I have no idea what's going on in today's video.  Apparently they have boxing tournaments on the streets of Nigeria.

I don't even know if this is in Nigeria.  I just named the first African country that came to mind and hoped that no one would do any research. 

But today, the twig-like teenage fellow in this video earned my eternal respect.  He is a warrior.  

In this fight, he faces a far more muscular, older, and impressively athletic opponent... relying on pure skill in the melee, AND a healthy dose of head movement.

Sweet, sweet head movement; used both offensively and defensively.

It's everything that I've been preaching for the past 8 years... without the kicks, or knees, or the clinch, or takedowns, or leg locks.  So, it's a fraction of what I've been preaching, but he does that fraction incredibly well.  

Like a mathematician who only knows the Pythagorean Theorem.  Every punched dodged is a properly assessed hypotenuse.

He's going places.  I hope that they have air conditioning in those places.

Make sure you check him out.

Have a fantastic weekend.  And Friday. 

(My newsletters can no longer be expected on any given day.  I seek to lose all concept of date and time.)

-Trav

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