6 Things You NEED To Worry About In Your First Fight
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- If you have under 10 fights you should be watching this episode and taking mental notes.
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The first fight is hard..... BUT win or lose - going to do a second fight takes even more courage as the first fight is kind of a going-in-blind kind of experience.... YES - even if you do all the things Gabriel talks about here to prepare, it is still a first-time thing.
Here we are over 50 years later and I still remember getting in the ring for the first time and thinking "OMG - this guy wants to kill me".
After your first fight, now you really have an idea of what it is like in there.
There is an old expression I have always really liked as it is so true
"A COWARD NEVER GETS IN THE RING TWICE"
Gabriel's dad - Keith
LEGENDARY GENETICS
It's an honor to have you here sir! I will be reusing that line forever.
Cheers Keith 👍
My first amateur fight I had last year MMA I got tkod in like 30 seconds, I was so upset. Been doing BJJ over 7 years and striking regularly the last few years, on and off before that so I thought I was better than I was lol. Took another fight the next month and managed to survive a tight ass triangle choke for like 40 seconds, so close to passing out. Got out and triangled him. I was so gassed after that even tho my cardio in the gym was good. I'm fighting again in a couple weeks, been training good but I'm definitely going to try and stay more clear headed this time
1. Similar level experienced opponents
Specially for a debut.
Opponents lie about their records.
2. Find your suitable weight class
Max 5-10lbs weight cut specially at amateurs.
3. See & witness your opponent making weight.
4. Body conditioning
New fighters & good ones can also lose due to lack of ability to take shots anywhere below the chin.
5. Cardio/stamina to a really good level is a must.
You drain out really quickly in the ring due to adrenaline & nerves.
6. Opponents are trying to hurt you
accept this truth & train harder.
Wait so there’s a chance I could get somebody with previous fights??
I remember thinking super early on it would be like a extra-hard sparring and I ate just a jab and realized that "this is NOT SPARRING" 🤣 and that was a short moment but a long-lived realization.
Wdym? Is it way more powerful than even the hardest of sparring?
You can tell who can take a punch and who can't, its like night and day. The shock on someone's face when they get punched will full force or kicked will full force will tell you they've never trained to take it.
@@user-tm4il2oc2lyeah but why you would use full strength in sparring as a amateur?
Some gyms will do it for early conditioning for fights to see if you can take the impact without being shocked, so if an amateur shows resilience then they would be ideal to maybe become pro if they wanted to@@UltraToasty
First Muay Thai Tournament this week for me. Let's GOOO
Good luck! Remind me
Yeah tell us how it went
Remember, sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn! ;)
@@Drikkerbadevandthats not encouraging 😂😂
lets go keep updated!
Wishing you the best. Hope preparation went smoothly
My first fight was against someone who had 1 fight, my second fight was against someone who a 6 fights…. Both on the same day. I felt the difference 😂
did u win?
Was this WKA’s by chance?
@@HellohuyLee I won the first and lost the second.
@@SJ_Jordan no, it was an amateur WBFC tournament Italy
@@Jenjak ah. I had a WKA tournament last summer and my opponent was 6-0 and it was my first fight. I did well considering that be he ultimately got the W
Would love to hear you break down the Izzy vs Sean fight if it's something you're interested in doing and have the time.
THIS!
Of course he is going to to a break down 😑😂
I agree I would LOVE to hear Gabriel's opinion on this.
I *feel* like israel just expected someone a bit.. easier? (for lack of better word, he definitely underestimated him, as did almost every UFC fan).
But also someone who was a bit more.. i guess complicated.. if that makes sense..
What I'm trying to say is Strickland literally won by keeping an impeccable defense, doing 1 - 2 combo and front kicks. Seriously, maybe I missed it but I saw no round kicks of any sort
I think it just kind of confused Adesanya on an unconscious level, where he's more used to deal with more, I guess "active" opponents? But Strickland was just very patient, defensive yet steadfast and evasive enough hold the middle, and stuck to the basics. It probably wouldnt have worked in every fight but it worked in this one..
@@Drikkerbadevandexactly that. I haven't seen the full fight but from what I've watched it seems like izzy was counting on strickland to over extend so he could catch him with a counter like he did with pereira. That opportunity never came and strickland seemed to just walk across distance and pick his shots
I dont think it had adesanya confused, sean just took away his best weapons and walked across distance while staying just out of range to avoid opening up for counters. Your not giving sean enough credit for shutting down Izzys game.
