Sparring With Shane Fazen, Gabriel Varga and Jared Robinson

Thank you to Revgear for making this possible. Check out the new Stealth Hybrid MMA Shorts at revgear.com/st...
Make sure you are subscribed to ‪@GabrielVargaOfficial‬ ‪@sacredboxing‬ and ‪@fighttips‬
Online courses on martial arts and self defense: hard2hurt.teach...
Get hard2hurt merch here!
shop.hard2hurt.com
Please consider supporting hard2hurt and get exclusive content available only on Patreon.
/ icymikep
Follow Mike:
Facebook: / icymikep
Twitter: / icymikep
Instagram: / icymikep
My Kit: www.kit.co/icym...
Podcast: icymike.podbea...
DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on them, hard2hurt receives a small commission. This helps support the hard2hurt channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thanks for supporting us and stay hard2hurt.
Music:
Title Song is Lying Low
Royalty Free music by www.contimusic...

[@hard2hurt]

Check out the new Stealth Hybrid MMA Shorts at revgear.com/stealth-hybrid-mma-shorts-black-black/?aff=8

[@coenh8735]

KZbin is tweaking, this comment is older than the actual video itself.

[@tamakaramaena]

2:35 thank you for atleast helping them haters lol or atleast tried

[@tamakaramaena]

Yo can U hold a spinning back-kick into a takedown counter Exp). Throw spinning back-kick, hold spining back kick, have sparring partner take down and you try to defend take down? Please please i got no sparring partner and need confirmation

[@coenh8735]

@@tamakaramaena oh nvm then lol

[@tamakaramaena]

I am probably gone become the best fighter in the world😂 Ego because I'm basically a BJJ white belt without the belt

[@fighttips]

Thank YOU coach for opening your doors and taking care of us 🙏 Love moving with and learning from you. 'til next time...

[@hard2hurt]

Been hitting your double hand trap to big knee over and over

[@boogalooter7280]

Moving with and learning from you.... mad sus dude

[@hard2hurt]

@@boogalooter7280 don't be jealous sweetie I'm sure you move good too.

[@boogalooter7280]

@@hard2hurt I might be jealous, but I'm telling you he dotted those "i"s with hearts

[@Maelthorn1337]

@@boogalooter7280 Nothing more masculine than constantly thinking about gay stuff at every opportunity.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Good times! Thanks for all the fun rounds team.

[@hard2hurt]

Thank you for the work champ! I've been working hard on my holes since then.

[@jamielondon6436]

@@hard2hurt That sounds so wrong! ;-)

[@mitchelrowe6915]

@@hard2hurt Was that the forfeit xD

[@rebel4466]

Great collab! Amazing to see a pro sparring with an old man like that lol

[@abepubg9979]

@@jamielondon6436 mad sus bro. Which hole they talking 'bout?

[@zachraney7907]

Shane’s ability to just pick up his legs and put them wherever he wants to strike is so impressive, it looks effortless

[@hard2hurt]

Facts. He has excellent technique and is very balanced amd coordinated.

[@MagickArmory]

@@hard2hurt he's working that "Weck" method . Have you ever trained or spoken with him Mike ?

[@yuwmelon3868]

His placement of his front leg kicks gives him almost an unfair advantage.

[@xxblanksxx1]

Look at his stance, it's very upright. Close to a Thai stance. The more your knees are bent, the harder it is to pick up your leg quickly. Man's straight chillin, calm and relaxed

[@JGH046]

That high kick into a teep in the last seconds of the spar was amazing. Had to rewatch that a few times because I cannot comprehend how he had THAT much control over his legs

[@applegherkin7873]

"Get off the wall, Kevin!" "I'm TRYING! iM TRYING!" "Grab him!" "AAAAGGGHH" Bro I feel that

[@miman3]

8:28 🤣

[@callumbiasnow4825]

It’s crazy how good Gabriel is. I know he’s pro and world level, but when you see guys who are very good gym level instructors and fighters spar and he literally sees everything like Neo. Every punch, kick, feint and gap he sees it all. Really shows how good pros are.

[@fredericdarietto9546]

Hé is not your average pro, and not your average world champ. Hé is a phenom,very clever and physicaly gifted too

[@reverbautopsy9093]

Being a Glory champ is no small feat. Beating guys like Adamchuk, Amrani and Sitmonchai is as high level as it gets.

