How a World Champion Kickboxer Completely Shut Me Down

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Жыл бұрын

My friend @GabrielVargaOfficial isn't the first person to beat me up... but he was the first one to stop my forward movement so abruptly with round kicks. In this video he explains the details that allowed him to do that.
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@GabrielVargaOfficial Жыл бұрын

Always love filming with Icy Mike ❤ Although I did miss Seth, Shane and the rest of the crew. I'm looking forward to our next group collab.

@ClantonCombatives Жыл бұрын

I’m loving it!

@emissaryofelohim1431 Жыл бұрын

You always season the melting pot that is Mike and the crew!

@emissaryofelohim1431 Жыл бұрын

At 7:00 you can also rechamber off of that contact point (especially if stuffed), to then go high, slipping slightly back, for kind of a slappy almost downward landing roundhouse.

@adrian126 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Gabriel, aside from being a great fighter, you are a great teacher. That’s a rare combination.

@w8ngr Жыл бұрын

Is this framing but basically with the legs?

@SenseiSeth Жыл бұрын

First time I’ve ever heard somebody mention this, definitely gonna start using it!!

@MrKeepnit100 Жыл бұрын

And look no pendulum step!

@hard2hurt Жыл бұрын

You don't have to... you know.

@jacobhochstetler825 Жыл бұрын

New for me too! I will have to try it out with my sparring buddy tomorrow.

@shinomori69 Жыл бұрын

But will it work against a kangaroo?

@Leadfoot_P71 Жыл бұрын

@@shinomori69 The advice is to avoid kicking contests with kangaroos

@tomnaughadie Жыл бұрын

"I can't let you get close." - Chaebriel Sonnga

@Tasfiq_park 3 ай бұрын

Lol

@computerlogicelectronics2158 Жыл бұрын

Wow. My muay thai coach taught me this exact technique years ago. Flashback.

@rydiggitydog Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say it looks like a Thai leg check

@moodfm5673 Жыл бұрын

@@rydiggitydog it is

@MR-nl8xr 11 ай бұрын

Hey man, your channel is empty. What gives?

@computerlogicelectronics2158 11 ай бұрын

@@MR-nl8xr Won’t be for much longer ;) Just getting the content ready.

@pandaBoxz 2 ай бұрын

@@computerlogicelectronics2158lies

@stevenshar1233 Жыл бұрын

Great content Mike. The most informative section of the video was when you asked how do I practice to get better at it.

@hard2hurt Жыл бұрын

Bingo

@MR-nl8xr 11 ай бұрын

yea.

@thomasirwin4099 Жыл бұрын

Wow, guys- this was an AMAZING technique to mess with. Definitely bringing it to sparring, and the other thing is- y'all just make me smile, period. Two of my favorite people in combat sports on KZfaq, and it's always fun to watch you. Thanks for doing this!

@jasonfinnerty5711 Жыл бұрын

Street Beef MCs stand up!

@brodysievers5163 5 ай бұрын

H2H: "It's 2023 you don't have to be so straight all the time" GV:"play around" H2H: "Play Around!"

@ynghuch Жыл бұрын

Gabe dishing out pure GOLD! It’s these tactics and a good fight IQ that are the difference between amateur and pro.

@christopherflynn5478 Жыл бұрын

“ let your kicks exist on a spectrum” Never expect to laugh yet you always deliver!

@TeedChap Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Been on the receiving end of this recently and it's definitely a great way to stop pressure fighters. Didn't really know what was happening when it was happening to me and then I did it by accident myself a couple of times so it's really handy to get this demonstrated. Thanks guys.

@itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837 Жыл бұрын

This channel has such a positive and analytical vibe, it's a joy to watch!

@brittnivaughn3218 Жыл бұрын

This will come in handy for my kickboxing fight this Saturday

@andrewleiva2029 Жыл бұрын

Goodluck!

@nwbdirge1198 Жыл бұрын

You got this g

@Sulamanjansulttaani Ай бұрын

How did it go and hows training a year later?

@ellefsensbarmyarmy8491 Жыл бұрын

This kick is probably one of the best kept secrets in the fight game. Quite common among thai fighters, but Gabriel is one of the few western fighters that use it. I looks simple, but it actually quite hard. You need good timing, balance and flexibility to pull it off.

@richarde1355 Жыл бұрын

I’ve watched Gabriel Varga on Glory kickboxing many times, watching him win many fights and losing a few that I thought he won. I always appreciated his technical skills, gas tank, and move-forward fighting technique. True warrior. Thanks for sharing!

@Kottenification Жыл бұрын

The "Umph ohaaa! Is your shin ok? I don't want to hurt you with my forearm" is priceless! 😀 Thank you Mike and Gabe for yet another educational and very amusing clip.

