I Tried Getting Canelo's Head Movement in 1 Week
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How about head movements like Iron Mike? Would you try it?😅
I’m disappointed Seth. A week should have been more than enough time to completely master the near psychic head movement of one of the greatest active boxers in the world. Lol. Seriously, you did good for a week’s work and, more importantly, the video was very entertaining.
Not one of the greatest Active Boxers in the world but the Greatest Active Boxer In the World, First ever 168 Undisputed Champion a Walking Hall of Famer and one of the Greatest Boxers of All time!
@@therapvault2375 168 is a fairly new weight class.
@@combatsportlover6919 it started in 1967 not so new stop the cap buddy boy
@@lad-bo9ll stop trying to discredit Canelo is always some mfs trying to discredit Mexicans if becoming Undisputed at 168 is so easy why didn't anyone else try to do it until Canelo satrted doing it
@@combatsportlover6919 doesn't matter no else tried to become Undisputed until Canelo started doing it, the 168 division started 55 years ago there hasn't been an Undisputed Champion at 168 since the weight division started 55 years ago that's pretty impressive if you ask me and the ones who try to discredit Canelo are people who hate to see Mexicans win it hurts their soul #Facts #truthhurts
Alternate title - I tried to learn canelo's head game in one week.
I was about to agree then I reread it
Edmund Tarverdyan "coaching" Ronda Rousey: head movement! head movement! Yes, yes, eughh!!
head game??!!🥵🥵🤪😜
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@@SenseiSeth that's hilarious
The biggest mistake I see in learning head movement like this is trying to slip and duck shots on purpose. Stop that. When you shadow box, slip or duck before and after every combo. Do this quickly, do this randomly. You aren’t trying to slip a specific shot, but you’re trying to move on automatic before and after every combo. Avoid patterns, don’t be predictable. Then apply this is sparring instead of trying to slip the shots as they come. Your reaction time will make you too slow. You’ll find that as you just slip automatically, you’ll make people miss by accident. Not because you meant to, just because you moved before your combo, they saw where you were throwing your shots from and will try to catch you on the way out, but you’re already going to move your head at the end of the combo so you’re literally making them miss - not dodging. Sometimes you’ll still get hit. Sometimes you’ll slip to the inside instead of the outside. But you’ll see a difference. It doesn’t matter if you can enter the Matrix with your head movement, only that you can make others think you are. Do this for a while and over time you’ll start to feel more natural and you’ll find some combinations of strikes and head movement that are frequently successful for you and things will slowly start to happen on purpose a bit more, but keep just moving your head anyway.
On point
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at first i wasnt sure if i wanted to read this whole comment,. im jk. im glad i did. makes sense
This!
Thanks Neo
Seth: "I want head movement like Canelo Alvarez"
Lucas: "Me too"
Seth: "...and I want it in a week"
Lucas: ఠ _ ఠ
That alright took me out 😂
@@munchk1n393 who's Lucas
Yiu shoulda watched mayweather
@@Fast6reakCrash defending not dodging
@@stevethea5250 he was the trainer
I'm from México and It's really unfair how many mexicans don't like Canelo, he trains like crazy every day, he is disciplined and that's respectful he is a great fighter
I have heard Mexicanos talk about how canelo is bad just because of his hair color. I have lived in Uruapan and i have also lived in Yucatán. There are SO many different types of people in méxico and not just hispanics although most are mixed from what i have seen. Im cuban by the way
I think It's kind of the mexican way of thinking because we "admire" a fighter that is agressive even if he is getting punched also I think that is because canelo's skin and hair color, the standart mexican is short, moreno(not white skin), black hair, etc. Canelo looks like a viking jaja or German thats kind of shoking for many mexicans
@@cristiantorres9587 Are there too many blonde or orange people in Mexico?
@@Nothing.T not too many, depends on the zone of México
@@cristiantorres9587 german 🤪🤪🙈
Head movement is not easy.
I think when under pressure and in your bladed stance, you tend to fade back and this gets you off balance. (Like at the end.) This is fundamentally different from Canelo who is slipping with his head coming a little forward and in a squarer stance.
