The UFC is finally doing this, MMA gyms need to step up their game

[@GeorgeOu]

As Conor McGregor's coach says, "upgrade your software without damaging the hardware".

[@ajking4836]

Isn't that meant to be the otherway around?

[@GeorgeOu]

@@ajking4836 no, that was the correct quote. Upgrade your software means your brain knowledge without damaging the physical cells of the brains.

[@acow1385]

@@GeorgeOu other way around works too I guess, upgrade your hardware (body reflexes and physique) without damaging your software (brain concussions etc..)

[@doaimanariroll5121]

I love MMA and jits, but I’ve been pretty disappointed in the training as compared to the judo I did for a few year’s. Judo Training was so much more... refined. we had drills for practice throws and technique with speed, we had drills we had for creating power, when we practiced ground hold you had to put your might into it. FASTER, HARDER, SRONGER! Once a went to class, the coach said, pick your favourite throw...... now do it 100 times, we did it. 100 more! The had gyms where they did basic strength plus more specific weight drills, mainly pulling variations in the judo stance, or core in the position of throws. But it was always dosed appropriately. In comparison, the mma/bjj training seems to fluctuate between: Warm up, half assed “drills” that they rotate through so quickly you only get to do 10 or so goes, and the first 5 is just getting the hang of it, then rolls/ sparring Or, ok guys I’m gonna kill you today rotate through , burpees, heavybag, kettlebells, ropes, Speed pads ect, Make sure all that lactic acid melts you from the inside out.

[@MrSpicabooo]

yes i've felt this way exactly too, their s&c knowledge is rudimentary at best just "doing work"for the sake of doing work, to make the class tired to make them feel like they accomplished something, but that doesnt build anything, its just an expression of what you already have. as for the skills training, yea "half assed" is exactly right the learning is not enough before they let you roll/spar.

[@doaimanariroll5121]

@@MrSpicabooo I don’t think its so much that the learning is not enough before they let you spar. But in judo the drilling, the technique, and the conditioning was the same thing. We learned a technique then we drilled it, we went through it until we got the hang of it, then we drilled it over and over again, trying to get it faster and more powerful each time. Where as in bjj we warm up, do jump jacks until we are tired then learn a technique then do it 10 times then learn another technique then do it 10 times. The techniques are never drilled with enough intensity and quantity to properly build the particular strength and neural circuits to be able to athletically explode the techniques. That’s why you see judokas (and top bjj athletes) do a technique as if it’s one technique, one smooth action. Not 10 seperate steps.

[@elenchus]

agreed. judo generally nails the balance between technical repetition and sparring/randori. jiujitsu is way too heavy on rolling, whereas other styles, like karate, are way too heavy on technical refinement.

[@doaimanariroll5121]

@@elenchus i like your example. i think there might be a few "babies in the bathwater" that modern martial arts(and society at large) have thrown out.

[@joshuafernandez271]

yes!! And then they makeyou sign a 6month contract a charge a shitloads haha

[@GraveRave]

I agree with you on Tom Hardy's character approach to sparring, but the guy had been very rough with his previous partner. So Tom decided to teach him a lesson.

[@glennnolasco2475]

The fighter is like every cocky MMA fighter/boxer who only preys on the weaker guys at the gym and brags about being the strongest athlete in the gym. Total asshole heel move right there

[@bloodwynn]

Yeah, that jerk annihilated the previous sparringpartner.

[@sardalamit]

"80% of JJ, Boxing, Wrestling doesn't work in MMA" THIS!! Gold. You did that video about changing even 1 rule/ the value of 1 point changes the entire "style" of martial art. MMA is an entire art/ combat sport into itself.

[@anon2034]

Truth!

[@restistance4387]

that's some valid points Ramsey threw out there.Every mma gym i have trained. At have a mauy thai class and bjj class,wrestling.So is he saying combined them all in one class?If you are going to do mma?Am lost

[@gentlemandemon]

@@restistance4387 Haven't unified MMA classes would be the best approach. The problem he's suggesting is that if an MMA fighter wants to drill certain skills, they have to take entire classes in a specialty, possibly at an entirety different gym. If they go into a general class meant for the general public, they have a risk of over-training because of the training done in general public classes.

[@restistance4387]

@@gentlemandemon Thanks i get it

[@IncredibleMD]

What video was that?

