I find it interesting that you mentioned the "dancing" vs. "flat footed" thing, because I've seen a lot of people make that mistake in less-than-professional fights. One guy stands still while the other starts bouncing around. They think they're Bruce Lee, or Ken from Street Fighter, and they jump forward and back at random thinking that "fast" movement means you can't hit them. You see them lift both feet off the ground, and you plant your punch or kick where they're going. Suddenly "too fast to hit" becomes "too airborne to dodge".
@@flamierize9537 There are TWO extremes where you're doing it wrong for a real fight, not just the one. If you keep your feet actually flat on the ground and don't raise your heels to get that ability to react faster, that's going to slow you down. But if you go too far on bouncing and trying to look fast by jumping off the ground all the time instead of maintaining control over your movements, you make yourself so predictable you might as well not be moving. The moment you take both feet of the ground, you have no control any more, and someone who can see your take-off knows where you're going to land and can hit you before you get there. The advice here is to find that middle-ground where you have fast movement and consistent control over it, rather than going too far in either direction.
@@flamierize9537 look at how ti j dillashow moves. He is all around in octagon, bouncing from here to there in first round. Maybe in first half of the second. Then he drops that jumpy manner, but he is still speedster.
My husband was _so_ very glad to see you sharing this really basic and essential footwork. He said, "So many people make it complex, but it's really very simple." Oh, and yes, that part of Prometheus was incredibly frustrating to watch. There were frustrating parts, but that was just aggravating.
One of my favorite things to do against someone who starts bouncing too high is to charge in when they are at the peak of the jump. You can't really do anything then.
The moment a bouncy fighter who people think is "fast" with "good footwork" lifts both feet off the ground, you know where they're going for far too long and it's too late for them to change direction. If you're anywhere near where they're going, you can kick that spot and you don't have to be fast to land that hit.
Fake a single. usually guys who are over hopping over react because they don't really know what part of their hop they are in. So fake a single and come up with an uppercut as they try to sprawl out. Or fake a single on the lead leg and then pivot to that side for a head kick or a hook. Safe training Bros!
@@arandompersonlol1202 lol he would wreck me and I out weigh him by 50 pounds. But nothing work's on everyone brother, there are always exceptions. If I were to fight him, I would bite down on my mouth piece, brawl and hope for the best.
@@Gh0st_0723 I understand you man, I was joking obviously 😉. I'm a huge fan of Dominick Cruz. I always practice his style and try to use it myself and I'm getting better at it everyday, during all this lockdown, I have time to practice my footwork 3 times a day. I just love Cruz' style so much. I want to be like him someday, it's my dream to become a professional fighter. I hope you achieve your dreams too my brother. 🙏👍
Thank you Master Ramsey for another useful video. I’m 35 and training has been my answer to depression and anxiety. I’ve been wanting to nail the basics. This is so helpful. I’m so glad I found your videos. This channel has helped me in more ways than you’ll ever know. Thanks again! 🙏🏻
benjamin hoover so you hang out in the comments of his videos? 🧐 I wish you the best of luck with your struggles. I can’t imagine how much hurt you must have in your heart. Maybe work harder on prioritization. 👍🏻
A couple of guys I spar with thought I was a lot better than I really am, I just utilize check hooks. Usually after a lead leg front kick people usually react by either throwing a front kick or just walk forward blindly in a chest puffing manner. I'm not the quickest on my feet but I usually get get good timing on my pivot with a hook. Or a gazelle left hook. Thank you for the content Coach.
Thank you, coach! You made me realize how important footwork is ever since that McGregor-Cerrone fight. Love footwork! Also love the idea of small steps, micro adjustments and that you don't need much
Prometheus fan here, that film is extremely underrated. I waited 5 years to see the sequel for that movie, and it turned into the VERY disappointing Alien Covenant 🙄. Lol thanks for the vid Ramsey.
Footwork does setup what techniques you can use, it's what I pay attention to from the opponent the most. I forgot which boxer claimed they watch the other guy's feet more than anything else but that works great for me. I feel you can tell if someone's good at fighting just from how they step
Chael sonnen did a video recently discussing the best body types for MMA. What do you think the best body type for street fighting would be? Would be me or me
@Acquired Cents Being fat helps a lot with bench pressing. Shorter range of motion, and lots of mass to stabilize the barbell. There's a reason many powerlifters and strongmen carry considerable amount of fat. It helps with the lifts. There's a reason Julius Maddox is so fat. Its what allows him to get the world record. There's a reason why Lasha Talakhadze is fat. It helps him.
