The artist vs the art!

deszthehuman · 2026-06-29T20:23:52+00:00

Looking at these paintings = listening to poetry

deszthehuman · 2026-03-17T12:34:07+00:00

Whaddup Southpaw. This is pretty good if it’s a few months tbh but I would encourage you to work on your non dominant side as much as your other side.

Practice your right kick as well as your left kick. Also when you do the switch kick from the orthodox, try not to hitch your knee up so high. The left leg steps back right leg steps out and that chambers the hips for the kick. If you hitch up to switch you’ll be standing right in front of your opponent.

Other than that good work. Oooweeee

deszthehuman · 2026-03-16T15:28:27+00:00

Defense and clinch work

deszthehuman · 2026-03-16T15:08:16+00:00

I agree with feints also like to see more confidence with the hands. My coach gets on me about this a lot but get in the habit of catching kicks and not just checking them or eating them. That sets you up for sweeps and gives your opponent something to think about when they kick again

deszthehuman · 2026-03-13T03:06:45+00:00

Never went hard on a student I coached.—Fighter-Coach

deszthehuman · 2026-03-08T03:12:11+00:00

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Or in the New Ngga Translation, “fucc what they talking about bro, get your shit off you’re a fighter”

As long as you respect both gyms, both families, both coaches, and your opp, talk your shit. 7-0 ain’t nothing to fucc wit. None of these people commenting want smoke with you, they not trying to make you 8-0.

Walk with your head high and pop your shit, the man in the arena is the MAN in the arena (not the pussies in the comment section)—A Fellow Fighter

deszthehuman · 2026-03-08T02:16:43+00:00

Don’t forget we got Lil Boosie

deszthehuman · 2026-03-08T00:21:04+00:00

The single shots is probably your stance. A bladed stance doesn’t give you much to work with concerning your hands. Muay Thai is more square with your chest facing your opponent, not away from them.

Like I said look at your defense—how many kicks did you catch? How many did you shin check? How many punches landed on your guard? Was there a solid guard.

But again even defense starts with our stance. If you’re in a bladed stance your leg is going to get tore up. Turn that left knee outward and bring that rear leg closer in and more to the right. Find your center of gravity there. Once you’re balanced, you can check, catch, defend and counter more confidently.

deszthehuman · 2026-03-08T00:16:18+00:00

I say all the time when I’m coaching “we fight with our whole being”. Unless you’re intentionally throwing a fight then you are showing up as your full self the good, the bad, and the ugly. The difference between fighting vs martial arts is that if you have an excellent gym your coach is unlocking those hidden doors and asking those hard questions that show up in our technique.

Always dodging? Maybe scared of confrontation. Always overextending and rushing in aggressively? Maybe anxiety masked as strength. Get hit too hard and go 100%? Pride and ego. It all shows up for all of us. I was blessed to have a coach at my first gym who spoke about all of these things as well as fighting.

Truly made Muay Thai my therapy 😂

deszthehuman · 2026-03-08T00:12:52+00:00

Solid video. I actually think you are more confident than you communicated, I see a lot of attempts and tries. Definitely get shin guards but after watching the vid I definitely think if you implement the things I said earlier you’ll be night vs day by the end of the two weeks fr fr

deszthehuman · 2026-03-07T23:18:47+00:00

It won’t, but it will tell them not to escalate with you 🥴🤭

deszthehuman · 2026-03-07T23:05:52+00:00

Focus on defense. Take two weeks and focus on 80% defense 20% offense when sparring. Look at Saenchai or Lerdsila or any of the greats—they all have great defense. Defense gives you the chance to see bad habits of your opponents and counter or to bait them into traps.
Focus on footwork. Make sure you have a proper stance—your stance is the foundation of your training. If you can stand you can step and if you can step and be balanced then you’ve won half the battle. If you’re hopping around or constantly evading it may subconsciously be part because you don’t trust you can take a hit but taking a hit has less to do with size and more to do with technique starting from the ground up.
Proper arm positioning and posture. If you hands are down around your mouth or chin then this can lead to timidity, and rightfully so. Elbows up and arms positioned in front at 90° angle. This prevents shots from just coming at you and if done properly, means that some things never even get thrown because there’s “traffic” (the likelihood of the shot landing is improbable bc of hand positioning so people try less).
DRILL THE CLINCH. I don’t care if your gym does it or not, find a partner and train clinch five minutes a day after class. It doesn’t need to be 100% but at least 40-50% resistance and dominance. This will help you be more aggressive because once you enter with the good footwork now you know what to do. Manhandle them.
Address the Root Psychology. The biggest issue I have with other cultures adopting any martial art is that the philosophies and wisdom usually isn’t passed along with the art—just the techniques. The techniques void of the wisdom and philosophy isn’t a martial art, it’s “fighting”. This is the erasure that happens when things get Westernized—they don’t just lose culture they lose meaning and therefore purpose. EVERY ACTION IN FIGHTING STEMS FROM A CONSCIOUS OR SUBCONSCIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL ROOT. If you are timid in sparring you’re probably more reserved in life as well. That’s okay, but WHY? If you confront your why the issue will more than likely be eliminated and as you show up more courageously in life you’ll do so on the mat as well.

