A breakdown and drills (to practice) for the Thai sidekick would be amazing. I've only ever learned the TKD and Karate style side kick and it's very hard (and clunky) to chamber and throw in a squared kickboxing stance.
Okay, This was insanely great video! I've been practicing different martial arts and combat sports over 30 years and still there was couple of new points for me. Wow! And yes would love to see your video about the thai side kick.
Fantastic. I'm glad I got some new information to you 👍 It seems that everyone wants to learn about the thai side kick so that will definitely be one of my videos for next month.
Imma a shorter guy and I’ve been training for a year and I’m glad i seen this because the last two techniques I do naturally and feels good to connect with combos
I do Light contact, and the side kick really is bread and butter there. Once you get good at the sliding version, and especially chaining them or throwing other techniques off of it, you have such a large threat zone.
Great video. I loved watching you're fighting career and I'm happy to see you start a TH-cam channel. Making contact can be extremely difficult and you don't know the ropes in order to make it extremely entertaining. A lot of TH-camrs or people with money pay or find someone that can assistant content creating for free and honestly that's what I think would benefit you a lot and I'm looking forward to seeing your TH-cam channel grow. Wish you the best of luck.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial that's extremely great news when I saw you were making a TH-cam channel I thought you were planning on not continuing your fighting career. I wish you good luck in both then
Fun Fact! Two MMA GOAT Contenders make very liberal use of both the hopping lead hook and stepping straight punch: Demetrious Johnson and Fedor Emelianenko!
For another great technique for fighting at a distance, check out GSP vs Koscheck. GSP threw a multitude of long step + jabs that destroyed his opponent's face.
Nice love the sliding push kick or side kick. Jumping hook- A fellow countryman of yours at Precision Striking calls it the Gazelle Hook. It’s in his Tyson combos. The Mayweather step through cross. Love that gonna work on that one. Cheers Gabriel
I’ve got a question can I compete professionally in Boxing/Kickboxing with 100/20 vision I fight well with my vision as is but is there anything on paper that might ban me?
Hey what do you think of jack dempseys book championship fighting? I personally think it is the best book on fighting(not even just boxing) ever.I know Mike Tyson was definitely influenced by it,but Im wondering if the book had the same impact on you.
"Jumping hook" also called a gazelle punch. Rocky Marciano used it, and he was undefeated despite having the shortest reach of any heavyweight champion; so it is very good. I think Marvin Haggler had success with a "gazelle jab", and Ricardo Lopez might have as well. From what I have seen, it appears to be the best method to cover distance in boxing. I have been trying to have this observation confirmed or denied, but the technique is pretty rare.
1That Zambidis hook is a variation of gazelle punch. 2That Floyds straight right seems to first hit the target and then that right foot hits the canvas to the side at 45 degrees the instant the punch finishes coming back. 3that thai sidekick with the ball of the foot - would you say more damage/jolt be done by a hell like a regular kickboxing sidekick that would also cover a ton of space? th-cam.com/video/Sokw1MDcEOs/w-d-xo.html
I do an independent motion right cross technique. It's where the weapon moves well before the rest of the body. I learned it through Joe Lewis who learned it from Bruce Lee. My foundation, like Lewis is karate. My only concern is that the larger the glove, the less the impact power so it may not translate to the kickboxing that you do. It will work with MMA gloves or less.