@weduhpeople8504 Жыл бұрын

Quickly switching the legs and presenting a 45 degree angle is a really good way for defense to create distance but also reset your legs for a very powerful kick. I always try to work on my weak leg to become more powerful because it’s better to be ambidextrous. The mechanics of this move seems natural to me being that I’ve trained in Tae Kwan Do and Thai kick boxing.

@ACarpenter89 Жыл бұрын

Can someone edit Gabriel Varga switching his feet with some Irish dance music for St Patrick's Day?

@RedSplinter36 Жыл бұрын

Love love love this! My two favorite KZfaq game changers!!! Gabriel and IcyMike!!! Brilliant collaboration and awesome technical explanations! ❤

@davidalbus8089 Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping to see a video on pocket sand for self defense in reference to Shadiversity's video on the subject.

@dacedebeer2697 Жыл бұрын

I think the main downside of this is the walking around with sand in your pocket.

@davidalbus8089 Жыл бұрын

@@dacedebeer2697 that's why you use a pocket sand pocket liner. Duh... 😜🤪

@TheMongolPrime Жыл бұрын

This makes me so happy to see! I teach the same thing. "Long kicks" with the lower shin, and "hard kicks" with the upper shin. Love it.

@bladecommando Жыл бұрын

This was super informative, thank you both for sharing!

@outmaster2348 Жыл бұрын

I love that my favorite and so lesser known way of throwing round kicks is getting some light on it thank you

@paulorawdogcosta3630 Жыл бұрын

Mike, thank you SO MUCH for making these videos. I sparred with many Thais and never understood the concept. Obviously thanks to Gabriel too as I follow his channel as well. Please keep up the good work

@christophmeier3185 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for sharing this!

@lady_draguliana784 Жыл бұрын

Controlling distance and range is one of the Keys to Victory.

@IHateHandleNames Жыл бұрын

Gabriel is such a gold mine for this stuff. I've been working on framing off guys a bit with my jab hand to land the cross when they rush in. I could only imagine if you could work the jab frame and this style kick.

@nonsequitor Жыл бұрын

Vargas is an incredible fighter...and teacher. Thanks for airing this. Great video.

@Christopher_Boyd 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for uploading.

@chrissothegr8930 Жыл бұрын

One of my bucket lists is to train with Icy Mike, love this man!

@ClantonCombatives Жыл бұрын

I love these collabs between your two channels. Looking forward to meeting you both in person sometime.

@jaywilliams6250 Жыл бұрын

I kind of discovered this by accident when taller guys would try and step in so they can box, I would use it to push them back and also land a shot while they are punching and exposed but I never really thought much about it until now haha. Great video as usual Mike

@billpence5444 Жыл бұрын

Ty for sharing! Made me smile! Hope you guys have a great day:)

@jcolby298 Ай бұрын

Lots of great tips to try in the next sparring sessions. Thanks

@willowelizabethryder4141 Жыл бұрын

Definitely giving this a shot next class! Gotta see how well it works for us filthy southpaws :)

@95DOIDO Жыл бұрын

this is awesome, such a little detail can change completely the usage of a technique, and about that left kick while the opponent is throwing a cross, I remember cliff does this shit too, but sliding, it's a beautiful move, but so hard, I never forgot that video.

@mistral-unizion-music 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see you both in the same video, I love both of your channels. Gabriel knows some very cool tricks! I am gonna keep this one in mind and will try it for sure.

@c.t.2573 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Alot of people don't throw their roundhouse kicks straight enough so that's why it's easy to deflect and counter. Looks like its a roundhouse mixed with a knee shield just without the clinch.

@user-bl5cg1jk1u 5 ай бұрын

this is super beneficial i love you guys for this video

@Crunchy166 Жыл бұрын

I discovered this style of kicks on my own about a year ago but I never thought to use it defensively from my front leg before. Definitely gonna try this!

@cHK91129 Жыл бұрын

Search for "Buakaw Analysis: Shutting Down "Iron Mike" Zambidis, old stuff

@pragzter Жыл бұрын

I've seen Muay Thai fighters use this one a lot. Is there a name for it? In our gym we just call it a "round kick to the front of the body". Great pointers on the retreating switch kick too!

@c.t.2573 Жыл бұрын

It's pretty much using the principle of a knee shield but without clinching into it.

@pragzter Жыл бұрын

@@c.t.2573 that's a great way of describing it

@hearwho8438 Жыл бұрын

Closed ranged kick

@tonydismukes4409 Жыл бұрын

When I learned it, the description was “half-shin half-knee”.

