Some elements that make a gym helpful for this are competition (measurement of progress as informed by outside comparison ... it's a moving goal but it's also the most relevant for many people's motives) and expectations ... (others around you who expect to see improvement, and you'll want to avoid the feeling of disappointing.)
Also camaraderie...if you like hanging out with the people at gym, than you'll wanna go just to be with them, even if your 'just gonna take it easy today'... just showing up is 90% of the battle ... having friends at the gym helps with that. Ever notice that whenever you feel like 'your just gonna take it easy today' and it's just because of laziness and you still show up, you always end up not taking it easy, but when it's due to injury, you almost always actually take it easy ... it's cuz of how you felt before you showed up, but once your there, your committed and not wanting to is no longer a factor so the desire to be lazy fades away.
literally paused your video and made myself a double-end bag. Spent 20 minutes playing with it and came back to write this comment and watch the rest of the video!
I remember watching a gym fails compilation of ego lifters and people jiggling machines while they read their morning newspaper, and one of the clips of was of a dude just rolling and spinning and pivoting around on the ground like some kind of deranged loon. Some people were making fun of him in the comments, but other people were pointing out that he was shadow wrestling, and he had a VERY clean and crisp single leg takedown from the looks of things.
Your body. You are given a body. It's yours to love or hate, but it's the only one you will get this time around. Training the martial arts with it is loving it.
I have spent a lot of money on equipment that I don't like using and I started doing bodyweight exercises like bear crawls and hindu squats. Huge difference
You always find a way to answer a question I haven’t even asked. Thank you for constantly putting out this free content, I feel very fortunate to have access to it.
Thank you i really appreciated the shadow boxing and wrestling overview. It gave me some clarity I've been missing in incorporating the non-sparring friendly techniques.
I told someone recently there was a prisoner in isolation for years and he got in shape and looks like a bodybuilder, he wrote a book about it "Solitary Fitness"
British man named bronson? He has a movie played by tom hardy and there is another korean movie named old boi a man gets kidnapped and put in a cell for 14 years he does solo training and learns from tv when he gets out he seeks vengence and became realistic batman except that 1v25 fight scene :)
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y I only meant if this guy could get in shape with just a cell and a bed, people at home have so much more to work with. I haven't read the book and I'm not going to lol but ty
Ah, video's over so there's gonna some kind of outro because that's how TH-cam videos work now... oh yeah the sparring at the end! Nice! Love all sparring footage you've been including of late, Ramsey. Super helpful.
An agility ladder or some little cones are good equipement too,not to expensive and very useful. Chin-up bar and some chairs to do dips are cool items too.
Hey Bud, just want to let you know I appreciate your honesty and your videos. There are too many 'fake' instructors online. Most have never pressure tested their techniques/styles and teach this to others - 'blind leading the blind'. Thanks for your content.
Another awesome piece of equipment which will cost you very little money are gymnastic rings. You can get a full body workout with these and they allow you to do a lot of stuff which you cannot do completely without equipment, especially when it comes to upper body development. Something I recently started doing due to the gyms being closed in my area is packing a small backpack with a double end bag and some gymnastic rings, going for a run late in the evening to a calisthenics park (a lot of cities have these, they are completely free and usually not closed even during lockdown, but a tree with a sturdy branch or the bar which holds the swings on your local playground works just as well), setting up my minimal equipment and getting in a great workout. Like coach Ramsey said, you don't need a lot to make it work.
Shadow boxing is essential because it is like taking your kata / forms and blending them into fluid movement, like Master Dewey said, gives you structure and rhythm. Train your body and mind to unite.
I agree with this content. I've been "sticking" to at routine (adding on/taking off/supplanting but keeping the core of it constant) since August 2019. My First piece of equipment was a Bosu ball (due to free MMA (real serious gym with amateur/pro fighters released into the circuit) classes I'd taken in Aug 2019). This year and a half work on the Bosu ball has my triceps at their peak-strong for pushing. I also have walked in a circle on my hands for a year and a half on it - I've grown to like the exercise, used to be my most dreaded, but my reps have never been higher to date on it. What I Should have bought 1st would be a quality jump rope or 2 (different weights). I've been jumproping at the beginning of my workouts Every week for over a year but not 1.5 years cause I didn't incorporate jumproping at the beginning Aug 2019. It's vital to "striking" as you say Ramsey Dewey. My walk is confident, my movement deliberate and crisp due to jumproping for over a year. It's my warmup. I usually go 40 minutes or more (with music) jumproping to begin my routine. Shadowboxing (free, as you say, with high intensity/low intensity intervals), this is the largest chunk of my workout taking up about 33 mins, BUT during this about 3 times, during a rest period, I'll run up stairs and get on my pullup bar I just purchased last month (I used to have to run 3 miles out the door to the park to get to a pullup bar, now I have one in the home, so More pullups for yours truly). I always end my workout with burpees and abdominal exercises gleaned from youtube channels. It is during this time that I am starting fixing dinner/lunch cause by the time I've showered/finished the abdominal workout, dinner or lunch is ready to eat. I also have these resistance bands that came with the pullup bar I ordered, that I haven't used yet. Will probably incorporate them over the next few weeks to add to my routine (making it longer). My 3-times-a-week routine usually takes up 2-3 hours of my time per session. Some days I feel like I could go 4 hours, but most days I'm fried or done at 2-to-3. So my minimalist equipment (in order) would be: 1)Jump Rope 2)Bosu Ball 3)Pullup Bar This will run you about $160 for all 3 items.
I'm late, but gymnastics rings and a pullup bar for me, as GSP had said gymnastics has a lot of carryovers to other types of sports, like street workouts, and of course martial arts. But yeah, the double-end bag is the most important one. Unlike a stationary heavy bag, it moves in random and most of the time breaks your rhythm. On weights, you can modify it, just put random heavy stuffs (water jugs, rice, books, even sand) on a sandbag or a backpack and you are good to go.
