@Gabriel Varga: I for one would definitely like to see more of your Muay Thai tips. I was going through the tips on my heavy bag as I watched and it made a lot of sense (especially the front kick technique - gonna have to break the habit of swinging my arm down :-) Anyway I learn a lot from your channel. Thanks.
When I first learned to teep, it was actually with hands up. After seeing so many people swing arms down, I started doing that but stopped after I saw thai fights keep hands up. Even when they round kick, sometimes they keep hands up but they tend to have them in front of them so as to smother punches.
Gabriel, I agree on everything there, what I'm taking away is the ability to adjust accordingly. I would definitely turn the head to maintain balance and power, whats next is also in that mix. Thinking is hugely important. It's like English football, the idea is to invent 3 plays forward while moving. We cant blindly move down the field. That being said thank you for turning the lights on, were home !
Until travel gets easier and we can return to training vacations you have my youtube channel 👍 I will continue to share knowledge with you that I have accumulated from instructors all over the world. Who knows....if I share enough I might even end up saving you airfare 😉
I was taught elbows on the outside by the Thais I trained with. (Master Chan, Kru Kongnapa) everything else you mentioned was exactly how I was taught and how we train. Excellent tips for those who haven’t trained in traditional Muay Thai.
Definitely outside brother 🙏 ...that’s what we’re taught at our gym too...and it’s DEFINITELY a legit gym (I won’t name it coz I don’t think Gabriel would be happy? Kinda advertising I guess 🤷♂️). But let’s just say we had a 14-time Muay Thai world champion come from our gym. 💪 Outside provides greater overall protection, and enables defence of basically the entire checking side (especially if you’re in curled/tight guard). Having the arm/elbow on the inside is just a complete waste and inefficient 🤷♂️ Hate to EVER disagree with the man Mr. Varga here, but it’s definitely the outside in Thai boxing. Inside has clearly worked extremely well for him though, so. 👏🙏
@@paulpelle3046 I train muy Thai in a small Argentinian dojo, but I was taught the same way, What My coach says is that the elbow outside creates some form of stable barrier with the leg, sorry if My English is kinda crappy, I'm a spanish speaker and some phrases come may come out wrong 🤣
@@denjipoochita7351 Trainor is legit, an awesome instructor, no doubt. 👌 I think there really IS something to be said about ‘traditional Muay Thai’ and ‘West-style’ Thai boxing though - there really are differences...trading is a very clear example. That is 100% the ‘traditional Thai’ style...and the crowds over there love it, and expect it too tbh 🤷♂️ The western approach is more about shot selection, counters, and generally using solid fight I.Q. rather than long, up-close trades...another reason Thais are generally built like rock 🙏
1:04 Checking kicks (connecting elbow with knee inside vs outside) 2:28 Roundhouse kicks (move your head with the kick) 4:03 Cross (drop angle of fist at the end) 5:26 Counters (padwork) 6:50 Frontkicks (how to utilize hands, not swinging for more defense)
Awesome video. I'd love to hear about more the smaller, more technical nuances from Thailand if you had any others! The three biggest contentions I see with regards to Muay Thai technique involve checking (elbow in vs elbow out, / toe up vs toe down), defense on teeps / kicks / knees (glove on side of head vs glove in front of face), and being flat flooted on the teep vs being on up on your toe. Would love to hear your thoughts on some of these as discussion isn't easy to find online!
I will say only that, im training MT 3 years now, I saw a lot of yt stuff, but this channel is next level :) Tons of knowladge ! Cheer Gabriel P.S. best vid? with Shane from FightTips :D
Great tips, you know, actually we don't see you hardly ever with training partners ... Perhaps some sparring videos with yourself as a commentator would be amazing actually, more relaxed than your actual fights and you can re take if the point is not clear, themed sparrings 🙌🤷 if you feel like , why not?
The leg kicks can be powerful, so putting the elbow outside of the same side of thigh when we check is safer in case the hand got kicked and gives way. Unless the blocking is very effectively angled or high enough, then the elbow even inside is not a big problem. It is more of good practice. When straight right slightly dig in won’t be slow. Don’t have to full dig in if we drop our weight to the hand’s opposite leg. Even if cross we can dig in the punch slightly we can return faster by body relaxation action after cross.
