Balance Exercises To Improve Martial Arts Performance

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I would suggest trying this video a couple times per week for approximately a month. If you do that you will start noticing a solid improvement in your balance skills. And remember to comment below if you have a video request.

[@oldschoolkarate-5o]

thnx🙂🙏🏽

[@jonlewis7456]

Eyes closed and eyes moving or wobbling.

[@jonlewis7456]

I do that doing dishes

[@justinreinsma9772]

This is gonna sound unbelievably silly but I brush my teeth on one foot, one I the morning and the other in the evening and it's helped my balance a ton. Also give a good burn on my hip flexors holding my knees a high as I can.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Doesn't sound crazy to me. Sounds like it makes brushing teeth fun 👍

[@bigbear5767]

Fr doing light work while performing daily tasks is a great discipline.

[@oldschoolkarate-5o]

🤔……………,🙂👍🏽

[@josemarialaguinge]

Imma start doing this my guy, thanks for the exercise.

[@wardog5537]

That's what I do too, my karate teacher in high school taught us that to increase our balance

[@graphoid2]

I used to do parkour when i was younger but as i aged an dealt with cancer i have lost tonnes of the balance that i need to do parkour again. So i’m gunna try this out for a month doin anything with my eyes closed is ridiculously hard but i used to be there n this might help. Btw been cancer free for 7yrs now here this year is hoping for the 8th year free i go in July for another check up

[@Mindlabytinth]

cheers on that, fingers crossed and keep it up man 💪

[@SophiaWilliams-qx7qs]

that's badass good luck dude

[@birdseyeproductions0633]

I’ve just started Muay Thai so this was great. I will be doing this every day.

[@adnaneelabdellaoui7004]

Thank you Mr Gabriel, you help us a lot with this kind of videos. You're the best in the striking online coaching game ! Thank you 🙏

[@r.massattack4052]

Great Video. I've got my 7 year old in Karate and she loves it. She does very well & the instructors are very impressed. I'm going to use this video to help her with her balance.

[@jsmith567]

Is it just me or is your core looking even more solid. Thanks for the video coach!

[@jsmith567]

Just finished this and it was very interesting knowing which I could and could not do. Not too sure how the video would do like you mentioned, I believe people love technique and fight gameplan videos more. I personally feel that having this out here adds even more credibility to what you teach (a good fighter may not be a good teacher) and that it is a very holistic approach. Witj this video as an example, not everyone may do balance drills, but those that do will GREATLY benefit from this. Always appreciate the quality and quantity of information you bring to us! Views and likes are one thing, but having some videos where you are unsure of its views performance and yet sharing because you feel they are important and really makes us appreciate your content so much more. Glad to be in an era where your videos are out here. Thanks coach!

[@josemarialaguinge]

I love this kind of videos, I feel like this small things are what make you a better fighter overall without you noticing it.

[@evilarchy]

epic workout for my kids

[@d.nguyen4993]

note to myself, workout starts at1:55

[@sexybluelady]

I *LOVE* videos like this. For me, it's all about grinding the basics to build a strong foundation. But I can understand why these types of videos may not be that popular among casual viewers. Everyone wants shortcuts, or the "two easy tips to never have to run again" type of hype videos. Please do not stop making these how to build a strong foundation videos.

[@redmetalpanda9051]

To be a good fighter you gotta be a good athlete first.

[@ciaracet0716]

​@@redmetalpanda9051 NOT AT ALL. Athletes get killed in combat sports alot. You have to be a fighter first. Then your athleticism can help. Not the other way around

[@redmetalpanda9051]

@@ciaracet0716 uh wat? Nah a good runner will have an enormous edge over any other people when they both start is what i meant

[@jaimevillanueva9389]

If gabriel say it , im gonna apply this to my warm up's, thanks gabriel for the content ,we really appreciate it.

[@arielperez797]

Dance. Dancing helps with balance and coordination. Bruce Lee was a chacha dancer.

[@stevendeherrera2240]

I've always been bad with balance on my dominant side. This showed me how bad it actually was. 😂

[@oolongpantsu3437]

Gabe with some of those drills you could try looking straight up to the ceiling and then close your eyes. It gets super hard, even when just lifting a single knee. It is not very functional for combat sports but a funny challenge. Best regards!

[@MajorRoy]

Great video! As a coach this is huge inspiration for exercises that I can subject my students to!

[@BoBobber383]

Woo, after following along for a bit, putting on my pants is a breeze

[@ПомогаетСразу]

Best video on stabiility exercise

[@valmendez84]

This looks interesting and challenging, I'll try it out and try to get my daughter to play with it if she's amused by it

[@jonasbalkefors761]

Great video Gabriel! I could really feel where my weak spots in stabilising muscles is located. Which I didnt thought I had because I regularly do balance and stabilising excercises.