Jan and Pereira did similar, although they both threw more kicks and worked the body more then sean (plus wrestling in latter rounds for jan). Just makes what sean did more impressive as he did it with less tools.@@Drikkerbadevand
I can definitely recognize the 'they're really trying to hurt you'.
I never have fought full contact kickboxing but I have competed for many years in Judo and I remember when I was a young adult and I did my first competition and I felt the other guy grab me and start to pull me around and he was very aggressive and I realized this is not a freaking sparring match anymore lol. Then he got me on the ground and tried to strangle me unconscious.. learned alot. In kickboxing I have done some light contact matches and I can definitely recommend that to people getting started to 'ease' into full contact. You get a few chances to see if competition is really for you without the fear of getting knocked out, and it's still serious enough for you to feel the nerves and get some experience! Just be careful because people still get KO'd and it can still escalate into full contact if the ref isn't very good.
I fear more from bodyshots ;) Ko's do not hurt, only a day after ;) Broken jaw is no good too...
@@borgy7085 they dont hurt but they are scary for alot of people and headaches from a concussion can hurt/suck a bit
@@borgy7085you should fear headshots more because the brain is the most vulnerable.
I had my first k1 match last night , as soon as I got hit once the adrenaline kicked in and it was crazy , I froze and barely threw many shots . I went the distance however despite taking big shots. Your videos gave me the courage to get in their despite my fears and I thank you ! Next time I will be better as I know what to expect ! I trained so hard but couldn’t believe how slow I felt and unable to pull the trigger , proud of myself regardless though ! :)
Same! I had my first MMA fight last weekend and i froze up, I went the distance tho but all I could do was get take downs and for some reason my ground and pound was so weak
And I couldn’t let my hands go while standing up. But this video & reading your comment did give me more courage and helped feeling like I wasn’t absolutely alone, I wish I seen this before my fight lol.
Your last point is something that has been at the forefront of my reasoning for never even considering getting into a fight. Aside from the fact that I simply have terrible skills, I cannot get into the proper headspace to try to inflict damage. I have to be angry before I can get there and that's a horrible frame of mind to be in.
I thought I used to have the same problem but I really just confused INTENSITY for EMOTION….
Ramon Deckers: epiphany of Calmness. Seinchai: pure enjoyment of the moment . Both translate pain with rage .
7:42 the worst moments for me … the days before . And the day .
Only when I am the ring I was ok.
I always thought I was just okay for cardio but trust me I was WRONG, I had my first amateur fight last month and I was literally telling my coach between breaks I want to die. I was nauseous and just barely making it through and my body was just making moves by instinct and somehow I won. Always focus on cardio guys
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wow i have one in 2 weeks this couldnt have come at a better time
Right? Got one in October lol. Good luck man 🙏
@@samholden1339let’s fucking do this.
Great points, appreciate the tips! I just won my debut in April. 2nd fight this November!
I had my first pro am muay thai fight in aug, i had only 12 fights fighting a national amateur champ with more than 30 fights, i was quite nervous.I ended up knocking him out in the furst round agter he clipped me with a hard right, my coaches and peeps said it was because i stayed calm under the pressure. So yes people being calm is so essential i can't put more emphasis on being calm,but don't be too calm where you arent nervous anynore.
have my first fight coming up in a few month. really excited and these are great tips to think about as the date comes up.
Really appreciate the thought and effort you put into the material you produce. Helpful and insightful even for us scrubs. Thank you, sir. ; )
Haha. I’ve got all those mistakes :)
Thank you for sharing this info
i love this. you can just tell gabe has a good heart.
Im 5'4", 37 years old, 139lbs, first golden gloves tournament. I couldnt go down to 132lbs cause itll be too much plus im older now so I'm going to go in there probably with taller opponents.
Hey Coach. 1st here for some tips to make sure I don’t look like poor Izzy did last night. Yikes!
If all you wait for are mistakes in striking you can take advantage of and don’t set shit up, eventually you are gonna meet someone who doesn’t make mistakes. Hats off to Sean!
the last point is crucial
Hey Gabriel. I've been watching your videos every single day, and was wondering when are you going to make a video on kyokushin karate. Yes, it's as realistic, but there alot of other interesting fundamentals in this full content sport. Really recommend checking fighters like: Marcel Mansurov, Farid Kasumov, Arthur Arshanayn. A lot of kickboxing legends started in kyokushin.