@jimlewis4853 Жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff, guys! ☺❤

@rjdman5588 Жыл бұрын

I love finding new small ways to level up, especially things most people dont do. thanks for the lesson :)

@adim00lah Жыл бұрын

Awesome intercepting technique! Gonna have to try this one out.

@HeavyHardDrive Жыл бұрын

You know that light bulb moment when a student finally gets it, and it just clicks. Mike had that moment. Instead of saying 'ooohh', It was more like in your mind you went "SOB that's awesome".

@toddlewandowski7366 Жыл бұрын

My coaches taught us from the beginning to throw our round kicks with that angle but the reasoning they had was if someone were to circle around you could keep transferring the power as opposed to the kick extending fully and finishing too early. This was cool to see definitely gonna try it out

@ItsMeBatmanlol 8 ай бұрын

I love it! Mark the front foot when switch kicking back not the back foot though

@stevoz748 Жыл бұрын

youve said plenty of controversial stuff on your channel but the reason why i stay subscribed is because youre not afraid to admit to learning. Which sounds odd but many martial artists on youtube arnt willing to admit to that. I like that you bring in people from different walks of life and styles in order to grow and improve! keep it up! this was a fantastic technique explained that ive never really seen before in years of practicing martial arts. I would love to see someone really trying to catch it and ways to get out of it or use it to the kickers advantage.

@Cysubtor_8vb Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Being tall, I don't incorporate many round kicks myself partly from feeling like I can control spacing better with front kicks and, fittingly enough, knees. Would have to try it out myself, but this technique looks like something that would benefit my height and open up my kicking game more.

@pranakhan Жыл бұрын

Nice job, you add a great sense of humerus to the training

@rudro5784 Жыл бұрын

I learned it from shane from fight tips,he always said to have a slight bend in knees and extend it after the knee has gone past the target....i didnt know the reason,now i know

@spaljenibackup9339 Жыл бұрын

great collab

@alastair4839 Жыл бұрын

I just started back at kickboxing from straight up boxing.... and I had just planned to start countering exactly how Mike was originally... which I think would work at my club. I had no plans to actually use the kick myself. but now - this looks like a great counter! - I love simple, because simple can be used effectively :)

@mutant0177 Жыл бұрын

Best video I saw in a long time. thx

@garbour456 Жыл бұрын

Varga is awesome. Great video!

@gw1357 Жыл бұрын

Its sort of like a linear question mark kick in concept. You're hiding a push kick inside a round kick motion, the same way a question mark hides a hook kick inside a front kick motion. Thats nifty.

@thecommonnovelist4181 Жыл бұрын

Excellent closing line.

@patanjalilemonsquashimmortal Жыл бұрын

Great knowledge

@junichiroyamashita Жыл бұрын

Ever thought about analyzing shoulder strikes and body checks? Nobody seems to talk about it,but ramming with the body and other extremities is common in 52 Blocks and Keysi,and Bajiquan and Xing yi liu he quan are basically only that.

@chrismiksworld Жыл бұрын

Mike throwing out some SERIOUS Tid Bits of Knowledge. Thanks, Mike.

@oduneyeman Жыл бұрын

Great video

@kmtbritton Жыл бұрын

this is great. i train in japan and my coach did a class on this 2 weeks ago, in japanese, and i couldnt really understand the point of it at the time. great to have it in english

@kez_the_reaper2657 Жыл бұрын

Oh I like that even just the footwork on the switch kick going backwards, gonna have to try this out

@Theshaman12 Жыл бұрын

Pure gold!

@tomnaughadie Жыл бұрын

This is great content. I love it.

@rylewmma553 Жыл бұрын

Nice breakdown.

@TC_Hero7 4 ай бұрын

I use this technique but with a front kick. so i do like a weird push kick to legs especially the inside really throws people's balance and base off opening them up. THIS tutorial was AWESOME thank you for sharing i gotta practice with round house style now. Big fan of lead leg round so a new weapon to use is excellent!

@ShovelChef Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely the first time I've ever heard a fighting coach describe their approach as "encroach like a roach." I love this man. 💪💛👍

@gentlemandemon Жыл бұрын

I want to play with this. I usually take an off-center step to make my shin land square, but this seems faster and more direct

@charlesdourado8292 Жыл бұрын

Never heard anyone talking about this, there are levels to this game

@amartya9034 Жыл бұрын

I am fascinated by K-1 Kickboxing a lot would love to train it as my main style something so intriguing about it that makes it unique to MT, MMA, and TKD

@vantagepoint3563 Жыл бұрын

Gabriel wasn’t ready for that last comment 😂

@DuncanTheHighlander Жыл бұрын

I already knew this! Makes me feel good I've been doing this for years! It's common in TKD

@billyg.personaltraining Жыл бұрын

I'm excited for the Dewey collab!

