@@SenseiSeth You looked terrific! That frame to the slip then shoulder bump was hella impressive, your sidekicks were next level as always, great control, and predicting his knee to a clinch spin got you in a great position. If your confidence matched your humility, you'd realize you're one of the best karate dudes on the planet based on this spar. You weren't slugging at just any jabroni.
At first I was surprised by how well Seth fought, and then I realized that as I am subscribed to his channel also, he has been doing karate his whole life, constantly sparring, and always trying and learning new and different martial arts with an open mind. It really should not have been surprising at all.
Amazing skill from two very gifted athletes. Bravo!!! Love how you two gave good contact but showed impeccable control and respect for one another. In sparring my teacher always tells us, "You will get hit hit but as you get more experienced you learn to get hit less. I'd love to see Shane Fazen and Icy Mike get in on sparring as well.👍🏽
Hi, have you done a video on how to deal with opponents that come at you a lot with flurry of punches and kicks? If not can you do one? Sometimes hard not to get bogged down and shell up against these type of guys.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Six times world champion replying and putting this type of content out FOR FREE...wow most of the stuff that are behind a pay wall are terrible compared to your channel sir. thanks
Why is everyone arguing if Seth is a good fighter or not? He's good and shares his knowledge, is constantly learning, and to be honest, his channel is just fun. Mike is the same way, fun channel, usefull tips, Jesse is the same way. Gabriel and WB are pros and skilled, no one is denying that lol I'm sure Seth and company would agree lol so just watch the video and enjoy 😉
there also seems to be a consistent trend with Karate heavy fighters which is high kick output but lack of hands. Unusual for Mr Seth being that he has trained a diverse range of styles.
Honestly, I'm not sure why Seth is still 'chubby'....I mean, I watch his videos, and he works his ass off at everything he does. I have to assume he really loves cake or pasta...or something, cause the dude ain't chubby through lack of work. He straight-up grinds, and does things he isn't familiar with like medieval sword fighting, or fencing, or sumo wrestling, or whatever he can find. If most people worked as hard as he does, they'd be freaking shredded.
@@thehardway8197 some people do just have slower metabolisms. Just like there people that can eat 5 meals and not gain a pound, I'm sure there's just as many that can sweat their butts off every day and still be 'chuby'.
@@thehardway8197 I think he'll be "chubby" forever because he was really big due to food and heavy lifting so he'll look like that forever because of loose skin (unless he weightlifts again and regain muscle but he doesn't look interested in any of that anymore)
@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 slower metabolism only makes its harder to lose weight not impossible, he still has to be eating more than he should unless he legit just wants to be as heavy as possible
Over the years I’ve noticed Seth does this thing where he takes a step or half step back with his lead leg into a square stance or into southpaw. I would love to see him develop a technique to throw from this stance specifically (a check right hook or even left uppercut off rythm) he doesn’t attack after switching stances, so it’s possible to just blitz forward because he’ll only try to reset. It’s clear he’s improved a lot, however.
Good round, great techniques and i love the control from both of you. Would love to see more sparring footage on the page! With and without commentary were both good in this video!
I feel you, I had to stop my tkd after quarantine and my master from Korea had to go back to his country so ever since then I haven't sparred, I miss the feeling soo much
If you haven’t already before, could you maybe make a video about what to look at when watching other people spar and how to learn from it! Keep up the great videos!
I like the shoulder bump by Seth to make space off the wall. Your body punching was phenomenal. Seth put up a good round, but between the body punching and the leg kicking, he'd have a hard time the longer it went.
i'm been really working the JKD pendulum step a lot lately...i'm 5' 10", 60yrs old and 230lbs - slow like a fat moose - but the pendulum movements really go a long long way in building speed, cardio and effortless movement...
2:45 A side kick KO usually means a liver shot. They can be devastating to the body, but aiming for the head, they're weaker. I've yet to see a side kick to the head KO.