[@Bfolks84]

It’s fun to see how peoples personality reflect in their fighting style. Shane seems very methodical and technical In his style, picking where he’s gonna attack. Icy mike is a bit more wild and unpredictable.

[@hard2hurt]

Jared was the opposite though

[@thetalantonx]

@@hard2hurt Yeah, that kinda surprised me. It started to make sense as to why he's so deliberate and methodical in his speech and coaching: he's good enough at fighting "mean" that it's only by his choice that he gives anyone else a shot. That kind of "the only one keeping my demon on a leash is me, so I teach like a preacher" energy.

[@Venchenko]

Shane's defense is incredible. Very cool to see the differences in techniques between everybody involved!

[@hard2hurt]

His defense is very good!

[@TheTonyCAcc]

Sparring Gabriel seems so tough But I think you fared a lot better than 99% of us would've

[@dawnkeyy]

Just watching it I felt like I was in a meat grinder

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

So true, that there are many levels was so evident, its is good to see! Icy Mike did great, Gabriel Varga is a big fav of mine and his skill is impressive.

[@jabzjabz]

I would like to spar him. Oneday

[@vitoravila9908]

It’s impressive how Gabriel, while being gentle and cooperative, still makes you guys look like amateurs…

[@Productions-bo3zp]

Because they are🫣😅🤣

[@andredubbs4854]

Bro gabriel is a multiple times world champion, he would make 99% of the fighters in the planet look amateur

[@alisemssemanini2774]

They’re KZbinrs who call themselves martial artists… of course they’re amateurs

[@andredubbs4854]

@@alisemssemanini2774 they would sit you on your ass little boy, its easy to talk shit behind a keyboard

[@igorotwithinternetconnecti8991]

he's probably the only one who has a very good and well known track record, being in Bellator, Glory, and even training in Thailand. Him and Jeff Chan are the only ones who fought in big promotions

[@arnavchaugule8136]

Being a shorter guy myself, I truly sympathise with what Mike says about having to figure stuff out. Seing him spar helps a lot 🙏

[@Charles-Do_Bronx-Oliveira]

Pressuring them and be aggressive

[@abdulwasay99]

@@Charles-Do_Bronx-Oliveira yeah but each time I force myself into range I'm getting battered till I'm forced to move out, then I can't reach them

[@dakotawernsman3709]

​@@Charles-Do_Bronx-OliveiraAh yes, the "say something simple about something complicated" thing people do all the time. What you just typed. Does. Not. Help.

[@largocharles8729]

Jared's sparring is like the total opposite of what we see when he talks and stuff. Like he is so quiet and doesnt move really much, when he is instructing his technique he is very careful. Also was it coincidence that the smaller guys (you and kevin) are the brightiest (always happy and energetic) in sparring? Even seth alwaya had that serious face at times lol

[@hard2hurt]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!

[@yuwmelon3868]

Jared fights like his hands have minds of their own.

[@jabzjabz]

He had some nice counters and good defence,he's a beast

[@TITANia69420]

Bro, after seeing that many kickboxing vids from Shane, I kinda forgot he did Taekwondo. Cuz the way he was picking up his front foot and placing a kick wherever was clean.

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah he's dextrous with it.

[@rithi3193]

If this becomes an annual thing, can't wait to see the whole gang back at it but hopefully this time Jeff Chan makes an appearance since he's in the US now haha

[@giantslayer7835]

He is basically the opposite of shane. Shane is more methodical but jeff is more explosive.

[@DeeperThought11]

I second that. Would love to see Jeff Chan with you guys.

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Jared was like a machine with that Jab. Plus his moving around using those angles just as he talked about doing.

[@christophercarnahan922]

Honestly its shanes effortless flow that really impresses me. Dude moves and strikes accurately with little effort

[@hourglas]

@6:08 man slipped to the right smooth AF. Looked like a character animation and he just tapped "dodge". Also Kevin getting dismantled in the background while shouting "I'm tired" is hilarious 😂

[@tnktsinik]

I really wanna learn to move like that. Doing it during shadow is one thing but actually while sparring? Amazing

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Sparring Gabriel was crazy, his ability to catch our kicks, made me less want to kick, which removes 2 weapons and range. Plus he was using Kevin Lee's tactic of making his opponent get up a bunch to assist and tire them out.

