1. Lots of pushups during the warmup 2. "come out way to hard" 3. Talking smack beforehand 4. Tapping gloves together 5. Not focusing on basic techniques during the warmup but doing fancy stuff 6. Wrong gear 7. Focusing only on offense 8. rigid movement
I agree with all except the combos. When you're fighting a static target, you tend to let the combos roll a bit more often, and it helps you be creative (or bruised lol) in sparring 👍
Thanks for this. I hate when TH-camrs don’t just give these summaries because they want to force us to watch the whole video for more viewership/income.
@@CDABXXX why even come here then? Go read a list in a web page somewhere. Come to youtube and complain about having to watch a video, that's pretty stupid.
Lots of extra respect for not just laughing at the "signs" but also using it to give advice to people. Not everyone is a veteran like you, newbies might still be nervous before a match and try to let off steam with some motions. And you just told them how to have you regard them as more serious opponents? Power to you!
I've been sparring/kickboxing for 12+years and sometimes it's the beginner guys who are very athletic and wild that still give me trouble because they just throw things I'm not used to from strange angles
There is an old saying that the worlds most experienced swordsman fears the worlds least experienced because that inexperience can be wild and unpredictable.
In my experience (boxing for 9 years now), the main problem with wild beginners is that you can either knock them out into oblivion or endure their wild shit while defending. Their instinctive overreactions make them too vulnerable and you can hardly land non-hard or not-too-accurate punches on them. Obviously, you can't whack a beginner regardless of what he does because you're not a retard and your coach will murder you after, but you don't want to be a punching bag either. I don't even get why they're allowed to do uncontrolled sparring.
I knew someone who used to do basically all of these and would tell everyone that his entire gym says he's too good to spar with, and they don't want to humiliate themselves 😂😂😂 But he was being funny and extremely self aware of how bad he was. He's improved a ton since then
This is me 😂 I've only been doing Miay Thai a few months (I've boxed before but this is new) im also 5ft and most of the guys at my gym are 6ft+...I literally always tell them I'm gonna smash them up when we spar....luckily they know im joking and are good guys but I think this approach helps make light of the fact you're not as good as you'd like to be plus its nice to have a laugh when you're training too
@@aaftiyoDkcdicurak don't get what you mean? People are always gonna find out what level you're at...if you're new to something you're probably not gonna be amazing at and it can be disheartening/frustrating....having a laugh and a joke with your teammates makes the suck a lot better imo
I'm an old man who just trains for fun. I am a happy samurai in the sparring room. Good banter helps raise the spirits which I hope helps the younger guys train harder. I'm not there for business, I'm there because sparring is fun. It's important for me, as an older trickster who's lost his youthful speed, to let the younger guys know not to take me too seriously before we spar! I don't want to come into the office monday morning all beat up lol
I used to box. It was a university boxing team back when it was a varsity sport 40 years ago. I was not a notable fighter, but developed decent basic skills and fought several bouts, some before 500 people. Guys would come in off the streets, town toughs, coming in to teach us guys a lesson or something. Coach was always looking for sparring partners, so he'd get them some gear and put them in with one of us. Almost to a man they'd come in windmilling, all offense, no idea how to set up a defense, no concept of throwing any punch other than a knockout. That was my way of knowing they were no good. They usually lasted a couple minutes tops and we never saw them again.
The only thing I do is occasionally do "fancy" moves when hitting the bag. Like I'll do a whole round of fancy stuff, but it's usually just for fun, and I know I can't hurt the bag. Most of the time, though, I just do really basic stuff.
Thanks for putting out the Knowledge and Wisdom for others Gabriel! Straight-forward, no nonsense, solid advice. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen examples of what you described, in the gym. It’s so important to trash these habits ASAP. Keep up the great work and hope your channel grows immensely Bro. 👍🙏👊
Guilty of tapping gloves here. I noticed the first mistake too. Did a couple of pull ups and went for the heavy bag and even throwing jab felt tiresome but after giving my arms a rest, jabs became a bit easier.
I’ve always understood the advance moves are the basic moves mastered and fine tuned…”I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who practiced one kick 10,000 times” - Bruce Lee
I would love to hear stories about talented beginners and hobbyist you have sparred. such as, if you ever fought a random person who had lerdsila reflexes or hand speed thats comparable to world champion fighters.
The tapping gloves point is so on point lmao. I dont do it jn sparring but i do it ALL the time while shadow boxing. I think it has something to do with pausing after a combination. Its almost like an OCD reset thing 😅. In actual sparring i dont have time to pause and have my hand glued to my chin. Guess I gotta focus harder on my shadow boxing, thx Gabriel
Used to do it and got into the habit of tapping my forehead instead, assuming people do it for a similar reason it's a check I picked up to make sure I wasn't dropping my hands. I'll sometimes do it at the same time I might roll my shoulders in sparring, when there's good distance between us and everything is reset.