What I love about MMA and its growth is that it's given more value to martial arts as a whole. Wrestling is growing viewership, people thought boxing was dying but that really hasn't been the case. Shit, I think people even watch Sumo more as a small international audience grows. As we figure out MMA as a core science of body mechanics and violence, it shows us fundemantal concepts that allow further understanding in other more specific martial arts. Also, you're a rad coach. You explain footwork so well.
Your educational videos are honestly, one of the best. Easy to follow and very insightful! I loved that you showed common misconception about "good" footwork.
I know many people will complain, but the reason I love Aikido so much, is that it takes those to a whole new level, yet so few ever talk about this :-(
I practice my footwork with my two year old son. We go outside in our garden. Then I'll tell him if he can catch and hold on to my leg, I'll throw him up in the air and catch him (Which he loves). Now you've got a tenacious toddler chasing you. Gotta keep those legs moving, pivoting and keep out the way. Almost a reverse chase the chicken from Rocky 2.
@@andrewwoods564 Two year olds are just little pockets of energy. They just keep going. You've just got to let them get one every now and again so they don't get bored and wonder off.
Im happy to see that your back in your gym. Sadly im in quebec canada and here gym might not reopen for another 6 months so i bought me some home boxing gym equipement because i like to do shadow but at one point its fun to hit something too lol.
Doin this on the mat and heavy bag tomorrow after a solid 15 min jumprope. I’ve decided to finally conquer and tap into the boxer’s love for jump rope. All the best punchers ever jump rope there must be something to it. Progress every day in all things MMA.
Just started Kick boxing last month and the biggest surprise was how much my calfs are getting a workout doing all the footwork. Im getting a bigger burn than when Im lifting.
Your note about people instinctively going for eye for an eye when it comes to trades is one I never thought about, but I realize has been really true from my fighting experience. People will usually (especially if they're up on adrenaline or tired, and not thinking so well) will respond with either a similar technique or a similar target as you just attacked. It's not a huge correlation, but I think it is a statistically significant one. (this is also why I want more scientific fighting, not just claiming the idea of science, but genuine scientific statistical and repeatable claims and evidence)
I know, right? There is so few people in martial arts even attempting to record and measure data to improve their training. It’s all Bro science! Compare that with professional baseball, where they record and analyze every detail of pitching like their lives depend on it.
I know, right? There is so few people in martial arts even attempting to record and measure data to improve their training. It’s all Bro science! Compare that with professional baseball, where they record and analyze every detail of pitching like their lives depend on it.
@@RamseyDewey Thinking more about it, what comes to my mind is that martial arts needs the equivalent of Grad Students. I majored in Psych, and realizing that almost every bit of data in almost every study in psychology is gathered by grad students watching a video over and over, and pressing a button when they see X Y or Z behaviours. It's the most boring job ever, but it is necessary for observational data. We would need people willing to spend a while on both training and coding who will watch say, mma bouts, and not attempt to draw patterns, but quantify data.
Ramsey, you said 45º turn on “Step, Pivot”. That was a 90º turn. Jackie Buntan does that move really well. We train the step- 90º pivot in Shodokan Aikido, both moving in and away.
I learned from the best like him from the footwork and technique that means a lot learning from people like him. Been bullied as a kid and if it hasn't been for training that Fighters like him gave me and the experience, I never been so proud of myself to accomplish such things like this thank you for sharing this with a lot of people. Footwork does require a lot of technique and I learned from the best. #thankyou 👍🏾
Wow, this channel is incredible, all this valuable information that's presented to us is just amazing. Thank you Ramsey Dewey for your instructional video! P.s. I love this channel👌💯
Thanks for breaking it down, it helps a lot. I had a few good guesses on some of these footsteps and their utility but now I know about the steps to the footsteps.