[@KaroJhe]

This made me want to watch more of Kevin and Gabriels sparring session

[@keianwiram]

I broke my hand boxing a couple months ago and these videos always get me itching to get back to training lol. great to see a bunch of friends beat eachother up!

[@richardgrimm7222]

Shane's little round-rechamber to teep was cheeky af

[@hard2hurt]

Omfg the irony here... If you only knew how cheeky it really was!

[@jamielondon6436]

Bas Rutten staple. Guess who he got it from. :-)

[@turbopowergt]

I’ve been watching your channel for a year now and watched how you and the other KZbinrs have been collaborating and learning from each other. All of the videos released from this collab have been awesome.

[@KelpWolf]

Thanks Mike for your humility and sharing this footage! I'm here for the footwork. I just watched the "what do you do when moving to the right video." It was fun watching Jared put it into practice in your sparring. He looks absurdly frustrating to spar with. Lots to learn.

[@staysafemartialarts]

Beautiful sparring. Everyone there is a master of their craft and it was awesome to see you spar in multiple different styles. Definitely something that I am sure was a cool experience to go toe to toe with each of them

[@IHateHandleNames]

It's crazy how Gabrielle is just a tank. He seems completely unmovable and always, every second of the round, in position to hurt someone.

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Thanks for the kind words and for the honor of being a part of this crew.

[@NotTodayBro440]

When Kevin hit the ground and screamed in the background, I lost it. What a funny guy

[@ZenDragonYoutubeChannel]

Loved that jumping turning sidekick from clinch vs Shane... and also Shane's roundhousekick to front kick combo. When I do that sort of thing it's typically front kick to roundhouse, but he made it work twice.

[@ForeverYoungKickboxer]

It was sweet!! The jumping sidekick Mike hit, I meant

[@ZenDragonYoutubeChannel]

@@ForeverYoungKickboxer For sure that as well.

[@davybigfly]

Looking forward to this. Love to see the action and also your commentary. I always learn something useful from your videos.

[@hard2hurt]

There's no commentary on these... but maybe still something to learn.

[@coenh8735]

How is this comment uploaded 4 days ago? This vid is just up for 5 hours. wtf..

[@mliao1]

@@coenh8735 it was pre-scheduled

[@Captain-Donut]

Absolutely…. You nailed it Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rathindrakuruwita2442]

bro, nice work. Don't let people get you down.

[@hard2hurt]

Ummm... ok.

[@moz5831]

That constant change of angles and levels Jared does so effortlessly is really interesting. I need to try that. And I don’t get how he throws that long lead hook so effortlessly, it’s almost a jab how relaxed it is. I know this is light sparring, but I bet he could put some oumph to it if he decided so. This is really cool what tou are doing, very few people could put their ego aside and show how getting their ass kicked, but this is very educational (as well as fun).

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

Happy Thanksgiving.

[@hard2hurt]

Thank you, sir! You too!

[@martialartsunlimited01]

It is wicked cool how Shane can just keep that teep firing and just how quick he is with it. And he's really good and accurate with those sweeps too.

[@shihui444]

All respect to all these great martial artists but its very clear why Gabriel Varga is a high-level pro with 40+ fights including wins over Sitmonchai, Lerdsila etc

[@BusterReeko]

Dude, Gabriel is a meat grinder and you were able to land a couple hard shots! That’s impressive!

[@TeamWnJ]

I'm definately checking out Revgear because of this, awesome video Mike!

[@malepauling7431]

Noice, I've just watched Gabe sparring Cliff and wondered if there would be sparring footage of Shane and Mike 😏

[@hard2hurt]

Oh yeah! This has the full, un-cut round with Shane!

[@hasassinboxing6065]

Would love to spar Jared he’s so technical! 🥊 good work from everyone loved watching y’all spar

[@aldavedesierdo42]

1. Huge contrast between Mike's more of freestyle kickboxing style to Shane's muay thai. Apparently Shane has done really good with his clinch sweeps and defense here whereas Mike is good in cutting off distance and go brawl in the inside along with his unorthodox moves here. Amazing spar. 2. Again Mike is a good brawler also in boxing and Jared, with limited space, has a hard time adjusting to mike's pressure and damn his jabs is so versatile he can jab in many different angles. 3. Mike vs Gab fight is understandable because he is shorter and he's lighter people should understand that a champion whose bigger, stronger, and taller than you will always make you a ragdoll in a kickboxing match. Nice video ❤

[@formoney5255]

this video was cool af; I'm always astounded watching Gabriel spar. However...that little moment where you hear "get off the wall! get off the wall!" and then just see the faceplant in the background was comedy gold.