@@MikeB32280 EXACTLY. I used to tap my nose and forehead whenever reengaging in sparring. I noticed and stopped cuz i thought it was pretty weird. Now im working on not tapping gloves while shadow bkxing or when on the bag
I used to tap gloves together a lot. Ditch the gloves when you shadowbox or do defense drills. Will help you get rid of the habit when you feel awkward smacking your bare fists together.
Cool video. I learned a couple things. 1 is pre workout before spare of fight. I do a few pushups and stuff some yoga stuff to warm up but my biggest weakness is cardio and weight. I'm a big slugger but I try to be fast enough to caught my target when it matters. I'm trying to get faster but the weight is the problem for now
Alot of good points. I think the point about sparring a person that will give you a different look even if they arent highly skilled should be reevaluated. Having someone that doesnt have a trained reaction can be good for your development outside of competitive settings.
The one about only practicing offense well shadow boxing is something I used to do when I first started my dad‘s on the shadowbox or in the living room and he said what are you going to do when they fight back that’s all it took me to start adding some defense in my practice and I started making huge difference in my sparring as well
I am one of the tense ones, get tired super fast because I am trying to hide my head in between my shoulders haha. Also I come too mellow, don’t have that natural aggression that many people at the gym have. Very nice video!!
Mellow can actually be a strength, I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself. Some people might perform better when they have some emotional fuel, or creating a scenario to get themselves angry, etc. Some of the best work done in the ring, is by a calm minded fighter. Take boxers like Mayweather, Golovkin, Usyk, Davis, Lennox Lewis, Inoue, etc etc.. they are very “mellow” boxers. Over years it has been shown that a calmer mind can have quicker reflexes, and can perform better under stress or crisis. If you are a naturally mellow person, and you truly want to do your best with boxing, I would try to find the power in your calmness. If you are Mindful and you practice with full intent on everything you do (defense, offense, movement, speed, strategy) you might really surprise yourself how sharp and dangerous you can be when you’re “mellow”. Best wishes 🙏👊
Can i add one lol. During my last trianing camp a new guy came in. After he put on his hand wraps he walked out onto the mats and took a selfie. He was pretty friendly and respectful before and after class so i dont think he had any real malicious intentions. But he was talking a lot of mess about his skills, "i got hands bruh!" "You don't want the smoke!" Etc. Might have believed his own hype a little too much because he full force front kicked our heavyweight who was getting ready for his fight in two weeks. Our HW is a pretty mellow guy but of course he's a little tense for fight week. It was like someone turned the difficulty settings higher lol. Our HW got more health and speed. Our teammate supervisoring the sparring session said, "you poked the bear!" HW landed a decent body kick and followed up with a jab. New guy spent the rest of the round tactically retreating lol.
2:41 When you say the people that are the most dangerous are the quiet ones. There's a reason for that, for an example, you've heard of this quote before right, "actions speaks louder than words."
From what I know complicated movements are very impressive but they tend to burn energy and focus. A focus on the bare bone basics can be very potent if there's a mistake or a slightly impractical set of movements or techniques from the opponent.
As someone who is new to Muay Thai I’m really happy that the only one I’m guilty of is the being rigid. I’m just very stiff and still working on fluidity because I get scared even when doing PKB sparring rounds. Great video Gabriel!
Could you do a video on the warm up you mentioned good fighters do before sparing? That would be helpful to not over do it like you mentioned in this video
At my gym we do a couple of rounds of jump rope, a couple of rounds of shadow boxing, then a couple of round of partner drills focusing on defense and counters, and after that sparring.
This is all really good advice. It reminds me a great deal oddly enough of things I had pointed out when I was much younger by my teacher in Tae Kwan Do. Very sound points, and these can actually keep you from getting hurt.
you spar for the following reason to help eachother to become better and to have fun always respect your sparing partner give and take and never run someone over.
I feel natural when I go in, I believe in giving respect to all my sparring partners or enemies because they had the strength and bravery to even engage in combat with me. I never talk shit before matches because its pointless, I go in, I do what feels right and its done, sometimes I lose, sometimes I get a W. Regardless, I am always trying to improve.
@@luissuazo3684 im doing just fine, thanks for the advice. if you believe its not war the moment you touch gloves, you gonna lose every time. I go in to do what I was taught and when its over, we friends. its boxing not fight club. I will come home alive every time, because its not a battle to the death, but at the moment we are fighting, he is my enemy not my friend. have a good day.
Thank you. I've been looking into getting into boxing. I have no fighting experience. I have a lot of personal issues so, I'm extremely hard on myself. But do I got to therapy. But I really want to go in for mental physical structure. Your video's help me understand better on what I'm getting myself into. Thank you take care everyone.
Haven't really started stand up sparring yet but almost nothing here is something I would do. I might instinctually tense up a bit sometimes though but it's reflexive and something I'm working on bettering. Usually I only do it in new situations and after the first experience I get almost too relaxed instead.
