No blinking, hard hits, able to stay calm under presure (beter sarring partners than you), strong and durable body, you have to want it, be serious and concider dangers.
Who is planning on having their 1st fight in 2022??? I know many subscribers have been waiting for their opportunity to compete over the past couple years. I wish everyone good luck in securing fights this year.
A wise man told me once: Good channels aren’t always the high sub ones. I never fully appreciated his advise, nor did I understand it until I experienced it.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Top tier martial arts TH-camr! I loved your most recent kickboxing workout because it included more checks and legs than previous workouts. Have you considered collaborating with existing TH-camrs in your niche? Fight Tips, hard2hurt, Wonderboy, Sean Fagan, Ramsey Dewey, etc. I can't see them turning a pro champ away.
gabe, as a person who always felt so self-conscious and feeling like a failure in the gym even after slightly not getting my techniques right in any light or heavy spars, i appreciate you're making this video. gave me hope for keep on going and enjoy my journey on working on myself =}
Glad you enjoyed the video. Keep grinding away. In a couple years you will be feeling strong and confident in your technique and skills. It takes time and doesn't need to be rushed.
How long have you been training? How long does it usually take for people not to have slight inaccuracies for techniques in light spars and same question but in heavy spars? What were you like at the beginning vs when you posted this comment? Were there lots of people better than you, few people, or only one person that did better? Is there anything in your performance in your techniques that should actually raise concern or were you being too harsh on yourself? Whatever made you feel like crap before posting that comment, just know you were probably closer to your goal more than you realized, especially in comparison to how people begin from scratch.
1.) defense on point 2.) can you hit hard? 3.) composed during sparring bigger or more skilled opponents 4.) body condition… can you take low kicks? Hard body shots? 5.) you have to want it! Do you feel confident in your skills? 6.) need to be nervous. This is serious, healthy respect for the opponent and what could happen.
The number 6 reminded me of the chapter from Vagabond when a fellow swordsman stabbed his junior in the thigh with a sword because he though winning wasn't really taking a death battle seriously. So he did that to prevent his junior killing himself in the future. Being scared of fighting is a completely natural response. Controlling your fear is only the next step. It is acquired through experience. Otherwise the lack of fear simply dulls your senses and exposes yourself to the danger you don't even recognize. Great video that made me think about those things! Thank you very much!
The biggest one for me is flinching/ closing my eyes when punches come. I'm an amateur boxer, 43 years old in the masters division. Training for my first fight. I'm still putting my head down to cover from punches. Not good. Thanks for this tip!
I've had 3 amateur MMA fights and luckily I won 2 of them and scored a draw in the other. I signed with BTC MMA and am having a pro MMA fight in March. The biggest thing for me that I trained relentlessly was keeping my cool under fire. Keeping my composure after getting hit. It is number 1 in my experience. I trained it by allowing people to start with me in bad positions grappling or sparring against bigger and technically skilled sparring partners. It made the fights feel like how a normal friday at my club feels. I don't try to "win" in training. I prefer to get my butt whooped on in training and force my mind and body to deal with it. Now I'm ranked on tapology as a top 5 amateur welterweight in Canada and I attribute that entirely to allowing myself to be in bad positions in training and fighting through it. My second opponent was jacked and very explosive. I had to weather a hell of a storm in the first minute while he gassed himself then my grappling took over and he ended up under my mount taking shots. I would not have been able to get him there if I lost composure under his crazy spamming pressure. EDIT: A couple of you seem interested in seeing my fights so here is the link to my "draw" fight where I was under a ton of pressure: th-cam.com/video/Rgud5Spp9ms/w-d-xo.html
Been training for a year and hard for 6 months. Hoping to take the WAKO 178 amateur national belt in February. Your videos are helping me feel more ready!
@@twentyonetortas5921probably enjoyed it as a hobby like most of us until he finally decided to really dive in. I’d assume a hard six months is hours daily at the gym, strength and conditioning, diet, really focusing on the recovery and sparring with more focus.
Such an important video for beginners, I still remember when my coach told me I should take a fight, I was shocked because in my mind I was still years away from being ready. We talked together and we agreed on a kyokushin tournament since head movements were my biggest weakness, I thought I would barely be competitive but ultimately I won 3 fights in one afternoon and I will never forget the smile on my coach at the end of the tournament when he said "told you you were ready". Wish I had access to your amazing work early Gabriel, your channel is a real diamond on TH-cam!
What do you mean by choosing a kyokushin tournament? Usually you choose a martial art and find a coach that's involved in the chosen martial art. Your comment gives me the impression that your coach does other martial arts which you were involved in as well before they decided kyokushin for you to compete in.
@@twentyonetortas5921 It was a kickboxing gym but my headcoach was a former world ranked kyokushin fighter, he had many connections in this sport so he got me a spot in a tournament and gave me a blue belt even if I had no pure karate training. It is really not hard to switch from kickboxing to kyokushin, just focus more on body shots and headkicks which were my strong points anyway.
