FIST/HAND CONDITIONING | Stephen Wonderboy Thompson 

Fighting anyone that trains for it is a bad idea. But yea coming at pops is probably worse than a bad idea 😂

@@LgLegion lol low key I can even say as someone who has 0 experience in any MMA I can guarantee you a white or blue belt will tap me out simply because I don't know jujitsu

@@pedro55845 i believe thats pretty obvious

It's one of those cases where as a kid you can say "my dad can beat your dad"

I'm your REAL dad. His dad the baddest man in south carolina

Do it everyday then😅

😂😂😂😂

I think punching a wood plank....I saw that as a kid in a Cuban Boxing Gym.back in the 70s

How’s it going my man

Its fine,that won't happen because they intend eternal Lockdown,its the great reset baby "you'll own nothing and be happy".

Did he do this conditioning or just punch a lot of shit an was born with strong bones

Cool, how did he pass?

Rip

Rip homie 💛

Rip bud

Gets a granite palm straight to the beak lol.

Haha like that time Renzo got mugged and live tweeted it.

Most muggers carry weapons...

@@krazed0451 and wonder boys dad is a ACTUAL weapon….

@@antoinewilliams129 Granted he's a beast, but I'll bet you a dollar he's not bullet proof.

waterlegend72 lets just all tell him to make his next fight lol

@Soldado de Dios didnt he broke his both hands in last fights? gotta let them hands heal up 100% bruh

@Soldado de Dios lmao i'm just joking i think because he broke both of his hands he is just letting them heal so he dose'nt destroy them again in his next fight.

Wonderpops

how did it go?

Train like Fabio.

by cutting it short so your opponent can't pull it

Mayonnaise. But, wash it out twice or you’ll smell like an egg salad according to big Ed.

Ask Elias Theodorou.

Andrew Austin LOL

I offer u this . From the bottom of my heart thank you. My father has been murdered 8 and 9 months ago and I just can’t even start to mourn him. But thank you and be well cause of the corona virus. God bless you and these two great and brave men. If the rest of the world was only like them., Take care

WWYD78 And God bless you wherever you are

I offer u this 💯 cuz.

@@alikouva4812 I'm sorry for your loss...

Thank you for goodness. Be blessed you and the ones you care for.

love watching these beginner videos

I loved dads face, was like "yeah.. poor dude, i regret that day"

Let’s gooooo!! 👊🏻👊🏻

@@WonderboyMMA I won`t disappoint :) I promise :D

Foh

Arthritis... Lol It's what all fighters fear the most. Not like fighters risk a lot more than that every fight, let alone a whole career.

@@vinslungur if you’re worried about arthritis then just don’t get into it. A lot worse to be worried about 💀💀

I keep scuffing the skin then i get scar tissue that wants to bleed way to easily

When I do it I just lose skin on the knuckles, you just grow thicker skin?

@@nickybobby8753 thanks for the knowledge, so I just can't punch anything for a few weeks till the skin regrow

@@nickybobby8753 and you always do the bag with bare hands? The shadow boxing I imagine you carry weights

Bas Rutten literally made a career in Japan with that striking system Def underrated in modern mma

You lose a few inches of reach though

When they have that gloves on, the fists are more effective. Fists can deliver the same amount of power no matter which angle you throw it, the only thing it depends on is how much force you throw that punch. The palm is also easier to block since you open your whole hand to strike. Furthermore, in the context of combat sport, if you use palm strike to the face, there's possibility you may poke your opponent's eye, or he pretends his eye being poked by you, hence points taken away. Hence the reason why Bas mostly palm strike to the liver, where the angle is easy to adjust, out of his opponent site (make it harder to block), and no eye-poke. The only drawback of the fist is that it's easy to be broken(which is the reason why palm strike is far superior when we're talking about no glove fights), but the gloves have minimize that risk

I agree! Also, slaps were the only head strikes allowed in Pancrase. you could kick a dude, (they wore leg pads). but not punch him in the nose

@@ShamGam3 Very true.

It's very good instruction for beginners and intermediate, maybe Tony should make some instruction vids.

Pete Martin someone’s gonna break their hand trying his knuckle conditioning

Was thinking though maybe Tony’s is slightly counterproductive? Wonderboy and his Dad have had good success with their method and said multiple times that the maki needed to have a bit of movement. I don’t know why it needs it but Tony’s steel pipe doesn’t move for shit lol

A "talk", you say...

No shit lmao but tbh these are good techniques though the mokie board looks intense

Did back and knee injuries occur because of karate ?

What if someone's father is unintelligent and a pussy?

Before he said that i was like oh i could make that for 10 bucks

right on. it would be awesome. yeah me too.

Doubled? You sure?

@@KingD0ngo yes! Especially my pink knuckle! It was my smallest knuckle and now it's about the same size as my first pointer finger knuckle!