[@bentoncushing8693]

Good stuff,,,miss all that....Friday was sparring day,,,all day..

[@roninnotasheeplikeyou.2631]

Thanks for sharing! Good to see people from different styles & systems come together & join hands in a respectful manner. 🙏🏻

[@namnaimad616]

Yoooo, the "stuffing knee" at 4:01 👏takes me back to some old h2h tutorials

[@hard2hurt]

Sometimes i forget techniques for a long time then i get into a situation and think "oh yeah I've got something for this..."

[@tnktsinik]

Mike they might be winning in sparring, or in age, or in hair, but you are definitely winning our hearts! (Ofc honorable mention to kevin for that super funny round with gabriel in the back!) Personally you are my favourite youtuber of the bunch and I wouldn't have found out about the rest if it wasn't for you! You are like a wise old short tree. Keep up the amazing job! Same to the rest, good job everyone! ❤️

[@farkinarkin5099]

I've been a Shane fan since Icy Mike had hair. This was great! Thanks for setting it up.

[@TheNinjaEveryDay]

The videos that have come out of this gathering are great!

[@Jagunco]

Props mate. I know a lot of folk who wouldn't show themselves getting the worst of a sparring match. Your humility is an example to all of us.

[@gw1357]

This has been a great series of videos. You guys look like you had a great time. I said this over on Ed's channel too. You can tell Gabriel is a fighter first and a teacher second because there's a ruthlessness in him that you don't see in the other guys. Jared's jab is the BUSINESS. That's really what I find jumps out when I spar my coach who is a high level boxer. Every style has a heavy cross and lots of people (regardless of style) have naturally big hooks/overhands, but a high level boxer's jab is so far past any other style's version in every respect -- volume, accuracy, and snap -- that it really changes the entire dynamic of the fight because the jab is ALWAYS coming. I have an irrational love of the dragon tail sweep. I don't know why. Applause for attempting it. Can we see the tape of you and Kevin Lee?

[@wahoo31151]

Had to watch the second part twice cause the first time I just watched Gabreil and Kevin go at it in the background.

[@StreetbeefsWestCoast]

Wonderful to watch. Well done gentlemen

[@nacktheslayer9882]

Man yall gotta get Wonderboy in the next one. I'd love to see Kwonkicker as well but I think he just does choreography stuff now.

[@marcusgottlieb2307]

Good stuff - the difference in level of pressure between Gabriel and the rest is quite astonishing. Keep spreading the martial arts love!

[@ryandoyle6730]

Love this channel! Thankful for the knowledge and entertainment 👍 Hope you & your fam have a wonderful Thanksgiving 🦃

[@deansmith3237]

Shame you couldn't get Wonderboy in here too. Wonderboy vs Gabriel would be fun to watch! Both some of the nicest high level guys out there as well. I know he's in fight camp though.

[@alexandruburca4062]

I was listening to Gabriel chat during you sparing 😂😂😂

[@michaeltrimble7680]

Dude, thank you for putting your skills to the test, sweatin the sweat, and sharing the wisdom from your hard work!

[@vanoscrap6296]

@9:17 holy shit, that sense of balance on that double kick. Wow.

[@MajorRoy]

Great sparring! One consolation you can take away Mike is that you got the better cardio exercise while your opponents seemed to have finished a particular mindful exercise of tai chi.

[@JingShenKuoshu]

Good to see you all getting together. I want in. lol

[@coreyprince3608]

Happy Thanksgiving Icy Mike!! You friggin rule!!!

[@jebjeb7770]

Awesome video of your sessions! This is how martial arts are evolving! By great martial artists collaborating and training!

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Thanks Mike for a cool video, I really like the editing for this one.

[@eliwilson4158]

mikes composure on point

[@hard2hurt]

If I only nail one attribute... it's gonna be that one.

