Facts, before i setpped into a boxing gym i made sure to train myself everyday like an olympian doing massive amounts of cardio only to gas out my very first spar. It doesnt matter how in shape you are, if you go into sparring not knowing about basic rules like staying relaxed you will tire out rapidly.
Mental stress in combat sports swaps all of the stamina. Thats why my coach always told me not to bring friends or girlfriend to the exhibition fights. He wanted the other guy who deal with that pressure and it makes an impressive difference. Thank you so much dear coach.
But Toney sparred quite a lot. He was never good at conditioning even at the lighter weight classes of his career, always struggled with his weight, but he had confidence that came from endless repetition. And that is not just a state of mind, it takes time and effort in the gym to get that good. Sparring is a workout by itself. You don't get that comfortable in the ring by mindset alone, James put the work in
@@deathspank9573I guess he is a perfect example of the idea that if you want to have good cardio for an activity just doing the activity would be enough. You want good cardio for boxing, ok, just spar constlantly. You want good cardio for basketball, ok, just play basketball constlantly. You want good cardio for marathons, ok, just run marathons.
Untill you try out boxing you will never believe how tense and nervous you can really be. I was a regular street fighting kid and then joined a boxing club. Boy did i find out how tense and nervouse and ignorant i really was. Im so glad i found that out because although i didnt become a great boxer it taught me a lot in life and its all about trying to relax as much as possible in everthing in life
@@GeorgeYoung-u1w Not so good , still fighting the enemy, still looking to stick a knock out punch on the enemy of mankind. Will be happy once I've dealt with him but thanks for asking.
If you think that mentality makes you a good fighter and your stamina great, you'll never win a fight. What you describe is exactly what every martial arts fraud is doing. Without skills there will be no success. And mentality doesn't make your stamina great. Good explosive takes a lot of energy. That's how the physics work.
What really keeps you relaxed at anything you do is being prepared and knowing what you are doing. If you arent prepared then thats when the tension creeps in.
I put roofing on through Wisconsin winters for decades, when you side on ice towards the edge of a 3 story roof. Panic is not your friend. Stay calm or die
Even if you're coming off of the couch and you haven't trained in years, but you used to fight. If you know how to conserve your energy and not put everything into every shot and every movement, you can go for hours. Normal people who don't know how to conserve themselves usually gas in about 3 minutes or less.
I remember getting my bell rung good in a fight w an asshole who broke into my house yrs back, he had a rep of being a good street fighter and a pretty tough guy who had already been to the Pen in his early 20's, everyone told me to leave it alone he was no joke, the day I ran into him we went at it, he moved like Marciano and hit like a mule, lucky for me I've got a tough head and was a good athlete myself so I didn't freak out, I remember just thinking calm down and avoid those sneaky bolo punches he was very proficient at then getting out to reset, lol. 5 mins later he was winded and bewildered when I was still fresh and standing there and said "thought you wanted to scrap?" blew the blood and snot out of my nose and advanced. He grabbed his torn up shirt and ran down the street w the neighbors yelling "where you going?" he said "I gotta catch a bus!" and ran away. The funniest part was the next day a buddy tells me "his older brother is coming to get you" who was a better scrapper than him. I saw his brother come out the liquor store a yr later in the mall and when he saw I saw him took off and disappeared in the time it took me to turn to my girlfriend and say, "there's that assholes brother." and he was literally gone. We hustled over to where he was by a bunch of pillars and went out to the exit doors 30 ft away and looked in the parking lot but he was long gone in 15 secs. That was how I learned to be patient, breath and stay calm, that and being defiant to not let some punk get the better of me served well after that.
@Johnny_Ayers nope, never showed his face around me or my friends again when I was around and nobody mentioned him visiting again, figured because I embarrassed his tough guy rep in front of all the guys we mutually knew, before that he was in the area every couple weeks selling his stolen stuff to my buddies and his mother lived 3 blocks up the street lol.
So much of life as a Man…is being cool, calm, and collected under pressure. Yes…things can get physical…but without the mental it’s nothing. -former USMC Grunt
You learn a lot about guys in the "Crotch." But it's only when those little bees zing over your head from AK's that you have to gently reach out and push your mate further down in the dirt and tell him to relax, that everything's cool.
