How Do You Defend Against Knees? Ft. Gabriel Varga

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  • @Cryttanz
    @Cryttanz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Got a short stocky ex strongman in my gym that I kept kneeing the shit out of, untill he started using this exact defence and it's like walking in to a wall 🤣

    • @memorycloud4173
      @memorycloud4173 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      im excited to try this. I got bullied with knees yesterday

    • @merakiworld1334
      @merakiworld1334 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This gave me hope. I’m short & stocky and been training Muay Thai for almost a year now and there’s only one guy that’s been killing me with knees. Excited to try this

  • @GabrielVargaOfficial
    @GabrielVargaOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    It was an absolute pleasure to collab with you again Shane.
    I hope my preferred knee defense helps many martial artists out there.

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Pleasure and honor was all mine, champ! I hope you don't mind that I turned you into BOB in the thumbnail -- it's because the only way I'd be able to land knees on you would be if you had no arms 😝

    • @jaywilliams6250
      @jaywilliams6250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It will definitely help me thankyou! I’ve not found a comfortable way to defend knees really but this is so simple and easy thankyou!

    • @sergiobatista2272
      @sergiobatista2272 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sure will. And I learned also from you this particular technique... I usually do similar to prevent the opponent to approach me too much or stryke me, but I didn't know that this can be used to prevent knee attacks.

    • @guillaumelane3374
      @guillaumelane3374 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      a lot !!

  • @Joyohjoy112
    @Joyohjoy112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    This is like watching a video game with your favorite fighters and you get to choose the venue. Literally, this is what I would pick. Next, we gotta see Jeff Chan at the fight tips gym with Icy Mike.

  • @AnSturbin
    @AnSturbin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Gabe Varga. The most criminally underrated martial artist of our time

  • @Ash__Adler
    @Ash__Adler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Shane's absolutely right that early amateurs don't know what to do about knees. I'm terrible in general (just a bit over 3 months into training), but even the people with a few fights of experience who can shut down everything else I do have no real defense to my long knees in sparring (of course, they're not taking them full force because I try to not hurt my training partners, but my knees are easily way more successful than anything else, with only quick flick lead kicks to the inner thigh coming close 😅).

    • @notdanroth
      @notdanroth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can usually land a full power left kick off of those inner thigh kicks

    • @Ash__Adler
      @Ash__Adler 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@notdanroth Yeah, Nathan Corbett showed that in his video on switch kick set-ups 🙂

    • @johnboylan3832
      @johnboylan3832 ปีที่แล้ว

      No-one in America knows. But go somewhere with good trainers, then you are taught this stuff at the beginner level.

    • @Ash__Adler
      @Ash__Adler ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnboylan3832 I don't live in USA, but coolstorybro 🙃

  • @paulpelle3046
    @paulpelle3046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Absolute gold dust...same as everything from Gabriel Varga 🙏

  • @theyoungfool.1895
    @theyoungfool.1895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You gotta love how icy Mike is pretty much hosting the greatest online seminar/martial artist tournament. Most anime moment in real life, fr fr.

  • @benevans3142
    @benevans3142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Met Gabe at a local tournament two weeks ago he’s a humble gentleman. Who’s also lethal

  • @BuildinWings
    @BuildinWings 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ben Askren's method of chin-first knee blocking is still my favorite.

  • @simoncurran6184
    @simoncurran6184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm sure you've heard this a hundred times. But thank you for collaborations like these. It's so helpful, insiteful, fun. I hope these are successful enough for you all to do these regularly.
    If not to a road show. I'd be there in a heart beat

  • @np494609
    @np494609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite knee counters are catching the knee under the leg and dump. I also like to extend my arm and block the chest like your first tactic

  • @thesadanimations
    @thesadanimations 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    totally going to try that second one, unfortunately i see myself leaving sessions with sore ribs for a while before i get it right 😅

  • @TheWillToFight
    @TheWillToFight 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely loving all these collaborations

  • @akaragdollsvids
    @akaragdollsvids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks For The Content Mann Ur a legend.. Its been 7 years ihv been following u man!

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciate the support 🙏🙏

    • @akaragdollsvids
      @akaragdollsvids ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fighttips of course Shane

  • @TYE2020
    @TYE2020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thx for the tip bro

  • @BMO_Creative
    @BMO_Creative 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excited for you Shane, to be able to train with "The Quiet Storm" and Varga is amazing!

