Practicing Head Movement For Fight Sports With Kicks

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Комментарии • 63

  • @ZolPsyko
    @ZolPsyko Год назад +83

    Im glad you made this video. Im training in MMA right now, and I have a boxing background. Slipping was one of my strengths being a shorter fighter. I think slipping is sometimes ignored by others because they dont want to get kicked or knee'd in the head, but then their head is still open for punches.

    • @JoshD0W
      @JoshD0W Год назад +22

      head movement is especially important in mma due to the 4 oz gloves reducing blocking functionality. you cant just shell up and survive with 4oz MMA gloves the way you can with 8 oz boxing gloves

    • @ZolPsyko
      @ZolPsyko Год назад

      @@JoshD0W Absolutely

    • @shanebodnar9861
      @shanebodnar9861 Год назад

      @@JoshD0W the problem is that head movement leaves u vulnerable to wrestling and submissions

    • @frankdeal7260
      @frankdeal7260 Год назад

      @@shanebodnar9861no shit

  • @GabrielVargaOfficial
    @GabrielVargaOfficial  Год назад +27

    I love talking about slipping because so many people watch boxing tutorials to learn slipping. But they forget there's a difference once kicks are added.
    Stay safe when moving that head during muay thai, kickboxing or MMA.

    • @DarkSolstice
      @DarkSolstice Год назад +1

      When you do your roll are you shifting the position of your feet as well or just moving your hips and knees? When I roll of feels natural to let my feet rotate a bit especially if I'm going to follow up with a counter punch off the roll. Thanks!

    • @remyhavoc4463
      @remyhavoc4463 Год назад

      @Bam OuttaDaBayou I have the same thoughts
      I see a lot of guys do it and some even day dropping your hands is more energy sufficient and can ofcourse help with vision
      This may also help long/mid range volume fighters since you hands can't stick to your face forever
      Though that's mostly boxing though 😂

  • @imbatman208
    @imbatman208 Год назад +64

    Wow. I was just coming back from a sparring session where I got kicked in the head after a slip, and as soon as I look at your channel, you have a video of how to fix that.
    Really appreciate it.

    • @clapdrix72
      @clapdrix72 Год назад +3

      It only takes once to learn that lesson

  • @EsutM
    @EsutM Год назад +20

    AWESOME!!
    I was always the short, stocky pressure fighter and guess how my peek-a-boo ducking ended when I tried it in kickboxing 🤕

    • @snakethepeg7828
      @snakethepeg7828 Год назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣 I feel your pain brother🤕😵‍💫

    • @xxxag1768
      @xxxag1768 Год назад +1

      The ol knee lol

    • @johnacker4959
      @johnacker4959 Год назад +2

      Yup me too guys. Short kings unite

    • @Eliass-4
      @Eliass-4 10 месяцев назад

      lol @@johnacker4959

  • @taekfute
    @taekfute Год назад +23

    1st, you're a special guy man, thanks for sharing your experience I wish you every good thing you can lay your eyes on in your future

  • @silverwolf6194
    @silverwolf6194 Год назад +12

    Easily the most overlooked skill in Kickboxing. Thanks Gabe.

  • @flashtaeo
    @flashtaeo Год назад +2

    I fight just like Dominick Cruz and I do Karate. You just have to have good reflexes and read your opponent. Still learning tho.

  • @CoachMak
    @CoachMak Год назад +13

    Nuance between different fight sports is often missed
    Great video Coach

  • @blacksabbath2559
    @blacksabbath2559 Год назад +7

    Regarding head movments i watched carefully Buakaw ones and i try to copy them. His movments are shorts and effective with very little rotation when a hook comes. I often kicked people in the head with my lead leg (left one) when people slip on their right to avoid my jab. Greeting from french polynesia and thanks for your vids

  • @Quick--
    @Quick-- Год назад +3

    It was my first or second light sparring session and I slipped right into a head kick (luckily it was light sparring)...learned really fast to keep that hand up on the side I'm slipping to lol

  • @kingades1013
    @kingades1013 Год назад +1

    1:06

  • @kudoista
    @kudoista Год назад +3

    Yes! This is exactly how I have been slipping for years for all the same reasons. It's very satisfying to see someone of your experience has come to the same conclusions on how to adjust slipping techs to suit sports with kicks. A lot of Muay Thai fighters avoid slipping altogether but I have found it to be an essential skill. Even more so in mma because of the smaller gloves.