I am no expert but If you just do the maths, 10000 hours is a lot. If you train 4 times a week, two hours at a time year around with 4 weeks of rest/holidays/vacation/illness thats 384 hours a year. If you start today and stick to your craft you will reach the 10000 hour mark in the year 2046. The hypothesis is that you need that much time for mastery of a skill.
If you’re training atleast 3- 5 times a week 1-2 hour practices depending on what level you are or how fast you pick things up you can be ready to go into an amateur fight at around 4 months. This is a very broad generalized number and will be different for everyone. your coach would know your skill levels and I advise you ask them when they think you’ll be ready
@@luchadorito what if i train 5 to 6 hrs. a day and 6 days a week? And if i am overtraining what are the max. Number of hours i can train per week for not overtraining
@@gamerx4286 You can train more and more as you become more experienced. That said, you probably will never benefit from more than four hours a day, and that’s a generous estimate. Ramsey made a video about this a month or two ago.
Just wanted to say thanks for the expedient homemade training advice that you provide. I have been watching your videos for a while, but haven't been actually doing any training, justifying it by being broke as a monopoly loser. About a month and a half ago, I finally decided to at least do some fitness training and basic striking practice, and your advice on how to train without spending any money, especially on how to set up a speedbag, has been invaluable.
When I started working many years ago, I was always wary of the possibility that I might now have access to a gym in order to train so I made sure to buy a couple grappling dummies (one for ground techniques and one for takedowns) and I don't regret that one bit
Ramsey, have you never seen those heavy bag stands before? Those are great! The ones that hold extra heavy bags are usually 2 to 2.5 meters tall and have very strong frames. However, there are two things you need to do to make sure the stand doesn't rock back and forth or fall over. That is, place 20kg sandbags on the outstretched, supporting legs of the frame, and make sure your heavy bag is your weight or heavier, but no more than 50% heavier than you. It is usually recommended that your heavy bag is half your weight, and I would say this is generally true when you have a good ceiling to hang it from. I weigh 70kg, but fighters at my MMA gym tell me I hit like middle weight, and the heavy bags act like it. For this reason, I have to do what I previously mentioned to facilitate a heavy bag at home, and I recommend this to anyone who lives in an apartment with a ceiling at least 3 meters high.
Just chipping in from a personal physiotherapy perspective: you can jog on the spot or run back and forth inside (if you don't want to trip on a skipping rope and smash your face into the living room tv - not the best way to get on tv), but also pull up bars are good (maybe have one at the top and bottom of a doorway - can use bars like a free weight), gym balls, drinks bottles (filled with water or sand), mop handles, heavy boxes, 49 postures I Chin Ching is good imo, & shadow boxing is not for zombies!!!
Resistance bands are also a decent tool to use. They're light weight, easy to use, easy to transport like the double end bag, different brands have different adjustment options, good for muscle endurance and/or hypertrophy. I did a whole video about them on my channel.
Shadow boxing and shadow wrestling have been big components of my training, even bigger now because it’s more difficult to spar with others at the moment due to the continued COVID shutdowns where I live. It’s also been advantageous that I had already invested in some heavy weights before this pandemic began. Also, my heavy bag has to be out in my back yard and be covered with a tarp. We do our best in these trying times, especially when you’re as obsessive about training as I am.
Ramsey is right u dont need training equipment to be in shape however it depends on the type of training mma or martial arts u do need a bag something to strike at if u box. Shadow boxing all the time will not get u results u do need something to hit in my opinion 🤔
I made a training dummy for bjj by wrapping a sleeping bag around two pillows, and it works well for practicing techniques from a top position. One of the brown belts at our gym shared a video of himself "sparring" with a folding chair...I think from bottom of guard or mount or something--it's been a few months.
The only thing I have recently brought is some mats for floor, lots of shadow boxing which is far too often overlooked but it's one of my favourite aspects of training
I have one standing back at home. It is not as good as a regular bag but it can be excellent if you just have fantasy. For example I can't really practice power on it because it falls then, but because it swing around alot it is Great for positioning and timing (in my opinion). What one should be aware of though is that it is easy to start making patterns so be careful with that (but then again that can happen with a regular bag too).
I always enjoy your thoughts on training. My combat sport is boxing. I haven't been to my gym since the pandemic reached my city in early March. I continue to train at home lifting, shadow boxing, hitting my heavy bag, and rock climbing. I'm really missing sparing and interacting with my friends and coaches. I just don't feel like it's wise to swap sweat and oxygen in the ring right now. Cases in my area are on the rise. What are your thoughts on training/sparing amid COVID19? Thanks for all you do.
If there’s an outbreak in your area, train at home. The only reason the pandemic was contained in China within 3.5 months is because EVERYONE stayed home and EVERYTHING shut down the entire time. Half measures won’t beat this virus.
Ramsey, could you please make a video about Shorinji Kempo? I made a little Judo and BJJ before (few years ago) and started with SK now, because I want to learn to fight on my feet (for self defense). At first I was searching for Karate, but I found this academy near my house. The guy is a 5th dan black belt so, as far as belts go, he is ok, I guess.. But I really would like to hear your opinion on the style. Thank you, in advance!
Big thanks for speed bag patterns on double end bag in background - I needed to see that. BTW. I 100% agree with you on what you said about equipment (yes, I know, nothing new 😉) - my home set up for pandemic in form of double-end bag + 32 kg kettlebell works really good for me, especially Turkish get ups with the latter, which I started be able to do during previous lock-down in my country. BTW2: As far as questions goes, I still interested in your opinion about Marvin Cook boxing videos (youtube user "TrueBoxerStance"), especially as he recently start posting new ones.
