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G'day jack, would u ever consider doing something similar to the 'history of boxing' or even adding to it with fighters during the golden era of boxing?

Do you know if there is any movement or will at all to look at how penalties/point deduction is enforced in mma in general? I still cant get over the fact that you can literally, and unequivocally cheat in this sport and claim it was an "accident". Why dont they just penalize these accidents. Its not like I can just ram someone with my car and go "ooops, but it was my first time so just a warning please", unless Im Jon Jones of course

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this. Because of the lack of decent cards this month do you think it'd be a good time to focus on past and present actually good fighters, I don't know say... Roberto duran?

Saw some click bait instructional promo that asked "Is training with an old school bjj black belt holding back your game?" and thought it was interesting and valid question. I refuse to accept the click bait on principle so now my only hope to get the answer is asking you. Keen on your take for both MMA (surely yes) and no-gi. Chur from New Zealand!

Have you ever trained any classical kung fu styles? I was musing about my own history of kung fu training, and many styles seem to have a modern analogue or archetype in MMA, northern style long fist as outside kickboxing, southern style as isnide wrestle boxing, wing chun as clinch and hand fighting forward style, bagua as a counterstriking footwork and feint heavy style. Styles seem to map close to the various striker archetypes we see in the cage. Not sure I have a question, but interested in your thoughts.

Dear Jaximus Slaximus - history podcasting boi Dan Carlin did an episode several years (?) ago about how every historic sports great would lose against modern top tier competitors except boxers. According to Dan, weight classes would keep a rough parity and the dozens or hundreds of fights that older boxers had would be decisive. I’m inclined to think that modern training, conditioning, nutrition, weight cutting etc would be more meaningful but curious what you think. Ilybbyboi

What fighters in the top fifteen would benefit most from a full PRIDE-style laissez faire attitude towards PEDs?

May have answered this before , but what do you think the best method for learning from instructionals?iv learnt plenty from them in covid lockdown times , but I kind of just skim through an find parts that look cool or I reckon could add to my current game . Melanson, craig Jones and Henry Atkins seem to be the easiest for me to watch, danaher an Gordon's just bore me to tears I can't concentrate on them at all , even though they must be gold🤣keep up the great work jacky

Yoza up the anuk jack, how do I corner and punish an opponent with superior distance management and high mobility

Do you have any thoughts on Nyamjargal "art of Knockout" Tumendemberel the 9-1 Mongolian fighter from Road to the UFC who just got his first UFC win. His grappling is slick, his striking is spaztasticly effective, and he has the worst nickname ever. Also Oumar Kane>Ciryal Gane

Are thigh kicks obsolete as a damaging strike?

Worst fighter you consistently unironically enjoy watching?

Do you listen to The Rest Is History Podcast? They recently did an episode called “The Fight Of The Century” about John Heenan and Tom Sayers punching on. Thoughts on the fight and the podcast and are there any other 19th century or earlier bouts you would’ve liked to attend?

Has MMA advanced so much that iconic champions of the last like Liddell or Hughes would struggle on the contender series if you time traveled them?

If you could give 1 tactical area for a fighter to focus on what would it be?

Hey slacky could you recommend some solid general bjj and wrestling tutorials for beginners. Also some for specific topics. lastly could we get an analysis on Lyoto Machida

Could we get a preview for the upcoming K-1 70KG tournament, or will the outcry from the niche western kickboxing community on Twitter and Discord deter it? Jokes aside, it's going to be a banger of a card aside from the stink of Kaneko, whose trilogy fight with Kumura made them both washed. Btw, go check out Masashi Kumura vs Shiro. You'll be horrified to see how degraded his chin has become.

Yo, Slack Man. I remember you once said that a grappler who was actually versed in Catch Wrestling was a mythical creature as they didn't really exist nowadays. However, I've been increasingly seeing revival efforts out of the UK. Are these guys just nerds in grappling cosplay or is there something more to it?

How do you deal with the low kick as a counter to the jab? Feints and the muay thai jab/teep switch up are the obvious ones. I've found jabbing the chest can off balance the opponent if timed when they're one leg. What other tips do you have?

