How to Create Striking Angles with Stephen WONDERBOY Thompson

[@elnico135]

Upstate Karate (Thompson's family dojo and gym) should have a fighter in Karate Combat

[@hrithikbusawon856]

Yup would be great

[@killaben85]

Wouldn't be surprised if one of the Spence brothers get in the Pit one day

[@Tenchigumi]

Sweet T where you at

[@makswagger8549]

If Karate Combat started early Wonderboy would be a champ. There are alot of Karatekas in MMA would be champions in this promotion like Bas scary guy, GSP intresting, & Machida. I hope to see Kyoji Horiguchi in Karate Combat in the future.

[@andrewskokan6372]

Yes to this

[@zulu_rdrgz]

Wonder boy passing this knowledge is a goldmine. Always grateful for the man and his time.

[@Alabamerhammer]

Simple but effective. Gotta love it

[@dustinfant360]

Great advice, love it! Will apply this to my sparring sessions this week, thank you!

[@thatoneewokthatdied2291]

I always love me some wonderboy lessons! The worry I have with this is getting low-kicked the moment I step in with all my weight on my front leg but I guess you could work with feints or front-leg kicks beforehand to get him thinking of of other things as well as good timing of course.

[@luisdawnfinder3188]

Never hurts to start a combo with a high switch kick but jabbing your way in is generally pretty safe at most levels

[@ZeroFucksLeft]

​@@luisdawnfinder3188 I can think of plenty of situations where you wouldn't want to open with any high kick

[@luisdawnfinder3188]

@@ZeroFucksLeft Depends on the range and where you're at. Anyways I'm speaking from a Muay Thai perspective. Obviously in MMA it comes with it's own risks

[@adnanarnautovic5907]

awesome, I suggest you to show them your yoko geri (side kick) in way you do that technik

[@AdudenamedVince]

Giving out great advice for free, gotta love it!

[@biswajitguha2410]

He has more stuff on his KZbin channel. It's a segment he calls "Technique Tuesdays". Check it out, it's great! :)

[@ninjamaster7724]

Steven 'Wonderboy' Thompson should compete in Karate Combat.

[@matejfele9971]

And clean out the division.

[@ninjamaster7724]

@@matejfele9971 👍💯

[@ASSman864]

Hes like 56-0 in kickboxing, he literally went to UFC to increase the difficulty level and face wrestlers to be a complete mixed martial artist. I think hes more than proven his worth in karate

[@ninjamaster7724]

@@ASSman864 kickboxing isn't karate and if he won a karate combat title,he would have another title to his name.So far he hasn't won a title in the UFC?

[@ASSman864]

@@ninjamaster7724 hes like 6 or 7 fights deep in UFC. Only hype jobs get titles that fast😂 im not saying he wouldnt be cool in karate combat but hes clearly choosen to represent karate in MMA

[@jonbaker1697]

Nice video, I love "masking the opponent's vision" jabs

[@jonathanjuliman5628]

It's the simple moves that will help bring in the combos!

[@CrunchyJayman]

Love how clean the pit looks the best fighting stage of all time! Much better than a ring or octagon.

[@Pwasercan]

man, this is really advanced, I never saw such advanced techniques on Stephen's channel :O Awesome tricks

[@Thesavagesouls]

Stephen is such a good teacher.

[@Patrick-sheen]

masterclass...wonderful!

[@quadmft]

Learning from a legend!!

[@GMANLOVE]

Such a good teacher

[@TheFlamingChips]

A UFC legend sharing knowledge with a combat karate champion. Priceless

[@mingkern5618]

This is the move that dropped masvidal when wonderboy fought him

[@KevOtieno]

Like the idea ,this is so cool for karate students thanks❤

[@Atius8]

I love Wonderboy. Always dropping gems.

[@syedzaidi6606]

You know what a good comparison this is too? Infantrymen in CQB training are thought "Slicing the Pie" with their rifle and field of vision through a window or something. In this case the punches are his shots and the window is felling your opponent. Absolutely brilliant !

[@bentoncushing8693]

Great video,,,,many thanks,,,,that's very slick,,,forces the opponent to move head to look,,,opening the face guard..very nice..

[@hellohello8556]

Angles are awsome.

[@ttakamiorama]

Wonderboy works the angles sharp and precise!

[@josedomingodiegoperez1973]

Thompson must fight in karate combat.

[@CEOdosPutos]

Man, i like Stephen so much he is one of the only guys i root for even when he is against guys from my country(Brazil) and his technic is gold, i use It myself and It works wonders.

[@CrueHead18]

Wonderboy is a natural as a instructor/analyst.

[@bentoncushing8693]

Thanks Master Thompson great class..

[@AxaFin]

I've had people do this but I just step back and switch stance, if they commit to the 2nd straight it's an easy counter.

[@BMO_Creative]

It's Hilarious that to Wonderboy this is a simple technique! LOL took me 6 tries to pull it off on BoB! LOL

[@Andrei-ny7fy]

He did this to Masvidal in great style. One of the greatest karatekas in UFC!

