3:20 This lesson was most profound to me when the gang went swimming one time: There was this huge log in our swimming hole and i tried to push it away and completely failed and just benchpressed myself away from the log and it didnt move an inch, then my buddies little daughter maybe 5 years old just puts one hand on it and with slow, gentle steady pressure she pushed the log away and made me look stupid😅 An object lesson on the laws of physics like inertia, ill never forget
🙂 Hi Gabriel, i am just wondering ... the slipping of the head doesnt expose you to high kick ? It reminds me of many knockout by high kick like the last fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier or the last fight of Kamaru Usman vs evans ... isnt it better in kickboxin to slip backward to avoid the high kick counter ?
I really love Coach Jared's analogy about pushing a car, gets easier when the car is already moving; in relation to head movement. A head already moving is easier to move and not hit =3 Thank you both for the great drill!
Wow I love how humble you are to admit that he’s better in a certain area than you are but you guys are being such a good Sportsmans to each other 👊 thank you for coming together in this video to teach us about slipping. I only teach kickboxing for fitness clients and I teach only the basics but things like this really help because poor technique always catches up and I always try to explain that to my clients; practice doesn’t make perfect -proper practice makes perfect. 👌 Love your channel thank you so much
Gabe you are a blessing on RUclips and now that you’re bringing in specialized teachers as hosts on your channel, I’m learning so fast. Coincidentally I started training my student in slipping punched this last weekend and now you have posted this; you’re youtube gold man! Thank you for everything. I appreciate and my student appreciates it’s too.
Love the content from the meetup. Always fun to see fighters of different background, skill level and style, tech each other a thing or two. I wish I was there and was able to learn all of that stuff first hand. Great video, you've earned a new subscriber. Gotta go watch all your videos now.
@@hacooray525 True. I just recently watched his thumb up or down hooks video, and i believe, he says he usually throws thumb up, but in this he's throwing palm down. Just made me curious of his reason or if his opinion changed or something. Cheers!
@@A_Dubbleyew thumbs down you're preemptively protecting yourself more against a right cross or straight with your elbow/shoulder (supposing both orthodox), but you're more vulnerable if the punch is slipped as your body is more open and your vision more covered
I like the drill videos so I can get newcomers to understand the rythem of strike. If im by myself I'll do it in front of a mirror. Thanks for the free knowledge
This is one of the best tips EVER posted online.... trust me I'm in the masters division and sparring with the young guys is makes me feel old when I don't move my head. ;) Thanks for the tip!
I started trying slipping in my last sparring sessions (mostly when I felt like I had a good read on when someone would try to counter punch me so I could fake>slip>strike) and liked it 🙂 Got to build up confidence to do it more 😅
It’s unbelievable to see all these guys together in one gym of another guy. Where is Shane? )) And these men I’m subscribed on. And they are the best. I consider myself pretty experienced in fighting game but still keep learning from you Gabriel. Thank you for sharing this. And by the way I also learn English from your video since it’s not my native language.)
This is really helpful, I've never thought about punching and then slipping on the same side where I threw the punch. I'll practice this on the heavy bag and hopefully with a sparring partner. Thank you Jared and Gabriel! 👍
Same rule applies for southpaws/lefies. But remember the outside is where you want to be. You might not get there always, but with good slips and a good jab you will more often than not.
Great video, I throw my left hook the same way you do, my reasoning is that I can land with the knuckles at close and long range. I'd be interested to hear your reasons though.
This is a great drill only thing I really do not like if the pad holder is not aiming at your head but throws his punches intentionally to miss/sloppy. Look at 2:36 in 0,25x speed you see him aiming more on the shoulder than on the head. Not trying to hate but one should practice it as realistic as it could be and in sparring your partners do not miss on purpose/ aim for your shoulders. You see it in so many drills. I sometimes stop evading just to see where the punches land and when it doesn't land on my head I tell to them throw real punches.
I showed a similar drill on my little channel when I was started it. Didn't have a mic so the sound isn't great, but the same concept, though it was a 2 strike slip. I didn't show the jab first and same side slip after. Just 1-2 slip, etc.
Hey brother I love this video and all your content! Quick question! Ive always been taught that the most common counter to a left hook…is a left hook! So I’ve always been taught to roll after round punches and slip after straight punches as the fundamentals of head movement! So I wanted to know what your thoughts are on the reason for slipping after the left hook in this drill ?
we need some patterns that the pros use as well, like slip, pull back, duck under, shoulder roll. and when to apply each sequence. because i can see some fighters use the same patterns time after time again and stay safe. WE NEED THE PATTERNS MASON, THE PATTERNS
You guys such sports man very good slips but in kickboxing we can get hit with high kicks but still having that moves is what makes you better kickboxer. I think the best fighter is fighter who can fight any style just like he was boxer wrestler kickboxer
Doesn’t taking your head off center line preemptively rather than when punches are actually coming at you and when kicks are also allowed make you vulnerable to round house kicks though?
