I sat down together with Omar Bouiche, professional MMA coach who's been traveling the world and training with some of the best martial arts experts out there and now coaches some of the best fighters in Europe at Pancrase Gym Sweden.


00:00 Intro
00:22 What makes an exceptional fighter
01:15 What makes a good student
01:53 Why is wrestling so important for MMA
02:55 Do you recognize promising fighters from the beginning
03:33 Does hard work beat talent
04:38 Is it OK to be afraid before a fight
05:29 Is it OK to lose your first fight
06:13 Should you focus on winning
06:55 Do you need to be aggressive to become a fighter
08:40 What's your main discovery of your martial arts journey
10:30 The importance of focusing on basics
11:15 Similarities between weapon fighting and handtohand combat
12:50 Omar's thoughts on traditional martial arts
13:23 Was there a moment where martial arts clicked for you
14:55 The genius behind Rickson Gracie
15:28 How to avoid overtraining in MMA
16:43 Talking about Aikido

Check out how my one week of training like a pro MMA fighter went here:    • I Trained with Pro MMA Fighters Every...  



Welcome to the Martial Arts Journey YouTube channel!

My name is Rokas. I'm a Lithuanian guy who trained Aikido for 14 years, 7 of them running a professional Aikido Dojo until eventually I realized that Aikido does not live up to what it promises.

Lead by this realization I decided to make a daring step to close my Aikido Dojo and move to Portland, Oregon for six months to start training MMA at the famous Straight Blast Gym Headquarters under head coach Matt Thornton.

After six months intensive training I had my first amateur MMA fight after which I moved back to Lithuania. During all of this time I am documenting my experience through my YouTube channel called "Martial Arts Journey".

Now I am slowly setting up plans to continue training MMA under quality guidance and getting ready for my next MMA fight as I further document and share my journey and discoveries.



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