  • @justinfreeman4614
    @justinfreeman4614 Год назад +1

    One of my more mild injuries was from tilting my chin up while pulling back in sparring. My friend's cross still came in with a little follow through STRAIGHT into the windpipe! I crackd my trachea and it hurt to swallow for 2 weeks. It healed up - but now there's a line down my throat where the trachea is misshapen that I can feel if I get a sore throat.

  • @rylewmma553
    @rylewmma553 Год назад +1

    Donald Cerrone was the master of forcing the slip off the right to set up right leg head kick. He seemed to land very solid with shin as well.

  • @jeffparsons2190
    @jeffparsons2190 Год назад +1

    Loved it! You said that was the basics of kick slipping, hopefully you'll have a next level follow up in the future

  • @jeffs3119
    @jeffs3119 Год назад +1

    Love this, been working a lot on head movement. This came at a perfect time and highlights use case with kicks and knees. Very valuable info thanks! Could you also provide footage of these techniques being used live in future videos?

  • @dontblink3042
    @dontblink3042 Год назад +1

    I was there for the Cruz head kick ko of Cruz it was crazy. Your high Dutch guard seems to work very well. My muay thai coach teaches us to have our hands at our chin but the former mma professional that I spar always tells me to put my hands up higher like your guard.

    • @tytsam72
      @tytsam72 Год назад

      Yup.
      I feel hands at chin might still result in a rocking shot,
      As
      The hands are connected to the weak spot & the energy is transferred at that concentrated spot.
      As opposed to
      Keeping hands higher on the cheekbones or near temple
      Which
      Will transfer the energy in a more spread out way
      And
      Not just focused in the weak spot.
      As the rounds go by this will help in having a better guard defense = chin health.

  • @wooden2621
    @wooden2621 Год назад +1

    It took me a month of getting kicked in the head while sparring to make sure my hand was up properly while slipping straight punches. I was also making the mistake of relying too much on slipping and often times that would lead to me overextending on my head position, or my partner would simply set up a counter for when I slipped. Once I started developing my other methods of defense and mixing them together I stopped getting kicked in the head. Great video champ, thank you.

  • @KelpWolf
    @KelpWolf Год назад +1

    Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I really like how you add the follow along elements to your videos and slow it down enough for us to understand and practice how to make the movements. Superb!

  • @harr1to636
    @harr1to636 Год назад +1

    damn the stars have aligned im trying to work my head alot more these days and i see you post new video when i was searching for one xD

  • @AlejandroMartinez-rb7ww
    @AlejandroMartinez-rb7ww 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the explanation, I was struggling with head movement. 🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️

  • @Enohada122
    @Enohada122 5 месяцев назад

    Gabriel thanks for those in today sparring my head was quick with ducking and slipping

  • @taylornguyen965
    @taylornguyen965 4 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for your instructional video it is a great help! There are always things I can learn after watching your videos!

  • @johnz7167
    @johnz7167 7 месяцев назад

    Thank u very much gabe, im currently in love with kickboxing, anf this vid helps a lot

  • @grzegorzszopinski7111
    @grzegorzszopinski7111 Год назад

    Great video. I've been working recently on GGG combos, it'll be interesting testing them in more kickboxing0liek setup with these small (but super-important) refinements.

  • @ybu22z
    @ybu22z Год назад

    Would you change anything for the Karate Combat gloves or the 4oz as used in One Championship?