Footwork is just one, very important tool, that every fighter should have, in their box.. now i understand, some people just never truly master the essential “footwork”, for various reasons but, for those who have, footwork can save your azz, help with angles, defense, as well as frustrate your opponent. I use to love trying to emulate boxers like Ali, Floyd M. and Roy Jones Jr (the FASTEST lbs for lbs boxer imo), so I enjoyed learning the footwork and expanding on it... However... when you are just starting out, it gives you a new appreciation for muscles you never knew you had in your legs lol.. my first week boxing, my legs/calves were so sore and my arms looked like I was whipped and had welts, since we had wire jump ropes and mannn... it took me some time to master the rope lol
these are really basic fundamentals but what separates this from everyone else is how deeply he understands their contextual application. The concept is simple but the application is infinitely complex. It's never the fancy techniques that win fights. It's a cerebral and intuitive understanding of the most basic techniques at the deepest level.
hey ramsey i got a question for the , im a HEMA practitioner and im trying to apply your teachings for my training ii got 2 questions 1. i would love to lear more armed and unarmed grappling technics i know a few from HEMA but i was considering trying a jujutsu class as if im not mistaking in his original form has some armed grappling (and dagger "finishers") technics but idk if thats true for todays japonese JJ. 2. whats your take on HEMA as a MA and sports since oviously it has no place in the modern world and is taking its first baby steps as a MA sport sorry for my english im not a native speaker, i love your videos, and they have convince me to take more MA classes when the pandemic stops ( and sadly as i live in an apartment is hard for me to train hema so im just doing workout). greetings from chile
I've done HEMA and Jiu Jitsu and agree that they are very compatible. I can't really add much as Hieu Dinh already covered the majority of it but a couple of points. If you are doing this to improve your own system and become more of a complete martial artist then I cannot recommend it enough, they work well together. If you are mixing these to improve your HEMA skills - then you're no longer doing HEMA, especially when you add in Eastern techniques. I had actually only jumped in on this video because the footwork diagrams in the thumbnail reminded me very much of Fiore Dei Liberi footwork.
Learn boxing, if you can kickbox. Seriously. Pivoting your body, getting energy out of your heels, throwing your hips forward and following with you punch is the same for striking with sword. I practiced, shaolin kung fu, Aikio, HEMA and kickbox as of late. That same basic principle applies to almost every Strike . (expect aikido, which has a extremely firm stand) If you just use your arms you wont be able to cut shit you know that as a hema practicioner. That is same in Boxing, your jab wont do damage, but your straight punch has almost the same movement as a diagonal X slash.
Try to take up some kali/eakrima classes. There are moves that use both armed and unarmed moves. And with your hema and a little judo/jujitsu, youd be a devastating weapons martial artist.
I feel one of the key difference to modern fighting and historical fighting is modern fighting protects the head more while historical fighting protects the torso. Historical fighting keeps their hands lower because you need to protect your body from getting attacked by a blade and the body is a bigger target. That's also where the hands naturally rests while holding a weapon and where you draw the weapon from. It's also where your hands are going to be when you're going to seize their weapon. Modern fighting protects the head more because people can end a fight in one or two hits on the button. The footwork adjusts accordingly.
Just always keep in mind, if you're unarmed and someone takes out a knife - you don't have enough chances to win, even if you're a professional martial artist who trained many years to disarm a knife. It's better to learn to run quickly and not lose your breath - it would be the best way to save your life or from getting mugged.
I find it interesting that you mentioned the "dancing" vs. "flat footed" thing, because I've seen a lot of people make that mistake in less-than-professional fights. One guy stands still while the other starts bouncing around. They think they're Bruce Lee, or Ken from Street Fighter, and they jump forward and back at random thinking that "fast" movement means you can't hit them. You see them lift both feet off the ground, and you plant your punch or kick where they're going. Suddenly "too fast to hit" becomes "too airborne to dodge".
Exactly!
So you would recommend to stay flat footed? I don't think a lot of pros does that but i might be wrong, specially in boxing
@@flamierize9537 There are TWO extremes where you're doing it wrong for a real fight, not just the one. If you keep your feet actually flat on the ground and don't raise your heels to get that ability to react faster, that's going to slow you down. But if you go too far on bouncing and trying to look fast by jumping off the ground all the time instead of maintaining control over your movements, you make yourself so predictable you might as well not be moving. The moment you take both feet of the ground, you have no control any more, and someone who can see your take-off knows where you're going to land and can hit you before you get there.
The advice here is to find that middle-ground where you have fast movement and consistent control over it, rather than going too far in either direction.
