Follow Along Jean-Claude Van Damme Kicking Workout

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Enjoy my friends 😀🙂🙏 It's not a kickboxing/muay thai/mma workout but I wanted to throw something different at you today. Test out your leg conditioning. This will be harder than you think.

[@ProdigiousReturn]

No need to have everything be muay Thai/kickboxing/mma ;) As a karateka I love this stuff. Thank you for making content for us too!!

[@educatedcanadian7408]

I have 22 years striking and can't hold my leg that high. How in the fk roundhouse held at that height how in the fk and btw I actually did all these unlike everyone else here blk belt or not this hurts. No one is saying gee thanks Gabe that's amazing after doing these, they would say my god that's hard. This is all my fault for not teaching myself the leg strengthening drills i had to learn later. Ill do it everyday. I can kick high but I can't hold it at that height. Fk you Gabe. Lol. Bastard. My god thsts insane you can hold thst high. I loved vandamme too and took it pretty seriously chair splits and all but this is ridiculous, your leg stregth is off the hook. I'm in so much pain and I already do half these work outs. Then you have the oddasity to call it intermediate lol. Yeah no! no blk belt is even gonna come close to doing what you just did strength wise. Honestly thank you for the video its good to know how much work I needed. I'm like hip to chest level at best with holding. Please edit and explain just how hard this is and just how hard you worked to achieve this. This is very, very hard. Takes years to get that good. Glory champion here doing this, not some 2 bit blk belt. Pls let people know next time so we don't feel so bad, and I do half these like I said and this was still hard. God damn youre good.

[@educatedcanadian7408]

Yeah I had to watch again. Gabe says: "And an advanced version would be without the chair", yeah, not holding that high! I've mentioned I hate you right. Fkin foot is held higher than your bookshelf ffs. Move aside jcvd Gabe is taking over

[@jsmacdonald23]

This is a huge help. No one necessarily NEEDS to kick like this but I want to be able to show my students what’s possible if they stick with something and work at it. Thank you, Mr. Varga!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yes. It's not about throwing kicks like that in sparring but simply increasing your strength, flexibility, control, etc. I used to do this 6 times per week and it made my kicks very good.

[@KUROSHURA]

I disagree, if one consistently keeps one’s legs at the ready; such a person won’t have to warm up in a street fight.

[@pointfire94]

My prayers and best wishes to all gym owners and trainers.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Well said!

[@nvanguy6868]

Bloodsport made me fall in love with martial arts, its crazy the impact a movie can have on a childs mind

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

For sure. I think I was into martial arts because of teenage mutant ninja turtles before Van Damme. He just stoked the fire.

[@chrisipacs2091]

47 years in Tang soo do and Tae Kwon do...This was Amazing! Please more videos like this!!

[@TheChattounet]

as a french i'm impressed to see that our van damme is that well known throught the world like this :o (i know he's from belgium but its the same!)

[@hieupham7656]

I thought he was canadian

[@kevinprince_k-1]

@@hieupham7656 He is actually from Belgium

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

He's definitely a martial arts leader in the world. A wonder how many people starting training because of his movies 🙂

[@mikeoxmaul138]

It’s not the same you wish he was French lel

[@JayzsMr]

I mean he made Hollywood movies which were shown all over the world

[@russfong5555]

This workout is killing me... can't do it all. Yes please, teach me more!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'll make a follow up soon.

[@theboltthrower8661]

Damn man, THANKS FOR THIS, your channel is underrated, I´m glad I found this gem... keep kicking ass in 2021 my man.

[@oscarpearson3903]

Couldn’t agree more, him and Wonderboy Thompson are so underrated on KZbin I mean these are TOP fighters

[@theboltthrower8661]

@@oscarpearson3903 I´m also subbed to Joseph Valtellini (Bazooka Joe), dope channel right there and underrated as hell. Greetings my friend!!!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks. I'm glad you're enjoying the channel.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

@@theboltthrower8661 Yes. His channel is great.

[@Ssnyder135]

I’ve been doing this video for a 3 weeks and this is my first time i finally completed all of these

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Awesome. Congratulations on the progress.

[@VLADIMIR007ISH]

I practice Taekwon-do ITF and I making the stretch every day, because I would like to have a good split to have an excellent side kick like you, this video encourages me to make it.

[@Themindofreyrey]

This is a sick workout. Thanks for the content as always! I had an old VHS tape showing Van Damme training at his old gym in Brussels, where he was doing a similar workout with ankle weights during an interview, and holding it for a 10 count. I wonder how much power his kicks generated at the time.

