Proper movement and mobility training should assist MMA training. The greatest benefit of proper movement/mobility training comes in the long term because you will be able to avoid a great deal of injuries and chronic problems when the body is structurally balanced and mobile. Great video as always Coach Zahabi.

the Michaelangelo quote: "If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."

For those of you asking about my wrestling coach here he is en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guivi_Sissaouri

Good point about gymnastics but I would say a major difference is that most of the movements are done symmetrically and in a straight line, pretty much the opposite of fighting. Tricking, freerunning or breakdancing may be better for fighters in some ways, but it's hard to compete with the raw strength moving through different body shapes that gymnastics builds.

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Zahabi is a legend but I so wish these videos were available in a podcast format, this particular series is much more audio friendly! On the movement note, I do think that movement training is useful at any stage of your training or life for that matter. Not just choreographed/synched martial arts movement but natural mobility. It can prevent years of mistakes and poor proprioception, environment awareness as well as give you in-depth understanding of your movement pathways and impact/force/balance.

Timtam is literally the most underrated device.

R.Hall was my first BJJ idol with the all time great Marcelo Garcia. Always pleased to see some material from him!

best youtube channel easy, thanks for the wisdom brother

Coaches: John Danaher - www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/john-danaher Guivi Sissaouri - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guivi_Sissaouri Sagat Petchyindee - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagat_Petchyindee Ryan Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Hall_(grappler)

Right on Firas, I think Ido would say the same thing about his own work with Connor specifically. His whole thing is specialization vs generalist training. He's a life long martial artist too which helps. So he knows... if you're an MMA fighter or some other specialist athlete, that should be your focus but he can supplement you by helping to develop other skills or attributes.

So roy nelson is immune against all injuries cause his body is so well rounded?

I love how he explains things and I love the phylosophy of only going to 70 80 % in your training every day. I have been experimenting with that and altough I could not train much, the results are amazing compared to before when I was training once in a while and basically literally braking my self so I was not able to do shit for a week or two afterwards. Respect & thanks for the videos. And, yeah, I am here because of JREs podcast with Coach Zahabi... Peace.

timestaps with the questions would greatly up the value of these already great videos!

Adnane from Morocco : I did not know that stephen covey's book the 7 habits of highly effective people exist untill you mentioned it and it has changed my life I love you mr Zhabai

GSP is back! Firas and Georges going up in weight and bringing that middleweight belt to Canada!

best guy in the business. I'm very grateful that charge your knowledge with us :D

I like to think of mobility training as a way to become proficient in the building blocks of human movement. It is a fundamental approach, where martial arts consist of sets of complex movements that are means to an end. I'm a musician and I believe the parallel you drew with music is a good one on very many levels. 'Movement training' in that context would be technical practice, like scales, which is not music per se but contains most of the archetypal shapes you'll find later on in actual pieces. Cheers and thanks for the great material!

Pepper spay is legal in Canada but ONLY for dogs or bears obviously they come in two sizes .

Firas, love your videos. Can you post more videos of you rolling and sparring while explaining the techniques you are employing? Great job. Keep up the good work.

Firas could you out wrestle Plato...?

Holy shit he answered my question 18:00 just made my day. THANK YOU.

Thanks for the info! I really learned a lot as usual. I have my son in BJJ, Judo and wrestling. I have thought a lot about having him and I do some movement stuff together. after watching this I have decided to put him in a boxing class twice a month to loosen him up. we were focused on the grappling mainly and didnt want to take days off to do another sport but maybe it will help. Thanks again! I hope one day to bring him to you!I

I can't wait for the Khabib Vs Ferguson FIGHT BREAKDOWN

Hey Firaz if i'm not mistaken in Canada you can buy pepper spray in outdoor or hiking shops (made for bears an wild animals). Thanks for the great videos. Cheers !

Crawling, and just that so far has almost transformed my life..Ok to scale it back it has improved my mobility, strength and physique. It took no skill, it came naturally; most of us crawled for almost a year as an infant anyway. I added variations as I went and needed no instruction. For personal application, I can see the benefit for a striker to crawl and for a wrestler to shadow box.

we appreciate the increased quantity of AMA videos, thanks Firas! Looking forward to your brother's UFC debut on Sunday. Cheers!

