Big Gloves vs. Little Gloves Defense for Kickboxing and MMA

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[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Never thought I'd shoot a flame thrower 🔥 Icy Mike helping me expand my life experiences 😃

[@hard2hurt]

I'll think of something bigger for next time. Maybe tanks?

[@bruhmoment-yt2zp]

@@hard2hurt artillery

[@camfer9616]

@@hard2hurt GL40 might do...

[@lucast.6474]

Hahaha it reminded me of when the cool kids talk you into trying your first beer 🤣

[@amank55306]

@@hard2hurt Hello, which brass knuckles are best for smaller hand, and which are best, can i buy knuckles but between 3cm, would that be good for me or 2,5 cm?

[@fighttips]

How to beat multiple attackers? Flamethrower.

[@hard2hurt]

Couldn't make things any worse!

[@darurusrikar7261]

@@hard2hurt 🤣

[@wikiwikiwee1]

What do you do agains multiple attackers with flamethrowers?

[@buckashisensei]

@@wikiwikiwee1 bring water pistols 🔫

[@voyager667]

More like bring firefighter truck

[@mattstew6078]

Mike is the only "self defense expert" who could get sponsored by a flamethrower and we're all just like "yeah...makes sense"

[@blackhoodie4170]

EXACTLY BASHAHAHAH

[@alexshtyn6336]

It's surprising it took him so long

[@trevordowning4055]

You should cover different scenarios where running is not an option and your enemy has a flame thrower. What objects (cars, buildings) can block it, what angle can a firearm shoot without getting lit on fire

[@hard2hurt]

I know what you're trying to do.

[@nikolab.4065]

The next video title is an easy one: *How many guys can I fight at once?* *(hard2hurt ver. feat. Exothermic flamethrower)*

[@suviseshbharadwaj7206]

Hahahaha

[@amartyapandit]

Mike how do you manage to stay so strong, fit and healthy in a level where people of the same age struggle to even run properly? I am always impressed by your athleticsm as well as your top notch fighting prowess it's always been an inspiration to me I too wish to be just as strong when I reach your age

[@thecoyote3788]

He never stopped moving. That’s all it is just take care of yourself and don’t slow down

[@liamdurham7236]

move fast, always. no reason to ever take stairs slow.

[@TheWillToFight]

Does anyone know how old he is out of curiosity

[@amartyapandit]

@amm rogue I was very skinny a few years ago I had to gain muscle to gain strength for the rest of my life I am not even 80 kgs I aspire to reach 70-71 kgs of lean muscle max don't wanna be no bodybuilder

[@amartyapandit]

@@thecoyote3788 When I was 16 I asked myself how to increase testosterone and similar answer came to me by myself. Moving, shadowboxing, calisthenics, jump rope, etc

[@Vladimyrful]

These cooperation videos have been a BOMB. Regarding the topic, I really like the way Petr Yan blocks - and I'd think the same tecnique applies regardless of the gloves you're wearing (he's using the high guard, blocking with mostly forearms)

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

FR had over 50 people tell me it doesn't work as I spar and get blasted by people way bigger then me. And they can barely knock me down let alone even close to out through my guard. These people have no idea of proper hand, leg, shoulder positioning etc etc. And then proceed to tell me i'm the one doing it incorrectly.

[@teinestokoe2628]

Petr Yan's defense is the definition of "keep your hands up"

[@stevenshar1233]

Mike, I absolutely love the fact that you have a flamethrower. You showing to off to Gabe, a Canadian, is one of the most American things that you have done.

[@jamielondon6436]

Flamethrowers and big gloves - after all these years, finally Icy Mike is getting real with us on self-defence tools!

[@QMWest]

Everytime mike does one of these videos i think of his wife and kids that aren’t even fazed anymore by this absolute mad man

[@hard2hurt]

My 9 year old held the camera

[@pedverse]

Varga is damn awesome! also love hes channel. dude is literally my favorite kickboxer

[@amartyapandit]

"When you are asked about your favourite kickboxer then fighter by fighter, You think of ME" -Varga probably

[@CrazyDEntertainment]

Fire in the morning.

