Gabriel, I have an amateur k1 bout tomorrow. It will be my third fight after 10 years since my last one. Just wanted to thank you for all your knowledge and content, I feel more ready than I ever have for my past fights. Thank you so much, from a massive fan of yourself as a fighter, TH-camr and great role model.
One thing you can use to train your eye sight is a reflex ball. Another weird tip for locking down your core is to sing along with your favorite song, while you're skipping rope or running. When you project your voice, you're pulling from your diaphragm. It teaches you breath control and flexing your diaphragm while doing an intense activity. Maybe it's an exercise for your home instead of the gym.
Came here to post just this.. singing (when not training also) is one of the best things for diaphragm and breath control. If you're real serious go do a few singing lessons with a classical coach, learn some scales and arpeggios. Tell them why you're doing it so they know what to focus on. Yes, I'm serious lol sang classical for years.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial on that note I got dropped with a flying knee to the solar plexus today by a 250lb purple belt. Not sure how to avoid that hahah
The blinking is one of the only things really dragging my sparring skills down from decent to really mid- these are some really good tips to help me train my blinking so thanks - I think I always tend to be able to keep a decent defense, attack and technique ig, but as soon as anything comes near my eyes i'm instantly done for
When looking at someone straight on, your eyes focus more on detail. Whereas when you see something coming “out of the corner of your eye”, your eyes notice movement more (peripheral sight survival programming). Therefore, when sparring, I do not look directly at my partner, but cast my eyes down a little (good for tucking the chin anyway). This has made me much quicker on defense than I actually am due to my ability to more quickly pick up on my partner’s cues.
My coach says I'm too tough on myself but I think I still need to improve on all three. Mainly focusing on defense because in the past I've just chosen to eat the punches and keep going by taking the "Rodtang approach" or just being a pressure fighter but forgetting to cover up. I am better than my sparring partners and opponents so far at keeping my stomach tight and well-conditioned. And I am actually really proud of my cardio. My opponents so far have been significantly younger than me and the commentators thought I would not be able to keep up. But ironically my last fight was against a 19 yr old and while I did not feel tired at all at the end, she was noticeably tired and breathing heavy. I will share this video with my coach (we both love your videos btw) and we will make the necessary adjustments for my next fight which is on April 1st. Thanks Gabriel! 🥊😉
Hi, I just read your comment about eating punches, I had the same approach when I was still surfing, ans paied the high price, went in on a wild day too wild for my level, got out with a broken vertebra...when I came back I had my best surfing days because I became more patient and technical, but the harm was done and eventually I had to give up surf. Sad but I learned that as we get older we tend to be tough on ourselves...not necessarly good. Be carefull my friend, life is long.
Very good tips 🙂 Maintaining offensive pressure instead of "ending" with a kick/knee was something I focused on pretty early on in sparring because I felt like I was giving my partners too much opportunity to relax, and getting good at passive body protection was a must since there are a few liver-hunters at my gym 🙃 (I don't measure up to the good fighters at my gym skillwise, but I've got good general athleticism and an unrelenting approach, so I rely on keeping up pressure and pushing the pace to keep things productive for them...had many of them comment afterwards that they felt like I wore them down because I just keep coming no matter how much they knock me back or toss me down)
There you go brother! We can all learn from each other. I sparred with one of the pros in my gym last night and i was able to pressure him and push forward despite a 35 lb weight disparity. Granted, he was sparring with mutual respect but i was still catching him and pressuring. Its all about the attitude and mindset you bring with yourself to the gym. He asked for a second round after that:)
I love your channel. You have given me a lot of great advice. Especially the one about building your cardio. I started doing sprints and I’ve noticed a huge difference in everything!
Ultimately boils down to having a good coach in my opinion, without a good coach you won't get anywhere. There are too many low quality gyms where people stagnate for years due to bad coaches
I think, back in Benny the Jet's days, he was so well-known for his ability to string the hands and the feet together. And today, the success of the Dutch in kickboxing also demonstrates the importance of such an ability.
