Mad respect to Shane for posting this. Most people have such an ego with sparring and it being seen. Really shows Shane's charecter and how he's a martial artist
Firas just went too hard and had a stance where you can't see shots that are coming, but the tradeoff is that you have no guard and can be knocked out with a heavy hook - a stance that only works in sparring when you're trolling and know the opponent won't try to actually knock you out. It was actually kinda disrespectful.
@The Forms: you know, i have to respectfully disagree. First, i would say that Firas is a world class coach and he knows exactly how much pressure to put on someone. Next, i could tell just by watching that Shane was really nervous and he wasn't giving his best because of it (which is perfectly fair) and Firas putting on some heat eventually drew Shane out of his nervousness and into the sparring. Plus, Shane is putting himself out there as a fight coach. Its perfectly reasonable that we get to see what Shane looks like under pressure. And coach Zahabi is a bigger guy with quite decades of world class experience across multiple disciplines: he can apply a lot of pressure. Which brings me to my final point: if you think Firas was bullying Shane then you are mistaken. Shane actually did really damn good. He caught Firas a few times. He defended well against Firas a few times. Firas is bigger, longer, and way more seasoned, but Shane made a very respectable showing of himself.
@@user-dv4pz7qj7x I know who Firas is, hes probably one of the best coaches in MMA today. GSP, Rory McDonald, Kenny Florian and now Kevin Lee. High hopes Lee this year
@@XxGreatestyouknoWxX "some guys coach". ... How did you get to put so much stupidity w so little words ? Casual ! Zahabi is the best coach in the world. You should respect both ot them more. Plus : you don't have to be Mike Tyson to have the right to train
hard2hurt says the dude whose a white belt in Jiu Jitsu tryna act like an MMA coach making videos in his empty ass garage every day with a 10th of Shane’s subscribers
Mohamed Ali wow! Great!Mohamed, could you send me some links of Firas fighting because I can’t by myself... but Ali, don’t worry, Firas wouldn’t last your second jab in a real fight ahahahaha ahahahaha
Hey Shane you might not see this comment but in case you do : Bro i really appreaciate your contribution to your community and the rest to share so much knowledge. i really love your videos and it really pushes me to go to the gym when im just not motivated. thank you alot. greetings from germany / kashmir. whish you the best ,brother.
@@kingroaldlll4934 how many years gsp went in Wild Card Gym? He work more than one fight with him. You think becouse Roach was only with him in his corner for Bisping fight. Working in corner is not same as traning him. When you think about grapling, you think about his traniner Danaher. Firas is his main traner, but he also train with specialist. Also Firas said it better to train one day with specialst from some field than 100 day byself, when he trained with EDDIE Cuming heel hook. Fredie Roach is person that made that jab crisp and powerfull not Firas, Firas helped with a lot of thing but that jab is all Roach.
Firas went too hard and had a stance where you can't see shots that are coming, but the tradeoff is that you have no guard and can be knocked out with a heavy hook - a stance that only works in sparring when you're trolling and know the opponent won't try to actually knock you out. It was actually kinda disrespectful.
The Forms it’s a trade off with the style he chose to fight with. Some fighters do it in real combat. Silva, Israel, mvp, Ali, Dominic, tj, vasyl just some that I can think of. It is easier to get ko but think about all the ppl they ko’d too. They’re faster and less predictable.
Firas is my coach as well (grappling). What I can say, after many years of watching him spar the best pros in the world, is that he could be a high level competitor. I have watched him technically decimate great fighters time and time again. Many people ask me, “Firas never competed in mma, how do we know he is credible?” I always say, pick a fighter and watch him spar with Firas. You realize within minutes that he could compete in the UFC, if he chose to. Also, he is a Canadian Muay Thai champion, who in my opinion is a superior grappler. Respect coach.
Firas is like Shang Tsung, the way he constantly changes stance, style of guard, etc...it's like he's morphing into different fighters every 15 seconds
In my utmost humble opinion. “ Nothing more rewarding than getting ones thesis validated by those who exceeds oneself in excellence” “ Advanced are basics done correct” “ Fighting is relativity in motion, never expect only respond, as it one’s opponent within context that dictates tactics “ Always a pleasure and honor to be able to observe and learn from such peers as yourselves. Sincere regards. Fellow Martial Artist Tom Framnes. Norway.
Amazed with his accuracy it seems like every shot has a purpose and every shot found its purpose and it seemed like every move was deliberate, no wasted energy. Impressive.
Firas is the master. I learned as much as I could from him during my time in montreal. He does this to everyone standing. And he works everyone on the ground too. Hes amazing.