The important thing with sparring is just to relax and remember that it's just training with someone to work on technique, it's not a fight. Also, if you've never sparred before you will feel frustrated at first because people will hit you and you can't hit them back. It's all part of the process but it can also be very fun
Something that might help avoid that with sparring ( and other new things) is breathing. Especially making sure you breath out when striking. Helps a lot
@@kaguth When I have grappling sparred and gassed (because my conditioning is garbage) and been dominated I've still found it fun. Great way to learn to survive. Hopefully it'll be the same in the stand up.
As an armature kickboxer practicing almost a year, I'm so glad I don't represent any of these flaws haha (except for bring a bit stiff.) Any advice how how to stop my ribs from getting hurt so damn easily? I take a teep to the ribs, and I'm out for a month!!! Not sure if this helps, but I'm 39 years old, 6'4, 190 lbs., southpaw.
I go 90% off shadowboxing. The exceptions are the guys that are skilled technically but arent confident, are scared, or don't have good timing and reactions. But if they suck at shadowboxing they suck at fighting 100% of the time.
What's wrong with talking during sparring? My friends and I do it, it makes sparring more fun. Though saying that I wouldn't talk to smack to someone I don't know
Last one has me nervous man. I've been strength training for years and we are always taught to be rigid when doing our work sets to not allow energy leaks in the middle of our lift. Plus not getting used to getting hit in the face or getting hit in general will just get me rigid and tense in general... 😞
2:53.... I'm probably making the mistake of approaching this from a street fight perspective. But if someone not talking it makes me a little more weary because I think they are focusing on where I am and the brain is sort of ordering that extra "fuel" into their arms for a sucker punch or to just start wailing.
3:34 idk about this one I feel like great fighters tap their gloves all the time as a sort of reset. I need to check and see if I’m imagining it but I feel like I’ve seen Usyk who’s one of the most defensively sound boxers out there and a couple other guys… Could be wrong you’re the pro so people should listen to you I just personally wouldn’t bank on that as a tell
doing pushups before sparring is a way to build up that lactic acid in your arms to make them heavy to simulate a first round of grappling. It's a tactic for training, not for doing really well in sparring but to do really well in training.
Or you can instead to grappling drills. I do this game were we put a band behind the belt and you have to try to take it off by grabbing them by the hip he same way you would for a throw
@@fredericdarietto9546 not something I recommend or personally do. Just relaying the justification I've heard. They'll do pushups, shrimps and other solo grapple drills... People in fight camp intentionally kill their body before sparring just to simulate fighting while tired.
Yes, I noticed a talkativeness behind me ... when I first came to the boxing gym. I didn't show up there again, because my spleen was beaten off in a training exercise. So here is one of the signs of a bad gym - people there do not understand what they are doing, they do not control their strength even with beginners.
Alright; so next time what I will gonna do is sending this video to my opponent and will be doing these 8 things in front of him so that he gets fooled XDXDXD.
I used to train a lot. Long story short. Life happened and I got distracted. Wife, kid, work. Now I'm realizing I'm getting older and I gotta start taking care of myself again. Videos like this are good motivation.👍
Sometimes I knock my gloves together abit especially with boxing gloves. But not to be showy or anything to sort of set them in abit, get them on and in position abit better. Usually soon after I've got them on, i think especially when I'm about to spar or whatever and havent hit a bag or pads or anything already. Not because im going to hold my hands together like that or anything. Its kinda hard to adjust them another way once both on Is that still bad or dumb or unnecessary idk?
Most of these are not people to avoid. Help them get better. Shape them into the sparring partner we all want. And in the future everyone will have a better time. We all have to start somewhere and if they get better you're setting yourself up to get better down the line.
Hey Coach Varga! Great content. Im 36 year old beginner martial artist. Kickbox style . Can you make a video on how to train while having injuries and how not to lose your skills and how much to rest bs train. Lately ive been having knee issue but i dont wanna sit idly getting rusty. How do you deal woth this. Like can i still shadowbox lightly or shiuld i focus on upper body now. Thank you a million. U rock
you know burning out your body before sparring actually sounds like some training Id like to try. teaching yourself to fight at all the disadvantages. making sure you can make yourself throw out a clean strike when it counts.
1:20 now imagine it’s the reverse, the dude is trying to put himself at a disadvantage to train his late round game. Not trying to contradict you, I just like to anticipate multiple scenarios. That’s a bad dude right there
Getting upset if they lose or can’t take a smack in the face are a couple of negative characteristics. They take things personally which makes them too aggressive and they want revenge. I remember the first time I was smacked full force in the face, I couldn’t believe how much it stung. Was difficult to keep focus after that until I got used it. Best way to improve is to spar with more experienced people. Failure is the best teacher. No pain no gain.
One of my favorite go to moves is act like I’m fighting regular and right when I get close enough I throw a left leading jab, then switch to orthodox (since my strong hand is my left hand), throw a right leading jab, then haymaker or strong cross, usually the haymaker so I can swing my arm around and lean my body lower.