Man you are such an unassuming guy. You speak really well seem like a very nice person. Not that that has anything to do with fighting ability. But it's so true you can't judge a book by its cover. Your a killer
I use the gazelle or leaping lead hook regularly and it indeed covers a lot of distance. Because of the power even if it is blocked you can follow up. The lead right hand is great and often opponents are untrained to react to a lead right and normally throw a jab parry as they assume the first punch is a jab. Today I will try out your demo on the Thai side kick- it would be great to see how you use it in sparring as I am always worried about someone catching a side kick and sweeping etc. Your videos are of amazing quality and I would like to thank you for providing such wisdom which allowe me to grow even when I cannot find in coach in my area. Respect
there is another punch that covers a lot of distance that Pacquiao uses in every fight and in almost every round. After he throws the rear hand he steps or jumps forward with the rear leg throwing his jab. He's hurt and put down many fighters using this technique. Most recently or in his last fight he put down Keith Thurman in the first round using this technique. He also adjusts this jumping jab with the rear foot going forward into a hook or uppercut depending on how his opponents react. Incredible punch and very challenging technique as you have to set it up with the rear hand first or a feint or it becomes too obvious
I like your content but I wish you could move your camera back or use a wider angle lens so I can see your feet. They are often hidden when you are showing techniques.
Caleb plant the boxer uses the long right cross and roll also. but he doesn’t step through with the right foot, he just brings it up a bit so that he’s almost square.
I would actually fight at Bantamweight in ONE. It's a 145lbs weigh in and I walk about 153lbs. If I could win that and defend I may consider a move up if everything worked out.
Do you have videos on catching kicks? I do boxing and BJJ, but I am lacking in the kickboxing department. I can throw good kicks, knees etc, but I have no trained reflex in terms of kicking defense and countering. I guess the obvious suggestion would probably be to join a kick boxing school haha
In taekwondo they call this first kick is called the cut kick, which is really confusing since Muay Thai has a different kick called a cut kick from what I understand. This was so popular in sport Taekwondo that people started to leave the leg up and push up their opponent's hip in order to cancel out incoming kicks (since there are rules against punching to the head and limited points for punching to body). It got so ridiculous that they eventually made a rule against leaving a leg up in a chamber to discourage it. Still very popular! One popular counter is the Moldova kick, a sort of round kick where the rear leg crouches. Another popular counter is the turning heel kick. The turn allows for the incoming sidekick to glance off and set up fighter to counter to targets head. This one probably is a bit more practical than the Moldova kick in scenarios where damage is important
Hm, very interesting. I have the feeling that taekwondo hasn't been represented very well in kickboxing and MMA. I feel they're lot of tricks into taekwondo that could help in combat sports
@@joshmailova I think so too but there's obviously a lot of shortcomings to get through because of the rules set has left the modern Olympic sport in a strong "touch fighting" habit. Even though the modern rules do allow for knockouts to end fights in your victory.
These are the best instructional videos for striking on TH-cam. Thank you for all the work you put in creating them. With great respect and appreciation...
Hi Gabriel. Could you come up with something affordable like videos or training sched compilation strength and conditioning for and make it available for us fans to buy or some way to donate to your cause, cause we are fans!
Big fan of you sir! Thank you so much for giving us training tips from the world best for total noobs like me who wanna learn striking due to our love for mma.
the shifting cross is done in mma a lot by dillashaw, mighty mouse, and dominick cruz. mighy mouse uses it to transition to a single leg or double leg as well.
Okay second comment about this but yesterday I focused all night on the thai sidekick during sparring and it went extremely well.... almost as if it had been part of my game all along even tho I had no experience with it whatsoever haha. My partner was like damnnnn where did this suddenly come from and didn't know how to deal with it! I've always been a teeper but this somehow works even better for my style. So many thanks for this video man! Would very much apreciate it if you would go more in depth on this amazing kick, cheers!
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Appreciate you! Great content and your channel is growing quickly. Probably not as fast as you want, but over 15k since i started watching.
In depth Thai side kick vid would be beautiful. A little bonus I do with the step thru cross is using the momentum of the roll to throw a cheeky left body hook. I normally do Thai or MMA sparring so after two or so throws I then ditch it as I know I'll get tagged. Always feels sooo good to land it though!