Wow, huge thank you Shane first of all, for setting this up. You did what many people will never be able to do, training with such a legend. You did pretty well with him, and I'm sure some of the nerves of going toe to toe with GSP's head coach was somewhat unsettling to say the least. Amazing video, and content. The level and expertise and the pure amount of knowledge in the room was insane. Firas is truly a genius, and to see his thought process pre, during, and post sparring was incredible. Awesome job, and one of your best videos of the year, if not ever! -Jason
Love you Shane every time I need some knowledge about the game after spring or after a big fight your my guy you have changed my life and many other thanks for everything you do
Coach Firas dropping knowledge bombs as always. I've never thought about having a default thing to go back to when I'm in trouble. Will use that in the future.
@@TheBoyDave same with grappling. Sometimes I wanna just flow and work on techniques that I never get to use cuz I suck at that move. But no people think spar means win or lose. Not a time to learn
Everyone wants to win. Nobody wants to have a slice of humble pie and learn. I'm going have a word with my train about it. During striking the only thing I do is stay composed and get him thinking about my low licks. I'm pretty confident in them.
@@TheBoyDave with shin pads that's not really an issue. Full power to the head has problems. Your body will get conditioned by taking shots though. Learn how to check 👍
@@JorgeParma walking him down with his hands up was backing his opponent up without wasting any energy and killing his dudes power, bit by bit. . I love doing this. I do some stuff when sparring then shell up a little and let them have their turn by doing this..it's really great for keeping sparring fair too and stops it from getting heated. Couple of shots... Let them go.. Couple of shots...let them go.. I have met people who kinda won't let you have your turn and just keep striking but that can be fun because they get sloppy and complacent easier then countered easier 👍
Firas did go too hard and had a stance where you can't see shots that are coming, but the tradeoff is that you have no guard and can be knocked out with a heavy hook - a stance that only works in sparring when you're trolling and know the opponent won't try to actually knock you out. It was actually kinda disrespectful.
@@Sinekyre14 i dont know if he went too hard tho. No heavy hooks when Shane was turtling or hard straights. He threw with pop tho, yes. His stance was a bit disrespectful tho
Firas’ real-time adjustments and breathing are incredible. Of course, his footwork, speed, use of range, and head movement are also impressive. Good on Shane for being able to apply some offense against such a skilled partner. The trade off of eating the stiff jab to land the right hand was a good choice too, I think.
Guess what firas has his own channel and is much better than Shane. Mmashredded jack slack the warrior collective silvie. They are all better. Shane is honestly one of the worst
@@paragon1782 I know Firas has own channel, it is not in the same level of educational purposes as Shane's channel. To say Firas's channel is better would be wrong as Firas's channel post fight analysis, random tips, etc. Shane's channel is to actually teach techniques, fighting tips, etc. In short, both are completely different channels. Haha, I wonder how many Martial Arts channels you view if you are going to say FightTips is one of the worst channels. Surely Shane's channel is not as bad as Howcast MMA/Boxing video. Edit: Don't forget in my original comment, I am talking about online teaching about fighting. Channels that are fight analytics oriented do not count.
@@HulkVahkiin u would say the past vids firas has done on technique are more valuable than all of Shane's combined. Check my channel subs if you wanna find quality mma channels. You will notice Shane's and the weasle and mindsmash are absent.
Holy fuck I’m not even gonna like did not expect for Firas to have such good footwork always thought he was more of grappler base kind of guy but his stands up great.
I love sparring at this pace, controlled but realistic, but you can only really do it with partners who know how to instantly shift gears when needed. Great vid
Really really really appreciate this video. It’s basically sparring with one of the best coaches in the planet !!!!! And you got it on camera, you made history bro !!!!
its the difference of pressure and not getting hit compared to not getting hit hard... Firas is constantly forward and not afraid to take a hit, Shane tries to avoid all hits.. when he commits he lands way more.. great work from both
The harder Zahabi hits, the more Fasen wants to signal to go easier and hesitates with his shots, and it becomes a negative feedback loop. You're sparring with different intentions. I've experienced the same in sparring with someone for the first time. You should've agreed to the level and speed before you began. That said, excellent rounds.
Way me and my buddy do it is just start with agreed speed and power and then slowly rank it up and once one of us gets the urge to retaliate we just ask to take it down a bit and that gets it done pretty good
Touch sparring in boxing is the most boring thing to watch and it doesn't do much for your timing. It's unrealistic and I appreciate firas bringing in the intensity and making it a clip that can be studied as a realistic spar.