Gain a good muscular and cardiovascular endurance by sprinting and bodyweight movements(to failure)when you get that rest is yours to improve with good powerlifting program you can gain tons of muscle and lower the body fat to %8-11 range you can train with olympic movements to like snatch clean...ı dont know your enviorment but ıf you have an even mediocre mma gym go for it sparring partners and materials in those gyms are more beneficial than most of the boxing saloons
Just go. Being stronger helps, being fitter helps, but without boxing training you won't be prepared for boxing workouts. Running all day doesn't meet the demands for pads, bags, sparring and circuit training. So just go as you are, but if you MUST prepare then increase your strength somewhat. Weights are great BUT its unlikely they will ask you to perform barbell squats, instead they'll have you performing push ups and burpees, so if you want to prepare for that: hit the floor and get better at push ups
Hello coach Ramsey, love your videos especially the long ranty ones. It's refreshing to listen to someone calm and wise after a fast, busy day. Because of the pandemic I do not plan on joining a gym, however I would love to learn a martial art from home. Do you think it's possible to learn from books and videos and what are your suggestions for those if yes. I would love to learn the original TaiJiQuan but willing to try anything taught by someone you approve of!
I knew a new lockdown was coming and i would have been privated of my kickboxong gym, so i didn't asked my parents money for MONTHS and finally for chrismas I will have an awesome heavy bag worth 200€ i can't wait to absolutely smash it😛
FightTIPS also has a pretty good video on making double-end bags, and he even makes one that's a bit easier on the hands than the Punch Professor's looks like it'd be for people who don't have gloves. I think he makes it out of a volleyball? It's been awhile. Anyway. The most important thing about the double-end bag, from a fitness perspective, is that they're FUN. You can invite someone who hasn't moved faster than a walk in the 15 years since graduating high school over to your house, and if they see your double-end bag, they're probably going to want to try hitting it. Forget tetherballs, they should hang double-end bags on playgrounds. I remember you telling a story about having to jump rope for a half an hour before your boxing coach would train you in boxing, but I can't imagine you, or any other single boxer in the world, who thinks "urgh, now I have to hit the double-end bag for a half hour".
I believe a swinging heavy bag is going to be superior to any free-standing bag. However, if you HAD to choose a free-standing bag, the bob xl is the best one to get because it offers some advantages that you don't get even with a heavy bag. That is a realistic target, not only that but you can pop it off and do ground and pound easily and punch at proper angles that land flush towards a realistic part. You can also practice clinch work more properly with a bob XL than you can with a heavy bag because you can grab the head. Again a heavy bag especially one that swings is still superior in every way due to movement. However, if you HAD to have a free standing bag. A BOB XL is better, strap a belly protector to the bottom of it and you can do low kicks. Make it wear a Gi and you can practice grabbing it and moving it, add foam arms and you can practice slipping underneath the arms and doing overhead rights, or even question mark kicks. Do dirty boxing techniques such as single collar ties and punches.
I'm going with a jump rope. You can do endurance. Foot work. If you go really intense you get a massive burn in the arms which you feel when you go hard on a bag. And it's damn cheap
Hey Ramsey. A little while ago in a video you said you were going to make a video of how to make a DIY grappling dummy but if it's there, I can't find it. If its not I'd love to see that video.
how do? hey ramsey bloke, i also tube in that hard to hurt bloke and was shocked he is telling his disciples to make the first move in an altercation, to carry guns and while scrolling to find a slice of your pie, hes talking up tomahawks. i subbed him saying he reminds me of one of the thirty odd scumbags ive had to battle when push comes to shove, [ though i always let them shove twice first and only lost the one when pushed backwards down a steep narrow stairwell a shop height long ], and the other 70 or so ive walked away from due to knowledge what damage i can inflict on a silly 'rabbit'. further suggesting held be the type of bloke whold hoe the boots in while the 'rabbit' was still senseless. if i was your sensai ild organise a challenge cause ild know whold win. keep up the good work. taztez.
Very interesting about putting the double end striking bag being converted into a kangaroo bag, this is the first time I have heard of it being mounted either horizontally or diagonally. Also if I had one question to ask, it would be what training advice would you have for training while dealing with neuropathy in the feet. I have trained in various systems of martial arts (rather fanatically) since the late 70s, but due to prior time in the military and later doing security work as a career since the late 90s onward, I have developed a bit of arch deterioration and thus subsequent neuropathy in my feet and lower legs. This hasn't deterred my continued training in martial arts but it has caused me to gradually change the way I move or how I execute certain techniques. So any advice you have would be appreciated. As always, love the channel and find each video both entertaining as well as educational. And on a side note, with your voice how did you miss your side calling as the narrating voice over for movie trailers?
I'd like Ramsey Bolton! Sorry Ramsey to do a Vlog on Wonderboy Thompson's side kick, in my opinion its the best side kick for people who are not flexible.
Hey coach.Good answer my friend.Q-for the coach.You hear more nowadays of “High percentage” techniques,I presume meaning the likelihood of landing/scoring even ko or submission.Do you personally believe in the “high percentage technique”and if so now that we see much more unorthodox techniques in MMA that if trained enough any techniques could be have a high chance of success?kind regards j
I just know that 'high percentage techs' are already watched carefully since a lot of time in judo. It also guides to some poor 'rules adjustment' to 'balance the game' (like no grip on trousers, and then no more grip to leg anymore). I personnaly think that if they are rules, they are technics who fit the rules better, but this not makes the technics more efficient in general 🤔
Internet Friend Yes! I did judo for a few years as a boy and with Eddie Cassidy in Scotland and some summer camps with Neil Adams,I remember not understanding the explanation of the legs at that time. I think judoka have lost lots of good techniques through lots of Adding and changing things.