I agree with everything in this video except the point at 4:08 regarding the "fancy" techniques. If spinning stuff is part of your game, I dont see why you shouldn't include at least a little bit of it in your warm up. Obviously your primary focus should be on the basic stuff, and if you cant do it properly you sholudnt even bother with spinning stuff in a fight. But if you can do it properly and its part of your game you might as well include it. I remember the youtuber kwonkicker saying that before one of his Muay Thai fights most of his preparation for the fight was him alone on the bag practising his secret weapon which was a spinning back kick which he then used to end the fight. (I believe it was one of his conversations with Shane Fazen.)
I agree with you. Throwing some fancy technique at like end or right moment can end the fight or win you the match. It throws opponent off guard and if you can throw them nice and crips it's not a bad thing. Throwing some effective fancy moves doesn't mean your bad fighter at all.
One that I've noticed is people who try way to hard to move their head around because that just tells me they're going for a slip so instead of throwing anything heavy I just shoot quick jabs/ leg kicks
Back when bars hosted amateur boxing, alot of guys that thought they were something, found out they weren't. Actually seen a few guys turn thier back on the opponent after catching a few shots. 😂
Just tried out sparring for the first time in my life yesterday and honestly I'm def guilty when it comes to going out with the kicks and punches XD But hopefully i can figure out more combos and having more solid defense as the time goes!
Maybe it's because I have gotten into so many fights over the years, but I can usually tell by looking at someone if they are going to be good or not just by looking at them when they are standing in front of me. My marshal arts master always use to tell me to relax, for good reason.
I got one friend who refuses to do any training besides sparring. Doesn’t use a heavy bag, mitt work, technical work, watch any fight breakdowns etc etc. only wants to spar, and swears his form is the greatest but can’t even get his kicks up to my thighs without falling over lol. Man is stiff as a board too way too tense 24/7
1. Lots of pushups during the warmup
2. "come out way to hard"
3. Talking smack beforehand
4. Tapping gloves together
5. Not focusing on basic techniques during the warmup but doing fancy stuff
6. Wrong gear
7. Focusing only on offense
8. rigid movement
I know I watched the video
I agree with all except the combos. When you're fighting a static target, you tend to let the combos roll a bit more often, and it helps you be creative (or bruised lol) in sparring 👍
Thanks for this. I hate when TH-camrs don’t just give these summaries because they want to force us to watch the whole video for more viewership/income.
They tap you with a hit then pause and say” I got you”
@@CDABXXX why even come here then? Go read a list in a web page somewhere. Come to youtube and complain about having to watch a video, that's pretty stupid.
Lots of extra respect for not just laughing at the "signs" but also using it to give advice to people. Not everyone is a veteran like you, newbies might still be nervous before a match and try to let off steam with some motions. And you just told them how to have you regard them as more serious opponents? Power to you!
1 video every day is insane output, everyone has to appreciate that kind of work ethic
Glad you appreciate it.
It keeps me busy 😄
Duh! Thanks, Captain Obvious!
We all do!
Making that money baby!!!
@@Verbalinkontinenz LOL. I thought you were being a jerk and then I saw the person’s handle. Totally got me.
I've been sparring/kickboxing for 12+years and sometimes it's the beginner guys who are very athletic and wild that still give me trouble because they just throw things I'm not used to from strange angles
There is an old saying that the worlds most experienced swordsman fears the worlds least experienced because that inexperience can be wild and unpredictable.
you're more at risk of injury from beginners than medium to hard sparring xD
In my experience (boxing for 9 years now), the main problem with wild beginners is that you can either knock them out into oblivion or endure their wild shit while defending. Their instinctive overreactions make them too vulnerable and you can hardly land non-hard or not-too-accurate punches on them. Obviously, you can't whack a beginner regardless of what he does because you're not a retard and your coach will murder you after, but you don't want to be a punching bag either. I don't even get why they're allowed to do uncontrolled sparring.
@@RingEssays if the beginner acts like a retard with people smaller / weaker, i whack him. (anybody for that matter)
So martial arts are useless? Every street bum is unpredictable?
I knew someone who used to do basically all of these and would tell everyone that his entire gym says he's too good to spar with, and they don't want to humiliate themselves 😂😂😂
But he was being funny and extremely self aware of how bad he was. He's improved a ton since then
This is me 😂 I've only been doing Miay Thai a few months (I've boxed before but this is new) im also 5ft and most of the guys at my gym are 6ft+...I literally always tell them I'm gonna smash them up when we spar....luckily they know im joking and are good guys but I think this approach helps make light of the fact you're not as good as you'd like to be plus its nice to have a laugh when you're training too
List of things to do so people think you suck in the ring.