@@paragon1782 Yep, soft sparring is the way to go, and from what you write, I can tell you've done a lot of sparring. Giovanni, you haven't got any idea what you're talking about man. What we talked about was the uneven intensity and how Firas sabotaged this sparring session to look cool, which is something you can *feel* if you've done as much sparring as I have. Please don't talk about this unless you've done hundreds of hours of sparring with different partners. It's painfully obvious that Firas is showing off and semi-competing, while fight tips is going soft and doesn't have the same intentions. When someone is holding back, it's super disrespectful to go for a style with your hands down and slapping punches the way Firas did here. It's a way of saying: "because you're allowing me to get away with nonsense, I'm gonna do it and make you pay for it". No, just respect that this is his video channel and you're gonna do some playful sparring to show off techniques. Don't make idiots who've never sparred before think that you're this badass who owns people, because they're holding back.
Woah his tips about "home base" have come at the perfect time. This just popped up randomly after im in the middle of the fight camp and currently trying to plan for when getting overwhelmed in the battle. Its so true, even a second of pondering a punch or taking a barrage on the guard can make you lose your witts and thats great to hear it from someone so experienced
When sparring someone way above you, there is a definite mixture of demoralization and intimidation that can arise, but it's ultimately a worthwhile and educational experience.
This Spar reminds me of the saying "the Master has failed more times than the student has ever tried" ...coach Firas has immense experience and knowledge about all possible situations. Although I feel Shane went a little easy on him since he was his Guest!! Great learning session though 👍🏻💥
Its so difficult to find an open space to hit on Firas, with his deffence. I wish you can make a video anout how to break that defense Shane. Great sparring to you both, you are both champs. Cheers brothers.
Also I have been trained to be a pilot, so not only can I relate with that analogy, but it is also very true and helpful. I will start working on my home base more.
Zahabi is one if not the best coaches out there, and he is very smart and fit, but I respect Shane, like madly cause Zahabi is considerably larger, and Large, Smart and Swift is a combo anyone could find hard to spar with flow. so I really respect Shane on that, but I think what really was going on with Shane was that He had a lot of respect for Firas, and they didn't really decide how hard and fast they'll spar, and with Firas overwhelming him with all the angle cutting and long arm reach, Shane was sort of on Auto-pilot, I think a good idea is to have shane rewatch this and do a rematch while clearly dictating the level of speed and power (seriousness) before it and I'm 100% sure Shane will be more comfortable and will do much more, Mad respect for both
what a brilliant display of martial arts. Spar in a controlled safe manner while still pushing each other and then afterwards break it all down with one another discussing the techniques and strategies used in order for everyone to grow and progress. These kinda of mentalities make me proud to pursue martial arts
Don’t know how to thank !! It’s like a treat to the eyes seeing two of my favorite teachers sparring and Shane having a huge respect for firas zahabi which he deserves rightfully so ❤️
i am a Beginner in Boxing and i used to fight in MMA i was undefeated and a lot of what Firas says is what i learned out of experience now i have had more then 100 fights and won 97% of them hence my knowledge on fighting and my strats so i want to share a few here and mind you these are not all of them. Fight enough/spar enough to know what's coming: when he says chill and let the opponent touch you this is true you read the opponent that way and test them i used to do this for 30sec or maybe a minute then bam i would have had a read on the opponent now when you have made a read then you can implement an attack accordingly. example: guy is fast well usually he lacks power then i tend to find my range and land her shots body and head or bulldoze them with overhands to take downs then, if the guy hits hard like i mean powerful then defend and attack in flurries while avoiding the power hand i also liked throwing combo's then take the opponent down cause big power can't do much on the ground. i have a load more but those are my secrets.
This was a good sparring session. I think both really enjoyed and learned a lot. I liked the footwork and angling from Firas that made Shane a little too late to respond and was more focussing on defence instead of offence. But I also like Shane never giving up in the pocket and get his defence tight and focused. Like sparring. Very nice!
Jeff chan from MMA shredded has a really good video of him kickboxing with firas. Type in MMAshredded firas sparring and it will come up. jeff is a killer aswell in the striking department like shane
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Shane: let’s spar!
Firas: so you have chosen death
Mad respect to Shane for posting this. Most people have such an ego with sparring and it being seen. Really shows Shane's charecter and how he's a martial artist
No way you could do a video with Firas Zahabi and not upload it.
Firas just went too hard and had a stance where you can't see shots that are coming, but the tradeoff is that you have no guard and can be knocked out with a heavy hook - a stance that only works in sparring when you're trolling and know the opponent won't try to actually knock you out. It was actually kinda disrespectful.