I don't usually comment on videos but this was excellent and so informative - thank you so much! Absolutely legend. I'm preparing for my first fight after 6 months in Thailand, and this video just gave me the confidence and focus on key areas I need to work on before I get there!
Glad it was helpful! And thanks for the comment. They help the channel continue to build. Best of luck in all the prep for your 1st fight. Go get that win!
i am 13yrs old, i play MMA for 8 yrs and played 4 fights, now in 22 may i have another fight i am not that nervous but a little.In 25 juin i have world championships in dubai in IMMAF wish me luck and great vid btw.
Can you make a video about how you balanced training with work/uni before you were able to fight full time? Thatd be very interesting to hear! Love your channel man keep it up!
Based on his other videos I'd say Gabriel would say something like, "if you want to full time you have to be obsessed and commited." Meaning you have to think about it all the time. If you're wasting your thoughta on university you might not make it into full time. You're going to have debt to pay off and hopefully a complicated career to think about. It's going to take a lot of your time where when you come home you might start wanting a family. My recommendation is drop out fine the minimum necessary effort to keep a roof over your head and to be healthy and then obsess about the art non stop. If you have to work a job make sure it's a job that you can do workouts think or watch videos during your shift.
It's been almost a year. Any updates? I read that other reply and gotta ask: was it possible to balance university + job + training without havung to do a major sacrifice on either of the three? If it is possible to balance all three without reducing/slightly cutting off any of them, how? Is it possible but it just wasn't possible for you? How are you?
Just getting started on my journey but it's really good to have some goals. I'm already starting to practice mindfulness around my breathing even in day to day life not just training.
You’re timing is always great dude. I’ll be having my first point-kickboxing tournament this weekend and you’re videos have helped me out a ton. I’m 25 (started training at 23) so I have to work to live and can’t meet at a lot of the physical classes. That being said, your videos give me a lot of insight into things I can practice on the heavy bag or shadow boxing by myself. I’ve seen other people comment this, but you really are a coach to a LOT of us out here, so thank you :)
How many classes do people usually go to vs you based on how you have to work to live? I know that jobs take time and all but how is that any different from going to school while going to physical classes (both school and jobs take eight hours or more if you ask for extra hours)? Does one attend physical classes more while still at school and just slightly more or a lot more vs you working at a job? Also how was your fight?
Thank you for this, im an old man at the beginning of Muay Thai journey and I want to have at least one fight before I get too old. This will help me map out what I need to do to get my first fight.
I’m so glad I took that step into the ring… fought 3 times in about 2 days because it was a tournament. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. Im taking this one fight at a time and giving it my all each time. That’s all I can ask for
I had my first amateur muay thai fight (with elbows) in November and one thing that really surprised me is how quickly you get gassed as compared to even hard sparring. 2 min rounds during a fight feels 10x longer than 3 min rounds of sparring lol
Im a beginner but that is my number one fear in a potential future fight. To gas out like never before really quickly. I know all you can do is to keep cardio at a high level. But I think the main reason for gassing out like never before in fights are simply because of the pressure/fear that keeps one from breathing properly as in sparring, and a potential adrenalin dump after all the build up before the bell rings.
This thing about being "nervous" about a fight I have already heard from another profighter, but I am not convinced. Unfortunately when I fight I suffer from a lot of performance anxiety, and it has always limited me. Those few times when for one reason or another I was not nervous I got exceptional performance. I guess it is very subjective. Anyway thanks a lot, and i hope to meet you one day. Cheers.
Hi Scatto. Anxiety might be described as nervousness that then encroaches on one's psychological state where it begins to impair one's ability...takes center stage. Don't want that, for sure.😯
Thanks for this video. I have been training Muay Thai for about 8 years, done some organized sparring events, and I think I am ready to test my skills. My only real goal is to train into old age and become a martial arts master - I think I will need competition experience to increase my skill, however.
thank you so much! perfect timing for me after one 1.5 years training muay thai I noticed today that I have a hard time looking at my opponent in the eyes when I punch and kick which overalls affectsmy skills and power. I think its honestly has to more that deep down I am not confiedent in my self and struggle with social anxiety which the cause why im not good at defending and looking at my partners in the eyes. I made the decision from now on that i will work on being confident looking at people eyes and better my head movement.
Ive been training muay thai for a year now, ive had shark tanks, hard sparring, and many many light rounds. People have started asking me when im gonna fight and my coach has talked about booking me one but its fell through both times due to things out of both of our control. I would love to fight but the doubt/ nerves are a big factor. Ive been working on conditioning alot to get my mind there. When im hard sparring im not getting dropped by anyone other than the pros around my gym and even thats getting rarer (granted if those guys wanted to kill me they would 😂). Ive seen people who are around the same skill level or same timeframe as me who compete and some win some loose i think ive just gotta pull the plug and send it soon. Glad gabe said being nervous is a good sign 😂.
