The Quickest Way to Becoming an Exceptional Fighter

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I sat down together with Omar Bouiche, professional MMA coach who's been traveling the world and training with some of the best martial arts experts out there and now coaches some of the best fighters in Europe at Pancrase Gym Sweden.
00:00 Intro
00:22 What makes an exceptional fighter
01:15 What makes a good student
01:53 Why is wrestling so important for MMA
02:55 Do you recognize promising fighters from the beginning
03:33 Does hard work beat talent
04:38 Is it OK to be afraid before a fight
05:29 Is it OK to lose your first fight
06:13 Should you focus on winning
06:55 Do you need to be aggressive to become a fighter
08:40 What's your main discovery of your martial arts journey
10:30 The importance of focusing on basics
11:15 Similarities between weapon fighting and hand-to-hand combat
12:50 Omar's thoughts on traditional martial arts
13:23 Was there a moment where martial arts clicked for you
14:55 The genius behind Rickson Gracie
15:28 How to avoid overtraining in MMA
16:43 Talking about Aikido
Check out how my one week of training like a pro MMA fighter went here: • I Trained with Pro MMA...
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Welcome to the Martial Arts Journey RU-vid channel!
My name is Rokas. I'm a Lithuanian guy who trained Aikido for 14 years, 7 of them running a professional Aikido Dojo until eventually I realized that Aikido does not live up to what it promises.
Lead by this realization I decided to make a daring step to close my Aikido Dojo and move to Portland, Oregon for six months to start training MMA at the famous Straight Blast Gym Headquarters under head coach Matt Thornton.
After six months intensive training I had my first amateur MMA fight after which I moved back to Lithuania. During all of this time I am documenting my experience through my RU-vid channel called "Martial Arts Journey".
Now I am slowly setting up plans to continue training MMA under quality guidance and getting ready for my next MMA fight as I further document and share my journey and discoveries.
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@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

Check out how my one week of training like a pro MMA fighter went here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WNOXz4kYJ6w.html

@GhostWriter_369 2 года назад

Thank you..💜

@GhostWriter_369 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for the beautiful videos💜

@jaypenn5117 2 года назад

The coach seems like a great person.

@ives3572 2 года назад

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.” - Tim Notke

@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

Nice one

@GhostWriter_369 2 года назад

Yeah..💜🕊

@seanbarker9272 2 года назад

John Connor says it in terminator 2 as well 👍👍

@Damels2001 Год назад

Kevin Durant

@akaizenmind8440 2 года назад

'A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter'- golden perspective!

@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

I like that phrase a lot too!

@GhostWriter_369 2 года назад

Hell yesss..🔥

@GhostWriter_369 2 года назад

@@MartialArtsJourney Me too..💜🕊

@noerknown Год назад

I joined a local Buhurt club (MMA but with medieval armor and weapons) and the concept of knowing what you're doing and why, hits home. You lose 2/3 of your vision, your hearing is nearly gone, and you can't really feel much from all the armor and the helmet you're wearing. You need to have this out of body awareness almost, that requires you understand your own position, moves and can anticipate your opponent's. It's an incredible rush, that's for sure.

@nchawkin 2 года назад

Really enjoyed getting to know Omar. “Wrestling is the oldest sport” “High % approach”

@ricksterdrummer2170 2 года назад

One could say wrestling was around before it was even a sport. haha

@rageius Год назад

Really helpful. I just started boxing again on the other side of 20. Going for golden gloves this time. Your humility makes your channel so amazing and useful for us. Thanks for your work

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Thanks!

@tomo2807 2 года назад

Talent vs hard work conversation is exceptionally important for combat sports and even more for grappling as you can't get lucky and accidentally do anything, the complex language of fighting demands dedication and effort, and the only way to improve is to get humbled so talent means less

@belalabusultan5911 2 года назад

some hunting dogs were trained to hunt lions and bears. bears and lions have tremendous talent, but the dogs have good training and hard work.

@hourglas 2 года назад

Talent is just how quickly one can learn, adapt and apply. So with Talent you can learn in a 6 months what took someone else 2+years. However, they stop taking it seriously after those few months. While someone else keeps puting in work for another decade. Talent eventually falls behind from lack of passion/discipline. However, when talent works hard you get not just good but trully amazing people.

@ceeeceee8753 Год назад

@@hourglas Makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

@googlegmail9888 Год назад

@@hourglasso iq??

@hourglas Год назад

@@googlegmail9888 yes but no. Someone can still start off with high IQ. That being talent, but through experience one can increase their IQ. So it's just another factor. Talent is alot more how efficiently one can learn. Like having an exp buff.

@jacksmith4460 2 года назад

Omar is a G , what a lovely bloke

@myname-mz3lo 8 месяцев назад

interviewing famous mma coaches would make an amazing series . they are the people that make champions and they should be famous

@Mr_blueridge21 2 года назад

May have been my favorite interview so far. Love tuning in to your journey, rokas!

@dirtpoorchris 2 года назад

Tactical aggression and social aggression are 2 completely different things. For a small man to beat a big man he needs much much much tactical aggression to keep the big guy busy until they lose.

@ceeeceee8753 Год назад

Loved this interview!

