This Coty Shock series has been really good!

@8:00 ish, BODY POSITION, The most, most, outright mostest important thing is that the two points that ""SWIVEL"" are concentric. Your HEAD MUST BE directly over the STEERING PIVOT, PERIOD. What that does is it aligns the body's directional sensor & ""CPU"" with that of the machine that is being maneuvered about & all of the motions & reactions are happening ""ON THE SAME VERTICAL PLANE"" so that when the brain tells the body to ""COUNTER"" this or that input, the corresponding movements are in harmony. What you were talking about with the track - bike - body reactions bit right here is not as easy to ""SEE or WATCH"" as in the days of old. If you go back and watch some of our best riders in the past, JS7 is a ""GOOD LOOK"", when they are going the fastest, it almost ""LOOKS"" like they are ""AHEAD OF & WAITING"" for the bike to get to the part of the track that they have ALREADY POSITIONED THEIR BODY TO BE READY FOR, before that rest of the machine got there. They are so ""IN THE ZONE"" and processing everything so fast that they seem to have gotten to that point on the track before the bike did & they are just standing there with their hands on their hips saying, ""COME ON BIKE, KEEP UP WITH ME"". Totally awesome to see & watch & KNOW exactly what you are SEEING & WATCHING!! The best surprise of your ""A KIT"" will be that one or two places on your local track that you ALWAYS tense up for and get ready for the ""HIT"" and the bewilderment that comes over your being after that first pass & you turn around to see if the hole is missing this week or what & as you continue & watch everyone else ""SLAM"" into said ""HIT"" & realize that yes indeed, it is still right where it has always been & you didn't even feel anything as you blew right thru that spot, lap after lap & think about all the energy you save by not tensing up or even thinking about it. Another bonus is the faster you get the gyros spinning, the smoother the whole track seems to be. It is heaven, enjoy!! P.S. Along with said speed comes the need for more & better WHEEL MAINTENANCE!!!

these pro incites to motocross, just is fascinating! espcially the technical talk., bike setup etc, and i dont even ride

Absolutely love these podcasts! Love the insight that you get out of your guests. Keep up the good work!

its really funny hearing CJ speak on seeing himself ride and thinking its styleless. I hate seeing myself ride but everyone i meet tells me I ride smooth and well.

The two fastest guys ever, Stew and RC, had completely opposite styles. There are many, many factors that go into going fast, and it's highly dependant on what clicks with each rider.

You're such a fkn nerd with this stuff, and I absolutely love it 🤙 glad there's content like this out there

Technique is learned in the first yr or so of competitive riding. It’s the most important aspect of racing and is very important to learn the correct technique early as it turns into a habit. Also technique only breaks down for 2 real reasons. 1 arm pump/not in shape and 2 emotionally being broke by getting passed…. Watch ken, his technique gets broke down when he’s caught and passed or when he gets tired.

Be nice to hear what Cody has to say instead of all about how great Gypsy is.

I Met coty at Budds two days ago, Best Overall So Far!!! Dude’s killing it! Massive Fan Now

