Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2022 brings happiness and success. And of course an increase in your striking skills which I hope to assist with. Much love friends.

@zerte4197

2 жыл бұрын

Happy and succesfull 2022 to you too Gabriel !!

@mmacasual2471

2 жыл бұрын

Happy new year Champ!!!

@Todd2207

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on signing on with your new contract. Good luck in 22.

@samarthsharma9880

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year Sir 💖💖💖

Edmond Tarverdyan Head movement HEAD MOVEMENT HEAD MOVEMENT HEADDD MOVEMENTTTT!

Can you please make a video about entering from different angles. how not to come forward in a straight line. people always say " use angles " . Both left and right sides would be amazing!

@whoknows8223

2 жыл бұрын

+1

Another really useful video Gabriel, thanks 👏 I definitely don’t drop enough with my head movement, but I think a lot of that is because I train Muay Thai exclusively nowadays...and I really don’t wanna get knocked out in the ring with a surprise knee or roundhouse to the face 🤷‍♂️ I notice a lot of people are saying similar, so I guess it’s all about finding that sweet spot to any given situation...moving the head sufficiently to avoid incoming attacks, but not over slipping or moving the head without good cover with the hands. PS. Up to around 250k+ subs in the next 12 months brother, for sure. 💪 “Ohhh Paul...you’re such a fanboi!” 😆🙄 Well yeah, guilty I guess. If you’re here regularly and you’re not a huge fan of this amazing guy, then I don’t think you understand martial arts, or humanity in general tbh. 😌 We’re ALL getting absolutely priceless tips and advice from an active world champion fighter and martial artist. I personally feel extremely fortunate to have found this channel about 6 months ago. 😎 Happy New Year to all the decent people and fellow martial artists here. I hope everybody achieves some big targets this year 👌👍💪

Thank you for this content. This video in particular found me right on time.

@chanatponheng

2 жыл бұрын

And a Happy New Year! 🤙🤙🤙

Sir.. I am big fan of you from India.. Sir I have started with mma and the techniques you show i practice them regularly with my touch to them.. Sir you are really greatttt and fabulous and i really appreciate and enjoy what you tell.. Happy New Year Sir.. Sir once in my life I want to meet.. And Sir I really love you 💞💞❤️❤️❤️

2022 starts of with a good vid! Wishing you the best for this year Gabriel!

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you 💪 😀

George Kombosos has fantastic head positioning on the inside and in- firefights.

Doing my first MMA smoker this year and using all of your videos to give myself as much of an edge as I can get

@Almosteasyese

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck !

@Sophisticlesenergy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Almosteasyese thank you! I'm really looking forward to not pulling my shots

@a1gamez262

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that dangerous though?

@Sophisticlesenergy

2 жыл бұрын

@@a1gamez262 i mean relaxing into them rather than going softer for my teammates, it takes a lot of conscious effort to throw and not follow through.

Very appropriate that this was in the recommended session of your Lerdsila breakdown

Damn this was such a useful video to watch. Been doing Muay Thai for one year now and this video just really clarified when and how to move your head. Thanks a bunch Gabriel!!

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear it helped you that much. I hope it helps you in sparring/fights.

I always worry about the head kick when using a lot of head movement. Got any tips Gabriel?

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Hands high and tight on the side you are leaning to. And don't let your head stay off the centre line for more than a split second.

@Saitama-pw4oe

2 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial also tell me how to throw punch with whole body like with shoulder and hips together?

Golden

Can't wait to see this channel grow and your fight career progress further - thanks for everything, brother. God bless

Many years ago when I was in the gym, the old heads always mentioned move slightly off line, there is no need to make hime miss by a mile. Just a slight miss and back is better than a wide miss. Thoughts?

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Make them miss just a little. You do that to make counters easier and to make it easier to evade a possible follow up attack.

@kelsstizzle2

2 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial and also conserve energy. Even if they slightly hit u, as long as it isn’t flush you won the exchange during sparring

@kelsstizzle2

2 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial also thanks. Your content has been great all year. Happy NY to you and the fam

Happy New Year, Gabriel.

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

Thank you for the video, it really helped me visualize sequences and potential outcomes when engaging/disengaging. I know you'll get to 100k soon, keep up the hard work and know youre appreciated

Happy new year Gabriel! wishing you all the best on the new journey into 2022

Thanks for the advice. I like your delivery, it's easy to understand. Good luck with the 100K too.

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Thank you for your help

Thank u

This showed up just when I needed it most. Thanks Gabriel for another awesome lesson! Happy New Year!

Happy New Years and Good Luck.

THEY AREN'T READY FOR YOU MAN GO GET IT

Happy new year, and God bless you, all the sucess in your career!

Great video thank you. It is really well explained

Great video man

This has to be the best striking channel on youtube. I would love Gabriel to review the Canelo vs Kovalev fight. Why was one of the most feared punchers in boxing suddenly unable to hurt a guy much smaller than him. It's crazy. It looked like he wasn't able to generate any power. Why? Was he scared of the counter or did Canelo block them so well? Probably both.