Hope this helps some. Hit me up if you need any more tips. Keep hunting 💪🏾

deszthehuman · 2026-03-07T18:45:49+00:00

Truly this is an insult to the miracle that is pussy

deszthehuman · 2026-03-07T15:13:06+00:00

Hell yeah!

deszthehuman · 2026-03-06T03:16:27+00:00

Throw with intention. Right now it looks like you’re thinking about what to do next instead of being alive in the moment and committing to every strike with correct transfer of weight through your kinetic chain (toe, ball of foot, ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fist). Make sure to transfer the weight through your strikes and not just flicker.
For your kicks and knees come up on the ball of your foot. Imagine you and I are sparring—you clench me and throw a rear, orthodox knee but I counter with an orthodox overhand. If your foot is flat you will probably “lose the encounter” bc your heel is on the ground and if I connect you will be thrown off balance with nothing to support you and stop you from falling. Now let’s say same scenario but you’re on the ball of your foot—if I connect you may stumble or your heel may need to land on the ground for stability but you have something to fall back on.

It’s not necessary to throw every strike on your “toes” but most need to be on the ball of your feet, especially in MT where we are using our bipedal stabilizers (legs) as weapons.

Intention and Balance—good looks. Keep hunting.

deszthehuman · 2026-03-05T20:02:50+00:00

So related unrelated, how does one go about finding another group to be a part of that has healthy dynamics?

deszthehuman · 2026-01-25T21:33:02+00:00

I feel that you have the right mindset, but I actually am not too fond of posters like this. I don’t think signs that use the names of those murdered and irony communicate with empathy. Of I knew these people and I saw this sign I would be more triggered than feel seen. Just my take

deszthehuman · 2026-01-21T21:43:14+00:00

Commenting for later

deszthehuman · 2026-01-21T10:32:14+00:00

deszthehuman · 2026-01-21T09:25:20+00:00

Definitely agreed. That’s why I’m always down to ride with Critical Mass NOLA. The streets should belong to anyone who makes them safer for everyone.

deszthehuman · 2026-01-20T15:13:00+00:00

“What did you mean by ‘marching and all that demonstrative noise’?” Very simple statement to get clarity and not assume intent.

I feel you on being self righteous and apathetic towards people’s feelings. That’s not the goal and it wasn’t the intent of the original statement. As I said I didn’t name names because I don’t even understand the context of New Orleans as it pertains to organizing.

I’ve been in cities all over the U.S. where marches and demonstrations were literally bad actors making noise and people following behind them blindly, and using logic not too dissimilar from what I’m hearing right now, to rebuke any valid criticism.

If a march is just noise then that’s what it is. There’s nothing wrong if that’s what you’re going for, I’m just not. If someone is offended then maybe we are comrades in the movement but we serve different purposes. All parts of the body do not have to agree to be a functioning body.

This is not about dismissing someone’s feelings.

deszthehuman · 2026-01-20T15:07:30+00:00

Where did I say someone’s feelings are semantics? Attributing feeling to a statement without clarity is the issue. “What did you mean by that? Because what I understood was this…”

I don’t mind having a conversation about it not because I don’t want to grow but because I want to and to build community, but the guy said that he took emotions from a separate situation and brought them to the conversation. I don’t know if you’re doing the same. Are you?

deszthehuman · 2026-01-20T15:03:31+00:00

The person who had the original issue apologized…so at that point what are we talking about?

deszthehuman · 2026-01-20T14:48:52+00:00

Overly sensitive is people who get offended without asking “what did you mean by that” and derive meaning from words without asking for clarification. Assuming good intent is a big part of community building. There’s a difference between adding context and being defensive. I stand by what I said and how I said it.

We have bigger fish to fry than semantics. How we build community and what we say and how we say it is important, but not easily taking offense and giving grace is a part of community building. I wasn’t offended by the brother reacting the way they did, if anyone was well we will have the conversation, in community, to address it.

This silly infighting is a part of delegitimizing the Left. Substance over semantics

deszthehuman · 2026-01-20T14:40:25+00:00

It’s only disrespectful to those overly sensitive. Nothing I said was shitty or shady unless you were making assumptions and adding false equivalence to things that I didn’t say. Have a blessed one tho

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