  • @matthew-jy5jp
    @matthew-jy5jp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Gabe is a mixed martial artist. Gabe isn't giving his secrets away. Just sharing and giving up to the sport which has given him anything.

  • @richardleston5237
    @richardleston5237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a collaboration!

  • @SenseiSeth
    @SenseiSeth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve already watched this once but I’m just now recognizing Gabriel in the thumbnail 😂😂

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I decided to start having fun with my thumbnails... #ispy

  • @LeonardoRamos01
    @LeonardoRamos01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love seeing Gabe here!

  • @plexq
    @plexq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These collabs are _AWESOME_. Been a subscriber since way before, and this is just so fun.

  • @kylatiara9110
    @kylatiara9110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was Voshon's first fight?!? Wow, he's gonna be a great competitor! 💪

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      After 1 year of training 😶

  • @bruhmoment-yt2zp
    @bruhmoment-yt2zp ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks guys very useful for me as a beginner I've found myself just taking knees rather than defending

  • @VisitaInteriora
    @VisitaInteriora 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    teeping works aswell and lands a strong point, cause the opponent usually falls to the ground..Its gonna be a more to the side of the body teep, but teeping always works. Just a matter of being ready to teep, which is the difficult part.

  • @omari2306
    @omari2306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Leaning back, basically when you lean back your torso and your head shift a couple degrees backwards putting you out of range of certain blows like punches, kicks to the head, or even knees.
    Except for low kicks you will never avoid them in this way obviously.
    It's among my priorities to lean back mostly 70% of the time in a fight because i know i will succeed most of the times in to dodging the incoming shots, and the rest is just checking low kicks and using a basic elbow block to then answer with a hammer fist from the position of the elbow raised blocking the 1rst shot.
    This is how i personally do it, and i hope that it teaches you something maybe to include in your system.

    • @agentsmith6570
      @agentsmith6570 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      super duper underrated comment. never thought about leaning back/dodging knees like i do with punches, kicks or elbows.. ty sir for that idea

    • @omari2306
      @omari2306 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@agentsmith6570 Stepping backwards also works. The boxing step back.

    • @agentsmith6570
      @agentsmith6570 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@omari2306 i always use the cross block. it works fine but its defnetly better to have some more varitations :D

  • @jasonsparrow3980
    @jasonsparrow3980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the thumbnail

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The only way I'm landing knees on Varga is if he has no arms like BOB.

  • @aresjerry
    @aresjerry 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been waiting since I saw Gabriel's channel thanks !

  • @metrolinamartialarts
    @metrolinamartialarts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So clean!

  • @youngwarrior9362
    @youngwarrior9362 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So a teep, with the arm. I like it

  • @Tendou_Pein
    @Tendou_Pein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the thumbnail lol Gabriel as a Bob😂

  • @matthew-jy5jp
    @matthew-jy5jp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gabe is awesome. A great champion and fighter. And one hell of a good person.

  • @Niborino9409
    @Niborino9409 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was not ready for BOB Varga in the background of the thumbnail there 😂😂😂

  • @AGON17
    @AGON17 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really hope karate Kombat streams his fight on TH-cam again that was great

  • @Brandnewshoes
    @Brandnewshoes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yessss golden combo!

  • @Vlogging.on.a.donkey
    @Vlogging.on.a.donkey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is an effective defending

  • @Piccongod
    @Piccongod 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greetz from Hamburg

  • @akaragdollsvids
    @akaragdollsvids 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is gonna be useful sensei

  • @robertjackson3819
    @robertjackson3819 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the video and the info, love Shane and Gabriel, but I must say, it was damned nice to see Icy Mike's cameo.

  • @Kangquista
    @Kangquista ปีที่แล้ว

    Gabe and Shane in Hard2Hurt’s gym.

  • @muaythai.8474
    @muaythai.8474 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome content practical application less is more

  • @williamcecil4265
    @williamcecil4265 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, that's Icy Mike's gym!

  • @P_11.
    @P_11. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @KianDaHazrd
    @KianDaHazrd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Common W

  • @rodneychishimba5980
    @rodneychishimba5980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you guys 🔥🔥🔥

  • @fernandopazzetti7403
    @fernandopazzetti7403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys rock!

