Shadowing Practice: I'm BEGGING you to STOP SPARRING! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Everyone thinks sparring is essential in martial arts, but the world's greatest fighters have stopped doing it.
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I think you don't have to spar anymore.
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We don't spar as much, you know.
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I don't spar heavy anymore.
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I haven't sparred since T-Bow.
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Now I don't spar at all.
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Donald Cerrone was doing that.
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He wasn't sparring at all.
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It was just not a lot of sparring at all.
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Max Holloway, his last fight didn't spar at all.
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Tom Breeze, he's the same way.
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Because they've discovered something safer and more effective.
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It's crazy how many guys I've seen that left their career in the gyms.
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Every sparring for them, it's about winning the round.
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You cannot improve like this.
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Or should I say, rediscovered.
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Because this ancient training method precedes mankind itself.
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Today, you'll learn what it is, why it works, and how you can do it yourself.
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Now, there's no denying that classical sparring is important.
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For all the movies showing old masters breaking boards and pummeling dummies, eventually, you need to try your skills on a real opponent.
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Because without pressure testing, you won't know if your techniques actually work.
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Imagine having to use your skills in real life, only to realize that everything you've been taught flies out the window the minute you encounter actual resistance,
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and there's no better way to prepare for that chaos than sparring.
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The problem is most people are sparring the wrong way, and this graph explains why.
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And its explanation lies in the animal kingdom.
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When a puppy chases a ball, he unconsciously trains himself to chase prey.
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When bear cubs wrestle with each other, they actually simulate hunting.
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And when a lion cub does this, he's really practicing how to kill.
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To the animals, it just feels like playing, because that's what it is.
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But here's where it gets interesting for you.
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Because studies show that playing reduces cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, but at the same time, it increases dopamine, or the pleasure hormone.
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Both of these hormones are directly associated with something called neuroplasticity, which is a fancy word for learning.
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You see, if your cortisol levels are high and your dopamine levels are low, your ability to learn is impaired because you're in the infamous fight or flight mind state,
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which negatively impacts memory and learning.
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But it's the exact opposite when you're in a state of play.
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It's like Dr. Huberman from Stanford University says, How can I keep my brain young?
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How can I continue to learn?
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How can I get better in school, in sport, in life, in relationships, et cetera?
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What you need to do is return to the same sorts of practices
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and tools that your nervous system naturally used and
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that evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to trigger this thing that we call neuroplasticity.
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And that is why all animals play.
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Because it directly puts your brain in the optimal state for skill development.
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And you are an animal too.
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When you were a kid, no one told you to climb trees.
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You weren't thinking about how it developed your body awareness, how it made you stronger, more coordinated.
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You were just playing.
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Because Because that's how all humans learn about the world and themselves.
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Even though you've grown up, nothing's changed.
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In fact, a classical Dutch text entitled Homo Ludens, or The Playing Man, argues that play is fundamental to all thriving societies.
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Because life itself is a game, and we're always playing, whether we like it or not.
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But there's a right way, and a wrong way, to play.
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Let's look at that graph again.
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On the x-axis, we're measuring your systemic arousal, your fight or flight.
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But on the Y axis, we're measuring performance.
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When we're not very stimulated, our performance sucks.
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But if we're exposed to too much pressure, our performance goes to crap again.
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In other words, fear and stress are terrible motivators, because they kill our ability to learn and think.
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That's why the best fighters don't approach sparring as fighting, but as serious play.
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For instance, Muay Thai fighters always spar very lightly, allowing the fighters to focus on movement, timing, distance and technique.
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This often resembles a dance more than a fight.
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Yet Thai boxers are considered some of the toughest fighters on the planet.
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And they're not alone.
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Listen to what MMA expert Firas Zahabi says about the Cuban boxing team.
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Cubans are the top boxers.
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They consistently win gold medals, but in practice room they're playful.
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Nobody gets hurt.
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You ever see Cubans sparring?
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There are like 50 guys in a room.
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They're just touch firing.
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There's no headgear.
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They have a more playful attitude
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Play keeps your cortisol at bay while refining your mind body and technique
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Plus it saves your brain cells for
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when it actually matters It's like UFC fighter Steven Thompson told me You got a lot of gyms out there
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that go out there They put their gear on and they try
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and knock each other out I've been to some gyms where
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I've literally had to fend for my life We got doctors
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and lawyers that I train with
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and they can't afford to be going back to work with black eyes and broken noses Believe it or not,
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the best fighters even manage to keep the spirit of play in competition, not just training.
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They don't play because they're great.
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They're great because they play.
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But of course, we have the opposite end of the spectrum as well.
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I'm not afraid of nobody.
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Mike Tyson wasn't playing around.
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Neither was Khabib Nurmagomedov, who literally grew up wrestling with bears.
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They became the world's greatest with a kill or be killed approach.
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And yeah, that works too.
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But at what cost?
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Look at this stuff.
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This is history here.
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This is garbage.
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I can say I bled for garbage.
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For most of us, this is not practical in the long term, because it lacks the F word.
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That's right, I'm talking about fun.
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When you're having fun, you're more likely to stick with your training.
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And that's how you accumulate the famous 10,000 hours needed to achieve mastery.
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Yet, think about how most of our training experience is set up.
