Simple Front Kick Hack To Add More POWER !?
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2 жыл бұрынI'm excited to share this new idea I have on increasing my front kick power with one simple change up. I don't know why this didn't occur me to years ago but better late than never.
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@GabrielVargaOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
What do you guy think about this tip? Have you already tried this or is it something you're excited to test out?
@bodhisattwa12 2 жыл бұрын
Great one champ. Can u please make a video on hooks and upper cut combos
@chrissalas3196 2 жыл бұрын
Love this! Check out Kneesovertoes guy nordic for hamstring and glute strengthening
@swyaseen 2 жыл бұрын
This is good. Especially a good snap to the chin.
@astritberisha7714 2 жыл бұрын
Can you please do a heavy bag workout with your favorites combos, but with a long Video so we can do it the same time with you , by the way you are the best 🙏
@kevinjung6130 2 жыл бұрын
On the opposite end of the martial arts spectrum, I see a lot of poomsae/forms competitors being taught to touch their heel to their bottom (chambering tighter) to generate more power and make their uniform snap for front kicks/round kicks during competitions. It's awesome to see an accomplished fighter like you be humble enough to make a video about something that other fighters might consider a very small difference. I think at the highest level, competitions are decided by seconds and inches and even small differences can make a huge impact. For kickboxing, Hoost's method of checking by pulling his heel back while raising his knee rather than raising just his knee/shin pointing straight like most people turned his leg kick checks into attacks, with a lot of his opponents receiving a lot of damage when their shin landed on his knees. I'm pretty sure his method of tighter chambers also helped him generate more momentum for his kicks. Great content as usual! Cheers from Philly.
@thehighcommunity247 2 жыл бұрын
This is a great tip. I even just tried this while laying down, and still noticed a big difference in force, momentum, and overall power at the end of the snap. Great explanation.
@achieveidealweighify 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I retired from competitive kickboxing about 23 years ago. I was a former PKF bantamweight champion. Although I don’t compete anymore or train at a high-level because of age and injuries. I still train to stay in shape and Im always looking to learn something new. I really enjoy your channel… Too bad you’re not old enough have been around back in the day. it would be great to train with you…👍
@dominikvdovski996 2 жыл бұрын
Well, that's a tip every karate student knows, as we start learning basic kick -kin geri (righ in the nuts...): lift the knee keeping your heel close to your bom, and snap as fast as you can. It goes the same with almost every other kick. But two more things are also crucial: using your hips and moving slightly forward with you whole body (if possible). Much depends on what leg you are using, front or rear and other circumstances, of course. Ok, enough of my 'wisdom', I'm nothing but an amateur. Great channel, Gabriel bloody well knows what he's talking about and I always learn something new from him! Cheerio!
@ronski50 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. That's how soccer style football kickers and soccer goal keepers chamber their kicking foot.
@paragon1782 2 жыл бұрын
Cool video. I love those little feelings of discovery when you figure out a cool tactic or detail.
@ives3572 2 жыл бұрын
Really interesting hack on increasing front kick power. I love the front kick, it's a vital part of my game.
@zachariaravenheart 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lesson. This had me realize that I'm already doing this. I'll be able to improve how now that I've realized what I'm doing.
@Docinaplane 2 жыл бұрын
Great tip! I do the front kick that way, with a flexed leg from the initiation of the kick driving with the knee. Definitely more power. By the way, the 1 inch punch is really a 1 inch push. :-)
@theprodigalson4003 Жыл бұрын
Haha. Figured tbis out on my own the other day. Like spring it out of your hamstring im Glad i have this personal discovery validated by somebody
@delsonlangaro1425 Жыл бұрын
Great vídeo. Thanks for this advice
@joecoonan3931 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely works....
@TheJusticle 2 жыл бұрын
Its interesting ill be sure to try it out!
@cahallo5964 2 жыл бұрын
I think it's because it work for snap kicks, if you chamber the other way the opponent doesn't know if it's a snappy kick or a push kick
@rolandotillit2867 2 жыл бұрын
Makes sense, I used that technique when I used my leg as a locksmith for my neighbor.
@karlkeith7724 3 ай бұрын
It works!
@SunAndMirror Жыл бұрын
I could be wrong but I recall seeing i think CroCop slowed down headkick compilation and midway thru travel, he ends up tucking the heel as close to glute as possible at some keyframe along foots' trajectory to head
@wl7291 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen this when I specifically looked up karate front kicks, some people do teach it like this. To train it you chamber the foot to the hamstring first, then lift the knee, so when you snap it out it's from the full chambered position.
@KelpWolf Жыл бұрын
Cool, this is the same motion that sprinters train.
@vonrages6608 2 жыл бұрын
Nice tip
@andersjohansson6458 7 ай бұрын
I believe Lyoyto Machida pointed out the same thing in his "Karate for MMA"-video.