@dirtpoorchris 2 года назад

0-1 is better than 0-0

@myname-mz3lo 8 месяцев назад

pluss noone should be counting streaks if it isnt pro fighting . thats why they only start counting when you become pro. i also believe that someone that has never lost as amateur will become too confident and will get beaten as a pro

@idkguy1986 8 дней назад

such a great contents creator keep it coming loving watching these stuffs

@crisgallardo8512 2 года назад

I realized that alot of grappling styles are very similar and on some aspects are alike ever since have jui jitsu partners wrestling and even judo practioners as well

@gregmccormack5709 2 года назад

Very cool perspectives to hear. Great Vid

@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

Thanks!

@loudcryofthe4thangel 5 месяцев назад

What a great episode! I’m sad it was so short.. and man, where’s the episodes on your new aikido insights??? I’m dying to see that stuff, don’t make us wait too long ;) Principles are the same generally in all sports but application different in every martial art.

@suciumarioDIY 2 года назад

a really good disscussion , thanks

@GhostWriter_369 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for the beautiful videos💜

@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

🙏

@davidtice4972 2 года назад

When he said wrestling he really meant grappling in general plus high school type wrestling.

@googlegmail9888 Год назад

Yup folk style is the best for bjj, mixes EVERYTHING.

@angelarballo4478 10 месяцев назад

No, I'm almost certain he meant wrestling. He mentioned every type of grappling except BJJ, Jiu Jitsu, and submission wrestling. He's talking about controlling a fight tactically, not even necessarily looking for the finish. Specifically, he mentioned level changing in reference to grappling. Just like he outright dismissed kicking when talking about boxing, he meant wrestling when he said wrestling. Level changing, takedowns (which is why I think he included Judo), and control are the basis for emphasizing wrestling over submission styles, at least in the beginning. Submission grappling arts are notorious for taking forever to master, whereas wrestling for MMA can easily help you to compete even against a higher level guy sooner if you know how to mix in the striking. Then, it can also transition more easily into submission grappling than going in naked. Wrestling and boxing are just better beginner arts compared to others. Like he said, boxing helps with footwork, and wrestling helps with level changes.

@myname-mz3lo 8 месяцев назад

he literally said that he meant all grappling sports when he says wrestling ... at least watch it before commenting@@angelarballo4478

@unclecow 2 года назад

really good stuff

@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bjorndag2497 Год назад

coach seems like a goo,d honest,and clever trainer an man

@SThrillz 2 года назад

Working hard to improve your skills is the only thing that can be considered a talent.

@adielwilson8749 9 месяцев назад

Footwork really is the best defense. Even in fencing where there are a lot for parrys and blocks but the best thing is to move and if they're still in range block. Blocks are a last resort

@pichinpichi 2 года назад

There is an interesting connection when Omar talks about weapon fighting and Aikido. Christopher Heins ru-vid.com argues and I'm going to agree with him that Aikido makes much more sense when there are weapons involved. An interesting thing is what Omat said, that weapons and their perspective can improve unarmed combat, especially in defense.

@sliderx1897 2 года назад

There is no switch. U may have lightbulb moments based around a certain concept but thats called learning.

@jaymp4031 Год назад

Joined mma I’m thinking abt taking it serious so I came to this video

@myname-mz3lo 8 месяцев назад

hope you kept at it . the begining is hard but once you have the basics and start sparring and rolling it becomes really fun

@wildys6 2 года назад

love the video but my god does my stereo headset not do me any favors with this audio :-:

@theChotkiyOne 2 года назад

Are you interested in investigating panantukan? It's not related, but somehow resembles wing chun

@belalabusultan5911 2 года назад

if I would summurize Omar Bouiche's idea it would be like: "all strikes follow the same principles, and all grappling follow the same principles, and the technique varies very little from one martial art to another." which does sound true to me ... I mean, all techniques evolve in two ways: 1) Flashy moves, that are easier to show, easier to impress, and easier to teach. 2) practical moves, that actually wins fights, and save lives in army, police, or self defense. if you teach noncombat boxing for few genrations, the moves will be wider, flashier, and the gloves might be abandoned. if you teach Kung Fu moves for combat only, no forms, then in few generations you'll have similar moves to what MMA is like now, and all the flashy moves will disappear.

@davidtice4972 2 года назад

Hace mas él que quiere que él que puede.

@joey8701 Месяц назад

So I am not trained in boxing but I want to go into Muay Thai. Would it be better if I took boxing first? I know the basic strikes already jab, cross, uppercut, hook.... I'm just not good with the defense and the footwork.

@gabrielcarneiro9948 2 года назад

Rokas... What age did you stoped Aikido and started BJJ?

@MartialArtsJourney 2 года назад

Around 28 I think

@eastafrika728 2 года назад

I prefer the Judo, all I had to do was add it to my brutal Dutch Muay Thai

@fetube7750 Год назад

change the direction of audio pls, so i as the viewer can hear you left and him right

@dirtpoorchris 2 года назад

BJJ is TANGLING and forcing your opponent to stop. Wrestling is just when hips and head and spine fight for position on the matt. At least that's how I look at it.

@myname-mz3lo 8 месяцев назад

wrestling is about takedowns and bjj is about submissions . you cant do mma without doing both well

@nemanjaaksentijevic6696 Месяц назад

Is this the guy who went viral on the video where a aikido guy sparrs with the bald mma guy gets a body kick and a slam on his cheek and then asked time out?

@MartialArtsJourney Месяц назад

No, different one