Sort of along the lines of a breakdown for the thai sidekick, but I would love a video on exercises to train the leg to be able to even just hold it up straight like you did for so long. I think my side glute muscles/hips are weak and so I struggle to hold side kicks up
Is there a certain style of kickboxing that certain body types are more inclined to "fit"? In 6ft 1 180...long torso 73 inch reach...shorter legs...is there a style I might find easier to utilize based on my body? I find I get hurt only to my body and my arms cannot seem to cover my sides that well... maybe a video could be about this subject? God bless champ!
Really love these technique videos - they're super helpful - the step hook was something I found myself doing because it felt good - pump fake on the cross, and then spring forward with the hook - seeing that it's a legit technique is awesome! I'm new to Muay Thai/Kickboxing, so I wasn't sure if it was a good move! Also LOVE the thai side-kick - I'm definitely working that up! More info on that would be super.
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2:11 "I want you to keep your eyes on these row of belts!" Damn, that flex though!
"Just ignore the other row of belts over there." ;-)
I love it hahah what a guy.
I would definitly like to see a full video on the thai side kick!
Me too.
Definitely,it looks awesome!
Same here!
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I've been training the thay side kick for about a month now, i would love a video breaking it down
same
Watch Stephen Thompson's video on it, its really helpful
th-cam.com/video/W588NSLplxw/w-d-xo.html
Me too.
th-cam.com/video/ISZ1ARpV8_I/w-d-xo.html this guy is one of the best I've seen breaking down karate style techniques. 👌
a detailed video on the thai side kick would ne great it's always good to know more about a good kick
A breakdown and drills (to practice) for the Thai sidekick would be amazing. I've only ever learned the TKD and Karate style side kick and it's very hard (and clunky) to chamber and throw in a squared kickboxing stance.
1:30 thai side kick
4:51 springing lead hook
6:32 step through cross
Good old Varga asking me to like the video, little does he know i like before i even watch 😂
Okay, This was insanely great video! I've been practicing different martial arts and combat sports over 30 years and still there was couple of new points for me. Wow! And yes would love to see your video about the thai side kick.
Fantastic. I'm glad I got some new information to you 👍
It seems that everyone wants to learn about the thai side kick so that will definitely be one of my videos for next month.
This is great stuff, LOVE that Thai side kick! Could we get a video on recovery techniques for in between rounds? Thanks champ 👊
Thai sidekick tutorial, definitely!
As a short person this video is very appreciated. Would like to see more of these distance closing techniques and/or the Thai side kick.
This is my biggest problem at the moment, really bad at closing distance, so thank you very much for this video!
Hahah how many people can casually just use their "row of belts" as reference for distancing. Super awesome haha
that balance while you're explaining the side kick... strong flex lol
I love the Muay Thai side kick, that's what I find the most effective to close the distance.
Imma a shorter guy and I’ve been training for a year and I’m glad i seen this because the last two techniques I do naturally and feels good to connect with combos
I do Light contact, and the side kick really is bread and butter there. Once you get good at the sliding version, and especially chaining them or throwing other techniques off of it, you have such a large threat zone.
yess please detialed breakdown of the thai sidekick
I would REALLY like a video about the thai side kick technique!
Please do a teep and side kick video 🙏
Thai side kick pls
More detailed Thai sidekick video please!!
Video on the side kick would be awesome, thank you for sharing your techniques!
This is great! I dont think you will get any thumbs down here
Nice. We are still all thumbs up.
Very cool. No haters yet 👍
Great video. I loved watching you're fighting career and I'm happy to see you start a TH-cam channel. Making contact can be extremely difficult and you don't know the ropes in order to make it extremely entertaining. A lot of TH-camrs or people with money pay or find someone that can assistant content creating for free and honestly that's what I think would benefit you a lot and I'm looking forward to seeing your TH-cam channel grow. Wish you the best of luck.
Thank you so much!!
I'll be getting back in the ring/cage soon but I'll keep working away at building the channel.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial that's extremely great news when I saw you were making a TH-cam channel I thought you were planning on not continuing your fighting career. I wish you good luck in both then
Fun Fact!