@@Alpha_Jay danm but how tho? Wolfs Law dosent work fast enough to make that change in a year. Even those iron fist guys in china who devote themselves to hand conditioning soley don’t ever double their knuckle sizes rarely do they even increase beyond 1.5 size? And that’s years. Even shin training produces rarely any visible changes beyond the occasional knot? And you can condition those almost every day and much harder

@@KingD0ngo all I can tell you is that constantly hitting bags and also hitting my fist together and letting them heal gave me good bone density! The first 3-4 months or so took my hands like 5 days to heal because I over did it. And eventually the pain and tolerance/endurance of hitting stuff grew. I WOULD PROBABLY SAY IT WAS MORE LIKE 1 YEAR AND A HALF

@@Alpha_Jay do you have any photos cause to be frank there literally hasn’t been anyone ever who’s increased their knuckle size that quickly or in general aside from breaking their hand and it growing back weird

yupp and sand pebble bags too🤦🏻‍♂️

James Rosano tony Ferguson is the type of guy to get cancer just to fight it

@@manlikenathan8668 this is a good one

@@manlikenathan8668 that is pretty funny

Thought i was the only one hearing a childhood badass

As a native Texan that has lived in the Carolinas for a dozen or so years, his accent doesn't have the same Texas drawl but more of a Carolina short twang. The word "tyyyehrs" does have that Texas lilt though. Either way they're both badass.

I think it’s just the accent

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To be brief, how to read an opponents next move is really something that comes with fighting experience, he could briefly outline it, but really the only way is experience as much of that skill is reliant on subconscious recognition, even then mostly you can't really "read" an opponents next move, you can only estimate it, there are so many equations to it, like feigns etc, though countering is a definite skill which could be a video in itself.

This other coach I follow said you should watch the torso.

@@einar6229 totally, over time you'll notice the different combinations that opponent's use. With that experience you'll learn how defend and counter those combinations, then learn to take certain things away from opponents so you can dominate a fight/match!

JOJO

You sure about that?

How about your lead hand?

I think you should give your hand and wrist a break. Use me so I can condition my mouth 😊💦

Raza Kazama da fuk

Flourish. Try it without the wraps first and if that causes a lot of discomfort then wrap those hands really well and hit the bag. After a few weeks of that, take the wraps off. But like my dad said, Let those knuckles sink in so those bones can become stronger and don’t start off hitting the bag hard as if you are wearing gloves. Start out light then gradually build up the power😎👍🏻

How about your pops ?

@@leej4523 He went to the gas station and idk ive been waiting for him to come back for like 15 years

@@Dclin9 sorry to hear that brother.

@@leej4523 nah dawg im just fucking around but aint that close with him

@@Dclin9 😂

that could go bad. he could have really hurt you because if I was him and seen u hurt then I’m moving in for the kill. I grew up working hard so my hands r really strong ...pro arm wrestler strong since I found out I could hang with the best in the Midwest at a state tournament. strengthen them dukes man! it’s really important in lots of things. u can’t build a house without strong hands .

@@crazymacedonianboi that wasn't a risk in this particular fight. It was a heat of the moment thing, thats why my fist wasnt clinched hard. The adrenaline kept me from feeling any pain until it was over

it’s always a risk in any fight...especially once ur out of school there’s angry violent people...and there’s a percentage of those people that might have training even tho growing up was the real training. I’m ready especially in the heat of the moment. plus people carry knives and guns . that’s why if I do train it’s with like minded people who wanna get better at martial arts . the street especially out of school is a good place to end up in a pine box with mamma crying 😢 right lol .

I know it sounds dumb but really?

I had a really old boxing coach with knuckles like those, and he never developed arthritis.

My pops has no signs of it either. Not saying it’s not possible to develop just saying my pops is arthritis free.

Wavyanthony 6 Yes if conditioning is done incorrectly. If you take it slow and gradually build up your knuckles then the body will get used to it and your joints won’t stiffen or break resulting arthritis

Grip work will do the same thing risk free. Captains of crush, titans telegraph key, thick bar lifting etc

For real tho

That would be some badass history if that is true

@Zeek Banistor true... But I still think however he learned karate has to be an interesting story

@Zeek Banistor Mark, why? High rank in the US Air Force. Edit: Apparently there are 23 US military bases in Japan. I've only heard of the one my cousin was based at and Kadena. militarybases.com/overseas/japan/

It's possibly a result of bad form. In that case get better coaching one of their responsibilities is to keep you from hurting yourself. Unless it has never stopped hurting and you injure it more than once every 3ish months. In the case you have a more serious problem that requires a real physical therapist's input.

carpal tunnel syndrome can set in if you been throwing a punch incorrectly or you tried to push through a injury and ignore the pain. I was guilty of both. I learnt to throw my punches at lower power and focused correct form like I throw a hook palm in not palm down with a solid structure behind the wrist. Second thing make sure you use wrist wraps when going full power on a heavy bag that is what works for me and oh learn to give your body time to heal

Stop pulling yourself so much.

DLeMA AFiK pushing?

@@nowmma3292 nah tossing lahd. 🤣

Not sure he has one, WB looks like Ray's clone 😁

I would guess all fighters have bad arthritic hands as they age.

Zeek Banistor- interesting. Do you do any specific knuckle conditioning like this?

Zeek Banistor- very helpful thanks for the info you’ve peaked my interest even more in beginning those practices. Last question, how old are you ? Just curious relating to whether you’re at an age where arthritis would be more likely

Zeek Banistor- thanks for the info, much appreciated. That’ll be logged in my brain now, part of the ongoing data collection for building that bigger picture of how to train for longevity and resilience. Good luck and keep pushing 🤜