[@SenseiSeth]

What if he punches you in the fingers?

[@MichalLempicki]

Flame thrower for home defense.... Hell yeah! LoL

[@thisismyboat]

Might be a war crime buuuuut....no one is breaking into your house again

[@haydenford3794]

You.might not have a house for someone to break into

[@bigmanbarry2299]

@@haydenford3794 if someone is known for that nonsense I wouldn’t be breaking into his house though

[@ben-arte8936]

I love seeing this collab. The dynamic in the room had to have been amazing lol

[@stewblare2190]

shane's bad ass one liner, "here goes nothing"

[@hard2hurt]

He's a professional.

[@capitalistraven]

Love the stuff about reaching. Here's some food for thought. Old school boxing (pre gloves being standard) used a longer reaching guard with the lead hand and kept the rear hand close to the chest. The lead hand was for throwing short jabs and the rear hand protected the chin while staying loaded for a cross. Interestingly, the lead hand was positioned palm up which positions the knuckles directly toward the chin of your opponent but I think it also has some defensive utility, giving your arm better mobility for blocking.

[@codforlife]

Man these cross overs are epic! Varga is such a great new member to add to your crew!!

[@luisornelas2318]

When you talked about blocking with MMA gloves/self-defense block I immediately thought of Rampage Jackson knocking out Wanderlei Silva, if I remember correctly he blocked that way and then countered with the hook, great video guys!

[@lons5472]

Yeah there was a video out on a system called "Crazy Monkey Boxing" or something like that and mentioned Rampage using it, don't know if that is legit reference.

[@charlesdourado8292]

Dustin Porier and Petr Yan both use their gloves and forearms to block shots in a simalar way too.

[@ogloc6308]

Great video. These collabs have been really useful and entertaining. I hope you guys do more stuff together in the future

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Love how Shane gets gets flustered with what to say. That Flamethrower was super cool. Thanks Mike!!!

[@The31st]

I fully experienced that long guard, small glove issue too! Idk what it was but suddenly I didn't feel as safe with my hands that far out while normally that's totally cool

[@apatheticsquid5658]

Honestly I've gotta say this is where traditional karate never failed me. We did a lot of heavy bareknuckle sparring or kumite- we all got really good at rooting deep and parrying at a mid range. I even remember watching exchanges between sensei sometimes and it felt like a back and forth kungfu movie fight where no one got hit until one big shot got sunk in(obviously a few seconds exaggerated to minutes by my younger mind in awe at the speed and power , which honestly when I look back at footage now- a bunch of competitive kickboxing under my belt- is still really impressive). Its a really useful technique to have in your arsenal in combination with everything else in thise video.

[@martialartsunlimited01]

That end scene is hilarious!!! Nuff Said

[@chomdaim3542]

Thanks for the video Mike it's great as always and you've given me a lot of motivation to get to the gym and work out and practice martial arts!!

[@bigfoot_john2230]

Great video, my immediate flamethrower thoughts are: 1, how flameproof are the gas masks and body armour you've featured on the channel? 2, Nobody tell Houston Jones that this exists.

[@matthewburas4260]

Would love to see a “Will it burn” series where you subject things that are fire retardant or resistant, etc to see how it holds up. Is it hard2burn ? 🎉

[@lihchong2267]

I feel like learning Kung Fu and tae Kwon do in the past prepared me for Muay Thai with small gloves. I've always felt like forearm blocks were more secure than glove blocks, even when using big gloves, so nothing really changes there. Also I am a grabby boi who likes to sneak punches through guards.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Awesome video. I do like the smaller gloves cuz I am a grabby boy. But I did notice the difference in protection from lack of surface area. So I actually try to train with both. Some days big gloves, other days little gloves, and occasionally I still hit the heavybag with no gloves. Definitely do more flamethrower videos. How can you not? Maybe see what items would be good/bad against a flamethrower. Either for defense, or say a hypothetical burning building with a similar sized backdraft. Last clip at the end was funny.

