Energy Management & Breathing Techniques For Fighting/Training

Today I attempt to tackle the difficult video request of explaining how to control energy going out and how to maximize air intake through breathing exercises. All my knowledge in this area is self discovered through years of training and at home research. I hope you enjoy the episode and find it helpful.
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[@stans9293]

I'm 54 and fighting in the Las Vegas Masters Boxing tournament next week. It'll be my third tournament. Your stuff is gold! So much more than "Try these 10 combos in your next fight". Thank you Thank you Thank you!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Awesome. That is so motivational to me. I want to continue to be in awesome shape when I'm 54 and then 64 and 74.

[@oddmanout7755]

Thanks for the comment. I'm 47 and stated getting back in shape three years ago. I dream of getting into the ring again so it's good to hear from people my age and above that are actively fighting.

[@IAmValenwind]

i'm 45, in my third month, and aspire to eventually get into the ring for the first time

[@stans9293]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial I made this comment a year ago, I was 1-1 in Masters competition. Now I'm 6-2 and have beat some very good fighters. I watch every video you put out. Thank you so much

[@dropkickcorpse]

6:04 "It is fear that disturbs one's breathing! But when you control your fear, your breathing won't falter! The Ripple technique's breathing is the product of courage! Human praise is the praise of courage! Human greatness is the greatness of courage! However strong they may be, these zombies do not know courage! They are just like fleas! HERMIT WAVE KICK!" -Will A. Zeppeli, Chapter 22: Jack the Ripper and Zeppeli the Strange, Part 5

[@desperado.1001]

A follower of this channel /and/ a fellow reader of fine manga. You are a man of culture. Salute 🍷

[@fammnak852]

Thank you so much for this! I am a beginner who always tends to hold my breathing a lot, this is very useful, I will train quick breathing technique 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@allentowns7027]

Love your videos it’s so rare for high level fighters like you to sharing gold fighting lessons for free!! can you make a video about how to teep higher because most of the time I want to teep high but I can’t and it’s so frustrating

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yes I can make that video. Thanks for the suggestion and for supporting the channel.

[@paragon1782]

Recovery breathing constant lol. Demon slayer shit is real

[@charcoalhomie8682]

It’s a good day when a varga video drops

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

🙏😀 Then everyday is a good day right now 👍

[@matthewabraham5819]

I’m excited to watch this in detail. I think this is such an important topic

[@ahmedalhamadi1231]

Thanks alot Gabriel Brief thank you but from the heart.

[@oversipelio983]

You channel is invaluable dude. My training is improving a lot.

[@LRkun]

Breathework saved my life. :) Good stuff

[@addisonwalker7172]

This may sound like a dumb question, but it’s genuine. We’re talking about how to inhale deeply, and exhale with each strike in a combination. My question is, when is the ideal time to inhale after a strike or after a combination? Basically, is it in good practice to inhale between strikes? Or should you wait until the combination is complete to inhale? For further context, I was taught that if you know you’re going to receive a strike to the body, you should exhale strongly with the impact, because if you’re caught on an inhale, that will disrupt your breathing pattern. I hope this makes sense! Just curious to see what actual opinions on this are because I feel like no one actually asks “when to breathe in” because it seems like such an obvious thing to even ponder.

[@williamdavis3590]

I think pretty much when you're not exhaling 🤨 inhaling is a natural reaction to the exhale - which matters more for striking and being struck (inhaling of course is still important haha). So I guess I'm saying whenever you can get away with it (not striking or being struck). However I think it's automatic as a response to monitoring the exhale - that's my answer. I'd be curious to hear someone else's opinion too though

[@jgklegendz8384]

I got my first tkd tournament on the 19th next month hopefully I can incorporate some of these techniques

[@TheA1M4fame]

Finally! The good stuff! It's about time you show us some cool anime techniques!

[@williamdavis3590]

demon slayer

[@TheA1M4fame]

@@williamdavis3590 I was thinking Jojo, but that works too 😆

[@brandonlee3306]

Awesome!

[@pikachuclasico2366]

Fantastic information thanks GV

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hellclown4]

I'm not necessarily muscular or toned, however I have a pretty well developed cardio tank through my breathing control that I used during my BJJ rounds, it took a bit to trainsition from grappling to striking but for me it worked incredibly well.

