No Flinching or Panicking Drill 

I met Bas Rutten in an airport once. I shook his hand and my liver hurt for 2 weeks.

What an honor it would be to be trained by this legend.

"Calmness will always win in a fight! Agression will always lose" What a great piece of wisdom

2:16 he punched him in the stomach and the guy farted and paused all embarrassed

Bas is the ultimate example of manliness: hard as nails, yet with a contrite, humble spirit, and a sense of humour to boot. In the manliest way possible, I love you Bas, imagine having this guy as an older brother or father figure in your life. Respect to you Mr Rutten

The look on that kid's when he took the liver shot! He's like WTF?

"a calm fighter will always win against an aggressive fighter": Bas calls Aldo vs McGregor.

Bas is a smart guy. In my opinion this is what separates fighters from regular guys, how they react when they get hit.

Sometimes Bas says stuff that doesn't make too much sense... Sometimes this man pukes out almost 4 minutes of vocal gold.

After being a pro for 13 years I can honestly say that Bas’ striking system is absolutely the best! It genius is in its simplicity.

It's amazing the level of deep understanding and utmost proficiency Bas Rutten have on the Fight Mindset. His intelligent and always precise chess-game approach to Fight, with a clever answer to any situation that may occur, and the way he explains it in such clear, logical and concise manner, turns any detailed observation he gives as a fundamental guidance, to any skill level practitioner. This is really what places him apart as one of the most Technical Instructor on the whole upper level of Martial Arts/Fight scene. Those who are able to go train under his tutelage are really a group of lucky ones, as a fellow youtuber said below. Bless Bas!

Love how he is so patient with the new students.what a legend.what a person

Lucky guys getting tuition from Bas

That forearm strike @2:09. He showed that in a different video I watched a long time ago. It is super powerful. It was an honor to take a seminar from Bas.

Did nobody else click this expecting Bas to show you drills to never get caught out by flinching unnecessarily when somebody feints a strike

Totally get it. Same thing with the guitar; start slow with repetition; speed up incrementally; and it’s like you’re playing faster while it seems like your trying to play slower. Awesome!

The whole thing about keeping your face relaxed is something my Aikido teacher always tells me

lmaooo i just saw that body shot! haha guy was looking around like fuckkk dude

Bas you are probably the moust intelligent person to teach and speak about MMA in this world. U the man.

Helpful tips for me! I had a pretty bad 'quarter life crisis'. I was unhappy because I tended to avoid problems rather than face problems. A friend of mine (who happened to major psychology) mentioned 'boxing for therapy'. Glad I took boxing class. It helps me to have the 'face it head on' mentality.

Simple but important. Very nice tips Bas. You are not only a great fighter, you are also a top instructor.👌👊

My uncle, Mark "The Bear" Smith loved you Bas. He always talked about training with you before he past away. It's cool seeing your videos; also I'm positive he's proud of you.

His last sentence: "If people start noticing the pattern, they'll beat you". Holy moly, this sentence is so damn true, not even for fighting only. Beside doing muay Thai and Kali(FMA), i'm also a Coder(IT, coding on games) and a gamer since Childhood. And for the most time, no matter what, World of Warcraft, Runescape, Final Fantasy 14 Online etc, all those boss fights are extremly hard but they ALL HAVE PATTERNS. It's a great eye, hand and mind training learning those bosses. With time, your brain will automatically start to see patterns everywhere. You even notice patterns at people in supermarkets buying stuff :P The damn whole world is a pattern, just look at history. War, piece, War piece, war, piece and so on. New Kings were ruling and getting more and more corrupt over time. We see the same with politicians nowadays. They're just no longer called Kings, Kings right hand etc ;)

In old school boxing this was the "Wall drill" used to teach head movement without relying on backing up. I never see anyone use it anymore really so I was happy to see Bas use it perfectly. Not that I should be surprised of course.

Great to see the advice at the end. It gives me as a viewer more confidence in the drill. Plus it shows how much of a trainer the instructor is.

Since Ive been seeing Bas on Joe Rogans Pod casts Ive become obseesed, the mans quality.

Thanks, Bas for applying MMA to the real world and not just the ring. So much of MMA is offensive, you don't see many fighters or trainers talking about blocking and doing the training for it. Your students should be appreciative that they have a teacher that wants them to be ready for the real world, as well as the ring. Really appreciate you putting up an important and needed video. Keep up the good work!

So much wisdom in such a short video

bas, nothing but respect to you. One of the best of all time. Thanks for all you do Champ!

Bas was the MASTER OF CALM. I saw all his fights.... He always had full control of himself. Relaxed, smooth.... ALWAYS... never panicked.