@@flamierize9537 look at how ti j dillashow moves. He is all around in octagon, bouncing from here to there in first round. Maybe in first half of the second. Then he drops that jumpy manner, but he is still speedster.
I never thought I'd see Prometheus used as an illustration for footwork, but here we are. Great vid as always!
i cant believe he used Prometheus ahahahaha
My husband was _so_ very glad to see you sharing this really basic and essential footwork. He said, "So many people make it complex, but it's really very simple." Oh, and yes, that part of Prometheus was incredibly frustrating to watch. There were frustrating parts, but that was just aggravating.
Oh hell yes, that good conceptual stuff
@@benjaminhoover6427 You're right. If you want to learn stuff you learn it from the best I.e me
One of my favorite things to do against someone who starts bouncing too high is to charge in when they are at the peak of the jump. You can't really do anything then.
The moment a bouncy fighter who people think is "fast" with "good footwork" lifts both feet off the ground, you know where they're going for far too long and it's too late for them to change direction. If you're anywhere near where they're going, you can kick that spot and you don't have to be fast to land that hit.
Fake a single. usually guys who are over hopping over react because they don't really know what part of their hop they are in. So fake a single and come up with an uppercut as they try to sprawl out. Or fake a single on the lead leg and then pivot to that side for a head kick or a hook. Safe training Bros!
@@Gh0st_0723 try that against Dominick Cruz 😉
@@arandompersonlol1202 lol he would wreck me and I out weigh him by 50 pounds. But nothing work's on everyone brother, there are always exceptions. If I were to fight him, I would bite down on my mouth piece, brawl and hope for the best.
@@Gh0st_0723 I understand you man, I was joking obviously 😉. I'm a huge fan of Dominick Cruz. I always practice his style and try to use it myself and I'm getting better at it everyday, during all this lockdown, I have time to practice my footwork 3 times a day. I just love Cruz' style so much. I want to be like him someday, it's my dream to become a professional fighter. I hope you achieve your dreams too my brother. 🙏👍
Thank you Master Ramsey for another useful video. I’m 35 and training has been my answer to depression and anxiety. I’ve been wanting to nail the basics. This is so helpful. I’m so glad I found your videos. This channel has helped me in more ways than you’ll ever know. Thanks again! 🙏🏻
The Prometheus school of running away from things! Thanks for covering the basics!
Simple and effective!
Marco, vc por aqui hehehehe
Eu tbm adoro esse canal
Marco você por aqui,tu e o Ramsey são os melhores youtubers de artes marciais e defesa pessoal,sempre falam a realidade
@@victorsrur134 Mas o Ramsey é mais chic!!!!
@ sim kkk, você é mais informal e com honestidade brutal,enquanto ele fala mais formalmente
I love the way you teach the pivot step. That's the most simple way I have seen it broken down.
footwork, the training everybody hates but everybody needs
Not everybody hates it tho
@@jestfullgremblim8002 I mean somewhat true but at least 90% of people don't like it
Reminds me so much of a sword fighting, distance and angle. Parrying, countering, atacking... as you move guard to guard.
I came here to see what i could use in sword fighting hehe
I suppose all melee fighting has the same basic concepts - after all, it's a human fighting another human, and humans are all roughly the same
This was ill! I wish you made more videos like this recently. You sound almost like MindSmash!
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benjamin hoover so you hang out in the comments of his videos? 🧐
I wish you the best of luck with your struggles. I can’t imagine how much hurt you must have in your heart. Maybe work harder on prioritization. 👍🏻
Shatdamouth BOYAH mindsmash ID Indian
lmao mindsmash
@@DuckmanYaHeard What did I miss? LMAO. Sounds like a troll doing a dirty delete?
One of the absolute best footwork videos i’ve ever seen. Going to try it in my kickboxing sparring wish me luck :)
Footwork was actually what we drilled most in foil fencing, a good lunge makes the difference.
Step pivot, step pivot, 5 6 7 8
Thanks, but people won't appreciate these type of techniques. Much respect for all great content!
A couple of guys I spar with thought I was a lot better than I really am, I just utilize check hooks. Usually after a lead leg front kick people usually react by either throwing a front kick or just walk forward blindly in a chest puffing manner. I'm not the quickest on my feet but I usually get get good timing on my pivot with a hook. Or a gazelle left hook. Thank you for the content Coach.
