How Wonderboy Makes KARATE KICKS Work in the UFC | Fight Talk Ep. 7: Stephen WONDERBOY Thompson
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FIGHT TALK: Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, FaZe Sensei and I all talk about how Wonderboys Kicks are Karate based but have changed slightly to make it more suitable for his ICONIC UFC Career! The #5 ranked welterweight and I talk about sparring, fighting, side kicks, roundhouse kicks and hook kicks and how you should throw them in Kumite!
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3 жыл бұрын
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@SenseiSeth
2 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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My version of the Chubby Surprise is the "Crouching Tiger Hidden Mexican"
"CHUBBY SURPRISE!!!" - I'm going to be singing that all night. The missus is going to be worred :-P Fantastic video again sensei!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha poor missus 😂😂 thank you friend!
@slantzscuderia
4 жыл бұрын
Soo unexpectedly hilarious😂
I've slammed many a sidekick into ribs in tournaments. Especially the jump away variety but it must've been a dream because SIDEKICKS DONT WORK.....
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
TRUTH 😂😂
@timlinator
3 жыл бұрын
Side kicks work. I think the issue is they tend to be slower so you need work that out.
@chrisgould101
3 жыл бұрын
So wonderboy, is just saying a head high sidekick. K then
Karate podcast needed with these 3
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
IMAGINE, we have one more video coming up!
"LEG MUSCLE" all day everyday
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
All day! Lol
@dramaticreaper
4 жыл бұрын
I've comment in every video that said it but it's spelled 'lieg mwuascel'
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Precisely lol
@Saleigh
3 жыл бұрын
@@dramaticreaper 😂
@Troglor048
3 жыл бұрын
Leg mussell*
Side kicks are INFURIATING against someone who does them well. They always feel like the wrong thing at the wrong time and screw with my mojo as much as anything. I'm getting into Karate partly because of how often it's you guys who frustrate me! I hope to eventually learn advanced techniques like the "Chubby Surprise"
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
They sure are!! I have a whole tutorial full course + 1 on 1 video chat bundle on side kicks dropping this weekend. I’ll post about it 👍
@timlinator
3 жыл бұрын
@@SenseiSeth I've sparred some people who were very effective with side kicks. I think the issue is they are slower but if you can speed them up they work.
When you're Kyokushin guy but feel left out 🤣
I’m not Karate but as an ITF TaekwonDo guy I really relate to the love of the side kick.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
ITF is my preferred style of TKD for sure lol
@terrencesykes184
4 жыл бұрын
Sensei Seth I been practicing itf taekowndo at the school I train at they definitely drill that side kick as well as punching combinations and on occasions we’ll do some grappling
@mpg3946
4 жыл бұрын
@@terrencesykes184 We do grappling too, but very occasionally. What I find so interesting is that as MMA has matured, a lot traditional Karate has come back (the stance, side kick, etc). Karate was born out of a proto-MMA world, and those who go back to what it was, find that it is still applicable if you train it. Very interesting.
@xxxbadwolfxxx1
4 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@jamiejones9629
3 жыл бұрын
Ctf is my preferred style
Really enjoyed this one Sensei! Really insightful for a Karate practitioner like myself stepping into professional MMA.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! He’s a smart dude
I mean I like this video well enough by itself, seeing you guys nerding out of your one true love is fantastic, but the double crossover where you got Icy Mike's video where he gets the video with Sergio just killed me, that's a level of meta joking that I absolutely appreciate. I'm glad so much content came out of your trip to Wonderboy, you three really mesh well together and it's been a blast to watch it all!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I’m glad you enjoyed it! We still have one more video left!
Kyokushin, ITF and Sanda have demonstrated well how traditional MA can be effective when applied to full contact fighting
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
👏👍
@chrisgould101
3 жыл бұрын
GSP
I love these collab videos with Stephen Thompson. I always learn and laugh throughout. Good content.
This is so wholesome, and really insightful. Awesome stuff
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend 🙏
The fight talk series is awesome! It's really cool to just hear you guys chat about this stuff
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We’ve got one more coming out soon!
This is awesome next collab has to be with Kyoji Horiguchi at ATT lol
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Oooh, noted lol
Stephen is such a pro. Love this guy. Inside and outside the ring or Octagon. Great video, Sensei 👍🕺🤸♀️🤸♂️🕺
This is cool. I'm a TKD Martial artist myself but just listening to the conversation about sparring and different ways of using sidekicks, hook kicks and everything else is amazing. I wish I could spar around with y'all.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
We had a blast!! 🙏
Love it. Awesome content. Stay safe, brother. Thank you.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
You too friend!! Thank you 🙏
Great video Sensei Seth!!