Bas, you're one of the best fighters on all martial arts history, an awsome commentator and, WOW, what a teacher!!!! Your didatics are just so fabulous!! It makes the student's brain learn to observe and block the punches in a slow, calm mood and then fastens it up without loosimg the calm, as the practicing is making you more aware of the punching, and the reflexes of blocking it and clinching. And as you're calm and you can see the punches coming, you can see the openings on the oponent's guard to counter punch too. Suberb!!!

It is a pleasure just watching Bas talk. so much wisdom

For me this guy is a legend on a Chuck Norris Level

I really like this drill. Gonna put it to use!!

Bas is THE man!! Total respect. A wealth of knowledge. Awesome fighter back in the day. Knockout power, both hands, both feet. One of the very best.

Great stuff.......bow to the 'Bas'

Good shit, and he's sharing his knowledge for free. that's awesome most people just show snips and then plug a site. he seems well rounded, humble. I enjoy his videos

Love these fight class video's, Bas!!!

Love the no nonsense approach

thanks bas, one of the greatest with amazing fight iq. have benefited from your teachings over the years pls keep up the good work.

It's satisfying to see Bas' karate base mixed in with his experience as an MMA fighter and coach

If anyone is wondering the music playing over the PA during the first half is Link Wrays "Apache", and after that it is the Blade nightclub techo music

This was a good video. I like that you don't just focus on the technique "How to block/how to punch/how to etc. and now everyone go practice" but also the technical/psychological side of things like "Here's how to combat flinching/panicking".

Man Bas is THE MAN !!

Really great drill! It's super important to get used to seeing those shots coming and not giving away your defence!

i have literally seen this guy in a couple vids and he does seem like a great teacher and fighter.

Pearls of wisdom from a great warrior.

Bas you rock! thanks for the vid uploads

Good stuff, Bas! Rare (sort of) to hear stuff like that.

Excellent stuff!! Thank Bas!

Bas is such a great coach. El Guapo dropping knowledge.

absolutely, no tactic ought be over relied upon; be fluid. bas is very knowledgeable, and a good teacher.

the legend been watching this guys instructional videos for the longest since i was a kid

Very good instructor! Bas is a guy who obviously has had a lot of experience real time fighting....my favorite kind of training, too....all very practical😊

I've got my first uar rules fight coming up soon and I no this will stand me in good stead. Thanks baz. Best trainer out there

he's an EXCELLENT teacher!!!

its so cool that bas trains beginners!!!!!!

Bas you are the man! Your early videos taught me so much. Kept me from getting my ass handed to me when I started sparring. You'll always be my favorite fighter.

Thank you Mr. Rutten

What a great instructor!

Bas altijd weer goede tips !

Done this drill in jkd, and it's very effective. Bass has great knowledge as always

it doesn’t matter how old Bas gets his fighting IQ is off the charts, very dangerous and still very powerful.

thanks for this bas, awesome ideas as always.

This man is a legend on so many levels. Bas🤙🏻

Such a simple drill but so useful for actual fighting.

I love how when dude blocks, bas hits him with the liver shot . best coach

Great coaching this..... Thanks Bas

If I had cash this is the trainer I’d get. All real life applications. Bas doesn’t play

I just learned more about striking and blocking from this 3 minute video, than I ever would have understood in my 31 years of living, trying to figure it out on my own.

What a great teacher

Thank you soo much El Guapo!!!!! awesome little drill

VERY good way of explaining it

I have nothing but Respect for Bas!💯👊🏻

Bas teaching them real life observation haki lol

Great instruction Señor Bas

man with incredible knowledge and power

Amazing drill thanks Bas.

One of my favourites old-school

That's a legend there! Respect

loved this vid . thanks bas

Thank You Coach!

Thank you Sir. I love everything you do.

Handige trainingsmethode! Bedankt voor het delen!

Bas for president! Great drill!!!!!

Respect to you sir. I train in Kuta and the liver attack will now be included in my reflexes drill especially against taller opponents. Thanks.

Great teacher, thanks for sharing!!!

What a legend!

I'm impressed to see an MMA fighter using blocks! Most of the time when I'm watching UFC, the fighters are taking an unnecessary and excessive amount of blows to the head!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Bas....much love handsome one!

Beautiful drill.

Good job Mr. Bas

That has to be the most incredible drill ever done! I’m going to try this.

A day with bas rutten will leave you with years of knowledge

There's always an exception. Don't develop a pattern. Two fantastic pieces of advice anyone trained in the more rigid forms of martial arts should take to heart.

Uncle Bas with another winner!!!!

Bas is great at teaching

Bas, je bent geweldig! Keep up the good work

We did this a lot in karate, it was pretty helpful. I find double end bags work well too when you're training alone. Plus if you get hit by it at a high velocity, it won't be too bad but it helps to keep your eyes open.

Bas is the man!!