingzero90939]

Coach Ramsey question for you, Judo or BJJ? Which one is better and safer for less injury long-term since I want to do the sport for a long time and even try some amateur competitions. I don’t want to get a sport killing injured early on and not even get very far, not find out what my real potential is.

[@sovvrong]

"You lost on the score cards"

[@stevemann6528]

The question this young lad should be thinking about is: what did I learn from the fight? And what can I do differently to avoid losing in the same way.

[@rodgerbane3825]

Maybe the newb is a blue collar laborer. If so... they tend to be tough in fights because they are very strong.

[@mdcruz]

IMO, thinking of things as a win or a loss misses the mark. I have often thought that the person who claims they have never lost a fight has never really been in a fight. Great fighters seek to challenge themselves progressively- be it a different weight class, a harder mountain (to climb), going from a marathon to a triathlon…it’s “the way” of the Warrior. IMO…

[@douglasdreigh5083]

@Ramsey Dewey you mentioned juggling here. Aha! That is in fact one thing I do pretty well. Rather than talking about all my tricks, I would like to humbly say that the reaction speed that builds up when you start learning complex tricks is amazing: it makes you realise just how much faster reactions can be when you don't have to think about them. I'm not sure that would help any martial artists, as you train to control objects in the air around you, on the other hand, if you feel your hand speed is a little sluggish, give it a go. It may help. If any martial artists out their have juggling or other circus skills in their background, I would be fascinated to hear if it actually helps with their martial arts. (Sorry Ramsey, last comment today.) Now I'm kinda curious whether speed bag would improve my juggling...

[@minhducnguyen9276]

I thing I'm stuck with a similar problem. My trainers said I know how to do many techinques but I don't know exactly why and what to do next. So most of my rolling and sparring session started with a good opening and ended with me failling spectaculaly

[@Mysterious2887]

I have a question about people who are undefeated in mma, when I was younger and I saw fighters who were undefeated like khabib or like floyd in boxing I thought it looked really cool and high status to have an undefeated record as a champ and I wanted that, I know some fighters say if you haven't lost you just haven't met your match or it means you were ducking opponents what are your thoughts?

[@thecorrectanswer4408]

I thought of you while eating dinner yesterday and felt guilty that I was able to have a plate of food so easily. Could you come to America right this minute if you want to?

[@jacksmith4460]

11:30 That was the first thing I thought "hmm this sounds like a bit of a miss match" giving up 5/6 inches in height and reach and 10KG or so weight, no wonder they lost. To be honest kind of sounds like a Moral victory seeing that , based on their words, were clearly in the fight at all times and despite giving a serious size advantage too the opponent, managed to pretty much match them, even if they lost.

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

There’s this thing called ‘Instinct’ and you either have it or you don’t. All the training/sparing in the world won’t prepare you for the Adrenaline Fuelled rush or Wrestling someone on the ground who is Resisting while you’re trying to tap em out.

[@RamseyDewey]

Human instincts are absolutely terrible for cage fighting, man. Everyone’s!

[@omarkusturica3174]

Of course that you need rest days when you are doing intense exercise. ANd good nutrition

[@AlexanderLayko]

"I run every single day. How come that guy who sits down all day beat me in a race. Reeeee!!! That's not how it's supposed to work. We're supposed to live in a capitalist meritocracy!!!!"

[@katarinatibai8396]

Size maters, weight maters - talent maters - not "only" work. Everyone has a limit. When you make body building - you are on a platoe every 3 months - a platoe san be 3- 6 or even 8 weeks of zero progress the body needs to adapt - I think a platoe can be a thing also in other sports. Just ceep on train - only the time will show you how far you are able to go.

[@makenjikarate]

The Ultra boxing/mma events in the UK help raise money for a very good cause. Respect to this fighter who improved themselves, but honestly it sounds to me like they were overworked for what is effectively a charity event for people who have never even stepped into a ring, wish them luck for their next fight but maybe take a break every so often. Also Uni is expensive, better not miss lectures lol!

[@remib2320]

Hi Ramsey, You often say that speed bag is designed to train hand fighting, but I cannot visualise how to make it real during a fight (except for a few techniques) Could you talk more about this ? Hope you are fine, really. Thanks !

[@RamseyDewey]

Check out my speedbag playlist on my channel.

[@remib2320]

@@RamseyDewey thank you Ramsey !

[@louisodendaal6200]

Ok so after watching the video I have a real question. You're the first big (tall & strong) guy that actually acknowledges that weight strength and size make a difference vs technique and that even the best technical guy will fail once the opponent becomes too big or strong. I'm not talking about a 5'9" black belt beating a 6'2" "bigger" bodybuilder. I'm talking 5'2"vs 6'4"and double the weight - and I know the big guys will IMMEDIATELY go technique beats size but small guys know that that's just not realistically possible. Sure I can hold my own and make it hard for them but we know how it's going to end 9 out of 10 times. So now my question. How do I diplomatically explain this to big guys without sounding like I'm looking for an excuse ? Personally I don't mind getting tapped because I'm too old to take it too seriously. I sort of just want to lift the veil from their eyes