Just finished a very non-stop and dehydrating striking seminar with Bas. It’s no joke that I feel like I learned more in 3 1/2 hours than I learned in 3 1/2 years in the boxing gym—although that’s a bit unfair: the time in the old-school boxing place prepped me to get the most out of Bas’ seminar, which was *heavily* influenced by both his admiration of Mike Tyson, and his own stellar track record as a serious fighter.
The whole seminar was based on a squared up MMA stance (as opposed to bladed, per trad boxing), go figure, and rotation and “loading” principles. 3.5 straight hours of combos, all based on an idea that was illustrated in one of those old “karate kid” movies from the 80s with the little rotating toy hand drum. The idea was: everything loads on that rotation, and hooks, uppercuts, low line kicks, and high/midline kicks all come from the same place.
Aside from probably losing 5lbs this morning, it was a blast. Right place, right time, right oldster student: I feel like my entire striking game just got an major overhaul.
In all, most def recommend.