Do a breakdown of CM Punk vs. Ngannou

I always get so encapsulated in fascination listening and absorbing everything you're saying. Really appreciative of this channel. Hope to see something on Aldo vs Holloway down the line. They have some of the finest footwork in MMA. One is great offensively while the other is great defensively. It's gonna be an excellent fight.

Great analysis, breakdown and clear explanations. Keep the videos coming.

Movement training is great. But last year people were blowing it up to be THE THING that made Conor the excellent fighter he is. Movement training is the salt to your recipe of maximizing performance. It will enhance the flavor of your meat and potatoes (technique drilling, sparring), but too much or too little can ruin the whole recipe.

Hey Firas! Thank you for posting these. I have been loving them lately. A quick request: would you mind time stamping different topics? Thanks!!

Thank you for all of your insight. I would love to see you on the Joe Rogan podcast would you be open to it?

Love your podcasts!! would like to hear more about some of your fighters and their improvement, maybe have one of them on one of your podcasts too?

Can't wait for you to breakdown khabib vs ferguson

Gias Soudi? What was the "amazing wrestler that trains at Tristar standing 5' 2"

the AMAs are awesome , don't feel like your doing us wrong by doing them instead of a break down

Training like Ido Portal involves training for 6 hours + per day and the training transitions into other disciplines much smoother than say jiujitsu does.

Hey Tristar gym! I don't normally like to comment as I have no MMA/Jiu-Jitsu experience, but I do believe Fight Smart has a series on leg locks and how to do them. I myself can't judge 100% credibility but the videos seem very legit(i.e. practical, no fancy shenanigans, multiple demonstrations). So tell the Uruguay man there is hope!

in australia too

It says hopkin started boxing in 88(wiki) which makes it 22years old when he did.

awesome video, tho i think jakeshield is a slightly better example than mia (at 8:00 ). Dean Lister leg lock is a great start for leglock, Nothing beats Danahar style tho

Ryan Hall? I am surprised. He really is a profound thinker, I remember watching TUF and he was really weird (in a good way) and intelligent when he expressed his thoughts. And please do a video with Guivi! I wanna see him ragdoll you! Thanks coach.

hello Coach, on 14:12 minutes, you introducing a freestyle wrestler, origin from Georgia. I cant hear his name properly Gesis ari? I want to knows how to spell his name? thanks

Bernard Hopkins started boxing aged 21 upon prison release. I wish it was 27 that would make for a better story

great content all the time. Excellent work.

How does "Becoming the Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starrett compare to the Pete Egoscue Pain Free series. Both those guys have a book like "Pain Free at your PC". I tried rolling in Jiu Jitsu recently, but just got too sore. I need to loosen up and align myself first to avoid injuries.

regarding the pepper-spay, order bear spray it's legal in Canada and would do the trick

Pepperspray is great for runners and even cyclists in case you encounter certain violent animals. If its a bear or something that requires a different spray of course.

Love the videos coach keep up the great content!!

Firas - For those of us who can't dedicate more than 8-10 hours of training a week to bjj, what's the best way to advance as quickly as possible and make the most of our limited training time? What would you have different belts focus on? What separates the geo martinezs and eddie cummings of the world from the rest of us who started in our late twenties? Thanks.

You have to make a breakdown video for Khabib vs Tony!! That would be interesting!!

Sir, you need to visit Joe Rogan on his podcast to promote your incredible channel :)

Guivi Sissaouri is the name of the wrestler. Took me a while to find!

plz try pepperspray on gsp!😄

My post pregnancy recovery fast forwarded rapidly after I first encountered Ido Portal

Hi Coach, After spending so much time lifting weights and getting tight muscles and sitting behind a desk and getting even more tight, I am seeing the wisdom of movement, body-weight and gymnastic training. I know Tristar and GSP do gymnastics. Most of the gymnastics here in Los Angeles are for kids. I'm quite interested in the Gymnastic Bodies program by coach Christopher Sommer. Would you recommend that program or another one?