Internet Friend hey bud curious about something,as a judoka if you had to choose a throw in a self protection situation where you don’t want dragged down into a ground fight what would you choose,for a intermediate level player/judoka?
@@jamesmccrindle8633 well, it might depend the situation, but I'll surely test some sweeps (as de ashi barai) to make him react first (sometimes it's enough). Then I think I'll try a hips throw against a smaller or equivalent fighter (as hane goshi, wich can be very explosive). Against a taller opponent, I'll better go for a shoulder throw (like morote or a kusure of morote witha leg dam). If I would be taller myself, I would try some ko Soto or o soto spam, as rear fall are damn efficient and violent (I'm only 1m72). I hope it's understandable, I used some Google translate for some words.
Coach, how do you find the energy to train when you work a manual labour job (shearing in spring and summer, station hand other half of the year) and feel like you'll be too worn out to work if you go to training
I had a manual job lugging steel around and trained every day (stupidly - I should have had a day off but I was really into training in those days) Let me tell you though, mental work (like I do now) is much more tiring than manual work, so just crack on. If you want to do it - you will.
QUESTION: Dear coach, I’ve been thinking a lot about giving a name to the fighting techniques that are specific for a particular combat sport, but would literally get you killed outside of that particular sport. I.E. flipping belly down to prevent getting pined, or clinching to tie up your opponent (to get a rest)and waiting for the ref to break you up. Of course the term “sport specific” already exists, but I think there should be a separate term for those techniques or strategies that are DANGEROUS outside that specific style. What would you suggest that term be?
how do? the exercise i finish my hour of stretching and repeatative is to exercise ankle and lower leg muscles as injuries force me to find flat pathways. stand on flat lawn put leg out sideways at right angles then rotate foot 10 times 1 way then the other. keeping up do 10 or more knee sqats on other leg, then, still on that leg do 10 - 20 knee lifts and repeat on other leg. by the time im up to 15 lifts my whole body is shaking every muscle working trying to keep off the ground and finish the set. recommend for weight loss, muscle strengthening and endurance. cheers, taztez
I practiced shadow wrestling/takedowns a lot during the peak of the pandemic. Now that I can spar with some of my friends again, I’m by far the best at takedowns. Shadow wrestling was far from perfect but it definitely did help me. Ramsey, do you think a grappling dummy could be helpful for me to practice my ground game and takedowns even more?
Hey Ramsey, greetings from South Africa. I'm a big fan of your channel, and find your knowledge invaluable. I've recently added the good ol' haymaker into my training regimen. My idea is that if you train/refine that gross motor movement enough, it will be a better weapon than none in a self-defence situation where adrenaline has reduced your fine motor abilities. Could you give your opinion? I'd love to hear what you have to say.
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AWESOME job on that Double End Bag (Kangaroo Bag) Top Stuff 5 Stars * * * * *
Excellent lesson ...
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Thank you! And thanks for all the great training videos you post!
Just need a strong will, that's what people are searching generally in a club, motivation.
Its easier to find a good pace when you have partners to be a little competitive with
You dont nees a strong will. You just need a will. At all.
Some elements that make a gym helpful for this are competition (measurement of progress as informed by outside comparison ... it's a moving goal but it's also the most relevant for many people's motives) and expectations ... (others around you who expect to see improvement, and you'll want to avoid the feeling of disappointing.)
Also camaraderie...if you like hanging out with the people at gym, than you'll wanna go just to be with them, even if your 'just gonna take it easy today'... just showing up is 90% of the battle ... having friends at the gym helps with that.
Ever notice that whenever you feel like 'your just gonna take it easy today' and it's just because of laziness and you still show up, you always end up not taking it easy, but when it's due to injury, you almost always actually take it easy ... it's cuz of how you felt before you showed up, but once your there, your committed and not wanting to is no longer a factor so the desire to be lazy fades away.
Ramsey's video are good motivation too ^^
literally paused your video and made myself a double-end bag. Spent 20 minutes playing with it and came back to write this comment and watch the rest of the video!
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@@PunchProfessor Rest in peace, friend.
Fitness is free? Are you telling me there is no excuse to not get out there and train?
Such a revolutionary proposition.
No excuses is actually a hashtag I use for fitness on a budget videos
Even not having limbs doesn't stop you from exercising. :D
Also you can always sell your kidney.
There are lots of excuses. Like Pizza and tv and beer.
I remember watching a gym fails compilation of ego lifters and people jiggling machines while they read their morning newspaper, and one of the clips of was of a dude just rolling and spinning and pivoting around on the ground like some kind of deranged loon. Some people were making fun of him in the comments, but other people were pointing out that he was shadow wrestling, and he had a VERY clean and crisp single leg takedown from the looks of things.
Your body. You are given a body. It's yours to love or hate, but it's the only one you will get this time around. Training the martial arts with it is loving it.
I have spent a lot of money on equipment that I don't like using and I started doing bodyweight exercises like bear crawls and hindu squats. Huge difference
Sometimes I feel like you're reading my mind coach
Spent 20 bucks on a pull up bar 10 years ago and it is probably the most used equipment I own
Honestly if I had a cloning machine that would make it just 1 thing I would ever need.
That's honestly been my dream since I was about 4 years old.
@@MikeLhawdsTH-camAccountHandle ye, it sucks when you can’t get live experience especially during a pandemic. F
I've always thought of it!
@carey sills lol yeah I thought the hyperbolic time chamber was in a tree trunk in my yard. Turns out it was not.
It's really easy to make a cloning device, Calvin and Hobbes got one to work that used just a cardboard box and a marker.
Always great advice, "Fitness is Free".
Next purchase is a double en d bag, Osu🙏🙇♂️
You really conditioned me in a way, if I watch a different TH-camr I always expect them to end with 'Now get out there, and train!'
