What an awesome episode. I must admit that I’m very biased given how much I like the effectiveness of Dutch kickboxing. As a guy with mixed training in various martial arts, I found Dutch boxing to be Occam’s razor of martial arts. Fusion of western boxing and low kicks from karate, with focus on body conditioning, body shots and low kicks.. it’s magnificent

The flow of the Dutch style is what I love most

@KeyserSoze23

4 ай бұрын

more than Muay Thai?

Kickboxing styles blend together so well. It's like an MMA within MMA.

Combo 1: jab, cross ,liver hook, low kick Combo2: jab, left hook, cross, inside low kick Combo 3: left body kick, cross, left hook, low kick Combo 4: cross, left body kick, cross, left hook, right knee Combo 5: body cross, left hook, left body hook, right headkick

@JorgeHernandez-sy9ub

4 ай бұрын

Thank you brotha

@shappirefishing1186

3 ай бұрын

Thanks ❤

You and MMA shredded are the most helpful mma channels to me. You make everything so easy to digest and you get to the details that I miss. Appreciate you brother

@burchypoo70

Ай бұрын

totally!

I watch a couple of these MMA trainer youtubers but you really break down stuff explain why they work, and reinforce fundamental stuff that I don't hear other MMA youtubers mention. I really appreciate the content.

That first combo I saw Henri Hooft throw and thought woah this hits all levels. I shall be stealing that. Basically my variants of this are all my best strike combos

@BootsOfLeather

4 ай бұрын

Same for me but from ernesto hoost

@Idkchangethislater

4 ай бұрын

I’ve always liked how active their hands are like no disrespect to boxers but the 3 rounds really push 100% peak performance

As a beginner kickboxer in Amsterdam, these are the exact combinations we learn in the gym! Nice to see!

Moved to the netherlands to study and started kickboxing...did not know they are famous for their style in that combat sport. Nice! :)

@jeromesanchez6101

4 ай бұрын

Dutch kickboxing is quite expensive especially in mikes gym netherlands since that is were the very best kickboxers of glory like rico verhoeven badr hari and gokhan saki train in the past plus dutch kb is the only thing that could rival a martial art like muaythai since other kickboxing are trash also if you practice dutch kickboxing i suggest you should practice some boxing punchess aswell so that it could supplement your dutch style kickboxing

@nzbg1132

27 күн бұрын

@@jeromesanchez6101 japanese kickboxing is also on par

123 low kick comes straight from kyokushin, although in kyokushin the body hook is often instead a shovel uppercut to the sternum (shita zuki). either way the principle of slamming three punches and ending with a hard low kick was and still is a very fundamental kyokushin thing

Vargas, just watched your old fights and I can see every combo here applied on your style. Thanks for the content you're awesome

Dutch Kickboxing is awesome, and No. 1 is the classic Dutch combo

As always, thanks for the awesome video and its always amazing timing with what I need to work on

Awesome Gabriel - great reminder & good go to combo's to train for sparring. Thanks!

So awesome Gabriel, I will be sure to try the rest of the 4 combos in sparring, and let you know how it goes, the first combo I recognized it because I used to use it a lot, so I will be sure to add it back to my arsenal of combos too and I will keep in mind to preplan my combos! 🎉

Great detail I love the explanation of why we are throwing each strike and what to expect from your sparring partner thanks I got hard sparring Saturday I'm going to add a few of these

Loved this one! Excellent stuff.

massive thanks for the videos been subscribed for a while and love these follow along training and combos they come in handy to train at home when i can't make kickboxing class due to work

First combo: good ol Ernesto. Tyvm for your work champ! Keep it up!

I appreciate you explaining why the combinations work, especially with the body kick leaving the cross-line open in combo #3.

great combos I will try them on my next sparing session, thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for your teaching abilities and knowledge. I box and find your videos so informative Bless you my Brother. Love you technical communication and to see your tallent while explaning helps allot. Two thumbs up

I would love to see more of these combos!

Beautiful combos!

I have some dutch ancestry and love the dutch fighting style. I feel honored to have the opportunity, to learn it from such a great fighter like you.