[@ellobo2899]

Coolest sponsor ever😮. Could see Mike using it on keayboard warriors😂

[@sams.5608]

I have the absolute opposite problem. With small gloves/wraps/bare knuckle, I can sneak my fist into all kinds of places but with boxing gloves the increased surface area makes it harder to land shots I normally could

[@vernshein5430]

In the 70s and 80s we used to go to other gyms/dojos/kwoons and train for a month or two with them if their instructors were willing. It was the day of "every man is his own style' thinking and was a big departure from the traditional study one system only. For the first couple of sessions, until we got the lay of the land, we would leave our larger gloves like Jhoon Rhee Saf-T-Chops or 16 oz boxing gloves at home and go with only Everlast bag gloves. The smaller gloves were good if things got rough............... It was kind of a crummy thing to do but we only hit hard if they were trying to rough us up. If everyone played nicely then so did we.

[@britainman3459]

5:10 as a newishbie I use a guard I learnt a while ago where you place both hands on your forehead(edit simular to what he mentioned later in the video) one on top of the other and use your elbows and forearms and move them by moving your hands around your head it works for body shots too but not brill but you don't need a guard to take a body shot as long as you know how to take them

[@stagecoachprepper]

I’ve had three brain surgeries and I’m not supposed to really get hit in the head or choked out or kicked in the head anymore. So when I was sparring the other week and someone clocked me in the back left side where my ceramic plate is it hurt from while. I’ve been trying to figure out how to protect the left side of my head at all times. This was really helpful.

[@nomdeguerre8464]

Fetterman?

[@Leo_Zeo_Lhang]

Bro if you had 3 brain surgeries just do bjj and tap early or only do strikes to the body don't risk a 4th surgery man.

[@jcpbd1776]

The collab I never knew I needed in my life!

[@cflat3355]

Keep em coming! Great videos

[@PaladinJackal]

Their all already made.

[@Genethagenius]

I was working security and training more with MMA gloves and noticed the same thing. I was fortunate to discover SBG’s Rodney King and his “Crazy Monkey Boxing” which gives a really good approach utilizing the open-hand covering.

[@peterk2735]

5:18 Petr Yan also utilises a similar guard, keeping his hands open and you rarely see him taking big shots to the head

[@GINeric_]

Just got here, what an intro!

[@coheeperformance]

"What if, what if, what if...." "Yeah, all that!" Lololol so true.

[@martialartsunlimited01]

That thumbnail is FIRE! 🔥🔥🔥

[@bolieve603]

The flamethrower is probably really good for burning fire breaks in the late spring. Not a wildfire preparedness expert but consult one. Out here (Western timber country) that's probably the most important home defense you can do, one home invasion per year per county but a few dozen homes lost to fires

[@ninobrown9600]

OSU! You guys linked up and became the Avengers of martial arts outstanding!

[@Rammsteinfanboy2]

Honestly I'd pay full price if Gabriel did an instructional on Dynamic Striking.

[@TheproGamer_Z]

Man... This deserve more i SWEAR

[@Summer_Tea]

"I have no idea what this thing is for but I'm gonna go through the motions of advertising it anyways."

[@danielbeshers1689]

Can you make a decent thanksgiving turkey with the flamethrower?

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

“I’ll do a back flip” in 2019 I was at a local kickboxing event, one of the fighters REALLY wanted to do a backflip mid match, so just before the end of the first round, he crouched down, then went for it. The other fighter MOVED IN. The back flip didn’t happen…the guy doing the backflip, ended up cup checking the other guy in the most brutal way possible. (Mid backflip)

[@oneoranota]

That's a funny one :'D What happened next ?

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

@@oneoranota well, both fighters were on the ground for a bit. I think the backflip guy knocked the wind out of himself when he landed flat on his back, and the other guy was rolling around holding his cup lol. The round ended and the backflip guy tried it again in round 2! But just did the backflip.

[@MrJobob1981]

Best. Sponsor. Ever.

