Its easy to be good when you're a kid, because other parents generally aren't as try hard as yours are. But once you grow up, you run into everyone else who tried as hard as you - then you find out what you really are.
I definitely know what you mean when you talked about necessity. Knowing how to defend yourself was a necessity when I was growing up. After watching Bruce Lee movies, Drunken Master, Ninja in the Dragon’s Den, and the real life documentary “Blood Sport”. It was all clear, I had to start training in martial arts. But not just any martial art, it had to be like the one in the movies. Explosive, effective, and stylish. I mean, ever since I can remember, I had been hearing the stories of the invincible martial art called Kung Fu. I even heard a “true story” story of a kung fu master fighting off 30 men with just a newspaper. So when it was finally time to choose a martial art, the choice was obvious: freestyle wrestling.
Picture this, u're a kid, "better than average" at a certain field. Your school friends think you're a "nerd" for being so good at something. Everywhere you go, people always want to talk to you about that certain field only. If you're a martial artist, people keep asking you for a selfie, but with a certain "what they think is a kungfu pose" (even if Kungfu is not your art) or they yell heeyaaah when they see you. If you lose a match, then suddenly everyone is your coaches, telling you what you should have done instead. Because you're a kid, they think they know better. Until you had enough and decided "fuck this, ain't doin this no more"
The problem with any field of serious endeavor is the desire of others to be lit up, themselves, by getting in your limelight. The fable of the man and the donkey is a great capsule of the sentiment in your comment. Æsop. (Sixth century B.C.) Fables. The Harvard Classics. 1909-14. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey A MAN and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?” 1 So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides.” 2 So the Man ordered his Boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn’t gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: “Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge along.” 3 Well, the Man didn’t know what to do, but at last he took his Boy up before him on the Donkey. By this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor Donkey of yours-you and your hulking son?” 4 The Man and Boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the Donkey’s feet to it, and raised the pole and the Donkey to their shoulders. They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge, when the Donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the Boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle the Donkey fell over the bridge, and his fore-feet being tied together he was drowned. 5 “That will teach you,” said an old man who had followed them: “PLEASE ALL, AND YOU WILL PLEASE NONE.”
As a language teacher I thank you for these words that are absolutely true. In Germany most of the students don't want to learn English but they have to, because of globalization. And they suck at it until they find out that the most interesting stuff is found on the internet - in English! ^^
@@martinerhard8447 well you guys probably need to fix that problem. Ethnic Germans have a very low birth rate and around %40 of Germany is from a foreign background now.
All arts have a commonality. Rhythm, timing, and composition is very essential in martial arts. Rose Namajunas is a musician and she can figure out patterns and rhythms. 27:32 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FoyodyNJxhA.html
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is great for kids if the kid is willing to learn. No blows to the head and once they're older they can start kickboxing or something.
Vincent van der Veen I am14 I started bjj when I was 8 and I did Muay Thai a at 12 I agree or wrestling would work then when ur a teen u can do Muay Thai or striking
*I also needed to learn how to fight because of necessity* but when I got into it, its no longer because of necessity. Its more about the Love for Martial Arts
Alfred Sung I started martial arts for the same reason when I was 12 I did it at first cuz I was fat as a little kid and got picked on so I wanted to get in shape and just learn self defense but after a while I fell in love with martial and mma crazy cuss when I was little I would have never thought of my self as a fighter or even be able to be in shape
Got bullied as a child. Started studying martial arts to learn how to protect myself. Still learning 20 years later, but definitely not for the same reasons.
This guy was picking on me got me wet but I never told anyone since I didn’t care since it was only words I felt nothing but I got into karate, kickboxing, and Jiu jitsu my teacher is awesome to teach me all this stuff but I got into it so I could be ready to fight I never tried fighting him because fighting is only for defense but I realized how much I loved it and I’m staying with it as long as I can.
Aro2001 the limitation of being naturally talented is you pick up less things than a person who is not naturally talented and makes mistakes.talent is nothing without work.Ands that why people who are gifted fail at the end because they become overconfident.and that’s why it’s rare to find a prodigy
The Master I study under says something very similar. I can't quote it exactly. Mainly I think because everytime he says it I instantly start replaying everything I need to practice in my head.