I was also competed in taekwondo since 6th grade.n retired from taekwondo in 2008 after I won my 2nd gold medal. then I do muaythai cus while I was still doing taekwondo I also train boxing so I already familiar with boxing stance, footwork, body n head movements n pivoting to increase my power punches. n just a suggestion my fellow taekwondo fighters train boxing it will give you additional footwork in to your taekwondo steps n pivot to the angle your opponents will not see it coming. will make video on that just wait. back to muaythai I trained for about 1 year and I learn fast. the differents is the conditioning to the legs. I'm not use to take leg kick in taekwondo so for the earliest hard sparring I always fall or hurt when talking leg kick. so my coach decide that i have extra exercise to strengthen my legs. squad etc. and 50 leg kicks per leg at the end of every training. after couple.of months my legs muscle harden n i can take leg kicks now. it took about 1+ years till my 1st muaythai fight n i won. cus I'm better than my opponents and I spare with all.the champions in my gym. Gabriel is right when you soare spare with some one who better skilled than you. automatically you will get to his level. n always ask after the sparing to your sparring partners what to improve n what I done wrong in the sparring. a good champion will not keep his secrets at least my team mate. they always give advice you should do this n that n write it. that's important when you write it it will stick in your mind
Hey Gabriel, I love your videos and had subscribed to your channel a while ago. I am planning on having my first amateur fight soon. Thank you for your video!!
My first fight was one I was not prepared for. I underestimated how much running I would need to do and how much sparring I would need to do( personally) that adrenaline hit me like a freight train and I hardly remembered much of the fight even though I won.
Can you make a vid on how to know you are naturally talented or weak in an art of mma?I And how do I decide which martial art I would better in (regardless of which sport is actually better) .
Ive started late in k1 kickboxing started when i was 42 im now 50 yrs old and ive had 4 inta clubs events iam now going to enter the ico brittish open championship in june at vetrans& masters catsgory to go for gold at 75/85kg category im at 85kg atm but really want to be around 79/80kg so ben looking at your videos for advice ob figth camps and fight preparing as i think this one wil be my toughest fight ive had
I literally never get nervous at all, i think the only time i was nervous was when i took my driving test and i only got nervous when i was taking the test. I think it sounds stupid but do you have tips on how to get nervous?😂
Haha. I would say work fight visualization. You don't ned to scare yourself but hopefully it helps you realize the reality of the situation (crowd, opponent trying to KO you, etc). But if you are more calm than me maybe that's just your strength.
I'll have my first light contact next month. I started kickboxing in February last year, I'll be 37 the weekend before my light contact 😅. Hope will be fine, I've life long sport background so I hope to rely on my cardio.
Great content as always Gabriel! Could you kindly do a video on good body conditioning drills? Especially for people like me (and some of my children students) who have a very low pain tolerance. (I personally would never shin check a low round kick without shin guards because the pain would be too much for me to bear. Do you wear boxing gloves, shin guards, etc. for conditioning drills? Should face/head conditioning be done at all. If not, how do you train someone not to blink or be “gun shy”? Thank you!
Been training for a couple of years and looking to compete, what is the difference between not being nervous and maintaining your composure before a fight?
It means not losing emotional composure, it’s okay to be nervous but that nervousness is what’s gonna help you if you hone in on it and don’t let it consume you and yk completely freeze in the fight
How do you prepare your body for fights, specifically muay Thai and Kickboxing leg kicks? My Thighs are totally sore from a decent spar with my coach, but the thing is, his body shots landed way harder and I'm fine there.
one of the biggest reasons why i chose wrestling was the damn leg kicks , i could never take any type of direct hits to my legs either on purpose or not, great video
I have no martial arts training, I don't work out, but I watch UFC with my mates at the bar ....which means I am absolutely ready to absolute pummel Francis Ngannou to a pulp and take the world heavyweight championship title
I’m at the point where I know I could fight and I have at small muaythai events in bangkok… but afterwards is the problem, I’d spend all noght having nightmares about cte. Back then I don’t even know what it was, I thought it would just be faster than I could see it coming, take a punch and it’s damaged not “imma get you in 5 years boy” kinda stuff
How would you feel about recharacterizing the last one as respected the competition, taking them seriously or not being arrogant? I ask because I've never been nervous to compete. I know I could get hurt or lose - it's just a risk we're both accepting.
Keep in mind, he’s talking about your first fight. That being said, many pros talk about being nervous before every fight. Anxiety is a powerful emotion, whether its performance anxiety, competitive anxiety, impostor syndrome, or anxiety about taking hard hits and getting hurt. You’re doing yourself a disservice not utilizing such emotions in your training and before a fight to keep you alert. In any case, I think he’s making a general statement, that if you aren’t nervous before a fight (or before your first fight) then perhaps you aren’t well educated on the stakes at hand, or haven’t properly internalized the stakes.