[@JoseFernandez-gi7cv]

Thank you! Simple but very effective and useful 🥋👍🏻🙏

[@SunAndMirror]

Youre beautiful wonderboy! Ole Tony Ferguson landed this on Barboza HARD but he used a spin rear elbow to attack around the guard, rather than pivoting out for a cross. Barboza bit the first feint bait and shelled up max guard, eyes closed The placement of your lead foot when pivoting out for more strikes is beauty. You can see slight repositions, not sure if concious but definitely there The dark outfit guy isnt as aware of his lead foot when repositioning!

[@ansoncall6497]

That’s first rate instructions right there. Simple but effective means efficient!

[@joe_spiegel512]

A great warrior, a great fighter and a great knight

[@emilydaniels9238]

Man, WB is lovely 😍

[@joelsonsabado9206]

He did this side step punch on masvidal and dropped him, also with a few other opponents which worked perfectly

[@MynameisBrianZX]

1:54 and he sometimes starts on the 2nd step when he has snuck close enough not to need the 1st step to jab, really throws people off with how soon the cross comes

[@deusexmachina1844]

We need more more sensei lesson from many sensei ,karate combat may change the future of karate as a efficent combat sport

[@tinybatmanname9476]

Karate Combat better have wonderboy on as an announcer. That’s just such a clear right thing to do

[@FightCommentary]

4:11 Who's that?

[@X-Factor-22]

I always thought that Steven, Mcgregor, Anderson Silva, GSP and John Jones were Masters at controlling the gap! One of my dream matches would be Steven vs Mcgregor!!!😆

[@covingtoncreek]

Nice. There's another scenario though. If he "runs away" he can transition that into a kick such as a side kick or back kick and you might run right into it following him. Just an example. He might be drawing you in.

[@Charlitos1988]

THIS should be taught in day one Karate dojos classes everyworld........

[@daylejanzendayao1255]

Technique tuesday!!! Hey whats up everybody sup everybody haha

[@bentoncushing8693]

Thank U great stuff

[@adamcz3183]

For some reason this looks better when they wear the gi top. Maybe they should start doing that.

[@Nico18_]

Wonderboy's the best 💪🥋

[@hootiehootheblowphish4109]

I think I see Coach Ray Thompson aka Papa Ridgehand in the background

[@mysticranger6894]

When is Thomson fighting in karate kombat?

[@hanspeter0007]

Similar concept with ghost fighting system.

[@danielschulz7391]

Thought the same

[@logiclane9550]

I always feel out my opponent. I usually feel him knocking me out.

[@derekvandenburg6689]

Pure wonderboy!!!

[@ma-gu2we]

will this work in kyokushin.

[@josiasrafaelacosta35]

Yes, it would work in every stile of fighting

[@cant_cook_2]

​@@josiasrafaelacosta35In boxing???

[@joshuawilkinson4524]

I see Papa Ridgehand back there getting some instagram videos! Great lesson!

[@biswajitguha2410]

Technique Tuesdays are on here too? :)

[@SayGahTaah]

NICE

[@charleskidney4279]

That's very 👍 good

[@jj-wp6wc]

Sweet!

[@moredown1303]

Mr.Wonderboy is huge....

[@Samsaraindo]

I love karate

[@THEMAX00000]

Nice!

[@mike820]

You guys wrote Luiz Rocha's name wrong in the description 🙃

[@TerenceSpencerYT]

Great guy, great advice, great technique and yes you "feel" whats next when you have trained a lot😊😎!

[@LarioJoubert-mp8bh]

Hi stephen can i use this in boxing awsell?

[@maz5930]

The wag at the end scared me

[@fellyf89]

Thank you for this...who is Layla tho? 😍

[@alejandroalvarezuribe2173]

They should use the full Gi/uniform during the fights

[@samimakiwara8584]

Hello from algeria and OSS

[@UdnaBaaz]

What style of Karate is this?

[@s1siskov959]

I liked Layla ! :D

[@zippo_muk9254]

1:40 *He dropped Masvidal with this sequence.*

[@kyo215]

Karate master

[@tac3523]

😮 Oh shoot

[@ehrenthompson7891]

Old school Hike Te technique

[@MoveConsistently]

2:18

[@MobaCry]

Something wrong with the sound.

[@Jackwagoon5]

Oh yeah babbby

[@stuntman291]

I'll take anything from sensei thompson

[@dominikb8430]

Arena looks smaller from the inside.

[@JC-2020]

Romans 8:1-2 KJV. [1] There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. We are all searching for the truth. You are reading this for a reason. Your ancestors already set this truth in stone, commanded by God. Stop searching, the tomb is empty.

[@Jenjak]

Easy to understand, harder to perform 😅

[@otavionathanael7053]

yes quite hard, it requires good legs when doing it (another thing it will put extra stress on the knees and increase pain if you already have). I know this because I have tried it in spars and no success yet. I am trying to go for more runs now (and sprints) to see if I can improve a bit.

[@jonbaker1697]

@@otavionathanael7053 yes need leg strength, I can't land only on my left foot, and swing my right leg round. I have to (in orthodox), to do a stepping jab. By Pushing off my right rear leg. As my left foot lands, I instantly swing my right leg to two o clock position

[@michellagrand1467]

Tai Sabaki

[@tapasdutta2989]

Osu

[@mumblety96]

Wonderboy isn't a nice guy at all!