Georges Laraque sends warning to everyone in the league on Matt Rempe's behalf
Thanks to Georges Laraque, Matt Rempe may have a better chance fighting the remaining enforcers in the NHL.
To Laraque, this is a free and fun service to offer as he trained Rempe and this was after he saw Rempe take on Matt Martin, Matthieu Olivier, Nicolaus Deslauriers, and Kurtis MacDermid. He thought Rempe needed some work:
The two would make contact and set a date for Laraque to teach him what he learned in 695 NHL games, and 159 career fights( according to hockey fights.com). This was at first, through text.
This would later lead to Rempe taking on heavyweight, Ryan Reaves and would make a better showing against Kurtis MacDermid and the New Jersey Devils.
Much like Doug Glatt and Ross Rhea, veteran and rookie met up, talked shop and practiced for 90 minutes a day at Silent Ice Center in Edmonton, Alberta in order to ensure Rempe's long-term success.
They discussed, the way to take off a helmet, the way to position yourself and grab a jerse, how to position himself and protection himself, how to use his uppercut and prevent being hit and lastly discussing the psychological approach to cover.
expanded upon it to:
Battling the anxiety of a fight.
How to calm yourself down.
How to prepare your body for a fight.
Refining the mental approach in all aspects.
Laraque did it all for free.
«If you look at all my fights, the way that I was, I was very technical. Yes, I was tough, strong, 6-4, but I was technical. I barely got connected. I never got concussions in my career, I never got knocked out, never lost a tooth, never got stitches, never got nothing. Why? Because of technique. It's not just strength.
«It was technique and he's taller than me. So now that he has all my technique, all my tricks, at 6-8, who is going to touch him?»
Rempe looks like a much, much different fighter thanks to Laraque and would pity the next fighter that comes across the rookie forwards path.
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JUILLET 19 | 121 ANSWERS Georges Laraque sends warning to everyone in the league on Matt Rempe's behalf Do you think Matt Rempe will be a better fighter next year? | ||
| Yes | 101 | 83.5 % |
| No | 20 | 16.5 % |
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