This man is legit af. Excellent yt channel for martial arts.
You always find a way to answer a question I haven’t even asked. Thank you for constantly putting out this free content, I feel very fortunate to have access to it.
Thank you i really appreciated the shadow boxing and wrestling overview. It gave me some clarity I've been missing in incorporating the non-sparring friendly techniques.
Love the original music, great work coach!
love that clip of you working the double-end bag, Ramsey. Coordination that comes from a lot of practice.
For the heavy bag, you can buy a tructure that stand on the ground to hang it, not super stable but it works.
I told someone recently there was a prisoner in isolation for years and he got in shape and looks like a bodybuilder, he wrote a book about it "Solitary Fitness"
Charles Bronson?
British man named bronson? He has a movie played by tom hardy and there is another korean movie named old boi a man gets kidnapped and put in a cell for 14 years he does solo training and learns from tv when he gets out he seeks vengence and became realistic batman except that 1v25 fight scene :)
I got that book. Its not as good as I'd hoped.
That book is OK, but there are calisthenics channels that offer the same stuff for free.
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y I only meant if this guy could get in shape with just a cell and a bed, people at home have so much more to work with. I haven't read the book and I'm not going to lol but ty
Don't forget about the pull up bar, it's great for hanging heavybags
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He's not wrong.
so glad you shoutout punch professor what legend for boxing and all martial arts training reminds me of a dude old schooler boxer from my neighborhood
Ah, video's over so there's gonna some kind of outro because that's how TH-cam videos work now... oh yeah the sparring at the end! Nice!
Love all sparring footage you've been including of late, Ramsey. Super helpful.
Thanks for recommending Dempsey’s book. Fascinating.
Now I'm really proud that you described my exact home setup. Minus the heavy bag.
An agility ladder or some little cones are good equipement too,not to expensive and very useful. Chin-up bar and some chairs to do dips are cool items too.
Hey Bud, just want to let you know I appreciate your honesty and your videos. There are too many 'fake' instructors online. Most have never pressure tested their techniques/styles and teach this to others - 'blind leading the blind'. Thanks for your content.
I’ve been practicing the leg flexibility exercises you post during the week it’s going great 👍
Man, I love his whip kick in the shadow box clip
Bro your high kicks look so nice.
OH THAT'S RIGHT COACH IS A DANCER TOO!
US inmates use bedsheets with books in them instead of weights.
A gym bag with plastic bottles in it is good too.
Championship Fighting by Jack Dempsey is awesome! Thanks for recommending it!
Given the topic, I was kinda hoping you'd finish with "Now get IN there and train !"
Ordered one as soon as you mentioned it. Can’t believe I’ve never seen one at any martial arts gym I’ve trained at
Shadow wrestling is very useful. We did that in the beginning of every practice to warm up.
I ended up breaking all of them (chuckles)
Ramsey "Danger" Dewey
Another awesome piece of equipment which will cost you very little money are gymnastic rings. You can get a full body workout with these and they allow you to do a lot of stuff which you cannot do completely without equipment, especially when it comes to upper body development. Something I recently started doing due to the gyms being closed in my area is packing a small backpack with a double end bag and some gymnastic rings, going for a run late in the evening to a calisthenics park (a lot of cities have these, they are completely free and usually not closed even during lockdown, but a tree with a sturdy branch or the bar which holds the swings on your local playground works just as well), setting up my minimal equipment and getting in a great workout. Like coach Ramsey said, you don't need a lot to make it work.
Havent watched in forever but youre the best
Very good advice coats you keep it very simple I like that
Shadow boxing is essential because it is like taking your kata / forms and blending them into fluid movement, like Master Dewey said, gives you structure and rhythm. Train your body and mind to unite.
I agree with this content. I've been "sticking" to at routine (adding on/taking off/supplanting but keeping the core of it constant) since August 2019. My First piece of equipment was a Bosu ball (due to free MMA (real serious gym with amateur/pro fighters released into the circuit) classes I'd taken in Aug 2019). This year and a half work on the Bosu ball has my triceps at their peak-strong for pushing. I also have walked in a circle on my hands for a year and a half on it - I've grown to like the exercise, used to be my most dreaded, but my reps have never been higher to date on it.
What I Should have bought 1st would be a quality jump rope or 2 (different weights). I've been jumproping at the beginning of my workouts Every week for over a year but not 1.5 years cause I didn't incorporate jumproping at the beginning Aug 2019. It's vital to "striking" as you say Ramsey Dewey. My walk is confident, my movement deliberate and crisp due to jumproping for over a year. It's my warmup. I usually go 40 minutes or more (with music) jumproping to begin my routine. Shadowboxing (free, as you say, with high intensity/low intensity intervals), this is the largest chunk of my workout taking up about 33 mins, BUT during this about 3 times, during a rest period, I'll run up stairs and get on my pullup bar I just purchased last month (I used to have to run 3 miles out the door to the park to get to a pullup bar, now I have one in the home, so More pullups for yours truly).
I always end my workout with burpees and abdominal exercises gleaned from youtube channels. It is during this time that I am starting fixing dinner/lunch cause by the time I've showered/finished the abdominal workout, dinner or lunch is ready to eat.
I also have these resistance bands that came with the pullup bar I ordered, that I haven't used yet. Will probably incorporate them over the next few weeks to add to my routine (making it longer). My 3-times-a-week routine usually takes up 2-3 hours of my time per session. Some days I feel like I could go 4 hours, but most days I'm fried or done at 2-to-3.
So my minimalist equipment (in order) would be: 1)Jump Rope 2)Bosu Ball 3)Pullup Bar
This will run you about $160 for all 3 items.
