![]() Historical European martial arts (HEMA) writer Peter Smallridge wrote in June 2016 "and while Slack explains his anonymity as the result of his personal lack of athleticism and competitive record tarnishing his analytic reputation, his understanding is top notch." Career I wouldn't want to do an instructional video - all my content is about what great fighters do! I'm absolutely nothing special in personal ability". In a post on forum in June 2013, Slack explained his reason for his anonymity: "Only reason I haven't done any video podcasts or anything is because I like being able to train without the pressure of being that guy from the internet. Slack has said that he does not particularly admire the man, whose life was "more than a little shady", but that the name has "a ring to it". Slack's pen name is a reference to Jack Slack the "Norfolk Butcher", the 1743 Norfolk boxing champion who defeated famed English boxing champion Jack Broughton in 1750 as a heavy underdog and remained undefeated as champion until 1760. When I started in boxing in my early teens I loved scrapping but I couldn't stand watching a boxing match - watching guys like Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson and Jersey Joe Walcott soon improved me so much that I couldn't stop watching old fights." I knew there had to be more to it than just the same basic techniques performed at the opponent so I started watching boxing. In a 2012 AMA, Slack wrote "I've been analysing techniques since I realised that coaches couldn't or wouldn't tell me everything they knew or even what they most liked doing themselves. Initially he started researching and writing for his own training improvement in order to compensate for his "shortcomings in his own physicality", and later, by motivation to showcase to the casual fan and the mainstream media how MMA is a highly skillful art form. who got involved in karate very young, then boxing, then most recently jiu-jitsu". Slack describes himself as “a martial arts fanatic from the U.K. ![]() Due to successful Patreon support, he independently writes on his blog and bi-weekly broadcasts Jack Slack Podcast (formerly named Fights Gone By (FGB) podcast) on YouTube. Slack formerly wrote regularly for, Bleacher Report, Vice Sports and Unibet. ![]() Jack Slack is a pen name of an anonymous British freelance writer, podcaster, analyst and amateur historian of combat sport most notable as a mixed martial arts (MMA) striking analyst, writing detailed, analytical breakdowns of fighters, fighting techniques and strategies, using videos, photos and animated GIFs. ![]()
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