Break down aiman's fight!

what do you think about learning from dvds. Ryan hall has his 50/50 dvd for the guy that was interested in learning leg locks

hey coach, would the tim-tam be good for normal people who are simply sore from everyday life? Also, I am soon 25 years old and I want to start training mma. (Evolution centre/Tristar gym in Gatineau) The thing is, I have a very clear picture of what kind of fighter I would like to become. Do you think my (futur) coaches should guide me and help me grow, giving me advices.. but letting me choose my on path for the better or worse. Or should coaches decide pretty much everything for me? For example I am a righty, but I always have used the Southpaw stance, but coaches won't allow it!? I'm not too clear here but hopefully you get my question..

Awesome channel thanks!

coach,pls make a video of your best books that you have read.

Thanks Firas you rock it

What about the 50/50 guard DVD? Wouldn't that help the Paraguayan guy?

thanks love these videos

Jason Morris Is Excellente in Judo..

I believe basic Ido portal will help beginners in martial arts, unless those beginners are young age. People that just start working out or just start martial arts are stiff as fuck, they lack body awareness, the feel of when they are off balance. Even feeling of being more weighted on back or front feet. Yes you can teach a prober stance and not lean too much foward when punching. And after months or years they will get more aware of their balance. But I think if you have spare time to work extra, training like Ido portal, just basic balance and mobility, things that make u aware of every muscle and movement in your body. I think only after a month of the basics, you will improve things that would take a year otherwise. Ido portal is not an original thing, the concept has been there for years. And I believe, the basic of what that concept teaches will benefit a great deal. But not advanced things like one handed handstance

Hey coach, could you put the name of the Georgian champion wrestling you mentioned in writing? I've been trying to google him for a while, but couldn't quite figure out how to write it. Would be very interested in learning more.

Could you name recommended books in the Video Description? Keep up the good work! Hi from Germany

Time for you to go on Joe Rogan podcast. He likes you too. It's important for this to be known by everyone and he hasn't covered it with any of his previous guests

Best articulation in the mma game next to robin black

You think pepper spray is better than a taser for self defense?

Damn. He actually trained with Sagat.

Hey Firas, did you stop using Twitter ? saw last tweet was a month ago.

Tim Sylvia started at 29 I believe.

Thank You Firas

coach can we get more training tips in a self defense context. thanks boss jazakallah khair

These aren't in place of technique video are they?

Michaelangelo was a painter... and a NINJA!? X'D

Thank you Firas for dropping this INSANE amount of knowledge on us mere mortals lol. But really?! several hundred dollars on air fare AND I have to request a couple weeks off from work to learn leglocks?! lol jk

just what I needed

What's the name of the 5'2" wrestler youre referring to?

Hey coach, I have picked up DR. Fuhrman nutritionist diet on your recommendation to great succes. I train muay thai 4-5 times a week should i start supporting the diet with protein supplements? - Jonathan Denmark

thank you

Leg locks from half guard ?

Get em coach

i got a question, do you allow people to wear socks and train?

Gia S needs way more love; I've seen his 5'2 self actually ragdoll Francis Carmont, who is the size of a fridge.

Awesome videos coach. One thing GET ON THE JOE ROGAN PODCAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude! He's trained with goddamn video game characters....

I get why pepper spray is illegal - I mean if a girl can use it to defend herself and guy could use it to disable her and assault her BUT I really wanted to get one for my wife - unfortunately it's illegal in the UK.

Whats the name of the wrestler instructor?

how do you spell the name of the freestyle wrestler?

do you still work with gsp?

You cant get pepper spray in Canada but you can buy bear spray which is 10 times more effective

hi i have a Inguinal hernia i wait for my surgery after that i hope i can do bjj (doctor said i will be able to do bjj).Tristar Gym do you have any advice for me?

defend yourself where? Good luck in Texas with the BJJzzz

Pepper spray is actually legal in Canada under the condition that it still has its safety tab on it they said mean it has not been used then you're fine if it's been used you can be find your order in front of a Justice of the Peace but it's not a serious Criminal charge as long as you haven't used it and I guess if you have used it and you you ditch to defend yourself you wouldn't be charged

352. begins

bear or dog repellent ok in Canada