Q: *"How to fight a Bigger and Stronger Opponent?"* A: Beat the shit out of them.

@karlhans6678

5 жыл бұрын

It's simple, we kill Batman.

@MelloCello7

5 жыл бұрын

r/toughguy

@guest0046

3 жыл бұрын

@@karlhans6678 😂😂😂

Just a tall guy here, trying to reverse engineer the video... Great stuff as always...

@roflswamp6

5 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@MelloCello7

5 жыл бұрын

Jokes on them, I like to move!! but I dont weigh very much loll

@JosePereira-ly5fb

5 жыл бұрын

I’m short. What’s up? Lol

@zefsagala1391

5 жыл бұрын

@@JosePereira-ly5fb im 5 foot 3 hahahaha

@thewoolycontacts

5 жыл бұрын

Get outta here ya big bastard! We trying to defeat you! Lol

As a 5’7, 180lb former fighter, I was always paired up with big tall guys. What worked well for me was keeping distance and countering. Moving to the outside and really strong kicks to the meaty portion of the thigh. My go to was the overhand right. Never failed.

@motoknivesandgunsbyjt

4 жыл бұрын

The Chosen One depends on what you want to do sport wise. If your a fighter, the typical bulk up program will work against you. Slow you down (unless you have genetics like Mike Tyson). If not, then do the big 4 only. Deadlift, squat, bench, row with power sets. Stay away from machines and cardio. Get your cardio from the weight sessions. Eat fatty but healthy. Hamburger, avocados, Mediterranean foods, eggs. Use MCT oil and cook foods with olive and vegetables oils. Focus on putting weight on the bar. Try to keep your calories no less than 3-4000 per day. Eat first thing in the morning and 1 hr before going to bed. There. 6 mo from now you’ll be a monster.

@pocoloco877

2 ай бұрын

Keeping the distance and moving to the outside????? Isn’t that what you do with shorter opponents .

@motoknivesandgunsbyjt

2 ай бұрын

@@pocoloco877 tall fighter = longer reach and longer legs so yea, I kept distance. Worked for me.

Firas on top of being one of the best mma coaches in the world, you truly seem like a humble and genuine person and I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

@CoachZahabi

8 жыл бұрын

+Miguel Madrigal thank you friend

great stuff...one thing i would think or say is in a real fight the bigger dude will be more aggressive and your heart will be pounding...i would advice to breath and relax because a bigger dude will be frightening..and most ppl will be scared.and lose the fight despite there skill ..mind over everything

@CoachZahabi

8 жыл бұрын

+GREENMIND Train your skills until they become instinctual..

@greenmind3688

8 жыл бұрын

+Tristar Gym ok thks

@lusagamtc974

5 жыл бұрын

Thats the problem....when i sparr against bigger guys....they are always aggresive and wanna beat the shit out them, what should i do?

@roflswamp6

5 жыл бұрын

@@lusagamtc974 i just sparred a taller bigger dude and had some success with him being aggressive I got confused and overwhelmed at first but if you relax and breathe and keep a really tight guard you can clinch and overhand and try to use their aggression against them by wearing them out, stay relaxed and you can find ways to close the distance I still think I lost but I did better than i thought i would and hope this helps

@lusagamtc974

5 жыл бұрын

@@roflswamp6 1) how much kg is he heavier than you 2) is it an mma match or a striking match?

Keep your gaze focused on the shoulders. Peripheral vision allows you to see arms, legs, and feet without raising your chin. The head is in between the shoulders. You don't have to look at the head to hit it. This gaze allows u to see most of the strikes and offers u better defensive/counter options, just my 2 cents. It takes years to develop, but if u can learn how to maintain your gaze and find the head without seeing it, it greatly improves your unpredictability and accuracy. GREAT VIDEO AS USUAL! Ooss!

@roflswamp6

5 жыл бұрын

@Knee Beats shin fr I thought everyone knew lol

@calebdebenedictis7133

3 жыл бұрын

Most of this stuff isn’t true just go watch mike tyson videos all u need to do is move ur head and not let up it’s simple

@zshakur

3 жыл бұрын

@@calebdebenedictis7133 That simple huh? Just watch a few Tyson videos and move your head...Really? And how often do you apply this theory?

@calebdebenedictis7133

3 жыл бұрын

Almost everyday and that is the basis to fighting not detailed r u dumb or stupid

@lupus4687

3 жыл бұрын

@@calebdebenedictis7133 let’s hear your pro fight record?

