Got a short stocky ex strongman in my gym that I kept kneeing the shit out of, untill he started using this exact defence and it's like walking in to a wall 🤣
This gave me hope. I’m short & stocky and been training Muay Thai for almost a year now and there’s only one guy that’s been killing me with knees. Excited to try this
Pleasure and honor was all mine, champ! I hope you don't mind that I turned you into BOB in the thumbnail -- it's because the only way I'd be able to land knees on you would be if you had no arms 😝
It sure will. And I learned also from you this particular technique... I usually do similar to prevent the opponent to approach me too much or stryke me, but I didn't know that this can be used to prevent knee attacks.
This is like watching a video game with your favorite fighters and you get to choose the venue. Literally, this is what I would pick. Next, we gotta see Jeff Chan at the fight tips gym with Icy Mike.
Shane's absolutely right that early amateurs don't know what to do about knees. I'm terrible in general (just a bit over 3 months into training), but even the people with a few fights of experience who can shut down everything else I do have no real defense to my long knees in sparring (of course, they're not taking them full force because I try to not hurt my training partners, but my knees are easily way more successful than anything else, with only quick flick lead kicks to the inner thigh coming close 😅).
I'm sure you've heard this a hundred times. But thank you for collaborations like these. It's so helpful, insiteful, fun. I hope these are successful enough for you all to do these regularly. If not to a road show. I'd be there in a heart beat
teeping works aswell and lands a strong point, cause the opponent usually falls to the ground..Its gonna be a more to the side of the body teep, but teeping always works. Just a matter of being ready to teep, which is the difficult part.
Leaning back, basically when you lean back your torso and your head shift a couple degrees backwards putting you out of range of certain blows like punches, kicks to the head, or even knees. Except for low kicks you will never avoid them in this way obviously. It's among my priorities to lean back mostly 70% of the time in a fight because i know i will succeed most of the times in to dodging the incoming shots, and the rest is just checking low kicks and using a basic elbow block to then answer with a hammer fist from the position of the elbow raised blocking the 1rst shot. This is how i personally do it, and i hope that it teaches you something maybe to include in your system.
Even at high levels people don't defend against knees Charles Oliveira does it often, Superbon did it a bunch to Grigorian and a knee is what cut Petr Yan when he fought O Mailley.
Thanks for the video. this is something I always wondered. I know how to defend elbows, kicks and punches, but I'm curious about knees. Especially that darn tiger knee. XD
I train Muay Thai among other arts and let me tell you another idea- Assuming I can see it coming I will let my knee meet my opponent's knee. As I am doing bones conditioning I am not at all worried from knee to knee/shin strike. The hardest dilemma in Muay Thai is- If I hold your neck in a good clinch. My elbows are free to strike your face and my knees are free to attack your ribs. What would you have defended from- Strikes to the face or strikes to the ribs? I would say I don't mind to take few shots to the face while trying to break the clinch. Broken rib is a much worse option I think.
How would I defend against knee's. The most direct way to defend against a knee would be to step back or step to the side.. Side Step deflection over direct blocking.. Direct blocking can get your arms broken. That's why Shorin Ryu Matsubayashi Ryu always prefers deflection over direct. It's a pretty decent defense in theory, and will work against the most basic of fighters. Most people use that straight knee wrong by looking to hit a distant target.. That knee is best when your opponent is close and you've already doing inside work and and now are driving that straight Knee through your opponent as opposed to over extending and looking for a mid range target. For that I'd just snap kick to wherever I want. I might even just step back and Kick your knee or step past and crush the supporting leg..
Drop your guard to block the Knee?? lol -If they keep kneeing you that mean you lose your clinch and they lock your head down! What you shoud do is turn side way and usd your leg to block their knee
3:24 mma guys literally just teach it like Icy Mike and I just don't get why, it's like Dutch kickboxers when you tell them that you can actually move your head out of the way and they look at you like you cursed their mothers
Question from a person here who has an interest in learning more about boxing/kickboxing but not sure if they would ever want to compete. Where would someone like me start their journey if they are completely new to all of this? Any video or reading material suggestions?
Just watched the video I think it’s very flawed outside the ring even in the ring opponent’s don’t attack straight or will faint a lot to make you raise your knee and sweep or kick your rear leg, in a street fight game over.
Got a short stocky ex strongman in my gym that I kept kneeing the shit out of, untill he started using this exact defence and it's like walking in to a wall 🤣
im excited to try this. I got bullied with knees yesterday
This gave me hope. I’m short & stocky and been training Muay Thai for almost a year now and there’s only one guy that’s been killing me with knees. Excited to try this
It was an absolute pleasure to collab with you again Shane.
I hope my preferred knee defense helps many martial artists out there.
Pleasure and honor was all mine, champ! I hope you don't mind that I turned you into BOB in the thumbnail -- it's because the only way I'd be able to land knees on you would be if you had no arms 😝
It will definitely help me thankyou! I’ve not found a comfortable way to defend knees really but this is so simple and easy thankyou!