@@aaftiyoDkcdicurak don't get what you mean? People are always gonna find out what level you're at...if you're new to something you're probably not gonna be amazing at and it can be disheartening/frustrating....having a laugh and a joke with your teammates makes the suck a lot better imo
Humor like that can't be defeated, good for him .
@@jonathanplummer129I know what he means. First expressions and all that. Seen it in action.
when I spar with others and buddies always make a plan of what my goals are and them, because at the end of the day we both can grow as practitioners.
Brooo the thumbnail is amazing😂😂 Gabriel doing the most for us hahaha
😜 Had to be a funny clown.
Not a scary clown
The best guys at a gym are always the quietist.
Agreed
Mouth shut, ears and eyes open! Thats the way to absorb the most
Yep
One of the higher end guys at my gym is a tiny Cuban guy who doesn’t even talk most the time
I'm an old man who just trains for fun. I am a happy samurai in the sparring room. Good banter helps raise the spirits which I hope helps the younger guys train harder. I'm not there for business, I'm there because sparring is fun. It's important for me, as an older trickster who's lost his youthful speed, to let the younger guys know not to take me too seriously before we spar! I don't want to come into the office monday morning all beat up lol
I used to box. It was a university boxing team back when it was a varsity sport 40 years ago. I was not a notable fighter, but developed decent basic skills and fought several bouts, some before 500 people. Guys would come in off the streets, town toughs, coming in to teach us guys a lesson or something. Coach was always looking for sparring partners, so he'd get them some gear and put them in with one of us. Almost to a man they'd come in windmilling, all offense, no idea how to set up a defense, no concept of throwing any punch other than a knockout. That was my way of knowing they were no good. They usually lasted a couple minutes tops and we never saw them again.
Its funny when people think they are better at fighting than people who train to fight almost daily
Love the tip about bringing defence into shadow boxing. It's certainly something that I need to improve on. Thank you
The only thing I do is occasionally do "fancy" moves when hitting the bag. Like I'll do a whole round of fancy stuff, but it's usually just for fun, and I know I can't hurt the bag. Most of the time, though, I just do really basic stuff.
Thanks for putting out the Knowledge and Wisdom for others Gabriel! Straight-forward, no nonsense, solid advice.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen examples of what you described, in the gym.
It’s so important to trash these habits ASAP.
Keep up the great work and hope your channel grows immensely Bro.
👍🙏👊
Guilty of tapping gloves here. I noticed the first mistake too. Did a couple of pull ups and went for the heavy bag and even throwing jab felt tiresome but after giving my arms a rest, jabs became a bit easier.
I’ve always understood the advance moves are the basic moves mastered and fine tuned…”I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who practiced one kick 10,000 times” - Bruce Lee
What ive learnt from my martial arts experience is that the best guys in the dojang are the most quiet.
Every time I fought I always imagine that I am going up against Mike Tyson Bruce Lee hybrid. Never under estimate your opponent.
I would love to hear stories about talented beginners and hobbyist you have sparred. such as, if you ever fought a random person who had lerdsila reflexes or hand speed thats comparable to world champion fighters.
This is a great idea. There are hidden talents out there
So far I have pretty good habits but the tense part and working in defense during shadow boxing can definitely be added
The tapping gloves point is so on point lmao. I dont do it jn sparring but i do it ALL the time while shadow boxing. I think it has something to do with pausing after a combination. Its almost like an OCD reset thing 😅. In actual sparring i dont have time to pause and have my hand glued to my chin. Guess I gotta focus harder on my shadow boxing, thx Gabriel
Used to do it and got into the habit of tapping my forehead instead, assuming people do it for a similar reason it's a check I picked up to make sure I wasn't dropping my hands. I'll sometimes do it at the same time I might roll my shoulders in sparring, when there's good distance between us and everything is reset.
@@MikeB32280 EXACTLY. I used to tap my nose and forehead whenever reengaging in sparring. I noticed and stopped cuz i thought it was pretty weird. Now im working on not tapping gloves while shadow bkxing or when on the bag
Andy Hug did the glove tapping in every fight - strangely it seemed to work for him...
@@SamirA-j4v7w Yep. Mike Bernardo used to do similar movements too.
I used to tap gloves together a lot. Ditch the gloves when you shadowbox or do defense drills. Will help you get rid of the habit when you feel awkward smacking your bare fists together.
Cool video. I learned a couple things. 1 is pre workout before spare of fight. I do a few pushups and stuff some yoga stuff to warm up but my biggest weakness is cardio and weight.
I'm a big slugger but I try to be fast enough to caught my target when it matters. I'm trying to get faster but the weight is the problem for now
This is 💎💎💎
Alot of good points. I think the point about sparring a person that will give you a different look even if they arent highly skilled should be reevaluated. Having someone that doesnt have a trained reaction can be good for your development outside of competitive settings.