Two MMA GOAT Contenders make very liberal use of both the hopping lead hook and stepping straight punch: Demetrious Johnson and Fedor Emelianenko!
For another great technique for fighting at a distance, check out GSP vs Koscheck. GSP threw a multitude of long step + jabs that destroyed his opponent's face.
Nice love the sliding push kick or side kick. Jumping hook- A fellow countryman of yours at Precision Striking calls it the Gazelle Hook. It’s in his Tyson combos. The Mayweather step through cross. Love that gonna work on that one. Cheers Gabriel
I’ve got a question can I compete professionally in Boxing/Kickboxing with 100/20 vision
I fight well with my vision as is but is there anything on paper that might ban me?
Hey what do you think of jack dempseys book championship fighting? I personally think it is the best book on fighting(not even just boxing) ever.I know Mike Tyson was definitely influenced by it,but Im wondering if the book had the same impact on you.
"Jumping hook" also called a gazelle punch. Rocky Marciano used it, and he was undefeated despite having the shortest reach of any heavyweight champion; so it is very good.
I think Marvin Haggler had success with a "gazelle jab", and Ricardo Lopez might have as well. From what I have seen, it appears to be the best method to cover distance in boxing. I have been trying to have this observation confirmed or denied, but the technique is pretty rare.
Super stuff. Yes to the sidekick video from me too please
I really liked that hook. Perfect for me. I'm gonna try it next time I spar.
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1That Zambidis hook is a variation of gazelle punch.
2That Floyds straight right seems to first hit the target and then that right foot hits the canvas to the side at 45 degrees the instant the punch finishes coming back.
3that thai sidekick with the ball of the foot - would you say more damage/jolt be done by a hell like a regular kickboxing sidekick that would also cover a ton of space?
th-cam.com/video/Sokw1MDcEOs/w-d-xo.html
Yes for another video on the thai side kick!
I do an independent motion right cross technique. It's where the weapon moves well before the rest of the body. I learned it through Joe Lewis who learned it from Bruce Lee. My foundation, like Lewis is karate. My only concern is that the larger the glove, the less the impact power so it may not translate to the kickboxing that you do. It will work with MMA gloves or less.
I also like to use wonderboy and machida blitz
It’s so effective (at least in my experience)
Man you are such an unassuming guy. You speak really well seem like a very nice person. Not that that has anything to do with fighting ability. But it's so true you can't judge a book by its cover. Your a killer
I’ve caught a lot of taller sparring partners with the gazelle hook. I’m 5’4 for reference.
Side teep always works 9/10 especially if the opponent is circling you, I wait until they facing me side on then they go flying!
I use the gazelle or leaping lead hook regularly and it indeed covers a lot of distance. Because of the power even if it is blocked you can follow up. The lead right hand is great and often opponents are untrained to react to a lead right and normally throw a jab parry as they assume the first punch is a jab. Today I will try out your demo on the Thai side kick- it would be great to see how you use it in sparring as I am always worried about someone catching a side kick and sweeping etc. Your videos are of amazing quality and I would like to thank you for providing such wisdom which allowe me to grow even when I cannot find in coach in my area. Respect
The cross step through is also called a shift very popular by bob fitzimmons
there is another punch that covers a lot of distance that Pacquiao uses in every fight and in almost every round. After he throws the rear hand he steps or jumps forward with the rear leg throwing his jab. He's hurt and put down many fighters using this technique. Most recently or in his last fight he put down Keith Thurman in the first round using this technique. He also adjusts this jumping jab with the rear foot going forward into a hook or uppercut depending on how his opponents react. Incredible punch and very challenging technique as you have to set it up with the rear hand first or a feint or it becomes too obvious
I practice side kicks constantly which have worked well in a few fights. Never stop learning right.
If I'm not mistaken the footwork and head and body movement for the step through cross is similar to the overhand right?
I guess it could be. I throw my overhand quite different because there's no step throw and I rarely roll after.
