That's one factor, but not the only thing. People underestimate how much luck plays a role in fights, and how timing and positioning play a role in 'making your own luck'. Do you consciously think about this while fighting? Nope, it manifests more like a feeling, instinct. It's part pattern recognition and part muscle memory. Having a diverse biomechanic ability like Adesanya is great, but you can't argue against Tyson being a great striker, and both his arsenal and biomechanic complexity were limited (partially by the rule set). Striking in MMA specifically is also greatly influenced by the threat of the takedown. So guys like Fedor knocked people out left and right with the same overhand for years. I'm not saying biomechanics don't play a role, they're a big chunk of what influences one's style, maybe the main factor, but just another piece of the puzzle of what makes a fighter great, not the main separator. Just look at the Michael Venom Paige wannabes getting KOd to see that. 'Styles make fights' + whatever Conor said that one time about timing when he wasn't on coke would summarize my point.
Top class fighting is a highly complex interaction of 2 highly trained central nervous systems utilizing the physical attributes and skills that have been programmed through years of training. Trying to tease out individual qualities is hard and a lot of the time counter intuitive.
LMAO dmbest sht i have ever héard. bla bla bla physical attributes cant be programmed through years of training, what the f are you smokin dmb bch??@@braveheart4603
I’m a lifelong martial artist, but things like calisthenics and animal movements have been beyond amazing in helping pick up things a lot faster and making lots of movements a lot less awkward or difficult.
@@a5a346 I do bear crawls, and there’s one similar to bear crawls except your shims are parallel to the floor. I also do crab walks and have been doing flow movement for like 19 years.
One fighter who is an anomaly and might make more sense if we analyze his biomechanics is Dricus Du Plessis, Ive noticed he uses shift in a very elusive way and lands SO HARD on people and they dont seem to know whats going on.
An MMA cage canvas has a slight spring to it which gives you a little more lift when pushing off of it. Hence why you see some people jump up and down on it when they enter the octagon to get used to the spring. He is basically lowering his stance which gives you power and running with his weight centered for balance. When you run you are shifting your weight rom leg to leg. One in front of another. That combined with a good kinetic chain and good distance management equals affective striking while shifting.
The wrist turn before impact is a "cheat code" for shoulder engagement and raising the elbow. Mainly in long range and mid range hooks. From all the coaches I discussed this with, turning over the wrist in a short hook is more about picking a shot that hits the side of the head or lands flush with the jawline, not a matter of increasing power. For a fighter who already engages the shoulder in the thumbs up position, turning over the wrist is a superficial detail. It's a way to teach the movement and ensure the fighter does it subconsciously.
@@walruz011 If you just throw an arm punch, you're giving up a lot of power. Shoulder engagement is the opposite of an arm punch, it's actually throwing a punch with more of your weight behind it. The kinetic chain goes from the arm to the shoulder to the hip and the feet.
@@MrSpicabooo I was discussing hooks in the comment but the "textbook" technique of all head punches includes corkscrewing the fist at the end of the throw. You don't need to corkscrew on hooks if you're confident on the way you're landing hooks thumbs up. Thumbs up straights and uppercuts are useful to break through the guard but I wouldn't recommend throwing those power shots on the bag. I've tried those and not corkscrewing the wrist at the end increases the risk of hyperextending the elbow. But against someone's face it works.
This was gold. This was absolutely incredible to watch, and so informative. I hope you keep this up for poor plebs like me, and hope Izzy sees this and works with you at some point. I would absolutely watch a grappling video if you put it up
This is a fantastic analysis! As someone who never really had an intuition for picking up new movements, videos like yours which present the topic conceptually are an absolute blessing for my training. Keep up the great work!
I switch stances and part of my reason for doing so when I was first learning to fight was that it opens up more defensive and offensive options. If my opponant is coming forward and I have to option of stepping backwards into another stance and strike through that movement and subsequent to it I am a much more dangerous and unpredictable opponant than one who only has the option of movements in the one stance.
I don't usually But I started using a DVD called shaolin warrior by Shifu Yan Lei (great dvd) and he uses both stances when we exercise. I noticed how important it is to be able to do both. Like with weights, you don't just train one side. It feels awkward in my opposite stance, but thats how I know I'm doing the right thing.
@@bestgirl3380u really shouldn’t be learning fighting from anything market as shaolin warriors and should study Muay Thai, Dutch kickboxing, boxing, jiujitsu or wrestling instead. Even karate is much better
I switch to southpaw when I box especially on the inside and look for lead hooks and shovel hooks and use less leg karate style kicks, orthodox I use much more traditional kickboxing approach
I really enjoyed this breakdown, both for the biomechanics and the entire structure of the video. It truly shows the depth and complexity of striking even though the "toolset" (as in the the moves you are able to do) is more narrow than in something like Jiu-Jiutsu. Would love the see a video on wrestling/grappling!
It is impressive that you managed to fit all these rarely spoken parameters in such a short and understandable video. The fine details you touch but don't analyse here would be a great topic for future videos, although I know first hand how big and complicated this topic is because I have been trying to create written blueprints of movements in martial arts and tennis, two activities I 've been practicing for over a decade and, although they have been proven effective for helping myself and others get better, I see I have a long way to go. Luckily I am a physiotherapy student, so I have good foundations to work on and many years to define my work.
