5 Things That Make Saenchai So Good w/ Tips To Improve

Here is the fifteenth episode of my series where we focus on the best fighter's unique skills and what training drills can be used to improve attributes they have and everyone else wants.
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Episode 15 is focusing on Saenchai.
Chapters:
0:00​ Introduction
1:17 Evasiveness
3:55 Catch Kicks
6:12 Tricks
8:25 The Cross
10:27 Execute Throws
The previous episodes:
Episode 1 McGregor: • 5 Things That Make Con...
Episode 2 Canelo: • 5 Things That Make Can...
Episode 3 Buakaw: • 5 Things That Make Bua...
Episode 4 Rodtang: • 5 Things That Make Rod...
Episode 5 Petrosyan: • 5 Things That Make Gio...
Episode 6 Adesanya: • 5 Things That Make Isr...
Episode 7 Holzken: • 5 Things That Make Nie...
Episode 8 Dekkers: • 5 Things That Made Ram...
Episode 9 Namajunas: • 5 Things That Make Ros...
Episode 10 Doumbé: • 5 Things That Make Céd...
Episode 11 Diaz: • 5 Things That Make Nat...
Episode 12 Wonderboy: • 5 Things That Make Ste...
Episode 13 Tenshin: • 5 Things That Make Ten...
Episode 14 Masato: • 5 Things That Make Mas...
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[@closeredge5198]

I had the privilege of training with Saenchai, and point #2 is so TRUE.... he catches every kick, to the point people stop doing it, for fear of being swept... his body style makes it hard to target soft areas as well...I think EXPERT level clinching could be effective against him, if you can defend being swept, as was mentioned in the video. A good study would be his fight against Namsaknoi....

[@TurnOntheBrightLights.]

So did you KO him or what? Haha

[@closeredge5198]

@@TurnOntheBrightLights. No, my goal was to not get embarrassed. LOL I have a super long teep...that, and his kindness worked in my favor 😅

[@DTZM]

Thats such a unbelieveble privilege man! Hope u realise that. And enjoyed the training with him as well

[@DavidTremblay]

"if you can defend being swept" from what I saw from the guy that's probably easier said than done . But you are a lucky B to had this opportunity with a living legend. ( And one of the best fighter out there)

[@closeredge5198]

@@DavidTremblay haha 'if' should be in CAPS 😁

[@dahoe1]

Like all fighters who can fight at weight classes higher than their natural weight, his footwork is also very good. He is super quick in closing the distance or getting away when he wants to.

[@5ive-5tar]

Glory didn’t promote you like they should’ve but you blew up because of your yt vids anyways

[@5ive-5tar]

6.58 He actually is a traditional Muay Thai fighter The traditional Muay Thai is very flashy unlike modern day Muay Thai

[@5ive-5tar]

@Great White obviously not cartwheel kick but the rest is effective Ik that but in modern day mma those types of kicks and attacks is what you would call flashy because they aren’t seen as often however they are very effective unlike other flashy moves

[@thedan2333]

I've seen some old school Muay Thai fights and always amazes me how some of the fighters don't try to KO even if they have the chance to, they really look forward to display their ability

[@prvtthd401]

@Great White he didn't mean Muay Boran. He ment the earlier generations of Muay Thai.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

If I can ever get Me Vs Saenchai lined up would you prefer it under Kickboxing Rules or Full Muay Thai Rules? My favourite ruleset is old school K-1 rules. No elbows, full clinch and throws allowed.

[@paulpelle3046]

No offence Gabriel, but I don’t think you’d take him under full Thai rules. 🤷‍♂️ You’d be the slight favourite under K-1 imho. 👏 Btw...have u done a Samart video before? Omg...that guy clearly WAS the GOAT. Kinda makes even the incredible Saenchai look pretty average. Crazy, I know. 😲

[@Caranilion]

I would prefer Muay Thai rules. But old school K1 is also fine, that would be somewhere in the middle between Kickboxing and Muay Thai.

[@maxgreen2309]

Probably mauy thai for the elbows

[@vincefencing2503]

K1

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Shared on Twitter champ hope it helps spread the word of your amazing channel. Thanks for all you do for us. And for always being a class act.

[@waterlegend72]

Could you do a coach breakdown? What you need to be solid coach Padwork, sparring balance Instructor VS Coach/Trainer

[@godmelanin2676]

That's a great topic you don't see enough of

[@ryanstafford1832]

Thanks bro been hoping for this for ages! 🐐

[@thehighcommunity247]

Saenchi and Buakaw are both amazing fighters that I learned of from watching your channel. For the most part, I watch MMA and Boxing.

[@maxgreen2309]

Youre nearly at that 100k subs can only keep rising good work gariel

[@betoj3161]

Amazing video Gabriel!!!!!!!!