So much fun thanks guys. I love WB's sneaky none chambered kicks. They were forbidden in TKD but I find it more natural and applicable to the street where you don't want to be on the ground.
@SenseiSeth
3 жыл бұрын
His kicks are awesome 👏👏
Great discussion by you three, I look forward to more.
@SenseiSeth
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏
I love the fact that you all are still so chill and easy, yet deadly. They all seem. And you gays are cool. Take it easy.
I absolutely adore this. FaZe Sensei, Wonderboy, Sensei Seth, and Icy Mike memes. My life is complete
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha perfect!
I love how Wonderboy censored himself for Motherf***Ker 😂
@arifmemovic3383
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderboy is pure undistilled wholesomeness.
This is such a sweet vid so much knowledge in that guy's head
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Tons
“Chubby Surprise” Gave me a real good chuckle , so unexpected, Thankyou for that
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
American Hound lol glad you enjoyed that!
we need part 2!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
GABRIEL GAMA coming up Monday!
You three remind me of an old video where Bill Wallace, Benny Urquidez, and Pat Johnson were talking fighting :-)
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Whaaaat?? I have to find that
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Also WHAT AN HONOR 🙏🙏
@hootiehootheblowphish4109
3 жыл бұрын
@@SenseiSeth This one maybe? kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJxm0tyTmKbMcs4.html
@eadie45gmail
3 жыл бұрын
Bill “superfoot” wallace
I don't practice karate recently as there is only "watered-down" karate schools in my town but I would if I found an 'old school' karate school. I still practice what I learned in sparring too and karate techniques work fine 🙂. Specially kicks. I love the contents you put out as it motivates me to keep practicing. Thank you.
Awesome collaboration.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend!
LOLOL my leg muscle! osu thank you sensei for this
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you enjoyed it, friend!
Brilliant video
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jack!! I appreciate it
When he said chubby surprise I was dying lmaoooooo I can relate to that
@SenseiSeth
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 glad its not just me!
@chrisgould101
3 жыл бұрын
Chubby surprise When u finally meet the girl from tinder
@chrisgould101
3 жыл бұрын
With only face pics
My fighting weight was 145 and used to use front leg push kicks and front leg side kicks to control distance, set up other techniques, and weaken limbs. Can not think of fighting without them.
3:12 you can see the exact moment when seth heart skips a beat
@arenmoore2516
3 жыл бұрын
LOL I thought that too. What a compliment for him.
Dang! Huge collaboration
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Ayee! 👏👏
I’m a 3rd degree black belt in tkd and I still really wanna train with all of y’all! Tricking, sparring, forms
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Nice!! I can’t do tricking as well as they can!
Cung Le a sanda fighter used them really well in the day.
Chubby surprise lol I love it when you say that. You, Ramsey Dewey, karate dojo waku, and Tony Jeffery’s best channels on KZread in my opinion right now.
another great video ^^
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
This was awesome
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
I mean Lyoto machida already made shotokan karate of all styles work in the UFC so I think karate works.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
👏👍
@owenarmit4521
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the machida era.😂
@michaelterrell5061
3 жыл бұрын
@@owenarmit4521 What he was a great fighter.
The side kicks are awesome. You can feint pretty easily with any kick and then throw your side kick and it will go through (most of the times).
I was watching a Don The Dragon Wilson highlight reel yesterday. Wonderboy’s looks very similar.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
I actually am not familiar with that name.. hmm!
Should we start broadcasting a signature petition asking Japan to remove/delete the word "yoko-geri" from the dictionary and from all Dojos' curriculum -since SIDE KiCKS DON'T WORK?
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
brio last 😂😂😂 sounds like a good idea
Since that sidekick frontkick debate with icy mike I started to do more sidekicks because of the defense and the surprise impact hook kick. I see why people wouldnt use that as a first resource sometimes, but if you know how to, it's as good as any.
Do karate kicks work in UFC? Wonderboy vs Jake let the whole world know it works. I've got sooo much respect for Wonderboy such a genuine roll model. Sensi Seth, Sensi Faze thank you for this crossover and all your content over the years, this is a big movement. Its great to see people connect like this.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for watching
@darrellng7617
4 жыл бұрын
It's funny..he was dissing karate before the fight..then got roasted by a fancy spinning shit
@waaagh3203
4 жыл бұрын
There have been multiple successful fighters who heavily incorporated karate and TKD style kicking OR were straight up Karate/TKD stylists .
@timlinator
3 жыл бұрын
Does it work? Ask Machida, Bas Rutten, GSP.
I'm karate based from back in the day. I was lucky to have been influenced by very good fighters for their time from the west coast, like Joe Lewis. They brought me from poor to mediocre. Perhaps the best thing they taught me was to learn techniques from as many styles and systems as possible to evolve what we do. I've found that karate works fine, but there are other ways that work better, and these can blend with karate quite well.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Of course! We should all be influenced by people better than us haha I’m heavily influenced by WB!
