Changing Defense With Smaller Gloves

When defending attacks while using mma gloves changes must be made. You are no longer protected by the cushion of the 10oz boxing glove. Today, via request, I breakdown the changes you should recognize and starting utilizing if you are going to be competing in MMA gloves.
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[@hard2hurt]

I love that you include things that you've done wrong in your explanations. Makes it super relatable for us mere mortals.

[@someboi4903]

Yo Icy Mike👀👀👀

[@burt2800]

Icy Mike joining in on the fun. Took you a while but when is the collab coming?

[@Sophisticlesenergy]

Love it when. My favorite channels watch eachothers content

[@johnwhitedud8024]

where is bazooka joe valtellini at

[@hfmarwen189]

Your not a fighter lol vargas is a world champion in kickboxing you're not a world champion .second your a guy who learn fighting from youtube lol i believe an average amateur will kick the leaving out you lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tjarknentwig4376]

One thing I noticed with small gloves and kick defense is that it is waaay easier to hurt your fingers. Especially on the three point block. I never paid attention to my finger position on the catching hand in big gloves. Caught a left kick on the fingers of my left hand twice. Not fun at all. Talked to others about it, apparently I am not the only one. So you guys out there: don't hurt your fingers :)

[@Ronin-101]

I do kyokushin which is bare knuckle and I've hurt my fingers more times than I can count

[@Ash__Adler]

Distance management is absolutely a key part of defense, in my mind 🙂

[@Jenjak]

The air is an excellent cushion as long as there is enough of it between you and your opponent 😄

[@johnwhitedud8024]

Its the best Defend but you can't hit your opponent either its a fight in the end you dont wanna just walk back in a straight line ether but you know that

[@Jenjak]

@@johnwhitedud8024 just enough space to let them over extend and hit back. 🙂

[@strangeone7198]

@@Jenjak opponent misses check hook by a inch: Cross counter: I've finally found my home 🙂

[@johnwhitedud8024]

Its good rule to finish the combo with a left hook or a jab to get back in stance and when you do end the combo with a right hand than Use head movement and Roll out to the right side. It works 🥊😁

[@desmondmccallum2916]

yep, Cuz D'Amato also said that ain't it

[@giovelazquez8872]

@@desmondmccallum2916when?

[@avaandlilah8133]

Cool vid, I think this is a subject that even bare knuckle boxers are learning / relearning.

[@blackhoodie4170]

Try to utilize the long guard! Catching and parrying strikes is so much easier with smaller gloves, given you keep your shoulders up just in case!

[@faeto0on]

Very important topic! Thank you!

[@Kaelan66]

Great video and something I've been wanting a comprehensive review of for quite a while! Thank you. Parries also seem more useful in smaller gloves

[@wichymoon40luna25]

Great content from a great CHAMPION ! THANKS VARGAS 🥋 Oussssssss !

[@christophermatthews2791]

gabriel i watch your channel every day brilliant to see a kickboxing legend like yourself being so humble and dedicated to your channel even whilst still fighting👏👏

[@rickagarwala6056]

I think this is a must watch video for any martial artist. What may also be good is a more formal video about self defense blocks vs sport.

[@camdonmaydew876]

This video is exactly what I needed! Can we get a video on Alex Periera's style of guard as well?

[@RageNg]

This is a good video. You made strong valid points based on personal experience.

[@domdompomodoro6621]

What a great channel !!!

[@flawlessfusionproject5430]

The only video on the internet that explained it clear

[@mmaaddict1998]

Good topic

[@ezrahperrang4164]

Thank goodness. I'm having my first mma fight and I don't know anything about how to defend since I fight with big gloves. ❤

[@bruhmoment1247]

please switch gyms

[@kingswillrise]

Master Varga is a legend

[@ilja7708]

can u make a video on how to fight typical thai fighters, especially on how to fight the thai long guard and their teeps

[@Gzussss]

To follow on this one, what would you change if you went bare knuckles?

[@silverwolf6194]

Hey Gabe, are you fighting for the belt next?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Not sure yet. I should have news soon.

[@magnussullivan3650]

What about Charles Jourdain's defense, he seems to use the technique of a flat hand guard which you suggest, but his style seems to rely on the shell method, which he is very good at. Haven't seen any fighters rely on the guard as much in MMA to his degree of success.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Do you prefer fighting/training in boxing gloves or mma gloves???

[@sylascole5254]

Training in MMA gloves is usually more fun, but probably better to train in boxing gloves if you spar regularly I think. Lower risk of cuts, eye pokes, small hand injuries, but it is fun to try to slip shots through people's guard, and being able to grapple properly.

[@Nergal123]

The heavier big gloves are harder to punch hard in and take more energy, so I prefer them as a training tool. When you switch to small gloves after training to hit hard with big gloves there's a noticeable difference for me then when I train just with small gloves.

[@RageNg]

All of the above.

[@jacobhochstetler825]

Our gym is mainly a self defense gym so we train with MMA gloves. We do our best to train like combat sports athletes though.

[@burt2800]

@@RageNg Yep. Other things I like about the small gloves is just the convenience, you can grab stuff, make gestures etc. I feel they also make me more calculated in sparring, as it's easier to get hit, while at the same time having to keep good control so you don't hurt your partner.

[@animadverte]

It is interesting that the style becomes more similar to (old style, '70/'80) karate. short combinations, foot work and distance, counters, etc.. That does not change the fact that karate is a degenerated style, affected by many merely traditional techniques and a limited arsenal. but it help explain where its approach comes from. after all, it is "the way of the bare hand".