Keep making these types of videos, they're very clear and informative and it's cool to see you demonstrating the concepts in a spar.

Man! I'm in fighter's heaven after finding your channel! Huge nuggets of gold all over the place! Thank you very much, coach Zahabi!

Great video with some good points on the details of fighting a taller guy. When I fight a bigger and/or taller opponent I really like to use feints. I'm 5'6" on a good day and a lot of the guys I sparred with were 6'+. Using feints, good against anyone really, gets them to overextend and allows you time to get in their while they're vulnerable. Longer arms take longer to bring back. I also like to use double jabs to open up the body and legs for strikes. Another thing that I've had success with is using an inside kick when they try to bully me and rush me against the wall or cage. A well placed inside kick on an opponent who's coming straight forward will usually cause them to square up too much disrupting their balance and sometimes even causing them to trip forward allowing you to counter strong or circle out having to worry less about lunging hook chasing you.

Brilliant. This will help me out a ton in sparring. Thank you Sensei!

Thanks for sharing, I enjoy the breakdowns and logical explanations on why you do things in a certain way.

Coach Zahabi, I am a huge fan of your analytical breakdowns and I am grateful for your Tristar Gym channel. Keep doing what you do best.

thanks for making this vid Firas. it's good for self defense vs. bigger guys. Good to see tips from someone who has the experience and skills.

BIG thumbs up! More of this please! It is such an unique opportunity to learn, thank you!

I appreciate your wisdom! Exactly how I was taught. I was also taught to stay in the pocket, but only to let off my combo, then fly right out. When they chase you it also makes it easier for set-ups. Thanks again.

Very easy to follow your breakdown. Extremely easy to follow and understand what and why you’re doing what you’re doing.

Great videos I think your one of the true thinkers in the game I do appreciate your commentary & knowledge!

Loved it, can't wait for the next one. Now do one for the tall guy defeating the small guy. It allows you to know what he is going to try.

Awesome video Firas. This will be very helpful advice for my next sparring session.

This is good stuff as always firaz!! I always relied on the infighting when doing pure boxing against taller guys but in muay thai i know its dangerous just like u already explained

I love this channel! Great insight and strategy! Thank you sir.

Great stuff as always! I'm looking forward to that double leg video :) I'd love to see your view on how to set it up (active and reactive,striking, clinch and against the cage), execution and finish. Also examples of what you shouldn't do, and why.. etc etc :)

Appreciate the vid. I'm pretty short so anytime I trained boxing and sparred against a taller guy, the first thing I learned was to be more cognizant on relaxing. You could easily get flustered and anxious from the pressure of a taller fighter, especially if they can cut off the ring. Change angles and the beat of your punches to never let them time you. Be a busy bee and deliver a death from a thousand bee stings.

Great video! always coming with the knowledge

Glad I finally checked out your channel, instant subscribe.

next video : how to defeat brock lesnar

@wrestler-kickboxer2524

6 жыл бұрын

J Lizaso Frog splash from the ladder.

@gwood701

5 жыл бұрын

Consult Cain Velasquez

@cypresspuz

5 жыл бұрын

Hide his roids

@counterkidnapping1737

5 жыл бұрын

Call Alistair, Velasquez, and Frank Mir

@greengreensio

5 жыл бұрын

Hhhhh simple. Run

Amazing video as always. Thank you, Firas.

I did not know you are such a good speaker too. Can watch your videos the whole day. Keep up the great work brother.

Great video coach Firas Zahabi. I totally agree with the "zig-zag" movement, with the idea of avoiding clinch, and with the use of fake movements. And another important key, as you said, is the continuos movement.. Mma in Italy are very far from technical level shown in your videos. It would be a pleasure to have you there for a seminar.

this was an awesome video, so insightful. Firas you are legend

this channel is great deserves way more attention.

Nice video! I totally agree with the move around concept when you fight a taller guy. Not only its difficult for him to clinch, but also he will not turn as fast when you hit and get out and so you can hit again when he turns. See it as a big truck vs a little car turning a corner. Again..Nice Video and ma3a Salama

great vid bro. i like the concepts you use. keep it up

love your stuff my mang! thank you for these videos OSS!

grata videos Firas, thanks alot for sharing your knowledge! much respect

Awesome and informative video thabk you so much, happy to watch more like this.

love these kinds of videos with demonstrations!

Great video, super insightful!

Great 👍🏼 guidance...!

thanks! more on this series would be great!