[@PrestonK_Productions]

It baffles me that people exist out there who don't know training montages are symbolic of 2 months of training.

[@insidetrip101]

Yeah 2 months of training, but it symbolizes that all they did was wake up, drink 7 raw eggs, run and train during those two months . . . right?

[@MoooseBlood]

I always thought it was a really intense 4 minute workout with various outfit changes.

[@shawandrew]

I think the confusion is that it only shows super hard training. It doesn't show light days, it implies that the fighter is training at make you puke intensity every day.

[@katokianimation]

I always thought that training montages are cover few days of hardcore training from sunrise to sunset. Like a crash course of fitness.

[@masterwrong4933]

I train everyday 5 times a week.

[@andthereisntone3454]

Which is it?

[@masterwrong4933]

@@andthereisntone3454 On the streetz

[@RamseyDewey]

I knew this was coming!

[@tensae4725]

@@masterwrong4933 🤣🤣🤣.

[@MisterCrookedNose]

6 for me.

[@ibexsouther7483]

An ametuer in strength training could just do 1 compound movement, 2 accessories, a mobility drill, and core training for a total of 90 minutes every other day and get good results from that. A friend once asked where do I start I said hold onto heavy weight be on your feet. Get good at not dropping weights learn how walk with multiplied resistance. This person originally seemed offended but they were shocked at how hard walking up stairs with a pair of 25s or taking a step forward with a pair of 40s was. Training comes down to doing movements your body is designed for with the added handicap of unfamiliar conditions. If you don't know how to lift risk of injury increases.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

That's also why I like using weighted materials (vests, wrist/ankle). Start light and work up to a heavier level....slowly.

[@texteel]

25 and 40 what? I asume not kilograms

[@ibexsouther7483]

Yes pounds. I don't think I've met a person who can do a 110 pound (25 kg dumbells x2) uphill farmers walk. And by multiplied resistance I meant like from 1.0 to 1.2 or 1.5 not x2 x3.

[@matthewjaworski4115]

I need "Ittttttttttttts Ramsey Dewey over here in Shanghai, China. Welcome to another edition of Q&A With The Coach" as my alarm sound in the morning. Wholesome.

[@trinidadraj152]

I remember those days where people would come in for our fight classes thinking they'd go 100% in sparring. I also remember when I went through that phase. Don't we all learn the hard way, though? Ha ha ha

[@willcardenas1579]

I teach my self by talking out loud in a ramsey voice

[@dorian655]

SHUT IT DOWN!

[@wonderfulj5093]

I have not seen any of your videos in about 2 years, and I will say, insightful as the first time I've stumbled on your channel. Damn I miss my karate days

[@TristanBehrens]

Ramsey, you said a while ago that you were going to show how to make a DIY grappling dummy. That'd be great for practice in lockdown if you could do that sometime soon. Thanks!

[@TristanBehrens]

@topher nolastname Did ramsey make the video? I saw some of those but I thought he may have some useful input of how to make it or how to use it so that it is more useful. Somewhat like his video about making your own heavy bag.

[@edwardstanulevich1764]

Maybe you can make a better one that I did. I made one with old clothes, a wooden frame connected with bungie cords, tape, and weighted legs. I spend probably an hour, hour and a half on building it. I used it for a total of about 20 minutes. I could have spent that time doing drills or conditioning. Even with the bungie cords simulating resistance at the joints the dummy was still useless. This seems to be the opinion of everyone not selling grappling dummies. I'm glad I only had a few dollars wasted on it and was able to repurpose the components for a striking dummy I use for kicking and weapons training at home.

[@martiallife4136]

If you want to buy one or build one do it. Practice your technique over and over again like you would on a punching bag. It's a dummy. Of course it doesn't feel realistic but neither does a heavy bag.

[@TheChocolateChamp]

@@martiallife4136 exactly. All these guys are saying is they don't have an imagination. You can easily practice flow drills, chaining submissions etc. How is that not beneficial???

[@gamerx30]

Bro you can buy them empty on ebay for 30$ to 60 dollars then fill them with sand from home depot. Hope this helps bro.

[@heyokah]

So what you are telling me is that I should cut back on my Joe Esposito "You're the Best Around" training montages. Back to wax on wax off then...