@The Forms: you know, i have to respectfully disagree. First, i would say that Firas is a world class coach and he knows exactly how much pressure to put on someone. Next, i could tell just by watching that Shane was really nervous and he wasn't giving his best because of it (which is perfectly fair) and Firas putting on some heat eventually drew Shane out of his nervousness and into the sparring. Plus, Shane is putting himself out there as a fight coach. Its perfectly reasonable that we get to see what Shane looks like under pressure. And coach Zahabi is a bigger guy with quite decades of world class experience across multiple disciplines: he can apply a lot of pressure. Which brings me to my final point: if you think Firas was bullying Shane then you are mistaken. Shane actually did really damn good. He caught Firas a few times. He defended well against Firas a few times. Firas is bigger, longer, and way more seasoned, but Shane made a very respectable showing of himself.
Haragei Lucid Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I mean, it IS the best MMA coach in the world so getting destroyed would be expected. So Im actually pretty impressed with shanes performance here.
“My name is Firas Zahabi you killed my father prepare to die”
seriously who hasnt seen that movie
@@highviewseeker5415 same
Princess Bride ref! I was like; " Can this guy get any cooler?!"
good shit bro!
cruhg I didn’t
If I ever spar with Firas, I'll make sure to have watched Princess Bride
haha best comment on youtube
It wont matter. He will light your ass up anyway lol
@@harageilucid4352 He'll light my ass hotter if I don't watch Princess Bride son
It's a great movie with tons of great lines
Inconceivable!
Shane: Hey you wanna spar?
Firas: There are levels to this game
Lol i think i get it
seriously lol the youtube teacher gettin smoked by some guys coach
@@user-dv4pz7qj7x I know who Firas is, hes probably one of the best coaches in MMA today. GSP, Rory McDonald, Kenny Florian and now Kevin Lee. High hopes Lee this year
#JoeRoganPodcastQuotes hehe
@@XxGreatestyouknoWxX "some guys coach". ... How did you get to put so much stupidity w so little words ? Casual ! Zahabi is the best coach in the world. You should respect both ot them more. Plus : you don't have to be Mike Tyson to have the right to train
Dude... you've never seen princess bride?! Dude...
I mean, he thinks sidekicks work...
Yeah this guy is weird.
Please if you haven't hop on this guy Mike's channel to!!!!
hard2hurt says the dude whose a white belt in Jiu Jitsu tryna act like an MMA coach making videos in his empty ass garage every day with a 10th of Shane’s subscribers
@@emceesupremejustice lol are you trying to insult me or shane dude haha you're all over the place. (I have a 20th, btw)
The crazy thing is Firas was playing.
True combat master
He gave Shane some great work tho, you could tell firas had angles Shane wasn't used too
Mohamed Ali wow! Great!Mohamed, could you send me some links of Firas fighting because I can’t by myself... but Ali, don’t worry, Firas wouldn’t last your second jab in a real fight ahahahaha ahahahaha
Takedown bruh he trains mma fighters ? Lol
@Iron Bear Yep it's true. Some people can be great in the gym and crack in competition too.
U guys support him only because he is another pork from ur community..😁😁
Hey Shane you might not see this comment but in case you do : Bro i really appreaciate your contribution to your community and the rest to share so much knowledge. i really love your videos and it really pushes me to go to the gym when im just not motivated.
thank you alot. greetings from germany / kashmir.
whish you the best ,brother.
You just couldn't say India or Pakistan
Idle Class Hero why would he say that
@@stalin7146 get outta here boy
Get after it big dog!
JaanKashmiri saaaaame
In Shane's Head: "Firas, why you bully me?"
y u booly me
Jon Whalen Haha, it’s a small world after all
Zahabi is a good trainer but you can tell he has almost zero athletic talent.
TheTruth I disagree, if you look at the fast twitch reactions firas has, you’d be mistaken.
@@SENSEIJASON absolutely bro!
Firas's jab is incredible
Learnt it from the best.
No wonder GSP has the legendary Jab.... It's cuz his coach is so good.
@@JackSpear1000 yeah freddie roach is that good
@@bazileus123 Freddy roach cornered him 1 fight, Gsp has been a great striker his whole career, and Firas has been his main striking coach lol
@@kingroaldlll4934 how many years gsp went in Wild Card Gym? He work more than one fight with him. You think becouse Roach was only with him in his corner for Bisping fight. Working in corner is not same as traning him. When you think about grapling, you think about his traniner Danaher. Firas is his main traner, but he also train with specialist. Also Firas said it better to train one day with specialst from some field than 100 day byself, when he trained with EDDIE Cuming heel hook. Fredie Roach is person that made that jab crisp and powerfull not Firas, Firas helped with a lot of thing but that jab is all Roach.