I love the "SWEET CHIN MUSIC" ✌️😅
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
I can watch Wonderboy all day long..his fight style is mesmerizing! Also he's the best so theres that as well! #wonderboybewhereitsat #wonderboyfan4eva #wonderboythebestthebaddest
Wonder Boy! wow, nice!
how do all? to effect a strong sidekick turn into a front kick, i.e., when leg up twist body and pull foot back into opponents ribs, [ standing at front of you ]. taztez.
Dude this vid was fantastic! Lots of great insight and 3 down to earth guys talkin away, love it!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!!
I always look at traditional arts and the techniques found in them as advanced (however fundamental). For a beginner to survive in a hard sparring situation, it might be best to use side kicks sparingly because if you don't have good setups a muay thai approach to basic sparring might be smarter. Make no mistake, a good karate fighter is a sniper, with an arsenal of strikes! I think lots of schools, got watered down but the techniques are all in the katas self defenses and drills.
Cool video
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Would like to have seen them demonstrate some of what they are talking about.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Watch any of his fights 👍
@tyawesomejohnson1672
4 жыл бұрын
Watch him fight in the ufc man. He fucks people up
Hey partner great stuff, would really appreciate a comprehensive footwork analysis.
Right ? Right ! 💪🏻👊🏻
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Right!
IF YOU KEEP IT SIMPLE AND DIRECT.. IT CAN WORK... HIGH KICKS CAN BE A LITTLE BIT A PROBLEM.. BUT ITS ALL ABOUT FORCE SPEED AND TIMING🙏🙏🙏
You are really such a master. Idk if you're ever gonna get the belt, but you are a legend!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
the belt?
@stephaniem9821
4 жыл бұрын
@@SenseiSeth sorry, I was talking to Stephen 😬🙂🙃
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Stephanie M ah
chubby surprise is why i'm subscribed to sensei seth
@SenseiSeth
2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏
At around the 5:30 mark they talk about double back, double front, and I think they say something about "cork". around 6:00 but I may be mishearing, what techniques are they referring to?
I've been in many sparing and amateur fights and my side kicks work every time
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
Wonderboy is awesome such a polite guy but an amazing fighting style when I saw him against Masvidal who couldn't hit him he was such a puzzle with darting in and out
@SenseiSeth
3 жыл бұрын
Was a fun fight to watch!
oh lol so that is the actual first video together with Hard2Hurt xD
Any video featuring 'leg-muscle' is worth its weight in Purel!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that’s expensive!!
Karate has all the same techniques as Muay Thai and much more but is more traditional focused on self defense. For MMA you still need to add something like BJJ for the ground but so does Muay Thai.
I got my ribs bruised badly with a side kick. They work but speed is an issue. I think you need a side fighting stance to make them work.
@brushzaid2484
3 жыл бұрын
Yes and no. A side kick by essence is a thrust kick you do sideways. So yeah... But there are times that a square stance works just fine like if your opponent makes an angle and you're just fast enough to kick but you're footwork isn't good enough to make the turn to follow you're enemy. It depends
@timlinator
3 жыл бұрын
@@brushzaid2484 you can also alternate your stance to set up for a side kick.
great video mate! i have one question tho, is elbow tucking really needed in mma striking? looking at fighters, none of them really do that, even "great boxers" in MMA.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Elbow tucking? Whatcha mean?
@iliadis655
4 жыл бұрын
@@SenseiSeth i probably said it wrong lmao, basically when they tuck their elbows in, very, very close to ribs.
@oba_reese1611
11 ай бұрын
@@iliadis655that’s more of a boxing thing hard to have a tight gaurd close to ur face in mma
I used to think sidekicks didn't work until somebody accidentally threw a little too much power into one during sparring and knocked me right out, ever since then I've been using side kicks to pretty good success. Back leg side kicks don't work though, always front leg.
Proud karateka here:) more power to you all especially you sensei faze:) New to you tube:) started Karate 1994, now I still teach it along with kickboxing in our gym:) Awesome content.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
👍👍
HOLY CRAP I rewatched him throw that hook kick like three times and then slowed it to .25 speed and still could barely follow the path his foot took. Wonderboy is fucking scary.
I wish i could train with yall
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe some day 🙏
Wait, so are they for or against side kicks?
You should make that a t shirt “side kicks don’t work “lol then some who throws side kicks and ko people lol
The BUDO way in MMA. Never give up. Regards from Montréal. OSU
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
👏👏 thanks bud
the tricky sidekick dropped Masvadal and won Thompson the round, some other guy sais side kicks dont work ... anyway I leaned two different kicks, a side kick and a front leg back kick, we did not call it a variation of a side kick but its own distinct kick
Is your sidekicks kinda like the TKD cut kicks?? If need more information ill be more than willing to explain. Its a common kick in TKD to check how the opponent responds.