I'm late, but gymnastics rings and a pullup bar for me, as GSP had said gymnastics has a lot of carryovers to other types of sports, like street workouts, and of course martial arts. But yeah, the double-end bag is the most important one. Unlike a stationary heavy bag, it moves in random and most of the time breaks your rhythm. On weights, you can modify it, just put random heavy stuffs (water jugs, rice, books, even sand) on a sandbag or a backpack and you are good to go.
Man if i could only get a training partner during these times i would be 100x happier
lol i just caught the pelvic thrust board break. Talk about take down defense!
What do you say about 10,000 hours principle?
Should i go for amateur boxing fight before 10,000 hours practice?
Yes, definitely
I am no expert but If you just do the maths, 10000 hours is a lot. If you train 4 times a week, two hours at a time year around with 4 weeks of rest/holidays/vacation/illness thats 384 hours a year. If you start today and stick to your craft you will reach the 10000 hour mark in the year 2046. The hypothesis is that you need that much time for mastery of a skill.
If you’re training atleast 3- 5 times a week 1-2 hour practices depending on what level you are or how fast you pick things up you can be ready to go into an amateur fight at around 4 months. This is a very broad generalized number and will be different for everyone. your coach would know your skill levels and I advise you ask them when they think you’ll be ready
@@luchadorito what if i train 5 to 6 hrs. a day and 6 days a week?
And if i am overtraining what are the max. Number of hours i can train per week for not overtraining
@@gamerx4286 You can train more and more as you become more experienced. That said, you probably will never benefit from more than four hours a day, and that’s a generous estimate. Ramsey made a video about this a month or two ago.
Just wanted to say thanks for the expedient homemade training advice that you provide.
I have been watching your videos for a while, but haven't been actually doing any training, justifying it by being broke as a monopoly loser. About a month and a half ago, I finally decided to at least do some fitness training and basic striking practice, and your advice on how to train without spending any money, especially on how to set up a speedbag, has been invaluable.
Hey coach! Just wishing you a good day and wanted to thank you for your hard work.
When I started working many years ago, I was always wary of the possibility that I might now have access to a gym in order to train so I made sure to buy a couple grappling dummies (one for ground techniques and one for takedowns) and I don't regret that one bit
My personal list would be: doubleendbag, pullup-bar and some friends :)
Ramsey, have you never seen those heavy bag stands before? Those are great! The ones that hold extra heavy bags are usually 2 to 2.5 meters tall and have very strong frames. However, there are two things you need to do to make sure the stand doesn't rock back and forth or fall over. That is, place 20kg sandbags on the outstretched, supporting legs of the frame, and make sure your heavy bag is your weight or heavier, but no more than 50% heavier than you. It is usually recommended that your heavy bag is half your weight, and I would say this is generally true when you have a good ceiling to hang it from. I weigh 70kg, but fighters at my MMA gym tell me I hit like middle weight, and the heavy bags act like it. For this reason, I have to do what I previously mentioned to facilitate a heavy bag at home, and I recommend this to anyone who lives in an apartment with a ceiling at least 3 meters high.
Awesome! Thank you so much for answering!
Just chipping in from a personal physiotherapy perspective: you can jog on the spot or run back and forth inside (if you don't want to trip on a skipping rope and smash your face into the living room tv - not the best way to get on tv), but also pull up bars are good (maybe have one at the top and bottom of a doorway - can use bars like a free weight), gym balls, drinks bottles (filled with water or sand), mop handles, heavy boxes, 49 postures I Chin Ching is good imo, & shadow boxing is not for zombies!!!
Resistance bands are also a decent tool to use. They're light weight, easy to use, easy to transport like the double end bag, different brands have different adjustment options, good for muscle endurance and/or hypertrophy.
I did a whole video about them on my channel.
Shadow boxing and shadow wrestling have been big components of my training, even bigger now because it’s more difficult to spar with others at the moment due to the continued COVID shutdowns where I live. It’s also been advantageous that I had already invested in some heavy weights before this pandemic began. Also, my heavy bag has to be out in my back yard and be covered with a tarp. We do our best in these trying times, especially when you’re as obsessive about training as I am.
Man I really like your music.
Do you think in a couple of years/decades chinese martial might be seen in the same way bjj and muai thai are.
Groovy beats as well as tips these days? mighty!
Ramsey is right u dont need training equipment to be in shape however it depends on the type of training mma or martial arts u do need a bag something to strike at if u box. Shadow boxing all the time will not get u results u do need something to hit in my opinion 🤔
It just works!
Water bottles make good weights. A back pack full of books also.
I made a training dummy for bjj by wrapping a sleeping bag around two pillows, and it works well for practicing techniques from a top position. One of the brown belts at our gym shared a video of himself "sparring" with a folding chair...I think from bottom of guard or mount or something--it's been a few months.
The only thing I have recently brought is some mats for floor, lots of shadow boxing which is far too often overlooked but it's one of my favourite aspects of training
Great video & info Ramsey thank you!
Man, I miss that place...
I'll sign up with your classes next time I go back.
I hope you stay in China until then
I use a water bottle for my Turkish get-ups and for curls and tricep extentions.
I have one standing back at home.
It is not as good as a regular bag but it can be excellent if you just have fantasy. For example I can't really practice power on it because it falls then, but because it swing around alot it is Great for positioning and timing (in my opinion).
What one should be aware of though is that it is easy to start making patterns so be careful with that (but then again that can happen with a regular bag too).
I always enjoy your thoughts on training. My combat sport is boxing. I haven't been to my gym since the pandemic reached my city in early March. I continue to train at home lifting, shadow boxing, hitting my heavy bag, and rock climbing. I'm really missing sparing and interacting with my friends and coaches. I just don't feel like it's wise to swap sweat and oxygen in the ring right now. Cases in my area are on the rise. What are your thoughts on training/sparing amid COVID19? Thanks for all you do.