[@MG-bi6mq]

I had an instructor who fought in a different tournament venue every weekend. On top of training every day for 3-9 hours. The man was one of the few traditional martial artists I’ve ever met who could consistently defeat pure combat sport athletes. He’s 70 now, has lots of health problems, can’t move much.

[@stellocut99]

Sounds impressive. Can I get a name to look him up?

[@MG-bi6mq]

@@stellocut99 He’s retired now and there’s not much information on him online. But if you look up bagua teachers from Virginia you’ll find some interesting people.

[@ramondiaz2851]

What I admire about you! Is that you fought in so many different types of sport combat and you know the rules!!! WOW!! I said to myself all that training! Win or lose you have guts stepping in the RING!

[@SkemeKOS]

The problem is, I HAVE to go 100% during sparring because I only spar lions, tigers and bears.

[@bloogaming8827]

Oh my

[@Pain.3jj]

Was posted 20 seconds ago but u did a great job on this vid

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahahahaha!!! Thanks.

[@obiwanschinobi]

Hmmm, interesting point you make. When I was doibg BJJ, we did only warmup, jiujitsu and cooldown. My professor used to say: "you have the other 22 hours of the day to do strength, cardio, yoga,.. You are here to learn BJJ." I knew he was on to something :)

[@jacksmith4460]

I think you have one of the most open, forward thinking and constructive out look on Martial arts in general that I hear. I love how you keep it real regarding need for effectiveness in application and also the arena/or situation the application is occurring in. What you say here makes to talk sense about 80% of all the components of MMA, is junk in an MMA context,, and a boxing or wrestling only training context is not the same In general You also keep it real with traditional stuff but at the same time don't chuck the baby out with the bath water and see there is value there, even if some of the real situation effectiveness can get lost in mythos and ego of teachers as well as cultural factors. I respect such balanced POV's Thank you for being so measured and fair in your opinions

[@littlegiantrobo6523]

Thank you for your words. Sparring is training--not fighting. Save all that crazy energy for the real thing (the match or the street).

[@dosomething3]

Conditioning - I think that the bones 🦴 fill up and strengthen.

[@metalmayfantasy]

I train at least twice a day, morning and evening.

[@zenmartialartist701]

That's honestly all you need, I feel like a lot of pro fighters over do it

[@SirPraiseSun]

if ur training hard u can overtrain and get injured fast n age once a day is optimal imo

[@metalmayfantasy]

@@SirPraiseSun I've actually gotten more injured when not training multiple times a day. I don't train hard when I do (my main focus is mostly cardio), but keeping my body in shape and conditioned has actually let me take more punishment than I used to because I am conditioned more during those times when my teammate and I want to go hard (and of course having the right foods for recovery).

[@JeffreyJefferson]

@kebab REMOVER 99% of people don't train that much, which is why 99% of people don't experience overtraining

[@metalmayfantasy]

@The Unbeatable each class is 1 hours (Muay Thai and then Jiujitsu), for a total of 4 hours a day, but that's only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mon/Wed/Fri I'm weight lifting (again, 2 hours with heavy bag work or Thai pads) and only have 2 classes in the evening then sometimes on Tues/Thurs, if my body isn't injured that day due to an accident in class, a buddy of mine continue to spar 30 minutes after our evening classes - I only have two classes in the evening on Mon/Wed/Fri, so that's why I go to another gym on those days. I try to get in as much of my gyms classes as possible.

[@Taabituubi]

You can get a good warm-up just by drilling footwork.

[@rajunaidu7751]

300 Spartans and Seal Team Six dont need the fancy gizmos

[@RamseyDewey]

We’re talking about programming your training schedule, not fancy gizmos.

[@rajunaidu7751]

@@RamseyDewey my mistake carry on

[@rajunaidu7751]

@@RamseyDewey I've program my training to perfection. 3 years of compound lifts 3 years of martial arts skill training and now I'm going to focus on cardio So I'll be Bruce lee in 2 years

[@Pedro-lg9wz]

@@rajunaidu7751 As B would say..., be water raju!!!

[@Oguyaka.]

Training's hard, but so is learning 🙂 Happy New Year, The Danger-Sen'Sei

[@alessandromestri9004]

Back when gym's were open and I was attending a muay thai gym people interested in only technique simply arrived 30 minutes later to avoid the tough warm up 😂

[@rodgerbane3825]

Thanks, great stuff and very sensible.