🙂i am just wondering ... the slipping of the head doesnt expose you to high kick ? It reminds me of many knockout by high kick like the last fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier or the last fight of Kamaru Usman vs evans ... isnt it better in kickboxin to slip backward to avoid the high kick counter ?
Notice how small these movements actually are though. And you aren't slipping defensively, you throw then slip, so there is no time for your opponent to launch a kick.
TL;DR It can be effective in the right context. Training head movement can help you understand how to counter it. It's really important that the head movement is not predictable. Head movement can work if your opponent doesn't expect it. It can put you into bad positions that can be exploited. The rule-sets exaggerate and diminish the effectiveness of head movement in interesting ways: It is less effective in kickboxing than it is in boxing, and more risky. In Sanshou, MMA, etc. It becomes more useful again, because of takedowns. As you mentioned, in other forms of kickboxing leaning back is often a better choice than in something like Sanshou because their rules don't encourage takedowns. If a smart fighter saw someone doing what this drill suggests, and spots the pattern, they absolutely can catch you moving into their strike. Better yet, they can use feints to illicit the bigger response they want and knock your head off. It can work well to set up counters, especially when closing distance with your hands. If you're not smart enough you're the one getting set up for the counter. It helps to use small movements, like just shifting head slots. MMA and Sanshou guys can use it to setup takedowns, again if they are comfortable enough to avoid being predictable. If someone just loves training head movement and they're otherwise good kickboxers, it can be an ace up their sleeve. And some talented folks can just do it, big slips, duck and all-- it's unreal. Jeff Chan shares tons of videos of him doing it well on RUclips; Prime Anderson Silva made it look easy; Samart-- Just watch him, I don't have the words. Most of us are not like them, and most kickboxers might find better uses of their training time. It can help a person be more elusive through being more aware of their position in space. Training head movement can also help you understand, and capitalize on other people's (mis)use of it
Gabriel would you say slipping is applicable more for self defense or parrying with hands and arm blocks..I have always had this question,I have trained boxing for the last 5 years and seriously thinking of switching to kickboxing and learn to fight mma style as to add more weapons to the striking and I recently started Sambo 3 weeks ago so I think it would be better for me to learn to fight out of a more open mma style stance but how do you feel about slipping vs Perry's and and arm blocks for self defense situations?
I'm a southpaw.. I often hear that slipping to the OUTSIDE of your opponent is best. But when I jab, it probably takes longer to slip to the outside. It's also not in my system to do so. Slipping to the inside however, is high risk. What would your advise be on this subject?
Slipping to the inside is stupid. You being a southpaw has no affect on slipping to the inside or outside it only affects what punches you can return with after you’ve slipped. If you’re a southpaw you can still slip someone’s jab the same lol or someone’s cross it’s literally just the way you’d return is a little different or opposite we should say. It’s still the same pretty much though pal.
Hmmm 🤔? You think so? I like to move my head more when I get closer to set up body shots. If I’m further distance I like to be on my toes bouncing in and out. As a defense after I throw punch combinations I like to finish with a jab. Everyone says start combinations with a jab yet they rarely say finish your combination punches with jabbing. What bad habits do you believe that you would develop?
@@andrewtanczyk4009 if you make an attack on the line you will trigger a response from a good opponent. If you cross the line after attacking you will run into that response.
Champ you have some of the cleanest and sharpest punches I've ever seen a fighter throw. If you didn't have such a great career in kickboxing, I think you would have done amazing as a professional boxer too. You just get it.
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This drill is probably done best with a partner but remember you can still work it effectively in shadow boxing or bag work.
3:20 This lesson was most profound to me when the gang went swimming one time: There was this huge log in our swimming hole and i tried to push it away and completely failed and just benchpressed myself away from the log and it didnt move an inch, then my buddies little daughter maybe 5 years old just puts one hand on it and with slow, gentle steady pressure she pushed the log away and made me look stupid😅
An object lesson on the laws of physics like inertia, ill never forget
Thank you for the content
🙂 Hi Gabriel, i am just wondering ... the slipping of the head doesnt expose you to high kick ? It reminds me of many knockout by high kick like the last fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier or the last fight of Kamaru Usman vs evans ... isnt it better in kickboxin to slip backward to avoid the high kick counter ?
You can always tell if the advice is coming from actual combat tested fighters, or sparring masters that play patty cake.