And also a lot of people doesn't know when to strike. I think we have all heard that old saying ,, use their strenght against them". If you want to aply this to striking, try to hit them when they move against your attack. For example left roundhouse when he movey to your left.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial A lot of information that you share is stuff we've heard from friends or coaches or thought of ourselves, but we don't know how to pick apart the good stuff. Hearing it from you (considering your experience, success, and technical proficiency) helps us to focus in on a smaller set of more attainable goals. It's hard to even measure how helpful that is - invaluable.
Caruso Varga, sir, nobody has put up how to construct intelligent offense. Could please give us a video on how you like to build your offense? Examples: looking for what’s opened, checking reactions, maybe he’s eaten too many low kicks or jabs, etc. Much love from NYC
Eyes is important. I'm only a hobbyist training kickboxing for fun and fitness alone for 8months now and I think my form and technique is good but when it comes to actual sparring, I often get caught flinching and poor counters on my part. Definitely gonna spar more with others in the gym despite it costs so much for me I'm still a student.
Thanks! I'm going to flex the crap out of my abs while talking, walking, and all kinds of mundane tasks until I no longer have to think about it in sparring.
Everytime I underestimate how much my eyesight utilisation contribute to my sparring performance. As I focus on being crisp, or learning new techniques such as spinning kick, thinking of composing effective combinations, I just look at the point I hit, which lead me to get hit harder.
I need to work on the last one, but how do I improve that? Is that a core strength thing? Or is there something i should be doing besides just flexing?
I'm good at sight and reaction my timing is good. My core is always solid all day . I need to mix my kicks in with my hands better. I kind of kick my way into boxing range and just box. And cardio my cardio sucks . Hit crazy fast and hard but for hardly any time . I think allot of that's genetic though hit hard gas fast kind of person.
Being a noob I need to work on everything, but as I've just started sparring for sure keeping my eyes focused and not flinching when people throw at me is a priority.
I had my second spar today and I was taking so many hits just like the first then I remembered your tips on taking your head off center . I took to punches for the last minute of round one and landed the majority of punches and even dropped my sparing partner with a body blow right at the end of round 1 Thank you these videos shouldn't be for free
For tip 2, when you’re mixing in hands and legs, punches and kicks, how do you deal with the range? Typically if you’re in punching range, you’re stuffing a lot of your own kicks, and when you’re in kicking range, there’s a chance you’re outside of punching range? How would this look in a practical fight as opposed to shadow boxing?
Regarding reaction or reflexes, are there any apps that provide exercises to improve them? Do they help or are they just advertising? Thank you for the advice you provide.
Hi Gabriel, I don't know if you will read this, but can you do video over social dynamics in a fighting gym? I been nice to everyone as much as possible and say hello since I join this fighting gym.but overtime I realise some people will always try to avoid me in drills or even saying hello. Also I am passionate about Muay Thai and I follow whatever my coach tell me to do to the letter, however sometime I do put my own spin and move around to keep it fun. But one of the coach say I don't listen or follow instructions when he was giving me some pad work. What he say really break me. Eversince then I feel that one practice coach also been avoiding me or try to coach me as least as possible. Is it just me been sensitive? Is there anyway I can do to have better relationship with people in the gym
I am doing kickboxing for a whole not but I still have a very hard time mixing my kicks and hands without repeating the same combination again and again and becoming very predictable. How can I change this?
What did you do or didn't do well during sparring? From there, just sit down and think about your set ups. How would you approach the fight long/ mid/ short range? You can work the reflexes in tandem but it helps to sequence your thoughts with the abovementioned as a means to accelerate your improvement. If you've come to a point where you're almost always doing relatively well in sparring, I find that it helps to fight in a way that you aren't used to fighting, and even if you don't do as well, do your best to understand the timing for that. Bit by bit you'll start to understand rhythm better.
Hey Gabriel, great tips as always. Your comments about eyesight gave me a thought. When you're fighting, do you squint at all or do you keep your eyes wide open?
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awesome tips champ !!!