Thank you, coach! You made me realize how important footwork is ever since that McGregor-Cerrone fight. Love footwork! Also love the idea of small steps, micro adjustments and that you don't need much
Prometheus fan here, that film is extremely underrated. I waited 5 years to see the sequel for that movie, and it turned into the VERY disappointing Alien Covenant 🙄. Lol thanks for the vid Ramsey.
@Silviu Florin Prometheus isn't an "Alien" movie. It was just fine I liked it alot actually.
@@IccyTheOne what do you mean?
Agreed
Footwork does setup what techniques you can use, it's what I pay attention to from the opponent the most. I forgot which boxer claimed they watch the other guy's feet more than anything else but that works great for me.
I feel you can tell if someone's good at fighting just from how they step
Holy Christ, three simple movements that will fundamentally change the way I approach sparring sessions. Thanks, coach!
Ramsey, the beat is amazing!🎵🎶
I love this guy, his quips make it easier to pay attention for my adhd dass
one can clearly see that you have been inspired by Jack Dempsey. Your way of movement very much reminds me of him.
Dempsey is one of the horsemen of boxing.. a genuine tough as nails mfer.. from what I’ve read, he would chew on pine to strengthen his jaw
@@eclecticcerebro8287 wow!
Finally I get it the defensive maneuver
Ramsey I could help you survive the upcoming zombie apocalypse. Yeah you heard that right. Wanna sign up for classes?
Chael sonnen did a video recently discussing the best body types for MMA. What do you think the best body type for street fighting would be? Would be me or me
I took far longer than I should have taken to realise your name has a second "r" in it.
@@a-blivvy-yus 😆 Haha, I didn't see that until you mentioned it!
@Acquired Cents Being fat helps a lot with bench pressing. Shorter range of motion, and lots of mass to stabilize the barbell. There's a reason many powerlifters and strongmen carry considerable amount of fat. It helps with the lifts. There's a reason Julius Maddox is so fat. Its what allows him to get the world record. There's a reason why Lasha Talakhadze is fat. It helps him.
Was looking for good footwork drills to add into my shadowboxing. Had a feeling that you had this treasure uploaded. 👌🏾
This is probably the must helpful thing I’ve learned in my martial arts/fighting journey. This is a great video. Very helpful. Thanks Coach Ramsey!
What I love about MMA and its growth is that it's given more value to martial arts as a whole. Wrestling is growing viewership, people thought boxing was dying but that really hasn't been the case. Shit, I think people even watch Sumo more as a small international audience grows. As we figure out MMA as a core science of body mechanics and violence, it shows us fundemantal concepts that allow further understanding in other more specific martial arts.
Also, you're a rad coach. You explain footwork so well.
2:22 the way you move coupled with the Prometheus comparison is stoic comedy at his finest!
"Put some violence in your violence" fucking deadly
Your educational videos are honestly, one of the best. Easy to follow and very insightful! I loved that you showed common misconception about "good" footwork.
Awesome to see you back in the gym.
extremely valuable information! Your input is appreciated sir!
Up to this day the very mention of the movie Prometheus brings my blood pressure up and makes me miserable.
Thank you for being so devoted to intelligent and wise ,experienced instruction.
Glad to see you back in the gem work ard live long
I know many people will complain, but the reason I love Aikido so much, is that it takes those to a whole new level, yet so few ever talk about this :-(
More videos on footwork for beginners please Coach 🙏🙏
I'm so glad you did this video
Watching from work.. thanks!
Thx for the tips Ramsey. Now I've got something else to focus on my shadow boxing.
Great work coach and pleaseee do more footwork videos, may God bless you
This is so motivational
Thanks so so much.
Its been a long week and a long year
The best video you've ever made
I think i finally understand the 12-6 elbow rule. It's either physically impractical or a people's elbow.
Ramsey, would you please make a video addressing these same concepts but for an open stance?
Awesome thank you
Thanks from France !
Good stuff You can see me using this stuff in most of my sparing videos.
Brilliant instruction as allways
Thanks a lot
Can you teach some useful body and head movement? I'm having problem with that
Man your voice is addicting like liam neeson
I do rapier fencing, and I use the step pivot all the time. Love it
Total classic essential!!