Shane: How long you been sparrin?
Firas: Been while, once a year.
Shane: We need to delete this.
Firas went too hard and had a stance where you can't see shots that are coming, but the tradeoff is that you have no guard and can be knocked out with a heavy hook - a stance that only works in sparring when you're trolling and know the opponent won't try to actually knock you out. It was actually kinda disrespectful.
The Forms it’s a trade off with the style he chose to fight with. Some fighters do it in real combat. Silva, Israel, mvp, Ali, Dominic, tj, vasyl just some that I can think of. It is easier to get ko but think about all the ppl they ko’d too. They’re faster and less predictable.
@@Sinekyre14 firas is a dirty little fckr. Him and that sht Ali are probably good friends
@@herbdeanisthegoldstandard8293 The hell is wrong with you?
@@Sinekyre14 this is not close to sparring hard.
Firas is my coach as well (grappling). What I can say, after many years of watching him spar the best pros in the world, is that he could be a high level competitor. I have watched him technically decimate great fighters time and time again. Many people ask me, “Firas never competed in mma, how do we know he is credible?” I always say, pick a fighter and watch him spar with Firas. You realize within minutes that he could compete in the UFC, if he chose to. Also, he is a Canadian Muay Thai champion, who in my opinion is a superior grappler. Respect coach.
MrJesseBell it’s a different environment in the cage with the crowd watching you, all alone. Way different than sparring in the gym.
@@easymoneycopyacademy2384 he was a Champion in Muay Thai, so he has experience in competition not just sparring in the gym...
People don’t realize that there are some bad mfs walking around that could compete in UFC, Belator, One, etc.
@@easymoneycopyacademy2384 He has that experience in muay thai, you obviously are clueless
Really makes you want to see what Firas and GSP look like sparring..
Jesse Horrell they look great lol
I'd say GSP would have to go pretty light on him
@@rqneo5361 gsp would win but zahabi would know every trick in his book and when he's gonna do them
Firas: you watch princess bride
Shane: Na I haven’t
Firas: moderately hard intensity it is
That’s what happens when you spar the guy that killed Rambo.
Aiman would beg to differ, but I'm Team Pops all day so I am in complete agreement with you.
Firas is like Shang Tsung, the way he constantly changes stance, style of guard, etc...it's like he's morphing into different fighters every 15 seconds
I can see why Tristar fighters usually have nice jabs (GSP, Rory, Arnold Allen).
Tristar fighters usually are really good haha
Kevin lee now lol u seen how much his jab improved?
and kevin lee is developing his now.
"i learned tons"
"what did you learn"
"i should watch the princess bride"
This 20 minute video went by in 2 minutes
That „Home base“ thing.. PURE GOLD!
In my utmost humble opinion.
“ Nothing more rewarding than getting ones thesis validated by those who exceeds oneself in excellence”
“ Advanced are basics done correct”
“ Fighting is relativity in motion, never expect only respond, as it one’s opponent within context that dictates tactics “
Always a pleasure and honor to be able to observe and learn from such peers as yourselves.
Sincere regards.
Fellow Martial Artist
Tom Framnes.
Norway.
Amazed with his accuracy it seems like every shot has a purpose and every shot found its purpose and it seemed like every move was deliberate, no wasted energy. Impressive.
Firas is the master. I learned as much as I could from him during my time in montreal. He does this to everyone standing. And he works everyone on the ground too. Hes amazing.
Wow, huge thank you Shane first of all, for setting this up. You did what many people will never be able to do, training with such a legend. You did pretty well with him, and I'm sure some of the nerves of going toe to toe with GSP's head coach was somewhat unsettling to say the least. Amazing video, and content. The level and expertise and the pure amount of knowledge in the room was insane. Firas is truly a genius, and to see his thought process pre, during, and post sparring was incredible. Awesome job, and one of your best videos of the year, if not ever!
-Jason
Jason Leung wow!! Your here!! I'm also watching your videos!! And it also helps me a lot on my training!! 🙂💪🏼👊🏼
Best Anime collaberation 2019
Glas Jaw bleach vs Tanjiro
For real lol
19 minutes, and i felt it was 3, holly shit, we want more firas and shane together
Love you Shane every time I need some knowledge about the game after spring or after a big fight your my guy you have changed my life and many other thanks for everything you do
Coach Firas dropping knowledge bombs as always. I've never thought about having a default thing to go back to when I'm in trouble. Will use that in the future.
