Im not quite sure what the video is about? not having a dig im just interested and dont want to miss out on the point. but it just looks like hes hitting the guy with a lazy left hook/swing which later he straightens out into more of a hook/straight for a strike or 2? seems like when hes loading it he leaves himself open due to the swinging, relaxed type approach/positioning hes taken to load the shot ive sort of been under the impression that most people instinctivley know how to punch letting a bag or object stop the punch and its this quality what is actually harder to train out of a new fighter then to train into one, to get the more prefered snappy harder to counter boxing style, controlled shot.

in my opinion this is what makes a punch like this dangerous in combat due to its lack of control if your up against a skilled counter puncher if the attack misses your going to pay with balance or by taking unnecessary counter shots. Weve all heared the saying ''you couldnt hit a person like that'' and i believe this is what that saying is about, not the fact that you cant set up a fighter to plant the feet for a solid shot like you can on a bag because youcan, it means that if you try hitting someone like this at some point your going to miss and pay for it dearly.

I agree its tempting to throw shots like this, especially on the bag and thats the problem, dont fall into the trap. a while back i was messing about and discovered unorthadox ways to throw uppercuts with a switch similair to how naz threw some cuts but with a twist, using similair principals as letting the shots go. this uppercut allows for enough force it has clean picked up 200lb heavy bags and a 160lb sparring partner when he caught the uppercut with his gloves using the principle of 'letting the shot go' and in effect the bag catches and stops the shot aswell as you and your bodyweight that is in a good position behind the shot to really drive the cut up into the bag, both using full advantage of gravity and still not losing the ability to drive with the shot, and im not even joking or bragging its not my style, i only weigh 11st 3lb, the downfall to the shot is it leaves you in a very shitty place with not many directions or options if you want out quickly, if you miss youve got to have very strong quads/hams to catch yourself otherwise your on your ass. im slowly working on the mobility issues yourleft with after the shot and with scraps expertice i think it may be a shot that couldbe quite useful but the position it leaves you with is not ideal to say the least, ive managed to set up the uppercut on a few lads im sparring with but theyve only boxed for about 8 month or so now so its not exactly a tried and tested/safe movement i wouldnt say, still needs all the kinks working out before i even think about using it on more talented fighters, which would still be a huge risk to throw but setup carefully against the right fighter i could maybe get away with it.

Interesting stuff this video herb but im afraid it needs a bit more explanation in whats going on or sparring footage to make it stand out from the rest of the demonstration only type martial arts ive seen.

I like when a fighter starts talking about feel because in my eyes to a fighter there is nothing more important, without it we are numb, very un aware of what is actually going on, scary to thuink where wed be without feel. this was somthing i always knew as a young fighter competing in taekwondo because often you was spinning while attacking you couldnt use your eyes to the effect that you can in boxing and after starting boxing i soon realised that this (the eyes) seem to cause a lot of problems. rather than actually making it easier seeing what your doing as you are often locked onto the target when hitting it in boxing where i didnt have problems in TKD over complicating/thinlking techniques because the style forces you to rely more on feel to coordinate rather than your eyes.

However in my own experience just because somthing 'feels' right doesnt mean it is.
The feel i think your refering to doesnt necisarily mean your using good technique it just means your used to doing the movement your performing, the trick is to train good technique to 'feel' right

Are there any videos of this guy using systema techniques in the ring or otherwise? id prefer to see how functional the techniques can be in a fight scenario rather than in demonstrations. i cant help but ask the question if it is effective then why dont we see more of it in MMA.