If there’s an outbreak in your area, train at home. The only reason the pandemic was contained in China within 3.5 months is because EVERYONE stayed home and EVERYTHING shut down the entire time. Half measures won’t beat this virus.
Ramsey, could you please make a video about Shorinji Kempo? I made a little Judo and BJJ before (few years ago) and started with SK now, because I want to learn to fight on my feet (for self defense). At first I was searching for Karate, but I found this academy near my house. The guy is a 5th dan black belt so, as far as belts go, he is ok, I guess.. But I really would like to hear your opinion on the style. Thank you, in advance!
That's great advice. It's what I say for people who want to diet:
The best diet is the one you can follow!
Big thanks for speed bag patterns on double end bag in background - I needed to see that.
BTW. I 100% agree with you on what you said about equipment (yes, I know, nothing new 😉) - my home set up for pandemic in form of double-end bag + 32 kg kettlebell works really good for me, especially Turkish get ups with the latter, which I started be able to do during previous lock-down in my country.
BTW2: As far as questions goes, I still interested in your opinion about Marvin Cook boxing videos (youtube user "TrueBoxerStance"), especially as he recently start posting new ones.
Okay, I made a bit of exercise today, but still one hell of a call out XD
Can you do a video on how to make a nogi grappling dummy
Kangaroo bag. Was thinking of making something like that. So happy you’ve showed me it’s a thing!
I was surprised you didn't recommend a pull up bar coach
A pull-up bar has the same issue as a heavy bag. Some people’s homes are equipped to hang one, some are not.
I have two majot leg workouts. One is a hill walk and the other is a chair step workout. Both can be done witb a backpack of weights.
I would add a cheap pulling bar that you can hang on your door frame to the list
Hey coach Ramsey good morning I wanted to know wat kind of physical preparation will be suitable before going to a boxing gym?
Might sound stupid but trust me, personal hygiene is the only physical prep before starting any martial art or fighting system
Gain a good muscular and cardiovascular endurance by sprinting and bodyweight movements(to failure)when you get that rest is yours to improve with good powerlifting program you can gain tons of muscle and lower the body fat to %8-11 range you can train with olympic movements to like snatch clean...ı dont know your enviorment but ıf you have an even mediocre mma gym go for it sparring partners and materials in those gyms are more beneficial than most of the boxing saloons
Just go. Being stronger helps, being fitter helps, but without boxing training you won't be prepared for boxing workouts. Running all day doesn't meet the demands for pads, bags, sparring and circuit training.
So just go as you are, but if you MUST prepare then increase your strength somewhat. Weights are great BUT its unlikely they will ask you to perform barbell squats, instead they'll have you performing push ups and burpees, so if you want to prepare for that: hit the floor and get better at push ups
Thanks to all of U I appreciate the help
good video coach. if i may ask, what first aid maneuvers should every martial artist know?
Hello coach Ramsey, love your videos especially the long ranty ones. It's refreshing to listen to someone calm and wise after a fast, busy day. Because of the pandemic I do not plan on joining a gym, however I would love to learn a martial art from home. Do you think it's possible to learn from books and videos and what are your suggestions for those if yes. I would love to learn the original TaiJiQuan but willing to try anything taught by someone you approve of!
I knew a new lockdown was coming and i would have been privated of my kickboxong gym, so i didn't asked my parents money for MONTHS and finally for chrismas I will have an awesome heavy bag worth 200€ i can't wait to absolutely smash it😛
FightTIPS also has a pretty good video on making double-end bags, and he even makes one that's a bit easier on the hands than the Punch Professor's looks like it'd be for people who don't have gloves. I think he makes it out of a volleyball? It's been awhile.
Anyway. The most important thing about the double-end bag, from a fitness perspective, is that they're FUN. You can invite someone who hasn't moved faster than a walk in the 15 years since graduating high school over to your house, and if they see your double-end bag, they're probably going to want to try hitting it.
Forget tetherballs, they should hang double-end bags on playgrounds.
I remember you telling a story about having to jump rope for a half an hour before your boxing coach would train you in boxing, but I can't imagine you, or any other single boxer in the world, who thinks "urgh, now I have to hit the double-end bag for a half hour".
I believe a swinging heavy bag is going to be superior to any free-standing bag. However, if you HAD to choose a free-standing bag, the bob xl is the best one to get because it offers some advantages that you don't get even with a heavy bag. That is a realistic target, not only that but you can pop it off and do ground and pound easily and punch at proper angles that land flush towards a realistic part. You can also practice clinch work more properly with a bob XL than you can with a heavy bag because you can grab the head.
Again a heavy bag especially one that swings is still superior in every way due to movement. However, if you HAD to have a free standing bag. A BOB XL is better, strap a belly protector to the bottom of it and you can do low kicks. Make it wear a Gi and you can practice grabbing it and moving it, add foam arms and you can practice slipping underneath the arms and doing overhead rights, or even question mark kicks. Do dirty boxing techniques such as single collar ties and punches.
I'm going with a jump rope. You can do endurance. Foot work. If you go really intense you get a massive burn in the arms which you feel when you go hard on a bag. And it's damn cheap
Hey Ramsey. A little while ago in a video you said you were going to make a video of how to make a DIY grappling dummy but if it's there, I can't find it. If its not I'd love to see that video.
how do? hey ramsey bloke, i also tube in that hard to hurt bloke and was shocked he is telling his disciples to make the first move in an altercation, to carry guns and while scrolling to find a slice of your pie, hes talking up tomahawks. i subbed him saying he reminds me of one of the thirty odd scumbags ive had to battle when push comes to shove, [ though i always let them shove twice first and only lost the one when pushed backwards down a steep narrow stairwell a shop height long ], and the other 70 or so ive walked away from due to knowledge what damage i can inflict on a silly 'rabbit'. further suggesting held be the type of bloke whold hoe the boots in while the 'rabbit' was still senseless. if i was your sensai ild organise a challenge cause ild know whold win. keep up the good work. taztez.