@tonypaella

Жыл бұрын

I think Canelos reputation as a counter puncher preceded him. And he did threaten Kovalev with counters all night. Add to that, Kovalev probably wasn't at his best that night. Kovalev also isn't a volume puncher so that's great for a guy like Canelo.

Buen video

Great video as always I'll try to do this as well as i can in sparring

I can see the mistake, to stop your consecutive hooks from "feeling awkward": make them tighter ! May help if you initiate in the same path as a vertical fist, but then switch to horizontal [at the same time as utilizing the diagonal torso leverage]. And when bringing one back, have the guard as upturned-palm at ear level (which should make everything easier, also a great guard with the MMA gloves you will be using). Now concerning slipping in the other direction, that would be adaptation of the shovel hook [fist upturned by only 45°]; but with this the hips must also go forward.

you could analyze Manson Gibson?

Another great video champ. Happy New year to you and Rachel

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

3:25 Oh! This is gonna be good

Happy new year Varga and congratulations on the new contract, looking forward seeing you in the ring again

Can’t wait to see you in Karate Combat

Excellent instruction! Ty

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@gordonray528

2 жыл бұрын

Btw, Congratulations on your new contract!!

can’t wait to see you in Karate Kombat , God bless ,

I just started MMA classes, and when I spared for the first time I kept getting tagged everywhere mostly the head any tips Gabriel and I'd love to see a video on defence.

@whoknows8223

2 жыл бұрын

Keep moving. Footwork. Dont stand still on one place. It's way easier to hit a standing target rather than one that is moving. If you then combine footwork and head movement is what is best in my opinion.

These thumbnails are getting better 😂

Please make a video on best techniques you use against southpaws. My sparring partner switches stances often.

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Nice suggestion! Thanks.

gabe i love U

I see many people in mma or bare knuckles covering their head with open hands rather than fists. (Petr Yan, for example). Is that good habit? is it not that dangerous for the fingers?

@bilcran2469

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to explain you but my english is worse than ben askren striking :/

Great topic to approach, thank you. I was wondering, on the topic of slipping, what's you opinion on altering the stance height with the slip, particularly in the context of kickboxing, where kicks are an issue. What I mean is should you lower the stance with the slip or maintain the stance height, do you consider it likely for a kick to come when you slip if you lower the stance too much or is the risk low? I'm asking this because I was always a big fan of Mike Tyson's style of lowering his stance during a slip. Clearly he didn't have to worry about potential incoming kicks, so I'm curious of your opinion on it. Have a good one and Happy New Year!

@vicsantoro

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, awesome question, particularly i train Muay Thai and ducking always feel like a good way to get My face kneed 🤣

@SelfRighteousBasterd

2 жыл бұрын

@@vicsantoro Yeah, I know the feeling, I always loved Tyson's style, but training in kickboxing I was always wary of trying the duck, that's why I I'm interested in a professional opinion.

Should you combine a small half step with slipping?

Will moving my head of the centre line while punching decrees my punching power?

I should have watched this video yesterday, i went sparring today and got lit up, i wasnt move my head enough when punching and not slipping enough

In the beginning would you recommend just slipping every time you punch just to get used to moving your head then slowly start working on slipping with more purpose you could say?

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

That's not a bad idea to get the head off the centre line every time you enter to attack. It's not necessary once you get more experienced but in the beginner will help establish the technique.

Looking forward to your karate combat fights!...Thanks for all the great content, It's all helping me greatly!

Gabriel i wanna pull of the tiger taill sweep in one of my fights , think it's possible

I always see people slip wayyyh too much, especially in kickboxing. Used to make the mistake a lot and just miss counters or run into shots. You have to skip so minimally to make a punch miss and it makes it so much faster and efficient. You get your shot off soo much faster. I literally pivot like I'm throwing a punch and usually load up a hook/uppercut/cross on the opposite side I pivot. Took me forever to make my movements just smaller and quicker in general but making your movements smaller and quicker will make you absolutely deadly. You just become so much harder to read.

I swear you read my mind Gabriel xD

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

I love when that happens 😂👍

@zerte4197

2 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial I planned on getting seriously into kickboxing for a while now, I even tried a month ago but unfortunately I got sick. On monday I plan on going back again and hopefully not for a short time now. Just wanted to say that Im really grateful for motivation and informations (how to improve).

Why did you choose karate and not one fc?

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

ONE FC fighters have told me it's hard to get 3 fights per year. Sometimes athletes wait around for 12 months without competing. I want to stay active in 2022-2024.

@gluehuffer6955

2 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielVargaOfficial very cool how interactive you are with your audience. Good luck with all your endeavors!

Just thought about it -- your wife must feel very safe with you, haha

Isn’t that dangerous in muay thai?

There's no wait Andrew Tate can beat this guy

Happy new year! Hope to train this year. All home training cause gyms you gotta wear a mask like some hysterical freaks

@GabrielVargaOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir. It's nice to breathe properly while working out.