The one about only practicing offense well shadow boxing is something I used to do when I first started my dad‘s on the shadowbox or in the living room and he said what are you going to do when they fight back that’s all it took me to start adding some defense in my practice and I started making huge difference in my sparring as well
I am one of the tense ones, get tired super fast because I am trying to hide my head in between my shoulders haha. Also I come too mellow, don’t have that natural aggression that many people at the gym have. Very nice video!!
Mellow can actually be a strength, I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself.
Some people might perform better when they have some emotional fuel, or creating a scenario to get themselves angry, etc.
Some of the best work done in the ring, is by a calm minded fighter. Take boxers like Mayweather, Golovkin, Usyk, Davis, Lennox Lewis, Inoue, etc etc.. they are very “mellow” boxers.
Over years it has been shown that a calmer mind can have quicker reflexes, and can perform better under stress or crisis. If you are a naturally mellow person, and you truly want to do your best with boxing, I would try to find the power in your calmness. If you are Mindful and you practice with full intent on everything you do (defense, offense, movement, speed, strategy) you might really surprise yourself how sharp and dangerous you can be when you’re “mellow”.
Best wishes 🙏👊
That’s just a lack of confidence, just keep putting in the work and naturally you’ll become less tense.
Can i add one lol. During my last trianing camp a new guy came in. After he put on his hand wraps he walked out onto the mats and took a selfie.
He was pretty friendly and respectful before and after class so i dont think he had any real malicious intentions. But he was talking a lot of mess about his skills, "i got hands bruh!" "You don't want the smoke!" Etc.
Might have believed his own hype a little too much because he full force front kicked our heavyweight who was getting ready for his fight in two weeks. Our HW is a pretty mellow guy but of course he's a little tense for fight week. It was like someone turned the difficulty settings higher lol. Our HW got more health and speed. Our teammate supervisoring the sparring session said, "you poked the bear!"
HW landed a decent body kick and followed up with a jab. New guy spent the rest of the round tactically retreating lol.
2:41 When you say the people that are the most dangerous are the quiet ones. There's a reason for that, for an example, you've heard of this quote before right, "actions speaks louder than words."
I'm gonna start doing all these things so people underestimate me.... hehe. Thanks Gabriel. :)
Being humble is the best way to carry yourself, that's for life, not just fighting.
Thanks for giving this content appreciate it a lot 😁🙏
Glad you enjoy it
From what I know complicated movements are very impressive but they tend to burn energy and focus.
A focus on the bare bone basics can be very potent if there's a mistake or a slightly impractical set of movements or techniques from the opponent.
Talking smack? I don't know if that's a good sign that someone can't fight. Case in point: Muhammad Ali.
Fair
Btw why does is this comment so underrated
We all want to see you go to ONE! Thanks for the videos! Keep it up Champ!
Yes, many high level matchups that would be interesting.
As someone who is new to Muay Thai I’m really happy that the only one I’m guilty of is the being rigid. I’m just very stiff and still working on fluidity because I get scared even when doing PKB sparring rounds. Great video Gabriel!
Dude just wanted to say that spin kick you do in your intro is a thing of beauty
Could you do a video on the warm up you mentioned good fighters do before sparing?
That would be helpful to not over do it like you mentioned in this video
At my gym we do a couple of rounds of jump rope, a couple of rounds of shadow boxing, then a couple of round of partner drills focusing on defense and counters, and after that sparring.
Hey Gabriel, thank you. These are great fighting teachings you are giving to the people.
This is all really good advice. It reminds me a great deal oddly enough of things I had pointed out when I was much younger by my teacher in Tae Kwan Do.
Very sound points, and these can actually keep you from getting hurt.
Thank you so very much coach Gabriel I'm actually guilty of the gloves tapping. Thank you again 🙏🙏
Manny Pacquiao did it a lot. It doesn’t mean he can’t fight.
you spar for the following reason to help eachother to become better and to have fun always respect your sparing partner give and take and never run someone over.
Yeah, the empty barrell makes the most noise.
TOTALLY AGREE about the Loud Mouths.
I feel natural when I go in, I believe in giving respect to all my sparring partners or enemies because they had the strength and bravery to even engage in combat with me.
I never talk shit before matches because its pointless, I go in, I do what feels right and its done, sometimes I lose, sometimes I get a W.
Regardless, I am always trying to improve.
@@luissuazo3684 im doing just fine, thanks for the advice. if you believe its not war the moment you touch gloves, you gonna lose every time. I go in to do what I was taught and when its over, we friends. its boxing not fight club. I will come home alive every time, because its not a battle to the death, but at the moment we are fighting, he is my enemy not my friend. have a good day.
Thank you. I've been looking into getting into boxing. I have no fighting experience. I have a lot of personal issues so, I'm extremely hard on myself. But do I got to therapy. But I really want to go in for mental physical structure. Your video's help me understand better on what I'm getting myself into. Thank you take care everyone.