[@sexybluelady]

I have my corner raise my arms up over my head between rounds and let my jaw hang. It works for me, it's like a mini meditation break. I also don't sit down between rounds, I catch my breath back faster when I stand vs when I sit. When I sat I always felt like I put my body in "stop mode" and it made it harder to get back into the grove of things when I got up again. And pre fight poops are a must, lol I poop at least three times before I fight. Got a master class tournament coming up in a few months, time to get back into the grind after taking a two recovery week break.

[@poodleman3356]

Whats your fighter name?

[@sexybluelady]

@@poodleman3356 I'm a amateur boxer, I'm not pro yet. You are announced by your real name. Not your nick name, like John "the freight train" Johnson. Or anything like that.

[@williamdavis3590]

@@sexybluelady Nikola "the electric tank" Teslaaaa

[@coleashmore]

Great video! You are continually becoming my favorite of my many martial arts channels! I constantly am happy when I see a new video, love breathework, and as far as I know, no other fight channel has gone this in depth with your breathing love how much you upload and your knowledge!!! Thanks again I’ve learned a lot! By the way I highly recommend the audio books or books Breathe by James Nestor, or The Ocyygen Advantage!

[@coleashmore]

One question is in the fight, in your opinion, when is it safe to breathe in only when you step out of range? You don’t want to be hit when breathing in, when being hit especially to the body right?

[@desperado.1001]

I’m taking the time to appreciate your sharing of knowledge as well as your on-point thumbnail. No one else references the Edward Norton Hulk movie, ever :P 👍

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Full breathing follow along video can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKiQYpmhYreEaLc Give it a try.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Thanks Gabe. You are a class act and a great champion. And you and Rachel are both really special people.

[@thehighcommunity247]

I was out sicc for the past 2-3 weeks, but I just went back to kickboxing yesterday. I did fine, but my cardio has been compromised from the damn virus. I was turning bright red/pink, my heart was doing triple beats, and my temples were consistently pulsating. We usually go right into wrestling drills after sparring, but I had to call it* quits early and listen to my body. I need to ween back into training, so I don't get sicc all over again. Thanks for this video. It just so happens to pertain to what I'm currently going through. Perfect Timing. 💪

[@justinkennedy3004]

If it's *that* virus, it got me similar. Felt like my lungs had crystallized (scar tissue I guess) and were bruised for another couple of weeks. But I kept going and feel great again! Keep going, you'll recover!

[@mf9710]

Man I got the virus too and will probably start training again monday and what happened to you it's my biggest fear 😂 I'll just hope that the virus didn't hit me that hard

[@travism7856]

You are very smart, thank you for the video man 🙏 keep up the good work 💪

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks. I'll keep trying to share unique content in videos.

[@travism7856]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial anytime and sounds good 🙏 I appreciate it

[@Fightookaishii]

Varga is the best

[@jacksdad734]

I do 3 rounds of Wim Hof breathing before and after every workout.

[@sebastianquintana5412]

Cooldown stretches + win hof is magic recovery

[@williamdavis3590]

hmm I used to do wim hof but not before or after training. I will have to try it.

[@frankdeal7260]

Jerking off has seemed to help me tremendously!!!!

[@prvtthd401]

That was a neet demonstration. Awesome.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Glad you liked it!

[@felixcody-levesque3751]

Hi , thank you for another great video. Not a kickboxer here . However your videos are always interesting. Questions:1. What percent do you brace the core ? 2. How do you work this : Do you do sets of the abs tightening exercise? Are you keeping the abs tigh during a fight or do you always keep the brace the core all day long?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I brace the core close to 100% during core training at home. It's usually just a 15-30 second squeeze a number of random times through the day. I tense my stomach anytime I'm in range of attacks during a fight. Not always 100% but enough that I'm protected.

[@loganlatimer4966]

In the case of being kicked or punched to the point it empties your lungs hows the best way to react, more so if your lungs aren’t allowing oxygen in at that time?

[@KelpWolf]

I think this is awesome that you're talking about and sharing these breathing techniques. I'm a free diver, and I've been integrating breathing and breath holding exercises into my training and shadow boxing. When calm, I can breathe in 20 seconds, out 40 seconds. I'm sure that's hard to believe, but I'd love to chat about it if you're ever interested. That goes for anybody reading this. BTW, I'm super impressed with the athlete you mentioned that can get her heart rate up to 180 bpm with breathing!