Great video Gabriel...nowadays we are more sensible about fighting and although it happens, it isn't as usual as it was in the past that people who weren't ready were fighting. When I started fighting in 09, we were trained for a month and then it was a fight. So you either won, lost respectably and/or were destroyed and never fought again.
@@higherpath362 but the thing is idk if I have good genetics for fighting I could but I’m not really sure right now and if I don’t I feel like I won’t be able to make it in mma
Stay consistent and focus on pure fundamentals by drilling them, even if that’s just taking steps around the ring and galloping etc etc, make sure your body can always move in the way you need it to and always stay in base as you train and fight. 15 is NOT too old.
Hey gabriel do you think a smoker/demo/exhibition fight is necessary before an actual amateur fight? I’m thinking of taking one amateur fight soon without previous ring experience
No. I wouldn't say it's necessary. The smoker is definitely extra experience and will help but if your sparring is challenging enough you should be fine.
Hey! Enjoyed your vides 🚀🔥 can you help me with nerves? I'm doing Excellent in sparring for someone who's having 3rd-4th month, having ticked all things you're pointing out in video. My coach asked me for the first fight (inter club sparring) it's something here where all new guys spar from other club branches. However in my first sparring(inter club) I got so nervous that my mind was absolutely blank, I lost 3 of 3 fights to TKO(domination, I wasn't getting struck, I was slipping all punches but wasn't hitting back due to nervousness)
What a coincidence and how convenient. Here I was thinking about how I will know I'll be ready for a fight, and then I see this video pop up. I've been training for a little over a year now, and I made it a goal to have 4 fights this year. I know I still have a lot to work on, but I will definitely be ready this year.
When you mean for fights, what kinda fights? Fights at your gym, you vs someone else in a different gym, a charity fight, you in a fight in pursuit of an fighter career, etc? I realized there are specific types of fights but I don't know how to name or word them exactly?
@@twentyonetortas5921 In my case, I meant either amateur or, preferably, professional fights in a cage. For someone with no experience like me, this would have to be in a small promotion.
No blinking, hard hits, able to stay calm under presure (beter sarring partners than you), strong and durable body, you have to want it, be serious and concider dangers.
Who is planning on having their 1st fight in 2022???
I know many subscribers have been waiting for their opportunity to compete over the past couple years.
I wish everyone good luck in securing fights this year.
Me
@@eliajung5181 Get it!
@@GabrielVargaOfficial thank you gabriel i am going to get my first win 100%
@@eliajung5181 Good luck!
@@jagerthedog4378 thank you
The amount of knowledge for free... why do u have so low following? Bro this channel should be at 3m subs! Thank you so much for this Gabriel❤❤❤
Hopefully we will get there. Everything is growing steadily. Thanks for the support 🙏
I know right, this content is amazing
A wise man told me once:
Good channels aren’t always the high sub ones.
I never fully appreciated his advise, nor did I understand it until I experienced it.
Facts! He deserves wayyyy more! But regardless of his following, he’s creating or at least playing a part in creating future champions
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Top tier martial arts TH-camr! I loved your most recent kickboxing workout because it included more checks and legs than previous workouts. Have you considered collaborating with existing TH-camrs in your niche? Fight Tips, hard2hurt, Wonderboy, Sean Fagan, Ramsey Dewey, etc. I can't see them turning a pro champ away.
gabe, as a person who always felt so self-conscious and feeling like a failure in the gym even after slightly not getting my techniques right in any light or heavy spars, i appreciate you're making this video.
gave me hope for keep on going and enjoy my journey on working on myself =}
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Keep grinding away. In a couple years you will be feeling strong and confident in your technique and skills.
It takes time and doesn't need to be rushed.
How long have you been training? How long does it usually take for people not to have slight inaccuracies for techniques in light spars and same question but in heavy spars? What were you like at the beginning vs when you posted this comment? Were there lots of people better than you, few people, or only one person that did better? Is there anything in your performance in your techniques that should actually raise concern or were you being too harsh on yourself? Whatever made you feel like crap before posting that comment, just know you were probably closer to your goal more than you realized, especially in comparison to how people begin from scratch.
1.) defense on point
2.) can you hit hard?
3.) composed during sparring bigger or more skilled opponents
4.) body condition… can you take low kicks? Hard body shots?
5.) you have to want it! Do you feel confident in your skills?
6.) need to be nervous. This is serious, healthy respect for the opponent and what could happen.
Thank you!
cardio is major. Cardio triumphs all.
That belt shelf is so badass 🔥
The number 6 reminded me of the chapter from Vagabond when a fellow swordsman stabbed his junior in the thigh with a sword because he though winning wasn't really taking a death battle seriously. So he did that to prevent his junior killing himself in the future. Being scared of fighting is a completely natural response. Controlling your fear is only the next step. It is acquired through experience. Otherwise the lack of fear simply dulls your senses and exposes yourself to the danger you don't even recognize. Great video that made me think about those things! Thank you very much!
The biggest one for me is flinching/ closing my eyes when punches come. I'm an amateur boxer, 43 years old in the masters division. Training for my first fight. I'm still putting my head down to cover from punches. Not good. Thanks for this tip!
