The Quickest Way to Becoming an Exceptional Fighter

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Check out how my one week of training like a pro MMA fighter went here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX-yia1qoL59bNk

[@GhostWriter_369]

Thank you..💜

[@GhostWriter_369]

Thanks a lot for the beautiful videos💜

[@jaypenn5117]

The coach seems like a great person.

[@ives3572]

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.” - Tim Notke

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Nice one

[@GhostWriter_369]

Yeah..💜🕊

[@seanbarker9272]

John Connor says it in terminator 2 as well 👍👍

[@Damefromdar0]

Kevin Durant

[@akaizenmind8440]

'A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter'- golden perspective!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I like that phrase a lot too!

[@GhostWriter_369]

Hell yesss..🔥

[@GhostWriter_369]

@@MartialArtsJourney Me too..💜🕊

[@noerknown]

I joined a local Buhurt club (MMA but with medieval armor and weapons) and the concept of knowing what you're doing and why, hits home. You lose 2/3 of your vision, your hearing is nearly gone, and you can't really feel much from all the armor and the helmet you're wearing. You need to have this out of body awareness almost, that requires you understand your own position, moves and can anticipate your opponent's. It's an incredible rush, that's for sure.

[@nchawkin]

Really enjoyed getting to know Omar. “Wrestling is the oldest sport” “High % approach”

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

One could say wrestling was around before it was even a sport. haha

[@tomo2807]

Talent vs hard work conversation is exceptionally important for combat sports and even more for grappling as you can't get lucky and accidentally do anything, the complex language of fighting demands dedication and effort, and the only way to improve is to get humbled so talent means less

[@belalabusultan5911]

some hunting dogs were trained to hunt lions and bears. bears and lions have tremendous talent, but the dogs have good training and hard work.

[@hourglas]

Talent is just how quickly one can learn, adapt and apply. So with Talent you can learn in a 6 months what took someone else 2+years. However, they stop taking it seriously after those few months. While someone else keeps puting in work for another decade. Talent eventually falls behind from lack of passion/discipline. However, when talent works hard you get not just good but trully amazing people.

[@ceeeceee8753]

@@hourglas Makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

[@googlegmail9888]

@@hourglasso iq??

[@hourglas]

@@googlegmail9888 yes but no. Someone can still start off with high IQ. That being talent, but through experience one can increase their IQ. So it's just another factor. Talent is alot more how efficiently one can learn. Like having an exp buff.

[@rageius]

Really helpful. I just started boxing again on the other side of 20. Going for golden gloves this time. Your humility makes your channel so amazing and useful for us. Thanks for your work

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks!

[@myname-mz3lo]

interviewing famous mma coaches would make an amazing series . they are the people that make champions and they should be famous

[@jacksmith4460]

Omar is a G , what a lovely bloke

[@nuf6685]

I actually was a aikido practitioner turned folkstyle wrestler/ judoka. Like he said its all wrestling, all of it is grappling with different rulesets. Love the video keep on doing your thing!

[@crisgallardo8512]

I realized that alot of grappling styles are very similar and on some aspects are alike ever since have jui jitsu partners wrestling and even judo practioners as well

[@dirtpoorchris]

Tactical aggression and social aggression are 2 completely different things. For a small man to beat a big man he needs much much much tactical aggression to keep the big guy busy until they lose.

[@gregmccormack5709]

Very cool perspectives to hear. Great Vid

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks!

[@loudcryofthe4thangel]

What a great episode! I’m sad it was so short.. and man, where’s the episodes on your new aikido insights??? I’m dying to see that stuff, don’t make us wait too long ;) Principles are the same generally in all sports but application different in every martial art.

[@idkguy1986]

such a great contents creator keep it coming loving watching these stuffs

[@davidtice4972]

When he said wrestling he really meant grappling in general plus high school type wrestling.

[@googlegmail9888]

Yup folk style is the best for bjj, mixes EVERYTHING.