Great point!!
Yeah in bladed stance its way harder to do this, look at the biggest example Mike Tyson
Just watched a Canelo breakdown where they said his stance is quite wide but he squares his shoulders up. Kind of a hybrid stance that allows him to pull far back and quickly get in and out, while still having the option to slip to the outside of the right hand (to his own lead side.) Seems that's where Sensei gets the most off balance.
Your karate back ground stances is holding you back. Clear your mind. Practice for the next 30years and canello is going down. Hopefully by then youll be better than him..... If that fails.
Just be better.
Maybe canello was in one of those mcdojos, when he started. Saying I must block every punch with my face. Like your sparring partner...
After awhile the punchs don't scare him, which allows him, to square up more. Join a mcdojo. Or just be better .......
I cant wait for the next video. Of course these are all jokes but enjoy...
damn canelo really evolved into a defensive mastermind after the floyd fight, very impressive
He took alot from floyd after that lossss but i wouldnt say he is a mastermind yet at allllll he stillllll has alot of work to do
@@jgoods4510 yea defensive mastermind no, but headmovement mastermind would make more sense
@@jgoods4510 yeah I would agree with you he also has a very different style of defense to floyd. The combination of head movement, knockout power and cardio is what makes him an absolute beast
@@vonthegreat870 got to disagree bro, definitley a defensive mastermind
@@cutonadime not better then the gist Floyd defense... canelo still get tag alot fighting slow fighters 🤷🏽♂️
Something that doesn't always get mentioned is that slipping can be looked at in gradients. If I move my head a small amount (say 10% of the most amount of movement I can do before I need to reset my feet or bring my head back in line), this leaves me more room to slip shots effectively. Another term I've heard used applied to boxing is 'head slots' from ShortBoxing. Canelo will commit slightly to a head slot to get out of the way of a punch, but he almost always has 2 or 3 more slots available (say slipping forward towards your lead foot is a slot, and forward away from your lead foot is another, and then pulling backwards has two more). Partial commitment to a slot gives more room to play for followups.
Additionally, as far as the 'reads' piece goes, good boxers will pre-commit their head to certain slots to draw particular shots with good distance management. The classic is to commit the head forward while leaving the feet back, allowing for the age old pull counter, but this can also be used to create situations of fancy head movement. This is a large part of why Canelo's hybrid stance of heavily squared shoulders and bladed feet works so well even coming forward. His footwork and movement facilitates a pressure style about him manipulating the distance of the exchange while moving forward, which is relatively uncommon for pressure fighters, wherein being 'all the way in' (swarmers or smothers, or folks that look to punch and then enter the clinch) is more common.
So nice to find someone else in a comment section on boxing that knows something!! I’m not a serious boxer but I have boxed for several years and spent a lot of time sparring. Another thing I’d add that you did cover, so I guess, expand upon- that with a lot of experience, you’ll get a feel for where your head is and what punch your opponent will throw- or as you say, based on the slots (shortboxing is a brilliant channel!) but also, if you’re opponent through a jab and came forward slightly bringing their right hand into range, you know it’s likely that right hand is coming, once the right hand is thrown if they are loaded up to throw the hook, might be a good idea to drop. Of course this happens at light speed and from years of experience and drilling!
That sir was fantastically explained. Did you fight pro?
@@AdrianWhyte Cheers and thanks! Thats why doubling up on the jab is often a great way to deal with head movement or counterpunchers that are determined to get you to commit. I've had good coaches always say that you really only need to make a punch miss, and to do that requires much less movement that people would think.
If you watch defensive artists like Floyd, you'll notice they'll use certain slots to bait certain shots. Bending forward at the waist, with your towards your power hand (rather than over the lead leg), is often used to bait uppercuts to counter with check hooks and the like, because that head slot lets you sink lower than slipping forward away from your lead hand. Different slots also have certain uses!
@@snakethepeg7828 Thanks! Nope, I trained a few years back in college, but I was lucky to have good striking coaches and a curious mind. I had friends that used to, and I would do analysis of their rounds for them.