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I've had 3 amateur MMA fights and luckily I won 2 of them and scored a draw in the other. I signed with BTC MMA and am having a pro MMA fight in March.
The biggest thing for me that I trained relentlessly was keeping my cool under fire. Keeping my composure after getting hit. It is number 1 in my experience. I trained it by allowing people to start with me in bad positions grappling or sparring against bigger and technically skilled sparring partners. It made the fights feel like how a normal friday at my club feels.
I don't try to "win" in training. I prefer to get my butt whooped on in training and force my mind and body to deal with it. Now I'm ranked on tapology as a top 5 amateur welterweight in Canada and I attribute that entirely to allowing myself to be in bad positions in training and fighting through it.
My second opponent was jacked and very explosive. I had to weather a hell of a storm in the first minute while he gassed himself then my grappling took over and he ended up under my mount taking shots. I would not have been able to get him there if I lost composure under his crazy spamming pressure.
EDIT: A couple of you seem interested in seeing my fights so here is the link to my "draw" fight where I was under a ton of pressure: th-cam.com/video/Rgud5Spp9ms/w-d-xo.html
Good luck with your fight! Do you want to be in the ufc somewhen?
Thank you for this I really needed it
I wish you UFC career man!
I think Gabriel is in Canada to. Maybe you could be a guest on a video?
You sound like an awesome guy. Thanks for your comment, it's very helpful to me
I appreciate your answer to how we supposed to feel for a first fight.
Been training for a year and hard for 6 months. Hoping to take the WAKO 178 amateur national belt in February. Your videos are helping me feel more ready!
Fuck yeah get that shit
I'll see ya there big guy
Wait if you've been training hard for 6 months, what was your training like during the one year before those 6 months?
@@twentyonetortas5921probably enjoyed it as a hobby like most of us until he finally decided to really dive in. I’d assume a hard six months is hours daily at the gym, strength and conditioning, diet, really focusing on the recovery and sparring with more focus.
Hello from the future.... wondering if you got that belt you talked about ?
Such an important video for beginners, I still remember when my coach told me I should take a fight, I was shocked because in my mind I was still years away from being ready. We talked together and we agreed on a kyokushin tournament since head movements were my biggest weakness, I thought I would barely be competitive but ultimately I won 3 fights in one afternoon and I will never forget the smile on my coach at the end of the tournament when he said "told you you were ready".
Wish I had access to your amazing work early Gabriel, your channel is a real diamond on TH-cam!
What do you mean by choosing a kyokushin tournament? Usually you choose a martial art and find a coach that's involved in the chosen martial art. Your comment gives me the impression that your coach does other martial arts which you were involved in as well before they decided kyokushin for you to compete in.
@@twentyonetortas5921
It was a kickboxing gym but my headcoach was a former world ranked kyokushin fighter, he had many connections in this sport so he got me a spot in a tournament and gave me a blue belt even if I had no pure karate training.
It is really not hard to switch from kickboxing to kyokushin, just focus more on body shots and headkicks which were my strong points anyway.
I don't usually comment on videos but this was excellent and so informative - thank you so much! Absolutely legend. I'm preparing for my first fight after 6 months in Thailand, and this video just gave me the confidence and focus on key areas I need to work on before I get there!
Glad it was helpful!
And thanks for the comment. They help the channel continue to build.
Best of luck in all the prep for your 1st fight. Go get that win!
i am 13yrs old, i play MMA for 8 yrs and played 4 fights, now in 22 may i have another fight i am not that nervous but a little.In 25 juin i have world championships in dubai in IMMAF wish me luck and great vid btw.
Can you make a video about how you balanced training with work/uni before you were able to fight full time? Thatd be very interesting to hear! Love your channel man keep it up!
Based on his other videos I'd say Gabriel would say something like, "if you want to full time you have to be obsessed and commited." Meaning you have to think about it all the time. If you're wasting your thoughta on university you might not make it into full time. You're going to have debt to pay off and hopefully a complicated career to think about. It's going to take a lot of your time where when you come home you might start wanting a family. My recommendation is drop out fine the minimum necessary effort to keep a roof over your head and to be healthy and then obsess about the art non stop. If you have to work a job make sure it's a job that you can do workouts think or watch videos during your shift.
It's been almost a year. Any updates? I read that other reply and gotta ask: was it possible to balance university + job + training without havung to do a major sacrifice on either of the three? If it is possible to balance all three without reducing/slightly cutting off any of them, how? Is it possible but it just wasn't possible for you? How are you?
I had my first fight last yeard and I was everything BUT ready... :D
Can't wait til karate combat starts and seeing yr posts then. Be awsome to watch yr preparation through to the fight
Liked it before it even started, already know it's gonna be immaculate content as always. You're an inspiration dude
I am so grateful I discovered this channel as I start my kickboxing journey
And I am grateful to have you here 😀
Just getting started on my journey but it's really good to have some goals. I'm already starting to practice mindfulness around my breathing even in day to day life not just training.