I have seen this first hand! Unfortunately, I was the lazy talented person. I practice taekwondo. Naturally, I'm flexible and I can jump high. So I learned movements quickly and easily, but I didn't practice much. In contrast to me, there's another guy who learns under the same instructor. His movements are awkward and unnatural, but he works hard. For years, I beat him at every single tournament we fought in. But one year, I accidentally knocked him down. When he got up, he must have been full of adrenaline. Suddenly he was moving in a way I had never seen before. He was jumping in the air and doing flying kicks and he just didn't stop. Suddenly I just couldn't keep up. He didn't just beat me, he wiped the floor with me... It may not show at first, but eventually hard work and consistency will overpower pure natural talent.
Forty now started at seven. Life is beautiful. Don't focus on combat, be a gentle person. I like to shoot rifle targets not people, hit the bag hard not people.
I started at 7 and am now 37. I have had periods in life where I have not trained as I should have. But my spirit always brings me back to the martial arts. I don't care what the UFC fanboys think, some styles I train in are illegal in sport settings. I have trained muay thai and bjj and boxing, but I have also trained styles that are laughed at by the mma community. But these styles are effective and are designed to do serious damage. I personally train to kill in my spare time....and it helps me to be compassionate in my workplace.
I grew up in Vietnam, on dirt floor house, with large ceramic cisterns to collect rain water. The first thing I gleaned was discarded bottle caps. They have a white plastic coating on the inside. You can write on it with a pen. I took them and made my first Chinese chess set when I was 9 years old.
Example of champs who had to train out of necessity : Jack Dempsey Khabib Nurmagomedov GSP Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali Floyd Mayweather Roberto Duran Example of champs who started very late in their life Randy Couture Francis Ngannou
Ngannu probably counts as out of necessity too. I mean homeless in france where he knew nobody with nothing but the goal of being the heavyweight world champion in boxing (he ended up in mma by coincidence i think)
Biggest motivation for me; used to be in really good shape in the 90’s,got into martial arts,had some tragedy in life,got fat,and by 2010 had a heart attack at 39. Don’t ever want to experience that again. Now I am disciplined to train on a consistent ,weekly basis.
Wow that's pretty young for a heart attack. I'm glad youre doing better and keeping healthy now brother. I know it's not easy especially when life's dramas get in the way.
This rings home. I wasn't bullied but I was a child "prodigy". I started karate at 6 or 7 because I thought Bruce Lee was cool. I did it all through high school. I had a huge ego. I was taller than most kids and I was really fast. I eventually quit because I was just getting bored with that part of my life. But I returned after 13 years and here's the thing: I sucked. I was constantly and consistently being beaten by younger kids. Can you imagine what that did to my ego? I was so used to winning. I was used to learning quickly. I was used to being the best. I was even addicted to that feeling of being the best. Then I realized that talent doesn't exist. It was my hard work that got me there in the first place. I was not special, I just trained and I was obsessed. Now I'm a white belt in bjj. I am old, slow, I have a bit of a belly. I can't reach my toes anymore without bending my legs. I constantly get beaten by everyone. I live under side-control my tap is my middle name. But there is one difference. I am happy being me.
There's an Italian who started martial arts at 27 and actually went on to win a lot of international competitions. It doesn't depend only on when you start something but the determination and dedication you put into it.
Ive been bullied heavily until i got into martial arts, (you and fighttips helped push me to get into it). Now im going 5 days a week and my coach says im really good for no experience at all. (havent even been in a street fight). Helped me with my depression too, finally found something i got a passion for
Children suffer burn-out as much as adults. In chess, many child stars become adult stars. In hockey, anecdotal evidence points to self motivation (intrinsic) being the key factor in long-term success.
Gerhard Symons 👍not just in hockey my friend, in essentially any activity or hobby or skill it comes down to pure self motivation, and you must learn to be self sufficient, don’t rely on outside inspiration but welcome it
Everything kids do/learn should be done playing. Having fun. Because you may be trying to live your dream through your kid and it may turn against him and you when he grows up. If he does not become succeeded he will have wasted his childhood. The same should be done when kids learn martial arts.
I can attest this not just in Martial Arts but in other things as well..I started taking karate when I was about 5 and it helped me gain flexibility, coordination, rhythm, focus that translated later on in life in just about any athletic adventure I did. From sports, to the military, to fighting, etc..I think it's a really good idea to start kids off at a very young age as soon as they can understand instruction. Can help in many other areas, especially for young men...The only bad thing it taught me was thinking I was ready for a real life fight and could use everything I learned...It did give me a leg up on other kids for the most part but as soon as I came across an older kid or much stronger kid I was toast lol..
