You want so bad to be talented and it's going to fuck you over. You are pretty quick, anyone who's saying you aren't is wrong, but I have bad news for you: fast guys are a dime a dozen in striking. Just like strong guys are a dime a dozen in grappling. Because you have a little speed you're throwing shitty arm punches with no leverage or built-in defense. Speed is an advantage that will be multiplied by technique, but trying to sprint your way through with bad technique is gonna get you hurt. Put your ego aside. Accept the fact that you aren't very special. Don't worry, I'm not either. Maybe one day you can be something special, but you're gonna need expert coaching for that like anyone else. More importantly, you're gonna have to deal with a lot of loss and a lot of failure. You're gonna have to deal with people much faster and much better than you. Yet here you are trying to convince an Internet forum how fast you are.
I'll say it again. You ARE fast. You are NOT very skilled. Invest in your skills.
The thing is, the speed is technique. The force behind them is coming from my feet, and that snapping motion isn't possible without technique either. If we're happy that the vids aren't sped up then the first few pages are irrelevent as are the demeaning coments. We're not going to pretend all gyms and the sherdog striking forum is loaded with purely elite talent, so laughing at someone's training footage is more of a sure sign that someone has never actually been in a gym ... or has an attitude that shouldn't be welcome in one, as laughing at people trying to train is discouraging and poisonous for any gym.
My experience in boxing gyms has for the most part been a depressing waseful experience, which hurts because I've long supported the sport. I've been bullshitted and outright abused in it but I didn't let that stop me from trying to train. At this stage it's just a waste of time.
I've started working with music more and incorporated it into the training. It's become a bit of a hobby but keeping time with the rhythm is a rewarding exercise none the less. I've also accidentally taught myself how to moonwalk as well so the experimentation is at least rewarding. To be clear, I'm not aiming for actual capoeira here, it's just kind of along those lines. Am I moving my feet enough?
(the rest isn't directed at anyone here)
The whole wannabe or tough guy attitude through combat sports is annoying. I've sufered a constant insufferable dissability for 5 years. Was brought to the point of near collapsing through an incredibly painful cortosone injection on my back nerve, a pain most humans will never come close to experiencing. I had to live thinking I might be like that for the rest of my life. I recovered and have since become one of the fittest people in my circles. I've gone rock climbing with no rope and for a time jumping off heights was one of my hobbies. I've gone travelling to the otherside of the world on a whim carrying just one bag and fighting is not a sport for me, it's just fun. I've had to sleep rough on the street on more than one occasion. One time I almost died. My first sparring match was me 170lbs against a 350lbs super HW who damaged my ribs so bad I was out for two weeks. I went back. My second sparring match was against an experienced super HW who agreed to light sparring then used me as a punching bag for three rounds. He hit me so hard it lifted me up, but I didn't fall down. I went back the next day.
So please stop acting like you're tougher than me or I'm somehow unworthy to be a fighter, most people would have killed themselves given what I've been through. I'm not even slightly depressed by it and wound up becoming more motivated. That isn't really aimed at anyone here, I'm just aware this is common logic throughout fight sports. I've gone after multiple career choices now and I keep getting blocked with this bizarre attitude that I'm somehow not able for it. If they had lived a percentage of my life, they wouldn't pass a day without crying. I don't care how tough they think they are.
