Craig Jones
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thing about them due to khabib and so many undefeated fighters some of those guys i will admit do have some padded records but they are very talented fighters like you might see a guy with 16 and 0 but he's for eight bus drivers and and there's not many bus drivers in tagastan so we really had to shatter that myth no one's superhuman no one's unbeatable everyone loses if you didn't lose you retired too early so i think um
thing about them due to khabib and so many undefeated fighters some of those guys i will admit do have some padded records but they are very talented fighters like you might see a guy with 16 and 0 but he's for eight bus drivers and and there's not many bus drivers in tagastan so we really had to shatter that myth no one's superhuman no one's unbeatable everyone loses if you didn't lose you retired too early so i think um
thing about them due to khabib and so many undefeated fighters some of those guys i will admit do have some padded records but they are very talented fighters like you might see a guy with 16 and 0 but he's for eight bus drivers and and there's not many bus drivers in tagastan so we really had to shatter that myth no one's superhuman no one's unbeatable everyone loses if you didn't lose you retired too early so i think um
Yeah, just building confidence in the athletes. But I would say the flip side of that is, truth be told, I really don't like cornering MMA fights because you more feel relief that your guy got out of there healthy and okay. Because I think one thing MMA doesn't show enough is how badly hurt these guys are after the fight.
Yeah, just building confidence in the athletes. But I would say the flip side of that is, truth be told, I really don't like cornering MMA fights because you more feel relief that your guy got out of there healthy and okay. Because I think one thing MMA doesn't show enough is how badly hurt these guys are after the fight.
Yeah, just building confidence in the athletes. But I would say the flip side of that is, truth be told, I really don't like cornering MMA fights because you more feel relief that your guy got out of there healthy and okay. Because I think one thing MMA doesn't show enough is how badly hurt these guys are after the fight.
Quite often, the camera will avoid the guy that's unconscious for three minutes. So from a coach's perspective, from a friend's perspective, when you see your guy unconscious for a concerningly long amount of time, I would say that's a traumatic experience as well. So for me, coaching, you're second-guessing everything.
Quite often, the camera will avoid the guy that's unconscious for three minutes. So from a coach's perspective, from a friend's perspective, when you see your guy unconscious for a concerningly long amount of time, I would say that's a traumatic experience as well. So for me, coaching, you're second-guessing everything.
Quite often, the camera will avoid the guy that's unconscious for three minutes. So from a coach's perspective, from a friend's perspective, when you see your guy unconscious for a concerningly long amount of time, I would say that's a traumatic experience as well. So for me, coaching, you're second-guessing everything.
You don't want to completely change someone's game because you don't have a lot of time to work for them. Work with them. But you also want to build, you need to build that confidence with them and stuff. So it's like, there's a lot on the line in how you approach helping these guys.
You don't want to completely change someone's game because you don't have a lot of time to work for them. Work with them. But you also want to build, you need to build that confidence with them and stuff. So it's like, there's a lot on the line in how you approach helping these guys.
You don't want to completely change someone's game because you don't have a lot of time to work for them. Work with them. But you also want to build, you need to build that confidence with them and stuff. So it's like, there's a lot on the line in how you approach helping these guys.
And to be honest, it's more me doing slight adjustments or giving them confidence by reinforcing what they already do. When it comes to selling instructionals, I will tell people that I taught them everything they know. But truth be told, these guys are already very, very good in what they do. Like Jack Deller, He's one of the most incredible grapplers I've ever trained with.
And to be honest, it's more me doing slight adjustments or giving them confidence by reinforcing what they already do. When it comes to selling instructionals, I will tell people that I taught them everything they know. But truth be told, these guys are already very, very good in what they do. Like Jack Deller, He's one of the most incredible grapplers I've ever trained with.
And to be honest, it's more me doing slight adjustments or giving them confidence by reinforcing what they already do. When it comes to selling instructionals, I will tell people that I taught them everything they know. But truth be told, these guys are already very, very good in what they do. Like Jack Deller, He's one of the most incredible grapplers I've ever trained with.
And he's predominantly known as a striker. So it's like I've learned things from him. So these guys are obviously already very talented athletes.
And he's predominantly known as a striker. So it's like I've learned things from him. So these guys are obviously already very talented athletes.
And he's predominantly known as a striker. So it's like I've learned things from him. So these guys are obviously already very talented athletes.
To be more confident? I mean, you just... You need reassurance from people you trust. You know what I mean? Like the guy, the blue belt at your gym that's hitting on the females in the gym, telling them they're doing a great job. You know what I mean? It's not going to be that. You're not going to have that much reassurance.
To be more confident? I mean, you just... You need reassurance from people you trust. You know what I mean? Like the guy, the blue belt at your gym that's hitting on the females in the gym, telling them they're doing a great job. You know what I mean? It's not going to be that. You're not going to have that much reassurance.