[@DaDoubleDee]

Nice workout. Reminds me of a routine super foot Wallace had

[@Gzussss]

Your most recent hip flex video pointed to this one (combine the two), and this one you point to a next one haha. I wounder when my night's training is gonna end? Doesn't matter really. Thanks for pushing me.

[@lenzoid]

Loved the workout!! I took it easy in the beginning as my kicking legs are weak :D THANKS for passing on your knowledge for free! 🙏

[@Dan-ts4dj]

More! More! More Please! Can you also show some heavy bag kicking drills that you like to do!

[@lauraf361]

My husband said he was soo pleased about kickboxing kicks and of course boxing.

[@alokbhattacharya3552]

After few years I got this type of good martial arts tutorial channel.

[@Ssnyder135]

please give me more of these videos mate! my legs are absolutely dead after this and i loved every second thank you sir!! this will help so much with sparring!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Fantastic. I'll get another filmed shortly.

[@joesmith5159]

when he says high my leg goes a few inches higher than medium lol

[@Dantto92]

Yes I would very much like to watch more of these

[@AlphaKaiju]

Great warm up, it definitely works the hip muscles and tests your balance.

[@SlimLu1]

Great morning work out. More of these please

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

You got it!

[@hackLMNO]

More like these please , especially kicks.

[@Bugga524]

Thank you man. Im tired of getting beat in my kickboxing class all the time bc i suck at kicking. Im gonna show up one day and be better. Ur teaching is very comprehensible

[@russfong5555]

Insane intensity!!! Thank you Gabriel!

[@jethromartins3123]

Superb tutorial sabon

[@jaylordalonzo8867]

Love from the Philippines

[@BurningArt78]

Van Damme is awesome. Bill Wallace is awesome. You're awesome - keep it up!

[@johnson.official13]

Really enjoyed it

[@IkkakuMadarameno]

Wow! Super tough! I consider myself pretty good at kicking to head level but this really shows that I've got ways to go. Thank you so much for this workout!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@lukaku2095]

This is a fantastic man. just what I was looking for, great demonstration too. Well put together

[@mmareviewer.2372]

For real life kickboxing I would say Jean was and would of been dangerous if he decided to fight for Glory, but he is no Gabriel Varga. How many people did Jean not get into martial arts? A heavy weight champ for that I would say he was and still is with his oldies. I remember being so stoked about Jean's martial arts as a kid... until I seen Rick Roufus go Jackie Chang in the real life ring, Don the Dragon, Sugarfoot Cunningham etc... the list goes on.. Again thank you for the videos.

[@Veteran365]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I needed this!!!! 🔥

[@dimitrimols7935]

MORE !!!!!!

[@ya-cv8jg]

Hi, thanks for all the videos, it's probably the most professional no-nonsense martial arts channel ever. I got a question, isn't it better to do a warm-up before doing dynamic stretches with the legs? Or do you always jump right into it cold?

[@GutturalReef]

Because of my big legs and karate; I can do the splits, no problem....

[@treadstoned9915]

Why dont you show me some of your fancy kicks?

[@John-pp8yc]

Lol double impact

[@Vitinho21]

keep it going!! Van Damme Style we want more!!

[@jgdesigner]

Awesome Gabriel! Adding this to my lockdown workout routine!

[@mitchamcartwright6440]

Keep these coming man for sure, great video.

[@danielgray5756]

This is my second week doing these... goddamn! Awesome stuff!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Fantastic. I have a new one to film that is going to be crazy hard. Keep your eye out for that.

[@kingofgufi]

Amazing training thanks Gabriel, and.. We all love Van Damme 😁🤟🤟

[@seanmccarron9376]

Superb workout 👏

[@roloduarte3100]

Love your videos.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Very glad to hear that.

[@PassionateSpirit88]

Nice video! Here's a video suggestion... Kicking combos as in using your kicks like punches.

[@mykulpierce]

Reminds me of the old bill "superfoot" wallace chair workout! Great stuff!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Exactly. 😀

[@dolomix5688]

Hi Gabrile, can you do this video again but with view also on the ground foot?

[@mrjjman2010]

takes me back to TKD practice

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yes. Kind of like the karate point fighting training I use to do.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

Well as I'm not that much flexible so I will try my best to make my leg go as high as I can.

[@hustle676]

First video that 0 dislikes

[@CFHMetalHeadCFH]

Great video Gabriel! Thanks for this

[@skycow3208]

Whoa I just found out about this channel love it subbed

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'm glad you like it. Welcome aboard!

[@skycow3208]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial thanks

[@astonmartin5332]

Hi Gabriel! What is the link to stretching video recommend for this routine? Thanks 👍

[@focussparring.]

Excellent.