But it can be done a number of ways.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I'm probably doing it wrong then, I'll look into it. Thanks man!
@@GabrielVargaOfficial find a body shot with the left naturally follows an overhand right myself, don't know if this is a thing or not?
I'm a big Samart fan. I would love a video on the side teep/side thai kick
yes please, a video of the kich would be nice
I like your content but I wish you could move your camera back or use a wider angle lens so I can see your feet. They are often hidden when you are showing techniques.
Roy Jones jr used a step through cross all the time like when he won the heavyweight championships the world
That hook I think is originally from Floyd Patterson he was known to have a leaping left hook, trained by Cus D'Amato. Great video as usual.
Nice. I'm going to see if I can find him using it.
"How to get the Commando perk in read life" mw2 players know what I mean 😂
love it & super down for that thai side kick break down!
that’s the joe frazier hook the 2nd technique
absolutely love it , keep the vids coming
Full breakdown on Thai side kick please
Caleb plant the boxer uses the long right cross and roll also. but he doesn’t step through with the right foot, he just brings it up a bit so that he’s almost square.
The ONE featherweight kickboxing title is vacant. If they could match you vs Giorgio Petrosyan that would be a hell-of-a fight.
I would actually fight at Bantamweight in ONE. It's a 145lbs weigh in and I walk about 153lbs.
If I could win that and defend I may consider a move up if everything worked out.
After I have used a thai hop to clinch and people start sliding out the back door I live going hoping side teep.
teach us how to thai side kick pls...
that step through punch looks good for people who do switch steps from ortho to south...
Wassup Champ
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How could you mention the lunging hook without mentioning mike tyson
please show us more of your thai sidekick
Do you have videos on catching kicks? I do boxing and BJJ, but I am lacking in the kickboxing department. I can throw good kicks, knees etc, but I have no trained reflex in terms of kicking defense and countering. I guess the obvious suggestion would probably be to join a kick boxing school haha
No videos on catching kicks yet.
So many videos to film but I'll get to that for sure.
In taekwondo they call this first kick is called the cut kick, which is really confusing since Muay Thai has a different kick called a cut kick from what I understand.
This was so popular in sport Taekwondo that people started to leave the leg up and push up their opponent's hip in order to cancel out incoming kicks (since there are rules against punching to the head and limited points for punching to body). It got so ridiculous that they eventually made a rule against leaving a leg up in a chamber to discourage it. Still very popular! One popular counter is the Moldova kick, a sort of round kick where the rear leg crouches. Another popular counter is the turning heel kick. The turn allows for the incoming sidekick to glance off and set up fighter to counter to targets head. This one probably is a bit more practical than the Moldova kick in scenarios where damage is important
Hm, very interesting. I have the feeling that taekwondo hasn't been represented very well in kickboxing and MMA. I feel they're lot of tricks into taekwondo that could help in combat sports
@@joshmailova I think so too but there's obviously a lot of shortcomings to get through because of the rules set has left the modern Olympic sport in a strong "touch fighting" habit. Even though the modern rules do allow for knockouts to end fights in your victory.
You should do a colab with wonderboy
Yes. I'll have to reach out. I definitely can't travel down there at the moment though so it would have to be virtual.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial yeah it would be cool for you two to go over techniques with each other... Ps big fan of your channel
I'm only commenting so your videos get more traction you HIDDEN GEM
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I definitely appreciate it.
Thank you!
These are the best instructional videos for striking on TH-cam. Thank you for all the work you put in creating them. With great respect and appreciation...
Glad you like them and thanks for the comment
awesome video! Your channel is definitely a hidden gem! Very detailed and articulate! Appreciate the lessons!
I appreciate that!
Hi Gabriel. Could you come up with something affordable like videos or training sched compilation strength and conditioning for and make it available for us fans to buy or some way to donate to your cause, cause we are fans!
That's very kind of you.
I'll try and figure out something 🙏
But first I got to film a bunch more videos incase I'm back in training camp soon.
