I think it’s a good setup for it. Though one setup I personally like to use is just off of a fake switch. Using the switch kick over and over to weaken the arms of my opponent. Then when they’ve gotten the timing of it down better, you switch your feet, feinting the kick to get them to lift their guard for it. Then you turning back kick/spinning side kick down their middle, since blocking for shots from the sides opens up the middle and vice versa. I’ve never hit the liver with it, but I have sent some people back and done some damage to the body with it.
Always loved this one =) I for one would like some techniques of the fake jab. And even more; actual drills of the fake jab. Love your content Gabriel, thanks.
Pretty sure I've eaten this exact setup. 😂 Was more of a frustrated power shot than a pulled kick though, I'm lucky I was the heavier guy. 🥲 Definitely one to watch out for even if you don't add it to your arsenal. It's one of those shots where you can get caught when you think you've made distance.
A missed lead lowkick is a good setup too. When your opponent backs up and you kick the air and would end up with almost your back to the opponent but use the momentum and use it for a spinkick
hey gabriel Just won my first fight which happened to be full rules and i was the main event of the night. Ended up dropping him with a right hand in the first 7 seconds and finished the fight in the first round. Did tons of your workouts during the training camp leading up to this fight thank you so much for the awesome videos ♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏.
Amazing dude. Congratulations! If you want to send me a clip of your win and maybe a shoutout/testimonial for the channel workouts I'll throw your fight up on the channel. vargabros@yahoo.ca
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Sounds great i’ll send it to you as soon as i get the digital copy 🙏. It was the first full rules muay thai event in British Columbia Canada.
I have been practicing same kick, both feet, at a least 20 times a day for the last month on my heavy bag. We had kumite last Wednesday and I was amazed at how well I was able to land the kick multiple times. One landed on this poor kids balls, which is allowed, but was unintentional. Lucky for him it was only 25% power, but you could see it still really hurt. I will add the fake hook now. Really love the content of your videos. Your videos have been very helpful. Mahalo!
Cung Le used to have a similar set-up. He was one of the few fighters who could regularly successfully execute spinning back kicks against elite competition (Strikeforce & UFC). Extra tip to improve your spinning speed: Throw a wide hook in a spiral, meaning do a long range hook and while spinning pull the hook close to your face. That's like when figure skaters on ice do their pirouette starting with wide open arms and while spinning pull their arms close to the body adding extra momentum to the spin.
If you like the jump spin side kick, try this one with a corkscrew uppercut instead. Uppercut works better in close, just like the jumping side kick, and you can use the upwards motion to help with the jump.
@@Harry-mf6rq how do you pull it off? I normally do the jump spin if they other guy moves back, or does a round kick. If a person moves back, I feel I may miss an upper cut. Or if he does a round kick, I'd miss him too.
I don't train combat sports but I was sparing with my friend for fun once because he trains. He kicked me exactly like this and I have never felt pain like it. I collapsed, my soul left my body and I couldn't breathe anymore. It happened so fast that I didn't even know what hit me. One minute I was standing and the next I was on the floor.
@@angelsjoker8190 that's a pretty accurate description yea lol. I wish I had passed out because that would have been better than rolling around on the floor like a wounded animal.
I was hit in a sparring session with a colleague of mine and he hit me with a side kick to my left ribs (in a counter attack). I could partially avoid it or absorb it, but I let him hit me on purpose because I thought he wouldn't kick me for real (it was supposed to be just a fake fight). I was hit full force and projected through the air, and finally fall on the ground in pain and struggling to breath for about 30 seconds. The guy said "sorry" but I knew he wasn't trustworthy (as my other colleagues said that he wasn't a man who could control himself well).
I think it's just hard for a lot of people to have a stronge axe kick. The proper flexibility and leg strength you need for a good one is a lot but I'm still new so I'm not sure
The first time i ever something similar was from wolverine in the 90s xmen cartoons. A few years ago it just popped into my head while shadow boxing and i forgot abt it cuz i thought it would never work. Boom a pro like Gabriel shows it can.
Spot on, great coaching again as usual..Note: There is no spin in a spinning back kick. Use lines for accuracy, there must be a straight line from back foot to target, no spin..Everyone knocks TKD but no one has better back kicks..
This concept works for all kicks and all high-low mixups as well. Feinting with the hands is great for all techniques because the more similar they look, the harder to react and read
Nice i pulled a nice lil jab to spin back kick on a partner pulled of course it landed well coach even told him careful cuz that coulda been a knock out shot, after we were done my training partner later told me i landed that good and he felt it a bit but hid it . He told me if it had been full force he woulda been down for sure.