1. Eyesight: don't blink
2. Change level: combo punch, kick, knee
3. Abs flexing when upclose
Gabriel, I have an amateur k1 bout tomorrow. It will be my third fight after 10 years since my last one. Just wanted to thank you for all your knowledge and content, I feel more ready than I ever have for my past fights. Thank you so much, from a massive fan of yourself as a fighter, TH-camr and great role model.
Good luck bro. Kill him.
@@02337755 Thank you mate. Really hope I don’t kill anyone 😅
But I will make his life miserable for those 3 rounds
@@nave94 Ok. Dont kill but you stay aggressive and win each round.
Good luck, you’re brave and inspiring
You just gotta be a calm & controlled savage animal ~Mike Tyson
Only boxer / striker who doesn’t make generic click bait on yt. Never change sir
One thing you can use to train your eye sight is a reflex ball. Another weird tip for locking down your core is to sing along with your favorite song, while you're skipping rope or running. When you project your voice, you're pulling from your diaphragm. It teaches you breath control and flexing your diaphragm while doing an intense activity. Maybe it's an exercise for your home instead of the gym.
Naw, man. Sing proudly at the gym. Give them Celine Dion Saturday and Mariah Carey Monday.
@@backwardscapguy1476 🤣🤣🤣
Nah bro, my gym owner got wu tang and nwa on 24/7, i be goin bar for bar the whole session some days 🤣
Came here to post just this.. singing (when not training also) is one of the best things for diaphragm and breath control. If you're real serious go do a few singing lessons with a classical coach, learn some scales and arpeggios. Tell them why you're doing it so they know what to focus on. Yes, I'm serious lol sang classical for years.
@@Hazforreal hah, pretty much my shadow boxing/training soundtrack
The hard body comment is so true, crazy how quickly people fold to body shots when theyre not ready
Yes. You can have abs of steel but if they aren’t flexed it means very little
@@GabrielVargaOfficial on that note I got dropped with a flying knee to the solar plexus today by a 250lb purple belt. Not sure how to avoid that hahah
Flexing the whole time while throwing, breathing, talking is a major tip I'm taking away from this. Thanks GV
The blinking is one of the only things really dragging my sparring skills down from decent to really mid- these are some really good tips to help me train my blinking so thanks - I think I always tend to be able to keep a decent defense, attack and technique ig, but as soon as anything comes near my eyes i'm instantly done for
When looking at someone straight on, your eyes focus more on detail. Whereas when you see something coming “out of the corner of your eye”, your eyes notice movement more (peripheral sight survival programming). Therefore, when sparring, I do not look directly at my partner, but cast my eyes down a little (good for tucking the chin anyway). This has made me much quicker on defense than I actually am due to my ability to more quickly pick up on my partner’s cues.
Thank you, Coach. Great tips, I’m on the path of getting more sparring in these days and this video has very much helped me.
Osu!
My coach says I'm too tough on myself but I think I still need to improve on all three. Mainly focusing on defense because in the past I've just chosen to eat the punches and keep going by taking the "Rodtang approach" or just being a pressure fighter but forgetting to cover up.
I am better than my sparring partners and opponents so far at keeping my stomach tight and well-conditioned. And I am actually really proud of my cardio. My opponents so far have been significantly younger than me and the commentators thought I would not be able to keep up. But ironically my last fight was against a 19 yr old and while I did not feel tired at all at the end, she was noticeably tired and breathing heavy.
I will share this video with my coach (we both love your videos btw) and we will make the necessary adjustments for my next fight which is on April 1st. Thanks Gabriel! 🥊😉
Hi, I just read your comment about eating punches, I had the same approach when I was still surfing, ans paied the high price, went in on a wild day too wild for my level, got out with a broken vertebra...when I came back I had my best surfing days because I became more patient and technical, but the harm was done and eventually I had to give up surf. Sad but I learned that as we get older we tend to be tough on ourselves...not necessarly good. Be carefull my friend, life is long.
Very useful & massively important tips.