I was a Judoka as a kid, and have dabbled in other forms over the years, and really don't train often enough,.... _but_ if you start early that effort you put in back then, it's like a trust fund, it pays back later. It's muscle memory, it's good habits, and it's having the in built confidence to do something when it matters. Having fought as a kid (and yes, I was bullied a bit) means that now, I can just project confidence and I don't have to fight any more.
Pfft almost useless, a similar thought process Go into drawing. "If you didnt start as a child, you are fucked", to those who thinks this shit, i can only say. Have Fun living in the dark age.
Excellent video and appreciated the insights. Many times in training just showing up is 90% of the battle. When we are tired, stressed or just "don't feel like it". Those are the moments that shape our craft and ultimately lead to improvement. All the best sir.
On the topic of being someone who began after being bullied, I was bullied and martial arts saved me. I began American Kenpo Jiu Jitsu and it honestly helped me change my life around. I began in 6th grade. Had to quit a few years ago because of school but I'll never forget the lessons I learned. Being bullied is a great motivator.
My son was in Tae Kwon Do starting at 6 years old, and he stayed with it until he was 8. He became very strong and was able to do one-handed pushups by the end. He quit, though, and now he's a junior programmer. Kids really do change their interests, and quite radically, at times, lol.
Ramsey , just finished watching Joe and Brad's 1st 2 hour live stream, it was mentioned that they would love to collab with you but due to time zones it'd be difficult. Please get in touch with them and work something out , I would love to see my 3 favorite youtubers get together and talk about fighting and training.
@@skipinkoreaable I have been watching Ramsey for a long time now , and until Joe and Brad started their channel, he was one of the only youtube fighters I actually enjoyed watching. Now , I have 3 , well Icy Mike is decent , and of course Master Ken , but for practical learning Ramsey and Fight Perfect are truly among the best.
@@TheInfurnos I have to agree with you on all of this. I'm not really a Master Ken guy but I really appreciate the others. I've also followed Ramsey for a while. These channels have so much to offer. I think I would have to study and practice more diligently to get the full benefit from Fight Perfect and Ramsey Dewey's channel...
My daughter is 6 and has been a 'Little Ninja' since she was 4. She complains about having to go to martial arts but once she is there she has a blast. Every time. When she gets older I will let her give it up if she so chooses. In the meantime she is learning priceless lessons about respect, discipline, responsibility, patience, teamwork, self respect and more from positive role models in a supportive environment. If you are a parent watching this trying to decide whether or not to put your child into a martial arts program I suggest you at least give it a try. In these times there aren't many places that will positively reinforce what you(hopefully)are teaching at home. I just hope you are all lucky enough to find a school as wonderful as ours. :) The kids may hate it, that's perfectly fine. No one says you have to keep taking them. I just wanted to remind everyone that true martial arts encompass much more than just self defense. Much love.
Speaking personally, I started to learn Wado Ryu Karate as a child and later Taekwondo as a teenager, however, my real world experience of any sort of violence was extremely limited and having that overactive imagination that the young do I believed that all the kata moves and flashy jumping and spinning kicks would enable me to defeat any opponent. Fortunately for me I managed to avoid any real world fights as I strongly suspect that it would of ended rather badly for me. So without the real world life experiences of a adult my martial arts training was really just fantasy. However, I loved it and it brought a lot of positive aspects into my life.
My father (a damn good coach) started teaching me to box at age 3. It started out as “play time” with dad, except I got to hit stuff. Over time it developed into an obsession, and by age 12 my dad had me sparring full-grown adults to train for amateur-style competition. That level of dedication from a young age burned me out, and I haven’t boxed in years. Wouldn’t have traded it for the world though. Because of the work, skill, and confidence, it never felt like I had to prove anything to anyone. I came out of it surprisingly well-adjusted.
I started in Okinawa Te from age 11. When I was younger, I didn’t appreciate and understand the value of B.J.J., etc. Ramsey is correct in his assessment of youthful perceptions that are inexperienced, yet highly opinionated, yet very often wrong due to not experiencing much of what life can deliver. I experienced life, with my ego, confidence and skills; I discovered my youthful perception of my fighting tools was inadequate in some situations. I am now nearly 50 years old, more humble, and continue to learn from others’ skill sets. Thanks for your channel!