@Gabriel Varga....what state are you in and would you be interested to Collaborate with me at all. Maybe some mixed play of Kickboxing, MMA w 30 seconds on ground, and Grappling or some kind of exchange?
I was pretty impressed overall. But there are 2 things that you can't really assess in light sparring. 1. Ability to take a shot. 2. Ability to keep pace if I turned it up. But he did well and was trying to focus on a karate style to replicate potential opponents I may face. Maybe that's not his ideal style.
Hey, Gabriel! Before sparring do you make a quick strategy what exactly you are going to do or just go with a flow and see? It's usually relates to a training in classes when you spar against different guys. Thank you 🙏🏻
Let's be honest, if Seth would have had the mentality and training like other big guys he could (and would) run most people down. Instead he is using technique. Surprisingly smart man.
- move your feet. - Teep the shat out of them. To stomach and lead leg above the knee keeping distance. - spamming inside lowkick. Time it with the step of their lead leg. Cannot check when you just stepped and transferred weight onto the leg. - Spam check hooks angling out. - throw uppercut (fake) to make them shell up, then going hard to the body. So they will think twice of marching forward. - when they still cover the distance to infight and are better at it than you. Clinch with them to prevent infight.
Yeah I’m glad I never learned hook kicks and I think side kicks are better for emergency self defense when you don’t have time to face the attacker. This opinion comes from a TKD background too BTW.
If someone struggles with a bouncy karate style fighter in sparring, watch Joe Valtelinis and Nieky Holzken fights against Raymond Daniels at Glory. Perfect blueprint. Joe Valtelini ruclips.net/video/2lW0ZSyI0CM/видео.html Nieky Holzken ruclips.net/video/XfmLLpC1Y9A/видео.html
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He doesn't have nice control. That's as fast and hard as he can go.
It took everything I had.. and it wasn’t even close to enough 😂😂
@@SenseiSeth You looked terrific! That frame to the slip then shoulder bump was hella impressive, your sidekicks were next level as always, great control, and predicting his knee to a clinch spin got you in a great position. If your confidence matched your humility, you'd realize you're one of the best karate dudes on the planet based on this spar. You weren't slugging at just any jabroni.
I was about to get pissed till I saw who wrote this 😂😂
Lol apparently you know him well
Control is easier for short bald guys.
I feel like Seth has taken a lot of Wonderboy's methods to heart. He moves a lot more like him now
Seth>>>>wonderboy
@@certified_boogeyman You're joking right?
@@mattmac6069 he's way more skilled than wonderboy
Seth is just fat so you underestimate him
@@certified_boogeyman Wonderboy is a pro fighter, Seth isn't, simple as that
@@mattmac6069 so what...
There's plenty of ufc champions who were not skilled fighters
Some of these guys can't fight at all, they eat punches all day
It's crazy how different the striking is even with karate backgrounds.
Different styles of karate
Which karate style do they do?
At first I was surprised by how well Seth fought, and then I realized that as I am subscribed to his channel also, he has been doing karate his whole life, constantly sparring, and always trying and learning new and different martial arts with an open mind. It really should not have been surprising at all.
Seth was alot more technical than I expected for a big guy. He's fast, strong, and controled in his strikes
Karate
Yeah that's the chubby surprise
@@gavinlee6196 He ain't chubby. At least, not chubby in my books.
@@stevenshar1233 he thic
@@stevenshar1233 chubby surprise is something has on merch
I've loved all these collabs, but just want to say how impressed I am by your humility. Everyone should have your attitude.
He's a true martial artist.
Seth really impressed me tbh
Me too
I think he's been working very hard. Good to see :)
I honestly think Seth is the best fighter in this whole Martial Arts RUclips realm
Yeah, feel like Gabriel was taking it pretty easy on him, but still... Seth showed up. Respect.
@@remyhavoc4463 Jeff Chan and Varga tho dude
Seths sparring has really improved. He's been really successful at adapting and utilizing that sport style karate of his. MMA at its finest.