This was amazing, and I'm for sure going to like this video. Need some more tips, and what would be better than showing us slight things that we can do better on a sparring partner. Much love you, keep up the work.
Gabriel, as a amateur fighter who is going to compete for the second time next month, I have to thank you for all this videos you dont know how you help me to improve and to understant many of the aspects in the sport! Thank you
I've a Master Toddy & Sken background and that drop on the punch comes from a higher guard, thus one is not exposing the jaw. Speaking of whom, you really should do a breakdown of the Ronnie Green-Peter Cunningham fight. By a million miles, that was the best kickboxing fight I've ever seen, even though Ronnie was past his best
The drop cross seems like an interesting idea. But doesn't it work similarly to twisting your hand all the way so that the pinky is facing upwards and the thumb downwards at the end of the movement? But by twisting like this your shoulder protects that side even better.
That's what I was thinking. Classic boxing technique. I've noticed in my training that this exposes my lead leg more, which may explain why kick boxers don't tend to rotate their shoulders on their punches
Training here in the Netherlands I got a trainer who told me to arc down with the punch as well. He said you would get more of your knuckles into the punch. Cannot confirm or deny if it indeed makes a huge difference, personally it does feel a little nicer.
Joe Louis and Tommy Hearns both had crosses which traveled in an arc, often downward. They were known as destructive punches and Muay Thai is mostly accurate and well timed power shots
You can also look with one eye during kicking or punching. Side step during kick or lean abit to side helps. But not looking by turning head is not a good practice. Even with kick using hands to block counter punches is fine, but side step or lean abit can also be used.
I'm a newb, but I was coached that the angled down cross can help preserve your knuckle's natural form whilst punching. (Probably helps with Kard Cheuk-type styles)
Interesting info!! Gabriel, could you do a video about when to use your instep (top of foot) and when to use your lower shin to strike your opponent when doing round kicks in Kickboxing / Muay Thai /MMA? I know some Karate / French Savate practitioners will even curl their toes back and strike with the ball of the foot. What’s your opinion on the striking surface relative to the target on the opponent’s body? Thank you!
Those counters are actually bread and butter Muay Thai tbh Gabriel. We train to fire back instantly the second we check too...but we also implement a lot of K-1 style work.👌 That teep point is a good one Gabriel. Personally, I use both styles, depending on the circumstances. Sorry, but I do not believe it is possible to generate the same level of power (especially with a rear-leg teep) UNLESS you swing the kicking arm down or chop down/across (and turn the thumb up at rhe end of the swing). That swing provides the counterbalance to be able to fully thrust and extend the kicking-leg hip forward...generating maximal power forward and transferred ultimately to the ball of the foot...in devastating fashion. 😮 The arm swing also greatly facilitates balance whilst leaning back during the teep. The simultaneous lean-back is neglected by many Muay Thai practitioners...even experienced ones, but makes the kick so much safer. 👍 The outstretched arm is safer when coming forward with a teep, and it’s much better-suited and natural with front-leg teeps only...imho brother 🙏🙏🙏
I just spent 40 days in Thailand training. I also picked up these exact same points. I had different trainers in the same camp say elbows in and elbows out. Through my own analysis, l decided elbows out. The reason being that you are adding more blocking resistance to the round kick coming in to the upper rib cage. Thanks bruther for your excellent and generous videos.
This is good. I just won a fight last Saturday by dropping my cross over his guard and knocking him down. I train in WA,USA. Going to Thailand would be awesome
I've just started muay thai and I really like the idea of the last two and I think I'll look at putting that in my training. I did see one video where someone tried to teep their opponent and the guy did a 90 degree turn and kneed him
@Gabriel Varga I want to make sure I understand your point about hooks. When my opponent throws a right hook, I round-kick into his right ribs with my left leg, yes?
Hey, Gabriel. Regarding the Round Kick tip, if I block a left hook, shouldn't I return with my right kick to catch his body before his left hand could come down? If I return with a switch kick his right hand will be there to defend.
Great tips! So true about different gyms in Thailand wanting techniques slightly different. Examples like throwing a long knee. When I was at MeeNayoThin they wanted the knee straight up, little hip extension, no hip rotation. At FA Group they wanted hand & head control, hip extension & hip rotation.