[@bajanprince_mma]

🙏🏽🥊

[@kingswillrise]

Do 5 things that make Charles oliveria so good cos it's trending big now it will get lots of attention hopefully

[@justaddfire4418]

Can you do a vid on stepping backwards? This is usually a NO NO in most boxing schools but the best fighters in the world do it all the time

[@SamboBreakdown]

No in boxing even if ur backwards they give u points as long as ur landing in mma if ur backwards even if ur landing the judges would favour the forward fighter

[@bgmaster8557]

You can mix stepping backwards with jab it will be more acceptable

[@vishnu2407]

Stepping backwards is fine, i think a lot of coaches discourage jumping backwards At least that's been my minimal experience

[@Tungsten-le1wy]

really?? that's sad because stepping back is the second best way to defend a punch, the best is the clinch or grappling in general. i thought it was a basic thing in boxing

[@DaveElwoodCutter]

@@Tungsten-le1wy It’s important to note that you should stay within your striking range. If you evade a punch with backwards movement be able to spring back from that to land your own shots. Most people move too far away essentially “running away” every time the opponent attacks. Shakur Stevenson or Mayweather jr are great at evading just enough to not be hit but still be able to quickly counteract. Samart or Tawanchai are great Muay Thai examples.

[@izzygarcialionibabaloipici6293]

Coach in the little gloves in there any worry of your hands breaking from guarding. Since they're smalles doesn't the force of the shots travel deeper into your hand's tissues? Can someone break their opponents hands by attacking them in the little gloves?

[@izzygarcialionibabaloipici6293]

I feel i might have phrased this wrong. Can an opponent target your hands in the mma gloves so as in to incapacitate your punches by breaking your hands?

[@christophcrs8472]

@@izzygarcialionibabaloipici6293 Don't think so. Not doing MMA yet just Kickboxing and BJJ but a big fan of the sport since some time and never heard of someone breaking his hands because of that

[@yuzokoshiro9949]

🔥🔥🔥👍

[@thirtythree504]

Gabriel who are you picking hari or overeem?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I got Hari. How about you?

[@silverwolf6194]

Thoughts on defending using the Muay Thai Long Guard with MMA gloves?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

The Thais in ONE seem to make it work.

[@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142]

Id say the best guard for mma or any combat sport

[@killjoy6819]

Flay out your fingers and you got a Jon Jones classic.

[@Tungsten-le1wy]

in muay thai we have various longuards, and in my opinion are the best for bare knuckle, or self defence watch the videos of jeff chan using muay thai's long guards he have videos using it in the streets and in the cage, and one video explaining the basic, and is the favourite of the 90% of mma fighters. demetrious johnson also has an amazing muay thai long guard if you see his last fight against the champ of one, jon jones too and many other goats.

[@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142]

@@Tungsten-le1wy the long guard jeff uses is the best one to use in my opinion. Petr yan uses this very well

[@Matt_J106]

How to fix the fear of death in ring , i can't get it out of my mind after hearing a guy died in a amateur kickboxing match

[@zilvente]

ICEcold JTM, way more people die in car accidents than in combat sports, and yet you don't hear anyone say they are afraid to get in their car and drive to work, which they do daily. If you have those fears then maybe combat sports are not for you?

[@zilvente]

ICEcold JTM, my point is that you can die doing practically anything, you shouldn't go through life afraid like that, be cautious, not afraid.

[@izzygarcialionibabaloipici6293]

Just allow yourself to enter the primordial monkey rage that rests within you

[@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142]

Death in the ring or cage is almost impossible u got refs and rules to protect u once u r in the danger of getting really hurt. It would only really happen if u take such a beatings getting concussed over and over in the same fight.

[@ben5207]

@@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142 well you could get knocked out and land on your head and neck where you mess up your spine and that can kill or easily paralyze you. Happened to a guy in Bkfc I believe.

[@drioustb9182]

what about parrying

[@blackhoodie4170]

parrying is easier with smaller gloves. thats why people use the long guard in bare knuckle and mma alike

[@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142]

Why do muay thai fighters not move much like kickboxers or in mma. It seems like they r just willing to trade a lot of times is that just the way muay thai is

[@Tungsten-le1wy]

that's not true watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmWcYoJ_bquJhJI is a youtube video

[@kermit1211]

Probably because you don’t to worry about takedowns in MT and their scoring system

[@Wtfisahandlebar]

What you think about raising your arms vs raising your shoulder for protection?

[@someboi4903]

Can’t you do both ?

[@Wtfisahandlebar]

@@someboi4903 lol yeah, but I don’t see a lot of fighters doing it, they mostly raise their forearms. So I was wondering 🤔💭

[@gamingthisera6339]

I want to see Sam vlogging

[@adhdmed]

Karate blocks are more suitable for street fights and MMA. That's just my opinion from training MMA and having to defend myself on the streets of South Africa

[@Tungsten-le1wy]

no, the karate blocks are exaggerated and not efficient

[@adhdmed]

@@Tungsten-le1wy the Karate block worked for me when an attacker tried stabbing me with a knife in my face. It was instinctive. I gave him a reverse punch to the face and a side kick, he was out cold and I'm still alive. I also got to keep the money in my wallet

[@stevenshar1233]

That's why I think Isreal is a better MMA kickboxer than a traditional kick boxer. His defensive style is more suited for MMA

[@DeafBlindMan]

People should stop training deformed techniques that work only under a specific rule-set. Someday you'll retire from competition, change sport or have to defend yourself for real. You don't want to be left with habits that will get you hurt.

[@user-zy3dh4cm5r]

I don't exactly understand what you're trying to argue against in terms of this video (is it in relation to this video? The kickboxing gloves?)