Outstanding!
Glad you like it!
7 weeks baby
I’m having my first boxing match in like 3 hours I’m nervous but just believe in my self
How did it go? I have one in a week
@@JRinseattle it was good I lost but it was close and once I got started the and went away
@@JRinseattle sorry I meant to say anxiety not and 😂
Are you going for second time? I want to compete in kickboxing I have no experience.
Would really love to see you go over the mistakes that Adesanya made against Strickland. I noticed that Izzy isn't really comfortable with the high guard and that he consistently over relies on head movement, on that shot he got caught by strickland. He just opened up his guard completely to throw a counter left hook, he didnt stay tight with head off the center line and a hand up. He seems to be extremely uncomfortable when purely boxing.
Yeah I think israel just got thrown off somewhat because Strickland stuck so much to the basics. It's not uncommon to see this happen to fighters when they expect their opponents to be crazy technical like themselves and they just stick to the basics
Sticking to the basics is being technical.
Izzy just doesn’t have the same fundamental boxing skills Sean does.
He is a great kickboxer and counter striker but pure boxing has always been his weak point.
Since Sean was blocking all his kicks up top and checking the leg kicks he forced Izzy into a boxing match where Sean is just better.
If Izzy had a clinch or takedown game, or was better on the front foot/bit down and traded - he may have won.
Always been the case. With an aggressive blitz/striker his counter would land, but Strickland being super responsible on defence and staying just out range and not opening up for the counter - he saw Izzy load up the left hook and beat him with a straight shot down the middle... straight usually always beats looping as it’s faster
But yes pure boxing has always been izzys weakest point in the stand up game. Specifically boxing defence.
@@G36KaersI think Adesanya doesn't have the power to plant and start trading to buy that respect from strickland. Surely he woulda tried it atleast once in 25min, or maybe it was all mental battles about respect and adesanyas ego
i think he tried it in the first when the loaded up that left hook and got rocked with a right hand then never tried again@@AxaFin
I'm hoping to have my first muay thai match in 8-12 months this video is going to be great knowledge going forward you sir have earned a sub
Now this is an amazing video, thank you so much Gabriel for making this amazing video, I will be sure to do implement all of this tips you mentioned in this video, when I will be having my first fight!
My first fight was a guy who had 10 plus fights and didn't even weigh in lol good times
This is amazing content right here
I fight this upcoming Saturday I walk around at 175 and fight at 170lbs im 6’4 and very lean I don’t think I’ll ever cut below 170
I like how you said disaster and not failure. Also, I'll say it again. If you did not train as a kid, you're going to be at a disadvantage as someone who did. And I don't mean for this to be discouraging, its just the honest truth. Also if you don't train to take a punch or a kick will full force, or if you've never been winded before...good luck in your fight. You will get shocked.
First ever boxing fight for me
I went all out first round and gassed by round 2 .... will adjust and paste myself
I have my very fisrt fight tomorrow. And i ignored all these tips except the weight tip
Trial by fire
Great advice!
Thank you very much sir
Pls make a video about Stricklands defense and style.
He outstriked one of "the best striker" just with his hands, a stopkick and a phillyshell.
Also he striked with every strike, which Israels trainer pointed out in the after press conference
Got my first fight today🤙🏼
Great vid 👍
The guy I just fought did the first 2 on me and I was like a dear in headlights
Nice tips bro
Champion, Cardio Video for Championship fight? Do you have that video?
Sort of. 2-3 videos focused on hard cardio drills I use.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Thank you sir. I will be looking at those video's on your channel. Is this the video? ruclips.net/video/F3gl9K9PTAs/видео.htmlsi=NCvv4Y5wDR4izGig 🫡
I actually know the boxer who’s the boxer in this thumbnail his name is Joe Ward he’s an Irish boxer from Moate in county Westmeath, Ireland, How did you end up picking him haha
First boxing match tomorrow, fuck it we ball
3:45 that sounds tedious considering a person who has had 2 fights but trained all their lives is different than someone who joined 2 weeks ago and has had 2 fights.
good video, but i have a question: should fighters know some stuff about nutritional science?
sounds important to me
I’d say that’s very beneficial. Or more so what to avoid because there is so much garbage “nutrition” out there
@@GabrielVargaOfficial hmm. ok. do you know how i can find the real information?