Training in Thailand for the last three years almost on a daily basis. Every gym, every Kru has they're own way of teaching and small interesting tricks and techniques. If he teaches you something, try to learn his way, if you wont try his technique, he wont try to teach you anything and just hold pads let you do things your way. And at that point you might as well just go kick bag.... My advise for training in Thailand, be respectful and polite, listen to your Kru, try to absorb as much as possible, even ask them to show basics things how they kick, knee elbow and punch and see if you can notice any difference and if you do ask why they do it that way. Clinch as much as humanly possible. And at the end you decide from all the things you learned what will you implement in your arsenal.
If we look it like that, there is no bad or good tehnic... It's all about what is working for someone. Do what is working for you best, try to experiment on sparings and make your tehnic crispy, and on that way you will see what suits you best
For the teeps, I naturally did it for balance and also to help mask it. It felt super natural and never understood why it wasn't taught that way. Well, apparently it is! Haha
That head turn is really cool. If you look close, you can see Mike Tyson doing it when he do the flurry combos where he rolls from hook to hook. And khabib do this in his ground and pound.
On tip 1 what is the reasoning for elbow on the inside? I always go elbow on the outside because legs are stronger than arms, so the leg supports my guard in case the kick comes high
i'm not going to Thailand in the next 4 or maybe even 5 years and Gabriel is just sharing the knowledge with us like he's the instructor at thai gyms. I really appreciate it. note: yes I would like to see more tips like this.
i hate muay thai fighters , thats why i love to destroy their knees by timing my hips entry to block their thighs when they do the round house or leg checks,, the momentum rips the ligaments which i then follow with an elbow to the thigh muscles. sometimes I use the elbow sideways to pop their knee caps when they do the snapping front kicks. sometimes i do the rising knee kick just to jam the knees on long kicks. Its essential to get the timing for entry by gauging the length and speed of their legs at the earliest . and whether they favor a repeat kick of same leg or opposite. after that knee destruction, its just boxing time !
Second tip on head following the motion of the body makes sens and feels more natural. I guess it is hard to get used to as you don't have eyes fixing the target.
Yes more of this please lol also maybe could you do a video about choosing training gear like gloves, shin guards, and choosing shorts that you know will fit when you get them lol I ordered some shorts that where too small
It would definitely be awesome to see you put these tips in practice, maybe pads, maybe some sparring with commentary! I will make sure to apply some of these, specially the one for the teep, I've seen it in some fights but never thought of it as the correct way, just a slight variation for a specific scenario. Regarding the elbows in front or behind the leg when blocking, I was taught to leave them behind so you can create a frame to support the leg when checking. I personally think is more comfortable the other way, but a bit unstable for me since I can't frame the same way.
You would be surprised how many people lift their leg to round kick instead of push off with their toes. Little things add up to big gains in power. Been training since I was 7 years old. Now I’m 37.
the drop cross seems to synergise with the thai guard of facing hands more forward, you need to corkscrew your arm when you punch so the drop makes sure you dont chicken wing when your hand is more foreward facing at the begining of the strike.
Great video! Just had a quick question. I trained at Tiger Muay Thai for a while and they told me when I block leg kicks to have my toes pointed downwards and I got others telling me to point them up. What is your take on that?
Yeah I have the same question. My immediate thought is that you could break your toes if you flex upwards. I know flexing or pointing manipulates the muscles on the front of your shin so that changes the block - I was told by my coach that flexing toes up is best. But idk I like to point
Heard a lot and watched a ton of videos about the training in thailand, feels like a totally different experience ! Training there someday is on my bucket list
Yes, would really appreciate another video from you sharing technical stuff you learned in Thailand! Re arm being inside when checking kicks, I think a benefit is for better defence with the arms, especially against any straight punch that comes right after their kick, particularly if that kick was a feint. The other benefit, I’m guessing, is to more easily counter with your own straight punch since your elbow is already down.
