...two weeks after I got your course and had been practicing it, I got jumped by an inmate during a cell search with his some-made shank. I used your sleeve defense and it worked perfectly. He attacked exactly the way you showed us and that I trained for. He first shoved and then grabbed my shirt with his left hand and came in low on the right with the shank. Your defense worked perfectly and I walked without a scratch. Now I teach my guys that technique and I'm pushing all of them to buy your stuff. You sent me home safe bro and I appreciate it!!!
If you want to use this comment as part of your marketing please do so just leave my name out of it due to HIPAA laws and various state laws that govern correctional officers here. They could fire me if this comment was connected to me. but anyway thanks again looking forward to the rest of your training.
-T.M.
I train for over twenty years Kickboxing and never noticed how obvious this flaw is before punching. And pretty much everyone is doing it in the gym.
Thanks for pointing that out. And yes, the humour makes it always fun to watch.
Thanks Trav,
Another interesting and truthful video where you say how things really are, instead of some fake teacher taking students money and giving them a false sense of accomplishment. I am from Canada and thank you for using the video of the two clowns from Kombat Arts as an example of what NOT to do. Many schools around here, if not most, are a joke like this. They teach you something wrong and, like you stated, good luck afterwards getting that out of your head, or “unlearning” such a habit. I especially hope anyone who is young and watching this, will appreciate these videos and avoid being taught wrong to begin with… or some fake teacher boasting to be some “master” or other… or what is called a McDojo… get it?…. a pun on McDonalds… anyway, thanks Trav. Will be looking for your other videos in the future.
Hi Trav, great video. Eye opening and paradigm changing insight on striking. Not a counter point and maybe you cover this further in the course. Feints. Not all of these telegraphing or tells before a strike are bad if you consciously work these these tells into feints while on the heavy bag or shadow boxing.
You mean like this one?
https://staging.howtofightnow.com/course/minimalist-striking-12/the-next-level/identifying-and-exploiting-tendencies/
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My kickboxing instructor was saying the exact same thing the other day. I realise I do it too!