Training - Fitness and much more - Ask me anything 13 - Coach Zahabi

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[@brachavo1833]

1:44 Introduction 3:07 Firas "Cyclops" Zahabi 4:23 Is Lee pushing himself too hard to get to khabib? 4:30 Who's a better wrestler Khabib or Lee? 5:10 What do you take in your Tim Hortons? 6:01 Marcelo Garcia School thoughts? Have you rolled with him? 11:39 Thoughts on Coach Javier Mendez? 12:02 Mastery or Variety in martial arts? 12:53 Lee vs. Khabib, Who wins? 13:04 What lessons can MMA teach about dating? 13:27 Is wrestling or boxing a better base for mma? 13:42 Can you elaborate on Lee’s switched stance? 14:56 Thoughts on learning gymnastics as an adult like GSP? 15:39 Do you train with Bektic? 15:41 Why is Kevin so good at taking mount? 16:29 Do you think Bellator will take over UFC? 17:12 In Amateur mma, focus on muay thai or boxing? Why? 19:39 How to get rid of lower back pain? 22:46 How did you hurt your back? 23:45 Do you Drink Coffee Pre workout Coach? 23:57 How to balance BJJ and weightlifting? 24:12 Ramadan tips to lose body fat? 24:44 If everyone only did no gi, would our fingers be healthier? 25:07 Fedor vs Mir? 25:28 Tips on defending punches? 25:59 I broke my back, spinal 26:13 Ways to improve cardio for BJJ? 29:22 Input on Jiu Jitsu Standup vs Judo ? 29:57 Best way to improve head kicks? 30:55 Frank Mir says Fedor struggled after Pride because he can't fight in a cage 31:48 Escape for the bulldog choke? 32:22 Does stronger tendons give you an edge in wrestling? 32:32 I like to put myself in top deep half, is it a bad habit? 34:01 Good place for a beginner to start bjj in Montreal? 34:31 Thoughts on Leslie Smith's situation?? 34:57 How do you deal with big egos of elite fighters in your gym ? 40:34 Who will win between Demetrious Johnson vs Khabib if DJ was at 155? 41:48 Thoughts on the controversial finish in the Merab fight? 42:06 Get on the Joe Rogan Podcast 42:45 Gary Tonons striking? 42:58 Thoughts on Bruce Lee? 44:40 Is using a squared stance when you are boxing bad? 44:56 Thoughts on the principles of duel from myamoto musashi? 45:16 Firas do you smoke cannabis? 45:39 Would Khabib have a chance against elite grapplers like marcelo garcia? 47:48 What kind of stance do you reccommend for mma? 48:10 Prime Maia or prime Jacare VS Marcelo Garcia? 48:27 Opinion on the book of 5 rings 48:42 How would u train barboza to help him avoid being smashed? 49:15 Gunnar Nelson vs Neil Magny 49:33 How do you keep Tristar Gym free of staph infections? 49:50 Who wins between DC and stipe? Who can beat khabib? 51:28 Who wins between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt? 51:59 Who would you pick for a partner in a mma fight? 52:19 Best advice for Short grapplers? 53:13 Zahabi vs Silver Fox. Who wins? 53:56 What books are you reading right now? 55:00 Tim Horton vs Australian coffee? 55:40 Few Words on Depression? 56:23 What perfume do you use coach? 56:38 Videos on basic MMA Techniques? 57:35 How do you fix a weak and sloppy jab? 57:55 Setting up takedowns with strikes? 58:10 Dillon Danis future champ? 59:11 Turning 40, is it too late to start BJJ? 59:16 Lee Vs Dustin poirier. Who wins? 59:20 Does GSP still do Kyokushin? 59:25 thoughts on Perry vs Yancy match up? 59:37 Whats the most overpowered style in mma? 59:59 How does one become an mma fighter? 01:00:07 Favorite MMA Finish 01:00:22 Who's stronger Khabib or Lee? 01:00:32 Lewis vs. Ngannou who wins? 01:00:44 Will Gustafson ever be champ? 01:00:53 Joe Rogan vs. Mayweather in MMA who wins? 01:02:42 Do you like Jordan Peterson? 01:03:30 Going to the Gym in Ramadan? 01:04:57 Competing during Ramadan? 01:06:31 Views on Joe Rogan about Islam? 01:11:17 Why don't fighters use the Lead leg head kick? 01:11:41 Scholars DO NOT represent what muslims think OR how they act 01:18:23 Thoughts on David Woods? 01:21:34 Go on the Sam Harris Podcast 01:25:27 Thoughts on Justin Trudeau I did not include some questions because he only answered them for 2-3 seconds.

[@hamzazulfi]

thank you.

[@CoachZahabi]

your the man thank you!!!!

[@petergallagher7762]

Chris Johnson thanks!

[@powerofthemind9868]

Dude that's gotta be hard man thank you

[@elcapitano9384]

You forgot the part about master baits

[@prakulrathnakar]

The Wizard is here and I'm listening, intently. Faras Zahabi is the Nikola Tesla of MMA.

[@ramysalman6656]

Great vision on the way everyone should approach an unknown area such as science or religion or anything else, thank you Firas

[@SerbianTexan]

The second part of the podcast is so brilliant I’ll have to rewatch it. Thank you!

[@CoachZahabi]

Starts at 1:44

[@nayeemhoque4626]

Tristar Gym thanks for giving free advice

[@martinamicflyy2618]

Tristar Gym coach plz watch this....................kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHzdomd9d79kZtU

[@kcwliew]

Loved the stuff at the end. I think it really boils down to arrogance. If you look at the history of science and man's quest for knowledge, it's pretty repetitive. It's replete with examples of hubris. In its current form, people mistake science as a method of inquiry vs science as a religion based on materialism. A lot of people who hold to materialism feel empowered to speak with authority because that is the prevalent philosophy being practised by the world at the moment. More BJJ, prayer and meditation methinks! One to crush your ego, the second to ask the questions and the third to absorb the answers...