Welcom to Thailand เรารักชาวต่างชาติทุกคนที่มาเยี่ยมชมคุณจะได้เที่ยวทะเลสวยๆน้ำใสและฝึกมวยไทยไปด้วย ไปที่เดียวได้ทั้งการฝึกซ้อม อาหารราคาไม่แพงและความบันเทิงจากการท่องเที่ยว😊
@Gabriel Varga: I for one would definitely like to see more of your Muay Thai tips. I was going through the tips on my heavy bag as I watched and it made a lot of sense (especially the front kick technique - gonna have to break the habit of swinging my arm down :-) Anyway I learn a lot from your channel. Thanks.
When I first learned to teep, it was actually with hands up. After seeing so many people swing arms down, I started doing that but stopped after I saw thai fights keep hands up. Even when they round kick, sometimes they keep hands up but they tend to have them in front of them so as to smother punches.
Gabriel, I agree on everything there, what I'm taking away is the ability to adjust accordingly. I would definitely turn the head to maintain balance and power, whats next is also in that mix. Thinking is hugely important. It's like English football, the idea is to invent 3 plays forward while moving. We cant blindly move down the field. That being said thank you for turning the lights on, were home !
Until travel gets easier and we can return to training vacations you have my youtube channel 👍
I will continue to share knowledge with you that I have accumulated from instructors all over the world.
Who knows....if I share enough I might even end up saving you airfare 😉
GET A TRAINING PARTNER! Please!
thanks a lot champ !!!!
Who would you say is the best Muay Thai instructor in Toronto?
Is that Hal on the thumb nail?
I was taught elbows on the outside by the Thais I trained with. (Master Chan, Kru Kongnapa) everything else you mentioned was exactly how I was taught and how we train. Excellent tips for those who haven’t trained in traditional Muay Thai.
Definitely outside brother 🙏
...that’s what we’re taught at our gym too...and it’s DEFINITELY a legit gym (I won’t name it coz I don’t think Gabriel would be happy? Kinda advertising I guess 🤷♂️). But let’s just say we had a 14-time Muay Thai world champion come from our gym. 💪
Outside provides greater overall protection, and enables defence of basically the entire checking side (especially if you’re in curled/tight guard). Having the arm/elbow on the inside is just a complete waste and inefficient 🤷♂️
Hate to EVER disagree with the man Mr. Varga here, but it’s definitely the outside in Thai boxing. Inside has clearly worked extremely well for him though, so. 👏🙏
@@paulpelle3046 I train muy Thai in a small Argentinian dojo, but I was taught the same way, What My coach says is that the elbow outside creates some form of stable barrier with the leg, sorry if My English is kinda crappy, I'm a spanish speaker and some phrases come may come out wrong 🤣
@@vicsantoro hehe, I understand you fine bro. Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m saying Leroy. It’s such a small thing, but it can make a huge difference 🙏
damian trainor made a video on how traditional muay thai is just a weird term
@@denjipoochita7351 Trainor is legit, an awesome instructor, no doubt. 👌
I think there really IS something to be said about ‘traditional Muay Thai’ and ‘West-style’ Thai boxing though - there really are differences...trading is a very clear example. That is 100% the ‘traditional Thai’ style...and the crowds over there love it, and expect it too tbh 🤷♂️
The western approach is more about shot selection, counters, and generally using solid fight I.Q. rather than long, up-close trades...another reason Thais are generally built like rock 🙏
1:04 Checking kicks (connecting elbow with knee inside vs outside)
2:28 Roundhouse kicks (move your head with the kick)
4:03 Cross (drop angle of fist at the end)
5:26 Counters (padwork)
6:50 Frontkicks (how to utilize hands, not swinging for more defense)
Awesome video. I'd love to hear about more the smaller, more technical nuances from Thailand if you had any others! The three biggest contentions I see with regards to Muay Thai technique involve checking (elbow in vs elbow out, / toe up vs toe down), defense on teeps / kicks / knees (glove on side of head vs glove in front of face), and being flat flooted on the teep vs being on up on your toe. Would love to hear your thoughts on some of these as discussion isn't easy to find online!
I will say only that, im training MT 3 years now, I saw a lot of yt stuff, but this channel is next level :) Tons of knowladge ! Cheer Gabriel P.S. best vid? with Shane from FightTips :D
Great tips, you know, actually we don't see you hardly ever with training partners ... Perhaps some sparring videos with yourself as a commentator would be amazing actually, more relaxed than your actual fights and you can re take if the point is not clear, themed sparrings 🙌🤷 if you feel like , why not?