[@thelump7622]

Great stuff! As always. It’s so hard to stay balanced with eyes closed…

[@Бастикто]

Exactly what I looked for. Thank you for all the great content 🙏

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

My pleasure!

[@hfng08]

I would love to have a "follow along" heavy bag workout video!

[@Shouko-sama]

More please

[@liddco16]

This is great ❤ I would enjoy more of these videos

[@steeojabb1]

Thanks

[@CorpseSplat]

really enjoyed this video

[@funwithmadness]

Some of these are pretty much impossible for us old folks! ;) Even outside of a marital arts context, it's scary how much balance you lose as you age.

[@keluq1115]

Its not though old tai chi partitioners have better balance then some youth

[@mariohg4328]

Great video. I love it

[@hannesmeseck1437]

Nice one

[@sorearm]

Great exercises, those eyes closed are tricky

[@xtants10]

You look jacked! Any tips on how to increase weight while getting jacked.

[@Healthywealthyjumbo]

Jonny Eins 🤔

[@1234Brian.Street]

🌱

[@redmetalpanda9051]

Gabriel, id like to know one thing : When do you know you have worked something enough?

[@trevorhardy3544]

You don’t stop. That’s the point.

[@kayleeoberry5014]

do you have a routine for stretching after you train? I've noticed since I started training that my upper back and shoulders are more tense than normal. I do stretch after training every time.

[@mikey1194]

Barefoot running hurts like hell.

[@bnbcoachonline5181]

Thank you for this so much! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. Just did this and realized how little balance i have. I guess we can do these exercises daily or even 2x a day as i dont see any consequences. What do you think? @Gabriel Varga

[@the_chubby_kicker]

Awesome

[@jeetkunedophysiologymore4221]

Hey man... for your issue why you said you ran barefoot... instead... start running in Vibram toe shoes.. and... eventually... start wearing just toe shoes and get rid of those regular shoes... as long as you gradually progress... your feet will LOVE you😊

[@KyleDutton-ff1xs]

Vibrams have cured so many leg and foot issues I had. My feet are infinitely stronger. Amazing!

[@ReneGrünsteidl]

Challange wird my kido is really fun and is super effectiv. Thx man wish ya the best

[@powerstrikes]

Hi Gabriel, this is really good drill. Put more effective video like 10 mins balance with music

[@OdysseusLaerte]

Thank you Gabriel! 👍 It is a very basic but important tutorial. Traditional martial arts often work on improving the balance skills quite extensively and it's great. On the contrary, in some bad combat sports/self-defence clubs, practitioners are very quickly asked to throw whatever kicks without having the balance and core movements assimilated. Having someone with your track record demonstrating the importance of these techniques is very important. 💛💪🥊

[@stathiskokto]

Mr Vargas you are very helpful, I am so grateful having your tutoring in my workout. Stay safe, 🙏

[@OddlerTheHousehusband]

This & the kick warm up video have been downloaded. Thank you for the content. I love it

[@altermellion6984]

That was fun to do. Thanks for the exercises. Sole drills were new to me. I'll definitely train them from time to time.

[@TheFinalClimb]

Littrally was wondering what balance exercises i should be doing as a beginner for muay thai/kickboxing. Thanks!!

[@tchaliz4925]

Yes, show us more exercices for balance please, it s so importany and so forfotten! By the way, I do not use likes because I subscribed the channel and I have a file with my favorite videos

[@runny235]

Hi! I’ve been doing this for almost a week straight now, is it normal for me to somehow feel less balanced than the days before sometimes? Thanks!

[@lobsterboy64]

Every since i started doing Muay Thai my calves grown a bit. Thank you for posting this i needed this video

[@amt9862]

Great video, could we get a more challengin one

[@mickaelcousseau8749]

Great video Like you said, balance is key and it's fun to work out Balance is a part of the training I do with my students and it helps them a lot

[@blinkzth]

Damn how do you always manage to post videos on topics I need to improve in bro is a mind reader

[@russabbott80]

This was great, I'm going to run my class through this tonight to get started. 🙏

[@Ash__Adler]

Really appreciated this one 🙂

[@vedicwarriorOriginal]

Fantastic set of exercises. Great tips. 👍

[@leavingthebest5652]

Thank you, coach!

[@3crtwveyebvwu5nq]

Nice

[@shevetlevi2821]

Good video Gabriel. Suggestion for an advanced exercise, especially good for judoka and other grapplers. While standing on one leg I take a 35 lb. dumbell, hold it up to my shoulder and pass it over my head to the other shoulder. I do this 15 times going back and forth to the alternating shoulder. This challenges my balance by having a constantly changing and high center of gravity. Then I switch legs. Good for judoka who have to balance while having the weight of an opponent on their back.