Pay Attention to the lead foot moving while he is throwing the hook to hide it. You need to be at the strong side angle to accurately land this technique.
Hey Gabriel, as teenager and Karate fanatic I sometimes practiced spinning foot sweeps (ducking completely and trying to sweep both of the opponent’s feet) with a friend and it kind of worked. A bit brutal, though… Do you have an opinion on them? And is there any sport where they are actually legal in fights?
Hey Gabriel love your content, since you just talked about the spinning side kick could you do a top 5 things that made benny “the jet” urquidez so good.
Such spinning side heel kick to the right side of my rib cage totally knocked the wind out of me and broke my rib clean this April during sparring. Not good, dude went in pretty powerfully without much control and my trunk was not tightened at the impact. I had been out of training for 8 weeks.
Hey Gabriel. I'm a new Muay Thai amateur fighter, I'm currently 4-0. What I've noticed is that the way I move in my fights is not the same as the way I move in sparring. During sparring, I'm faster, I can set-up my shots better, I can create angles better, but in my fights I feel slow and heavy and I can't set-up my shots. Do you have any advice for me?
4-0 is a great record. Congratulations! What you are experiencing is lack of ring time + nerves. They make you a shell of yourself in the gym. As time goes on and your experience in the ring increases you will perform better. For me it was around 10 fights where I was able to start thinking and execute similar to the gym.
You know what seikido was amazing especially for street defense. You know what i didnt like was the jumping rolls and kick ups and cartwheels i dont even know if i can do one now lol, but i can throw a 540 spin hook kick so hah!. We dont get up like that kick up in a fight. We use the bjj shrimp with the hand out. So there were a few flaws. Now has wayne corrected all this ? Maybe. So now i have to come and see. Again. Should i wear my filthy white belt or my tokaido blk. Up to wayne i guess. Well its definitely far now in surrey fk. I wish they would let me and maybe daren or someone open Vancouver back up. Whoever it is ill help but vancouver needs to come back its not fair. Ill pay for it. Seriously! You want to learn how to annihilate someones gut with stomach shot, seikido taught me the deadliest hook (using palm) and gut shot (walk through them) ever to exist. All praise the master paul li. ❤ that man. Like a father to us all. Such honor. Surrey though dammit. Ok fk ill come back just because i know I must. They are the best i have not found better for striking. Some muay thai but the kicks are so sloppy in Vancouver muay thai. Oh yeah and there is one thing ill never forgive seikido for, they never forced us to strengthen our abductor and quad muscles. Lots of splits but no strength. Grrrr. Took me years to learn why i couldnt l kick with speed only. Try doing it slow motion. True test of ability. Failed. Until recently really thanks in part to gabe
@@GabrielVargaOfficial they have kind of butchered your hair at the back lol,I noticed it to when done the spin,should spin sidekick your barber for that 😂
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I throw this kick a lot. Way too much. The guy that deals with it the best uses a hollowing out motion. Like throwing his hips backwards as if it's a front kick. I kick the air. He punches me in the face.
What do you think of this setup for the spinning side kick?
Are you going to start testing it out?
You have any tips to improve hip rotation for such spin ? I feel like my spin attack always being either out of range or too slow to land.
I think it’s a good setup for it. Though one setup I personally like to use is just off of a fake switch. Using the switch kick over and over to weaken the arms of my opponent. Then when they’ve gotten the timing of it down better, you switch your feet, feinting the kick to get them to lift their guard for it. Then you turning back kick/spinning side kick down their middle, since blocking for shots from the sides opens up the middle and vice versa. I’ve never hit the liver with it, but I have sent some people back and done some damage to the body with it.
Always loved this one =) I for one would like some techniques of the fake jab. And even more; actual drills of the fake jab. Love your content Gabriel, thanks.
Pretty sure I've eaten this exact setup. 😂
Was more of a frustrated power shot than a pulled kick though, I'm lucky I was the heavier guy. 🥲
Definitely one to watch out for even if you don't add it to your arsenal. It's one of those shots where you can get caught when you think you've made distance.
A missed lead lowkick is a good setup too. When your opponent backs up and you kick the air and would end up with almost your back to the opponent but use the momentum and use it for a spinkick
hey gabriel Just won my first fight which happened to be full rules and i was the main event of the night. Ended up dropping him with a right hand in the first 7 seconds and finished the fight in the first round. Did tons of your workouts during the training camp leading up to this fight thank you so much for the awesome videos ♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏.