Break down Samart Payakaroon
I know ya still have fights, but I know ya gotta be coaching somewhere👍 I always wanna call ya coach
Coach or Gabriel or Gabe. All fine.
Little bit of teaching on the side for sure.
Been watching loads of your videos lately. Great stuff.
Awesome! Thank you!
Side kick video! Please!
im training side slide kick a lot, but before kick i do fake teep everytime. thanks for tips👍👍👍
That's a good setup. Especially if you just miss the front kick and they think they're safe.
Nope. 😈
Thai side kick video, please!
That thumbnail is 🔥
Thank you Sir 🙏😊
Big fan of you sir! Thank you so much for giving us training tips from the world best for total noobs like me who wanna learn striking due to our love for mma.
My pleasure!
These videos golden.
the shifting cross is done in mma a lot by dillashaw, mighty mouse, and dominick cruz. mighy mouse uses it to transition to a single leg or double leg as well.
Thanks for the comment. I'll try adding that into my MMA training.
4:40 will you do it? Please!
Great video btw
Keen to see more on the thai side kick
thank you boss
Are you using it
thai side kick!
Left hook 5:45
Okay second comment about this but yesterday I focused all night on the thai sidekick during sparring and it went extremely well.... almost as if it had been part of my game all along even tho I had no experience with it whatsoever haha. My partner was like damnnnn where did this suddenly come from and didn't know how to deal with it! I've always been a teeper but this somehow works even better for my style. So many thanks for this video man! Would very much apreciate it if you would go more in depth on this amazing kick, cheers!
Awesome! I love to hear that.
Yes. I will get a full breakdown filmed for you.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Thanks man looking forward to it!
Maybe because they're so common is why you didn't cover them, but front kick/teep for distance also? Glad to learn and thank you so much!
Yes. Those work great to. And I have another 2-3 I could have added.
I just wanted to keep it at 3 for this video.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Appreciate you! Great content and your channel is growing quickly. Probably not as fast as you want, but over 15k since i started watching.
In depth Thai side kick vid would be beautiful. A little bonus I do with the step thru cross is using the momentum of the roll to throw a cheeky left body hook. I normally do Thai or MMA sparring so after two or so throws I then ditch it as I know I'll get tagged. Always feels sooo good to land it though!
I have to agree, a Thai Side kick Video would be awesome.
Thanks for the great work Gabriel!
I will be sure to get that made 🙏
Sort of along the lines of a breakdown for the thai sidekick, but I would love a video on exercises to train the leg to be able to even just hold it up straight like you did for so long. I think my side glute muscles/hips are weak and so I struggle to hold side kicks up
Try out the Van Dam style workouts I have in my workout playlist.
They are the key to that control and I'll try to get a tutorial on that filmed soon.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial will do coach! Your video released earlier today is also a big help!
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just what I needed to help me in sparring!
Awesome. I hope some of these work for you.
Is there a certain style of kickboxing that certain body types are more inclined to "fit"? In 6ft 1 180...long torso 73 inch reach...shorter legs...is there a style I might find easier to utilize based on my body? I find I get hurt only to my body and my arms cannot seem to cover my sides that well... maybe a video could be about this subject? God bless champ!
Had to specify “Bellator belt”👏🏻😂 when your the Champ, you can do what you want! Love your videos💪😂
😀I guess I could have said the belts.
But Bellator belt sounds sooo much better
😄😄😄
@@GabrielVargaOfficial ohhh way cooler 🔥😂
Really love these technique videos - they're super helpful - the step hook was something I found myself doing because it felt good - pump fake on the cross, and then spring forward with the hook - seeing that it's a legit technique is awesome! I'm new to Muay Thai/Kickboxing, so I wasn't sure if it was a good move! Also LOVE the thai side-kick - I'm definitely working that up! More info on that would be super.
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Yes we do want a video all about the thai sidekick in detail.
I think I will try and film that this weekend.