Iron head is exactly what Yi Long did. But always a limit to how many strikes you can take you will never be invulnerable like Superman. th-cam.com/video/UDpRnllTjWs/w-d-xo.html
It seemed a bit fuller and fluffy 🤩🗣🧃me up Much love and blessings from Adriatic coast of Croatia Sven Sutton Split I couldn't take more than 12% of CroCop kick
I’m faaaaar from a fighter, but I had the privilege of sharing the gym with some legit sambo/boxing/kickboxing competitors in high school and man these guys are just a different level of tough. I’d feel better punching a wall than some of these dudes…
Literally started leg conditioning the very first time I trained. And it’s funny, because he was literally just tapping my thigh with the top of his foot (2-3% power, just getting me used to the idea) and after 10 right and 10 left, I was dying. Haha. 12 years changes a lot of things!
I barely even notice low kicks to my outside thighs anymore...and I have *very* skinny legs. About 3.5 years of Muay Thai 🙏 ...inside lows are a bit different though...and once someone starts conditioning you WITHOUT shinnies on? Oooof! I’ve been charlie-horsed by a 125 female fighter in our gym! 😬🥺😭
@@waxarn333 it’s a very rewarding feeling when you can handle kicks at all levels (not head obviously!), and it’s absolutely essential if you’re planning on fighting in the ring 🙏
I've been kicked and kneed in the hip repeatedly in three no shield sparring sessions in a row the same week and started having the most annoying pain and can't have pants on ever since. And now thanks to you guys i know what it is, a "tensor fascia latae" injury! I woke up at night every night for a week and couldn't walk stand, sit or do anything without discomfort since then. Today it has been two weeks of recovery and it is my fist day i am almost pain free. Thanks for making this informative video! 😁👍 I'm taking one more week of recovery then coming back stronger. But I learned my lesson and will be shielding that area much better and will take some recovery time when needed.
that is why I hate those kicks, it doesn't help winning, only makes ppl injured. like you said, no one actualy take you down with those leg kicks, they only injured you
I’d love to see a tutorial on how to do the low kick!! I notice that high level martial artists like Gabe tend to “crouch down” when they fire the right low round kick. I’m trying to understand how to generate power as well as have a quick recovery and maintain balance throughout.
When you crouch you move your head off the centre line. That's very important if your opponent throws a straight punch. But yes, I can make a tutorial on that.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial yes please! I’ve been thinking about how Marat Grigorian was throwing them in his last fight it looked like he just extended his leg and swung it
Away from the comfort of 1 man filming 😬 I absolutely agree. It's great creating episodes with other people. I'm going to focus on doing a lot more of these.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Not only is it more dynamic, but it's a great way to grow the channel. I've found several martial arts channels after they collaborated with Shane, for instance.
It's fun for kyokushin guys, where we can get bored doing lowkicks and people invent stuff like inverted lowkick where you do hook kick to the thigh at exact spot otherwise the other person will just ignore the kick. BTW: I'm loving those collab vids, more of those please! The atmosphere seems really great!
Another thing that can help with low kick conditioning before you can feel good taking them directly is holding a pad or kick shield on your thigh while someone else blasts it at full power. It's a common drill at my gym to take turns holding for 10 kicks each, then 9, then 8, etc., and then switching which leg we're kicking with to start over. I had massive bruises the first couple times I did that, but it doesn't phase me anymore despite often partnering with people who have a clear size advantage on me.
Had my first real kick boxing spar today got my ass kicked leg kicks got me good. I swear gabriel is the best martial artist and teacher on TH-cam u give everything we could need. Thanks so much
That was absolutely brilliant guys! We incorporate this into our training at my karate club and it works. I was in Gatineau for a seminar a couple years back and the guy teaching the seminar was a Muay Thai instructor. We ended off the seminar with him and I exchanging leg kicks and after like 2 or 3 I was done. Then when I went back to my dojo in Toronto I asked some of my training partners if I could exchange with them and tried to do it on a regular basis and I actually got better at it.👍🏽
Amazing video! My brother suffered a MCL sprain from a heel hook during rolling. So we are working hard with physical therapy to rebuild stability in the knee. However we don't want to lose stability in his knee via leg kicks a la Kevin Lee vs Diego Sanchez, so this technique of countering hard with punch combinations into a clinch engagement can really help mitigate the amount of leg kicks we need to take/check.
Yep. The best counter to a low kick is a right cross. That’s why when I teach low kicks at the end of punching combinations. Never throw a naked low kick and land square like Shane is doing (of course Shane is just practicing a drill and it doesn’t matter if he angles off or not).
