You are a silly goose. Also, revisit the idea of using leg kicks in a street fight! It worked well for me after a lunatic here in San Francisco attacked me on a tennis court.
@@ivanhannel Same here but in my case it was a body kick(roundhouse) that stunned him (visibly shaken and unable to move after eating my kick) followed by a right hook to the side of his head that knocked him out. leg kicks are extremely effective in street fights. A trained guys shin against an untrained "tough guys" unconditioned thigh or side of his body? it is DEVASTATING. That said I wouldn't try head kicks in street fights. I'd be too afraid of slipping or it being caught even by an untrained thug loser, the types that start street fights.
@@chucknorris202 Wow, what a great outcome for you! The week prior to my incident, I was having a CT scan for a hernia, so I was in not the best shape for an impromptu street fight, ha. Please don't say your fight was here in San Francisco, too! This place is nuts.
@topher nolastname I just asked a similar question before I read your comment. I think Gabriel, in just starting camp, will work that in soon enough. I'm not sure he should actually release such footage, if so.
@topher nolastname I think to just get back some timing and vision, you might start with the big gloves, but after a week or two at most, you have to switch to smaller gloves. I've watched many UFC fight camps and, of course, it's all small gloves (5/6 oz not the actual fight gloves which are like 3 oz I think).
I'm new to kickboxing been training about 2 months your vids sure do help right down to the stretching work and I love trying to implement your advice into my own kickboxing journey
I like that you didn't sugar coat some of the emotions and feelings when it comes to sparring and camp training, makes it a lot more relatable and somewhat a relief for either currently training or aspiring martial artists that even the pros are human.
I love watching and listening to sparring footage like this MMAshredded used to do this a lot and I'm glad you are doing it too I listen or watch during my warm ups or stretches before I train
You’re so cerebral about your training and I love that you’re athletic and gifted enough for ur smart training to pay off dunno if this makes sense but yeah yours vids are great tyvm for showing you don’t have to go balls to the wall every session
Love the content. Love all of this. Sparring, drilling, clinching - yes please. It's very helpful out here for us to see what it looks like to train at this level. What does really good drilling look like? I think I'd like to see what that looks like!
This was very cool to see. Appreciate you sharing it 🙂 I'm pretty new to sparring (well, new to training martial arts in general 😅), so I tend to go _very_ light in terms of power and try to stop all my strikes just at contact (or just before, for knees and elbows) because I don't trust myself to pull back on reaction when something's going to land flush. Nothing to prove by hurting a training partner, and there's always time to actually throw some weight around in padwork 😁
Train smarter, not harder. Love stuff like this and training like this, you won't just cut your lifespan and instead you have an amazing sport that you can continue to do and a lifetime obsession. It's just small things, preventing unnecessary injuries cuz injuries are dime a dozen just moving around the way you do in martial arts.
Suraj really flows his movements nicely together, saw some great combo's from him. Gabriel is not as flowy YET, and obviously getting back into the groove, his high fight IQ is obviously still there though and i'm sure we will see him getting back stringing combo's together before long. I also appreciatie Gabriels humbleness of sharing video this early into the camp.
Gabriel! I had no Clue your from the island, though I recognized the environment from your outdoor videos. I’m over in Vancouver. thanks for all the helpful tips you have majorly improved my Muay Thai 🙏🏼
A pleasure to watch! May be a bit more in depth about technic and mouvement in the voice could be nice. Again it's really nice and thanks to share that with us.
I’d like videos of your whole process in training camp. I think it’d be a great series but right now I’m looking for more drills, second would be clinching
I love that sparring If i had sparring partners like that id spar2-3 times a week. I just want to do sparring to get my timing on point. And the best is light to the head with speed with a little harder body contact. Hard to find good partners w no ego in regular round robin sparring in gyms
Haha sureal Suraj used to be one of the instructors at the kiddy karate classes I did years ago. I remember watching a video of one of his fights where he said he wanted to become a police officer now.
I'm 50 and when started teaching years ago got into the same rut to much teaching not enough training . became really enlightening couldn't stop binking for first 2 weeks as well catching the toes to elbows with teaping in sparring which was rare etc taught me a valuable lesson training conditioning n sparring ,works wonders before teaching classes 👊2 a day well over 5 days keeps the doctor away metaphorically 👍
Hello gabriel love your videos but i dont think ive ever heard of rainbow kicks and cant seem to find them in youtube is there another name they go by?