  • @gladimir5158
    @gladimir5158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gabriel Varga looks like a hobbyist marathon runner with a young family of 3

  • @jacksypher3403
    @jacksypher3403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even at high levels people don't defend against knees Charles Oliveira does it often, Superbon did it a bunch to Grigorian and a knee is what cut Petr Yan when he fought O Mailley.

  • @bablubharti4521
    @bablubharti4521 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you in good work

  • @gabriellarrotta8636
    @gabriellarrotta8636 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome this collabs. :)

  • @igorg.8624
    @igorg.8624 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks. What about from the clinch??

  • @kevincorso9757
    @kevincorso9757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥collab!

  • @thehighcommunity247
    @thehighcommunity247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You turned Gabriel into Bob in the Thumbnail...nooo!! What have you done to him...lmao!! Really cool to see all of you guys do collabs. 🤙

  • @cherryb0ng
    @cherryb0ng 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember seeing Gabriel in action using a scissor knee into Kevin Ross. It was devastating and he pretty much had him beat.

  • @madmaster3d
    @madmaster3d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice tutorial
    that bald man tutorial was good too
    ty

  • @ahmedalhamadi1231
    @ahmedalhamadi1231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why putting my digital coach as a Bob؟
    😄
    I didn’t recognise that till I saw Gabriel, comment and your reply on it.

  • @simonsimonlabonte1110
    @simonsimonlabonte1110 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interested 👍

  • @samfisher8356
    @samfisher8356 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff

  • @sahin569
    @sahin569 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was thinking avoiding is the best strategy knees are just so heavy even when partially blocked it can hurt

  • @theprodigalson4003
    @theprodigalson4003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Start manufacturing the Gabriel bob practice dummies Thankyou

  • @luqmansonnyhalim9730
    @luqmansonnyhalim9730 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Long guard. Same like makachev defence the jumping knee

  • @boripatpraidam6877
    @boripatpraidam6877 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tldr: long guard with palm against opponent's chest.

  • @ajshiro3957
    @ajshiro3957 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video. this is something I always wondered. I know how to defend elbows, kicks and punches, but I'm curious about knees. Especially that darn tiger knee. XD

  • @sahin569
    @sahin569 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got kneed in a street fight. Punched don’t hurt but a knee to the ribs is so painful even 2 weeks after fk

    • @Ash__Adler
      @Ash__Adler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everyone has sharp elbows, everyone has heavy knees 🙃

  • @jopalolive
    @jopalolive 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last bit advice of using both arms to block was given sarcastically.

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was being sarcastic 😆

    • @jopalolive
      @jopalolive 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fighttips Thank you for letting me know, it was terrible advice. I will delete the comment

  • @hard2hurt
    @hard2hurt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe I should have paid attention to this... Shane hit me with about 400 knees this weekend.

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah but my knees are killing me, now 🤕

  • @mitchelltaylor6353
    @mitchelltaylor6353 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question from a person here who has an interest in learning more about boxing/kickboxing but not sure if they would ever want to compete. Where would someone like me start their journey if they are completely new to all of this? Any video or reading material suggestions?

  • @neverstopmovingforwardfitn7277
    @neverstopmovingforwardfitn7277 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the way Robin Van Roosmalen blocked Gabriel 's knees in there fight? That block enable Robin to counter Gabriel quickly.

  • @mr.jerrico
    @mr.jerrico 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How to twist kick block..?

  • @Utuberj0sh
    @Utuberj0sh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What does RKM stand for

  • @youngwarrior9362
    @youngwarrior9362 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mike - walks in, tells you a better way, refuses to elaborate, walks off. True sigma 🤣

  • @maryfuentes7277
    @maryfuentes7277 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @ikust007
    @ikust007 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will try it soon. Next fighter :6,8 foot… I am 5,6…

  • @vindicator75
    @vindicator75 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    was icy mike serious about that knee block? i literally told my teacher about that and he told me to stop watching youtube. lol

  • @kiddmarvelous1975
    @kiddmarvelous1975 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What if u are already close range?