You should collab with Jeff Chan someday I'm sure yall would get some good rounds in
What do you get when two champions start talking about fighting? Huge surprise: they keep it simple and encourage practice.
Im a champion
What happens when you get the someone who “trains ufc” in the comments? (shout out Mighty Mouse!)
Great wisdom here icy mike
Probably a fight or a sparring sesh 😆
None of that Wing Chun nonsense blocking punches and this and that. It either works, or it doesn't in real combat.
For anyone who want the combination:
1 - slip - 1 - 2 - slip - 2 - 3 - slip - 3
Thank you
6 months into Kickboxing and I struggle with slipping, so this is very helpful! Thanks.
Great to hear! I hope you can find someone to drill this with.
But if not practice in bagwork and I think you'll see an improvement.
Check out Fran Sands" RUclips channel. Guy is a master at teaching basic fundamentals for boxing including slipping.
Ability to do half-squats quickly is essential to good slipping. If you are not practicing it, please do that first.
Doing Muay Thai and this is one thing I battle with as they don’t drill this enough. Solid boxing advice is so helpful. Thanks for posting 🙏
I really love Coach Jared's analogy about pushing a car, gets easier when the car is already moving; in relation to head movement. A head already moving is easier to move and not hit =3
Thank you both for the great drill!
Wow I love how humble you are to admit that he’s better in a certain area than you are but you guys are being such a good Sportsmans to each other 👊 thank you for coming together in this video to teach us about slipping. I only teach kickboxing for fitness clients and I teach only the basics but things like this really help because poor technique always catches up and I always try to explain that to my clients; practice doesn’t make perfect -proper practice makes perfect. 👌 Love your channel thank you so much
Gabe, u are horrendously cool, man. So humble, never i saw you brag, not even once. You have a subscription 4 life
Thanks for the kind words 🙏
And thanks for the sub
Gabe you are a blessing on RUclips and now that you’re bringing in specialized teachers as hosts on your channel, I’m learning so fast. Coincidentally I started training my student in slipping punched this last weekend and now you have posted this; you’re youtube gold man! Thank you for everything. I appreciate and my student appreciates it’s too.
Gabe is the most humble champion ever. Gabriel is a six-time world champion and the first thing he says in his videos is to complement someone else
Love the content from the meetup. Always fun to see fighters of different background, skill level and style, tech each other a thing or two. I wish I was there and was able to learn all of that stuff first hand. Great video, you've earned a new subscriber. Gotta go watch all your videos now.
Glad to have you join the channel.
Thanks for the sub 🙏
@@GabrielVargaOfficial ruclips.net/video/OoQUN4Bkn2Y/видео.html
Man, being taught head movement by "The Quiet Storm"! Varga is gonna be even tougher to tag!
Was looking for something like this! Your content is KING Gabriel
RUclips martial arts needed you Gabriel. Thank you for your knowledge.
🙏🙏🙏
Icy Mike, Gabe Varga, Shane, and Seth all I’m one room? Epic moment. Can’t wait to join the brotherhood once I start posting content
I want to hear more about their thoughts on how and why they throw the hook that way! Hope they make that follow up soon!
Iirc gabriel already made a video about 3 ways to throw hook
@@hacooray525 True. I just recently watched his thumb up or down hooks video, and i believe, he says he usually throws thumb up, but in this he's throwing palm down. Just made me curious of his reason or if his opinion changed or something. Cheers!
@@A_Dubbleyew thumbs down you're preemptively protecting yourself more against a right cross or straight with your elbow/shoulder (supposing both orthodox), but you're more vulnerable if the punch is slipped as your body is more open and your vision more covered
Dude the information in this video is QUALITY! HOW IS THIS FREE!?!
Great drill - Jared is the man!
I like the drill videos so I can get newcomers to understand the rythem of strike. If im by myself I'll do it in front of a mirror. Thanks for the free knowledge
Gabriel looking even more translucent than normal 😂 jk you guys are great, both have great content glad to see a mash up
This is one of the best tips EVER posted online.... trust me I'm in the masters division and sparring with the young guys is makes me feel old when I don't move my head. ;) Thanks for the tip!
I started trying slipping in my last sparring sessions (mostly when I felt like I had a good read on when someone would try to counter punch me so I could fake>slip>strike) and liked it 🙂 Got to build up confidence to do it more 😅
Perfect.
Thank you, gentlemen!
Yes, thumb down on the hook.
This is fantastic
I need to try this out at class
Try it now in the living room!
Christmas has come early! So much knowledge, and experience being shared and given freely! Thank for such an excellent collaboration!
