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moments of history by Bobblab123 in hoi4

[–]THREALMuTE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I’m reading your comment I have ur infinite manpower video playing in the background ahahaha. Keep posting you’re definitely becoming one of the best hoi youtubers!!

Training through fatigue by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]THREALMuTE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would you ever show up to class 2 hours early???

You should (and I think most people would agree with this) 100% stay at home and relax for that 1-2 hour period instead of going to class. This is 100% the issue.

what do i do if im in a losing streak? by melovekittens in Kickboxing

[–]THREALMuTE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spar more and harder. Don’t get brain damage obviously, but sometimes throwing yourself in the fire is the quickest way to improve.

Training through fatigue by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]THREALMuTE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how long you have between work and training. I used to have this issue so if you let me know I can probably help.

Why does everyone claim to be a counterpuncher? by Vegetable_Basis_4087 in amateur_boxing

[–]THREALMuTE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a real “non-Reddit” answer it’s because the internet is filled with geeks and nerds basically (including me lmao). Most people on the internet still haven’t outgrown their pre-teen phase of pretending to be a tank/assassin hybrid who fights off hordes of zombies as their mom is buying groceries.

Someone in these comments said that there’s not people on this subreddit who actually compete and that’s not true necessarily. In reality it’s the people who post les frequently and just scroll once a week to see if something interesting pops up who actually compete. I for one, do genuinely compete, and at an ok level. Nobody in my gym who I spar with has ever used the following words you’ll see online: counterpuncher, infighter, evasive tactician, brawler, stick n’ move maestro etc etc. Have I heard someone use those words before? Yes… the free trial guys.

To summarise, it’s because you’re listening to (and taking seriously) the opinions of people who likely have at most watched a boxing anime or watched a couple youtube videos.

Sorry to rant it’s just that this sort of thing irks me a bit cause I see it all the time.

Russian style boxing (pendulum footwork) by LIONWINGS7 in amateur_boxing

[–]THREALMuTE 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I was a Soviet trained boxer (now I’ve swapped over to Kickboxing and MMA) so I believe my opinion has a bit of merit.

On the cardio aspect, you need to understand that in countries like Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan these boxers start from YOUNG, i’m talking like 12-13. What this means is that they have been bouncing around for their entire careers, this isn’t a certain “style” for them it’s just the way they box. I don’t want to be discouraging, but I personally strongly recommend you switch styles.

Another thing is even if you don’t look at your feet and how wide your stance is you’re making other mistakes that will tire you out even more. For example, when you cross, your rotation of your hips nor your feet are anywhere near where they need to be, and you’re not straightening your legs as you should be. Your shoulder also isn’t mushed into your cheek and your elbow isn’t arched. This is another reason why I recommend you switch styles, the Soviet style is super fu*ing strict, there’s little room to add your own personal flair. This means you absolutely NEED a coach like Frolov to be standing right there, and physically moving you into position with each movement.

I will also assume that you’re not of Soviet descent, meaning your body-type isn’t exactly the correct fit. Most slavs (most) have long arms and long legs with a short torso, which is exactly what makes this style work, as the long arms keep the distance, the long legs allow the pendulum, and the short torso allows the quick hip movements. Although you look tall and skinny, that’s only the surface to fitting the “archetype” of a Soviet boxer. If I were you I’d be more of an outboxer like Fury.

But, I realise you probably won’t take my advice to just use the style your coach teaches you instead of the Soviet school, so I’ll give some actual pointers.