Hey Ramsey. Growing up, I only did martial arts because my mom wanted me to (otherwise, I’d just watch TV all day) even though I got bullied too. Also, I thought you were going to address fun as a motivation. It's what kept me training. That plus Rocky training montages on TV (Rocky IV especially since it was the latest one at that time with the best production value at that time. Back in the day of VHS, I’d re-watch that montage over & over again! (And the end fight scene of course.) Take care of your injury.
That's what motivated me to learn martial arts was necessity. I was severely bullied so my grandmother put me in martial arts. The bullies found out and bullied me more. I remember going home after being bullied one day and saying, "I'm going to prove them all wrong and one day I'm going to kick all their asses!". Well, I did prove them wrong and I didn't have to kick anyone's ass. Martial arts changed my life and I still use them in real world scenarios since I work as a psychiatric nurse in the Psychiatric ICU with extremely violent patients. In fact, the fear of being harmed never allows me to completely let myself not train no matter how lazy I like to be. Pain is definitely a motivator!
@@hunterhunter2215 When I was in school, I did Kuk Sool Won, Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido. Now, as an adult, I practice BJJ and boxing. The grappling from BJJ and the Hapkido/KSW throws have been the most useful for me.
Hey Ramsey, regarding your real voice; I've seen your videos from 13 years ago, and I have seen the video where you talk about the injury effecting your upper register of your voice box. My point is: is it a sound assumption to say that your real voice is not what people would expect, because the upper register has been permanently choked out? Your voice seems different from 13 yars ago, and I would assume it is not because of microphone technology.
Yeah, people tend not to appreciate what they haven't earned, and this goes double for kids. At least adults have the reference point of experience. Giving a child lessons they may not even be that interested in... is unlikely to yield worthwhile results. On the other hand, genuine deep-seated interest is another thing. I really wanted to learn guitar and also martial arts back in high school. My parents could've afforded it, but didn't care enough to bother. But my interest was real, and I eventually became proficient in both, which led to teaching professionally. I was always struck by the difference between my various high-school age students: A few who really wanted to be there and became highly skilled... and the majority who were unmotivated, lazy and entitled. They couldn't understand how much I would've appreciated having someone to teach 'teenage me' what I was teaching them now! They'd develop some ability eventually, but it took every ounce of my dedication, teaching skills, and motivational techniques to achieve that modest result. Eventually I decided I'd find it more rewarding to channel all that energy more productively! When I quit teaching I had a lot more energy for my own training and practice, and improved noticeably. Now I've come back to teaching a bit, but only adults. ✌😁
This is the best analysis of what makes people learn that I’ve ever watched. It’s facsinating how bullying’s associated with learning martial arts and it makes perfect sense.
I started Taekwondo under an instructor who was a former coach/trainer for the 1988 US Olympic Team (plus I believe he was either an alternate or one spot away). I started training when I was 4. I was/am the weakest of my original training group and I have Asperger's Syndrome. I was uncoordinated and unathletic, but was not diagnosed until I was 17. Without knowing my diagnosis, my parents signed me up in that as well as team sports to develop my coordination. It took me until 4th grade that my athleticism met and eventually surpassed my bullies. Learning when you are younger may be somewhat slower, but they learn it differently. With languages, you can learn several but, most likely your still think in your native tongue. My experience in martial arts enhanced my proprioception to an unusual degree, and I have what my therapists call "kinetic empathy" as I lack standard empathy. I can not only detect injury on other people, but can reverse engineer it to remove pain in several instances. That said, there are others that are much more talented or skilled than myself, but I can use my techniques for much more they can. One of the subtle one is that if I get hiccups, I can immediately expel them and never have more than one in any given set. I used my innate understanding of nerves, I helped my former friend's mother, who was hit by a car while riding her horse and had her leg amputated, dispel her phantom limb syndrome by showing her a nerve along the back of her knee. Also, sparring and use of other styles is like having a deep conversation as I can read intent, conviction, focus, etc. Children are not necessarily slower than adults train, I would say that the other slots in their brain are not developed as much and the training may spread itself out more into these regions that apply the principles and practices of the style into other things that are not as apparent initially.
Matt Brown that started training MMA in his early 20s and his only background was just street fighting and brawling once defeated Wonderboy Thompson in the UFC and he started Martial arts since he could walk! No excuses bros.