[@sam808tt2]

man that's insane, what was the main factor in getting that 20/40 breath?

[@KelpWolf]

@@sam808tt2 practice, staying fit, and I think naturally large lungs. I've been free diving for 12+ years. My pulse also got lower since I started, resting is now ~40, and I'm 43.

[@sam808tt2]

@@KelpWolf thank you

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Wow. That's very impressive...although every time I hear something about free divers I'm super impressed. How long is your max breathe hold. Probably sooo much more than me. 2 minutes is pretty much my best.

[@KelpWolf]

I'm not a competition diver, I do it for spearfishing, and being a dad of two little ones, I'm a bit out of practice. I actually don't really track my static breath hold, it's probably 3:30-4:00. I focus on my walking breath hold, about 1:45-2:00 when I'm in good shape, about 1:30 right now. A high-intensity breathing rhythm I learned in college track (sprinting) that has been very useful is two strides in breath, one stride out breath, explosive exhale. When at ~80% output, this would be 3 in, 2 out. I haven't tried it in sparring but I'm curious if something similar might be useful. I like your method of quick breaths during combos, then deep breaths on defense or when gliding out of range.

[@Andalousymehdi]

4:38 that' me when i rolling in bjj 😂😂 thnks for the advice ❤

[@williamdavis3590]

Demon Slayer anyone? 😀

[@blakerunyon8523]

Hashira level

[@codysessions8896]

Fighting in the World Game Qualifiers and would love to grab a personal session via video chat etc. Anything to help me prep. (Winner fights in the Olympics later this year)

[@nicodiaz627]

And.... this is why Colby Covingtons corner told him to breathe.

[@rolandotillit2867]

Tighten your stomach abs while sitting at your own risk.

[@Crowlo17]

I poppied my pants

[@justinkennedy3004]

Clarification?

[@williamdavis3590]

Instructions unclear. I tightened my abs so hard that I opened a black hole and changed the time/space continuum. On the upside body shots now punch other people in different dimensions and not me.

[@deemc7756]

🥊

[@aaro9n236]

Step one: Stop smoking 😭😭

[@marc2638]

I think I have natural crazy endurance because I hit the bag in 4 minute sessions at 5 rounds,,,, 20 minutes of bag work and I take a 1 minute breather afterward 4 minutes of bag work but that 1 minute is spent doing push-ups and standing military presses at 50lbs. Now this 4 minute thing I've done for years because before I really knew a lot about training to fight I used to think 4 minutes ain't shit because I compared it to other things,,,,when I realized guys usually do in general 2 to 3minute sessions on a bag for however many rounds the light bulb went on in my head, I said to myself dude your smoking these dudes your doing 4 minute sessions at 5 rounds, and no ots not sloppy or just going through the motions I'm actually in the state of mind of I'm in a fight for my life any down time I die. If that happens and it does I do get tired sometimes I do 10 push-ups and immediately start hitting the bag again till my 4 minutes are up.ive done this for 15 years not changing it because now it's my warm up lol

[@dbweinhaus]

Celine Dion slaps her upper chest whe she plants for big notes, exact same idea of centering the breathing

[@giancarloespejo2223]

This is difficult for those shallow breather but this Is how to breathe properly not a fighter though more of a jogger & cyclist so what do I know

[@kingades1013]

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[@charalampos4016]

Do you know any fighter in your level that smokes like a common person for example one packete of chigares per day ? Do you belive that athletes don't smoke is a myth?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Joe Schilling smokes for sure. I've seen a few other fighters who smoke as well but I definitely wouldn't recommend it 😉

[@sebastianquintana5412]

5:00 holy shit, no wonder u take bodyshots like they're nothing

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yes sir. Train the stomach so that maintaining it flexed is an easy thing. Then body shots aren't so scary.

[@KelpWolf]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial this is learning to isolate your control over the diaphragm from the rest of your chest and abdominal muscles. I vary my breathing during workouts so that I have to contract and release muscles during deep breaths. Also working on developing breathing rhythms during shadow boxing, but I'm still working on that integration...