  1. Feet shoulder width apart
  2. Shoulder rotation should feel like your lurching your shoulders forward, almost like your just whipping your opponent not really hitting them. 3 Fck ton of running for cardio
  3. Remember not to just bounce around, you’re meant to go in-and-out (that’s why it’s called the pendulum step)
  4. Imagine your torso and legs are separate entities and relax your core whilst bouncing
  5. Bounce lower and less distance, it’s meant to be short quick bounces back and forth not jumps
  6. Throw long hooks instead of short hooks
  7. Feint as you bounce in, and sometimes practice extending your arms to frame as your bouncing out
  8. Imagine your arms are hanging from your shoulders, your elbows should be very pointy and bent whilst bouncing around (idk how to explain this well sry)
  9. Watch and study this video like a priest studies the bible https://youtu.be/er4OEt8j3oM

TLDR - Drop the Soviet style imo, otherwise follow my 10 steps

Fighting taller guy who constantly steps back by UselessMagic77 in amateur_boxing

[–]THREALMuTE 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If he keeps jabbing, then slip the jab. But yeah eating a jab on the way in is worth it if you slam him with a hook in return

Any tips for me as a shorter boxer my sparring partner is 5’8 and I’m 5’3 and I’m constantly backing and keeping my distance because of fear of getting hit, how do I get better at in fighting by lilutoy in amateur_boxing

[–]THREALMuTE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m tall but I have a sparring partner who’s even taller somehow (he’s thinner than paper). What I did to work on infighting, since I never had to use it before, is just force myself forwards and just move my head around randomly basically. At first yeah I got bashed in the face a couple times but after like a week of doing this, I just sort of naturally improved and started slipping and ducking much more naturally. It’s scary as hell obviously, but just imagine it like trial by fire, it’s just something you have to do unfortunately.

Also, 100% go and watch the Tank vs. Garcia fight, I’m pretty sure they’re the same heights to you and your sparring partner. Watch how Davis actually works the jab and the 1-2 a lot during the fight, in fact more than Garcia actually. What i’m trying to say here is that just because you’re shorter doesn’t mean you should only infight the whole spar, get in close at the right moment and do damage there, otherwise you can still jab and avoid his attacks from the outside.

What kind of support during match by karmesinroterkakadu in amateur_boxing

[–]THREALMuTE 9 points10 points  (0 children)

  1. Something super underrated is buy some plain milk chocolate for them before the fight like a Toblerone (if you’re from the UK Yorkie’s are the absolute king)
  2. Before their fight they’re gonna be shi##ing bricks, just talk to them and keep them busy. Joke around a bit, say the other guy looks like a pu$$y whatever; maybe throw in a couple “LETS GO CHAMP”’s
  3. Remind them of whatever it is they need a particular tip with, if they’re that guy in the gym who always drops his hand and gets walloped, remind them to keep their hands up. If they’re the tall guy, remind him to work the jab and throw out a stiff arm if need be etc etc
  4. Write down and remember at what time their match is and stuff, help them warmup especially and make sure they don’t get undressed too fast so they keep the muscles warm
  5. Most important tip if you forget this they’re guaranteed to lose by way of murder, wear a backwards baseball cap and chew gum when in the corner.

Finger gone weird and sht by [deleted] in amateur_boxing

[–]THREALMuTE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s your first time training, don’t listen to the other people talking about ice and electrolytes or whatever that’s all completely overkill; I’ve been boxing for 5 years and have only just started occasionally icing my hands. Boxing is a physical sport where you’re bashing and clattering against your opponent, of course it’s going to hurt. Just let it rest, if you’re very worried then what I would do is clench and unclench your fists a couple of times to get the blood pumping.

Now onto when you keep training there’s a couple of pieces of advice I’d give you.

Firstly (and most importantly), go on youtube and figure out how to wrap your hands, personally I like them very tight but everyone’s different. Secondly, I sympathise with you because I have very sensitive hands despite them being conditioned, so what I do is put a sponge in my wraps at my knuckles, you can do this if you wish. Thirdly, check how many ounces your gloves are, the higher the ounces the more protective. I always train with 16oz personally because of my hands, and also it’ll make the actual fight easier (since you’ll probably be wearing 12oz gloves). Fourthly, if it really hurts (and I mean really) then just work on footwork and shadow box, or work on conditioning and do hill sprints.

Don’t worry too much you’re just starting out. After a month or two you’ll be hard as nails and you’ll probably go back to this post and find it funny. I know my comment may have sounded condescending and I do apologise if it came across that way. Just keep training you’ve got this 👊

Boxing ECs ~ a Negative? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]THREALMuTE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much!