Moving the foot after the catch to stop the escape....GENIUS
looks like u havent watched Rodtangs fights
Worked super well
@@SenseiSeth Your chin-down shoulder checks to get off the wall were great for negating Varga's pressure. He lovessss keeping people on the ropes
Wowww, Seth leveling up his game! If you watch some of his older stuff, you can see he's getting even better
Varga needs to learn people's names... This is Adam Kempo he's sparring with! LOL
☝️🤣 You and sensei Kempo should spar next? Is this possible? Good morning web! 😂👍
nooOOOOOO
@@SenseiSeth is the Adams "at home" kempo?
Ahahahahahaha
Spot on👍🏻😅
Amazing skill from two very gifted athletes. Bravo!!! Love how you two gave good contact but showed impeccable control and respect for one another. In sparring my teacher always tells us, "You will get hit hit but as you get more experienced you learn to get hit less. I'd love to see Shane Fazen and Icy Mike get in on sparring as well.👍🏽
Hi, have you done a video on how to deal with opponents that come at you a lot with flurry of punches and kicks? If not can you do one? Sometimes hard not to get bogged down and shell up against these type of guys.
I don't think I've done that before.
I will add that topic to my request list.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Thanks, I seem to end up in that position way too much and freeze up. Thanks for the content!
Used to have issues with that too. Learned that clinching up and firing in knees to the body usually get people to stop when they rush like that.
I have the same exact problem. I shell up or i back away overwhelmed
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Six times world champion replying and putting this type of content out FOR FREE...wow
most of the stuff that are behind a pay wall are terrible compared to your channel sir.
thanks
The people who think Seth can't fight are delusional. Great vid!
they say "they're just youtubers,not UFC fighters🤓🤓"
Exactly! 😂😂🤣🤣👊👊👏👏👏
These colabs have been great
Why is everyone arguing if Seth is a good fighter or not? He's good and shares his knowledge, is constantly learning, and to be honest, his channel is just fun. Mike is the same way, fun channel, usefull tips, Jesse is the same way. Gabriel and WB are pros and skilled, no one is denying that lol I'm sure Seth and company would agree lol so just watch the video and enjoy 😉
there also seems to be a consistent trend with Karate heavy fighters which is high kick output but lack of hands. Unusual for Mr Seth being that he has trained a diverse range of styles.
Seth was looking solid. His head movement was great, everything. Especially for his size. He could probably be a whole champ if he wanted to.
Honestly, I'm not sure why Seth is still 'chubby'....I mean, I watch his videos, and he works his ass off at everything he does. I have to assume he really loves cake or pasta...or something, cause the dude ain't chubby through lack of work. He straight-up grinds, and does things he isn't familiar with like medieval sword fighting, or fencing, or sumo wrestling, or whatever he can find. If most people worked as hard as he does, they'd be freaking shredded.
@@thehardway8197 some people do just have slower metabolisms. Just like there people that can eat 5 meals and not gain a pound, I'm sure there's just as many that can sweat their butts off every day and still be 'chuby'.
@@thehardway8197 I think he'll be "chubby" forever because he was really big due to food and heavy lifting so he'll look like that forever because of loose skin (unless he weightlifts again and regain muscle but he doesn't look interested in any of that anymore)
@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 It's me i'm him :(
@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 slower metabolism only makes its harder to lose weight not impossible, he still has to be eating more than he should unless he legit just wants to be as heavy as possible
Over the years I’ve noticed Seth does this thing where he takes a step or half step back with his lead leg into a square stance or into southpaw. I would love to see him develop a technique to throw from this stance specifically (a check right hook or even left uppercut off rythm) he doesn’t attack after switching stances, so it’s possible to just blitz forward because he’ll only try to reset. It’s clear he’s improved a lot, however.
I agree good control on both your parts! Varga your Techniques are polished sir!
Good round, great techniques and i love the control from both of you.