[@r4ven889]

That's how the classes in my gym are mostly as well, a loooot of conditioning, a little bit of technique, and core. But they have a lot of good fighters, two KSW champions and more so they must have something in mind when they do that I suppose. Wish the gym was open again.

[@Stuffandstuff974]

When I was in the army I trained two-three times a day, this included military PT. Once to twice a day on a weekend.

[@Pedro-lg9wz]

Happy 2021 Coach!!! totally agree with your message in this vid!!

[@conradswadling8495]

you express so well what i have said for years, your ministry is working

[@bartimaus8738]

I love this, I think it's one of your best videos! It's really important and you are doing good work spreading and repeating what could make our sport better. Thank you :)

[@bogdanMrz]

To be honest in the movie Warrior, the character of Tom Hardy doesn t want to kill just because he is badass. The dude that he fight just hard spar just before and there he knock out his partener like a bully.

[@chrishei3111]

Looking good in 2021! Excited for another year of great content :)

[@zehanimohamedyoussef3736]

i love your content , you're under-rated best of love ♥

[@allstarwoo4]

For strength training when we're young we're told to push your body to 100% every day because we're young our bodies will recover fast. The older you get you learn the limits of your body and you have to pace out your workouts. So for me instead of pushing my body to failure with a day of rest. Instead I tried finding the right difficulty that I can comeback and do it again after 1 day of rest. And even then I sometimes need an extra day of rest but to me 1 extra day of rest after 14 work outs in month is a good enough compromise.

[@barryg528]

Hey Ramsey could you do a video explaining how to properly warm up for a fight?

[@GabrielFelix-zl4sq]

Happy new year, coach! God bless you and the Dewey family. Much love from a Brazilian stranded in the good ole US of A

[@paulina5079]

I agree totally! Unfortunately it's bad for business, gym wants us to take as many classes as possible, get exhausted and for question why do I still suck after all this the answer is "more training". It can come out of the old fashion "shaolin stories" when you go to China train like crazy all day every day and come back getting ripped. Took me long time to realise that sometimes more means less 😒.

[@hasanyaseen5547]

I'd say more training means better training. How is it better depends on the person.

[@TremereTT]

It's weird. I improved jogging by making smaller steps jogging slower initially but building up more endurance and speed by training in this slow way.

[@paulina5079]

Same here! Couldn't do even one pull up for ages! Then got myself resistance band, started to do pull ups with it twice a week and I recently did my first one after 4 months! 🎊

[@davidjadeaeckhard9625]

Keen student! More can be more, but often it is counterproductive (in light of the point of diminishing return). Also, you see wisely the school's aims may not be in the best interest of the student. I am impressed with your comments.

[@johnholland67]

Hard training inflames soft tissue, without the proper amount of down time it can cause injuries to occur

[@jeremyweinstock1963]

Now that I older I realize the training doesn’t always have to be so hard. Sometimes a good shadowboxing session can do you good.

[@agentgear]

I totally agree, that's why we have LEGIT mma practices, blending everything together in drills/sparring on Tuesday and Thursdays... And on Monday and Wednesdays, we go to either boxing, wrestling, or Springfield submission Society!

[@sagetmaster4]

*Tito Ortiz has entered the chat*

[@winterc.2476]

Lmfao

[@bloogaming8827]

Literally only clicked on this vid to find this comment.

[@Sevensliders]

The only time I train on my rolls is when I turn in my sleep (Kidding, coach. Train smarter, not harder. Happy new year! 🙏🏼)

[@IncredibleMD]

If you're not shrimping out of your bed every morning are you even maximizing your training time?

[@yuriysemenikhin302]

I've recently made a video talking about sparing "Aikido and "No Sparing" fallacy. How is Sparing Misinterpreted..." And now you are confirming my thoughts :-) Thank you :-)

[@gamesturbator]

I get injured fighting my teddy bears.

[@marcopohl4875]

Bears are no joke, their only natural predators are tigers and unarmed Russians

[@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595]

@@marcopohl4875 😂

[@AkaAka_AkaAka]

dude!!! This was my wrestling coaches motto when I was in highschool... We did 2 a day's practice before school which was light to medium sparing (Not sure if that's the right word for wrestling these were 75 to 80% speed matches we didn't go full 100% speed). and then in the afternoon it was drills polishing out our shooting, throwing... drilling specific move sets conditioning your body to be able to do those specific moves over and over... to learn to take a throw. Cardio was part of both. mind you but that was just to increase our stamina.