"When my mind is calm my training surface again."
Firas Zahabi
I wish when I sparred with people it was this controlled. Sometimes I wanna work on technique not just whale on each other
I know you mean man. I have a partner who tried to throw full power body kicks. It's frustrating.
@@TheBoyDave same with grappling. Sometimes I wanna just flow and work on techniques that I never get to use cuz I suck at that move. But no people think spar means win or lose. Not a time to learn
Everyone wants to win. Nobody wants to have a slice of humble pie and learn. I'm going have a word with my train about it. During striking the only thing I do is stay composed and get him thinking about my low licks. I'm pretty confident in them.
@@TheBoyDave some people just need time to learn it.
@@TheBoyDave with shin pads that's not really an issue. Full power to the head has problems. Your body will get conditioned by taking shots though. Learn how to check 👍
Switching stances shuffling and good solid jab , that was incredible
Damn, what an imposing dude. it really felt like he controlled the fight space.
I broke into a sweat watching this.
And Firaz never went hard, he just overwhelmed him with technique and flow.
It’s evidently stronger physically too...very strong
@@JorgeParma walking him down with his hands up was backing his opponent up without wasting any energy and killing his dudes power, bit by bit. . I love doing this. I do some stuff when sparring then shell up a little and let them have their turn by doing this..it's really great for keeping sparring fair too and stops it from getting heated. Couple of shots... Let them go.. Couple of shots...let them go.. I have met people who kinda won't let you have your turn and just keep striking but that can be fun because they get sloppy and complacent easier then countered easier 👍
Firas did go too hard and had a stance where you can't see shots that are coming, but the tradeoff is that you have no guard and can be knocked out with a heavy hook - a stance that only works in sparring when you're trolling and know the opponent won't try to actually knock you out. It was actually kinda disrespectful.
@@Sinekyre14 i dont know if he went too hard tho. No heavy hooks when Shane was turtling or hard straights. He threw with pop tho, yes. His stance was a bit disrespectful tho
@@Sinekyre14 gtfo here you are not a coch
Firas changing angle while attacking. Damn. Just like Cruz
Firas’ real-time adjustments and breathing are incredible. Of course, his footwork, speed, use of range, and head movement are also impressive. Good on Shane for being able to apply some offense against such a skilled partner. The trade off of eating the stiff jab to land the right hand was a good choice too, I think.
Footwork was magnificent. A true pleasure to watch you two spar. Thank you for putting this up. No ego. All humility.
Time to rewatch and slow it down
One of the best online teacher with one of the best MMA coaches ever.
Guess what firas has his own channel and is much better than Shane. Mmashredded jack slack the warrior collective silvie. They are all better. Shane is honestly one of the worst
@@paragon1782 I know Firas has own channel, it is not in the same level of educational purposes as Shane's channel. To say Firas's channel is better would be wrong as Firas's channel post fight analysis, random tips, etc. Shane's channel is to actually teach techniques, fighting tips, etc. In short, both are completely different channels.
Haha, I wonder how many Martial Arts channels you view if you are going to say FightTips is one of the worst channels. Surely Shane's channel is not as bad as Howcast MMA/Boxing video.
Edit: Don't forget in my original comment, I am talking about online teaching about fighting. Channels that are fight analytics oriented do not count.
@@HulkVahkiin u would say the past vids firas has done on technique are more valuable than all of Shane's combined. Check my channel subs if you wanna find quality mma channels. You will notice Shane's and the weasle and mindsmash are absent.
Holy fuck I’m not even gonna like did not expect for Firas to have such good footwork always thought he was more of grappler base kind of guy but his stands up great.
Conor my man. Get your coach John Kavanagh in there against Firas in a death match. He was calling his mum a pussy the other day I heard it
He started as a decorated muay thai champion
*When Coach says go 10%
Firas is a living Samurai. Wisdom in mind and the art of combat.
I love sparring at this pace, controlled but realistic, but you can only really do it with partners who know how to instantly shift gears when needed. Great vid
“Full power street fight” *proceeds to throw a hadoken*
I love this collaboration. You guys are great together.
Yah,they should marry each other and call their channel THE FIGHTING COUPLES
Really really really appreciate this video. It’s basically sparring with one of the best coaches in the planet !!!!! And you got it on camera, you made history bro !!!!
Firas is a legend man, he's trained the best of the best!
its the difference of pressure and not getting hit compared to not getting hit hard... Firas is constantly forward and not afraid to take a hit, Shane tries to avoid all hits.. when he commits he lands way more.. great work from both
Shane after sparring: Hey Yo Adrian!