At first afraid how much wrong things I am doing, but happy to see that not a single one does match
The thumbnail cracked me up fr 😂😂😂
Edit : just noticed that you made one video per day for the last three videos i guess
I initially thought this would be goofy but I can totally agree with this assessment. Good true video! Having a physiological edge is a plus!
thanks, i will make sure to do all of these signs before a fight to get the surprise effect
Haven't really started stand up sparring yet but almost nothing here is something I would do. I might instinctually tense up a bit sometimes though but it's reflexive and something I'm working on bettering. Usually I only do it in new situations and after the first experience I get almost too relaxed instead.
The important thing with sparring is just to relax and remember that it's just training with someone to work on technique, it's not a fight. Also, if you've never sparred before you will feel frustrated at first because people will hit you and you can't hit them back. It's all part of the process but it can also be very fun
Something that might help avoid that with sparring ( and other new things) is breathing. Especially making sure you breath out when striking. Helps a lot
@@kaguth When I have grappling sparred and gassed (because my conditioning is garbage) and been dominated I've still found it fun. Great way to learn to survive. Hopefully it'll be the same in the stand up.
@@mega1283 Luckily I trained some TKD as a kid so I still reflexively exhale with every strike.
You’re right about the pushups. I used to do that in high school , but the data shows that it’s pretty bad to do pushups before a fight.
As an armature kickboxer practicing almost a year, I'm so glad I don't represent any of these flaws haha (except for bring a bit stiff.) Any advice how how to stop my ribs from getting hurt so damn easily? I take a teep to the ribs, and I'm out for a month!!! Not sure if this helps, but I'm 39 years old, 6'4, 190 lbs., southpaw.
I go 90% off shadowboxing. The exceptions are the guys that are skilled technically but arent confident, are scared, or don't have good timing and reactions. But if they suck at shadowboxing they suck at fighting 100% of the time.
You are the best kickboxing channel on youtube
What's wrong with talking during sparring? My friends and I do it, it makes sparring more fun. Though saying that I wouldn't talk to smack to someone I don't know
Last one has me nervous man. I've been strength training for years and we are always taught to be rigid when doing our work sets to not allow energy leaks in the middle of our lift. Plus not getting used to getting hit in the face or getting hit in general will just get me rigid and tense in general... 😞
5:21 I will say, no one at my gym minus one or two exceptions wears a cup to spar, mouth peice yes, but a cup no
In the last video you taught me who to AVOID, now I know tho to spar with, excellent.
Nicely done video! Appreciate your insight. I might be guilty of 1.5 of those! Thanks for the pointers!
2:53.... I'm probably making the mistake of approaching this from a street fight perspective. But if someone not talking it makes me a little more weary because I think they are focusing on where I am and the brain is sort of ordering that extra "fuel" into their arms for a sucker punch or to just start wailing.
This is an example of compelling content.
Oh dang I'm the fancy shadow boxer
They push their shoulder against you and keep saying 'what? What?' As part of the instigating.
I've said this before in jiujitsu. The two types of dangerous ppl. Dangerous because they KNOW what they're doing and dangerous because they don't.
Great stuff Gabriel!
3:34 idk about this one I feel like great fighters tap their gloves all the time as a sort of reset. I need to check and see if I’m imagining it but I feel like I’ve seen Usyk who’s one of the most defensively sound boxers out there and a couple other guys…
Could be wrong you’re the pro so people should listen to you I just personally wouldn’t bank on that as a tell
doing pushups before sparring is a way to build up that lactic acid in your arms to make them heavy to simulate a first round of grappling. It's a tactic for training, not for doing really well in sparring but to do really well in training.
It s a good way to not improve in sparring and not getting muscular.
Very pour choice of exercice imo
@@fredericdarietto9546 and unfortunately a lot gyms do know this.
Or you can instead to grappling drills. I do this game were we put a band behind the belt and you have to try to take it off by grabbing them by the hip he same way you would for a throw
Yeah, but that's not why they're doing it. They're doing it because push-ups are their go-to exercise, not for any specific reason.
@@fredericdarietto9546 not something I recommend or personally do. Just relaying the justification I've heard. They'll do pushups, shrimps and other solo grapple drills... People in fight camp intentionally kill their body before sparring just to simulate fighting while tired.
Damn, as a striking newb this hurts haha. Great insights!
Yes, I noticed a talkativeness behind me ... when I first came to the boxing gym. I didn't show up there again, because my spleen was beaten off in a training exercise. So here is one of the signs of a bad gym - people there do not understand what they are doing, they do not control their strength even with beginners.
Very true. No arguments here.
Awesome notes on blocking, thank you!
I thought this was Sean O’Malley ..
Alright; so next time what I will gonna do is sending this video to my opponent and will be doing these 8 things in front of him so that he gets fooled XDXDXD.
Create over confidence.
Definitely a sneaky strategy 👏
Psychological sparring
I used to train a lot. Long story short. Life happened and I got distracted. Wife, kid, work.