Love this video man, I have always been so interested in biomechanics and how different levers within our bodies cause us to be better at different movements/ sports as a whole. Brilliant video, cheers
this is a great video for having the right mindset of not just trying to copy what you think you are seeing, but really understanding that at the base of it all is the human body and you need learn to understand that and feel comfortable executing with it.
Just found this channel with this video, I've only trained mma for a good few months and watched lots of different channel breaking down striking. I have to say this is one the best and informative videos on striking I've seen to date. Lovely stuff hope to see more from you in future
That was a brilliant video, please make more martial arts content, especially striking related, I’d love to see training advice based on these concepts and others like it. This is the best performing video on your channel, so there’s clearly an audience for this type of content, the algorithm will thank you for it
This has been my favorite youtube chanel since the first video droped 2 years ago and I have learnd how to use my left shoulder blade trough one of your videos. Thanks
Israel started kickboxing at age 18, but his dancing background really helped him. My body type is completely opposite to Izzy's, but I'll try to take whatever knowledge I can lol
Saw your entire video from start to finish. This is pure excellence, informative, consise and understandable. The only thing i believe ur vid is missing is some more visual examples of how you or anyone else would approach mimicking these movements or exercises one could do to improve in these areas (torso movement and or body balance and position for example). Again great work
Always interested in all your breakdowns, tyson fury might be interesting, considering his not normal build? Look forward to seeing you keeping up the great work
This genuinely has eased my mind. I felt like I was failing hard in class and the worst but this made me realise my muscle imbalance is taking a toll on power shift between each arm
Just started the video so idk if you mention this, but Izzy has credited his experience as a Krump dancer as why he moves so well, especially from "bad positions".
really cool video. answers some questions ive had for a while. pls do the wrestling/grappling video 👍 about punching mechanics: rotating, it is said, protects the elbow from hyperextending. this is why in bjj, they teach beginners to pull the opponents arm so that the thumb points straight to up, creating a kind of right angle with the rest of the arm all the way to the shoulder. the armbar is virtually complete once hyperextension is achieved
Tons of interesting information. There is no one right way. This is a rough fundamental and then there is a broadening understanding of the applying the technique with variations. Great video!
love the video btw super amazing! loved it when u went to china as well - some tips - background music every point can have a small sound effect. Your points are gold sir!
Everything you said makes total sense! BJJ is often taught using a similar approach (momentum, using your body in a specific way to apply pressure, etc.) I’m sure a lot of amateurs/semi-pros in mma would agree that different coaches not only bring different ideas and styles, but myths also like squeezing your arm right before landing your punch etc. Looking forward to seeing a grappling/bjj related video!
To the issue of turning the punches over; I do know from experience that if you miss a strike thrown straight and with the point of the elbow down you can hyperextend your own elbow but it is almost impossible to do with your thumb finishing down. Also as you stated, the accuracy and ease with which you are able to center the energy through the first two knuckles is key. Another reason to turn over is in long-range hooks you are able to get behind the glove and make contact with the jaw-line more easily. Again every training session and fight is different as are we as fighters! Here's to the sharing of ideas to raise the tide for everyone!
One thing I've learned about watching dam good fighters..having a unique fighting style ..balance.. rythmn..power..quickness..but everything u have said is absolutely right my friend..dam I love fighting..love ur videos
The reason why people focus on forearm rotation is because it affects how the fist makes contact upon impact which is really important, it doesn't matter if the wrist is up right or sideways, but it does matter how large the surface area that makes contact with the target is, landing with the middle knuckle only is ideal.
Please, please, please do one on swimming. the complexities of the different muscle groups to pull with and how each ineracts with water resistance would be very interesting to break down. also how talent affects "feel for the water" and different muscle types and groups in distance and sprinting swimming.
Amazing, more fight biomechanics content please! To continue with the striking theme, there is a big argument in boxing whether to pivot the lead foot when striking. I’m wondering, does that help generate more force or is a planted foot better?
Can you make a video breaking down proper form/mechanics and instructions on how to generate optimal power/speed for different strikes from a biomechanics perspective
I am so happy I found this channel. I am a Kiwi away from NZ so it was nice to hear the accent! I love MMA but also Parkour and remember you from SP09! You got know Storror!!!!! lol Also, a little TMI, I have rather severe Ankylosing Spondylitis and a weight issue that is more about inability to find a way to move that wont break me. My muscles are a mix of ridiculously strong and dense to almost nothing there and I hope I can learn something, anything from your vids that might help me as I am becoming the Hunchback of Notre Dame and I hate it, deeply. Anyway, great vid, I watched it twice because NZ pay is bad and you deserve money, I liked and subbed. Now onto Callum then Dom! Very interested as Dom was often training with some of the guys in the city I live in, in Aus and seeing him in real life is so different to RU-vid!!! Things he attempts and lands that look big on screen, look literally impossible to my eyes. GG Theo! Keep up the hard work and I look forward to the next upload! ✌
Been wanting a video like this for min. Good shit, thanks! Fist rotation helps ppl time the impact of straight punches and naturally asks your serratus to engage. I also think it can help prevent elbow injury. You showed Izzy thumbs up on a hook which are punches that don’t need a well defined termination. Like aside from getting wrecked by a counter, you’re body is safe to continue through the arc of your hook lol
There’s roughly 3 reactions you’re fishing for when using feints. 1. Guard response/ repositioning 2. Counter attacks 3. No reaction at all( this usually comes after numbing your opponent to your feints) IMO, it doesn’t matter how real your feint looks as long as it resembles the offense that you’ve been annoying, scoring, or hurting them with. Even with minimal triggers And feint goal 3 I mentioned earlier can be fulfilled by threatening an attack you’ve never committed to until now.
