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Questions for Sylvia previously asked on Youtube. By - Authentic Max


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Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for answering one of the few questions of mine on youtube. Here are the remaining questions:

 

I wanted to ask you few questions for quite a while... We've been seeing you go from this gym to that gym for quite a while... and we see you learning techniques from this guy and that guy... my question is;  How much of the techniques that you learn - have you really used and implemented during your fights ?

  • Out of 200 fights, how many of them have you lost ?
  • Has head injuries affected your mental and psychological health like getting depressed or angry or mood swings n stuffs like that?
  • I sometimes suffer from nerve and/or muscle cramps on my back and my lower back. I have tried using Tiger Balm and it helped. At the gym I see the trainers using the yellow orangey stuff. Have you used it and if you have, is it better than Tiger Balm ? 

I have few more questions, but I'll keep them for future. Hope you get your kind reply. Thank you.

 

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Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for answering one of the few questions of mine on youtube. Here are the remaining questions:

 

I wanted to ask you few questions for quite a while... We've been seeing you go from this gym to that gym for quite a while... and we see you learning techniques from this guy and that guy... my question is;  How much of the techniques that you learn - have you really used and implemented during your fights ?

  • Out of 200 fights, how many of them have you lost ?
  • Has head injuries affected your mental and psychological health like getting depressed or angry or mood swings n stuffs like that?
  • I sometimes suffer from nerve and/or muscle cramps on my back and my lower back. I have tried using Tiger Balm and it helped. At the gym I see the trainers using the yellow orangey stuff. Have you used it and if you have, is it better than Tiger Balm ? 

I have few more questions, but I'll keep them for future. Hope you get your kind reply. Thank you.

 

1. It's not really possible to say how many I used because each style and technique adds to over all understanding of timing, space and balance. Techniques are seen less and less like weapons (a hammer, a sword, a knife), and more like phrasing in a language. They all add to my fighting. 

2. My Complete Fight Record is here. All my opponents, my decisions, etc. are there. My pro numbers are 129-57-7, 70 T/KOs as of today.

3. I've had almost zero issues with head injury. I've only been struck to the ground once in 200+ fights, and concussed only twice.

4. I use Namman Muay all the time, but never have used Tiger Balm, so I can't really say. It has a kind of warming effect. 

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