Aproximately 1 gram of protein per lbs of bodyweight, especially if you're cutting the week/weeks up to the fight, which I personally is opposed to, at least for amateurs, for reason Gabriel mentioned too.. but that's besides the point
It's a bit high but beneficial if you are in a caloric deficit, since more protein has shown to retain more muscle. It is also fine to aim for if you want to make sure protein needs are met from strenuous exercise, muscle building etc.
Loads of carbs before competition. Build up those glycogen stores. And hydration is important too. Studies show aproximately 3% dehydration can have up to 20% decrease in physical performance.
Also figure out what foods your body handles best before it has to perform. Especially in terms of what you can actually get down the day of the fight. You dont need fight night/days to figure this out, try it out before the day you go training. Do you feel best/perform when you eat mostly carbs, does a certain food make you feel worse/better etc.
And supplements also. I have seen professional fighters that dont know sht about creatine.
@@acme-1889 good point
The bigger you are the more you can cut, as muscles hold a lot of water.
When I started keto I lost like 6-8kg of water weight in a few days. Sure maybe lost a kg or 2 of fat that week from a decent deficit, but I was peeing every 30 minutes, felt fluey and had to hammer the electrolytes while I adjusted, definitely mostly water weight.
Since most amateur fights are less rounds and minutes do you recommend more HIIT training or long distance cardio?
Good question
HIIT is the most important for explosive endurance
had my first fight and lost😅
Gabriel can you do a video on Sean Strickland
Iam an amateur fighters 17 years old . i land good punches in my sparring and have good wrestling but connot throw punches in the fight and in the rung I froze and get scared. have a match comming up this 30th a little help will be great.
What happened in the fight bro
@@aaaastrtt9051 my hand got dislocated
My debut (6 month experience MMA):
Against ( 1 year experience and 3 previous fights).
Any tips?
Gabe your channel is one of the best on RUclips. You are a great champion and a class act.
Hi, I'm seeking advide from the community: I have trained muay thai in the past and I liked tha fact of elbows/knees and clinch being part of the game, but now I have moved to a different town that doesn't have that many gyms so I'm torn between keep serching for a good MT gym, settle up with kickboxing (there's also not a lot of gyms that offer it) or even giving boxing a chance (but I feel like I would miss being only limited to punches)... any thoughts?
MT all day baby, the technical component of it is really awesome. Hope you can find a good gym nearby
Hey coach where can I go to come meet and train with you .
i remember my first fight. Got lied to by a loser coach who i believed wanted the best for me as a student. guy was 4-1 in my decision and 7-1 in the division below me. And apparently he was even fighting for the belt in the lower division. My coach at the time had me take this fight with 2 weeks notice, another funny thing i’d I had about 6 months or so of expirence training muay thai, so no juijustu or wrestling training against a well known wrestler.
Let’s just say, he made out a lot easier when he realized my stance was very thai style and not more mma based.
Can you do a breakdown of israel vs strickland
Plz sean strickland
Yo tell us what you think about Sean Strickland using his awkward ass style to outclass Adesanya!!
which gym would you recommend in Toronto?
what do you thing on Strickland beating Israel?
OUTCLASSING HIM as well lol, with his awkward ass style
can you break down sean's stance
he absolutely deserved it one of the greatest strikers in the ufc crazy reaction speed
To which extent should you rely on your trainer to make these decisions for you? They should know the local clubs and fighters better than you do and be able to judge your skill level.
If your coach wants you doing full contact after 6 months that's a red flag. Unless you're very talented and athletic. In the end it's your decision. Please don't let other people pressure you into anything. If YOU feel ready and want to do it, then your coach should help you pursue it.
My suggestion is start with a couple handfull of light contact matches, (where there's less fear of serious injury) then figure out if you like/can deal with the pressure of competing after that. It really isnt for everyone, seriously, think about how many people have more than 10 fights in any martial art, let alone boxing/kickboxing..
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Wish you made this video a year ago lol
First
2nd actually. Sorry. Ha.
Listen all you need to do is spar spar spar the bag will not help you win fights
Who cares if the dude has more fights I didn’t give a fuck about that I always believe I’m the better fighter don’t matter how many he’s been in