You’re timing is always great dude. I’ll be having my first point-kickboxing tournament this weekend and you’re videos have helped me out a ton.
I’m 25 (started training at 23) so I have to work to live and can’t meet at a lot of the physical classes. That being said, your videos give me a lot of insight into things I can practice on the heavy bag or shadow boxing by myself.
I’ve seen other people comment this, but you really are a coach to a LOT of us out here, so thank you :)
Thanks for the lovely words. These type of comments keep me motivated to keep making videos.
Good luck bro! Break a leg lol
How many classes do people usually go to vs you based on how you have to work to live? I know that jobs take time and all but how is that any different from going to school while going to physical classes (both school and jobs take eight hours or more if you ask for extra hours)? Does one attend physical classes more while still at school and just slightly more or a lot more vs you working at a job? Also how was your fight?
Did you win?
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Thank you for this, im an old man at the beginning of Muay Thai journey and I want to have at least one fight before I get too old. This will help me map out what I need to do to get my first fight.
I’m so glad I took that step into the ring… fought 3 times in about 2 days because it was a tournament. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. Im taking this one fight at a time and giving it my all each time. That’s all I can ask for
I like and follow you because you make your videos convenient for the viewer not the advertiser
I had my first amateur muay thai fight (with elbows) in November and one thing that really surprised me is how quickly you get gassed as compared to even hard sparring. 2 min rounds during a fight feels 10x longer than 3 min rounds of sparring lol
Im a beginner but that is my number one fear in a potential future fight. To gas out like never before really quickly. I know all you can do is to keep cardio at a high level. But I think the main reason for gassing out like never before in fights are simply because of the pressure/fear that keeps one from breathing properly as in sparring, and a potential adrenalin dump after all the build up before the bell rings.
Ice baths and breathing technique’s
Did you win?
@papaplagueis6871 I won all 3 rounds
This thing about being "nervous" about a fight I have already heard from another profighter, but I am not convinced. Unfortunately when I fight I suffer from a lot of performance anxiety, and it has always limited me. Those few times when for one reason or another I was not nervous I got exceptional performance. I guess it is very subjective.
Anyway thanks a lot, and i hope to meet you one day.
Cheers.
Hi Scatto. Anxiety might be described as nervousness that then encroaches on one's psychological state where it begins to impair one's ability...takes center stage. Don't want that, for sure.😯
There’s a sweet spot between no nerves and too much nerves.
I started Muay Thai a year ago I’m a bit nervous but this really helped me out thank you a lot. Much love man 🙏🏼😁
Thanks for this video. I have been training Muay Thai for about 8 years, done some organized sparring events, and I think I am ready to test my skills. My only real goal is to train into old age and become a martial arts master - I think I will need competition experience to increase my skill, however.
thank you so much! perfect timing for me after one 1.5 years training muay thai I noticed today that I have a hard time looking at my opponent in the eyes when I punch and kick which overalls affectsmy skills and power. I think its honestly has to more that deep down I am not confiedent in my self and struggle with social anxiety which the cause why im not good at defending and looking at my partners in the eyes. I made the decision from now on that i will work on being confident looking at people eyes and better my head movement.
Ive been training muay thai for a year now, ive had shark tanks, hard sparring, and many many light rounds. People have started asking me when im gonna fight and my coach has talked about booking me one but its fell through both times due to things out of both of our control. I would love to fight but the doubt/ nerves are a big factor. Ive been working on conditioning alot to get my mind there. When im hard sparring im not getting dropped by anyone other than the pros around my gym and even thats getting rarer (granted if those guys wanted to kill me they would 😂). Ive seen people who are around the same skill level or same timeframe as me who compete and some win some loose i think ive just gotta pull the plug and send it soon. Glad gabe said being nervous is a good sign 😂.
Started boxing a little over a year ago. Now I have a fight in 2 weeks
Good luck man! What’s your wt/ht and age?
Body conditioning and then Im ready for a fight according to gabriel… me first fight is in 8 months lesgooo
Tomorrow is my first fight, Im nervous and excited
I lost XD but i had a really great time
i was gonna have my first amateur fight this month but doug ford shut everything down again, now i’m not gonna get one before basic training. :(
Super frustrating 😕
was literally just having this convo saturday at the gym; couldn't have timed this vid better. also sweater game is 🔥
Haha. Thanks
I agree. Keep at it gabe. You will get there.