[@angelarballo4478]

No, I'm almost certain he meant wrestling. He mentioned every type of grappling except BJJ, Jiu Jitsu, and submission wrestling. He's talking about controlling a fight tactically, not even necessarily looking for the finish. Specifically, he mentioned level changing in reference to grappling. Just like he outright dismissed kicking when talking about boxing, he meant wrestling when he said wrestling. Level changing, takedowns (which is why I think he included Judo), and control are the basis for emphasizing wrestling over submission styles, at least in the beginning. Submission grappling arts are notorious for taking forever to master, whereas wrestling for MMA can easily help you to compete even against a higher level guy sooner if you know how to mix in the striking. Then, it can also transition more easily into submission grappling than going in naked. Wrestling and boxing are just better beginner arts compared to others. Like he said, boxing helps with footwork, and wrestling helps with level changes.

[@myname-mz3lo]

he literally said that he meant all grappling sports when he says wrestling ... at least watch it before commenting@@angelarballo4478

[@ceeeceee8753]

Loved this interview!

[@Mr_blueridge21]

May have been my favorite interview so far. Love tuning in to your journey, rokas!

[@bjorndag2497]

coach seems like a goo,d honest,and clever trainer an man

[@SThrillz]

Working hard to improve your skills is the only thing that can be considered a talent.

[@belalabusultan5911]

if I would summurize Omar Bouiche's idea it would be like: "all strikes follow the same principles, and all grappling follow the same principles, and the technique varies very little from one martial art to another." which does sound true to me ... I mean, all techniques evolve in two ways: 1) Flashy moves, that are easier to show, easier to impress, and easier to teach. 2) practical moves, that actually wins fights, and save lives in army, police, or self defense. if you teach noncombat boxing for few genrations, the moves will be wider, flashier, and the gloves might be abandoned. if you teach Kung Fu moves for combat only, no forms, then in few generations you'll have similar moves to what MMA is like now, and all the flashy moves will disappear.

[@adielwilson8749]

Footwork really is the best defense. Even in fencing where there are a lot for parrys and blocks but the best thing is to move and if they're still in range block. Blocks are a last resort

[@jaymp4031]

Joined mma I’m thinking abt taking it serious so I came to this video

[@myname-mz3lo]

hope you kept at it . the begining is hard but once you have the basics and start sparring and rolling it becomes really fun

[@unclecow]

really good stuff

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dirtpoorchris]

0-1 is better than 0-0

[@myname-mz3lo]

pluss noone should be counting streaks if it isnt pro fighting . thats why they only start counting when you become pro. i also believe that someone that has never lost as amateur will become too confident and will get beaten as a pro

[@GhostWriter_369]

Thanks a lot for the beautiful videos💜

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@pichinpichi]

There is an interesting connection when Omar talks about weapon fighting and Aikido. Christopher Heins kzbin.info argues and I'm going to agree with him that Aikido makes much more sense when there are weapons involved. An interesting thing is what Omat said, that weapons and their perspective can improve unarmed combat, especially in defense.

[@suciumarioDIY]

a really good disscussion , thanks

[@sliderx1897]

There is no switch. U may have lightbulb moments based around a certain concept but thats called learning.

[@wildys6]

love the video but my god does my stereo headset not do me any favors with this audio :-:

[@eastafrika728]

I prefer the Judo, all I had to do was add it to my brutal Dutch Muay Thai

[@theChotkiyOne]

Are you interested in investigating panantukan? It's not related, but somehow resembles wing chun

[@dirtpoorchris]

BJJ is TANGLING and forcing your opponent to stop. Wrestling is just when hips and head and spine fight for position on the matt. At least that's how I look at it.

[@myname-mz3lo]

wrestling is about takedowns and bjj is about submissions . you cant do mma without doing both well

[@PingupowerMMA]

change the direction of audio pls, so i as the viewer can hear you left and him right

[@joey8701]

So I am not trained in boxing but I want to go into Muay Thai. Would it be better if I took boxing first? I know the basic strikes already jab, cross, uppercut, hook.... I'm just not good with the defense and the footwork.

[@gabrielcarneiro9948]

Rokas... What age did you stoped Aikido and started BJJ?

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Around 28 I think

[@davidtice4972]

Hace mas él que quiere que él que puede.

[@nemanjaaksentijevic6696]

Is this the guy who went viral on the video where a aikido guy sparrs with the bald mma guy gets a body kick and a slam on his cheek and then asked time out?

[@MartialArtsJourney]

No, different one

[@RottemEyez]

Chocolate

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Chocolate? 😂 What am I missing?

[@BrandonWilliams-wf6hg]

I always eat a piece of chocolate for good luck

[@zerte4197]

The quickest way but the video is 18min long xD

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Haha