Correction on the car hitting a wall analogy and concept. Obejct of the same speed having a head on collsiion does the same damage as something going that fast and hitting a wall. The reason it works in fighting as creating more damage is because with hits you;re usually throwing more energy into it (usually whole body mechanics and a majority of full body mass going into it) like a punch or kick, and the part that absorbs it is usually small and the way it moves is mostly isolated to that part, i.e when hitting the chin, it's just the head or mostly the head abosrbing that power, so even if they come in, theyre coming into a large mass, so you dont have to throw as hard to make the same impact as you hitting them while stationary
Head on collisions between cars will have the frames of both cars absorbing impact energy, which can resolve to being the equivalent of hitting a static wall.
amazing video, was wondering if you could make a video on different soccer players, i’ve realized that i have to strike the ball differently compared to most because my hips don’t allow me to open up so much
I would love to see a breakdown like this on Alex Pereira. His low kicks are extremely effective but are thrown with, what looks like, little to no effort and he is deceptively fast for such a big human being.
Forearm rotation is a force multiplier but it requires a correct timing, or it doesn't achieve that much. Power from the foot etc on upward and correct timing of a twisting arm will catch that and amplify it into the knuckles...it requires good timing to catch the force correctly and good timing to build on it and good timing to load it into a strike. It can also add a very real friction component to hard punches. Basically it's like making your fist the end of a whip. Timing. Timing. Timing
@@TheoTanchak no way!!! Love to hear it, notifications are officially on. Loved the Izzy vid. Was surprisingly easy to watch the whole thing. Info packed vids are usually boring lol
I've been in the sport of boxing for more than 16 years, and the reason why turning over ur fist (for jabs and crosses specifically) is kinnetic linking, as u have already described our bodies are being used via kinnetic linking between the limbs, to perform the punch the most effectively. Thus that last turnover of the fist is just transfering that energy for maximum efficiency. On top of that (USUALLY) the two biggest knuckles people have are the middle ones as well.
Everything you’re saying is why I stuck with capoeira and I breakdown all that you’re saying to my capoeira students. Capoeira is a complete martial art and trains the mind-body connection more than most other martial arts.
turning your wrist comes from angling your two largest knuckles to make initial contact with the target because thats the strongest chain of bone connections (or whatever) to deliver the power from the rest of the body and being a smaller surface area without gloves especially it will cut you open
I think his dancing background is a huge helping factor in salvaging awkard positions he can get caught in. Just think about it, dancing is having a control over your body in it's fullest capacity. When you learn to dance, you learn to move slowly at first and then gradually speed it up. Having a Karate and Muay Thai training myself, they never taught me to punch or kick extremely slowly. It was always about polishing the technique over the time. That's why I also think McGregor was much better when he was doing the movement stuff in with that dork in a park.
I’d say it’s much more to do with his takwandoe background. They have crazy balance and mobility, throw high kicks and spinning kicks off balance and going backwards
The reason for turning punches I think is the fact that it is a different thing from the punch with thumb up. If I stand straight and do not move my torso the most effective way to strike is to use the "not turning my fist" punch. But when I slip to side it is much better for me to turn my whole arm from the shoulder.
The best analogy i found for hiting hard is thinking a bout a whip. The hand makes it forward first and the tip of the whip is the last thing hiting the target. Well timed with the hand going backward makes it "snap". Same with striking. Foot first, hips, shoulder and lastly the fist combine with a shoulder snap. The shoulder is mainly responsible for the snap but its the lower body that creat the shoudler snap. Just like a whip that way, it would creat impresive damage for its relatively light weight.
Hello! What are some common mistakes people make from a biomechanical perspective? The form cues on specific muscles have been very helpful and I've seen a huge change in my bagwork. ty for your time
Big time shout out to this man for picking up on all the small things that makes striking wizards stand out. I am generally impressed as a long time Look see do type of guy think Jon Jones style this man is amazing to listen too. I can fall asleep to this and soak it up subconsciously it's that detailed. Watch it once fully than go back through and learn something new each time he's that thorough. Lasttime I watched this I forgot to subscribe. So happy it went back in my feed. I remembered that comment at the end about if Izzy sees this lol. I hope he did. I think he's the best striker to do it.
Nice one! Another athlete who is insanely athletic and quite ambidextrous is Russell Westbrook. I'd think you'll have fun analysing his movement patterns but I also if some of that impacts his shooting (from a biomechanical perspective).
