Really enjoyed your video, Seth! Thanks for all the tips! And congrats on 100k subscribers!

Riley's video is what got me into martial arts and how I found you 😮 full circle moment

19:54 I feel for her here. This feeling has happened to most women at the beginning of their jiujitsu journey. An overzealous teen boy or older male just goes completely ballistic on you and you’re like WTF?!? Why are you like man handling me right now when I’m trying to learn… But then you quickly learn that some people are safe to roll with and others you should avoid because they don’t have much self control. Not everyone is going to be a good rolling partner for you. You need to learn to advocate for yourself on the mat and say no to some rolling partners that you don’t feel safe with ❤

She got more out of 30 days than most people would get in a year because her cardio she could just keep grinding

lol i loved the ''don't tell her'' reminds me of one of my first boxing classes, while hitting pads the coach said ''wow u punch hard'' i was so happy but then i noticed he says the same thing to almost everyone. 😂

"I'm not kicking someone in the nuts" this is why master Ken has not given you your black belt yet... 😮😂💪🏻🥋

My very first day in BJJ, I rolled with a purple belt woman who is a national IBJJF champion. She was so gentle, and I still felt like a newborn baby. Huge eye opener, and I knew immediately that I wanted what she had.

I do think dancing helped her a lot, too. The kind of body awareness and muscle isolation you need to be a good dancer is insane.

Me and Seth in unison: "Teaching a white belt a heel hook?!?"

She's refreshing compared to Michelle Khare, acts like an actual person in the situation and not a wannabe actor playing in a D-class movie. I like it, seems way more authentic. And like you mentioned pretty alright boxing skills for a beginner, another proof that dancing is one of the best background before doing martial farts.

Her technique is very good for someone who's never hit a pad. I think after doing 8 years of what is essentially shadow boxing you will naturally develop good and fluid technique. Things fall apart when people 'try' to punch hard with little or no technique.

Went to a BJJ gym just once, they didn't explain anything just showed a few moves and chucked me the green guy with semi-advanced guys into multiple sparring sessions where I had no idea what I'm doing. It was a pretty good workout but I went home without any knowledge and felt really overwhelmed.

I saw this video a while back! Loved how excited and brave she was to try so many new things- really loved how she showed how vulnerable it can feel when you’re physically put out of your element like that. I remember feeling that panic one day in my first few weeks, too. Glad she still liked it!

I think muscle memory and conditioning are extremely underrated, and a big part of what sets veterans apart from beginners

Yeah, being choked for the first time even if it's just in a very controlled training can be an interesting experience for people who do not train for actual fighting.

Congrats on 100k!

Lol. Body combat is new to me but back in the 90s and 00s there was Tae Bo which is the same idea and was basically jazzercise marketed to "men".

Sensei Seth these kinds of videos and hearing your breakdowns as a teacher is why I LOVE this channel so much and the main reason I subscribed to this one and main. (And also recommend to my people)

You breaking down how scary it is, acknowledging, and explaining how vulnerable combat sports/martial arts can make people feel is a testament to how GREAT of a teacher you are, and just how blessed your students are to have you. You didn’t dismiss her tears, you didn’t tear her down, you were encouraging without “coddling”, understanding! If you were in my area I’d try my damndest to not only get my kids in your class (if you work with toddlers/young kids. lol) I’d try myself as well.

I NEEDED an instructor like you when I was a kid.

Long story short I got signed up for some boxing classes when I was about 8 (for fun I wasn’t looking to be a fighter. lol) I was a heavy kid, and a little taller for my age. My trainer made fun of my weight, and how slow and awkwardly I moved (consistently), how I couldn’t get drills correct, and (I later learned he was way too rough) he would BLAST me during  the “contact drills” like we saw with this young lady, because I was the heaviest kid in his class.  This went on for WEEKS and I eventually DID get stronger, faster, and “tougher” and I HATED every single time I had to go back. I wanted to quit not because it was too physically or mentally difficult, but because I DID NOT want to see that man again. He made me feel small and worthless every time I went in there, until one day he hit me too hard and I said F** IT left and never went back (I walked all the home crying). I just told my parents I didn’t want to do boxing anymore, or any sport for that matter and just left it at that. It wasn’t until years later I told them what he did (they did not take it well, but that’s a whole other story). I haven’t been back in a gym like that since and it made it REALLY difficult to go to a gym at all since it reminded me of that boxing place.

It wasn’t until I saw THIS channel I ever thought about getting back to it. Knowing there’s even a possibility that there IS people like you out there gives me hope to try again.

Thanks for posting!

I was a TKD black belt in my younger days(20s), trained Muay Thai for four years and am a purple belt in BJJ. I was intro'd to Les Mills Bodycombat back in 2015, I initially rolled my eyes because I always hated cardio kickboxing but my honest assessment is that it's by far the best fitness martial arts program. It won't teach a first to fight but it was zero surprise that a young athletic person like her was able to translate skills.

One thing ill say is that her background is 100% helpful and being able to learn how to instinctively and naturally throw punches and kicks. When.i trained with new people who were just geneal athletes or were wrestlers but never did striking the thing that stood out to me was how badly they moved on the feet. They were so tight, they didnt know how to hold their hands, they didnt understand how to move their body when striking. It was like watching a robot how to fight. Even if all you ever did was throw punches and kicks at the air i think you still have a fluidity that puts you way ahead of the average person.