Great series, Coty talked about something before which is key and something many coaches don’t say or talk about but try to work with! You covered it slightly, but comparing Jujitsu to say moto is slightly flawed but similar, if Joe B with no skill walks into a Dojo and says I want to fight or spa with the best top ranked fighter he’ll get his arse kicked no question, no matter how big how tough right! Joe Blow can go buy today a 450 and many do even 350s! What happens they a: learn no technique or worse bad habits, the bike like a Black belt or top tier Red tier 9 belt holder for example can kick your arse when it wants to, anyone can ride around like miss daisy on a 4t these days, most can’t ride to stock 450 level. My point is you need to develop technique on a bike that can demand technique from you at a level that you can build a base from technique wise! You don’t start in Jujitsu with top tier fight positions or fighting techniques you start with very basic drills at a very basic level the drills develop muscle memory, base understanding for building your knowledge, techniques, moves, skills for each new belt level, it’s structured, few people if any just pick it up by buying a belt and jumping into a ring, yet that is exactly what you can do on a motorcycle! You can go to a track as a complete and utter never thrown a leg over a bike and be on a 2021 MX 450, and it’s done more often than not and in off road trail riding. weekend riding as well, not saying it needs control though at the track imo there should be a grading system to ride certain tracks eg pro track, vets track, kids track etc etc. But back to technique and the right tools to learn technique regardless of age weight etc, if anyone truly wants to learn technique properly as fast as possible, best as possible and safe as possible, whether to be a pro, or be the best they can be for what ever they want to achieve lr enjoy on a bike, then EGO must be put aside, the right tool to develop skills to develop technique must be used first? Otherwise you A: Put yourself at risk, B you out others at risk, C you will hinder and slow your progress! That’s fact and it’s as simple as your analogy in JuJitsu and any other for,, whether it be a job, sport amateur or pro anything in life. But few things allow you to go buy a tool as advanced and requires as technical level then riding a dirtbike, the speeds, the dynamics are almost unmatched in any other form for the price for the access than a modern dirtbike. This is why 500s were revered only he most stupid clueless muppet bought a KX, YZ or CR500 and tried to be a local hero with no skills, sure a few did and have the scars to prove it, but I bet it didn’t last long. An important part re technique and the earlier suspension part as you improve suspension while you may have more room for era, you also allow for increased speeds this means if technique and form and skill are not matched you are going faster when things do go wrong, now for Coty with his skill set, he will have skill reaction speeds anticipation and sheer hours under his belt to react but still everyone crashes no matter what your skill level To and crashes, Roczen crash’s, point is the bike is a dynamic beast eg when it’s moving the static weight and engine inertia become dynamic as does the body, the faster you go, say due to improved suspension engines mods etc, have you improved your body dynamics to match, if you still puddle around at same speeds as before yes you have more saftey margin, but likely you will gain improved mental ability (perceived) until the inevitable crash does happen. So point on that is not saying anyone shouldn’t get better susp soon or engine mods, but stock you have a certain saftey barrier if you aren’t able to already ride to the bikes capability, if you are riding beyond the bikes capability eg over jumping out cornering the handling characteristics of the stock machine, geo, suspension, control setup, etc then it’s probably safe to assume you are ready for next level modifications. This is where it needs to me made clear between say Coty and rest he’s got the skills years on minis, 125s, 2502t 250fs and now 450fs, he’s had a succession of development. personally ai think that’s the right development! esp the 125. I say this time and time again, for anyone a 125 is one of the best tools to learn technique on, to develop race skills, line choice, esp on corners, track management, it will develop and view on track courses unlike any bike, even Coty said when he watches the pros they all rode the same lines but do it differently. I am no Tomac fan boi, but one thing he does outdoors better in this current gen than anyone else including Roczen is he can and does choose alternative lines, this is a major skill missing in 250/450 4t era. Study James Stewart on a 125, RC on a 125, the biggest difference between them and anyone in that generation was lines, lines is what gave them a speed difference over everyone else, every great 125 rider had this, something missing in the new gen on 4t generation. So if you must have a 350 or 450 if you want to develop technique, don’t buy 6k suspension, buy a 125 first, you don’t need it new, set it up, power is easy to sort out, if you are too big then maybe you should look at some other form of training, Im 200lbs and still ride a 125, I have a YZ125 and 250, 2ts. I still spend most of my time on a 125, a it’s more fun, b it’s better for my riding when I am on the 250. Then you can upgrade ya 350/450. Obviously for coaches running clinics they can only work with what the ride has, but imo/e it is limiting factor. But having done some skills clinics and some coaching myself, I always assess someone first before trying to teach them anything, where are they on their bike in terms of capability compared to the bike they ride, then their skills base and technical base, you can’t put a square leg in a round hole, that’s the main issue it’s always been around, but imo it’s much worse today because of the accessibility to easy to ride but powerful Mx250/450 4T, there is riding and the. there is riding! look on any track and see how many guys last a lap or few are slow can’t corner, dead sailor using power of the bike to hump over table tops instead of technique, skills, into out of a corner, as I mentioned earlier to be safe for themselves and others on said track, let alone to improve technical ability. Will def be watching a bit more of Coty though, good vlogs glad you had him on 🤙

Great words mate. I'd like to offer the theoretical understanding of technique and the rider's ability to navigate the environment to apply said techniques in order to reach optimal body position- this is the rider's mindset. As for talent, this word takes away from the true value of every competitor's craft and practice. Natural ability does exist, but not without environmental factors first directing their expression. Everyone has natural ability, what separates each of us is our desire and commitment for the finish line.

That’s why myself and many other motocross riders love the game of golf it is so much about technique and knowing exactly what you are doing that is either a benefit or a drawback to the end result. Before, I was just swinging and trying shit without knowing what it did.

Ride a trials event. Slowing down taught me about rider position. Being ready for the next obstacle

Every time an ad finishes on KZfaq now I automatically say “I met a Gypsy” even on other channels.

I put that photo out there 🤙🏻😂

Good point about jujitsu. I’ve done some taekwondo and never learned so much about efficient body movement for power and flow, and can totally see how that connects to mx technique. :-)

Man this is good shit right here

Great topic Jase. You ask questions I want to know. (50 year old ex C grade Aussie motocrosser). I'd like you to ask people, 'What is talent?' You keep hearing about how talented a guy is. "Jett has more natural talent than Hunter" for example. At Wanneroo in WA, I tried to follow a top 5 ranked guy and couldn't. It seems to me, talent is the ability to take in information and process it super fast, and then make the instinctive reaction to that information. I see the pros kick sideways and their bodies react so quick to counteract it. For me when I tried to follow a fast guy, my bike kicked sideways and it was like I saw my rear wheel pass me before my brain thought, 'quick, do something about that!'. Then it was just sky/sand/sky/sand. Good luck with Gypsy Tales Aussie brother.

More coty!!!!

JJ and riding are so similar for me, both extremely humbling 😆

Oh dear ! We’re back to Gypsy Judo again , love this show , but I don’t care about your personal journey with MMA , I stopped watching a while back due to this exact reason , keep it MX man , keep up the good work ✌🏻

G'day Gypsy Tales, I am an 18 year old mx enthusiast who is all about technique. Ever since realising just how important technique is about 18 months ago, that is all I have focussed on. Ever since my technique has much improved, my speed is no slower than what I was 3 years ago with poor technique and less experience. I am just wondering if you have heard of anything like this, and why i might be the case? Cheers

With the best guys in the world? When was Sexton racing the GPs? haha

I find racers have no style from say 10 5 years ago you have the odd one or two glimpse of it but I feel the training from coachs takes that away

"I can choke people without even closing my legs"

To have perfect techinque in Moto u must be like water grasshooper....peace zen u will know

Perfect technico auto matically no thinking

Thats why Chase is riding for HONDA

Gypsy puts DMT on his wheaties

This is alot of ego coming from the host, I can see Cody isn't the best personality for a podcast and the host needs to talk alot to keep the conversation moving here but less ego for the future.