Modern Self Defence: Insights from the Staten Island Dirty Boxing Seminar
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Hard2Hurt is a unique YouTube channel run by Icy Mike, a seasoned martial artist, self-defense instructor and former professional fighter. The channel offers comprehensive self-defense tutorials, combat sports techniques and fitness tips. Mike brings his experience, talent, and passion to equip people with necessary self-defense skills and knowledge.
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I was surprised to see that one guy bring a hatchet for you to sign. 😂 Have you autographed anything else that was interesting?
11:00 I think that's actually a form from Piguaquan. I'm some rando from internet comments tho so idk
I’m really enjoying these seminar videos. Good stuff.
Thank you for visiting our gym! Awesome seminar.
Such an amazing experience, next time I need to find something else other than one of my axes for you to sign 🪓
Hold TF up did homie bring a Camp Axe for you to autograph?! 🤔 Only my fellow NY cats would do that. 😂
That gazelle leaping punch is fire 🔥
Oh hell, I can't wait to get back to Carolina. I'm dying to attend one of these.
Love that Submarine Punch. Forgot all bout dat sumbitch
The gazelle hook and jab remind me a lot of Hagler. Any inspiration there?
Gazelle punch is legit. I'm happy you're bringing light to it.
Im a tall guy with a good cross, and the gazelle adds so much to everyone's arsenal. Even mine was improved upon with it because as you said there aren't many devastating counters. People either run, get hit, or you end up clinched up with them.
I thought that lunging straight punch was going to be a lead leg teep to the same spot.
It's a real pleasure to watch a quality instructor at work.
Great lesson, great teacher
Those Gazelle variants… need to practice those. Maybe it'll help chase the TKD guys down at my gym. ^_^
Byron tried to teach me this. Mostly because he was losing and wanted me to fight his game instead of mine.
Who’s the handsome guy with the rainbow gloves?
The intro music 🔥
Landed that leaping left to the body on one of my students the other day. It's so surprising that I put the brakes on a student that I've literally had to coach out of just letting people hit him so he can corner them. Felt a little bad about it at first but he was back to sparring within a minute so now I just feel like it was awesome
Hey brah, make a vid about shoes and kicking for self defense, a vid meant for martial artists, I never really tried kicking someone with shoes on
Allstars and boots are hard, I wonder if they deal extra damage or not
5:45 if your footwork is good and you understand well how to do this type of leaping or skipping punch (my favorite is the overhand because it tends to cause the most impact on the opponents guard and balance) and if you can do the technique with either side and can transfer from one side to the other it is just effective in general. But especially if your opponent is “on the ropes”. The second punch and every subsequent punch is actually a step through that changes your stance allowing you to create a back a forth rhythm that has huge potential for creating openings for a knockout as well as just has a very high rate of scoring a knock down. It is also extremely variable in its range of techniques that can be employed. It is a form of blitzing that utilizes angles and footwork that is kind of based on point fighting and aggressive hard to counter arching punches to close distance and the fact that you telegraph a bit gives your opponent a chance to shell up and you perfect opportunity to batter your opponents guard and throw them off balance. All while remaining quite safe. Throw in some level changes in your punches, some low kicks and knees in and you have a layered combination of devastation that covers all ranges, levels and angles. You can apply the same tactic to kicks in general as well, but the skill floor is way higher, front kicks and round kicks are often not as effective at breaking down the guard as knees, which are by far the best. They also are not as effective at breaking down the guard or at slipping through as axe kicks, crescent kicks or even hook kicks which are much harder to set up than any of the others. The easiest are obviously round kicks specifically low kicks for knock downs, mid kicks for the technical knockout and high kicks for knockouts. Though in general that takes more flexibility, hip strength and dexterity along with a lot of practice, often times more than most people are even capable of and as far as the axe kick is concerned it is a far to anatomically specific technique. It is simply a fact that most people are not tall enough to make it effective on any size of opponent. So we rarely train it. I still am of the school of thought that learning kicking at every level and practicing to increase the height of your kicks is the best way to kick harder, better, faster and…with more force 😅 some people thought I was gonna say stronger 😂 Daft Kicks 🤣 anyways… to me it just makes since… you cannot get better at kicking high by kicking low.. but you do get at least marginally better at kicking low by kicking high. Logically speaking..it makes sense that kicking higher overtime = kicking better overtime 🤓🤙🏾
Sorry for the ramble hope it was of some kind of value.
That punch at 44 seconds reminded me of the game NBA JAMS "From Downtown!"
My favourite part is when he autographs the axe
I don't know if anyone has told you this. But you are The Daniel Negranu of Martial Arts🫣😆
I guess it's not dirty boxing anymore, but once you have the collar tie-spin-make them step motion, there is a nice throw there (sasae in judo, also used in Muay Thai).
Great lesson!
Man, I wish I was there!
I love so much how you remind all these people that we are nerds. No shame for enthusiasm! 🥰
Gazelle straight also looks like a great sidekick setup. A Gazelle Game in sparring might be very frustrating
The clinch is Judo range, what about a basic hip throw?
Glad to see that Frank Zappa is trainung with you.
Good seminar pal, love the dirty sneaky stuff that breaks rules and finds targets 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Icy Mike looking like Better Bachelor
Great video
Loved this guy in american history x
I like that lunging lead hook. I practice that. Discovered it myself while sparring with a friend. He had boxing training and was better at circular movements. I was able to use it to catch him a couple times. Since i would practice orthodox and southpaw, i could catch him on either side.
But my striking was even worse back then. Ive gotten better at it.
THEY HAVE A DWARF
I like the Pride gloves at 5:25 😀
I would like to train with you my teacher
I like u signing his hatchet lol awesome
New martial arts term for ya Mike. Fa-jin. That's what the one inch punch thing is. You should be able to do it from pretty much any part of your body.
12:19 Icy Mike for mayor. Breaking wrists, kissing sumo wrestlers on the forehead, signing your hatchets. Great guy.
Yo anyone know the song at the intro? Fire vid as always bro
My daughter (the girl demonstrating the gazelle punch) and I had a fantastic time! Looking forward to the next one. Thank you!
Hiii, Im the girl who was doing the gazelle punch! My dad and I had so much fun at the seminar, so grateful for the tips and tricks you tought us at the seminar.