Very good tips 🙂
Maintaining offensive pressure instead of "ending" with a kick/knee was something I focused on pretty early on in sparring because I felt like I was giving my partners too much opportunity to relax, and getting good at passive body protection was a must since there are a few liver-hunters at my gym 🙃
(I don't measure up to the good fighters at my gym skillwise, but I've got good general athleticism and an unrelenting approach, so I rely on keeping up pressure and pushing the pace to keep things productive for them...had many of them comment afterwards that they felt like I wore them down because I just keep coming no matter how much they knock me back or toss me down)
There you go brother! We can all learn from each other. I sparred with one of the pros in my gym last night and i was able to pressure him and push forward despite a 35 lb weight disparity. Granted, he was sparring with mutual respect but i was still catching him and pressuring. Its all about the attitude and mindset you bring with yourself to the gym. He asked for a second round after that:)
Good Luck!
That's a great reminder. Combos are for drilling. Combo after combo after combo is used for fighting.
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Definitely gotta work on flexing the core
Thank you so much man these videos help with my muay thai progression heaps
Glad to hear it
This and the modern martial artist are my favourite fight Channels by a long long way .
Nobody else is giving away the same lvl of gold like you 2 .
I love your channel. You have given me a lot of great advice. Especially the one about building your cardio. I started doing sprints and I’ve noticed a huge difference in everything!
The hardest thing is controlling overexertion, and placing shots....i mean moving and putting shots on moving targets.
Ultimately boils down to having a good coach in my opinion, without a good coach you won't get anywhere. There are too many low quality gyms where people stagnate for years due to bad coaches
Another great video! Thank you!
Thank you for the tips Gabriel
Thanks for these tips, always a pleasure watching and learning from your videos
My pleasure!
While i dont do kickboxing, big fan. Ive been watching and translating alot of your stuff over to stick fighting. Alot of great info.
Just want to say Gabriel I've learnt from you than my coaches across 7 years of martial arts. Thank you 🙏
I'll have my first k1 fight on Outuber,I'm so excited but also anxious and scared cuz I've been training for not very much time
I think, back in Benny the Jet's days, he was so well-known for his ability to string the hands and the feet together. And today, the success of the Dutch in kickboxing also demonstrates the importance of such an ability.
And also a lot of people doesn't know when to strike. I think we have all heard that old saying ,, use their strenght against them". If you want to aply this to striking, try to hit them when they move against your attack. For example left roundhouse when he movey to your left.
You're such a great guy. Thank you
Thanks 🙏❤️
Amazing video. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Only channel only coach that gets an automatic 👍🏻 before watch the video and nunca me equivoco
Thank you❤
Thanks for the great advice🙏🏼
Totally focused useful content! Eyesight, mixing hands and feet back and forth in combos, body defense. Thanks!
Happy to pass on info👍
@@GabrielVargaOfficial A lot of information that you share is stuff we've heard from friends or coaches or thought of ourselves, but we don't know how to pick apart the good stuff. Hearing it from you (considering your experience, success, and technical proficiency) helps us to focus in on a smaller set of more attainable goals. It's hard to even measure how helpful that is - invaluable.
Thank you Gabriel. That gives me alot to work with and Hopefully that takes my own kickboxing ability to the next level.
great advice
Caruso Varga, sir, nobody has put up how to construct intelligent offense. Could please give us a video on how you like to build your offense?
Examples: looking for what’s opened, checking reactions, maybe he’s eaten too many low kicks or jabs, etc.
Much love from NYC
Eyes is important. I'm only a hobbyist training kickboxing for fun and fitness alone for 8months now and I think my form and technique is good but when it comes to actual sparring, I often get caught flinching and poor counters on my part. Definitely gonna spar more with others in the gym despite it costs so much for me I'm still a student.
Do a video, kickboxing workout with those mix-ups, singles, ending with a knee or low kick, couple of punches..etc THANKS
Thanks! I'm going to flex the crap out of my abs while talking, walking, and all kinds of mundane tasks until I no longer have to think about it in sparring.
The GOAT! Thanks for the help!
Top 🔥 ,this is a great advice
Love the content so much man! Keep it up. Could you make a video on a daily/weekly routine to be successful in kickboxing? Love you man
Thanks for the tips Coach! ❤️🔥👍💪
Hi Gabriel, do you have any videos on how to pace yourself in sparring/fighting?
Like how much % power early on etc.