With this head movement you are freaking unstoppable
Canelo has been real quiet since this video dropped
🤦♂️😂😂😂
Yeah he’s ducking Seth
No he hasn’t.
@@l750z_6 reply of shame
The head movement and boxing/muay thay techniques helped me so much in my Karate sparrings, they weren't used to these movement and I won in 10 seconds lmao
Like playing sports as a lefty. Or going to a fencing class after kenjutsu. I had to draw their best guy on my second day and defaulted to a kenjutsu style parry that knocked his foil right out of his hand. Everyone just stopped and stared. And then he went on to absolutely trounce me. Still, was a fun moment.
This just proves that a boxer’s far superior defensive skills would annihilate a karate practitioner.
@@kykise1395 One low kick later...
2:05 His reaction is so funny lmao
you definitely improved. you looked great for a week's worth of training. gotta realize canelo's got like 15 years in the sport. you just cant expect to replicate that 15 years of hard work and dedication in a week but hell, it's serves as great motivation for the average joe to improve. great job!
He became pro at 15, that probably like atleast 4 more years of training
I love this video. Not only does it show great focus, breaking something down and setting a short timeline to make as much improvement as possible. Really motivating. Also, when you get pegged in the head at 6:43 i nearly did a spit-take
Head movement like canelo is such a steep topic to explain when I teach others about head movement. I was gonna post the details of the principles involved but realized how deep this concept goes so I gave up.
It's really fascinating and opens up tremendous counter opportunities so I encourage people to keep working on it.
I love the direction your channel is headed or what you've been doing.
Listening to an American actually admire a Mexican Athlete is lovely. We often get shit from you people. This is soothing...
Head movement is definitely something missing in my traditional karate training.
you can't really get away with it in karate because it sets you up to receiving kicks to the face. knees too if you know how to. there's a reason why only boxing can get away with such head movement. The rules dictate the sports.
@@joelmatus9442 excuses
@@hattorihaso2579 it's not. Its called being realistic to potential threats. Anyone can throw a knee or a kick.
@@joelmatus9442 yeah sure buddy anyonr can throw a knee or a elbow, head movement works you just need to practice look at anferson silva or samart
@@hattorihaso2579 Never said it didn't work. I been boxing for 2 years already and did MMA and karate 5 years before that. The rules sets do dictate the fight itself. You would know that if you actually competed in your life.
canelo literally make it look like jacobs was shadowboxing for almost 2 minutes, it was jawdroping
From the clips you showed of Canelo it seems like you were more focused on his defensive head movements. Try to search his counter-punch head movements and his offensive head movements such as his set up for his left hook where he also could be slipping a jab. Good work great vid
That Icy Mike bit in the beginning made me belly laugh!
I think you're right in that it's not so much about seeing punches coming as it is baiting your opponent to hit where your head was a second ago. And balance is everything.
Really funny video!
That Hayabusa ad read was pure genius, he got people replaying the ad over and over again
Great video overall, great to see your analysis of what fundamentals go into good head movement. My main takeaway was how just watching coach Lucas for about 2 minutes made me immediately want to go and train, his energy and the way he talks is super motivating and just sounds fun. Immediately signed up for the site, too! Thanks for the great content Seth!
I saw some progress in your head movement over some of your earlier boxing videos, every bit of progress is a win, so good work.
I like that you came to the conclusion and stated that this sort of head movement is more important for smaller people. I'm 6'2" and I would love to have that level of head movement but I think that my time is better spent somewhere that I will use more of like grappling or better striking or better kicking. Thank you for being an honest channel. It's something UA-cam's running short on.
I agree I'm foot with long limbs . I don't really slip much . I parry , frame and lean back everything from a long guard .
If pushed back I go high tight guard and defend with the points of my elbows.