I need to start doing this immediately-I’ve conditioned my shins pretty well-but never conditioned my things this way-I can already tell it’s going to hurt but the result will be worth it if I can shrug off power low kicks
Excellent stuff. Some people might notice that Gabriel is actually absorbing those kicks with his whole body, which is part of the reason he is able to take them.
TFL does flexion, but MAINLY abduction (lifting the leg upwards) and internal rotation (imagine rotating your femur, the leg bone counterclockwise) a lot of kickboxers have OVERdeveloped TFL muscles because it's basically the roundhouse kick muscle, it flexes (chambers) then it internally rotates (puts the shin into the cutting angle), then when you turn your hips it helps with abduction and stabilizes the leg through the motion)
That middle of the night, vomit-inducing pain is the worst. That happened to me when i tore my ankle and didn’t rest up nearly enough on the first day of the injury.
3:02 - 3:06 How do you condition your thighs? Like, isn't it muscle? I understand conditioning the shin, but not the thigh, so much so that at the time I researched I saw that doctors said that you don't condition the muscles
Hey Gabriel, awesome video. I love your channel you put out great content but I do have a question. Would you ever fight Stephen Wonderboy Thompson and what would be your strategy against him?
We did some leg conditioning a few weeks ago, it wasn't even that intense, but now my thigh hurts whenever I stretch it at all. I've tried to take it easy on it but it just keeps lingering... any experience with this?
Probably some deep bruising. Let it rest and then when low kick conditioning always make sure you walk away with minimal pain. Build up gradually instead of trying to do a hard session right away.
Gabriel i just wanna say i love these videos i am 13 kickboxing in the netherlands and i learn so many tricks and tips from these videos i really appreciate that you are making these videos and you seem like an really cool guy thanks and have a good day.
If opponent kicks to your calf of your leg, you pop your front leg up into a front snap kick/teep into their solar plexus (or groin in self defense situation). The opponent's low kick misses, leaving them off balance. If opponent kicks to your thigh, you leg check with toes pointed slightly inward, using both bones and the meat of your lower leg to check. You can also parry with your hand if you are fast enough, but this is not "preferred".
I've never had issues with my knees (except in jiu-jitsu). I don't think there should be much movement around the knee joint while taking the kick. And hopefully they aren't kicking 1-2 inches above the near but more like the middle of the thigh.
Is there a way to condition your Legs without a Partner, for example with a Kettlebell? I trained MuayThai in the past but know i just train Grappling and do my MuayThai Training by my own, Just to maintain the technique. I do shin and knuckle conditioning but really would Like to condition my Legs too. Thank You 🙏🏼
I asked Gabriel about that tonight and in fact Stephen Thompson was invited and would have been there as well but he is in training camp for his next upcoming fight. I would imagine you will see him there next time around.
@@kvarga9164 Thanks Mr. V! Stephen and Gabriel both bring that super positive, fun energy and are legends willing to share their secrets with youtubers and us internet folk. Cant wait for next time!
When he said "ok, now a few at 100%" I thought Shane's face said "dude, I was there three kicks ago." Gabriel Varga must be the most affable and friendly completely terrifying person on the planet
Ngl, I was starting to feel it in my shin kicking Gabe's leg 😵💫
thais condition on banana trees, shane conditions on Gabriel 🤣
My brother (the one who was boxing) used to help me with low kick conditioning.
His shin would give out before my thigh.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial you conditioned your thigh by simply taking blows to the leg?
bro it's crazy to know how dedicated Gabriel is and how many years this man put into fighting. living legend amongst us
@@GabrielVargaOfficial but your wife made you quit? She must have watched your videos 💪
- Gabriel: "you can´t condition your head"
- Rodtang: " let's agree to disagree"
😆👍 👏👏👏
Iron head is exactly what Yi Long did. But always a limit to how many strikes you can take you will never be invulnerable like Superman.
th-cam.com/video/UDpRnllTjWs/w-d-xo.html
He said, "Irion Head Style!" ✊️🤣
He is insane
Haha that's funny (and true) as hell 😅😅😅
Sorry I missed the first part of the video. I was washing my hair.
Takes longer when you have to find it first!
@@methisguy6397brilliant 😂
@@methisguy6397savage.
😂😂😂
It seemed a bit fuller and fluffy
🤩🗣🧃me up
Much love and blessings from Adriatic coast of Croatia
Sven Sutton
Split
I couldn't take more than 12% of CroCop kick
The look on Shane’s face when Gabe said go 100 a few times is most of us lol.