This video was extremely helpful. Thank you 🙏🏻
I was also competed in taekwondo since 6th grade.n retired from taekwondo in 2008 after I won my 2nd gold medal. then I do muaythai cus while I was still doing taekwondo I also train boxing so I already familiar with boxing stance, footwork, body n head movements n pivoting to increase my power punches. n just a suggestion my fellow taekwondo fighters train boxing it will give you additional footwork in to your taekwondo steps n pivot to the angle your opponents will not see it coming. will make video on that just wait. back to muaythai I trained for about 1 year and I learn fast. the differents is the conditioning to the legs. I'm not use to take leg kick in taekwondo so for the earliest hard sparring I always fall or hurt when talking leg kick. so my coach decide that i have extra exercise to strengthen my legs. squad etc. and 50 leg kicks per leg at the end of every training. after couple.of months my legs muscle harden n i can take leg kicks now. it took about 1+ years till my 1st muaythai fight n i won. cus I'm better than my opponents and I spare with all.the champions in my gym. Gabriel is right when you soare spare with some one who better skilled than you. automatically you will get to his level. n always ask after the sparing to your sparring partners what to improve n what I done wrong in the sparring. a good champion will not keep his secrets at least my team mate. they always give advice you should do this n that n write it. that's important when you write it it will stick in your mind
appreciate this mate, got my first mma fight this saturday
Nervousness!!?? I got it down baby!
Saving this one, haven’t had a fight in a long time.
Hey Gabriel Can you do a video with tips for fighting/sparring with someone who is faster than you
Absolutely. I already had that video planned but will move in up in the filming timeline.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial awesome man👍
Hey Gabriel, I love your videos and had subscribed to your channel a while ago. I am planning on having my first amateur fight soon. Thank you for your video!!
My first fight was one I was not prepared for. I underestimated how much running I would need to do and how much sparring I would need to do( personally) that adrenaline hit me like a freight train and I hardly remembered much of the fight even though I won.
This is really smart advice man, thanks 🙏🏾
Amazing video as always
Can you make a vid on how to know you are naturally talented or weak in an art of mma?I And how do I decide which martial art I would better in (regardless of which sport is actually better) .
Great advice. Thank you so much for insight.
Great advice, thank you for uploading!
Thank you great content
Thank you Gabriel having my first fight this year the video was really helpful
Glad to hear it!
Best of luck in all your preparations.
Solid advise thanks Gabriel!
Great video..thank you very much!!!
I would add definitely cardio in
Ive started late in k1 kickboxing started when i was 42 im now 50 yrs old and ive had 4 inta clubs events iam now going to enter the ico brittish open championship in june at vetrans& masters catsgory to go for gold at 75/85kg category im at 85kg atm but really want to be around 79/80kg so ben looking at your videos for advice ob figth camps and fight preparing as i think this one wil be my toughest fight ive had
Great video! So insightful as always
Great video gabe 👍
Can you make a video about how to improve lead Leg kick ?
Wassup, you earned a sub my g.
Great video as always🤛
Very good video
Hey Coach. I’ve been watching you for a long time during my journey to being a fighter. I hope I get to meet you one day ! OSS
Excellent
I haven't trained, sparred or did pads in a month and there's a fight event in the next two weeks. Should i fight? I don't think I'm ready
I have my first friendly fight coming up in a few days and I don't feel ready. Thanks for this. I'm not 100% there but I know what I need to do.
Are you White?
Friendly fights are a great way to begin. Focus on solid defense and protect the head. And have fun.
Trust me: I wouldn’t be watching this if I wasn’t nervous lol. My first fight is July 15th. Mma: Light heavy weight.
Can you make a video on conditioning your body
For sure!
Im 11 and I always spar adults and teenagers at my gym and yes i have been learning mma for 2 years
And even after all that it was the headgear that took me out 😅
I thought cardio would be on this list, it’s a big one!Otherwise, great video.
I literally never get nervous at all, i think the only time i was nervous was when i took my driving test and i only got nervous when i was taking the test. I think it sounds stupid but do you have tips on how to get nervous?😂
Haha. I would say work fight visualization. You don't ned to scare yourself but hopefully it helps you realize the reality of the situation (crowd, opponent trying to KO you, etc). But if you are more calm than me maybe that's just your strength.
Would love a good kickboxing warmup/ warm down routine
I'll have my first light contact next month. I started kickboxing in February last year, I'll be 37 the weekend before my light contact 😅. Hope will be fine, I've life long sport background so I hope to rely on my cardio.
Interesting topic
This video gave me an adrenaline dump thinking about my first potential fight
Any thoughts on tendon training?
yea yea, but do you got to take a shot now to fight? many of us got like 20 things!
Great content as always Gabriel! Could you kindly do a video on good body conditioning drills?
Especially for people like me (and some of my children students) who have a very low pain tolerance. (I personally would never shin check a low round kick without shin guards because the pain would be too much for me to bear.
Do you wear boxing gloves, shin guards, etc. for conditioning drills? Should face/head conditioning be done at all. If not, how do you train someone not to blink or be “gun shy”? Thank you!
I can absolutely make a video on that. Thanks for the request 🙏
Been training for a couple of years and looking to compete, what is the difference between not being nervous and maintaining your composure before a fight?
It means not losing emotional composure, it’s okay to be nervous but that nervousness is what’s gonna help you if you hone in on it and don’t let it consume you and yk completely freeze in the fight
I've been training for 6 weeks and i think I'm ready for a amateur macth tho??