[@COLD-f2i]

Very true! I learned the hard way today, doing an MMA sparring for the first time, that bjj+ muay thai + wrestling don't make up 100% of MMA. Hello from Animal MMA Shanghai

[@cubiegeschiedenis1184]

Coach, gotta say that you're one of the few fighters that can give me good advice with some rich voice asmr.

[@omar.naksho]

love the videos Ramsey!

[@Xlayerful]

Thanks coach. Happy New Year.

[@harliiquinnstarlight]

Well well to be fair you do got to dial back some of the joint locks and limb locks like with the Americana or the kimora you can really hurt somebody quickly with a very small amount of movement. But you can pretty much go full force until you catch that arm lock and then not go full force into the arm lock and get the tap that way without actually injuring your partner by accident

[@ninjaknight4486]

Hi coach I’ve got a few questions! I’m a senior in high school, and I’ve been running varsity cross country for the past 4 years. This means 3, 2, and 1 mile races are my specialty. And I was great! But I’ve started learning mixed martial arts for the past year, and I’ve also been doing loads of strength training because I used to be a really light person to specify in cross country. And lately I’ve been hearing loads of people say running is not good cardio or is not good training or is bad for the knees but I feel that with good form, your knees will be fine, and also I tend to be the last person in the training session to ever get tired or gassed out, and same things when I fight, and I have always attributed that to my 4 years of mid distance running, so it’s hard for me to believe it was really any sort of junk training in regards to combat sports. Stamina comes in many forms, I would say muscular stamina, lung capacity, cardio, and mental strength all attribute to good stamina, and 2 out of those 4, I attribute to cross country. It’s not jogging, people always call it jogging but in reality, a 15:50 minute 3 mile and a 4:46 minute mile time is much more intense than jogging. And training for cross country looks like 1 “jog” a week, which will tend to be upwards of 7 miles, and 1 sprint day with high volume of sprints, and 4 days of 5-6 miles at a high tempo. Is this really junk training or should I continue to run 3 times a week after highschool?? My second question is that you always advocate for doing pull ups but why don’t you ever advocate for barbell rows? Is it not the same thing?

[@RamseyDewey]

If it’s giving you the result that you want, then that’s the right way. If you’re running technique is good, and you actually know what you’re doing, and it has athletic crossover with your fight training, then great! Keep doing it. As far as the second question goes: pull-ups and barbell rows are importantly different exercises.

[@ninjaknight4486]

@@RamseyDewey thanks coach, but can you elaborate a little on the second question?

[@nodisalsi]

The best MMA teams - who make champions - already knew this. GSP was never pushed past 70% of his limits when preparing for his last fight against Bisping. For his fight against DJ, Cerujo had neurologists test his nervous system for fatigue as soon as he woke up each morning and they dictated how much cardio to use in training that day. (Source: JRE interviews with their coaches)

[@nickolasdesouza3610]

This was a dope video bro thank you

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Depending on the day and the training session, I typically just try to do as much as I can in that 1 session. I'll do the jujitsu class, but do my own warmups and conditioning beforehand. Same with a kickboxing, or whatever. And then do my big fitness session on a separate day. Sometimes for several hours. I get attached to certain exercises and I just wana do them every time but I gotta be selective for each session. And the big sessions I get into it and just wana do it all and end up doing a 5+hr training session. Almost before ever starting anything martial arts specific. Which will then be another couple hours. I've trained a number of styles, so I try to mix it up myself. And that's just my solo training. Lol. I'll sometimes try n do 2 classes, depending on the day and the classes. I used to do kickboxing followed by the jkd(boxing, wingchin, kali). Something I'd do kickboxing then jujitsu, then I did muay thai and jujitsu, and then did capoeira and jujitsu. And sometimes my capoeira classes would be 2-3hrs long. Lol. I try to follow whatever the class schedule is, and align it with my personal interests, available time, and what I need to work on more at the given time. What's the #1 thing all martial arts try to teach?....balance. lol.