What’s going on Jack?! 2 questions. Do you think that Martial Arts is the best way to cure a broken heart? On a more serious note, what can a coach do to allow a group of fighters to have their own individual style while still teaching best practices?

What traditional sport(s) do you think offer any benefit to an athlete crossing over to MMA? For example, folks slobbering all over the fact that Jose Aldo played soccer before battering professional fighters legs?

How much of what you consume in instructionals actually makes it into your game? I constantly find myself at home watching a bunch of things but by the time I get to the gym I've either forgotten those things or forgot key details that make those things work. Was wondering if you figured out a process to go from instructional video to trying move IRL.

In my opinion jiu-jitsu is a massive impractical sport both from a self defense perspective & MMA ruleset. Danaher & Khabib talk about the massive lack of takedowns and abiliity to get on top. That being said is it a copout to just "learn some wrestling"? Why is the dominance of bjj slowly deminishing and how can it be improved for mma/street?

What's the best lesson you've ever gotten from a bad sparring partner?

Hi Jack, realistically, what’s the maximum number of techniques (of all varieties) that someone can be truly good at?

How big a motivating factor do you think sadomasochism is in martial arts generally? Don’t think anyone trains regularly without at least some of one or the other and wonder how that tracks to the pro level

CJI matches you are most excited for? Hokage vs everyone, Woj lock vs the world, pato vs nicky rod and other heavyweights are all near the top of the list. Also please commiserate that Levi Jones Leary had to drop out and we don't dont get like 30+ min of new footage on him. The Dan Gable of screwing CJI because my toe is unstable, bless

Besides fighting people who aren’t very good, how is it that some fighters seem able to just rip combos seemingly at will through the guard? Is it just being able to change on the fly where you’re aiming to take the exposed bits or does it tend to be more forcing the reactions. And yes I am thinking of Ditcheva again😂

Can you do a breakdown article of JDM? His striking and grappling game. Or maybe an aussie article of JDM and Volk and what they do well, what they do differently etc. 🙏🏻

Who are some of the best j kick fighters to watch? and do you think the popularity of kickboxing in Japan has helped propel some of the world class talent Japan has now got in boxing, I swear they've become a force in boxing overnight?

Hi Jack, What are your thoughts on hand-fighting in closed-stance matchups? Specifically the benefits and drawbacks of squaring up and checking with your rear hand (like Adesanya and Sodiq Yusuf) vs the cross-hand check/sword and shield guard used by Lorenz Larkin, Petr Yan, and lately Ilia Topuria. Furthermore, what are your thoughts on mainly focusing on blocking the lead hand like the aforementioned fighters tend to do, vs trying to smother both the opponent's hands at once like DC and Foreman?

How do you think RDA vs McGregor would have gone if they ended up fighting back in 2015?

What are your 3 favorite female fights? Do you think any of them could place in the greatest fights of all time, regardless of gender?

Favorite mma mythical fighter? Sea Level Cain, Motivated McGregor etc.

Charles vs Fiziev predictions. Also is it concerning that Charles might go down the Tony path with no plans of retirement?

Hearing about Mackenzie Dern potentially being handed a world title and I was wondering who your favourite bad specialist is? A fighter who's quite good at one specific thing but stinks so bad at everything else it genuinely compromises their game? I love this type of fighter and always want more to watch

People always talk about the best striking coaches and best BJJ coaches in MMA. Who are the best wrestling coaches? The ones that you can see a notable improvement in their wrestling after training with them

What are rules for engagement? When and how can I enter rather safely to punch a combo? When and how can I counter an enemys attack?

Why hasn't MVP vs Adesanya been booked yet and who wins if they make it happen?

With the end of b team and new wave on the horizon, do you think it'll make the ufc's bjj monopoly attempt easy? I think with this "story line" between the teams ending, it leaves space for the ufc to make it the digestible, boring paste the ufc is

What's your opinion on the Ruotolo brothers fighting in mma, Kade seems like he could be a menace and Tye is making his debut on sep 5

Why is there no 4 oz boxing?

Slack! Have you seen any similarities between the cross step a la jersey joe and stuff in more traditional arts like the footwork in Bagua? In Bagua it seems they're using the steps to change direction quickly and get behind the opponent.