@@GeorgeYoung-u1w In the gym is one thing. Anyone can train without getting tired in the gym. In a real fight where you get pummeled hard, it's something else.
@@GeorgeYoung-u1w The purpose of training hello? How do you train hello? So demonstrate it in a real fight. How you never get tired. Probably you opponents were worse or smaller than you. With a better opponent than yourself, I bet you are not relaxed.
Heres the thing. They say 75% mental, but i disagree. Repetition not only trains your muscles and endurance, it reinforces neural pathways. Training allows for things to be automatic, and when things are automatic they become effortless. You can't just tell an untrained person to remain relaxed in a combat scenario, because even if they manage stress mentally very well, their body is not prepared for the exertion. Energy systems within the body need training, mitochondria are the energy production unit of the body and exercise increases the number of mitochondria. Cardio training changes blood delivery capacity as new capillaries are formed as compensation to the exertion of training. Not to mention repetition reinforcing confidence in the movement to begin with, and confidence playing a big part in being relaxed in the first place. As much as people like to believe the mind controls the body, they fail to realize the body is feeding stimulus to the mind and directly affects it. If your body is in a state of anxiety for whatever reason (maybe you have had poor sleep over decades, and you have a caffeine dependency...) you can be in a completely safe environment, you can mentally rationalize that you are safe but still end up in a state of anxiety. What is of practical use by the advice in the video cannot be ignored however, which is that stress produces cortisol and has negative effects on endurance. Getting stressed is a sure fire way to burn through your energy reserves quickly. But i would rather have a bigger gas tank to go along with the mental edge needed to use it to its full capacity. Its the cherry on top, but not the entire chocolate sundae
true. imo For 99% of people their natural state of relaxation is a subconscious and brain-chemistry thing determined by many lifestyle and genetic factors...it can be extremely difficult to change by the time you reach adulthood depending on what has happened growing up. just telling someone to "remember and stay relaxed" in a high stress, high-physicality situation and maybe give them some dubious "breathing techniques" (which if you have to focus on, is simply going to be another factor keeping you from being innately relaxed enough anyway) is not going to make much difference without rigorous training and repeated experience within whatever area they are pursuing. People also have different limits. A lot of folks will never be calm enough to be useful in certain intense situations, or it might take so much out of them they'll never be able to do it regularly. Especially if they are have long-term legit mental health conditions, which we still don't fully know about regarding causes and brain-chemistry. It's very complex stuff. Anyone thinking they've unlocked some magic key by just by telling folk to be aware of how relaxed they are is deluding themselves; if only it were that easy. Worked with plenty of folks that are well aware of their mental state and have lots of techniques to remain calm and it still doesn't make much difference...i can get them to better places in life by setting up exercise routines/lifestyle changes, different types of therapy etc...but they'll never be able to go back into a military situation, or become something like a sportsman in the public eye.
Duran vs Leonard 2 is a great example duran was literally partying all the way to the fight whilst leonard was working his ass off,they both got in the ring and till the 6th/7th round it was a true competitive fight until leonard started to taunt him in the 7th and duran started tweaking until he said: NO MAS! and just gave up
First amateur fight I had I almost died of exhaustion (exaggeration) I was soooo tired I even thought about giving up I can’t lie. I was in phenomenal shape but when the fight happened I stopped breathing with my strikes and threw zero jabs only haymakers and this was K1 against a Russian 💀
Boxing and thinking man’s game, you have to be calm to keep your stamina up that was George Foreman’s problem in the first part of his career, bad stamina.
@@TheWiktor5566 George Foreman never gassed during his return. At least, not like he did during his younger years. He was a lot more methodical with his energy when he was older. I wouldn't even say his stamina was bad during his first part of his career, he was just a lot less conservative with his power. He could sustain a steady flow of haymakers for a good while, but throwing punches at full force every round will gas anyone in a few rounds. Older George was patient enough to see the ends of fights much more often.
Aside from the golden advice, it's really tragic to see the impact of decades of fighting on the brain. The scattered speech and interrupted trains of thought are very apparent. :(
Coaches, need to stay calm and relaxed too. Coaches can put all that tension on their fighter indirectly and drain their fighter. Stay calm and relaxed.
It's not just about relaxing it's also about focusing and channeling your breathing. Watch Kung fu or tai chi. On the outside it seems soft but internally their under tension. Through focus and breath control they increase endurance exponentially.