When shadow sparring, hitting the speed bag or light sparring, talk your way through it out loud, sounds weird but saying “gaurd” every 2 seconds helps with your gaurd, replacing that word or adding words in like “fast” or “tight” when throwing punches, or “move” every time etc for whatever you wanna work on the quality of training is way higher. This is how people train dogs
Why spar in next to a mirror though? What about sparring in the ring instead? I see it’s controlled however I think sparring in the ring should be the protocol.
I have so much fight footage out there that there's nothing new to learn. What I won't share is drilling I'm utilizing for my opponents. That will always stay a secret. Right now I'm just moving with no fight gameplan in place.
when you spar where do you look on the opponent? Some say i should look on eyes but i feel it would be har to see kicks... So i kinda want to look on the breast
Gabriel, when will you spar with smaller gloves, and will you release that? To what extent will you incorporate a bit more circular movement, because those smaller gloves limit blocking?
I love light to medium sparring. Is the only time I fell evolution. Hard sparring is not for me, sometimes the guys come to kill and hurt, and for me I can't get there in a sparring. Only in the fight itself I can release the beast. For me is a problem deal with people who are psycho mode always on
I have a question, why bother with bag work when you're doing drills with a partner? Isn't it just better to spend time drilling than just spending time one the bag?
He did a video a couple of months back encouraging training at different gyms to get more variety of experience (titled "Something Your Gym WON'T Tell You About Improving") 🙂
Beautiful stuff, anyone i train with i always try to get the same ideology into their head. I wonder if you could do a video about like how to mix your styles or test stuff during the fight. Like if you watched footage of an opponent and he was an aggressive guy; now all of a sudden he's counter fighting, or trying to clinch and vice versa. The best representation iin the muay thai world for this is Saenchai haha
You gotta look out for guys with two different shin guards... that's usually a bad dude.
Haha 👍👍👍
...but it can also mean they're too cheap to buy a new matching set (my case😀)
In my experience, avoid the dude in the pink shorts.
You are a silly goose. Also, revisit the idea of using leg kicks in a street fight! It worked well for me after a lunatic here in San Francisco attacked me on a tennis court.
@@ivanhannel Same here but in my case it was a body kick(roundhouse) that stunned him (visibly shaken and unable to move after eating my kick) followed by a right hook to the side of his head that knocked him out.
leg kicks are extremely effective in street fights. A trained guys shin against an untrained "tough guys" unconditioned thigh or side of his body? it is DEVASTATING. That said I wouldn't try head kicks in street fights. I'd be too afraid of slipping or it being caught even by an untrained thug loser, the types that start street fights.
@@chucknorris202 Wow, what a great outcome for you! The week prior to my incident, I was having a CT scan for a hernia, so I was in not the best shape for an impromptu street fight, ha. Please don't say your fight was here in San Francisco, too! This place is nuts.
I'd love to see my sparring partner Suraj fighting in the big promotions. Hopefully I'll be able to get him in Karate Combat.
Hi,I m your subscriber,and I love your content.Can your explicit about calf kicks?Maybe calf kicks is something dangerous.Thanks
Or Glory or One maybe
@topher nolastname I just asked a similar question before I read your comment. I think Gabriel, in just starting camp, will work that in soon enough. I'm not sure he should actually release such footage, if so.
@topher nolastname I think to just get back some timing and vision, you might start with the big gloves, but after a week or two at most, you have to switch to smaller gloves. I've watched many UFC fight camps and, of course, it's all small gloves (5/6 oz not the actual fight gloves which are like 3 oz I think).
I'm new to kickboxing been training about 2 months your vids sure do help right down to the stretching work and I love trying to implement your advice into my own kickboxing journey
The fact you would admit, as a world-class seasoned pro, that you have to get used to getting hit again in camp is just very honest and refreshing.
Thank you so much for the kind words about our spot! We feel blessed to have been a part of your journey over the years. 🙏
I like that you didn't sugar coat some of the emotions and feelings when it comes to sparring and camp training, makes it a lot more relatable and somewhat a relief for either currently training or aspiring martial artists that even the pros are human.
I love watching and listening to sparring footage like this
MMAshredded used to do this a lot and I'm glad you are doing it too
I listen or watch during my warm ups or stretches before I train
This is an ideal pace. Love seeing both sparring partners get their work done. Nice flowing pace.
Love the raw sparring rounds
It’s nice too see relaxed focused sparing, I need to get back in the gym, it’s been too long, family and all 🙏🏾
Great to watch a real professional training, It’s obvious that the learning curve is actually steeper With that type of sparring.
Please do more videos like this! You have a soothing aura for a pro fighter. More power to the channel!🤙
You’re so cerebral about your training and I love that you’re athletic and gifted enough for ur smart training to pay off dunno if this makes sense but yeah yours vids are great tyvm for showing you don’t have to go balls to the wall every session
Man it's so comfortable having sparring partners who know the right pace.