Any book recommendations on writing?

Slack what do u think about nontournament nontitle kickboxing fights be 5 rounds of 3 minutes and nontournament title kickboxing fights be 7 rounds of 3 minutes?

Why don't many MMA fighters improve their skills in meaningful ways over their careers? This has always perplexed me, it's their full time job and yet obvious and basic flaws will always exist in their game. I progress in meaningful ways month over month at BJJ despite being a hobbyist that only trains a couple days a week so why can't a 25 year old learn head movement?

reposted from a few question thread ago: who do like watching better - gordon ramsay or marco pierre white? do you know of marcus wareing?

Do you think someone like Jack Della madelana or Paul Hughes has the style to beat father's plan or the cacaus style of wrestling e.g. very good defensive jiu jitsu (linton vassal esque) used primarily to off balance and stand up and striking which incorporates the jab and dip very well to make it hard to shoot without colliding heads. One of the key things I noticed in jdm vs belal was that belal couldn't really shoot because jacks head was often in the way

What are your thoughts on anonymity in journalism and do you think that there's merit to having a front facing persona in journalism?

Not a question but I was glad to hear you’ve been enjoying training in the gi recently. I personally love the gi because I like wrestling and standing passing, and doing those on sweaty ass mats makes me terrified for my knees. I feel the “gi is dead” marketing from no-gi influencers has a lot of white belts not giving it a shot when they might enjoy it

No question, just wanted to laugh at the UFC for not being able to organize a ppv in September. Apparently these are supposed to be the only people who know how to promote MMA btw. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Slacky, you’ve explained southpaw/open stance 101 many times, but what is closed stance 101? Also, have you listened to the Rest is History? It seems right in your wheelhouse.

Who are your biggest "what ifs" in MMA that are worth a rewatch? I recently went back over a lot of Ross Houston’s Cage Warriors run, as well as his fight with MVP, where I felt he gave a great account of himself and It got me thinking about all the ones that got away. Sincerely, the Nigel Benn of next Sifu video when?

Other than simply feinting more often and convincingly, what are the best principles for initiating striking exchanges safely?

Hi Jack, curious for some of your dos and Dont’s of countering. You’ve mentioned before about the problems with hooking with a hooker and the benefits of kicking with a kicker. I’ve been finding success in countering punches with kicks and vice versa. What other general rules/tactics could one find useful for getting on the counter

Hello Jack . I’ve asked this question before but you said that Volk’s use of the left body kick in a close stance against Topuria was risky because of the risk of getting cracked by the right hand. But in their trilogy, you liked Max Holloway’s use of the right body kick in an open stance against Dustin Poirier whenever Peahead’s left elbow was away from his body. What is the difference between the 2 stance matchups that makes the body kick are risky weapon or a good one?

Any good techniques to game plan around for sparring lanky southpaws who love their 1-2 (Muay Thai)

Bonus question: have you any Irish in you? Always wondered if that's where your distaste for the monarchy comes from.

Whats the craic Jack? Favorite crufix moments in MMA or BJJ. E.g Penn vs Hughes, Zang vs cookie monster and big daddy goodrige Asking because of the lackluster work of Kamzat vs DDP. Thanking you I assume gorgeous bastrad

Would you put your kids into martial arts young, or start them with another sport for general motor development (e.g. gymnastics) and then they can choose when they're older? Not sure if you have kids, but your imaginary ONE FC failson then. Thanks, Eoghan

If you could make any scammy Bullshido a legitimate martial art, which one would you choose?

Who is your favorite Tekken character? (please specify game version if you want/can)

Whats more unlikely to happen team Lobo fighters learning to cut the ring or xtreme couture fighters actually listening to corner advice? Cheers slacky keep up the good content. Thomas

What parts of the current nogi metagame do you think could have a strong application to MMA? (RIP leglocks for submissions)

What is the best order to watch the „golden” era of Pride/Jmma? From the first to last? Only selected events?