The leg kicks can be powerful, so putting the elbow outside of the same side of thigh when we check is safer in case the hand got kicked and gives way. Unless the blocking is very effectively angled or high enough, then the elbow even inside is not a big problem. It is more of good practice. When straight right slightly dig in won’t be slow. Don’t have to full dig in if we drop our weight to the hand’s opposite leg. Even if cross we can dig in the punch slightly we can return faster by body relaxation action after cross.
This was amazing, and I'm for sure going to like this video. Need some more tips, and what would be better than showing us slight things that we can do better on a sparring partner. Much love you, keep up the work.
Gabriel, as a amateur fighter who is going to compete for the second time next month, I have to thank you for all this videos you dont know how you help me to improve and to understant many of the aspects in the sport! Thank you
I've a Master Toddy & Sken background and that drop on the punch comes from a higher guard, thus one is not exposing the jaw. Speaking of whom, you really should do a breakdown of the Ronnie Green-Peter Cunningham fight. By a million miles, that was the best kickboxing fight I've ever seen, even though Ronnie was past his best
Hu, im gonna have to try the head thing next class
Muah Thai (muay mat style I believe) focuses on power over technical proficiency.
Which is definitely buakaws style
The drop cross seems like an interesting idea. But doesn't it work similarly to twisting your hand all the way so that the pinky is facing upwards and the thumb downwards at the end of the movement? But by twisting like this your shoulder protects that side even better.
That's what I was thinking. Classic boxing technique. I've noticed in my training that this exposes my lead leg more, which may explain why kick boxers don't tend to rotate their shoulders on their punches
Training here in the Netherlands I got a trainer who told me to arc down with the punch as well.
He said you would get more of your knuckles into the punch.
Cannot confirm or deny if it indeed makes a huge difference, personally it does feel a little nicer.
Joe Louis and Tommy Hearns both had crosses which traveled in an arc, often downward. They were known as destructive punches and Muay Thai is mostly accurate and well timed power shots
Yes Sensei
Get someone in and show us the tips
You can also look with one eye during kicking or punching. Side step during kick or lean abit to side helps. But not looking by turning head is not a good practice. Even with kick using hands to block counter punches is fine, but side step or lean abit can also be used.
Need to see you do this with a training partner asap ! 🔥
I second that.
I'm a newb, but I was coached that the angled down cross can help preserve your knuckle's natural form whilst punching. (Probably helps with Kard Cheuk-type styles)
Works better n shorter opponents?
@@David-ie7znit’s definitely not gonna work on taller opponents lol
Interesting info!! Gabriel, could you do a video about when to use your instep (top of foot) and when to use your lower shin to strike your opponent when doing round kicks in Kickboxing / Muay Thai /MMA? I know some Karate / French Savate practitioners will even curl their toes back and strike with the ball of the foot. What’s your opinion on the striking surface relative to the target on the opponent’s body? Thank you!
Those counters are actually bread and butter Muay Thai tbh Gabriel. We train to fire back instantly the second we check too...but we also implement a lot of K-1 style work.👌
That teep point is a good one Gabriel. Personally, I use both styles, depending on the circumstances. Sorry, but I do not believe it is possible to generate the same level of power (especially with a rear-leg teep) UNLESS you swing the kicking arm down or chop down/across (and turn the thumb up at rhe end of the swing). That swing provides the counterbalance to be able to fully thrust and extend the kicking-leg hip forward...generating maximal power forward and transferred ultimately to the ball of the foot...in devastating fashion. 😮
The arm swing also greatly facilitates balance whilst leaning back during the teep. The simultaneous lean-back is neglected by many Muay Thai practitioners...even experienced ones, but makes the kick so much safer. 👍
The outstretched arm is safer when coming forward with a teep, and it’s much better-suited and natural with front-leg teeps only...imho brother 🙏🙏🙏
I just spent 40 days in Thailand training. I also picked up these exact same points. I had different trainers in the same camp say elbows in and elbows out. Through my own analysis, l decided elbows out. The reason being that you are adding more blocking resistance to the round kick coming in to the upper rib cage. Thanks bruther for your excellent and generous videos.