Another good fundamental skill for fighter, thanks bro hope you always healthy and more blessed by GOD 😄👍
Thanks!!!
I practice my footwork with my two year old son. We go outside in our garden. Then I'll tell him if he can catch and hold on to my leg, I'll throw him up in the air and catch him (Which he loves).
Now you've got a tenacious toddler chasing you. Gotta keep those legs moving, pivoting and keep out the way.
Almost a reverse chase the chicken from Rocky 2.
That's genius
How long until he gets tired though?
@@andrewwoods564 Two year olds are just little pockets of energy. They just keep going. You've just got to let them get one every now and again so they don't get bored and wonder off.
Thank-You! Great Tutorial!
Thanks Ramsey ,it was really helpful that you showed how it transfers to spar, bag and shadow drill ,I love simple and effective .
Great video sir, everything you said is 💯% facts.
Lesson was good. Even better was the advice to run out of the way for the characters in the movie!
Im happy to see that your back in your gym. Sadly im in quebec canada and here gym might not reopen for another 6 months so i bought me some home boxing gym equipement because i like to do shadow but at one point its fun to hit something too lol.
The Prometheus reference was odd but hey it does the job😂
I haven't seen that movie, but Ramsey saved me from potentially wasting my time with it by telling what happens at the end.
Gotta love cinemasins
I like your videos your very realistic thanks
Doin this on the mat and heavy bag tomorrow after a solid 15 min jumprope. I’ve decided to finally conquer and tap into the boxer’s love for jump rope. All the best punchers ever jump rope there must be something to it. Progress every day in all things MMA.
Good trainer/teacher. 💪
I love these technique videos, please keep em coming!
Would you please do similar videos for southpaws? From footwork to striking...
Saludos! 🙏🏻
Just started Kick boxing last month and the biggest surprise was how much my calfs are getting a workout doing all the footwork. Im getting a bigger burn than when Im lifting.
Your note about people instinctively going for eye for an eye when it comes to trades is one I never thought about, but I realize has been really true from my fighting experience. People will usually (especially if they're up on adrenaline or tired, and not thinking so well) will respond with either a similar technique or a similar target as you just attacked.
It's not a huge correlation, but I think it is a statistically significant one. (this is also why I want more scientific fighting, not just claiming the idea of science, but genuine scientific statistical and repeatable claims and evidence)
I know, right? There is so few people in martial arts even attempting to record and measure data to improve their training. It’s all Bro science! Compare that with professional baseball, where they record and analyze every detail of pitching like their lives depend on it.
I know, right? There is so few people in martial arts even attempting to record and measure data to improve their training. It’s all Bro science! Compare that with professional baseball, where they record and analyze every detail of pitching like their lives depend on it.
@@RamseyDewey Thinking more about it, what comes to my mind is that martial arts needs the equivalent of Grad Students.
I majored in Psych, and realizing that almost every bit of data in almost every study in psychology is gathered by grad students watching a video over and over, and pressing a button when they see X Y or Z behaviours. It's the most boring job ever, but it is necessary for observational data. We would need people willing to spend a while on both training and coding who will watch say, mma bouts, and not attempt to draw patterns, but quantify data.
Aw man, DJ Dewey droppin a new TUNE
Ramsey, you said 45º turn on “Step, Pivot”. That was a 90º turn. Jackie Buntan does that move really well.
We train the step- 90º pivot in Shodokan Aikido, both moving in and away.
I learned from the best like him from the footwork and technique that means a lot learning from people like him. Been bullied as a kid and if it hasn't been for training that Fighters like him gave me and the experience, I never been so proud of myself to accomplish such things like this thank you for sharing this with a lot of people. Footwork does require a lot of technique and I learned from the best. #thankyou 👍🏾
Nice, back in the gym
What a great , practical, and useful video. Ima practice this this week. Thank you
Wow, this channel is incredible, all this valuable information that's presented to us is just amazing. Thank you Ramsey Dewey for your instructional video!
P.s.
I love this channel👌💯
Thanx man, great video.
Thanks for the instruction coach. I love when you get into the techniques of stand fighting.
excellent job tackling the promethan school of running away from things.;)
Thanks for breaking it down, it helps a lot. I had a few good guesses on some of these footsteps and their utility but now I know about the steps to the footsteps.