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Lots of emphasis on the right way of doing things when we do things the wrong way, a whole lot of correction.
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Because the focus is on winning and avoiding the fatal mistakes that could cost us victory.
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Now, if you're thinking, duh, yeah Jesse, that's the whole idea, then I want you to meet James Karrs.
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Back in 1987, he wrote a book called Finite and Infinite Games.
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Karrs said that the idea in finite games is to get to the end and declare the winner, but in an infinite game, the idea is to keep the game going indefinitely.
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So instead of being laser focused on winning, people who pursue an infinite game see everything as an ongoing process, with lots of discoveries and learning along the way.
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In other words, winning is playing, and playing is winning.
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So, if you think of sparring as an infinite game, you give yourself room to experiment, to try new things, and be a creative problem solver.
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It's like Albert Einstein said, playing is the highest form of research.
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But playing doesn't mean you're avoiding hard work.
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This is serious play, because you don't want to waste your time down here.
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You want to remain competitive to grow and develop.
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That's why even in military training there will be lots of play.
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They use simulators, mock battles and mission exercises all the time,
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all of which are serious games because you're trying to put them in a situation where they can maximize learning
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without the consequences of actual battle.
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That's why the alpha male lion almost never hunts himself, because he knows the risks.
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And the same goes for alpha fighters.
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I think you don't have to spar anymore.
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In several interviews, UFC fighter Max Holloway admits to giving up traditional sparring altogether.
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We know how to punch someone, you know how to slip a punch, why are you gonna take unnecessary damage?
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But this approach doesn't stop Max from fighting and even winning.
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The crazy thing is, people are calling him a coward.
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This is just proof that people have learned to fight the wrong way.
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Think about this, how many of your gym buddies stopped training after getting injured or having bad sparring session?
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Most likely, they were focused on surviving, rather than fighting.
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Playing, on the other hand, eliminates unnecessary injuries and leaves us only with learning.
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Because it allows you to safely fail, to try new things and put what you know into practice.
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The problem is, when ego comes into play.
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You see, some fighters want to prove that they're better than others.
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This leads them to hit harder, which triggers the other fighter to hit back twice as hard.
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A fun spar now ends up as a bra and nobody is learning anything.
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So what's the right way to do it?
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Well, rule number one is to see losing as winning.
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Because your opponent might be better than you or you might have a bad day.
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But that doesn't have to mean that you suck.
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Rather, it's a lesson.
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Ask yourself, what did this round teach me that I needed to learn?
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Because learning is also winning.
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Secondly, you should be comfortable letting your guard down at any point.
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And the same goes for your opponent.
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You should be able to get hit without the risk of injury.
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Otherwise, you're sparring too hard and you won't be able to take risks.
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No risk, no reward.
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Third, you should be able to do great rounds even with people who have less experience, are weaker or smaller than you, rather than taking advantage of your size and abilities.
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Try to adapt and work on specific skills depending on who you face.
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This could include switching stances, changing levels, or working on weak spots.
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Nobody is dominating and both are developing.
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Fourth, don't save sparring for last.
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Rather, try to do it at the beginning of your training session, because that's when your mind and body is sharp.
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And fifth, don't stick to your favorite old combinations, even if they're scoring.
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Instead, try to implement new techniques.
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Yes, you're likely to fail, that's fine.
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Because the goal of playing is not to win, but to keep learning.
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And the day you stop learning, is the day you stop living.
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This is what the world's greatest fighters believe.
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What about you?
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 156 frases y 1780 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:09. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 175 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
- fighter /ˈfaɪtɚ/ (sustantivo) — guerrero, combatiente. A person who fights; a combatant.
- technique /tɛkˈniːk/ (sustantivo) — técnica. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
- infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ (adjetivo) — infinito. Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
- gym /d͡ʒɪm/ (sustantivo) — gimnasio. A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).
- opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ (sustantivo) — oponente, antagonista. One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
- hormone /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ (sustantivo) — hormona. Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (verbo) — perseguir, asenderear. To follow at speed.
- suck /sʌk/ (verbo) — chupar, sorber. To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
- punch /pʌnt͡ʃ/ (sustantivo) — puñetazo, puñete. A hit or strike with one's fist.
- alpha /ˈæl.fə/ (sustantivo) — alfa. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- lion /ˈlaɪən/ (sustantivo) — león. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- trigger /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ (sustantivo) — gatillo, perrillo. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
- garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/ (sustantivo) — basura, desperdicios. Food waste material of any kind.
- unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ (adjetivo) — innecesario, desnecesario (disused). Not needed or necessary.
- graph /ɡɹæf/ (sustantivo) — gráfico, gráfica. A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or…
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
- think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbo) — pensar en, ocurrírsele. To ponder.
- grow up (verbo) — crecer. To mature and become an adult.
- look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
- end up (verbo) — terminar, ir a parar. To bring to a conclusion.
- give up (verbo) — rendirse, entregar. To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
- go out (verbo) — salir. To leave, especially a building.
- talk about (verbo) — hablar de, hablar sobre. Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 52 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you're, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, thrive /θɹajv/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, correction /kəˈɹɛkʃən/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como fighter, technique, infinite.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have stopped · haven't sparred · they've discovered |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | you've been taught · is impaired · are considered |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | neuroplasticity, which is · people who pursue · people who have |
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Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.