[@hinakhodiyara7883]

Love this. Thank you :)

[@FM-dm8xj]

can we get a video on how to stop agressive fighters?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Sure thing.

[@HeroOfGodCoD]

and he made It ❤️

[@FM-dm8xj]

@@HeroOfGodCoD exactly what i was thinking ahahah

[@TheGoldcolor]

Stretching stretching stretching for the kicks and Stephan Thompson has great kicks UFC fighter.

[@jg1468]

Man this hard haha👍

[@jg1468]

Do you have a hip stretching video to be able to kick higher I am stuck at hip kick level height

[@jeffjohnsonharrison4719]

This is a very high level. Not for most people. Makes you master the position of your kicks while being graceful like a ballet dancer: again, not for everybody.

[@educatedcanadian7408]

I mean god damn youre good gabe this is hard. How in the fk you hold the leg that high. I can do splits but my god the abductor hurts. Been moths of doing these drills when gonna be that high

[@benji2854]

My tall legs wont allow me to go that high varga😂 tall legs short torso here😅👌🏽

[@Ssnyder135]

how many days a week do you do this? I’ve been doing it 3 times

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Right now I've been doing 3 as well. I use it when I teach zoom classes for my kids program.

[@phasln777]

I am never be able to lift my leg as you do in 7:14 . So, can you please advise how to achieve this?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

1. Work your stretch. Particularly your split. 2. Lift your leg as high as possible (even if it's thigh level) and hold until you fatigue and must drop. 3-4x per week. 3. Make sure you pivot your standing leg to help open up your hips. Try using the video below to assist you as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH2YdHyDf7-GnbM

[@joesr31]

I can’t go high, my legs just feels tight and cramp up, am I doing something wrong or my strength is not there yet? I can swing it up there but I can’t hold it up there

[@rociogonzalez2866]

I have a question, do you keep your butt and hips tucked in while doing this??

[@rodgerbane3825]

Your thoughts on weight work like squats and deadlifts?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I've always had trouble with squats in terms of injuries so I avoid them. Deadlifts were great but I don't like doing them without a trainer watching me.

[@jovicastanojlovic8386]

Give us more video.

[@justinmilner8]

5:35 "We're just getting warmed up" .... me with my leg an inch off the ground struggling in pain

[@imazegd3006]

Do you have a workout thats kind of like the opposite of this? My kicks are way to snappy, and I can't seem to get knockout power from my kicks.

[@6400loser]

Protip: don't forget to play "The Eagle Lands" for maximum effect ;)

[@frost-80]

9:21 I can't go this high with the knee... gonna train harder to develop flexibility

[@knoflookbrood7135]

"Flexibility/Mobility for High Kick & High Kick Drills" after this video or the "Follow Along Jean-Claude Van Damme Kicking Workout"?

[@aimepedro1137]

low - high.... best I can do is low mid,. take it or leave it... lol!

[@hokimoki3677]

Yeahh bro these are mean

[@wilfredbobo1628]

Chuck Norris type of work out?👀

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Ooo yeah 😀

[@kashubelua]

What s thoses noises ?? 4:38 4:52 🤨.... don't you have some ischio issues? care bro, nice work

[@jonjames5411]

This is what happens when you don't educate yourself in the history of martial arts. Flicky kicks are not just for sport. They are also designed for real street situations. The logic behind the flicky Kick is so that the opponent is unable to grab your leg. It doesn't matter how much power you have if your opponent is able to grab your leg in a real street fight. You are protected by competition rules. There many things a person can do outside of competition rules if they manage to get hold of your leg. For one ur leaving your testicles exposed for a vicious counter.

[@cosmichef75]

I got here via the modern martial artist.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Awesome. Thanks for checking out the channel. I hope you enjoyed the workout.

[@educatedcanadian7408]

I'm dying from this. The fact you hold your foot that high really pissed me off. I can't get passed my chest how long til I can hold that high. And why the fk at blk belt level were we not doing these drills.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Ahhh. I have years of practice. Keep on it and you'll see improvement.

[@educatedcanadian7408]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial Gabe, you're really good. Genuinely thank you Your content is probably the best on KZbin, on level with wonderboy, maybe better, plus you're local, so gotta support a hero of mine. You should be getting paid for this stuff. Very selfless, and yet you're not giving away the stuff that hurts us for everyone to know. Like kajan does. If you're ever at seikido or Coastal muay thai, I would sure love to learn defense from you. Thank you honestly this and many other videos were so helpful I feel like I owe you.

[@educatedcanadian7408]

No im not finding it too easy gabe dont worry. Are you fking joking. And i do these. Your kids class doesn't do this or i quit. Lol

[@eithanormaza5378]

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