I did it
“sometimes I wait until my mind clears up”, enormously helpful insight
The harder Zahabi hits, the more Fasen wants to signal to go easier and hesitates with his shots, and it becomes a negative feedback loop. You're sparring with different intentions. I've experienced the same in sparring with someone for the first time. You should've agreed to the level and speed before you began. That said, excellent rounds.
Way me and my buddy do it is just start with agreed speed and power and then slowly rank it up and once one of us gets the urge to retaliate we just ask to take it down a bit and that gets it done pretty good
Touch sparring in boxing is the most boring thing to watch and it doesn't do much for your timing. It's unrealistic and I appreciate firas bringing in the intensity and making it a clip that can be studied as a realistic spar.
@@GJitzu interesting. You should check out how the Cuban boxers and Thailand muay thai guys train. It's like 90% touch sparring.
@@paragon1782 Yep, soft sparring is the way to go, and from what you write, I can tell you've done a lot of sparring.
Giovanni, you haven't got any idea what you're talking about man. What we talked about was the uneven intensity and how Firas sabotaged this sparring session to look cool, which is something you can *feel* if you've done as much sparring as I have. Please don't talk about this unless you've done hundreds of hours of sparring with different partners. It's painfully obvious that Firas is showing off and semi-competing, while fight tips is going soft and doesn't have the same intentions. When someone is holding back, it's super disrespectful to go for a style with your hands down and slapping punches the way Firas did here. It's a way of saying: "because you're allowing me to get away with nonsense, I'm gonna do it and make you pay for it".
No, just respect that this is his video channel and you're gonna do some playful sparring to show off techniques. Don't make idiots who've never sparred before think that you're this badass who owns people, because they're holding back.
@@paragon1782 There is really nothing interesting about his comment haha
I've never been in a boxing class, but these videos made me buy a bag and put in practice what I learn from them, especially the basic stuff ones.
Let’s light spar,
Stops mid spar yes wonderful day today isn’t it Shane.
Anyway *jab*
Woah his tips about "home base" have come at the perfect time. This just popped up randomly after im in the middle of the fight camp and currently trying to plan for when getting overwhelmed in the battle. Its so true, even a second of pondering a punch or taking a barrage on the guard can make you lose your witts and thats great to hear it from someone so experienced
"CTE bro its CTE"
When sparring someone way above you, there is a definite mixture of demoralization and intimidation that can arise, but it's ultimately a worthwhile and educational experience.
The good ones learn the others make excuses
This Spar reminds me of the saying "the Master has failed more times than the student has ever tried" ...coach Firas has immense experience and knowledge about all possible situations. Although I feel Shane went a little easy on him since he was his Guest!! Great learning session though 👍🏻💥
Shane didn't go easy for once. This is Firaz Zahabi not your average mma trainee
Shane could have messed him up
@@michaelmagallanes3382 lmao no
He's just quick. He shells up, dashes in and changes levels.
Shane, good work! I'm sure you've learnt so much.
Its so difficult to find an open space to hit on Firas, with his deffence. I wish you can make a video anout how to break that defense Shane. Great sparring to you both, you are both champs. Cheers brothers.
Body shots, dutch hand traps to strip the gloves. And light taping triple jabs to blind while you hook around the guard.
Body shots, dutch hand traps to strip the gloves. And light taping triple jabs to blind while you hook around the guard.
Everywhere Firas Zahabi goes he drops tons of knowledge... This man is amazing. I'd love to be his student.
God this guy has knowledge
Firas is an intriguing guy, his knowledge of Mma, science and philosophy, he is a guy I could sit and listen to for hours
You both have great channels thanks for the vids and everything I hope you keep them coming
Sparring and meeting high levels fighters is the best way to learn. Nothing is better than experience.
watched this whole vid with a smile on my face, simply amazing
Great video. Both fighters are awesome.
Princess bride is a classic! He is right you MUST watch it!
Firas & shane go insane! Best team up video ever!😮
Firas “TJ Dillishaw” Zahabi
😂😂😂😂
Beautiful to watch Firas footwork
Yoooo this is EPIC!!!! Right on man 👊
Firas is the best mma coach ever . So calm , so smart ,so wise and skillful .
It's easy, I see Firas, I instantly like. also, the tristar slap with the gangster walkoff 2:07
It's a thing of beauty, eh?
Just amazing how Coach Firas uses space to his advantage, doesn’t leave out any opportunity.
Shane your the best!👊🦁
Firas is one of the most real guys in mixed martial arts. If I was doing MMA and I could choose to do so, I would train with that guy.