I’m going to Bangkok for a week & a half to celebrate this upcoming New Years. I plan on having 3-5 private sessions at Muay Thai Academy
This is good. I just won a fight last Saturday by dropping my cross over his guard and knocking him down. I train in WA,USA. Going to Thailand would be awesome
I've just started muay thai and I really like the idea of the last two and I think I'll look at putting that in my training. I did see one video where someone tried to teep their opponent and the guy did a 90 degree turn and kneed him
Gabriel, for intermediate/advanced practitioner to sharpen their skills, how many weeks minimum you'd say should they train in Thai?
"I like to come on the inside."
Gabriel Vargas' knowledge take away from Thailand
@Gabriel Varga I want to make sure I understand your point about hooks. When my opponent throws a right hook, I round-kick into his right ribs with my left leg, yes?
Hey, Gabriel. Regarding the Round Kick tip, if I block a left hook, shouldn't I return with my right kick to catch his body before his left hand could come down? If I return with a switch kick his right hand will be there to defend.
Great tips! So true about different gyms in Thailand wanting techniques slightly different. Examples like throwing a long knee. When I was at MeeNayoThin they wanted the knee straight up, little hip extension, no hip rotation. At FA Group they wanted hand & head control, hip extension & hip rotation.
Regarding the round kick-head tip...watch Roy Jones throw a hook, he looks away in the same manner: ruclips.net/video/y1AxpYxj12I/видео.html
Hi Gabriel, great advice! 👍🏻 Thanks a lot, and I'd like to see a vid with a partner.
Please do a video on techniques from Thailand woth a sparring partner
This was an awesome video Gabriel, much appreciated! When will we be getting to see you fight again?
Training in Thailand for the last three years almost on a daily basis. Every gym, every Kru has they're own way of teaching and small interesting tricks and techniques. If he teaches you something, try to learn his way, if you wont try his technique, he wont try to teach you anything and just hold pads let you do things your way. And at that point you might as well just go kick bag....
My advise for training in Thailand, be respectful and polite, listen to your Kru, try to absorb as much as possible, even ask them to show basics things how they kick, knee elbow and punch and see if you can notice any difference and if you do ask why they do it that way. Clinch as much as humanly possible. And at the end you decide from all the things you learned what will you implement in your arsenal.
Don't you mean Fairtex gym in Pattaya?? Is there one in Bangkok?
Lets see those partner techniques man. Great vid by the way, shout out from Japan押忍！
Excellent video. I'm currently training at Khongsittha gym Bangkok and I will incorporate your tips! Thank you
If we look it like that, there is no bad or good tehnic... It's all about what is working for someone. Do what is working for you best, try to experiment on sparings and make your tehnic crispy, and on that way you will see what suits you best
great tips ill be working on my right jab because i messed my shoulder up last weekend
For the teeps, I naturally did it for balance and also to help mask it. It felt super natural and never understood why it wasn't taught that way. Well, apparently it is! Haha
The chopping cross in boxing is the answer for the thaiboxer & kickboxer!!
Great tips. I was taught elbow outside for the extra support from hard kicks.
Please can you get that video done with a partner? I would love to see them techniques. Thanks very much
That head turn is really cool. If you look close, you can see Mike Tyson doing it when he do the flurry combos where he rolls from hook to hook.
And khabib do this in his ground and pound.
On tip 1 what is the reasoning for elbow on the inside? I always go elbow on the outside because legs are stronger than arms, so the leg supports my guard in case the kick comes high
Amazing video please share some more tips and tricks 👍🔥
i'm not going to Thailand in the next 4 or maybe even 5 years and Gabriel is just sharing the knowledge with us like he's the instructor at thai gyms. I really appreciate it.
note: yes I would like to see more tips like this.
The counter with the midkicks is nice! Definetily going to drill it.
i hate muay thai fighters , thats why i love to destroy their knees by timing my hips entry to block their thighs when they do the round house or leg checks,, the momentum rips the ligaments which i then follow with an elbow to the thigh muscles. sometimes I use the elbow sideways to pop their knee caps when they do the snapping front kicks. sometimes i do the rising knee kick just to jam the knees on long kicks.
Its essential to get the timing for entry by gauging the length and speed of their legs at the earliest . and whether they favor a repeat kick of same leg or opposite.
after that knee destruction, its just boxing time !