Great tracing, thanks mate
*teaching
Best martial arts videos on TH-cam
Double end bag is good for eye training
Everytime I underestimate how much my eyesight utilisation contribute to my sparring performance.
As I focus on being crisp, or learning new techniques such as spinning kick, thinking of composing effective combinations, I just look at the point I hit, which lead me to get hit harder.
Loving you Gabriel, thank you so much.
Today is sparring day :'), such a coincidence:D
Amazing advice Brother
Do you have all 3 skills locked in? If not what are you going to work to improve quickly?
I need to work on the last one, but how do I improve that? Is that a core strength thing? Or is there something i should be doing besides just flexing?
I'm good at sight and reaction my timing is good. My core is always solid all day . I need to mix my kicks in with my hands better.
I kind of kick my way into boxing range and just box. And cardio my cardio sucks . Hit crazy fast and hard but for hardly any time .
I think allot of that's genetic though hit hard gas fast kind of person.
@@avancalledrupert5130 do you smoke?
Being a noob I need to work on everything, but as I've just started sparring for sure keeping my eyes focused and not flinching when people throw at me is a priority.
Definitely need to work on my sight. :))
I had my second spar today and I was taking so many hits just like the first then I remembered your tips on taking your head off center .
I took to punches for the last minute of round one and landed the majority of punches and even dropped my sparing partner with a body blow right at the end of round 1
Thank you these videos shouldn't be for free
Awesome stuff as always!
Dang good advice
For tip 2, when you’re mixing in hands and legs, punches and kicks, how do you deal with the range? Typically if you’re in punching range, you’re stuffing a lot of your own kicks, and when you’re in kicking range, there’s a chance you’re outside of punching range?
How would this look in a practical fight as opposed to shadow boxing?
Move your feet to create angles and space you need
Good video bro
More good tips! 💪💪
Good tips👌
Thank you
Regarding reaction or reflexes, are there any apps that provide exercises to improve them? Do they help or are they just advertising? Thank you for the advice you provide.
Fast action video games :D
Hi Gabriel, I don't know if you will read this, but can you do video over social dynamics in a fighting gym? I been nice to everyone as much as possible and say hello since I join this fighting gym.but overtime I realise some people will always try to avoid me in drills or even saying hello.
Also I am passionate about Muay Thai and I follow whatever my coach tell me to do to the letter, however sometime I do put my own spin and move around to keep it fun. But one of the coach say I don't listen or follow instructions when he was giving me some pad work. What he say really break me. Eversince then I feel that one practice coach also been avoiding me or try to coach me as least as possible.
Is it just me been sensitive? Is there anyway I can do to have better relationship with people in the gym
All it takes is 1 liver shot to learn to keep your core tight! LOL Believe it!
I am doing kickboxing for a whole not but I still have a very hard time mixing my kicks and hands without repeating the same combination again and again and becoming very predictable. How can I change this?
with mma its all a bit different right ?
What did you do or didn't do well during sparring? From there, just sit down and think about your set ups. How would you approach the fight long/ mid/ short range? You can work the reflexes in tandem but it helps to sequence your thoughts with the abovementioned as a means to accelerate your improvement. If you've come to a point where you're almost always doing relatively well in sparring, I find that it helps to fight in a way that you aren't used to fighting, and even if you don't do as well, do your best to understand the timing for that. Bit by bit you'll start to understand rhythm better.
Hey Gabriel, great tips as always. Your comments about eyesight gave me a thought. When you're fighting, do you squint at all or do you keep your eyes wide open?
I like this "fschht!" on 0:18 ))
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Chill phone
Jab-rear Hook-Hook-bolo-hook
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I'm watching this because i got matched up with some big bald white man with a thick beard and tatoos on his face and arms
It’s all a facade and even more, all in ur mind
@Cmon_ might i say he's 41 and im 15
Kratos? Lol
@@mindsetmotivation9124 basically him but skinnier
Eye conditioning prolly won't work. Either you have it or you don't. It has to do with fear, not eyes.
Thanks for the tips. Going to give them a shot!
Thank you for great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice!!! Thank you!