Depends on your overall condition and how well you let the adrenaline rush kick . Its a matter of control and breathing and of course being calm before the storm mindset
I find that not looking into my opponents' eyes relaxes me while sparring. When I do that and concentrate on the upper torso instead it takes alot of emotion out of it for me and I breathe much better.
I’ve found it reliable to practice bringing your awareness to your breathing, then purposely bringing breathing to a rhythmic flow. Body affects mind, mind affects body. Breathing is the bridge between the two. This does require regular practice though. It’s kind of like any other skill- you need to put the time in to develop it. Not saying it will work for everyone, but I’m 52 and this has allowed me to stay in the game and spar very regularly.
Clearly a sage , calm and relaxed is what we all need . And that hair deserves a championship belt
It's magnificent.
Battered brain relaxed
La Bamba lookin' ass hair.
He’s spot on . I could run 10 miles easy but would gas out mid way through the first round due to extreme tension and nerves
You need higher v02
Hmm. Interesting.
This is true
Facts, before i setpped into a boxing gym i made sure to train myself everyday like an olympian doing massive amounts of cardio only to gas out my very first spar. It doesnt matter how in shape you are, if you go into sparring not knowing about basic rules like staying relaxed you will tire out rapidly.
I've seen fighters get tired running a mile yet whoop ass for 25 minutes....
you're never tired when you're happy or winning.
That hair alone deserves a thousand thumbs up 👍🏻
Dude, thats a beaver
That's the ol' 'calm n relaxed' he got on..
@@mattmoran100
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It's crazy how being tense and stressed just drain your stamina in a fight.
breath control, wasted tension, tense is good, just dont waste
It’s like driving with the brakes on
In Life in general too
@@pumacaine "wisdom is the knowledge of when to apply what.... to whatever situation"
this would serve EVERYONE well to understand.
Bottom line - nervous energy burns you out almost immediately.
Mental stress in combat sports swaps all of the stamina. Thats why my coach always told me not to bring friends or girlfriend to the exhibition fights. He wanted the other guy who deal with that pressure and it makes an impressive difference. Thank you so much dear coach.
So true look at James Toney he never ran and he always said the most important thing in boxing is relaxation . He could box for rounds non stop
But Toney sparred quite a lot. He was never good at conditioning even at the lighter weight classes of his career, always struggled with his weight, but he had confidence that came from endless repetition. And that is not just a state of mind, it takes time and effort in the gym to get that good. Sparring is a workout by itself. You don't get that comfortable in the ring by mindset alone, James put the work in
He's great but he gassed hard so many fights, rounds just spent clinching. Dave Tiberi really was robbed.
he got good enough eyes and reaction time to evade and block and parry, good defense. so he can afford to relax.
@@deathspank9573I guess he is a perfect example of the idea that if you want to have good cardio for an activity just doing the activity would be enough.
You want good cardio for boxing, ok, just spar constlantly.
You want good cardio for basketball, ok, just play basketball constlantly.
You want good cardio for marathons, ok, just run marathons.
Yeah the steroids helped.
Untill you try out boxing you will never believe how tense and nervous you can really be. I was a regular street fighting kid and then joined a boxing club. Boy did i find out how tense and nervouse and ignorant i really was. Im so glad i found that out because although i didnt become a great boxer it taught me a lot in life and its all about trying to relax as much as possible in everthing in life
Good advice, hope you're doing well mate.
It works
@@pinarellolimoncello yes I am thank you
@@pinarellolimoncello how about urself
@@GeorgeYoung-u1w Not so good , still fighting the enemy, still looking to stick a knock out punch on the enemy of mankind. Will be happy once I've dealt with him but thanks for asking.
The fact that he used his fingers to solve a math challenge in the midst of an interview. Proves how calm and relax he is.
I admire this man for staying so calm and relaxed while having that hairdo. That would drive me nuts!
Words of wisdom relax and breath, you see things better, great advice
I feel like I just saw the same 20 second clip 10 times. I believe the take away is to be calm and relaxed.
And avoid hits to the head as much as possible!
@@Subhumanoid_ 😁😁😁
Everything is mental , where the head goes the body will follow.