Every move or series of movements is a learned response that time and practice to add to your boxing skills
I’m so glad I rediscovered your channel! I found your channel like a year ago, not long after I started working out at home, and your channel has taught me so many moves and techniques that I still practice at home to get a good workout in. Shadowboxing, practicing kicks, and working on stuff like footwork and head movement really gets my blood going and puts me in such a good headspace, especially while I’m grinding through boring college assignments. And it’s really helped my physical health. Still not completely in shape yet but the important thing is that I’ve stuck to it because it’s fun and I’m seeing really good results! So thanks again for all the amazing content and I’m glad you’re back on my algorithm radar!
I'm only 1:39 in but Seth, I really want to commend you on the use of that 80's training montage music it's so awesome!! Now back to the video!
The chubby surprise never fails
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😂😂😂 this was classic , thanks for making this fr
one thing about head movement a lot of people don't realize is its really all in the legs. being able to squat, shift weight, and explode off your feet after slipping is pretty key to leveraging the most out of head movement while staying in balance at all times
This is my fav martial arts channel. You have the perfect combination of fun and information!
Very inspirational video for me to train something new!
For an amature boxer whos quite big so I struggle with head movement his video was really informative. Thank you!
I didn't see you get hit once!
I kept my eyes closed out of fear and respect of and for Karate.
Aww we love with the dog comes out and eats grass😂😂😂💀
As someone who has boxed for 13 years (and is like 5,7 on a good day, short arms) I can tell you it has to come natural and within your boxing routine/style. If I had to get inside I had to learn how to duck, slip, dodge. For me with my size I watched at cus d'amato's style (Mike tyson, Floyd Patterson etc). But yeah it's about drilling but also about practice(with a live opponent in a spar). It needs to get to the point where its like second nature.
A big part of headmovement like Canelo and headmovement in general. Is going TOWARDS the danger, I tell my students we want to "ride the rail" on straight punches. Lean AND twist towards the outside of the punch and move your head and/or feet forward and try to slide your cheek along their arm(you don't actually have to touch them but you get the idea); this is mainly if you want to throw a counter punch after. This is mainly in reference to the last slip and counter you threw at the end of the video. Another approach is starting with your head already off line slightly, that gives you a little bit more control over where they are punching because it lets you use position to help dictate how they come at you.
I watching this man do what I do, set unreasonable expectations for himself and then be disappointed at self when you don't meet the unreasonable expectations. You demonstrated what you learned on multiple occasions, and I thought that slip to arm/gut punch was smooth. You can't expect to at Canelo's level in a week. Give it a month, and you'll see even more progress.
I love the fact he’s wearing Wonderboy’s merch in the video. Way to spread the love man.
Would love to see you train straight boxing for a year and see the improvements it makes to your overall striking game
Your content is just getting better and better. Love the relatable self awareness humor.
I loved your comment at the very end when you brought up your balance being off on that last slip/counter. I've started trying to train some boxing on my own like this recently and it took time for me to get to the point where I realized how important your balance in this is and exactly what people are referring to in videos when they talk about doing things the proper way. Practicing different things after watching a video on Lomachenko for some reason gave me just enough insight to start working it out and it's like adding a whole new layer of complexity to the game you were previously playing that makes it more fun. Now if I can just find a place in my house to setup a double end bag or slip bag I can start working on rhythm and head movement more like this lol.
Dude, this vid made me subscribe. You were honest at the end. Keep exploring!
Before I focused too much on slipping left and right, but actually when I started to focus just on going up and down instead I instantly get natural in all directions. Just that small difference in approaching it made all the difference for me.
To think this is just ONE element of what makes up Canelo Alvarez as a fighter.........theres the footwork, theres defence (other than head movement alone), theres feints, the understanding of distance and timing, the game-plans he deploys.........just amazing what goes into being an elite level fighter.
Canelos footwork is mediocre though. Out of all aspects of boxing you mentioned Canelos biggest weakness
Hi Seth you should make a channel with Mikey wonderboy Houston and sweet t I subed mostly because of your collaborations
nah bruh his solo content makes the channel collabs the extra cherry on top
@@ryanliu494 that’s why I said another channel we can have both
@@einatnatan1539 yeah but the vids would be super infrequent and hard to maintain. itd prolly be a bad idea logistically whereas they can post collabs on both their channels and gain traction on their own easier
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lol man! You won me over so quick! 1 and a half videos and I'm like "you're my guy!!" Thanks for the videos man. You're so fun to watch.