Very interesting about putting the double end striking bag being converted into a kangaroo bag, this is the first time I have heard of it being mounted either horizontally or diagonally. Also if I had one question to ask, it would be what training advice would you have for training while dealing with neuropathy in the feet. I have trained in various systems of martial arts (rather fanatically) since the late 70s, but due to prior time in the military and later doing security work as a career since the late 90s onward, I have developed a bit of arch deterioration and thus subsequent neuropathy in my feet and lower legs. This hasn't deterred my continued training in martial arts but it has caused me to gradually change the way I move or how I execute certain techniques. So any advice you have would be appreciated. As always, love the channel and find each video both entertaining as well as educational. And on a side note, with your voice how did you miss your side calling as the narrating voice over for movie trailers?
I'd like Ramsey Bolton! Sorry Ramsey to do a Vlog on Wonderboy Thompson's side kick, in my opinion its the best side kick for people who are not flexible.
You know Wonderboy has his own TH-cam channel, right?
Ramsey when i shazamed the music at the end of the video it showed "meaningful vibes - vince Anthony" that sounds like a remix of yours...
It’s a beat I put together with a bass drone and some sampled guitar licks over the top.
@@RamseyDewey it's awesome!
Knew a dude who used chain, an army duffel bag, and extra clothes for a heavy bag. It's amazing what you can do with stuff around the house.
Hey Ramsey. For your sponsor no-gi-bjj, is it beneficial for running too? not just bjj?
Sure.
Hey coach.Good answer my friend.Q-for the coach.You hear more nowadays of “High percentage” techniques,I presume meaning the likelihood of landing/scoring even ko or submission.Do you personally believe in the “high percentage technique”and if so now that we see much more unorthodox techniques in MMA that if trained enough any techniques could be have a high chance of success?kind regards j
I just know that 'high percentage techs' are already watched carefully since a lot of time in judo. It also guides to some poor 'rules adjustment' to 'balance the game' (like no grip on trousers, and then no more grip to leg anymore).
I personnaly think that if they are rules, they are technics who fit the rules better, but this not makes the technics more efficient in general 🤔
Internet Friend Yes! I did judo for a few years as a boy and with Eddie Cassidy in Scotland and some summer camps with Neil Adams,I remember not understanding the explanation of the legs at that time. I think judoka have lost lots of good techniques through lots of Adding and changing things.
keyde03 I remember the style v style days and now we have round the world kicks and Imari rolls.Do you imagine we will ever see a axe kick ko?
Internet Friend hey bud curious about something,as a judoka if you had to choose a throw in a self protection situation where you don’t want dragged down into a ground fight what would you choose,for a intermediate level player/judoka?
@@jamesmccrindle8633 well, it might depend the situation, but I'll surely test some sweeps (as de ashi barai) to make him react first (sometimes it's enough). Then I think I'll try a hips throw against a smaller or equivalent fighter (as hane goshi, wich can be very explosive). Against a taller opponent, I'll better go for a shoulder throw (like morote or a kusure of morote witha leg dam). If I would be taller myself, I would try some ko Soto or o soto spam, as rear fall are damn efficient and violent (I'm only 1m72).
I hope it's understandable, I used some Google translate for some words.
Coach, how do you find the energy to train when you work a manual labour job (shearing in spring and summer, station hand other half of the year) and feel like you'll be too worn out to work if you go to training
Will. Stubborn will.
I had a manual job lugging steel around and trained every day (stupidly - I should have had a day off but I was really into training in those days) Let me tell you though, mental work (like I do now) is much more tiring than manual work, so just crack on. If you want to do it - you will.
QUESTION: Dear coach, I’ve been thinking a lot about giving a name to the fighting techniques that are specific for a particular combat sport, but would literally get you killed outside of that particular sport. I.E. flipping belly down to prevent getting pined, or clinching to tie up your opponent (to get a rest)and waiting for the ref to break you up. Of course the term “sport specific” already exists, but I think there should be a separate term for those techniques or strategies that are DANGEROUS outside that specific style. What would you suggest that term be?
Terrain, just normal terrain is my equipment everyday, the world is my playground
how do? the exercise i finish my hour of stretching and repeatative is to exercise ankle and lower leg muscles as injuries force me to find flat pathways. stand on flat lawn put leg out sideways at right angles then rotate foot 10 times 1 way then the other. keeping up do 10 or more knee sqats on other leg, then, still on that leg do 10 - 20 knee lifts and repeat on other leg. by the time im up to 15 lifts my whole body is shaking every muscle working trying to keep off the ground and finish the set. recommend for weight loss, muscle strengthening and endurance. cheers, taztez
Hey, Coach what do you think about isometrics for strength training and can you possibly suggest some isometric exercises
I practiced shadow wrestling/takedowns a lot during the peak of the pandemic. Now that I can spar with some of my friends again, I’m by far the best at takedowns. Shadow wrestling was far from perfect but it definitely did help me.
Ramsey, do you think a grappling dummy could be helpful for me to practice my ground game and takedowns even more?
Coach, I figure you can work kicks on the double end bag. To work on targeting and striking surface placement. Do you recommend this?
Hey Ramsey, greetings from South Africa. I'm a big fan of your channel, and find your knowledge invaluable. I've recently added the good ol' haymaker into my training regimen. My idea is that if you train/refine that gross motor movement enough, it will be a better weapon than none in a self-defence situation where adrenaline has reduced your fine motor abilities. Could you give your opinion? I'd love to hear what you have to say.
the most essential piece of equipment is a device to watch videos of how to solo train