Now I'm realizing I'm getting older and I gotta start taking care of myself again. Videos like this are good motivation.👍
Sometimes I knock my gloves together abit especially with boxing gloves. But not to be showy or anything to sort of set them in abit, get them on and in position abit better. Usually soon after I've got them on, i think especially when I'm about to spar or whatever and havent hit a bag or pads or anything already.
Not because im going to hold my hands together like that or anything.
Its kinda hard to adjust them another way once both on
Is that still bad or dumb or unnecessary idk?
Most of these are not people to avoid. Help them get better. Shape them into the sparring partner we all want. And in the future everyone will have a better time.
We all have to start somewhere and if they get better you're setting yourself up to get better down the line.
You give me a lot to think about. Bless you, friend. 🙏🏽☯️
Okay this should be interesting, time to find out whether or not I can fight LOL.
Hey Coach Varga!
Great content. Im 36 year old beginner martial artist. Kickbox style . Can you make a video on how to train while having injuries and how not to lose your skills and how much to rest bs train. Lately ive been having knee issue but i dont wanna sit idly getting rusty. How do you deal woth this. Like can i still shadowbox lightly or shiuld i focus on upper body now. Thank you a million. U rock
you know burning out your body before sparring actually sounds like some training Id like to try. teaching yourself to fight at all the disadvantages. making sure you can make yourself throw out a clean strike when it counts.
1:20 now imagine it’s the reverse, the dude is trying to put himself at a disadvantage to train his late round game. Not trying to contradict you, I just like to anticipate multiple scenarios. That’s a bad dude right there
Getting upset if they lose or can’t take a smack in the face are a couple of negative characteristics. They take things personally which makes them too aggressive and they want revenge. I remember the first time I was smacked full force in the face, I couldn’t believe how much it stung. Was difficult to keep focus after that until I got used it. Best way to improve is to spar with more experienced people. Failure is the best teacher. No pain no gain.
What if I’m broke and can’t afford gear
One of my favorite go to moves is act like I’m fighting regular and right when I get close enough I throw a left leading jab, then switch to orthodox (since my strong hand is my left hand), throw a right leading jab, then haymaker or strong cross, usually the haymaker so I can swing my arm around and lean my body lower.
I agree with everything in this video except the point at 4:08 regarding the "fancy" techniques. If spinning stuff is part of your game, I dont see why you shouldn't include at least a little bit of it in your warm up. Obviously your primary focus should be on the basic stuff, and if you cant do it properly you sholudnt even bother with spinning stuff in a fight. But if you can do it properly and its part of your game you might as well include it.
I remember the youtuber kwonkicker saying that before one of his Muay Thai fights most of his preparation for the fight was him alone on the bag practising his secret weapon which was a spinning back kick which he then used to end the fight. (I believe it was one of his conversations with Shane Fazen.)
I agree with you. Throwing some fancy technique at like end or right moment can end the fight or win you the match. It throws opponent off guard and if you can throw them nice and crips it's not a bad thing. Throwing some effective fancy moves doesn't mean your bad fighter at all.
Glad I was right about these things. These also apply to sword fighting.
Glad nothing I did came up on this list 😅
I learn something from every your video Coach.
Thank you for sharing your hard earned knowledge.🙏
5:05 I always hate Never Back down cos of that, why do u spar MMA with 4oz gloves & no head gear or vaseline?
Hey man I really appreciate your videos they have really been helping me out and I plan to keep learning from you please don’t stop making videos!!!😊
One that I've noticed is people who try way to hard to move their head around because that just tells me they're going for a slip so instead of throwing anything heavy I just shoot quick jabs/ leg kicks
Back when bars hosted amateur boxing, alot of guys that thought they were something, found out they
weren't. Actually seen a few guys turn thier back on the opponent after catching a few shots. 😂
Just tried out sparring for the first time in my life yesterday and honestly I'm def guilty when it comes to going out with the kicks and punches XD But hopefully i can figure out more combos and having more solid defense as the time goes!
Great assessment, super crisp boxing examples, excellent video 👍👌
Maybe it's because I have gotten into so many fights over the years, but I can usually tell by looking at someone if they are going to be good or not just by looking at them when they are standing in front of me. My marshal arts master always use to tell me to relax, for good reason.
Wow I thought I was okay since I wasn't doing any of these bad habits, but then I heard the glove tapping thing I've always done that 🙈🙈🙈
Thanks as always Gabriel
thanks for watching
Although I didnt hit all the boxes on the, "signs someone can fight" list, glad I checked NONE of these boxes 😮💨
😂 the only one of these I'm guilty of is the glove tap....the sound is so satisfying
Be dangerous dangerous good; not dangerous dangerous bad...
I got one friend who refuses to do any training besides sparring. Doesn’t use a heavy bag, mitt work, technical work, watch any fight breakdowns etc etc. only wants to spar, and swears his form is the greatest but can’t even get his kicks up to my thighs without falling over lol. Man is stiff as a board too way too tense 24/7
Interesting topics this and your last opposite video Varga