Great video, I definitely need to incorporate more Dutch style in my training

Lovely as always! If i wasn't so bloody far i would love to go to your next fight! Have a good day sir

Thank you for the lesson

Your content is the best Gabriel, we love you for it

@GabrielVargaOfficial

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. It's love that this that helps me ignore people who only have negatives things to say.

go cat Go... love it once again

I've only started learning dutch kickboxing within the last 6 months and your content has been invaluable Gabriel - thank you so much!

Do you think you could break down yuki yoza? Hes a k1 fighter and he uses so many interesting techniques. Great work!

Great. I like the combo videos modt. Helps me at teaching, nice and interesting thoughts. But to find own combos, i love to free flow shadow boxing. Do u do that ? Hours of dancing/fighting your shadows ?

Jeezo Gabe. Your video output is unrelenting 💪

Awesome episode, any specific combos for Southpaws?

Hey Gabriel love the content I've learned a lot from your channel. I was wondering if you could do a video on how to defend intercepting counters for examples a intercepting cross that counters a low kick, or a low kick that intercepts your opponents high kick, or a cross thrown with a slipping movent that intercepts the opponents cross and many others. I know a lot of these intercepting counters and love to use them but I'm wondering how to defend or avoid these types of counters when there being used against me.

How about some Japanese Kickboxing combos? Stuff with non-clinch knees back to hands etc. Or fast boxing hands into close range karate kicks. Thinking Noiri or Akimoto

@kesenaememere8520

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I wanna see that too as Dutch Kickboxing derives from Japanese Kickboxing.

Hey Gabriel could you make a video on how to train for a fight on short notice?

That first one i really like

@GabrielVargaOfficial

4 ай бұрын

The go to dutch combo. It's a good one

Gabriel, when practicing on the heavy bag, do you start your combos at close distance, or is it better to start out a bit farther and "step in" to the combo? I ask because typically you won't be standing close enough to your opponent to throw a combo unless you first step in, or at least step in with your jab.

I was lucky , my trainer teached us like this.

In combo 2, should I return to my full guard between the jab and the hook? Or should I just throw my hook shifting the weight of the body, right after the jab hits? Thanks

@GabrielVargaOfficial

4 ай бұрын

Either is fine. Just remember without the full return to guard 1. you are faster 2. you are more exposed for counters I adjust in the moment based on what my opponent does

@HeavyBagDiaries

4 ай бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial thank you very much for the explanation. I'm just a beginner, trying to stay consistent until I reach 100 training sessions. Your channel is very motivating.

Duch kickboxing and Japanise kickboxing originate from Kyokushin (full contact) karate, OSU

Hey Gabriel, one thing I struggle with is when I get hit I put my guard up and guard everything. However after they hit a combo or they keep going, I kinda don't know what to do after and just go for a shot that I think I'd hit then I get countered. That invites even MORE shots knowing I don't look confident in my own technique. It seems every time the pressure is on me I always seem to almost freeze up while I guard especially when they're bigger than me. It is very frustrating and demotivating because I've been doing this for a year and I'm getting caught easily by some of the newest guys. Maybe I'm not built for it I don't know

@lynnxdzn

4 ай бұрын

Great video btw. My teacher always shows us dutch style kickboxing whenever he gets the chance, comes with lots of fun drills haha.

@GabrielVargaOfficial

4 ай бұрын

This is hard stuff to dial in. You can get there but proper drilling is required. I'll try to get some more video up for that. And my upcoming defense course is going to have a section dedicated to that.

@lynnxdzn

4 ай бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial Appreciate time to get a quick response out. I will 100% look into that course , thanks man!

Hey just wondering, what would the chances be of me becoming a pro boxer if I train 4 hours every day from age 14 to 18

@GabrielVargaOfficial

4 ай бұрын

There are so many factors to make into account aside from time in the gym...but that sounds like a great start.

@user-vl2vm8ev6w

4 ай бұрын

I got pretty far in amateur boxing when I was younger. I did MMA years later after I got out of the military. I broke my back and it ended my boxing career. Also natural Talent has a lot to do with it. Some people just don't want to spar and fight as well. It really depends on the person, in my opinion. Also it depends on what gym you're at. You need to be at a good gym.

A young josh jauncey made an amateur career out of that first combo lol.