If you think that mentality makes you a good fighter and your stamina great, you'll never win a fight. What you describe is exactly what every martial arts fraud is doing. Without skills there will be no success. And mentality doesn't make your stamina great. Good explosive takes a lot of energy. That's how the physics work.
What really keeps you relaxed at anything you do is being prepared and knowing what you are doing. If you arent prepared then thats when the tension creeps in.
Being tense makes you forget to even breath during a sparring session.
Calm and relaxed. Thats the message
It's true, you burn a lot of energy when you're tense
Same for snow skiing. The more you relax, the less you struggle & get tired
I put roofing on through Wisconsin winters for decades, when you side on ice towards the edge of a 3 story roof. Panic is not your friend. Stay calm or die
😱😱😱
Harness
do it in the summer!!!
This is my favorite Rob Schneider character
Big George in his 2nd career mastered relaxation pretty well. Look at his fights some the distance and he looked like he could go a few more
Even if you're coming off of the couch and you haven't trained in years, but you used to fight. If you know how to conserve your energy and not put everything into every shot and every movement, you can go for hours. Normal people who don't know how to conserve themselves usually gas in about 3 minutes or less.
if you're overweight and had no training for years you'll be out of juice really quick no matter your technique and experience
This is true, I haven’t boxed in over a year due to injuries but I can outlast someone due to experience and pacing myself
Thanks for sharing. About to start my journey with boxing hopefully i gain as much mentally as you did.
I remember getting my bell rung good in a fight w an asshole who broke into my house yrs back, he had a rep of being a good street fighter and a pretty tough guy who had already been to the Pen in his early 20's, everyone told me to leave it alone he was no joke, the day I ran into him we went at it, he moved like Marciano and hit like a mule, lucky for me I've got a tough head and was a good athlete myself so I didn't freak out, I remember just thinking calm down and avoid those sneaky bolo punches he was very proficient at then getting out to reset, lol. 5 mins later he was winded and bewildered when I was still fresh and standing there and said "thought you wanted to scrap?" blew the blood and snot out of my nose and advanced. He grabbed his torn up shirt and ran down the street w the neighbors yelling "where you going?" he said "I gotta catch a bus!" and ran away. The funniest part was the next day a buddy tells me "his older brother is coming to get you" who was a better scrapper than him. I saw his brother come out the liquor store a yr later in the mall and when he saw I saw him took off and disappeared in the time it took me to turn to my girlfriend and say, "there's that assholes brother." and he was literally gone. We hustled over to where he was by a bunch of pillars and went out to the exit doors 30 ft away and looked in the parking lot but he was long gone in 15 secs. That was how I learned to be patient, breath and stay calm, that and being defiant to not let some punk get the better of me served well after that.
Very good
Never saw either one of them again after that?
@Johnny_Ayers nope, never showed his face around me or my friends again when I was around and nobody mentioned him visiting again, figured because I embarrassed his tough guy rep in front of all the guys we mutually knew, before that he was in the area every couple weeks selling his stolen stuff to my buddies and his mother lived 3 blocks up the street lol.
Cap
Just keeping that hair tame requirez being calm and relaxed
Business at the front, party at the back:)
The hair looks like a blueprint for a roman helmet...gladiator.
So much of life as a Man…is being cool, calm, and collected under pressure. Yes…things can get physical…but without the mental it’s nothing.
-former USMC Grunt
as a human* ftfy
You learn a lot about guys in the "Crotch." But it's only when those little bees zing over your head from AK's that you have to gently reach out and push your mate further down in the dirt and tell him to relax, that everything's cool.
Incredible hair!!!
Thanks for the advice Roberto Duran!
Such a great Channel.Great Stuff in there.❤ Thank you and greetings from Germany
breadth, relax, move smothly, and balance and postion... clasical boxing and the foundation of russian martial arts as well
I didn't know "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart was a boxer!
😂
If Elvis was a fighter
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Being able to control one's emotions in battle.
This guy is cool, much respect.
Wow... so eloquent and well explained. I'd like to see him demonstrate his "calm and relaxed and never get tired again" in a real fight.
Lol.
I do it all the time in the gym Cater can vouch for that and I do no running wut so ever and I can do many rounds a night
@@GeorgeYoung-u1w In the gym is one thing. Anyone can train without getting tired in the gym. In a real fight where you get pummeled hard, it's something else.