I also think besides necessity there’s also kids who just enjoy the martial arts. It makes me very happy when my son wants to wrestle because that’s what I’m good at. We both practice at a MMA gym and its amazing to see his confidence build. I didn’t ignite his little fire for the passion of the sport but i gave him the opportunity. Thanks for another great video!
British wtf ? I honestly think Ramsey just likes to make up something crazy to say in Middle of the video just to see us beg for a video about his life . This being said ... I NEED THAT VIDEO DEWEY 🙏 !!!
Five bucks says his dad was military and he was born on a base in England. Now this is a stretch but I also very he's from Mt home Idaho and his dad's airforce
Man Mr. Ramsey has just became my favourite channel out here, best option to watch when you 're ON DA STREETZ going to work Big inspiration for all of us martial artist out there
Like what you are opening all the time - new and not old stuff. I teach (not MA) but I see how the schooling system kills the "motivation" and brings in "drill" therefore, to learn something first thing first is Interest, perseverance, and not been disappointed by mistake! Thanks Ramsey keep the the path!
That is so SO true. I was bullied in school, when I was a kid. They hit me, they mocked me, they robbed me....happy slappimg...all that "fun stuff". And then I started Karate. And not only was I good at it, I soon excelled people who had been there for multiple years longer than me. I learned faster, had better reflexes, a better field of vision and a much better sense of prediction midfight. I did not just learn a kata for show, like others did. I really learned how to fight. And, as you said, my upbringing was very influencial in that regard. So I can't possibly agree more, since that is exactly what I went through and what I experienced for myself. Not only in my own case but also with multiple other people with a comparable background. You could look at some sort of competition in martial arts, pick the ones that really excell and ask them if they were bullied. I assure you, most of them will say yes.
You are seriously motivating me to improve my delivery skills & become a better public speaker. You digressed a lot, but it was very interesting to learn about your life as a kid growing up! Thank you for sharing.
Illustration, not digression. We don’t communicate with facts, data, and talking points- humans have always communicated most effectively with stories.
Hey Ramsey, just FYI, kids can hear the different sounds that different languages make, but as they age, the brain shuts off some things that it never heard. So, it’s easiest to learn languages when you’re young. That’s also why you might meet a foreigner (or be that foreigner in your case), who has heard the language for decades but has a terrible accent. I imagine good spies, and people who learn languages in days, don’t lose as much. Go me, I’ve had people tell me “It’s not pronounced x, it’s pronounced x.”, but both pronunciations are identical and that’s what I think I said. Love your vids. Please keep em coming.
Azz Kicker actually no. Adults learn languages way quicker than kids. The kids only learn the accent of the language quicker. Think about it, how long does it take for a kid to learn a langauge until they can speak comfortable sentences? 2-3 years maybe? And that kid still won’t be able to speak any technical stuff. An adult can learn a language in 3-6 months if they are put in that environment and forced to learn it. Adult already knows what to try to pick up, knows how to apply grammar, already has experience in language learning. Adults learn pretty much everything faster and better than kids, it’s just an excuse by adults to say that kids learn faster, because they are too lazy themselves to learn a new thing that they see kids are learning.
Depends on the martial art. For bjj, wrestling, boxing and judo i think its important to start early. For other stuff like karate, Taekwondo, Aikido etc, i don't think its that important. Also none of this matters if you're big enough or athletically gifted enough, an example of this is Anthony Joshua and deontay wilder
I totally didn't expect this insightful talk about life and discipline from the title of the video. Very good explanations on topics I've thought about before. One of my favorite videos from you!
I do have a son who started at 13 in muaythai. I also had him play basketball as well. I think a Father is very important to be in a child's life. Hes 17yrs and has two muaythai belts in a tournament. Great video bruh and yes I will still keep training.
Funny thing is. As a kid I tried out Karate. The coach or pffff "Sensei" never thought us anything useful. 1 day to make a long story short I got beaten up and got a black eye. This actually made me stay away from martial arts. I used to think it was all bullshit. I mean I got beaten up so it must mean it's all crap right? (Don't judge me too hard i was 7 :D) Anyway. Up until I was 24 I never really had a reason to be active since I was always in decent shape. At some point tho I gained a ton of weight. One day I simply woke up looked at myself in the mirror and thought I looked disgusting. I was 24 and nearly 20kg overweight. At that point I had learned mostly from listening to people like you that not all martial arts were made equal and I decided to take a Japanese Kickboxing class. To put it bluntly I fell in love. I lost a ton of weight. I gained confidence. And here we are now about a year and a half later doing Muay Thai and Japanese Kickboxing loving them both and having ambitions of fighting and maybe even coaching 1 day. Life is funny no?