How do you prepare your body for fights, specifically muay Thai and Kickboxing leg kicks? My Thighs are totally sore from a decent spar with my coach, but the thing is, his body shots landed way harder and I'm fine there.
one of the biggest reasons why i chose wrestling was the damn leg kicks , i could never take any type of direct hits to my legs either on purpose or not, great video
I have no martial arts training, I don't work out, but I watch UFC with my mates at the bar
....which means I am absolutely ready to absolute pummel Francis Ngannou to a pulp and take the world heavyweight championship title
I’m at the point where I know I could fight and I have at small muaythai events in bangkok… but afterwards is the problem, I’d spend all noght having nightmares about cte. Back then I don’t even know what it was, I thought it would just be faster than I could see it coming, take a punch and it’s damaged not “imma get you in 5 years boy” kinda stuff
How would you feel about recharacterizing the last one as respected the competition, taking them seriously or not being arrogant? I ask because I've never been nervous to compete. I know I could get hurt or lose - it's just a risk we're both accepting.
Keep in mind, he’s talking about your first fight.
That being said, many pros talk about being nervous before every fight. Anxiety is a powerful emotion, whether its performance anxiety, competitive anxiety, impostor syndrome, or anxiety about taking hard hits and getting hurt. You’re doing yourself a disservice not utilizing such emotions in your training and before a fight to keep you alert. In any case, I think he’s making a general statement, that if you aren’t nervous before a fight (or before your first fight) then perhaps you aren’t well educated on the stakes at hand, or haven’t properly internalized the stakes.
Solid content,keep it up,Btw any prediction for
Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane ?
Brandon moreno vs Deiveson Figueiredo ?
I lost . my first fight yesterday
Why you keep reading my mind (laughting). Got to say Im a beginner but thats still something I wanted to know for future
Perfect. I love when that happens.
Yes. Log this information for the future and when you are ready you will know.
Can a kickboxer participate in amateur kickboxing without a coach
Great video Gabriel...nowadays we are more sensible about fighting and although it happens, it isn't as usual as it was in the past that people who weren't ready were fighting.
When I started fighting in 09, we were trained for a month and then it was a fight. So you either won, lost respectably and/or were destroyed and never fought again.
Any advice for a 15 year old who recently started training mma and wants to get into their first kickboxing tournament and one day be an mma fighter
@@higherpath362 damn bro that hurt 😢 no more bein an mma fighter
@@higherpath362 but the thing is idk if I have good genetics for fighting I could but I’m not really sure right now and if I don’t I feel like I won’t be able to make it in mma
@@higherpath362 thank u man imma train I wanna do my first amateur kickboxing tournament in a year and a half or so
Stay consistent and focus on pure fundamentals by drilling them, even if that’s just taking steps around the ring and galloping etc etc, make sure your body can always move in the way you need it to and always stay in base as you train and fight. 15 is NOT too old.
@@odindhillon3239 it’s not late, liam harrison became the face of western muay thai and only started at 13
🖐🤩 five stars !!
😊👍 like no:58
👊👺 more please 🤗❤
damn i got fight in 3 days im not prepared properly what shall i do ?
Hey gabriel do you think a smoker/demo/exhibition fight is necessary before an actual amateur fight? I’m thinking of taking one amateur fight soon without previous ring experience
No. I wouldn't say it's necessary. The smoker is definitely extra experience and will help but if your sparring is challenging enough you should be fine.
Liam nolan breakdown?
Hey! Enjoyed your vides 🚀🔥 can you help me with nerves?
I'm doing Excellent in sparring for someone who's having 3rd-4th month, having ticked all things you're pointing out in video. My coach asked me for the first fight (inter club sparring) it's something here where all new guys spar from other club branches. However in my first sparring(inter club) I got so nervous that my mind was absolutely blank, I lost 3 of 3 fights to TKO(domination, I wasn't getting struck, I was slipping all punches but wasn't hitting back due to nervousness)
What a coincidence and how convenient. Here I was thinking about how I will know I'll be ready for a fight, and then I see this video pop up. I've been training for a little over a year now, and I made it a goal to have 4 fights this year. I know I still have a lot to work on, but I will definitely be ready this year.
When you mean for fights, what kinda fights? Fights at your gym, you vs someone else in a different gym, a charity fight, you in a fight in pursuit of an fighter career, etc? I realized there are specific types of fights but I don't know how to name or word them exactly?
@@twentyonetortas5921 In my case, I meant either amateur or, preferably, professional fights in a cage. For someone with no experience like me, this would have to be in a small promotion.
Do you think 22 years of age is too late to start this sport from scratch without prior experience? I come from an endurance background…
No. Not too late. You'll just have to get really dedicated and make sure your skills are high in 2-3 years.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial what about 28?
@@higherpath362 thanks will think about it I m not sure anymore but might do for fitness.