  • @deemc7756
    @deemc7756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🥊

  • @no0b304
    @no0b304 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you counter knees kicks when the enemy holds you and knee kicks you

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hips in, regain posture and pummel arms to better position. Watch my Muay Thai Clinch video with Petchboonchu

  • @JaybayJay
    @JaybayJay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How would I defend against knee's. The most direct way to defend against a knee would be to step back or step to the side.. Side Step deflection over direct blocking.. Direct blocking can get your arms broken. That's why Shorin Ryu Matsubayashi Ryu always prefers deflection over direct. It's a pretty decent defense in theory, and will work against the most basic of fighters. Most people use that straight knee wrong by looking to hit a distant target.. That knee is best when your opponent is close and you've already doing inside work and and now are driving that straight Knee through your opponent as opposed to over extending and looking for a mid range target. For that I'd just snap kick to wherever I want. I might even just step back and Kick your knee or step past and crush the supporting leg..

  • @christophernewton8474
    @christophernewton8474 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How to defend knee's Judo version: suck it up, absorb it, grab the leg, sweep your opponent to the floor.

  • @quatro_quatro
    @quatro_quatro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you want to weaken your opponents knees, just give him a plate full of mom’s spaghetti!

  • @guyincognito6530
    @guyincognito6530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it necessary to use bag gloves when working a heavy bag? Or was I led astray

    • @fighttips
      @fighttips  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, to protect your hands and not mess up your nicer sparring gloves.

  • @user-mk8uh9ki5t
    @user-mk8uh9ki5t 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What if he’s way taller would this technique still be effective ??? Since u wont be able to post your arm on his upper chest area???

  • @riceontopstew
    @riceontopstew 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So Im the one walking forward but my opponent counters with knees as I get close, does the concept still work?

  • @MattMurdock41
    @MattMurdock41 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why did the subtitles say eat that meat when Shane said eat that knee💀

  • @jamielondon6436
    @jamielondon6436 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Icy Mike only walked into the picture to show that it wasn't a fake RKM background … and because he *always* has to have the last word. ;-)

  • @johnboylan3832
    @johnboylan3832 ปีที่แล้ว

    LONG GUARD!

  • @eranshachar9954
    @eranshachar9954 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I train Muay Thai among other arts and let me tell you another idea- Assuming I can see it coming I will let my knee meet my opponent's knee. As I am doing bones conditioning I am not at all worried from knee to knee/shin strike. The hardest dilemma in Muay Thai is- If I hold your neck in a good clinch. My elbows are free to strike your face and my knees are free to attack your ribs. What would you have defended from- Strikes to the face or strikes to the ribs? I would say I don't mind to take few shots to the face while trying to break the clinch. Broken rib is a much worse option I think.

  • @cahallo5964
    @cahallo5964 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:24 mma guys literally just teach it like Icy Mike and I just don't get why, it's like Dutch kickboxers when you tell them that you can actually move your head out of the way and they look at you like you cursed their mothers

  • @nightclawer6679
    @nightclawer6679 ปีที่แล้ว

    Drop your guard to block the Knee?? lol
    -If they keep kneeing you that mean you lose your clinch and they lock your head down! What you shoud do is turn side way and usd your leg to block their knee

  • @csfn-aicsf9501
    @csfn-aicsf9501 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok but how to defend against long knees?

  • @cherrybomb3713
    @cherrybomb3713 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gabe would make me feel awkward. He's such a nice dude but low-key is a serial killer in the ring. How do you balance that lol

  • @m96920
    @m96920 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is thai defence they say but its not true. Its coming from kungfu, its the dragon defence but using open hands while without gloves.

  • @Hashslingingslasher-
    @Hashslingingslasher- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The idea of knee's clashing makes me cringe so hard

  • @dominus6224
    @dominus6224 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandma didn’t stand a chance! Stiff armed the shit out of her.

  • @sahin569
    @sahin569 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just watched the video I think it’s very flawed outside the ring even in the ring opponent’s don’t attack straight or will faint a lot to make you raise your knee and sweep or kick your rear leg, in a street fight game over.

  • @thomasda3482
    @thomasda3482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    jkd concept...

  • @MondoSzn
    @MondoSzn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those knees hurt man lol great video

  • @YaqoubAlTayib
    @YaqoubAlTayib 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    NON-SARCASTIC KNEE DEFENSE FROM THE CLINCH NEXT! Everything can be avoided with a backstep unless you're grabbed 🤷‍♂️

  • @eabeloth7035
    @eabeloth7035 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Naabs