Amazing dude. Congratulations! If you want to send me a clip of your win and maybe a shoutout/testimonial for the channel workouts I'll throw your fight up on the channel.
vargabros@yahoo.ca
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Sounds great i’ll send it to you as soon as i get the digital copy 🙏. It was the first full rules muay thai event in British Columbia Canada.
Congrats!
how have you been the main event if it was your first fight😂
@@futureusmc2694 I once had the same situation because the other fights on the night were non-decision muay thai fights and BBJ bouts
Oh hey that’s me getting dropped. Cool video Gabriel! Always like hearing a breakdown of what’s going on! Very valuable stuff
Glad you enjoyed it!
😂😭
as someone who got hit so hard in the body I dropped twice, your defense gets alot better after😂
Is that actually you in the video ? Cause that's my dojo
I think it was pretty obvious that he held back some on delivering that kick, and good thing because that sequence was beautifully executed.
I love this kick. Cool video. I like how you showed a clip of the technique being used
I have been practicing same kick, both feet, at a least 20 times a day for the last month on my heavy bag. We had kumite last Wednesday and I was amazed at how well I was able to land the kick multiple times. One landed on this poor kids balls, which is allowed, but was unintentional. Lucky for him it was only 25% power, but you could see it still really hurt. I will add the fake hook now. Really love the content of your videos. Your videos have been very helpful. Mahalo!
Cung Le used to have a similar set-up. He was one of the few fighters who could regularly successfully execute spinning back kicks against elite competition (Strikeforce & UFC).
Extra tip to improve your spinning speed: Throw a wide hook in a spiral, meaning do a long range hook and while spinning pull the hook close to your face. That's like when figure skaters on ice do their pirouette starting with wide open arms and while spinning pull their arms close to the body adding extra momentum to the spin.
I've always liked the counter jumping spinning side kick.
If you like the jump spin side kick, try this one with a corkscrew uppercut instead. Uppercut works better in close, just like the jumping side kick, and you can use the upwards motion to help with the jump.
@@Harry-mf6rq how do you pull it off?
I normally do the jump spin if they other guy moves back, or does a round kick.
If a person moves back, I feel I may miss an upper cut. Or if he does a round kick, I'd miss him too.
Great comment on the CAUTION of this technique while sparring, super easy to F someones day up lol
2-3 or 4- 3 to spinning side kick are among my fav set ups. Great way to catch the liver
I don't train combat sports but I was sparing with my friend for fun once because he trains. He kicked me exactly like this and I have never felt pain like it. I collapsed, my soul left my body and I couldn't breathe anymore. It happened so fast that I didn't even know what hit me. One minute I was standing and the next I was on the floor.
You probably got kicked on the the liver. You're KOed, but consciously feel the pain and just wish to pass out but you don't. Unable to do anything.
@@angelsjoker8190 that's a pretty accurate description yea lol. I wish I had passed out because that would have been better than rolling around on the floor like a wounded animal.
I was hit in a sparring session with a colleague of mine and he hit me with a side kick to my left ribs (in a counter attack). I could partially avoid it or absorb it, but I let him hit me on purpose because I thought he wouldn't kick me for real (it was supposed to be just a fake fight). I was hit full force and projected through the air, and finally fall on the ground in pain and struggling to breath for about 30 seconds. The guy said "sorry" but I knew he wasn't trustworthy (as my other colleagues said that he wasn't a man who could control himself well).
Who wants axe kick set ups ???
Im curious because Gabriel already said it wasn't the best technique, but maybe with some setups it can land
For sure. I can talk about that. It's not something I feel it super dangerous but I'll explain why.
Just thought I would say,Andy hug !!!!!!!,whenever the word axe kick is mentioned,there’s only one name that is the man,
The axe kick IS the setup. You throw it out as a bs attack to set up a good power shot
I think it's just hard for a lot of people to have a stronge axe kick. The proper flexibility and leg strength you need for a good one is a lot but I'm still new so I'm not sure
The first time i ever something similar was from wolverine in the 90s xmen cartoons. A few years ago it just popped into my head while shadow boxing and i forgot abt it cuz i thought it would never work. Boom a pro like Gabriel shows it can.
Haha. Well, Sensei Wayne demonstrated better than me so all the credit to him.
Spot on, great coaching again as usual..Note: There is no spin in a spinning back kick. Use lines for accuracy, there must be a straight line from back foot to target, no spin..Everyone knocks TKD but no one has better back kicks..
Awesome video Friend
I use this... one of my favorite combos
This concept works for all kicks and all high-low mixups as well. Feinting with the hands is great for all techniques because the more similar they look, the harder to react and read
Humble content my guy, keep it up
🔥🔥🔥 thanks for knowledge 🙏
Merci
I would like to see more videos on clinchwork/grappling, it'd be cool to see if Gabriel do some jujitsu.