Love the content. Love all of this. Sparring, drilling, clinching - yes please. It's very helpful out here for us to see what it looks like to train at this level. What does really good drilling look like? I think I'd like to see what that looks like!
Very controlled and technical! Beautiful
Totally hyped for the next fight! Suraj is a good sparring partner. Would be cool to see him fight, he looks like a great candidate for KC or Glory.
I'd love to see more sparring footage. I love watching controlled and technical sparring! thanks for the vid
Love your videos! Excited to watch you compete again and thanks!
Keep the sparring coming, this was awesome 👌 👏 👍
Nice work! Loved the different combinations by both of you.
love the honesty about the eyes and stuff
Surely more videos like this would be nice! I love watching the controlled pace and nice crisp techniques!
Watched this after sparring tonight and it was a nice reminder that even pros eat some shots. Would love to see more sparring videos!
Thank you for your content, I did taekwondo when I was younger and your videos will help me in my new kickboxing journey.
Very informative as always, one of the most useful combat channels on youtube, quality.
keep the sparring footage coming drills are cool as well
This was very cool to see. Appreciate you sharing it 🙂
I'm pretty new to sparring (well, new to training martial arts in general 😅), so I tend to go _very_ light in terms of power and try to stop all my strikes just at contact (or just before, for knees and elbows) because I don't trust myself to pull back on reaction when something's going to land flush. Nothing to prove by hurting a training partner, and there's always time to actually throw some weight around in padwork 😁
Yes more sparring footage. Also your tactical adaptations to fighting karateka eg foot sweeps, longer range etc
Thanks for all the videos! Your work ethic is incredible and inspirational as hell.
would love to see more sparring this is great just watching ... helps me reflect on my own training
1:45 that whole exchange was beautiful. He had to get you back for that body shot
Love the honesty and no ego alpha commentary
Thanks for posting this, I’ll definitely use this to train my own sparring! Appreciate the content Gabriel 👊
My coach always talks about having your elbows glued to your body at all times. I'd love a video where Gabriel talks about his guard more.
Yes please keep uploading sparring videos.
Best Muay Thai channel on here. Thanks for the eyesight tip.
Great advice, thanks champ.
Loved it. Put more sparring video so the people can understand the difference between sparring and fighting.
i love this sparring. please more sparring
Excelent ! VERY SMART CHAMPION VARGA 🤙🥊
Great to see sparing without cut !
Great sparring to watch, can’t wait for your fight
Would love to see more sparring footage with comments and Clinch
:)
Train smarter, not harder. Love stuff like this and training like this, you won't just cut your lifespan and instead you have an amazing sport that you can continue to do and a lifetime obsession. It's just small things, preventing unnecessary injuries cuz injuries are dime a dozen just moving around the way you do in martial arts.
you combinations that end up in a liver punch are really good
A really nice pace. Great to see.
Oh man! Love seeing my gym in your vids, shout out to the gang at MA Unlimited :)
This was dope to see n study for sure
This is great content. More like this please 🙏
Suraj really flows his movements nicely together, saw some great combo's from him. Gabriel is not as flowy YET, and obviously getting back into the groove, his high fight IQ is obviously still there though and i'm sure we will see him getting back stringing combo's together before long. I also appreciatie Gabriels humbleness of sharing video this early into the camp.
Gabriel! I had no Clue your from the island, though I recognized the environment from your outdoor videos. I’m over in Vancouver. thanks for all the helpful tips you have majorly improved my Muay Thai 🙏🏼
Very happy to hear that.
Yes. Very close to Vancouver. I love the west coast of Canada 👍
@@GabrielVargaOfficial It’s beautiful that’s for sure ! Good luck with your camp 🤛🏼
Good for you man, biggest regret of my life not getting into any martial art
Would definitely like to see a lot more sparring vids
They mix and match shin guards tho! 🔥🔥
Love the video! Thanks!
37?! You look like you're in your 20s. Amazing
Also watching you spar is just beautiful
A pleasure to watch! May be a bit more in depth about technic and mouvement in the voice could be nice. Again it's really nice and thanks to share that with us.
Great video
I'd literally watch this every day while I stretch/shadow box/eat/assemble IKEA furniture.
Now that’s great sparring
Excellent footage and wisdom from you throughout.
You say looking for sparring partners? I'm coming up from NS !!! I wish! Lol
These are nice 👌
I’d like videos of your whole process in training camp. I think it’d be a great series but right now I’m looking for more drills, second would be clinching
I love that sparring
If i had sparring partners like that id spar2-3 times a week. I just want to do sparring to get my timing on point. And the best is light to the head with speed with a little harder body contact. Hard to find good partners w no ego in regular round robin sparring in gyms
Hey Gabriel, friendly suggestion watch out for that rhythm step that you sometimes do.