Maybe if you finished that video, you would have done better.
Guess we’ll never know 😂😂
You have great storytelling.
That's awesome I just started focusing on my head movement this week also.
i love the way he ended it blunt and honest
Can’t wait to see what icymike has to say about this
Seth! My brother I've watched all of your videos and I am a huge fan of you and all of your content. I will be the person that you need. If I'm ever in town or if you ever need, I'll come through and just have a great afternoon. You cracked me up man when you did the pool noodles to yourself I almost shot food all over the entire living room... Take it easy sensei.
That ending was perfect 😂. The thousand yard stare coupled with that look of deep self reflection "was this pointless? ..am I pointless??"
I feel like a reflex bag is the best because the bag itself is coming at you fast like a punch, thus teaching you to slip the bag, shoulder roll, or block and counter.
Nice job! Just a little tip...when slipping punches, its more about rotating your shoulders than just trying to move your head out of the way. This will get your head off the center line just enough to evade shots but still keep you on balance and load up your counter shot. If you drop your weight a tiny bit while rotating also find more success. Good job tho!
Big help 🙏
This is the bizness! Keep the amazing content up I am a big fan!!
Aye sensei , would be glad if I could get a Hayabusa from you 😂😂😂
What a lot people forget is head movement is not just technique. Anyone who says that dont know shit about boxing. Head movement is about prediction and feeling the rhythm of your opponent, and baiting. bottom line is people with the best head movement are smart, but of course you have to work on your technique, but it's both.THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTERING TIP YOU'LL EVER HEAR IN YOUR LIFE is, Dont counter or move your head unless you know 100% what they are going to do before you do it. Now with that said, fighting is super contextual so obviously sometimes it's ok to guess and just move your head around to bait people, but most of the time you want to do what i said before.
We can see you made some progress... I'm glad it makes you aware of how hard it is to do what a boxer with over 15 years of experience has done... And hopefully you know how it's going to take a wee bit more than a bloody week!😂
You're getting locked by your stance. That's good stance for us kickers, but for pure boxing you need to square up more to at least a Muay Thai stance. (If you plan to still do some kicks)
I mean the fact that Sensei Seth got that good in 1 week speaks volumes of his saiyan potential. Oh, didn't you know hes an alien with limitless potential? Well, now you know.
So when do we get canelo on the channel?
Tomorrow
@@SenseiSeth really? Lol
No
@@SenseiSeth oh damn
In 5 minutes
Insane how much Canelo has masterd the martial art of boxing
If your not subscribed what are you doing
I love your videos
I'm skipping out
I love how you and mike just take shots at each other like Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds
Loved the video man. Good boxing as well as humor n production.
6:28 gohan and goten vibes, if anyone remembers that scene
i like your counter uppercut
I loved this style of video! 👏🏼🙌🏼
You should visit Canelo and train with him in his gym in San Diego!
Well, you actually got canelo s head movement . Canelo s head movement before he started boxing to be more specific.
Great video, love your creativity matched with good editing and nice flow in the videos, keep it up man
Really good job man, that's impressive I don't know if you have any boxing background, but that's good
would love to see this continued, maybe commentary over some Muay Thai style head movement would better suit your application
Love these type of videos. Thank you for putting in the effort.I am also a massive fan of Mr Cinnamon
I just found out your channel and watch a pair of vids, I like it how you actually train techniques and moves that are out of your comfort zone to actually see if they can help you be better, I really think this is what mma should be like and what Bruce Lee was talking about, not to just combine martial arts but going out of your way to learn more and adapt those new things to make your own new fighting style, I really hope to see more vids and keep seeing what you learned in past videos being still used and useful
Video is great as usual, but my favorite part was the ad read “DID THAT HURT YOU AT ALL?!”