It sure will. And I learned also from you this particular technique... I usually do similar to prevent the opponent to approach me too much or stryke me, but I didn't know that this can be used to prevent knee attacks.
your the goat
a lot !!
This is like watching a video game with your favorite fighters and you get to choose the venue. Literally, this is what I would pick. Next, we gotta see Jeff Chan at the fight tips gym with Icy Mike.
👊
Yessir
Thats a collab I want to see!
+1
Gabe Varga. The most criminally underrated martial artist of our time
Shane's absolutely right that early amateurs don't know what to do about knees. I'm terrible in general (just a bit over 3 months into training), but even the people with a few fights of experience who can shut down everything else I do have no real defense to my long knees in sparring (of course, they're not taking them full force because I try to not hurt my training partners, but my knees are easily way more successful than anything else, with only quick flick lead kicks to the inner thigh coming close 😅).
You can usually land a full power left kick off of those inner thigh kicks
@@notdanroth Yeah, Nathan Corbett showed that in his video on switch kick set-ups 🙂
No-one in America knows. But go somewhere with good trainers, then you are taught this stuff at the beginner level.
@@johnboylan3832 I don't live in USA, but coolstorybro 🙃
Ben Askren's method of chin-first knee blocking is still my favorite.
I'm sure you've heard this a hundred times. But thank you for collaborations like these. It's so helpful, insiteful, fun. I hope these are successful enough for you all to do these regularly.
If not to a road show. I'd be there in a heart beat
You gotta love how icy Mike is pretty much hosting the greatest online seminar/martial artist tournament. Most anime moment in real life, fr fr.
Met Gabe at a local tournament two weeks ago he’s a humble gentleman. Who’s also lethal
totally going to try that second one, unfortunately i see myself leaving sessions with sore ribs for a while before i get it right 😅
Absolutely loving all these collaborations
My favorite knee counters are catching the knee under the leg and dump. I also like to extend my arm and block the chest like your first tactic
Excited for you Shane, to be able to train with "The Quiet Storm" and Varga is amazing!
These collabs are _AWESOME_. Been a subscriber since way before, and this is just so fun.
teeping works aswell and lands a strong point, cause the opponent usually falls to the ground..Its gonna be a more to the side of the body teep, but teeping always works. Just a matter of being ready to teep, which is the difficult part.
Leaning back, basically when you lean back your torso and your head shift a couple degrees backwards putting you out of range of certain blows like punches, kicks to the head, or even knees.
Except for low kicks you will never avoid them in this way obviously.
It's among my priorities to lean back mostly 70% of the time in a fight because i know i will succeed most of the times in to dodging the incoming shots, and the rest is just checking low kicks and using a basic elbow block to then answer with a hammer fist from the position of the elbow raised blocking the 1rst shot.
This is how i personally do it, and i hope that it teaches you something maybe to include in your system.
super duper underrated comment. never thought about leaning back/dodging knees like i do with punches, kicks or elbows.. ty sir for that idea
@@agentsmith6570 Stepping backwards also works. The boxing step back.
@@omari2306 i always use the cross block. it works fine but its defnetly better to have some more varitations :D
Gabe and Shane in Hard2Hurt’s gym.
Gabe is a mixed martial artist. Gabe isn't giving his secrets away. Just sharing and giving up to the sport which has given him anything.
So a teep, with the arm. I like it
This is an effective defending
Been waiting since I saw Gabriel's channel thanks !
I love the video and the info, love Shane and Gabriel, but I must say, it was damned nice to see Icy Mike's cameo.
Hey, that's Icy Mike's gym!
I was not ready for BOB Varga in the background of the thumbnail there 😂😂😂
This is gonna be useful sensei
I’ve already watched this once but I’m just now recognizing Gabriel in the thumbnail 😂😂
I decided to start having fun with my thumbnails... #ispy
Awesome this collabs. :)
Absolute gold dust...same as everything from Gabriel Varga 🙏
Yessss golden combo!
Thanks. What about from the clinch??
Common W
Why putting my digital coach as a Bob؟
😄
I didn’t recognise that till I saw Gabriel, comment and your reply on it.
Love the thumbnail
The only way I'm landing knees on Varga is if he has no arms like BOB.
You turned Gabriel into Bob in the Thumbnail...nooo!! What have you done to him...lmao!! Really cool to see all of you guys do collabs. 🤙
nice tutorial
that bald man tutorial was good too
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I got kneed in a street fight. Punched don’t hurt but a knee to the ribs is so painful even 2 weeks after fk
Everyone has sharp elbows, everyone has heavy knees 🙃
You guys rock!
🔥collab!
Why did the subtitles say eat that meat when Shane said eat that knee💀
🥊
Awesome content practical application less is more
Even at high levels people don't defend against knees Charles Oliveira does it often, Superbon did it a bunch to Grigorian and a knee is what cut Petr Yan when he fought O Mailley.
you in good work
Long guard. Same like makachev defence the jumping knee
Thanks for the video. this is something I always wondered. I know how to defend elbows, kicks and punches, but I'm curious about knees. Especially that darn tiger knee. XD
I was thinking avoiding is the best strategy knees are just so heavy even when partially blocked it can hurt
What if u are already close range?