I’m faaaaar from a fighter, but I had the privilege of sharing the gym with some legit sambo/boxing/kickboxing competitors in high school and man these guys are just a different level of tough. I’d feel better punching a wall than some of these dudes…
1:43 LoL, was going to say the same thing about Varga getting kicked 75 times
@@peterk2735 true.. walls dont hit you back :D
These collabs are so fun to watch. It's like a bunch of guys just hanging out, sharing knowledge. Fabulous!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can’t wait until he does one with Wonderboy!!!
Do you take time to condition your thighs?
Once you start and low kicks aren't a concern you can defend the head so much easier.
Literally started leg conditioning the very first time I trained. And it’s funny, because he was literally just tapping my thigh with the top of his foot (2-3% power, just getting me used to the idea) and after 10 right and 10 left, I was dying. Haha. 12 years changes a lot of things!
Man, I really should. Took 2 low kicks yesterday. In the heat of the moment it barely hurt, but now I’m sooo in pain lol
I barely even notice low kicks to my outside thighs anymore...and I have *very* skinny legs. About 3.5 years of Muay Thai 🙏
...inside lows are a bit different though...and once someone starts conditioning you WITHOUT shinnies on? Oooof! I’ve been charlie-horsed by a 125 female fighter in our gym! 😬🥺😭
Yes sir we do 😁 although its not everyones cup of tea in the beginning, after a while body conditioning is actually quite fun
@@waxarn333 it’s a very rewarding feeling when you can handle kicks at all levels (not head obviously!), and it’s absolutely essential if you’re planning on fighting in the ring 🙏
I've been kicked and kneed in the hip repeatedly in three no shield sparring sessions in a row the same week and started having the most annoying pain and can't have pants on ever since. And now thanks to you guys i know what it is, a "tensor fascia latae" injury! I woke up at night every night for a week and couldn't walk stand, sit or do anything without discomfort since then. Today it has been two weeks of recovery and it is my fist day i am almost pain free. Thanks for making this informative video! 😁👍 I'm taking one more week of recovery then coming back stronger. But I learned my lesson and will be shielding that area much better and will take some recovery time when needed.
Same thing happened to me 4 times this year my left thigh is so sensitive now I can barely take 2 low kicks before my leg's gone
@@byronsmith1982 Ouch! Take some active recovery time, mate! I wish you a fast full recovery!
that is why I hate those kicks, it doesn't help winning, only makes ppl injured.
like you said, no one actualy take you down with those leg kicks, they only injured you
But...I've been doing face conditioning this whooooole time.
👏👏😀
Serious note though. I saw a video of a coach head kicking his students the other day 😲
Some people just don't understand that doesn't help
I'm bleeding, making me the victor!
@@GabrielVargaOfficial If they're dense enough to think head kick conditioning works, it probably won't make much difference ;)
Don't worry, he said head condition, not face, so you should be fine as long you can hit the face without hitting the head.
I’d love to see a tutorial on how to do the low kick!! I notice that high level martial artists like Gabe tend to “crouch down” when they fire the right low round kick. I’m trying to understand how to generate power as well as have a quick recovery and maintain balance throughout.
When you crouch you move your head off the centre line.
That's very important if your opponent throws a straight punch.
But yes, I can make a tutorial on that.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial i will love you more if you do that
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I’d love that too! 👍
@@GabrielVargaOfficial yes please! I’ve been thinking about how Marat Grigorian was throwing them in his last fight it looked like he just extended his leg and swung it
@@GabrielVargaOfficial please make a tutorial
Lmaoooo watching Sensei Seth slowly walk off screen after reacting to Gabriel getting kicked by Shane was hilarious
These videos when you are out in the wild with other people are pretty awesome.
Away from the comfort of 1 man filming 😬
I absolutely agree. It's great creating episodes with other people.
I'm going to focus on doing a lot more of these.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Not only is it more dynamic, but it's a great way to grow the channel. I've found several martial arts channels after they collaborated with Shane, for instance.
As always thank you for the amazing professional insight! The information you share is absolutely invaluable! Thank you!
What a beast!!!!!!
It's fun for kyokushin guys, where we can get bored doing lowkicks and people invent stuff like inverted lowkick where you do hook kick to the thigh at exact spot otherwise the other person will just ignore the kick.
BTW: I'm loving those collab vids, more of those please! The atmosphere seems really great!
This
Another thing that can help with low kick conditioning before you can feel good taking them directly is holding a pad or kick shield on your thigh while someone else blasts it at full power. It's a common drill at my gym to take turns holding for 10 kicks each, then 9, then 8, etc., and then switching which leg we're kicking with to start over. I had massive bruises the first couple times I did that, but it doesn't phase me anymore despite often partnering with people who have a clear size advantage on me.