Would love to see more sparring footage on the page! With and without commentary were both good in this video!
What a compliment for Seth to get his own separate video.
That retreating high kick Seth landed was slick. Love the kick catch into body hook as well
He did cery good job when sparring such phenomenal fighter
Great job Gabriel, much respect
As someone who recently started kickboxing your videos are awesome for picking things up. Keep up the great content !
I swear that you have to spar WB one day it will be the ultimate cross over.
Oooo yes! Wonderboy and I are going to have some great episodes together when we collab.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial THANK YOU GABRIEL! 🙏
both of you will learn a lot from each other
head movement looked great and impressive cardio too
Very cool breakdown, impressive from Seth fighting with the hands so low his defence was quite solid here...
I haven't been in karate since 1999 but I'm starting to get that bug again. I miss it. All these channels are making me remember how much fun it was.
I feel you, I had to stop my tkd after quarantine and my master from Korea had to go back to his country so ever since then I haven't sparred, I miss the feeling soo much
Very impressed with Sensei Seth. Great round thank you for the commentary learned a lot!!!
love the breakdown of u guys sparing
aaah such fun times.
I hope to see more of these collaborations in the future.
Yap, Seth did a really good job. I know how good are you Gab, but Seth really did things i didn't expect.
Bravo for both of you 💪👊👍
I really dig the shoulder bump Adam Kenpo does. Smooth yo. This whole round gets pretty interesting, especially up against the wall
Brilliant spar
If you haven’t already before, could you maybe make a video about what to look at when watching other people spar and how to learn from it! Keep up the great videos!
Beautiful!
It’s amazing seeing a guy giving up so much size being able to dominate. Love the technique.
Good to watch, 2 blokes testing their skills without escalation.
Sparring rounds thanks for bringing them. They can be raw no problem
I like the shoulder bump by Seth to make space off the wall. Your body punching was phenomenal. Seth put up a good round, but between the body punching and the leg kicking, he'd have a hard time the longer it went.
Sensei Seth looking great in there! Nice work gentlemen. 🙏🙏🙏
Love this channel
Loved the video!!
Gotta love dat chubby surprise, well done Seth!
These vids have been so great, thank you Gabe for the sparring breakdown. That was awesome to watch.
This looked like a great spar
Fun work
great vid champ
Been watching you since the early glory days. Still looking solid as ever bro
Awesome round.
Beautiful technical sparring 😎🤙🏾
i'm been really working the JKD pendulum step a lot lately...i'm 5' 10", 60yrs old and 230lbs - slow like a fat moose - but the pendulum movements really go a long long way in building speed, cardio and effortless movement...
don't give up bro, you'll see yourself becoming a lean mongoose instead of a fat moose, you'll be lighting quick. keep it up brother
NGL, Seth's defensive head movement against the wall was pretty impressive
Good stuff!! Nice and easy, just chiseling the technic
Seth did some Sumo thats why his grappling aint super inept. He knows a thing or two about grappling which is always useful.
Yeah but it was like one day of sumo lol
@@PHIplaytesting Nah, he's been training for about a month since that video.
That was fun 🤩
Seths style reminds me When’s that Stephen wonderboy tomson collab yo?!
Dang Gabriel… dang. 🙏🙏🙌
Sensei Seth hit Gabriel with The Chubby Surprise right there at the end.
I like Gabriel's hands being up more than Seth's being down.
Different styles in motion.
Ok
was that kevin lee filming in the end?
Varga's stance is far superior
Hey Gabriel Sir , from today I am joining a kick boxing gym . Can you give me some tips for the first class ?
2:45 A side kick KO usually means a liver shot. They can be devastating to the body, but aiming for the head, they're weaker. I've yet to see a side kick to the head KO.
Ricky Bandejas did it to James Gallagher in Bellator ruclips.net/video/2GDIdSD3Jks/видео.html
you should watch Sanda fights!