It’s unbelievable to see all these guys together in one gym of another guy. Where is Shane? )) And these men I’m subscribed on. And they are the best. I consider myself pretty experienced in fighting game but still keep learning from you Gabriel. Thank you for sharing this. And by the way I also learn English from your video since it’s not my native language.)
You are doing well :)
Thank you, very good drill because it's so simple but speeding it up goes a long way!
This is really helpful, I've never thought about punching and then slipping on the same side where I threw the punch. I'll practice this on the heavy bag and hopefully with a sparring partner. Thank you Jared and Gabriel! 👍
Love this drill i learned something similar from adam booth but im definitely going to give this one a go too.
Have fun
Awesome video great drill
I love that you get so much different advice from a variety of fighters
Going to use this drill with my platoon when we have sports !
Great man and great fighter
Same rule applies for southpaws/lefies. But remember the outside is where you want to be. You might not get there always, but with good slips and a good jab you will more often than not.
Jared is always worth a listen :) thank you
wow! love it!
Many thanks
This is really helpful and encouraging, thanks 😊
You can always tell if the advice is coming from actual combat tested fighters, or sparring masters that play patty cake.
Best channel
Great video, basics taught very well.
Great stuff! This is the hardest part of boxing.
yahhhh, I really need that!
Great video.
brilliant !
When it’s the sparing footage of you ,Shane and icy Mike coming out
Great video, I throw my left hook the same way you do, my reasoning is that I can land with the knuckles at close and long range. I'd be interested to hear your reasons though.
Love it👍
This is a great drill only thing I really do not like if the pad holder is not aiming at your head but throws his punches intentionally to miss/sloppy.
Look at 2:36 in 0,25x speed you see him aiming more on the shoulder than on the head.
Not trying to hate but one should practice it as realistic as it could be and in sparring your partners do not miss on purpose/ aim for your shoulders.
You see it in so many drills. I sometimes stop evading just to see where the punches land and when it doesn't land on my head I tell to them throw real punches.
Awesome drills. Thanks for the video.
Now this is the good shit. Glad I stay subbed.
Thanks😃👍🤜🤛
excellent tutorial
The thumb down on the hook has never been my favorite. The way Roy Jones Jr throws it, is the better way. Thumb up high.
This is a very nice drill. Thanks!
So awesome
That was a cool lesson 🙌
Interesting will practice this tomorrow
This is a good one. I’m going to find someone to do this with.
Good drill. Will try jab slipp jab to begin with
I showed a similar drill on my little channel when I was started it. Didn't have a mic so the sound isn't great, but the same concept, though it was a 2 strike slip. I didn't show the jab first and same side slip after. Just 1-2 slip, etc.
Great drill!
I already saw your video on your hook, but it'd be nice to compare all your hooks. (thumb up, down sideways, etc...)
Thank you sir
Love to see martial arts youtube collaborate
Anytime that you slip on the inside it's always better to throw a hook and not a Jab you're to be off balanced throwing a jab
Thanks !!!!!
Hey brother I love this video and all your content! Quick question!
Ive always been taught that the most common counter to a left hook…is a left hook! So I’ve always been taught to roll after round punches and slip after straight punches as the fundamentals of head movement!
So I wanted to know what your thoughts are on the reason for slipping after the left hook in this drill ?
Awesome!
we need some patterns that the pros use as well, like slip, pull back, duck under, shoulder roll. and when to apply each sequence. because i can see some fighters use the same patterns time after time again and stay safe. WE NEED THE PATTERNS MASON, THE PATTERNS
Note: Drill starts at 2:05 , add an uppercut at the end
You guys such sports man very good slips but in kickboxing we can get hit with high kicks but still having that moves is what makes you better kickboxer. I think the best fighter is fighter who can fight any style just like he was boxer wrestler kickboxer
Those hayabusa gloves tho 👀👀👀
Doesn’t taking your head off center line preemptively rather than when punches are actually coming at you and when kicks are also allowed make you vulnerable to round house kicks though?
How do you deal with body shots, punches kicks knees/ long mid and short range?
thumb up or thumb down? I feel more comfortable thumb up but maybe that's because my coach drilled that
🙂i am just wondering ... the slipping of the head doesnt expose you to high kick ? It reminds me of many knockout by high kick like the last fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier or the last fight of Kamaru Usman vs evans ... isnt it better in kickboxin to slip backward to avoid the high kick counter ?
depends on who ur fighting tbh
Notice how small these movements actually are though. And you aren't slipping defensively, you throw then slip, so there is no time for your opponent to launch a kick.
I mean, you can always get caught slipping (see what i did there) but that's the idea.
TL;DR
It can be effective in the right context. Training head movement can help you understand how to counter it.