[@elpato402]

Damn I love the way you speak. I wish I had that talent!

[@RamseyDewey]

Practice speaking in front of people every single day. Do it for years and years. Talent = consistent work over long periods of time.

[@Domzdream]

Totally agree with everything you said!! By the way - HAPPY NEW YEAR RAMSEY 👍

[@akimlettner2984]

Tom Hardy. And the scene is about Tom Liddell stand in abusing his sparring partners and getting a education that went over his head as seen later on in the movie. IMO i see your point anyway and agree with you.

[@Draalnexa]

To be fair, in the movie Warrior (if memory serves correct) - the setup was that the guy he was "sparring" actually ran out of partners because he was injuring them. Also he was kind of mocking/calling out the new guy minding his own business (worst gym ever pretty much?). Now, the idea also is that he is a professional fighter/big shot, and it is possible that his partner agreed/was paid to be a punching bag. This is not unheard of (albeit, all anecdotal) - supposedly Mike Tyson didn't want/know how not to destroy his sparing victims so they had to be well paid back in the day, McGregor had a guy ducktaped in packing foam that he was using for warmup for at least one of his bouts etc. In this case, both parties were fully aware that they will get into essentially a simulated fight, he agreed to the terms, jumped in and what happened - happened. After the guy had a taste of his own medicine, he changed ways, realized he should spar lightly, protect his training partners, as well as support and respect new gym members. ...or something completely opposite from that :P And yes, that thing they were doing has nothing to do with sparring.

[@hasanagic96]

Wish i learned that before having my tinnitus starting to become constant and my eyes full of floaters from 10 oz hard sparrings.. N am only 24

[@ryanbarclay7939]

I feel that. Always went 100% in wrestling, wound up with so many concussions it caused seizures, surgery on on knee, etc. If only we could learn we are not invincible before we get hurt lol

[@jeremyweinstock1963]

As I am older I now realize the importance of training smarter not harder. As realize the importance of a good nights rest eating well, and avoiding alcohol and smoking.

[@Shroudpwnsu]

Yup makes me want to find a different gym, training without purpose.

[@KeytoKungFu]

Very good video Ramsey! In kung fu we have a similar problem. Either the people never do sparring or they implement kickboxing in their kung fu to compensate their missing knowledge do dangerous full power sparring and in the end they are also not able to fight with kung fu. Understanding before to do something is very important. Or the people who do all the years stance training strenght training and after years you ask these trainers ": What do you think how is kung fu applied." And they just say :"Öhhh what do you mean?" yeah how is kung fu applied basically... And teachers and master do not have an answer to that. They simply didnt understood and trained the wrong way for years.

[@josheternal]

You should make a video about how to fight southpaws who have a major size advantage. It seems a nearly impossible task for the average guy. Cuz when a big guy fights southpaw, you usually have to go DEEP into his reach in order to land anything meaningful. You got a long way to go to get into his reach. And you got a long way to go to get back out of his reach. Plenty of time for him to land a power shot or slam you or anything.

[@Nergal123]

I don’t know if this helps but a good fighter to study is Manny Pacquiao. Lots of his fights his opponent has a major reach advantage and obviously he’s a southpaw so he has to deal with fighting someone with an opposite stance. One thing he likes to do is step inside of their feet rather than outside, which is odd since many southpaws concentrate so much on securing that outside lead foot positioning, but this allows his jab to beat out their right hand, while slipping their lead hand. Still a bit risky but better than trying to fight on the outside with someone who has a bigger reach. I know freddie roach says that stepping inside inbetween your opponent’s feet as a southpaw is more defensive and stepping outside. But I don’t know how this will apply to mma. The modern martial artist made an excellent video on this topic if you’re interested.