@Gabriel Varga....what state are you in and would you be interested to Collaborate with me at all. Maybe some mixed play of Kickboxing, MMA w 30 seconds on ground, and Grappling or some kind of exchange?
@3:10 round without commentary
I'd like to see a sparring session with Gabriel Varga and Wonderboy Thompson.
I love mega crossover ❤
I guess,this sensei is completely outclassed here!If it wasn't for his weight,he absoluteley no match for you Gabriel!!
Late but most of the times the bigger dude is going way less hard than the small dude so not accurate to say who's winning
I love both of your content. I have to ask, Gabriel, how did Sensei Seth fare against you? Honest thoughts please :D
I was pretty impressed overall.
But there are 2 things that you can't really assess in light sparring.
1. Ability to take a shot.
2. Ability to keep pace if I turned it up.
But he did well and was trying to focus on a karate style to replicate potential opponents I may face. Maybe that's not his ideal style.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial wow . thank you for taking the time to comment back! I appreciate your honest thoughts
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I can tell you right now I would NOT have fared well for another round or 2 😂 your pace was relentless
Hook kick can do damage if done right.
Hey, Gabriel!
Before sparring do you make a quick strategy what exactly you are going to do or just go with a flow and see? It's usually relates to a training in classes when you spar against different guys. Thank you 🙏🏻
4:20 it's crazy to me how some things that work on everyone I've sparred with just doesn't work at all against you lol
Man fighting you is probably very demoralising
Lord of the Seth
Gabriel can u talk more about your experience in/with Karate and what's your opinion on Kata 🥺
I think Seth did super well 👏
So...this is how assassins have fun? 😮
Seth uses his feet like hands
Why don’t you do a sparring session with petrosyan or superbon . And do an interview with them 🎉
Let's be honest, if Seth would have had the mentality and training like other big guys he could (and would) run most people down.
Instead he is using technique.
Surprisingly smart man.
It’s like Raymon Daniel with joe valtilini
I really laughed at 3:35
Honestly, this kind of content should really be behind a paywall. This is grade A stuff.
Great video as always, just had one question/request. How do we deal with opponents that come rushing in with their hands up?
- move your feet.
- Teep the shat out of them. To stomach and lead leg above the knee keeping distance.
- spamming inside lowkick. Time it with the step of their lead leg. Cannot check when you just stepped and transferred weight onto the leg.
- Spam check hooks angling out.
- throw uppercut (fake) to make them shell up, then going hard to the body. So they will think twice of marching forward.
- when they still cover the distance to infight and are better at it than you. Clinch with them to prevent infight.
ruclips.net/video/DfboF0CN7fM/видео.html
Gabriel made a vid about that
@@whoknows8223 I appreciate it man, I didn't know he had made a video about it as well.
@@banbrotherhood np
Why do you wear different shin guards ?
Why are your shin guards two different colors?
It’s so weird sparring outside of a ring
🔥🔥🔥
Gabriel going easy on him
You are wrong about the hook kick
My liver hurts in sympathy with Seth's.
A sparring with Stephen Thompson ? 😁
Yeah I’m glad I never learned hook kicks and I think side kicks are better for emergency self defense when you don’t have time to face the attacker. This opinion comes from a TKD background too BTW.
SIDEKICKS DONT WORK
Side kicks were Bill Wallace's bread and butter.
If someone struggles with a bouncy karate style fighter in sparring, watch Joe Valtelinis and Nieky Holzken fights against Raymond Daniels at Glory. Perfect blueprint.
Joe Valtelini
ruclips.net/video/2lW0ZSyI0CM/видео.html
Nieky Holzken
ruclips.net/video/XfmLLpC1Y9A/видео.html
Man how many of these guys use Hayabusa gloves?
Cant believe NBA luka superstar spar with a pro kick boxer
He's lacking in the punches, but I love the way he fights, he should practice more of those one two blitz moves, just like wonderboy
You should collaborate with Michael Jay White
Why???