It's really important that the head movement is not predictable. Head movement can work if your opponent doesn't expect it. It can put you into bad positions that can be exploited. The rule-sets exaggerate and diminish the effectiveness of head movement in interesting ways:
It is less effective in kickboxing than it is in boxing, and more risky. In Sanshou, MMA, etc. It becomes more useful again, because of takedowns. As you mentioned, in other forms of kickboxing leaning back is often a better choice than in something like Sanshou because their rules don't encourage takedowns.
If a smart fighter saw someone doing what this drill suggests, and spots the pattern, they absolutely can catch you moving into their strike. Better yet, they can use feints to illicit the bigger response they want and knock your head off.
It can work well to set up counters, especially when closing distance with your hands. If you're not smart enough you're the one getting set up for the counter. It helps to use small movements, like just shifting head slots. MMA and Sanshou guys can use it to setup takedowns, again if they are comfortable enough to avoid being predictable.
If someone just loves training head movement and they're otherwise good kickboxers, it can be an ace up their sleeve. And some talented folks can just do it, big slips, duck and all-- it's unreal. Jeff Chan shares tons of videos of him doing it well on RUclips; Prime Anderson Silva made it look easy; Samart-- Just watch him, I don't have the words.
Most of us are not like them, and most kickboxers might find better uses of their training time. It can help a person be more elusive through being more aware of their position in space. Training head movement can also help you understand, and capitalize on other people's (mis)use of it
@@TreyYork1 well said. predictability is what gets you, not the head movement itself
Gabriel would you say slipping is applicable more for self defense or parrying with hands and arm blocks..I have always had this question,I have trained boxing for the last 5 years and seriously thinking of switching to kickboxing and learn to fight mma style as to add more weapons to the striking and I recently started Sambo 3 weeks ago so I think it would be better for me to learn to fight out of a more open mma style stance but how do you feel about slipping vs Perry's and and arm blocks for self defense situations?
I have a strange problem. I have more of a problem avoiding getting hit with slow shots than I do fast shots. Anyone relate?
What about footwork?
I have a question: what weight of gloves is better to use in sparring, in bag work, in pad work? 16,16,10?
I only use 16oz for sparring.
Everything else is 10oz.
I'm a southpaw.. I often hear that slipping to the OUTSIDE of your opponent is best. But when I jab, it probably takes longer to slip to the outside. It's also not in my system to do so. Slipping to the inside however, is high risk. What would your advise be on this subject?
Slipping to the inside is stupid. You being a southpaw has no affect on slipping to the inside or outside it only affects what punches you can return with after you’ve slipped. If you’re a southpaw you can still slip someone’s jab the same lol or someone’s cross it’s literally just the way you’d return is a little different or opposite we should say. It’s still the same pretty much though pal.
nice!
How would you do this in a combination?
Let's say you do a 1 1 2, does that mean that you slip after the combo?
Yes. Jared described it to me as "add a fraction of head movement at the end of your combos".
Then if you need to move more it's easier to do.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial thanks man
❤️
Are those t3 gloves 16oz? They look compact might get em
2:55
Out of curiosity: doesn't slipping preemptively make you easier to read by opponent? I guess no, but could you explain why?
Great question. A good boxer would adjust his aim to hit where you keep slipping. Now the guy said it works for him so it's worth practicing.
Gabriel fighting iq is insane
Plz tell me how to protect Nose during fight
This is the only thing I worried about.
Work on keeping your chin tucked. That means the majority of punches land off the forehead.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial Thank you
Sheesh, I need so much work everywhere. Slipping for me is slow and overdone. To be honest my most effective slip is when I step on a banana peel.
This would be better showing the actual feet. Come on. Need to know foot position.
Great way to build some very bad habits.
Hmmm 🤔? You think so?
I like to move my head more when I get closer to set up body shots. If I’m further distance I like to be on my toes bouncing in and out. As a defense after I throw punch combinations I like to finish with a jab. Everyone says start combinations with a jab yet they rarely say finish your combination punches with jabbing.
What bad habits do you believe that you would develop?
@@andrewtanczyk4009 if you make an attack on the line you will trigger a response from a good opponent. If you cross the line after attacking you will run into that response.
@@FoutsBoxingTheory The entire point of head movement is to take your head off the center line.
@@CADClicker according to who?
Thank you Gabe.
Champ you have some of the cleanest and sharpest punches I've ever seen a fighter throw. If you didn't have such a great career in kickboxing, I think you would have done amazing as a professional boxer too. You just get it.
yeah but it would be silly for him to not use his legs after what we have seen him do with them
@@w0ngky I was just speaking hypothetically
Thank You