  • @OdysseusLaerte
    @OdysseusLaerte Год назад

    Great tutorial! 💛 Thank you for stressing the difference between English boxing and kickboxing. 👍

  • @makaiev
    @makaiev Год назад

    Gotta train those for a while... looks simple but I know its not... Also, is slipping back diagonally a good thing to do or I misunderstood the concept?

  • @yuwmelon3868
    @yuwmelon3868 Год назад

    Solid techniques demonstrated by 6x WC Varga.

  • @philipgarrett5009
    @philipgarrett5009 Год назад

    Thank you for posting Gabriel. Feel I could practice this slowly to begin, sometimes in the mirror too..build it up.. looking forward to it!

  • @windchimesilo9623
    @windchimesilo9623 Год назад

    Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone can give me a training schedule. Like how many days of the week I should be training. I meet with my instructor next week and I've been training every other day. My shins are conditioned for the most part. So far just heavy bag and mirror work with offense defense movement, footwork, head movement etc would be greatly appreciated. Muay Thai btw

  • @Aidar77
    @Aidar77 Год назад

    Thanks for the upload! Great material as always. I have noticed that your stance is pretty square. Is that your usual stance, or are you entering it for exchanges?Do you use blade stance when the distance is big? I have noticed that head movement is pretty different when I am using a bladed stance.

  • @Priapos93
    @Priapos93 Год назад

    Thanks for helping us avoid getting caught slipping, champ!

  • @eugenymalo8704
    @eugenymalo8704 Год назад

    Excellent video yet again. The lean back from the punch and the shoulder can be applied in boxing when smb is throwing a 1-2

  • @Kyoujin710
    @Kyoujin710 Год назад

    How do you feel about using takedowns as a means of protecting yourself from kicks when using head movement?

  • @DJCaptainPicard1701
    @DJCaptainPicard1701 Год назад

    Excellent video as usual. Thanks, Gabriel!

  • @ajmjl9102
    @ajmjl9102 Год назад

    I’m a karateka who isn’t used to so many low kicks and I feel like I’m worried about it so much that I don’t use my footwork as often could you give any pointers on footwork with the threat of low kicks?

  • @certified_boogeyman
    @certified_boogeyman Год назад

    Gabriel I think you have the best fight training channel
    Other guys have other important elements but you consistently bring useful well-rounded information

  • @simongauvin375
    @simongauvin375 Год назад

    Best video tutorial on head movement! I come from a kyokushin background and have much trouble in kickboxing sparring because we don't train punches to the head. I simply thought :"keep your hands up at all times" but as you mentioned I still seemed to get hit a lot. Now I understand why! Seems obvious after hearing you, but apparently it wasn't for me. Anyway, thanks Gabriel, I can't wait to train this and try it out!

  • @loralayene731
    @loralayene731 Год назад

    Oh wow, you just put the finger right on what I was looking for... How to keep an efficient gard when you love to play with balance ! Thanks a lot ! Can't wait to try it in sparring...

  • @jojostar7973
    @jojostar7973 Год назад

    Thanks for this, I was told off by my coach in sparring for slipping a lot 😂

  • @TheRandomizedHuman
    @TheRandomizedHuman Год назад

    Man I have been asking myself about head movement in mma. Seen fighters bend down and roll and get hit. Thanks a lot!

  • @Matt_J106
    @Matt_J106 Год назад

    Man i was searching for this lol
    Great timing Sensei 💪🏼

  • @jackfrost3620
    @jackfrost3620 Год назад

    Thanks gabriel!

  • @dpatel6393
    @dpatel6393 Год назад

    He makes it look fluid and easy

  • @DeathscytheBleh
    @DeathscytheBleh Год назад

    What an absolute banger. You are a legend

  • @saidbalkhi4534
    @saidbalkhi4534 Год назад

    Great video! Right on time!

  • @davidwoodward700
    @davidwoodward700 Год назад

    This was so helpful!

  • @brucehillbillybarthalow3786
    @brucehillbillybarthalow3786 Год назад

    GREAT video

  • @juniorvaughan5861
    @juniorvaughan5861 Год назад

    Great content