@mediapcaccount1154 Жыл бұрын

taking a break from talking about LEG MOSCLES to talk about some leg bones... icy mike the renaissance man....

@justaname935 Жыл бұрын

i love all these collaborative videos! Hard2hurt can i please please get your opinion- do you think getting good at supine guard and shin to shin takedowns etc are a waste of time for mma?

@elsuperpollo2273 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome, video

@pingislife2653 Жыл бұрын

Details like this is what separates S from A tier. Thanks for the tip!

@christopherwinrow3878 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video mate respect YNWA brother

@generalgrievous6689 Жыл бұрын

The round kick tip at the beginning sounds a little like a karate-style kick. When I started Karate I was always taught to extend a little later a flick a bit. I guess now I know why it works well close up!

@ryusuikarate Жыл бұрын

That's actually the way I learned Mawashi Geri. Interesting that this seems to be not that well known. I was always much more confused by the straight leg of the Muay Thai roundhouse kick. Great explanation of all the details though and my guess is you could go even deeper. Very nice 👍

@AlejoProductions Жыл бұрын

Guess it depends who teaches the technique. My muay thai coach always taught us the round house to the body as a weapon to be used liked this. While instead kickboxing and karate snapped the kick, more straight as you said.

@ryusuikarate Жыл бұрын

@@AlejoProductions That's probably it. I only know the straight leg version from Muay Thai but that's from videos (Lawrence Kenshin has some very good ones). So that's where my Muay Thai impressions are from. I train in a very small karate style and we do lots of things differently than the more widely known styles such as Shotokan. This shows how important good teachers are I think. 👍

@MrKeepnit100 Жыл бұрын

There's just levels to this game man.....

@prvtthd401 Жыл бұрын

It is like a side teep/kick but with the knee. A... *side kneep*

@LeonardoRamos01 Жыл бұрын

Gabriel is pure gold.

@ClantonCombatives Жыл бұрын

Man. You lucked OUT snagging him up got a video with all his knowledge!

@drumpriest Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty surprised here, this is how I've been taught to kick for 30 years (Muay Thai, WTBA trained, Thailand Sangtiennoi and Sasiprapa). Straightening the leg when you hit steals momentum and takes power from the kick. I don't want to kick at your arm/side, but through it. Good stuff. The addition of pushing forward works super well when you are a bit taller than your opponent. My first training partner would do this to me constantly, super annoying. :)

@THEANPHROPY Жыл бұрын

A brilliant principle we use in gong fu sandai & Mauy Thai!

@ThighKick Жыл бұрын

Very useful tall fighter techs!

@interventor3507 6 ай бұрын

Hahaaa, Icy Mike KZfaq Boxer, theory fighter. Always a pleasure to hear hes gettin lit up

@kevinmartin360 4 ай бұрын

New tool added. I´ll try it for sure!

@koala1069 2 ай бұрын

does it work

@luisdawnfinder3188 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. As a rangier fighter for my weightclass I'm gonna be abusing the hell out of this

@ivanrpribeiro5725 Жыл бұрын

This way of throwing the kick is also a good way to practice turning the hips (instead of kicking just with the legs)

@StrangerThing369 Жыл бұрын

yes a hard to hurt upload let's go bubba!

@MJRLHobbyStuff Жыл бұрын

Neat! Love it

@isaiahsaavedra6242 Жыл бұрын

Saw this technique in Yaw yan a Filipino kickboxing style it has a lot of these techniques utilizing the shin like a shield defensively and offensively

@makaiev Жыл бұрын

Awesome echnique... I think that theres might be something similar in Gen. Choi hong Hi books, but that aside I'll still practice that with the heavy bag swings!

@theshapetv9203 Жыл бұрын

Icy Mike, when will side kicks work?

@sephy980 Жыл бұрын

They never work...except when they do haha.

@chriskerwin3904 Жыл бұрын

after a round kick

@konpoy 8 ай бұрын

in order to properly execute that upper shin kick i believe the pivot of the standing foot gotta be more what Icy Mike attempts.

@andybarth5928 Жыл бұрын

Yeah Footwork is the real secret of every good MA - so oft not seen as important as it is.... and I love the channel of Gabe....

@ThePeachteats Жыл бұрын

Nice tip!

@antant06 Жыл бұрын

That's very interesting! My second karate teacher taught this repelling kicking technique because he was a tall rangy bugger who liked to do jab, front kick at range, then long knee/round kick variations with hands at kicking/punching range and then clinch knees and hooks at close range. It was very effective cos he was very fast and had ridiculous grip strength because he was a mountain climber. LoL I had so many difficulties with him at all ranges.