H2H at the end too, what a great collab!
Great collaboration video and as always from these three guys, GREAT FIGHT TIPS!
Wow! 3 of my very favorite guys of TH-cam together! ❤
Nice to see all you guys together! 😁
Such excellent advice and videos!🙏
Had my first real kick boxing spar today got my ass kicked leg kicks got me good. I swear gabriel is the best martial artist and teacher on TH-cam u give everything we could need. Thanks so much
Varga said give me a few 100%. Savage.
That was absolutely brilliant guys! We incorporate this into our training at my karate club and it works. I was in Gatineau for a seminar a couple years back and the guy teaching the seminar was a Muay Thai instructor. We ended off the seminar with him and I exchanging leg kicks and after like 2 or 3 I was done. Then when I went back to my dojo in Toronto I asked some of my training partners if I could exchange with them and tried to do it on a regular basis and I actually got better at it.👍🏽
Amazing video! My brother suffered a MCL sprain from a heel hook during rolling. So we are working hard with physical therapy to rebuild stability in the knee. However we don't want to lose stability in his knee via leg kicks a la Kevin Lee vs Diego Sanchez, so this technique of countering hard with punch combinations into a clinch engagement can really help mitigate the amount of leg kicks we need to take/check.
Yep. The best counter to a low kick is a right cross. That’s why when I teach low kicks at the end of punching combinations. Never throw a naked low kick and land square like Shane is doing (of course Shane is just practicing a drill and it doesn’t matter if he angles off or not).
Those are some powerful kicks - and Gabe didn't even flinch!
This collab 😂
Great to see all of you sharing a bit of time!
dang, this champ is just super human ! you are amazing Varga :D
The collab we needed
Damn, all 3 legends together.
I love collabs.Varga is good teacher
These series of videos and instructors might be the greatest martial arts videos I've seen in a while
the avengers of great TH-cam fighting tips
im gonna compete in kick light where theres like only lowkicks so this is gold rn
btw like your page alot
I need to start doing this immediately-I’ve conditioned my shins pretty well-but never conditioned my things this way-I can already tell it’s going to hurt but the result will be worth it if I can shrug off power low kicks
Excellent stuff.
Some people might notice that Gabriel is actually absorbing those kicks with his whole body, which is part of the reason he is able to take them.
What a WONDERFUL company
1:31 shane is definitely holding back on that 100% kick! 💪🏾
TFL does flexion, but MAINLY abduction (lifting the leg upwards) and internal rotation (imagine rotating your femur, the leg bone counterclockwise) a lot of kickboxers have OVERdeveloped TFL muscles because it's basically the roundhouse kick muscle, it flexes (chambers) then it internally rotates (puts the shin into the cutting angle), then when you turn your hips it helps with abduction and stabilizes the leg through the motion)
I cannot believe Shane is there as well!! You are all fans of mine!!!
But seriously though, this channel just became epic, I love hearing all the different points of view.
It's my favourite video to watch after every "2 leg kicks and you done bruuuh" debate
It's been brilliant to watch my favorite TH-cam martial artists together. Cheers guys
Yooooo, Seth's face/reaction at 1:40 is fucking hilarious!
That middle of the night, vomit-inducing pain is the worst. That happened to me when i tore my ankle and didn’t rest up nearly enough on the first day of the injury.
love the content gabe keep it up man
When legends collide. Love u both
Tanks Gabe. Your content is awesome.
Great vid!
Thanks Gabriel, your content has helped so much.
My coach agrees with you. I was REALLY hoping you would prove him wrong. Dammit...
best. colab. ever.
Great video
3:02 - 3:06
How do you condition your thighs? Like, isn't it muscle? I understand conditioning the shin, but not the thigh, so much so that at the time I researched I saw that doctors said that you don't condition the muscles
Good idea. I'm going to ask people to condition my body and leg after class. Damn. A few years is a long time. But I can start now
Hey Gabriel, awesome video. I love your channel you put out great content but I do have a question. Would you ever fight Stephen Wonderboy Thompson and what would be your strategy against him?
I will definitely arrange sparring with Wonderboy. Hopefully next year.
But he is 2 weight classes above me so I wouldn't fight him in a real fight.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Thanks for replying to my Question I am already looking forward to see the footage of the two of you sparring eachother.
That's why Buakaw's low kicks are so dangerous, they are ultra fast and his head is elusive.
As a very wise person once said "Best defense is no be there". The TFL runs from the hip to the knee, so all those kicks were at the TFL.
