1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,583 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:08,210 --> 00:00:10,270 - We want them to be scared when they go in there. 3 00:00:10,270 --> 00:00:12,101 We want them nervous. 4 00:00:12,101 --> 00:00:15,770 But we want them to experience adversity. 5 00:00:15,770 --> 00:00:17,290 Getting punched in the face 6 00:00:17,290 --> 00:00:18,973 is a pretty adverse situation. 7 00:00:21,770 --> 00:00:22,950 - I'm still a little bit shaky 8 00:00:22,950 --> 00:00:25,043 'cause I got knocked pretty hard in the face. 9 00:00:25,043 --> 00:00:27,410 I guess it's just like a pop to the face 10 00:00:27,410 --> 00:00:30,200 and you're like, oh, whoa, I wasn't expecting that, 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,030 but at the same time, I knew 12 00:00:32,030 --> 00:00:34,130 and I've learned after boxing classes 13 00:00:34,130 --> 00:00:35,860 if I don't get my hands up and I don't start moving, 14 00:00:35,860 --> 00:00:37,410 I'm gonna get hit again. 15 00:00:37,410 --> 00:00:39,530 So just bob, weave, get out of there 16 00:00:39,530 --> 00:00:42,453 and try and readjust yourself, calm yourself down. 17 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,070 - So one of the main reasons why we teach boxing 18 00:00:47,070 --> 00:00:50,449 in the Naval Academy is probably the best activity 19 00:00:50,449 --> 00:00:52,170 that we have to put them into 20 00:00:52,170 --> 00:00:54,910 an environment of controlled stress. 21 00:00:54,910 --> 00:00:58,440 So they need to learn how to stay calm, stay cool, 22 00:00:58,440 --> 00:00:59,940 take the skills that they have been taught 23 00:00:59,940 --> 00:01:01,620 and figure out how to get out of that 24 00:01:01,620 --> 00:01:04,763 bad situation without further harm. 25 00:01:08,230 --> 00:01:10,090 - One lesson I have learned is 26 00:01:10,090 --> 00:01:11,513 that strive for fortitude. 27 00:01:12,490 --> 00:01:16,053 Like Coach says, it's the willingness to go out 28 00:01:16,053 --> 00:01:19,780 and throw those punches with no regard for your safety 29 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:22,930 and especially in this line of duty, 30 00:01:22,930 --> 00:01:25,992 you need to be able to forget all your fears 31 00:01:25,992 --> 00:01:28,380 and put what matters most out in front of you. 32 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:31,143 Sometimes that means going as hard as you can. 33 00:01:33,820 --> 00:01:34,970 - From the time you first come in, 34 00:01:34,970 --> 00:01:36,360 to the time you test, 35 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,800 you're gonna see a dramatic increase in skill level. 36 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,960 Like every time you get in a ring and spar 37 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:43,560 and get punched in the face and don't die, 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:44,758 you're gonna realize it's not 39 00:01:44,758 --> 00:01:47,192 nearly as bad as you thought it would be 40 00:01:47,192 --> 00:01:49,060 and so the inner confidence levels 41 00:01:49,060 --> 00:01:51,050 and you start learning defensive skills, 42 00:01:51,050 --> 00:01:52,500 how to block, how to slip, 43 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:53,520 once they get defense, 44 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,410 once they get comfortable getting hit, 45 00:01:55,410 --> 00:01:58,317 then the confidence levels, it rises dramatically. 46 00:02:00,450 --> 00:02:01,680 And these are going to be the officers 47 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:02,840 that are going to be leading 48 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,800 the Sailors and the Marines to the flute. 49 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,070 This right now is protecting yourself 50 00:02:07,070 --> 00:02:08,330 but who knows in the future, 51 00:02:08,330 --> 00:02:11,340 you might be protecting Sailors and Marines. 52 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:13,130 If the crap hits the fan, 53 00:02:13,130 --> 00:02:15,010 they can't be the ones that are panicked 54 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:16,900 and so putting them through a 55 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:18,340 adverse class like this, 56 00:02:18,340 --> 00:02:20,330 where they gotta deal with it personally, 57 00:02:20,330 --> 00:02:22,280 this is gonna help them become leaders.