I've done in my fights also that's the purpose of training hello
Maybe boxing isn't for you son maybe you should look into another sport
@@GeorgeYoung-u1w The purpose of training hello? How do you train hello?
So demonstrate it in a real fight. How you never get tired. Probably you opponents were worse or smaller than you. With a better opponent than yourself, I bet you are not relaxed.
Its like he wants to speak and starts then doesnt want to. He seems tired
Heres the thing. They say 75% mental, but i disagree. Repetition not only trains your muscles and endurance, it reinforces neural pathways. Training allows for things to be automatic, and when things are automatic they become effortless. You can't just tell an untrained person to remain relaxed in a combat scenario, because even if they manage stress mentally very well, their body is not prepared for the exertion. Energy systems within the body need training, mitochondria are the energy production unit of the body and exercise increases the number of mitochondria. Cardio training changes blood delivery capacity as new capillaries are formed as compensation to the exertion of training. Not to mention repetition reinforcing confidence in the movement to begin with, and confidence playing a big part in being relaxed in the first place.
As much as people like to believe the mind controls the body, they fail to realize the body is feeding stimulus to the mind and directly affects it. If your body is in a state of anxiety for whatever reason (maybe you have had poor sleep over decades, and you have a caffeine dependency...) you can be in a completely safe environment, you can mentally rationalize that you are safe but still end up in a state of anxiety.
What is of practical use by the advice in the video cannot be ignored however, which is that stress produces cortisol and has negative effects on endurance. Getting stressed is a sure fire way to burn through your energy reserves quickly. But i would rather have a bigger gas tank to go along with the mental edge needed to use it to its full capacity. Its the cherry on top, but not the entire chocolate sundae
Great comment. Most wont get it. Its mostly mental but u need to condition the body. Have to. Over and over.
true. imo For 99% of people their natural state of relaxation is a subconscious and brain-chemistry thing determined by many lifestyle and genetic factors...it can be extremely difficult to change by the time you reach adulthood depending on what has happened growing up. just telling someone to "remember and stay relaxed" in a high stress, high-physicality situation and maybe give them some dubious "breathing techniques" (which if you have to focus on, is simply going to be another factor keeping you from being innately relaxed enough anyway) is not going to make much difference without rigorous training and repeated experience within whatever area they are pursuing.
People also have different limits. A lot of folks will never be calm enough to be useful in certain intense situations, or it might take so much out of them they'll never be able to do it regularly. Especially if they are have long-term legit mental health conditions, which we still don't fully know about regarding causes and brain-chemistry.
It's very complex stuff. Anyone thinking they've unlocked some magic key by just by telling folk to be aware of how relaxed they are is deluding themselves; if only it were that easy. Worked with plenty of folks that are well aware of their mental state and have lots of techniques to remain calm and it still doesn't make much difference...i can get them to better places in life by setting up exercise routines/lifestyle changes, different types of therapy etc...but they'll never be able to go back into a military situation, or become something like a sportsman in the public eye.
@Godshonestruth True. I don't get it. I'm not as smart as you. 😭
@@Johnny_Ayers I didnt really understand either. I said most wont get it. 😂
Can you buen calories by being stressed ?
Thanks for the video and information, PEEKABOO BOXING
Great head of hair, Kind of like the Bee Gees but better. Wish I still had mine, I'd be more calm and relaxed.
This is awesome!
great advice. thank you.
Mayweather is so calm under pressure, never got tired!!
Duran vs Leonard 2 is a great example duran was literally partying all the way to the fight whilst leonard was working his ass off,they both got in the ring and till the 6th/7th round it was a true competitive fight until leonard started to taunt him in the 7th and duran started tweaking until he said: NO MAS! and just gave up
First amateur fight I had I almost died of exhaustion (exaggeration) I was soooo tired I even thought about giving up I can’t lie. I was in phenomenal shape but when the fight happened I stopped breathing with my strikes and threw zero jabs only haymakers and this was K1 against a Russian 💀
George young
Nervous energy is indeed energy.
Makes sense. I could hit the heavy bag for a decent amount of rounds but gas super fast when sparing (because I’m not use to it and tense)
Boxing and thinking man’s game, you have to be calm to keep your stamina up that was George Foreman’s problem in the first part of his career, bad stamina.