Not gonna lie, my go to is bearing into kick along with the right hand. It something I found useful from an old Savate teacher of mine. Great content.
We did some leg conditioning a few weeks ago, it wasn't even that intense, but now my thigh hurts whenever I stretch it at all. I've tried to take it easy on it but it just keeps lingering... any experience with this?
Probably some deep bruising.
Let it rest and then when low kick conditioning always make sure you walk away with minimal pain.
Build up gradually instead of trying to do a hard session right away.
Gabriel i just wanna say i love these videos i am 13 kickboxing in the netherlands and i learn so many tricks and tips from these videos i really appreciate that you are making these videos and you seem like an really cool guy thanks and have a good day.
So glad to hear you like them!
At 13 you're getting a very early start. Good for you!
YES! More collab videos 🙌
More to come!
Great stuff, guys! Must get back to old school and do more of this! Front leg, and hip got tore up last fight with good kicker.
Uechi-Ryū does leg and arm conditioning. They do arm pounding and leg pounding. It can be rough.
What a trio awesome for muaythai
Sensei Seth @3:55 😂😂😂
Varga is THE MAN
That's some Avenger level assembling
is there a recommended way to do this without a training partner?
awesome content!
commenting for the algo. You should do more pros vs joes type content!
If opponent kicks to your calf of your leg, you pop your front leg up into a front snap kick/teep into their solar plexus (or groin in self defense situation). The opponent's low kick misses, leaving them off balance.
If opponent kicks to your thigh, you leg check with toes pointed slightly inward, using both bones and the meat of your lower leg to check. You can also parry with your hand if you are fast enough, but this is not "preferred".
Watching this feels like the Martial Avengers coming together. Probably need a catchier name for this rag-tag team of badass instructors.
I would really love to see shanes 100%,i mean on his old videos,he breaks almost everything with that low kick
Patt Bary have insanely good powerful kicks and Mirko CroCop Filipović
Much love and blessings from Adriatic coast of Croatia
Sven Sutton
Post video chat was really cool
[Laughs in Kyokushin]
Champ league of youtube all here
Gabriel mentioning his wife kicking his leg is like when Francis Ngannou was getting punched by that boxing kid.
Don’t worry guys, my leg is totally fine too…
I would have had Shane kick your leg really hard as well….but I was worried about his shin.
Gabriel casually showing up the TH-cam martial arts GOATS is a hilarious series
anything i should be doing to eat the kicks to lessen the pain? Should I tense up and lean into the kick or?
Kicking at the hip also affects the ilopsoas area and one of the major drawbacks is nausea. It sucks.
What about calves ?Can they be somewhat conditioned against kicks ?
QUESTION: is damaging the knee joint a concern if you’re constantly taking leg kicks above the knee for conditioning?
I've never had issues with my knees (except in jiu-jitsu).
I don't think there should be much movement around the knee joint while taking the kick. And hopefully they aren't kicking 1-2 inches above the near but more like the middle of the thigh.
Gabriel is so smart
Gabe had Shane shook when he was just tanking those kicks.
lol bro was not happy in the beginning haha
Is there a way to condition your Legs without a Partner, for example with a Kettlebell? I trained MuayThai in the past but know i just train Grappling and do my MuayThai Training by my own, Just to maintain the technique. I do shin and knuckle conditioning but really would Like to condition my Legs too.
Thank You 🙏🏼
I guess anything that replicates low kick impact will work.
I saw Denis Purič in Sarajevo this summer
THIS COLLABORATION IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! Add Stephen Thompson !!
I asked Gabriel about that tonight and in fact Stephen Thompson was invited and would have been there as well but he is in training camp for his next upcoming fight. I would imagine you will see him there next time around.
@@kvarga9164 Thanks Mr. V! Stephen and Gabriel both bring that super positive, fun energy and are legends willing to share their secrets with youtubers and us internet folk. Cant wait for next time!
So you use a STK style rule to fighting low kicks, punch the kicker rule
How do you protect from knee injuries if the kick lands on the outside of the knee instead of the thigh?
Just turn your leg out a bit when the kick is coming and he will land on your knee and hurt himself.
Nice
Can you new video oblique kicks
Shane's kicks look so painful! Varga has some awesome muscle control to avoid the pain!
I can't wait for mighty mouse to join the club
Don't think too many of these you tubers will introduce this like that guy walking off!
techniq is Power.
All my favorite mma youtubers, got to bring on Joe Valentini on too.
When he said "ok, now a few at 100%" I thought Shane's face said "dude, I was there three kicks ago."
Gabriel Varga must be the most affable and friendly completely terrifying person on the planet