Any advice going and training kickboxing in Holland? I'm really thinking of doing it
Yours and Bazooka Joe's channels are the best kickboxing channels on RUclips by far. Keep them up and thanks a lot.
Second tip on head following the motion of the body makes sens and feels more natural.
I guess it is hard to get used to as you don't have eyes fixing the target.
Yes more of this please lol also maybe could you do a video about choosing training gear like gloves, shin guards, and choosing shorts that you know will fit when you get them lol I ordered some shorts that where too small
I volunteer as tribute! I'd love to be your sparring partner aka punching bag until I get better
It would definitely be awesome to see you put these tips in practice, maybe pads, maybe some sparring with commentary! I will make sure to apply some of these, specially the one for the teep, I've seen it in some fights but never thought of it as the correct way, just a slight variation for a specific scenario.
Regarding the elbows in front or behind the leg when blocking, I was taught to leave them behind so you can create a frame to support the leg when checking. I personally think is more comfortable the other way, but a bit unstable for me since I can't frame the same way.
You would be surprised how many people lift their leg to round kick instead of push off with their toes. Little things add up to big gains in power. Been training since I was 7 years old. Now I’m 37.
Makes sense to why overhands almost always drop if they hit clean
I’d like to know more about Thailand training
This is great! Thanks! Gonna try the head turn on the heavy bag.
Gabriel, did you spend a lot of time training your neck or is it a genetics?
This stuff is gold.
🙏🙏🙏
@@GabrielVargaOfficial it really is. After a certain point EVERYTHING is in the details and the details are rarely taught.
Tips with partner would be outstanding sir
Yes! Please show more training tips with a partner!!!
Master toddy teaches the turn head sideways for round kicks.
Make the Video. I would appreciate.
I would absolutely love to see more thia training
Yes! Please do the pad holder video, would love some extra inspiration on combinations and how to be a good pad holder. Appreciate it!
Do you cut much weight? And if so any tips?
2:02 Gabriel ✍ likes ✍ to ✍ come ✍ on ✍ the ✍ inside ✍
love the checking detail, one time I smashed my elbow into my thigh, that hurt worse than leg conditioning 😂
Can you please make that video!🙏
Great video. Thanks!
Great video. Thanks!
Please make the video with a training partner!
Yes please make that video for 🙏 🥊 🇹🇭
Thanks for the Tips il be traying
Yes please! More Muay Thai videos :)
the drop cross seems to synergise with the thai guard of facing hands more forward, you need to corkscrew your arm when you punch so the drop makes sure you dont chicken wing when your hand is more foreward facing at the begining of the strike.
Great video! Just had a quick question. I trained at Tiger Muay Thai for a while and they told me when I block leg kicks to have my toes pointed downwards and I got others telling me to point them up. What is your take on that?
Yeah I have the same question. My immediate thought is that you could break your toes if you flex upwards. I know flexing or pointing manipulates the muscles on the front of your shin so that changes the block - I was told by my coach that flexing toes up is best. But idk I like to point
Last 2 were real interesting to me. Gonna try that next time on the bag.
Oh yeah do the video with the training partner.
Thank you for the teeps 🙂
Id like to see you with a padholder!!
Heard a lot and watched a ton of videos about the training in thailand, feels like a totally different experience ! Training there someday is on my bucket list
Same
This is gold, give us more! Thanks
Please do it with a partner. Love the vids
i love these "technical tips" videos.
so inspiring to learn from you
Please make that video champ
Yes, would really appreciate another video from you sharing technical stuff you learned in Thailand!
Re arm being inside when checking kicks, I think a benefit is for better defence with the arms, especially against any straight punch that comes right after their kick, particularly if that kick was a feint. The other benefit, I’m guessing, is to more easily counter with your own straight punch since your elbow is already down.
i do want to know more , get somebody and show us
Make that video please! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
show me the partner tech brother
Thank you! Love this video! Hope to see that video with a training partner soon!
What would be your tip on getting the high kicks better this is my weakest point, or can you do a video on this please.
I have a videos on that. I'll link 2 below.
ruclips.net/video/I0FGI1ghZXc/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/VL5CIMJZSgQ/видео.html
The best champion 🏆
At this point i should call him coach
make that video happen plz
Give us another video 👍