Coach Barry Robinson has a lot of content about it.
Haha sureal Suraj used to be one of the instructors at the kiddy karate classes I did years ago. I remember watching a video of one of his fights where he said he wanted to become a police officer now.
MMA Sherred and Gabriel Varga Would be a great sparring to see
Holy rhythm step
I'm 50 and when started teaching years ago got into the same rut to much teaching not enough training . became really enlightening couldn't stop binking for first 2 weeks as well catching the toes to elbows with teaping in sparring which was rare etc taught me a valuable lesson training conditioning n sparring ,works wonders before teaching classes 👊2 a day well over 5 days keeps the doctor away metaphorically 👍
Good stuff
Sounds reasonable 👍
Thank u for being honest I thought I'm the only one who blink during sparring
Been wondering, why the two different shin pads?
One from each pair is broken 😜
@@GabrielVargaOfficial lol Hayabusa won't send you a pair smh
Hello gabriel love your videos but i dont think ive ever heard of rainbow kicks and cant seem to find them in youtube is there another name they go by?
Vraiment chouette !
nice grabs
Your high guard is 👌, I wanna learn to keep my hand up that tight to the head at all time.
When shadow sparring, hitting the speed bag or light sparring, talk your way through it out loud, sounds weird but saying “gaurd” every 2 seconds helps with your gaurd, replacing that word or adding words in like “fast” or “tight” when throwing punches, or “move” every time etc for whatever you wanna work on the quality of training is way higher. This is how people train dogs
Do you ever train in Toronto?? Thanks for great content 🙏
looks controlled and got a good partner do u prefer no ring or is it cause the fight is open ring
Why spar in next to a mirror though? What about sparring in the ring instead? I see it’s controlled however I think sparring in the ring should be the protocol.
Looking Sharp. Could you do What makes Don "The Dragon" Wilson so good?
Drilling Clinch Sparring are all good.
How often do you spar? me and my team love your channel
your opponent has very nice combos to. It suck starting in anything in life most of the time
I have so much fight footage out there that there's nothing new to learn.
What I won't share is drilling I'm utilizing for my opponents.
That will always stay a secret. Right now I'm just moving with no fight gameplan in place.
Why do you wear a different shin guard on each shin?
I wish I could spar with you I could learn quite a bit
Did you ever spar with Jeff Chan from mmashredded?
I haven't had the opportunity to collab with Jeff yet.
We've chatted online but haven't met yet. I'm sure we'll get some sparring in at some point.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial very cool
I missed the news who are you fighting?
when you spar where do you look on the opponent? Some say i should look on eyes but i feel it would be har to see kicks... So i kinda want to look on the breast
Don't look at the eyes. Someone who tells you that probably doesn't know what they are talking about.
Look at the chest so you can see the enter body.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial sometimes i look at the gloves is that wrong? Im NEW thats why i dont know so much
that is perfect sparring session, ive watched loads and mmm alot are too full on for sparring
great to watch professionals
How long of a break do you take between rounds?
Wow your going to use scissor kicks in your coming fights 😎
Are you using Hayabusa boxing gloves there? How are they? How would compare them to other brands you've used?
Gabriel, when will you spar with smaller gloves, and will you release that? To what extent will you incorporate a bit more circular movement, because those smaller gloves limit blocking?
Hmmm. Not sure if I'll put that footage out.
I'll decide later.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I suggest not.
I’ve got to ask, why the different shin guards?
I love light to medium sparring. Is the only time I fell evolution. Hard sparring is not for me, sometimes the guys come to kill and hurt, and for me I can't get there in a sparring.
Only in the fight itself I can release the beast.
For me is a problem deal with people who are psycho mode always on
More sparring maybe with breakdowns too
I have a question, why bother with bag work when you're doing drills with a partner? Isn't it just better to spend time drilling than just spending time one the bag?
Is it okay to train at two different kickboxing gyms or maybe cross training another martial at another gym? What are your thoughts about this?
He did a video a couple of months back encouraging training at different gyms to get more variety of experience (titled "Something Your Gym WON'T Tell You About Improving") 🙂
Beautiful stuff, anyone i train with i always try to get the same ideology into their head. I wonder if you could do a video about like how to mix your styles or test stuff during the fight. Like if you watched footage of an opponent and he was an aggressive guy; now all of a sudden he's counter fighting, or trying to clinch and vice versa. The best representation iin the muay thai world for this is Saenchai haha