[@josheternal]

@@Nergal123 yeah but Manny fights people within 20 lbs of his weight. Im talking about situations like where a 200 lb guy is fighting a 250 lb guy, and that 250 lb guy turns out to be southpaw. That southpaw stance alone takes away a lot of the smaller guys options, and renders the options he does have to be extremely dangerous to even try. Im talking about all out fights btw, not just boxing

[@Nergal123]

@@josheternal Jab their lead hand, give them something to worry about. It sounds silly but when fighting taller people jabbing their hand kind of stops them from being able to use it as much. While doing this anticipate the common jab counters such as the cross, corkscrew uppercut, lead hook, etc and return with a counter of your own. Mix it up with a jab to the body, this move is still really good in mma as long as you have good timing, stepping in between his legs while doing this makes it harder for them to counter you with a cross, just make sure after landing the punch you create an angle, step away, clinch or double leg him so he doesn’t counter you after. Calf kick his lead leg all day, you might need to use a switch kick to get power when using your lead leg so make sure to time it well, leg kicks incorporate head movement in their motions so it makes linear strikes such as jabs hard to hit. If you have a strong wrestling base single leg them while mixing them up, its hard to guess when you are hitting the head, body, leg and threatening the takedown. If you know how to use lead leg chasse bas kick do it, kicks typically have longer ranges then punches and as said before it incorporates good evasiveness in their motions. If your opponent tries to do this to you Ramsey dewey has a great video for defending this kick if you haven’t already watched it. I don’t know if their is more advice I can give you that I know actually works at least in my experience, anymore and I would be talking out of my ass. Take this with a grain of salt, as you should with any advice really.

[@pansnemesis]

I'm at jits 2/3 times a week... just received my purple belt... no more blue belt blues!

[@shawandrew]

This reminds me of the season of the ultimate fighter where coach George St Pierre was up against coach Josh Coscheck. GSP assumed everyone on his team could already take care of the physical training aspect in order to get where they got, and connected them with the best coaches to teach them the best technique possible, and coach Koscheck focused on heavy physical conditioning. No surprise team GSP dominated.

[@nerigiron7704]

I had that happen during muay thai training while we were learning to do combinations russain guy was too aggressive got to select your training partners wisely

[@marcgoulet1967]

thanks

[@joshuadulin5634]

I thought you were about to say “IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITSS.. TIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMEEEEEE!!!” in intro lol

[@lulospawn]

Dude you're nailing that old man's 5 o'clock

[@johnholland67]

My sparring partner years ago faked an axe kick and instead got me in the hip and cracked my pelvis, that did it for me and my dreams of being a fighter.

[@TheChocolateChamp]

Damn are you serious

[@johnholland67]

@@TheChocolateChamp yes, and it wasn't that I couldn't heal up and try again, I just realized how dangerous the sport could be and decided it wasn't for me.

[@johnholland67]

@Rip Tide better men than me 👍

[@pabloleal5790]

that is actually cool, that could help develop MMA even more, and take it to the next level. The only problem I see is there would be less specialists like Khabib or Usman

[@SandaBoxing]

Hard sparring is necessary if you want to be a fighter, whether in the ring or street/SD. Not all the time, not even often; but somewhat regularly. And hard sparring can spike into a fight at times where you're trying to KO each other. It happens.

[@jackm2293]

i completely agree. The sad thing is that its the cotches at the gym's you train in that set the pace/ standard on haw hard to spar. you can try to train smart and pull your punches but it wont help you when your training partners are trying to hurt you and the cotches let them get away with it. i am speaking from personal experience. i had my ribs broken for sparring.

[@ogrbell8297]

This needs to be blasted on every combat oriented media.

[@Dhopamine]

if they ever make another Hitman movie or show, they need to cast you as Agent 47. You certainly have the jawline for it and a silky smooth voice.

[@willspeakman2461]

Tom Hardy was HUGE in warrior. He knocked the guy out in sparring to teach him a lesson.

[@RamseyDewey]

Which is another silly idea propagated by that movie, because when you knock someone out, they don’t even remember it, let alone learn a “lesson” from the experience.

[@SandaBoxing]

@@RamseyDewey Not true. It depends on how bad they were KO'ed. And a KO in professional term is just not being able to get up after the 10 count. If you're not unconscious, then you can def. feel the pain in your head & know who did it to you = lesson learned. Even if you were completely out, when you wake up...you'd still be in a daze w/pain & you'll be suffering for days after that with the usual dizziness, depression, vertigo, etc. won't be able to train soon, get fat, etc. = lesson learned again.

[@michaelgorilla9910]

Are you interested in doing a video about your personal top 5-10 list video of who do you believe is the greatest MMA fighters ( or boxers) of all time and the list does need to be in a particular order.

[@joshuamaurer9784]

"Sparring is not fighting." I make my class say this three times before any sparring session in my class. Well, something like it. "Sparring is not winning. Sparring is not losing. Sparring is learning."