[@muayboran6111]

I know this is about saenchai but his mentor somrak khamsing is a lot flashier, likes to taunt his opponent, not as playful though, but in my opinion more fun to watch... and yes that's the guy who got gold at the olympics in boxing. Would be fun if you can do a breakdown on him as well

[@davidtreadwell9828]

super cool series. vasyl lomachenko has a fight coming up in december, be cool to get a video on him between now and then!

[@goronsaki2174]

I met him once he sparred everyone! Speed demon with a lot of little tricks and uses every weapon. Heavy kicks and masterful clinch game

[@Simosanji92]

I think is the GOAT of his weight class in muaythai that's it...yeah it has been out-clinched in some of his fights like with Petboonchu, but still the greatest muay femur of the all time for me ...

[@deemc7756]

Thank you

[@magicalesquilax7232]

From what I've seen, Saenchai seems very good at setting whatever mental framework suits him best. Him changing constantly from being serious to playful tends to confuse his opponents, who normally follow his initiative. I'd say this is extremely threatening as a fighter: if he controls the frame, he can feel comfortable and dictate the pace of the fight. I'd recommend not taking this games not even slightly personal and focusing 100 % on the technical aspect of the fight.

[@aleksander8320]

Next video: What make Superbon so good?

[@paulpelle3046]

Hahaha! The determination of this guy. 😁😝💪

[@waterlegend72]

Absolutely Would love to see that

[@nakmuay2727]

that’d be a good video

[@codeblueopinions2908]

Gabriel I’ve got an idea for a new video series, well kinda. You should start doing “how to beat *insert fighter *” where you give 5 tips on how you would deal with different fighters. Would help people try things against partners or opponents that present similar issues!

[@rheoli]

Just awesome video again Gabriel, just like always :) My sparring game has improved so much, because of your and Stuart Tomlinson videos. I have a question / future video idea. Any tips for us K1 practitioners with catching kicks or actually what to do after you catch? I like to catch kicks to discourage my opponent, but under K1 rules I have trouble punishing since I can't do anything else while holding the leg.

[@mistral-unizion-music]

I recently watched a video of a Saenchai seminar and he said when you grab the kick, then push it off so the rear hand (stronger punch) of the opponent is rotating with his body and he loses the angle to punch you. So say both are traditionnal stance, the you grab the right kick and shove it to your right so the rear right hand of the opponent is going to miss you or have very limited angle and power. Check KZbin for his recent seminar in the US in 2023 summer.

[@LuCa8_]

Proud to say I’m a long time fan of the channel and you. It was awesome seeing u grow from a small audience to quite a large one.

[@paulpelle3046]

We’re all gonna help to get this man to 1 million+ subscribers ASAP. The word needs to be spread. 🙏

[@LuCa8_]

@@paulpelle3046 that is definitely in the future 🙏

[@paulpelle3046]

Definitely mate 👏 I’m not professional, no, but I’m pretty decent I think, and I belong to an absolutely fantastic Muay Thai gym...however...I STILL learn so much from Gabriel’s videos. 🥊💥💥💥 ...speaking of...fighter training in an hour...for 90 minutes on a Sunday. Yay!! 😬🙄😝💪

[@LuCa8_]

@@paulpelle3046 I’m injured right now so I’m definitely jealous lol

[@paulpelle3046]

Man. Had such a great session earlier. Like 2 HOURS of HARD training with the awesome ex-champ Vicky Church. 💪👏👍 Everyone in the gym smashed it. We had a bit if distance running with sprint at end...straight into 4 hill sprints, then back inside and kit up for intense pyramid bagwork rounds, followed by 2 minute drills on eachother, followed by sparring (medium to hard)l...depending on opponent)), and did an 8 station circuit before that! 😲😲😲 Brutal, but f🙂🙂king awesome. Even got a little mouse under my left eye from a guy who’s a much better boxer than me...but I couldn’t use any kicks, knees, or elbows. 😡 Very good harder rounds though. Felt myself grow a lot today. Very ready for 4 weeks from today. 💪💪💪🙏

[@Supot-iv2zo]

Saenchai "the question mark kick."

[@lou-muaythaitipsandbreakdo2821]

What I love about Muay Thai is that Saenchai's unreal clinch technique, is still not as good as many Thai fighters - in fact most of his L's come from being out-clinched!

[@jameslough6329]

It is true that Saenchai is not the best at staying in the clinch for long periods of time and throwing elbows and knees (you are right that this is where many of his losses come from). However, he IS one of the best Muay Thai fighters when it comes to sweeping and throwing in the clinch before moving back to long range quickly

[@traceurs619]

@@jameslough6329Idk, he has a nice KO count with his elbows. Haha

[@jameslough6329]

@@traceurs619 Point Taken

[@Honestandtruth]

WOW.... I hope this Dream Fight will HAPPEN SOON...👍👍💪💪 ..... Please keep me posted When Both sides have Agreement on the paper....