He did some MMA fights but he said he's not good at it, not even remember much about the names of the position
Yes. Not my fortè.
If I'm going to add ground work to the channel it will be with my coach who is very good.
cool
Nice i pulled a nice lil jab to spin back kick on a partner pulled of course it landed well coach even told him careful cuz that coulda been a knock out shot, after we were done my training partner later told me i landed that good and he felt it a bit but hid it . He told me if it had been full force he woulda been down for sure.
Pay Attention to the lead foot moving while he is throwing the hook to hide it. You need to be at the strong side angle to accurately land this technique.
Hey Gabriel, as teenager and Karate fanatic I sometimes practiced spinning foot sweeps (ducking completely and trying to sweep both of the opponent’s feet) with a friend and it kind of worked. A bit brutal, though… Do you have an opinion on them? And is there any sport where they are actually legal in fights?
Depends on the target. AFAIK it's illegal to attack the knee in any combat sport but fair game to the calves and thighs
Hey Gabriel love your content, since you just talked about the spinning side kick could you do a top 5 things that made benny “the jet” urquidez so good.
For sure.
I'll have to check out his fights first though.
It's been a while since I've watched him fight.
They might grab you and take your back, would be a good idea to learn some escapes alongside this technique.
Good luck in trying to grab my back. My back kick will land regardless.
Do you think that spining moves work low as well? like against the legs? Spinning heel kick to the legs. Somebody should experiment with those.
Probably would work but you could really mess up your opponent's knee.
Too mean for me.
Andy Hug did it all the time, its called the Hug Tornado. Check out some of his fights
Such spinning side heel kick to the right side of my rib cage totally knocked the wind out of me and broke my rib clean this April during sparring. Not good, dude went in pretty powerfully without much control and my trunk was not tightened at the impact. I had been out of training for 8 weeks.
So many guys throw spinning shit hard, i dont get it, i always pull mine up at last moment and land with the sole rather than heel
🥊🙏🏽
Wow
This guy looks like stephen bongson
Hey Gabriel. I'm a new Muay Thai amateur fighter, I'm currently 4-0. What I've noticed is that the way I move in my fights is not the same as the way I move in sparring. During sparring, I'm faster, I can set-up my shots better, I can create angles better, but in my fights I feel slow and heavy and I can't set-up my shots. Do you have any advice for me?
4-0 is a great record. Congratulations!
What you are experiencing is lack of ring time + nerves. They make you a shell of yourself in the gym.
As time goes on and your experience in the ring increases you will perform better.
For me it was around 10 fights where I was able to start thinking and execute similar to the gym.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Oh, so I just need more experience in the ring. Thanks, man.
You know what seikido was amazing especially for street defense. You know what i didnt like was the jumping rolls and kick ups and cartwheels i dont even know if i can do one now lol, but i can throw a 540 spin hook kick so hah!. We dont get up like that kick up in a fight. We use the bjj shrimp with the hand out. So there were a few flaws. Now has wayne corrected all this ? Maybe. So now i have to come and see. Again. Should i wear my filthy white belt or my tokaido blk. Up to wayne i guess. Well its definitely far now in surrey fk. I wish they would let me and maybe daren or someone open Vancouver back up. Whoever it is ill help but vancouver needs to come back its not fair. Ill pay for it. Seriously! You want to learn how to annihilate someones gut with stomach shot, seikido taught me the deadliest hook (using palm) and gut shot (walk through them) ever to exist. All praise the master paul li. ❤ that man. Like a father to us all. Such honor. Surrey though dammit. Ok fk ill come back just because i know I must. They are the best i have not found better for striking. Some muay thai but the kicks are so sloppy in Vancouver muay thai. Oh yeah and there is one thing ill never forgive seikido for, they never forced us to strengthen our abductor and quad muscles. Lots of splits but no strength. Grrrr. Took me years to learn why i couldnt l kick with speed only. Try doing it slow motion. True test of ability. Failed. Until recently really thanks in part to gabe
Please stop cutting your own hair without a using mirror!
Hehe. Wasn't me 😲
@@GabrielVargaOfficial they have kind of butchered your hair at the back lol,I noticed it to when done the spin,should spin sidekick your barber for that 😂
How to evade this kind of kick 🦵🦶?
Ahhhh. I have a great tool for this.
I will get that video made.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I throw this kick a lot. Way too much. The guy that deals with it the best uses a hollowing out motion. Like throwing his hips backwards as if it's a front kick. I kick the air. He punches me in the face.