Very interested 👍
What about the way Robin Van Roosmalen blocked Gabriel 's knees in there fight? That block enable Robin to counter Gabriel quickly.
How do you counter knees kicks when the enemy holds you and knee kicks you
Hips in, regain posture and pummel arms to better position. Watch my Muay Thai Clinch video with Petchboonchu
Mike - walks in, tells you a better way, refuses to elaborate, walks off. True sigma 🤣
Is it necessary to use bag gloves when working a heavy bag? Or was I led astray
Yeah, to protect your hands and not mess up your nicer sparring gloves.
What if he’s way taller would this technique still be effective ??? Since u wont be able to post your arm on his upper chest area???
Awesome
How to defend knee's Judo version: suck it up, absorb it, grab the leg, sweep your opponent to the floor.
Maybe I should have paid attention to this... Shane hit me with about 400 knees this weekend.
Yeah but my knees are killing me, now 🤕
The last bit advice of using both arms to block was given sarcastically.
He was being sarcastic 😆
@@fighttips Thank you for letting me know, it was terrible advice. I will delete the comment
LONG GUARD!
Those knees hurt man lol great video
Will try it soon. Next fighter :6,8 foot… I am 5,6…
The idea of knee's clashing makes me cringe so hard
Ok but how to defend against long knees?
My grandma didn’t stand a chance! Stiff armed the shit out of her.
I train Muay Thai among other arts and let me tell you another idea- Assuming I can see it coming I will let my knee meet my opponent's knee. As I am doing bones conditioning I am not at all worried from knee to knee/shin strike. The hardest dilemma in Muay Thai is- If I hold your neck in a good clinch. My elbows are free to strike your face and my knees are free to attack your ribs. What would you have defended from- Strikes to the face or strikes to the ribs? I would say I don't mind to take few shots to the face while trying to break the clinch. Broken rib is a much worse option I think.
This is thai defence they say but its not true. Its coming from kungfu, its the dragon defence but using open hands while without gloves.
Thx for the tip bro
Gabriel Varga looks like a hobbyist marathon runner with a young family of 3
If you want to weaken your opponents knees, just give him a plate full of mom’s spaghetti!
Thanks For The Content Mann Ur a legend.. Its been 7 years ihv been following u man!
I appreciate the support 🙏🙏
@@fighttips of course Shane
So clean!
That was Voshon's first fight?!? Wow, he's gonna be a great competitor! 💪
After 1 year of training 😶
Start manufacturing the Gabriel bob practice dummies Thankyou
What a collaboration!
Tldr: long guard with palm against opponent's chest.
Love the thumbnail lol Gabriel as a Bob😂
How would I defend against knee's. The most direct way to defend against a knee would be to step back or step to the side.. Side Step deflection over direct blocking.. Direct blocking can get your arms broken. That's why Shorin Ryu Matsubayashi Ryu always prefers deflection over direct. It's a pretty decent defense in theory, and will work against the most basic of fighters. Most people use that straight knee wrong by looking to hit a distant target.. That knee is best when your opponent is close and you've already doing inside work and and now are driving that straight Knee through your opponent as opposed to over extending and looking for a mid range target. For that I'd just snap kick to wherever I want. I might even just step back and Kick your knee or step past and crush the supporting leg..
Icy Mike only walked into the picture to show that it wasn't a fake RKM background … and because he *always* has to have the last word. ;-)
Drop your guard to block the Knee?? lol
-If they keep kneeing you that mean you lose your clinch and they lock your head down! What you shoud do is turn side way and usd your leg to block their knee
3:24 mma guys literally just teach it like Icy Mike and I just don't get why, it's like Dutch kickboxers when you tell them that you can actually move your head out of the way and they look at you like you cursed their mothers
What does RKM stand for
was icy mike serious about that knee block? i literally told my teacher about that and he told me to stop watching youtube. lol
Gabe would make me feel awkward. He's such a nice dude but low-key is a serial killer in the ring. How do you balance that lol
Greetz from Hamburg
How to twist kick block..?
Good stuff
I remember seeing Gabriel in action using a scissor knee into Kevin Ross. It was devastating and he pretty much had him beat.
Thanks
Thanks guys very useful for me as a beginner I've found myself just taking knees rather than defending
I really hope karate Kombat streams his fight on UA-cam again that was great
Question from a person here who has an interest in learning more about boxing/kickboxing but not sure if they would ever want to compete. Where would someone like me start their journey if they are completely new to all of this? Any video or reading material suggestions?
Love you guys 🔥🔥🔥
Love seeing Gabe here!
jkd concept...
Just watched the video I think it’s very flawed outside the ring even in the ring opponent’s don’t attack straight or will faint a lot to make you raise your knee and sweep or kick your rear leg, in a street fight game over.
NON-SARCASTIC KNEE DEFENSE FROM THE CLINCH NEXT! Everything can be avoided with a backstep unless you're grabbed 🤷♂️
Gabe is awesome. A great champion and fighter. And one hell of a good person.
Naabs
love it