I think it was after his return
@@TheWiktor5566 George Foreman never gassed during his return. At least, not like he did during his younger years. He was a lot more methodical with his energy when he was older. I wouldn't even say his stamina was bad during his first part of his career, he was just a lot less conservative with his power. He could sustain a steady flow of haymakers for a good while, but throwing punches at full force every round will gas anyone in a few rounds. Older George was patient enough to see the ends of fights much more often.
Aside from the golden advice, it's really tragic to see the impact of decades of fighting on the brain. The scattered speech and interrupted trains of thought are very apparent. :(
I believe the man just on his hairstyle alone
This is what Joey Hadley taught me when he was teaching me to box as a kid.
That hair is turkey approved 😂
That pompadour is awesome. 👏
Yes, I know you are right.
Calm and relaxed.
Calm and relaxed.
Dude's Vincent Vega
Cool Calm & Relaxed
Ah ah ah ah staying alive staying alive
75% Hair 25% Do
That's nice to hear from him.
Coaches, need to stay calm and relaxed too. Coaches can put all that tension on their fighter indirectly and drain their fighter. Stay calm and relaxed.
It's not just about relaxing it's also about focusing and channeling your breathing. Watch Kung fu or tai chi. On the outside it seems soft but internally their under tension. Through focus and breath control they increase endurance exponentially.
And holding breath when punching will drain you faster than anything
good advice!
Breathing helps. Not frantically with your mouth, but rhythmically through your nose.
In through ur nose out through ur mouth
@ When I run, I inhale and exhale through my nose and I feel like I last longer.
@@bluesummers5051 cant do that if you are putting effort in
@@bluesummers5051controls the heart rate
Depends on your overall condition and how well you let the adrenaline rush kick . Its a matter of control and breathing and of course being calm before the storm mindset
Tell you what fair play to him for getting to that age and not having any grey hairs.
Ted Dibiase’s unclaimed Son.
Jimmy Hart's...
Mind over matter baby 🤘🏾
Hair reminds me of The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart.
Good stuff🔥. Only recommendation would be to stop interrupting the guest
Easier said than done mate. Takes many years of experience and skills to get to that level and most will never achieve it. I can't even relax driving.
It's 90% half mental
Tim Sylvia! 😂🙌
I find that not looking into my opponents' eyes relaxes me while sparring. When I do that and concentrate on the upper torso instead it takes alot of emotion out of it for me and I breathe much better.
Yes I agree you should be looking into ur opponents eyes it's like a stair down intimidation
good one!!!
He should wear a rhinestone jumpsuit
Fear is the mind killer.
Bro science...
Which shampoo & the rest does Mr. Young use?
Yes the best information
I fucking love this guy can we get a name
George Young.
75 cent percent 😂😂
Wonder what kind of hairspray that cat uses??😅
He looks like Roberto Duran Presley 🤣
Im Loving the 80s Mullet 👨🦱🙏🏽❤️💯
Try doing push ups calm and relaxed VS over thinking about how many you need to do.. Big diff
Calm and relaxed is a great attribute, however, people never tell you exactly how to get to that stage. One can't just say it.
I’ve found it reliable to practice bringing your awareness to your breathing, then purposely bringing breathing to a rhythmic flow. Body affects mind, mind affects body. Breathing is the bridge between the two.
This does require regular practice though. It’s kind of like any other skill- you need to put the time in to develop it.
Not saying it will work for everyone, but I’m 52 and this has allowed me to stay in the game and spar very regularly.
Hard to do, easy to say.. lol. How do you train it ? Any drills ? ( I know just spar lol) anything else ?.
Lol if there’s any sprinters in here you know exactly what happens when you “relax”
That is the key
you look like that dude from the shaman king anime that always carried a wooden sword.
How old is this guy atm?
Why he didn't teach Iron Mike that secret?
Kenny loggins the boxer
Who is this former boxer?
75% Spiritual
My barber has that hair
That’s Elvis’s nephew!
Please tell us how to never go bold, ever.
Natural drugs
Hey can I ask something on the stance
Why did block the old video on the peekaboo style stance
But......to spar or fight relaxed and be effective takes experience and skill. You still have to have that quick movement, power and muscle memory.
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Jesus Saves, God Bless✝️