[@arthurashoti]

Make a video of all 4 fighters, God bless gabriel🙌

[@dylan_126]

Finally.

[@darkrayane9298]

Please please do what makes Gabriel Varga so good

[@letsgojake.4078]

Good idea. Hes too humble, tho.

[@paulpelle3046]

Haha! True. I’ll do the Gabriel Varga video instead. 😆💪🙏

[@1stplacer]

can you please do a video on how to beat switch stance fighters like andy ristie?

[@yuvrajbhogaonkar4470]

Coach where can I find complete kickboxing tutorial video

[@dilsonzanardi9820]

Hey, have you heard about Samart Payakaroon? That dude is legendary

[@bloodsports137]

Hey champ, can you cover up Anissa?

[@francisdu03]

i wanna see a video with 5 things that make gabriel varga so good 😜

[@patricknewcombe3407]

8:31 potential

[@TheArizonaRanger.]

Still doing this series? A Samart breakdown would be cool

[@vonrages6608]

Saenchi is so unpredictable

[@Dragonslayer-cz5rb]

"Eyesight is so important for catching kicks" Me who is near legally blind 🥳

[@justpaul5213]

Just a comment , stepping away from a punch or a kick works ONLY if you step far enough to avoid it ,otherwise you will end up on receiving end of more powerful hit- distance traveled. If avoidance is not possible I would always step into the hit - less distance traveled = less force + psychological message I do not fear your shot

[@jj-lv5zn]

Masvidal next or Superbon

[@deemc7756]

First

[@waterlegend72]

Can you break down Naoya Inoue?

[@paulpelle3046]

That’s a good one mate. But do we really wanna be going down the boxers only route? 🤔

[@waterlegend72]

@@paulpelle3046 he's the only one I'm super interested in tbh Maybe Usyk and Canelo too but after those 3 I'm good I'm interested in his footwork, timing and drills

[@iangrau-fay592]

Does anyone know Saenchai fights in anything other than full Mhuay Thai rules? I know elbows are a big part of Saenchai's strategy as well while they aren't very common in organizations like Glory.

[@torkziahmed2002]

we need a video about Youssef Boughanem

[@goronsaki2174]

THIS

[@abcdef-kx2qt]

YES!! REALLY

[@maxcochrane4834]

Dany Bill

[@letsgojake.4078]

Do one on Schilling, aka, Applebees middleweight champion.

[@dking0903]

Do you think 23 yrs old is too late to start fighting?

[@thomaskendell8146]

Not at all, my uncle didn't start until he was 23 and became a black belt in karate and Jiu jitsu 👍

[@Lorendrawn]

6:19 - Wonder if there's a counter to the emotional damage of getting kissed.

[@crumbae1248]

What is the human thing that you use in his videos?

[@burt2800]

Bob

[@darkchild130]

Bob

[@darelldoughboy8888]

Can you make one of these for Charles Olivera

[@hangslow]

Nong O

[@undeadpresident]

I think one thing to consider is his mindset. Saenchai has a light-hearted somewhat playful attitude. If you used psychological warfare it could throw him off. When people get angry they become bull-headed. A lot of cultures have no immunity to certain forms of humor, which could lower his psychological state while raising yours. I've heard that Thai culture values family and elders greatly. Perhaps learning how to say "your mom's a ho" in Thai and telling that to him would do the trick.

[@sebsdadez]

Ok, so, first, let’s assume that Saenchai doesn’t understand fight psychology and can’t see this ploy to upset his mental state. You’ve just made Saenchai want to really hurt you, rather than just win. Reckon you might wanna work on that game plan there bud.

[@undeadpresident]

@@sebsdadez Or worse yet, it turns the entire country of Thailand against you! With the fight being in Thailand! Then you mysteriously wind up getting food poisoning just prior to the fight and get beat up! Oh dear!

[@luigi6659]

When he gets disrespected he destroys his opponents.

[@sebsdadez]

@@undeadpresident ikr? Imagine Mrs. Saenchai coming at you with a rolled up newspaper ready to defend her mother in law's honour, terrifying!

[@flyingknee23]

This is dumb. He would just murder you. And he wouldn’t even play with at that point, he would just kill you. 😂

[@jansegal6687]

lol, but you can send me private message your gameplan, i hope to hear it some day

[@1x403]

Lol the title 🤣🤣🤣 how are you giving saenchai tips to improve

[@wenqiweiabcd]

these tips are for how you can emulate the fighters and improve yourself.