You've always been the funny chilled guy with good content, but it's always getting better and better. It's a joy to follow the journey. Best of luck with the headmovement, you did a great job in that short period of time.
A lot of it comes down to experience. Canelo’s been doing this for a while so he knows what he’s doing. Took a lot longer than a week to get where he’s at 👌
Conelos been real quiet sense this dropped
I really like the whole concept behind this video! You can do this with other things too
I agree with some other comments here, slipping is built on being unreliably present on the center line. Like feints, you deny the opponent a target at unexpected intervals. Doing this on purpose as a shot comes in is very difficult so training to automatically throw in slips during before and after combinations while also trying to nail your footwork will build a good foundation. Still, you did do some pretty impressive slipping for a beginner!
This video was also very entertaining.
The way I think about head movement is that the jab can be avoided by moving is literally any direction. Hooks are more or less a horizontal plane that are more easily rolled with than ducked under especially for being the taller fighter. Or if you can anticipate it fast enough, you can also move to the same side as the hook as long as you're out of range. Uppercuts you basically just slip left or right.
As far as chaining them together, you study your opponent in real time, and take an educated guess at what they'll throw based on what patterns you've already used in the fight.
Canelo's movement is based on the opponent and pattern recognition. Floyd's was almost pure reaction time.
You and Canelo Alvarez could pass for being brothers Sensei Seth.
Just a little size difference lol
i came from a TKD background, a few months into training MMA i asked my couch to teach me head movement and really try to get me as good as i can. We did a lot of drills with a pool noodle and I had my first spar with my head movement incorporated and without thinking i perfectly ducked under a right hook and landed a body hook then a liver shot. Best feeling I've ever had and now my head movement is one of the best tools I've had in training 4 years later and I rely on it a lot especially for when i get tired. I used vr to practice it religiously playing creed rise to glory and still do till this day as its the only game that slows down time after you slip to let you see where the openings are. Im still trying my hardest to become a slick as canelo and maybe one day it'll happen lol
Kickass video. Love the editing.
Him grading the last clip, he was only lookin at the mistakes. With more time and effort…Canelo is gonna have a hard time hittin him! Keep it up Sensei!!!
The wall drill I was was taught using a large ball like you use in dodgeball or basketball. Then when you become good with those then gradually introduce smaller balls such as tennisballs, wiffleballs, and pingpongballs.
He’s been training since he was a kid his reaction time obviously is godlike
Timing? Stays in a position just long enough for the opponent to track it and start to strike then moves in practiced movements that limit potential attacks possible and get him clear. And maybe it's that he's responding to their cores movement while doing that? With experience and the sort of raw ability he's got it looks like the matrix or something! Truly makes the sweet science an art form. Brilliant! Love all
Those gloves look awesome
I keep seeing things in your videos that relate to derby practice, but this one is really REALLY related. I think part of the reason you are getting stuck in your bigger motions is having your front foot planted and not drawing it slightly in the direction you are trying to lean/twist. This means that it is much harder to bend your back knee to get the hip position.
In derby, since we can't use our hands on our opponents, we focus really heavily on moving our shoulder by moving our knees and feet to move our hips slightly to support the motion
Canelo is the greatest ACTIVE BOXERS!!!!! Today!!!! And one of the greatest of all time ALREADY!!!! YOU CANNOT TELL ME OTHERWISE!!!! HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE FIGHTER!!! I absolutely love watching him and he’s crazy entertaining!!
12:51 It's funny how Seth-sensei says "Is it payday?" and when Canelo says "Payday", the subtitles come here so lol. I also love head movement along smooth footwork, there are many ways and styles to perform the head movement. I find useful everyone but Tyson's and Ali's styles are probably one of the bestest in Boxing history
Sorry, I also forgot to mention Sugar Ray Robinson, Mayweather too but... well you know he's a good boxer but not a good person, let's just leave it like that. I AIN'T SH7T BRO
dayum he's training haki
It's not just head movement. It's balance and footwork WITH the head movement that makes it work.
I’m three minutes in and this video is already epic.
The retro martial arts training montage music is a vibe.