I been bullied, but never punched or more serious stuff due to being a athletic guy in my younger years, but started to get older and didn’t have to much confidence when the taller, “good looking”, and popular teens where speaking trash about me, but never kneeled, and dough in my ways, then...my 1 semester of college happened and entered my KB and Hapkido class...that aside from winning some medals in other sport, ,atrial arts gave me ...a new confidence, my rage, anger and so forth, were applied in training and much more, I trained out of a necessity, to be better, is hard hard work...is not al color pink...I’ve been punched, kick, and submitted...but I always learned...and now I can stand for my self winning fights...and not in the mat or ring, but in life.
When I was primary school I used to take Jujitsu classes and I worked really hard during training, but when it came time to compete in tournaments I would always get destroyed. Despite this, my friends who put in less effort than me performed much better. I always wondered what I was doing wrong. Needless to say I quit, but I guess I was just not good at learning. Maybe, I don't know
I started training JKA Shotokan karate when I was six years old.I had a natural talent. At the age of thirteen I got my junior black belt.I kept on training.When I turned eighteen I fell in love.I stopped for a while.I started training again.I never stopped training.I am now fifty four years old,never been hospitalized for any sicknesses, fitter than I was twenty years old.Do long distance running,just ran six km.Still trains karate.My training has helped me through many struggles,has developed many extraudinary abilities and save my life.But I would say greatness come from your personal motivation and love from what you are doing.Whether you start training young or old.Keep on training.
My goal for teaching my kid martial arts early is develop skills to 1) feel competent & willing to defending herself, 2) learn social skills (expect to deal with discomfort, communicate with others, treat others well when she has power over them). She's been doing bjj for several years and my goals have been mostly met. I think having a rough sibling or neighborhood bullies can work even better for motivation.
Kids can learn stuff really well, but also forget really easily. I know many family who forget there native language after moving to a different country at a young age
I was a prodigy in karate and TKD. Won several championships and titles before I was 12. That lead to HS wrestling etc.. I think it was mainly due to the fact that I JUST LOVED COMBAT SPORTS. My sister TINA "The Predator" PETTIGREW is now a highly skilled professional in MMA. She did gymnastics as a child, picked up Combat Sports later. BUUUT Ramsey, she also LOVES Combat Sports and fighting generally. Once I got her to start training and sparring - she fell in love and just ran with it. I think it does have EVERYTHING to do with MOTIVATION. Turns out our grandfather was a golden gloves boxer, and silver medalist in Judo. We have news articles and photos of him developing BJJ in Brazil with his old friends "Helio Gracie" and "Masa Kimura". Crazy right? Love for this game seems to be (in part) genetic.
I started learning the Martial Arts when I was 23. Been going at it for 3 years now. (Had to stop for a year because of a broken foot.) My instructor at American Top Team says I learn well and there's no question in his mind that when I fight, I'll win. It's time, effort, dedication and a lot of trial and error that make up a Martial Artist's career. Hope you're healing well, friend.
I will say AGAIN like i have in the past. We gotta give this man credit for doing this is one take. Shits hard. Most youtubers cant do it. Even really charismatic ones.
I would have to agree with learning comes from necessity although it does also come from being interested or passionate about something too. There is an old saying 'interest is the soil from which knowledge grows' If we're not interested we simply don't try. I find your voice very calming and soothing by the way. Great video as always 👍
Hope your shoulder heals soon. With my children they started learning how to properly use their peripheral vision first ( school dodgeball champs ) then we worked on balance both with and without vision. The vision enhancement saved their lives on the city streets a few times. Now boxing is a part of life and other training is coming soon. Thanks for your practical advice.
as someone who's recently got Black-stripe i can say that younger kids CAN be good at what they do. one of our Black Belts for instance is AMAZING and he is only in his mid 20's. he got his Black Belt at 16 and scored all 90's. whenever i've sparred him i could never even get close to landing a hit.
I don't was any motivated for my sport and I don't taked it seriously. But now I'm motivated even if I have no necessity for it... Of course Bruce Lee is my motivation.