[@obscurelines]

As a boxer who never really mastered kicking (despite years of Kung Fu and muay Thai) I would have liked to see the boxing coach take on kickboxing - i.e. how well you can cope against good kickboxers using only your boxing as your skillset. An interesting video I think as well.

[@AspynDotZip]

Sensei Seth has a video called what happens when you kick a boxer and it really shows how a skilled fighter even if it's in only one discipline will adapt and find their own solutions to the problem

[@shinomori69]

This has been my favorite series of videos ever and a huge boon to those who can learn from it.

[@Nagareboshi9]

Great video! Looks like it was a lot of fun :)

[@hard2hurt]

We had a blast.

[@tnktsinik]

And.... Sensei Seth. Had me actually laughing out loud! Very few channels do that!

[@RedSplinter36]

This is literally the Expendables of the KZbin martial arts community and I love it!!! Bad. Ass.

[@MichalLempicki]

dang that was fun to watch!

[@catscradle1921]

Watching Gabriel Vaga here is an extremely useful study in timing and self control in sparring.

[@intrepidschool]

My guy! That was a fun video. Keep them coming!

[@kc9242]

Well done, credit to you to do this, helpful it is to see the different approaches, it seemed everyone kept their cool too, no cheap shots. Thanks.

[@dannylei3d]

I love you guys pulling this collaboration together, you are all legit fighters…👍

[@justinalexander5959]

Gabriel spars like how I wish I could

[@RonSanPedro83]

speaking of things I want to see. where's the "Leg Muscles" guy? I literally came across your channel a few years back (and became a subscriber ever since) because of the video you made with him that featured that slanted oblique kick to the side on the knee...still makes me shiver imagining how much it would hurt getting hit with that lol.

[@Kunwar_Arjun]

Greatest marital arts youtubers and sensei seth😭😭😭

[@BMO_Creative]

Wow Mike! You actually stopped yourself from doing any of your dirty boxing or cheating moves in these sessions! LOL

[@hard2hurt]

Didn't want to die

[@BMO_Creative]

@@hard2hurt LOL!! Great Answer!!! LOL

[@handsofstone1887]

Great stuff!!

[@dandangalodangalus9082]

Shane’s Muay Thai is so smooth and precise, wow.

[@olegon21]

this event was very cool to watch! keep the good stuff

[@RobKinneySouthpaw]

I bought revgear gloves because of Mike. Been super happy with them

[@sluggensluggen5075]

Gabe, just takes it to a whole new level.

[@MrRunescapenator]

You guys are all so good at what you do. I bet if all of these guys were the same height, weight, and age as you you'd be smoking em mike.

[@CldBroccoli]

Im in awe of how Gabriel looks so relaxed and deadly at the same time.

[@c9designs523]

As a broad shouldered shorter than average guy, all the Thai fighters my weight class are 6ft+ and I recognised the issues against technical reach advantaged fighters. Fun to watch, hope to see more collaboration in future

[@MisterJayEm]

Brilliant.

[@pandnh4]

Great content, you guys look like a lot of fun. I miss sparring so much.

[@lukescull8225]

I thought Mike held his own with really top level martial artists. Great video.

[@oldboarbrain]

Jared had unpredictable movement and really fluid combinations, i like that style a lot

[@ukbritton6934]

That was great video!!

[@huntexlee]

holy shit im hyped for this

[@kevinomahoney]

Shane’s lead leg front kick is perfect.

[@reks70]

Awesome colabs I basically follow you Gabe and Shane for couple of years now and I would very much like to see you making a colab with Jeff Chen from MMA shredded he is a fun guy to watch and a good practitioner

[@AtomSonofMan]

Wow the crossover I’ve always wanted!!!!

[@kencoffman7145]

Dang Mike you took a whooping today! BUT, ya never stopped and that's everything.

[@Yt_chatEnjoyer]

“Seven of the greatest martial arts KZbinrs there are and Sensei Seth” 😂😂 poor Adam Kenpo.

[@dustinsegers4534]

Ugh...I'm a short little dude too, and that wore me out just watching. Been there many times. Great stuff man.

[@TheMathPipe]

Love this footage

[@wyebot8118]

Man. Poor Kevin in the back

[@hard2hurt]

He brought it all on himself