Morning, Jack! With fights like Khamzat versus DDP sticking in my head, I often wonder whether the bottom man or top man has the advantage. Whether it is possible with enough training and effort in a fight to guarantee that you’ll be able to get back up. Do you think that either top or bottom position has enough advantage to guarantee a success, if both fighters were trained to near perfection. Or is it a stylistic question, where the areas of control/get-ups trained would make the difference.

Favourite UK fighter not in the UFC?

Jacktimus Slime, I recently had my best mma round ever against a sparring partner who is shorter and more blacksplosive than me, and would put a pace on me walking me down with boxing counters and combinations when i tried to outbox with my jab and kicks. I was inspired by RDR and began spamming knees at every opportunity (my base is muay thai) Despite having much more mma experience than me that simple change really evened the playing field, and i could tell he wasnt used to the muay thai style of spamming well-placed knees in close and the clinch. So i guess my question is do you think intelligent knee strikes are going to break their way into the meta the same way that calf kicks did?

Slacker, Maybe fighter specific, but on average what fares better in MMA. Bouncy footwork or a more planted stalking stance.

Who has the best feinting system in striking?

Cheating/dirty move tier list/meta? Alternatively who are some your favorite dirty fighters/cheaters in history? (Evander Holyfield ball uppercut + headbutt combo?)

If you could write another book about an another MMA fighter which would interest you the most?

Do you think that the UFC quality dropoff and the rise in Full Jaffa Jack as opposed to Croissant Jack are related?

Hey Jack, how is it that a lot of the dagestani and Caucasus area fighters (khabib, chimaev, etc) developed these super effective fence wrestling styles when they come from sambo, judo, freestyle wrestling none of which have a cage? Is there something I’m missing?

Howdy Jack, I want to be become a Power Slap champion, how many hours a day should I crank it to build up the strength in my arm?

Hola Slackman Jack. I love a little L-step, and it’s something I leaned on pretty heavily back when I was training MMA. I’ve since made the switch to boxing, and my coach reckons an L-step is just “fancy shite” that’ll get met with an overhand from any half-decent boxer in about half a second. Is there something in that, or am I still a cool dude for L-stepping on all these hoes in my boxercise class?

Who is your favorite non-contender with a unique skill? Such as Ross Pearson and his inside slip left hook counter.

You must pick one haircut for the rest of your life. Charles Johnson's or Chris Moutinho. Go.

What do you see for your career over the next decade? With the unpredictable, often poor quality of the UFC as a product, it seems like a ball-ache doing bi-weekly podcasts hinging on whether there's something amidst the fights worth talking about. Have you thought about taking your writing to the next level? If you wrote a another book, what would it be about? Would you ever commit to writing fiction (a novel, short stories, even a screenplay)? Writing about combat sports seems to me to have limitless potential, and you've found a vocation with your online work that should sustain you indefinitely. (As a writer, I'm jealous as shit.) And this recent drought of MMA quality might be an opportunity in disguise. I've been a fan of yours for half a decade now and continue to value your unique voice in this unique subject. Keep up the great work!

Which old era fighters do you think could have some succes in the modern era. Doesn't have to be champ level or anything just good enough for top 15 or 10

What's the best walkout music and why is it "Samba de Janeiro" by Bellini

At what point in MMA's regression do you make the pivot to full time JRPG podcaster? What game do you recommend we all play instead of watching the next Apex card? Looking for literally any other way to spend my Saturday nights. And for an MMA question, is pure BJJ gonna make a comeback as a relevant skill in MMA now that wall wrestling has solidified to be entirely in the offensive wrestler's favor?

Hey Jack, why do fighters not seem able to adapt to their dismissing athletic ability as they age out? Are they just too rooted in their style/habits they have built, or is it more of a mental thing where they can't seem to let go of techniques/habits that may have only worked when they were younger, but won't work now that they are "old"?

Hi slacky , who is the greatest practitioner of the rear body uppercut (the most criminally underrated punch in combat sports in my humble opinion)

Whatever happened to the Dagestani Backstep?

My favorite period in my MMA fandom is Lyoto Machida’s come-up where he was absolutely befuddling all of his opponents with what appeared to be a fairly limited set of techniques and good footwork. Can you talk about what made him so successful and why we haven’t seen someone be so successful with a style like his since then (even amongst other karatekas)? Cheers.

