Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
any good excercise tips for boxing defense
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"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
I want to take boxing proper.
The training that I have taken they taught using forearms and elbows for defense. Always protecting your throat and face.
Always snapping back quick after each of your punches contact. To make each punch as hard as you can. Controlling adrenalin and fast breathing to channel power and to spread out your energy over entire fight.
To recognise when fight is over.
I would like to learn ducking and weaving. Something I haven't practiced yet.
I have practiced getting up off the ground quickly.
I'll check him out-he's good, I watched the controlling distance video so far
“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
same dude, fight smart trav, that was good.
"Slip and Dodge, Bob and weave"
That boxer I learned about yesterday, Canalo Alvarez, trains with these strings tied kater-corner and across the top rope of the ring and he ducks and comes up around and under.
His trainer also swats at him with long pool noodles to make him duck and weave.
This wouldall be good to learn, exhaust the hitter by making them miss.
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Sidestepping while throwing hooks or shovel hooks
Punching to shoulder to turn opponent
That s for sport. Look up Kali limb destruction. Some you could probably get away with in a match.
It takes time to get the fundamentals right.
Best to take a class where there are boxing instructors with sparring and fights under their belt that can instruct you. Obviously difficult to do right now.
Absent of that, shadow boxing in front of a mirror when just starting out is the best thing you can do.
And while shadow boxing:
1.Hands held high. Hands should never drop for beginners.
2.Constant head movement.
3.Then add foot movement and pivots.
You can youtube all of the above.
You will see videos on YouTube of boxers 'slipping' for defense but this is a little more advanced and should be learned after getting the basics down.
All good advice above. I d add boxing is about hitting. If u want to train defence in a way that's going to progress you quickly look at:
Add combos. Sometimes u see a jab coming slip outside jab cross. Sometimes u don't. Catch the jab sidestep right as u jab. Sometimes the jab cross is really quick. Catch jab, party cross as u throw cross, left hook.
BTW if you want an unfair advantage Google jeet kune do - non telegraphic punching and progressive indirect attack. Used for attack not counters. Just be religious with your stretching those techniques need a lot of shoulder flexibility.
Always train moving off the line of the attack. if u stand in front of the guy there's no skill the guy with the highest pain threshold wins. Getting hit in the head gives u brain damage. It's proven no debate possible. That's y I moved to martial arts. Less head hunting and wider tactics. If a boxer comes at me I can kick, throw elbows, or hand trap or grapple. If an MMA guy comes it would be limb destructions, eye jabs, hand traps, chain punching, knife hands and Silat grappling (as it's not based on wrestling or Jujitsu).
There u go a year's training ideas in one post.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Btw respect the old fighters most of them are worse junkyard dogs than me.
sweet! you got a partner
yeah what do you do and where are you located at?
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.