Karl Bruylants | Hit Me Now, Love Me Later | 36 Years Inside Fight Coaching | BLANC | Ben Bubb

He's coached fighters for 36 years, from Belgium to Oslo to Thailand — and unless you know fighters personally, you've never heard his name. Carl is the dark horse of fight coaching: the man they call "Mister Basics," who trains a friend in a wheelchair every week, rebuilt well-known MMA fighters from the ground up, and comes home from pad work needing ice packs.We talk about coaching people with Parkinson's, why kids teach a coach more than adults ever will, what 13 trips to Thailand taught him about respect, the spaghetti moment that made him rethink family sacrifice, and the one rule he gives every fighter: if I want it more than you do, find another coach.Chapters:0:00 Intro — the dark horse of coaches0:26 The fighter in a wheelchair9:00 "Hit me now, love me later" — hard pad work11:10 Porcelain fighters12:02 How it started — jujitsu at six14:20 A father figure with pads16:07 The first time he held pads17:26 "Mister Basics" — foundation first18:54 From kids class to adult class21:29 Why kids teach a coach more23:26 Biomechanics & bad coaching24:26 Rebuilding a well-known fighter25:51 Thailand — what 13 trips taught him29:32 Tourist gyms vs. family gyms30:49 Norway & the spaghetti story43:33 When a fighter outgrows you — Anthony Joshua49:22 Training out of a dark space55:56 GSP, Gordon Ryan & fighter personalities57:10 "You have to want it" — the Tyson rule59:17 Everybody is a fighter