Hey Slacky, I was recently revisiting your fightland video on the 3 initiatives. Absolute banger. I always think of either the 3 initiatives or Bruce Lee's 5 ways of attack when considering what the different options for offense are. So my question is 2 parts 1.) Have you ever considered a similar video or article on the 5 ways of attack 2.) Are there any other simplistic yet shockingly applicable rules to offense like these you've heard that you think would be worth sharing.

Hey Jack! I've gotten back to watching point fighting and ITF taekwondo lately (Bailey Murphy/Julio Carlos have been great fun). That got me thinking, it's been a while since you last talked about interesting strikers outside the usual scope of the pod. Has anyone or any particular ruleset caught your eye lately?

Hi Jack, I'm looking to return to BJJ after taking a while off due to a wrist ligament reconstruction. I swear I remember you saying long ago that you go for guillotines in a particular way because of your wrist or hand - do you happen to have any other busted appendage tips or tactics? I'm especially worried about breakfalls and posting on that hand

What’s more likely Jack, a male Chinese UFC champ or a male Japanese champ?

History book recommendations!

We all know boxers and boxing nerds think MMA striking is bullshit, but in your experience what do jits heads make of the level of bjj in mma? It seems to me like we see more good jiu jitsu in mma than we see good striking, but I may be biased since I'm a muay thai and boxing guy, not a grappler. Thoughts? Ankalaev and Pereira rematch ending in a draw, bless.

How would you train Clinch fighting and that transitioning between striking, Wrestling, Clinch and Clinch hitting? We dont train these really and it is difficult to get to it in Sparring. I Like the thought but i am Not good enough to get to it. And i think that ist a reason we See it not that often. Greetings from Germany! Excited for the next History Podcast!

Heavyweight son or Bantamweight daughter

Hi Jack! Which fighters would recommend watching to study the inside spiral? Are there any Muay Thai fighters who do this well?

Where does Kai Asakura go from here and what is his ceiling in the division?

In recent years with kron gracie, rodolfo Viera, and buchecha's performances ranging from abysmal to less then stellar, are there any particular high level bjj competitors who's games you could see making a good transition to ufc caliber competition?

Good day Jack, Any possibility we'd get back deleted videos on the Patreon ? Or anywhere else :) I remember a cool one few yrs back about Bill Wallace and Wonderboy that I'd love to watch again (I need to improve those kicks against bloody nak muay) Cheers from Paris mon ami !

Any thoughts on Losene Keita? He's an Oktagon double champ fighting Pitbull this weekend.

I've heard both you and the heavy hands boys describe a lot of MMA coaches as basically charlatans, which doesn't seem to be nearly as common for boxing. is this just due to the maturity (or lack thereof) of the sport?

Hi jack, what team do you have winning cji 2, and if you could put a team together of your favourite grapplers (can be all time), who would you pick? Thanks for the pods : )

Hey slacky what are some of your favorite lesser known "signature moves" in MMA history? Everyone knows rondas armbar, cro cops left head kick, Pereiras left hook; but what are some that aren't as popular? E.g. Jan Blachowicz right straight to left body kick, Alexei Oleinik Ezekiel & scarf hold, Whittaker's 1-2 Headkick

Why do all MMA fighters seem to practice long combos, but then never do it in actual fights?

Yo Jack, would you ever consider doing a striking 2.0 on the cross guard?

What does an Arman Tsarukyan path to victory over Ilia look like? Is there anything that can be done to avoid the invetiable touch of death that Ilia has shown the last 3 bouts?

Gable Steveson: (i) How many wins before they feed him to Aspinall? (ii) Where would you rank him amongst the UFC HW division right now based on his zero MMA history?

Thoughts on the raja jackson situation? How much is rampage to blame? And do you think being raised in MMA could make more maniacs like raja? Or is rampage just that terrible a father?

Have you watched any of Sandhagen's instructionals? If so, what have your thoughts been?

What are some of your dream matchups past vs present or ones that got away. RIP Tony v khabib gone but never forgotten

Morning Jack! What’s in the cup today?

mr slack, do you think that if paramount deal stays no ppv we will see less champs looking to jump divisions and chase superfights?