Great video I would love to see more of these type of videos.

couldn't agree more. there's a lot of bigger adults in my gym. most of them 25+ over 6 foot and I'm 5'9 and 14, I used this tactic of having them chase me. they wore out first, although what I did do firas is fire a body shot and circle away. it's easier as I'm southpaw. I also throw a right switch kick as it seems to surprise them and I feel really comfortable throwing it. good combos to use is a cross into lead leg kick and a spinning back kick. thanks for the video.

Thank you for the video. I just started taking muay thai and at 5'6 I am the shortest guy in the room. Just drills with everyone else is tedious. The tips and demonstration gave me a great direction to go in.

Love this video very detail oriented and not hard to follow at all

Fantastic video. Thank you for your time.

Loved the video great insight!!!

Every time I fight with a taller opponent all my coaches tell me to stay in the pocket,don't give their reach,because that makes them "shorter".But I never felt comfortable in this situation.Thank you for clarifying what I really feel like to do!

@uthredraganrson5467

3 жыл бұрын

You should stay in pocket if you are explosive

Very helpful, thank you Coach!

great video man. more pointers like this would be awesome. any tips for pure boxing would help too. thanks again

Always a pleasure Firas. In the future I would love a video on overcoming a faster opponent as well.

@LA-dh1bq

4 жыл бұрын

Timing overcomes speed. Let them walk into your well timed shots.

@martinamicflyy2618

4 жыл бұрын

Ono Northey Look up Gene kim

Thank you for your videos sir. They are gold dust.

yeah man videos like this are great. keep them coming please.

Great Video. I learned a lot in 12 minutes and 32 seconds.

Really good stuff, Firas

Thank you for this video. Normally i am the taller opponent when sparring (6foot 4; 193 cm) and this video gave much insight what to avoid when i fight a smaller guy. It would be nice if you would make also how to abusue ur range when u are the taller one. I am looking forward to your next video. Cheerios from Germany

Great video, would love to see some more takedowns from the plum. I find myself i the plum throwing knees and trying to spin my opponent to the ground with pivots, but I don't know any good foot sweeps or trips to use once I get them off balanced.

It would be awesome if you would make a video about how a striker defends against a grappler and the other way around. Btw you're the best mma coach ever

100% concur with all your statements on fighting bigger taller fighters, I set up a heavy bag with tape on it for different heights. I am roughly 5'8, I have one set for 5'10 6'1 and 6'3. as a side note trying to clinch with a guy taller than you is a pain even if you are the same weight. Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier is an example, Jon and Daniel weighed the same on the night of the fight (roughly 225) and daniel C said jon felt like a bigger guy because of his height. I like to use a lot of counters and overhands. I like hooks as well, uppercuts if I am deep inside but I always circle out. Inside leg kicks scare me against a bigger fighter due to the counter straights.

great content. keep it coming

Great video thanks for the advice

Great vid! Please make more.

thank you this was helpful. really needed this haha

Great video! Clear, concise and informative, doesn't waffle on like most people do and take five minutes to even start. Would watch more.

Once again great pointers, i'm a " tall" fighter myself, 186cm (6"`1) and fight at - 75 kg (165lb) most of the time my opponnets are smaller and try to come in the pocket. so this helps too knowing what the smaller guy gone try to do. merci pour partager ta connaissance firas.

Firas, your videos are the ones i look forward to every week. I noticed when you were fighting the southpaw guy you had really good lead foot outside position. Is this something you didn't explain because it's not relevant to the fact that your opponent is bigger than you, just relevant to the fact that he is a southpaw? i want to chuck in my vote to a video on how to use strikes to set up a takedown and then how to avoid the guillotine. i'd really like to see a striking combo to set up judo throws if you can. Thanks, these videos are EXCELLENT!

Great video! Thanks for this! Greetings from Germany!

Hey Firas! Thank you for the video. What do you recommend when dealing with a bigger and stronger opponent who rushes you and not someone who knows to fight? How do we react at that moment without getting overwhelmed?

absolutely brilliant work, I love studying at the university of Firas

I definitely agree with not using as much head movement in muay thai, i do practice head movement, but when kickboxing , especially larger people, i stay on the outside and set my kicks up with my hands, in 160 at 5,9

great advise man thanks

firas you are the man...one day i hope i get to train with you at tristar!

Brilliant video.. thankyou!