[@johnsecheverell7824]

Any chance on some commentary on the Twisted Tea fight?

[@RamseyDewey]

The what?

[@nomad155]

Wait what

[@asyraff9719]

@@RamseyDewey its this fight kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn61lYCGabSDnac (there is strong language in the video)

[@memegod8781]

@@RamseyDewey probably the most legendary hit of 2020 to be honest lol

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

Oh that has been all over Facebook in the UK the last couple weeks

[@harrytaylormusicproductions]

any fighter regardless MMA or not should condition their body

[@mattstew6078]

Long story short, i don't have a lot of time to train. Gyms are closed and i work 10 hours a day 6 days a week at 2 jobs. What is a good way to get the best workout possible with only about half an hour to train?

[@joeroubidoux2783]

So excellent

[@trauma6028]

Great video

[@Samuel-sg2iv]

Sholud you train to be sore or no?. and can you spar everyday and without rest or do you have to build up to that?

[@tzaeru]

I trained 6 times a week for a month or month and a half, but at my current (relatively poor) fitness level it was still a bit too much. Though, we do tend to roll quite a lot and quite intensely after basically every BJJ and NoGi session, so that definitely takes a toll. Looking to at some point being able to start doing 2 sessions a day, e.g. strength in the morning before work and then BJJ/MMA after work. That could give an extra day off in the week, which some people have said might be a good idea. Ever done a video on what kind of routines the hobbyists, serious amateurs and pros you help to coach have? Have you coached people who've transitioned from e.g. 2 times a week to 2 times a day or from hobbyist to serious competitor? How's the process been for them, regarding increasing the training volume?

[@kairingli176]

Hey Ramsey. What are your thoughts on brain damage when doing light boxing sparring?

[@RamseyDewey]

If you’re getting brain damage it’s NOT light.

[@peterprokopiuk4921]

Often, the given reason for the excessive hard sparring is that you have to make it as realistic as possible. Every training method has flaws - one methods flaws are corrected by the strengths of another - be it in the name of safety or to isolate specific skills; only REAL is real.

[@peterprokopiuk4921]

@Sean Francis Waters Lancaster no, it's about accepting that there's only so far you can - or should - go in the pursuit of realism, be it for combat sports or self-defence.

[@Davyen]

I agree with 20% power sparring. That's why I prefer rolling with guys from advanced class, than a beginners, because every single new guy has that Mortal Kombat mentality. They go "aaarrrghhhh am gunna keel yer sorreh ass and rip ya apart aarrrghhhhhh". And that's where minor injuries may happen. And even when you tap, they only understand a multiple panic tapping, whereas most of the advanced group are more dominant than aggressive and probably the only painful and uncomfortable thing they do is putting pressure, but that's ok, because it is actually a proper technique. Yes, some of them go rough, but in the end of the round I'm not afraid of my joints snapping. Btw, Tom Hardy in that movie acted rather as a gym enforcer. The other guy was going hard on his sparring partners and Hardy made him taste his own medicine.

[@Geordieboi]

I used to train for 3 hours in a row 3 days a week boxing kick boxing and bjj , took a while off and now if i do 1 hour im in pain for 2 or 3 days.

[@vanquese8947]

I train 6 days a week bc I'm new and I want to learn as many Martial arts as possible

[@gamerx30]

For Ramsey for chin conditioning doe's it improve bone density bro? I also do Tibia calf raises with the reverse calf raise machine so im curious on you're thoughts about this.

[@acotebra2187]

happy new year, coach

[@Danetto]

im more curious what you think about the bruce lee series warrior?

[@darksoul6642]

Did you see Muay Thai guys punching each other in the head deliberately... you'll prolly go crazy

[@joelvirolainen590]

Muscle imbalances cause injuries even with lighter loads/training. Anterior pelvic tilt, anyone?

[@jcnopal1740]

I train twice a day. Morning and night

[@koralleroux4590]

Hi from NZ

[@Jay-zs8dg]

The intro 😂

[@randompointlessness2766]

Hey @Ramsey. What if I came to your gym to train muay thai but I wouldn't want to do some kicks because some of my joints are bad, would you still train me, would you go easier on me ? I'm no hotty I just like studying martial arts, 32yo and I had some issues before