@Enlorand 2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever used a wall mounted uppercut bag? Would love to see/hear your thoughts on those
@MultiTipsie 2 жыл бұрын
I'm in between, but push up my knee slighty higher. Then i use my body as a lever arm with my hip as the rotating axis. In this case the snap kick gets more momentum so there is more energy transferred to the opponent. The moment just before the hit i already explosively work on the way back in the same manner as i went forward. This way i use the force of kicking to return to my original position and is way faster and more effective then to stay in the upright position with my body. This only count for the snap kick. The push kick requires another way of energy in which you use your mass to increase the force on your opponent. Also the aiming point would be just below the sternum in a slight upward angle to lift the opponent a bit and thus getting him out of balance while at the same time minimizing resistance. the aiming point of the snap kick is more versatile, depending on the guard, stance and reaction of the opponent, but general around the horizontal hight of the belly button so you hit the liver or the underside of the ribcage.
@matthew-jy5jp 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing these videos for us Champ. Mental health was getting bad during the height of the pandemic to do something, and be active at home right up until today. Sincerely Thank you from the ❤ Gabe
@whoknows8223 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Gabriel, can you please do an indepth video on techniques you/to use against southpaws. One of my sparing partners is switching into Southpaw often. I know the basic ones...lead foot outside his, circling to the left to avoid the power hand, parrying/handfighting his lead hand. But what are your favorite techniques against southpaws?
@DreadloxO3O 2 жыл бұрын
Another video with interesting timing. Icy Mike uploaded a video with Sensei Seth how front kicks are better and have more practicality than side kicks and how versatile in range as well. Plus having this video on increasing the power and proper technique of the front kick...man, this is gonna be an interesting kicking day
@NA-oo4ls 2 жыл бұрын
Sensei Seth has great content but Gabriel towers miles above him in terms of experience
@goronsaki2174 2 жыл бұрын
And Sylvie just uploaded how to set up teeps with muay thai legend Silapathai
@arisnomidisbrazas326 2 жыл бұрын
If you want a real increase to front kick power you might want to lift your leg higher up, almost to the torso, and then fully extend it. I personally can get way more power like that, it's also how I won fights.
@TKDPWR 2 жыл бұрын
what style of Karate did you study and would you ever revisit karate training in a do-gi?
@tchaliz4925 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to do a lot of streching of the hamstrings. Actually a little before training, a lot after training.
@evilcolin 2 жыл бұрын
So here is a question: is that kick stronger because more distance travelled, or because it activated the posterior chain to make it more of a horizontal stump than just knee extension?
@xcristi9047 2 жыл бұрын
I think both
@matteovac 2 жыл бұрын
I am not 100% sure the power of the punch depends on where your hand start. I think it is more realated to where you hips and shoulder starts. About the leg your tip is amazing. May be it is due to the work of the cuadriceps that have more range and time to gain speed?
@AlexN2022 2 жыл бұрын
I don't like front kicks in sport sparring/competition, because you have to stick your toes right into the epicenter of the explosion. You're very exposed for broken toes. Teep is safer in this regard. However for self defense, with shoes on, front kicks are highly underrated. They're difficult to block, and you can sneak one in from a non-threatening casual frontal stance. This is where getting the extra snap becomes even more important. When the stance is so shallow, every bit of extra power helps.
@NA-oo4ls 2 жыл бұрын
You’ve described a more powerful version of a teep before where the knee is lifted high and the thigh is above parallel. That teep gets your knee to a similar angle as with the intentional hamstring chambering. Just an observation...
@brandonseibert2647 2 жыл бұрын
Wow how humbling it is to hear from a 6x world kickboxing champion that he doesn't know everything about striking and is still learning new things himself.
@Rene_Christensen 2 жыл бұрын
Wind up! This is how it is tought in Ashihara karate. It is probably partly related to building potential energy like a spring due to the elastic nature of tendons, but some people prefer to not do it this way.
@socialist-strong Жыл бұрын
perhaps it's about having a longer "runway" to have more time to accelerate and thus reach a higher final speed
@beef_haus 3 ай бұрын
Yo where did you get that rashguard?
@randymuaythai492 2 жыл бұрын
how about the speed? is it the same or slower?
@paragon1782 2 жыл бұрын
Will this work for the Thai side kick tho 🤔
@nyashnader1 2 жыл бұрын
Tried this now me foot looks like a ballewn
@cabron719 2 жыл бұрын
Are you gonna sign with Glory or ONE?
@rolandotillit2867 2 жыл бұрын
If you take a lunging step before you kick it's even more powerful, and turning your waist is stealing a step.
@Faizaud 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I've randomly done this accidentally and thought oh that one felt better and not realized what I was doing lol.
@Cheeseisboss 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever you get that feeling, it's probably because you did something right, keep an eye on those feelings
@Devi_Shammuramat 2 жыл бұрын
Don't chamber, just kick direct ! The power should come from sideways hip motion, either way - if inside hip motion then the kick will be more central. Icy Mike [I don't usually like him]; but today he show one using BACKWARDS hip motion.
@MurphyAKA 2 жыл бұрын
*taekowndoin nods sagely*
@Gatsu1995 2 жыл бұрын
Your hammies might be weaker if they're tighter than they should be.
@TheJusticle 2 жыл бұрын
First view heck yeah
@ogloc6308 2 жыл бұрын
😎👍🏻
@opinion2654 2 жыл бұрын
took you so long to realise what was already natural in muay thai
@nicksalvatore5717 2 жыл бұрын
This is kind of like how you can tuck your heel to your butt during side kicks to increase power. However this is way less telegraphed, especially with the rear leg
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