Very helpful and informative. More technical how to instructional videos would be great

Hey Firas! Would it be possible if you could do a breakdown of the awesome rolls that Ryan Hall preformed against Artem Lobov? I haven't seen this move anywhere on KZread and I find Ryan and Ferguson's rolls as potentially a new breed of takedowns.

good video realy much better Than fightips i.hope you do more video on how to know what fighter you are. anyhow THX for posting the video

Awesome concepts

Hey Firas great video! I have a question though: if your bigger, taller, stronger opponent exposes their back, would a rear clinch takedown a la Nick Diaz vs Carlos Condit still be inadvisable? And if so, what would you recommend? Thanks again for the video and looking forward toA response.

Love these videos thanks a lot brother

Love these informational videos firas. Keep em coming and we'll keep on watching.

Was sold as soon as you communicated “tactics” as a broader concept.

I have those exact gloves, great video.

This is really good stuff.

Ome thing I really liked was that yu ou entered the pocket in a horse stance. Since your legs act as a barrier it doesnt appear that you can be put into a thai clinch easily. Also you can frame and turn easier from that position. Very analytical fighting skills!

This is the best advice on KZread on how to get knocked the fuck out. Striking against a taller opponent is the quickest way to get put to sleep.

Hi Firas! You've been doing a lot of wrestling related videos recently which have been great, but as a kickboxing, judo and BJJ guy, I have no idea about the fundamentals of wrestling. Anywhere pointers on where I could find such info online? :)

thanks a lot, you're teaching me so much

Thank you coach. This is really useful for me. I'm 5'3"

@topdhen

4 жыл бұрын

I’m 4’11 this will help me fuck you up

@valporkins4453

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 4'10 bring it

@dominicmann5082

4 жыл бұрын

im 4’9 fuck u

@oM4Di50No

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 4'8 yall dont want it

@killerqueen684

4 жыл бұрын

kings

Very nice👍🏼👍🏼

Firas I have a very important question for you it is about stand up fighting. When ever you fight or box of standup fight where are you suppose to keep your eyes? I hear looking at their chest is the best place but for me when I do that I feel like I can't see their head and I can't really read my opponent well. I also want to know if the same theory of looking at your opponents chest works for kick boxing or Muay Thai. I'm very confused I don't know if when I punch I should switch my eyes on my opponents head, or maintain my eyes on their chest? Thank you for your time.

Please make more about this subject. Thank you

Would it be possible, during fight breakdowns, for you to use similar bodytypes and styles among your fighters to simulate matchups using sparing footage like you did here? The same concept can apply, showing tactics, emphasizing different tools you think will show themselves during the fight(s)?

great vid, coach. I also want to see a vid on how to fight smaller, more agile opponents. I used to spar with various types of fighters (tall, out boxers, in-fighters, counterpunchers, etc.) since kyokushin is very open with its styles. the most I had a hard time was against very agile, small opponents. I am a decently sized guy (5'9") so I think I could hang with them, but I just get peppered with leg kicks and eventually i gas out first since I can't move my legs. I tried to use length, but I end up missing a lot of my shots. I go in, and those low/mid kicks comes in bunches. just wanna know what could be a good counter strategy for more agile fighters.

@alantaylor6691

Жыл бұрын

I guess low leg kicks would be very useful against a taller opponent.

Very good video very little talked about. Please do more if this tall vs short videos

Thanks for sharing your knowledge , your videos are always really interesting , but i was wondering , if clinching is not a good strategy against bigger and stronger opponents , why does fedor emelianenko always clinches his opponents ( and fights them in the pocket ) and manages to win ? ( ps : i don't know much about mma )

@Tristar Gym so is it safe to say that if you are the taller fighter you should be doing the opposite of what's being taught in this video?

Thank you very much for this video🙏🙏🙏🙏

Great advice, thank you! In one of your future videos can you wear a GoPro on your head so we can get a first person view of what this looks like?

@kenpachizaraki4184

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan NOBSER I'd rather not see it from that perspective. it's important to see the whole body as Firas shows. The footwork is vitally important to watch.

@nobser

8 жыл бұрын

Why not both perspectives?

@jeremywhitfield4556

7 жыл бұрын

Dylan NOBSER agreed

@martinamicflyy2618

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan NOBSER Look up Gene kim

Love it, thanks!

Hi Coach. I always see heaps of videos about beating taller opponents. Can you do one on using your height to your advantage against a smaller opponent?

love this kind of stuff!

@martinamicflyy2618

4 жыл бұрын

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