Wow I didn't know he was that good
Gsp said he wouldve been a ufc champion
Paul C anyone know why he didnt went for a mma career instead of coaching?
@@AkamapD wasnt around in his physical prime
Also I have been trained to be a pilot, so not only can I relate with that analogy, but it is also very true and helpful. I will start working on my home base more.
Stfu
"If you're confused just go home"
Zahabi is one if not the best coaches out there, and he is very smart and fit, but I respect Shane, like madly cause Zahabi is considerably larger, and Large, Smart and Swift is a combo anyone could find hard to spar with flow. so I really respect Shane on that, but I think what really was going on with Shane was that He had a lot of respect for Firas, and they didn't really decide how hard and fast they'll spar, and with Firas overwhelming him with all the angle cutting and long arm reach, Shane was sort of on Auto-pilot, I think a good idea is to have shane rewatch this and do a rematch while clearly dictating the level of speed and power (seriousness) before it and I'm 100% sure Shane will be more comfortable and will do much more, Mad respect for both
and actually I would have loved it if I had the chance to spar both actually ^^
We need video on firas's shufle and that quick rush he does, it is so perfect
@7:20
@7:32
@7:37
He's litterally just changing is lead leg
Wow! Shane you are the man for posting this. Truly humble.
Shane,go watch princess bride right now!
Its a order
"an"
what a brilliant display of martial arts. Spar in a controlled safe manner while still pushing each other and then afterwards break it all down with one another discussing the techniques and strategies used in order for everyone to grow and progress. These kinda of mentalities make me proud to pursue martial arts
I watched the I'm not left handed clip and it's great
Thanks this is such a treat to watch
Firas could EASILY have been a UFC fighter!!!!! EASILY!
100%, but his true calling was coaching!
GSP swears he would of been world champion
But he wasn't cuz he's a pussy, Conor said it best
Андрей Илья Робертович Блейков Shut up dude I’d like to see you say that to his face keyboard warrior.
He can still fight someone around his age. I'd like to see him in a super fight vs Ali AbdelAziz
Mad respect! Unedited just straight up raw videos and honest questions and answers. Thanks for sharing
The mad scientist vs the youtuber. The difference in experience is 😳
Don’t know how to thank !! It’s like a treat to the eyes seeing two of my favorite teachers sparring and Shane having a huge respect for firas zahabi which he deserves rightfully so ❤️
I only had 10 amateur fights so a lot of the right Sparring contributed to me becoming a 2 Time World Champion🥊
@Ishmael Cato oops Sparring
i am a Beginner in Boxing and i used to fight in MMA i was undefeated and a lot of what Firas says is what i learned out of experience now i have had more then 100 fights and won 97% of them hence my knowledge on fighting and my strats so i want to share a few here and mind you these are not all of them.
Fight enough/spar enough to know what's coming: when he says chill and let the opponent touch you this is true you read the opponent that way and test them i used to do this for 30sec or maybe a minute then bam i would have had a read on the opponent now when you have made a read then you can implement an attack accordingly.
example: guy is fast well usually he lacks power then i tend to find my range and land her shots body and head or bulldoze them with overhands to take downs then, if the guy hits hard like i mean powerful then defend and attack in flurries while avoiding the power hand i also liked throwing combo's then take the opponent down cause big power can't do much on the ground.
i have a load more but those are my secrets.
Mashallah Firas
Shqipe
Tung
Shane and Firas. You guys are awesome. Much respect to the both of you.
Shane: sparring light
Zahabi: need.... to... win... this... fight!
he was chillin
This was a good sparring session. I think both really enjoyed and learned a lot. I liked the footwork and angling from Firas that made Shane a little too late to respond and was more focussing on defence instead of offence. But I also like Shane never giving up in the pocket and get his defence tight and focused. Like sparring. Very nice!
Firas... he said light sparring... 😂😂😂
Yeah, light(ning fast) sparring 😳
I love listening to Firas talk about fighting and technique so much
Would love to see them kick box
It would be amazing if they did
Jeff chan from MMA shredded has a really good video of him kickboxing with firas. Type in MMAshredded firas sparring and it will come up. jeff is a killer aswell in the striking department like shane
Definitely! That's what I was hoping this was.
Yeah because MMA spar would be too easy for firas
Firas was a decorated muay thai champion as well
I really loved and enjoyed this so much.. Thanks a lot Shane and Firas. We learned so much, respect to both of yah. HAPPY NEW YEAR MA MAN!
Me: Expects Shane to talk about sparring
Shane: Actually spars
Me: :O
Firas applying so much pressure while also being energy efficient, while also having fun. awesome