@abelee9324
3 жыл бұрын
a nice comparison we use it like our jabs so if it connects we throw a roundhouse kick or something like a straight if jab connects.
Don the dragon Wilson have a great side kick
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
I’ll check him out!
Is that Captain America hand wrap I see? 🤩
@SenseiSeth
3 жыл бұрын
But of course
GREAT VIDEO ! GREETINGS FROM MEXICO. oNE THING I DID NOT GET IS THAT IF YOUWERE BEING SARCASTIC ABOUT THE YOKO GERI.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Haha yes, very sarcastic
How about the front snap kick? Any love for that one?
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Sideways stance doesn’t leave the right hip structure for regular front snap kicks!
@frontsnapkick2533
4 жыл бұрын
They must not work then.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha must not 😂
There is another one who can confirm that karate can work in mma at ufc level. A guy named George St. Pierre😁. Of course it works if you adapt your karate to full contact fighting with mma rules
Yes! Not everything, but yes there are Karate techniques that do work!
Please invite Machida!! Machida use shotokan karate
Yo, legit shit, Wonderboy would actually be bomb at chess. If you think about everything he said about feints and controlling distance and aggression with the lifted foot? That is the pawns and the knights. Position control and aggression. The light moves spiced with hard shots. That is material trades followed by sudden positioning from the Queen. Then the unorthodox combo? That is checkmate. I am terrible at chess and fighting myself, but I see the concepts. Lol.
Bruce Lee's Shuffle Side kick works but its telegraphed and Bruce hides it with a feint Punch.
You got my like specifically for *#freedomunits*
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha happy to hear it!
@siegethompson3194
4 жыл бұрын
@@SenseiSeth tbh I was gonna like it anyway. You make good content and the NMF always gets a like from me.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha fair, he’s very like-worthy 😂
Wonderboy said he was gonna tell what he does when Muay Thai guys low kick our karateka sidestance lead leg xd But I know you have an answer too.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
I know, secret sauce 😬🤭
@brunocaroortega3146
4 жыл бұрын
@@SenseiSeth D':
@chrisgould101
3 жыл бұрын
Answer is : HADOKEN
What alot of ppl that dont do karate dont get either is the follow up. We're trained to follow up after everything. Everything is a combination. In mma today u see alot of ppl just throwing out single techniques. Some dont necessarily understand set ups.
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Hm, idk if I agree with that entirely, may just be your style!
@Jaydenwybenga
4 жыл бұрын
Id say the follow up is a huge disadvantage of karate lol, regular karate is all about one shot and then you reset and go again
@sliderx1897
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jaydenwybenga thats sport karate. Never gonna work in a real fight
@Jaydenwybenga
4 жыл бұрын
I've done karate and mma and it was a big thing for me tbh, a lot of the drills in karate tend to be like dodge a punch and then throw a single reverse punch or something with no real thought on what happens if the guy doesn't go down
@sliderx1897
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jaydenwybenga that would be the follow up. Ive been studying traditional karate for over 30 years. My Sensei is a 9th dan. What you are explaining is sport karate. U are trying to score a point, first one there wins. Wont work ina real fight. In a tournament you are essentially just trying to score a goal it doesnt need to be effective to score. Also in a real foght if u get hit once the fight isnt over. Thats part of the problem with the misconception of karate. They see that and go oh that sucks.
Karate Kombat after UfC???
Think karate makes you more fluid ..kicks are drilled high level .itt saved my life in the 80s was having trouble with a gang outside my parents shop ..guy hiit me with snooker cue across my back caught me twice by surprise the third one he was swinging for head I blocked it it snap on my arm and swept his ankle so hard broke his ankle is was pure reaction he hobble of .his mates froze and one had an axe I went back and tand fell he ried he swiped from distance caught my leg very light I was up and out of there bed quickly this is a 100% true so I never knock karate
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏
Who is Rocky? Who is Colt? Who is TumTum? @senseiseth @fazesensei @wonderboy
That sidekick must have been traumatic😂 7:46
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
How could you tell? 😂😂
Who is the baby crying at the beginning? 😂 Just a curiosity!!!
@SenseiSeth
4 жыл бұрын
Me, probably lol
Karate mix with other art is the best.
@joelmatus9442
3 жыл бұрын
People are sleep on a good karate and judo mix
I was sure that Karate would not work at all in ufc but definitely proven wrong.
16:13 "Whap"
Sidekicks work if you're Cung Le and Michelle Waterson