Great foot work instructions 🙏
I shadowbox using a string hanging from above. Gives me a target to work with. Going to try these foot work techniques
Perfect explanation, love this video and your way of teaching.
Thank you.
Thank you Ramsey 💯
Subscribed! Great video!
Ramsey is 50% fighter, 50% philosopher, and 100% legs
Footwork is just one, very important tool, that every fighter should have, in their box.. now i understand, some people just never truly master the essential “footwork”, for various reasons but, for those who have, footwork can save your azz, help with angles, defense, as well as frustrate your opponent. I use to love trying to emulate boxers like Ali, Floyd M. and Roy Jones Jr (the FASTEST lbs for lbs boxer imo), so I enjoyed learning the footwork and expanding on it... However... when you are just starting out, it gives you a new appreciation for muscles you never knew you had in your legs lol.. my first week boxing, my legs/calves were so sore and my arms looked like I was whipped and had welts, since we had wire jump ropes and mannn... it took me some time to master the rope lol
This is actually very similar to the footwork we use in Italian fencing systems
Highly instructive and crystal clear. Won a new subscriber!
Very good lesson brother Laaa e laaha ill Lal law
these are really basic fundamentals but what separates this from everyone else is how deeply he understands their contextual application. The concept is simple but the application is infinitely complex.
It's never the fancy techniques that win fights. It's a cerebral and intuitive understanding of the most basic techniques at the deepest level.
hey ramsey i got a question for the , im a HEMA practitioner and im trying to apply your teachings for my training ii got 2 questions 1. i would love to lear more armed and unarmed grappling technics i know a few from HEMA but i was considering trying a jujutsu class as if im not mistaking in his original form has some armed grappling (and dagger "finishers") technics but idk if thats true for todays japonese JJ. 2. whats your take on HEMA as a MA and sports since oviously it has no place in the modern world and is taking its first baby steps as a MA sport sorry for my english im not a native speaker, i love your videos, and they have convince me to take more MA classes when the pandemic stops ( and sadly as i live in an apartment is hard for me to train hema so im just doing workout). greetings from chile
I've done HEMA and Jiu Jitsu and agree that they are very compatible. I can't really add much as Hieu Dinh already covered the majority of it but a couple of points.
If you are doing this to improve your own system and become more of a complete martial artist then I cannot recommend it enough, they work well together.
If you are mixing these to improve your HEMA skills - then you're no longer doing HEMA, especially when you add in Eastern techniques.
I had actually only jumped in on this video because the footwork diagrams in the thumbnail reminded me very much of Fiore Dei Liberi footwork.
Learn boxing, if you can kickbox. Seriously. Pivoting your body, getting energy out of your heels, throwing your hips forward and following with you punch is the same for striking with sword.
I practiced, shaolin kung fu, Aikio, HEMA and kickbox as of late. That same basic principle applies to almost every Strike . (expect aikido, which has a extremely firm stand)
If you just use your arms you wont be able to cut shit you know that as a hema practicioner. That is same in Boxing, your jab wont do damage, but your straight punch has almost the same movement as a diagonal X slash.
Try to take up some kali/eakrima classes. There are moves that use both armed and unarmed moves. And with your hema and a little judo/jujitsu, youd be a devastating weapons martial artist.
I feel one of the key difference to modern fighting and historical fighting is modern fighting protects the head more while historical fighting protects the torso.
Historical fighting keeps their hands lower because you need to protect your body from getting attacked by a blade and the body is a bigger target. That's also where the hands naturally rests while holding a weapon and where you draw the weapon from. It's also where your hands are going to be when you're going to seize their weapon.
Modern fighting protects the head more because people can end a fight in one or two hits on the button.
The footwork adjusts accordingly.
Just always keep in mind, if you're unarmed and someone takes out a knife - you don't have enough chances to win, even if you're a professional martial artist who trained many years to disarm a knife. It's better to learn to run quickly and not lose your breath - it would be the best way to save your life or from getting mugged.
I like this. I will try it in sparring soon
great video. can you make one where you teach some judo throws? that o-goshi looked really slick.
Thx coach 😃🤝
Watch out for that tree, just move! Thx Coach! To the garage I go, practice foot work I will.
Could you make another video about fighting backwards and head movement for kickboxing
good to see you in the gym with a partner! it's the light at the end of tunnel
Another great technical demonstration video 💪
Got it!