[@neverstopmovingforwardfitn7277]

Petr Yan would be the best example of someone in MMA using a Dutch style guard. But that me, he also really good with the long guard

[@coryhall5943]

I was just thinking that a while back but I'm literally a natural even though I haven't been into me fights and I've noticed that when you're transitioning from boxing into MMA type gloves and you're trying to stay with in boxing you definitely want to open your hands when you transition from boxing to MMA if you still stick with the boxing technique

[@lons5472]

Ma, look at the neighbor he tried to burn down the hornet’s nest and his house is on fire, 😂 🏠🐝🔥

[@ayevaboo]

Should i be fist closed or open if opponent has a flamethrower?

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

Mike that high elbow block you do while parrying, seen it loads whenever you put a video up of sparring, how did you get so good at that?

[@hard2hurt]

Holding pads for people. When i want to remind them to not overextend, I will snatch the pad out of the way so that they miss to check their balance, but i dont want them to hyperextend their elbow... so i snatch the pad to remind them but soften the miss with my own elbow. It turned into a block.

[@ForgeItLive]

I say use the flamethrower for a trespasser on your property. You got the light from the flames for positive identification (no light mount needed), intimidation of a wall of fire, and if you need to use force you have both lethal and non-lethal force depending on long you burn them.

[@FahrosXIV]

I really want to see if you can melt a driveway full of snow and ice with that flamethrower. Please make a video on that. I will volunteer my driveway as exhibit A if you're ever in the Chicagoland area Mike, hahaha!

[@quandaviousvonheadsonzingl6453]

When will we get the video on how to incorporate flamethrowers into your sparring?

[@Mringo64]

3:34 Mike's like "I understood the assignment"

[@JJ-fromDK]

I want to see you use the flamethrower for indoors selfdefense haha - leeeets gooo 'murica

[@tre1740]

very informative thank you

[@robirwin9514]

Some dude (me) right now saying “Fucking ads! But no way I’m paying for premium! Ahhhh!”

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

So am I

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

It was the third one, wasn't it?

[@hard2hurt]

You know that's the only way i can continue to make videos, right?

[@robirwin9514]

@@hard2hurt Absolutely! I’m not blaming you. I have a reasonably broad background in self defense/martial arts and have trained with some outstanding people. I know enough to see that you have a very keen mind for helping us become “Hard to hurt.” You offer tremendous insight and I appreciate you. You have changed my mind on some ideas I held dear and you have enhanced my understanding on numerous fronts. But that doesn’t change that I dislike the commercials and I dislike the idea of paying YT.

[@gymvideos4579]

May be the first time I've seen Gabriel smile. He usually looks like he's planning the murder of everyone around him lol. Good video I subbed to Mr Vargas channel.

[@brianyparraguirre6977]

You’re probably killing your neighbors’ insurance premiums, “you live by that guy…” lol

[@tonkjon6296]

from selfdefense in real escenario to flamethorwing with VArga that's a looooong waaaayyy !

[@PHATT_TV]

Amazing collab vid

[@unerbittlich]

The end. Im dying :D

[@nastywrestler]

That flame thrower is crazy

[@metalcien098]

Flame thrower Idea: I would use it for attacker defense scenarios. Hide "an attacker" or in this case a dummy like what shane was torching, and put behind things where an attacker would feel safe to hide from that monster. Hope that made sense

[@psicotiagocanto]

Love those Justice League of Fighting crossover videos!😁

[@sixstringrevolver6742]

Little out there from the norm of the vids, but maybe a zombie apocalypse weapons video as just a kind of fun vid? Maybe test some traditional weapons, modern weapons, could maybe even get in contact with one of those companies that make "post-apocalypse" weapons to try out; and then torch up some "zombie" mannequins with the flamethrower as the finale? Probably better as a Halloween video, but -- if anything -- it'd probably be a really fun vid to make. haha

[@leonardosalomaogomes7047]

"Oh... a video about gloves, that will be interest... wait, is he holding a f flamethrower?! Best start of a video ever

[@jedijudoka]

BuT wHaT iF tHeY pUnCh YoU iN tHe FiNgErS?!

[@ignaciovaldes2390]

yeah, but what if they punch you in the fingers?... Great stuff as always. I love this collabs

[@nunninkav]

I learned from, the Hollywood Tarantino movie, that you are supposed to use a flamethrower on the Manson clan hippies.

[@ross.58008]

I did jkd for 4 years and used heavy boxing gloves. My opponents always used bag gloves and beat me at first It was cool to learn. They were faster, but my defence got good and eventually we got even. My gloves took up loads of strike space when I hit them and my blocking got really good. When I transitioned to bag gloves a year later, things got very interesting 🤔 jeet June do kicks ass. Respect mate. In Spain where I live, slingshots are illegal. Never mi d a fukn flamethrower 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤣🤣

[@ninjaguysith]

The last 5 seconds of the video! Hahahaha. Holy shit, I'm dying.

[@ianhenderson3078]

Your little gloves will never block my flamethrower.

[@TheWillToFight]

Watching videos like this I wish I was American and not English 🤣 I so want a flamethrower don’t know why but I want one

[@johannparedes8359]

Do you guys have a melee battle video? All you guys getting together is freakin fun, it's some KZbin avenger mashup sh*t

[@deustaitan]

Art Jimmerson sends his regards

[@The31st]

Id be worried using head movement against those karate guys but also I trust in Gabriel and that he knows what he's doing.

[@dvldgz6306]

I saw that tool on PSA last year and heavily debated getting it

[@deion1564]

You can try cooking something with the flamethrower. Would love to see that

[@sixstringrevolver6742]

But have you been to 'Merica? Hahaha Omg, I just about died.

[@joshstrom8660]

Regardless of other consequences a flamethrower will for sure stop an intruder😂

[@-_ellipsis_-5219]

Maximum deltoid hypertrophy is being defensively responsible

[@hard2hurt]

Get big

[@lons5472]

Wow he looks alot taller then on TV, love this guy, lol 😻🥊

[@kitelooper311]

Where is the link to buy the flamethrower using your code?

[@gatohabana2382]

Demetrious Johnson reacted to your street beefs fight with Ninja Ron and said you could fight. Videos on his Mighty Gaming channel titled something like "reacting to high level street beefs fights."

[@malapertfourohfour2112]

Mike just light stuff up 😂

[@PinkieImpaled]

You could test the flamethrower on some fire protective equipment. Like fire-retardant suits and stuff.

[@stephenfawkingiii8779]

I prefer MMA gloves for all training, I really do not like the way Boxing gloves positions your grip like a C, with the thumb resting on top. Even with wraps my hands hurt. My hands never hurt with MMA gloves. I like a nice tight packed fist, with thumb locking the knuckles in place. It's closer to bare knuckles, which is most likely how a person will be equipped in a self defense situation.

[@SwordFighterPKN]

I learned from the beginning with little gloves and I have the opposite issues when wearing the big ones.

[@wexwuthor1776]

Last time I was this early for a Hard2hurt vid, we were still arguing about side kicks.

[@gentleman3313]

Remember Seth's Captain America shield? Flame on! I mean put flames on it.

[@noahmedina4189]

Now that I have been in this for video for 1m it made me realize that what he said 50s in video mma lab lacks a lot of this.

[@john_2730]

You have a lot of crazy tools now. Plus you got the (M)ike (C)ombat (U)nion members. Perhaps a Micheal Combat tournament (mortal combat parody) with finishing moves using your vast array of tools. Obviously you’re gunna need to use the flashlight 😂

[@brokeheartwolf3733]

Whoa!!!!😱🙏😎

[@whoknows8223]

3:50 1) do some BBQ with it. Like BBQ a whole pig or cattle in seconds. 2) relieve your car from ice in the morning in seconds 3) use it to shave your head or legs in seconds. Alternative to buying too expensive razor blades. 4) use it to heat up your pool/bathtub in no time 5) get rid of those nasty leaves in autumn on pedestrian walkways

[@Christianguy8]

10:34 my heart dropped