[@swollymma2749]

Thanks a lot Firas! Great insight and knowledge

[@adamzoubi96]

34:45 😂😂 I'm dead !!

[@dmaxdan8651]

I really dont know where are all the complaints about audio coming from. Your audio was and is always great. Keep up the good work!

[@CoachZahabi]

D Max Dan thanks. I think it’s because sometimes I move away from the mic and that hurts the sound for some.

[@ThePlaylist99]

The last part of this was amazing... I really think you should discuss your ideas/views in more detail BTW your discussion with Mohammed Hijab was very intriguing

[@shahidmiah6715]

Never used patron before. Since u made one I had to join before the price went up! So excited to learn for you brother. Alhamdulillah

[@drinking69]

Great stuff coach!

[@CoachZahabi]

If anyone can do a time stamp it would be greatly appreciated.

[@nayeemhoque4626]

Tristar Gym I'll try if I remember Inshallah

[@mmasuntzu432]

A time stamp of every single question? Thats a lil much fehhas lol i dont think no1 likes u that much ☺☺

[@NeonLeonNoel]

What's the deal with the random warped depiction of "the left" wants equal results but not equal opportunities, I feel like that's a conclusion that doesn't intellectually preserve their reason or motive for believing the general gist of that idea. Whenever I hear conservatives depict views of liberals or vice vera, it tends to be some weird warped extreme that doesn't depict its views in the actual context in which its actually reasonable, but misapply them to where it makes no sense, thus giving the effect that the opposite party is stupid or backwards. It feels overall like the political landscape is both sides misrepresenting the other side and illogically applying warped views in unsound contexts so that it seems illogical and silly that a person would think that rather than representing their view in its best light.

[@Joel80155]

FIRAS DROPPING KNOWLEDGE. thx man

[@georgesombra3907]

“Concerning the gods I cannot know either that they exist or that they do not exist, or what form they might have, for there is much to prevent one's knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the shortness of man's life.” ― Protagoras

[@humanmoron]

hearing supple leopard never gets old

[@vanyeszczpanski5297]

Love the philosophy 👍

[@ivokrushkov2674]

Its hard to not like this man

[@ShinkaTV]

Great! Looking forward to the podcast, subscribed! Suggestion: Put your name in the title, eg Tristar Gym, Firas Zahabi Podcast (better for searching)

[@ShinkaTV]

Also, I could see him interviewing people. Fighters, trainers, philosophy etc.

[@ShinkaTV]

Very interesting and diverse AMA Firas. I think the presupposition in your last answer is that in the society wherein women and men are both competing in the workplace (and the family suffers as a result) is that the man would not be picking up the slack in the family side of things.

[@CoachZahabi]

thanks for the comment Ono, I know my comment was brief and so not detailed enough but I was just preposing a thought experiment and not drawing any conclusions. I was asking what you all think, in my thought experiment I don't mention either way in regards to men picking up the slack. these are all scenarios to be discuss hopefully in future episodes.

[@dustinmarshall8031]

Love your videos just had a question about intensity I know you say that intensity periodically is good, how often do you recommend high intensity I believe in staying comfortable and having fun but how do you ensure your stamina is where it should be with out some intensity just wanna know how often I should actually push myself

[@gjsaicharan942]

i sort missed the stream and i would be every happy if u can give tips what eat or drink while training.....

[@liftbigeatbigvideo]

I dig it

[@AfghanTornado]

Dammit I missed the Livestream. I was going to ask your if you think clinch defense in Muay Thai is viable for MMA

[@AT-in9ld]

also just a suggestion, but i prefer when you get the questions from reddit so the worst questions are weeded out and dont waste time

[@AnirudhGargSage]

Women's participation in the workforce, according to the OECD data, is a huge contributor to economic development. Gender equality is a creator of prosperity across the world.

[@christopherwells3426]

I just started intermittent fasting. My goal is to lose weight and lower my percentage of body fat. So I'm trying this 16 and 8. So I'm just drinking water till my eating window. Breaking my fast with vegetables like broccoli asparagus and baby spinach. Mixed with some scrambled eggs. And later I had an apple with peanut butter. Then a smoothie with the Greek yogurt banana raspberries strawberries 2% milk and protein powder. For exercise I hit the heavy bag and jump rope and got my heart rate elevated and a good sweat. Does this sound like a good way to go?

[@YouTuberBoober]

Who’s here now hearing “Kevin Lee vs Khabib, that’s a tough one to call... I’d say 50/50” 😂

[@timtaylor9590]

man i like to do at least 6 -8 rounds feel like it's a waste of time even going to class for only 3 rounds

[@ThePatcam]

Coach, i think it would be unwise to compare BJJ belt rankings and fighters training in a gym to social problems like racism, classism, sexism. and you can just as well argue that human beings evolved because of mutual aid, not competition and hierarchy. early man lived mostly in small groups of families, and the first civilizations were built off cohesive communities. its called the theory of mutual aid, and its just as compelling as any other theory using Darwinian logic. Peterson's use of that social Darwinism to justify social inequity is just right-wing thinking, Coach

[@CoachZahabi]

Pat Cambias thanks for the inputs. I’ll look up mutual aid and see what’s up.

[@MMA_Jackal]

I’m in Buffalo and we have Tim Hortons, they took over here as well WAY better the dunkin

[@habibsiddique8229]

Sir, I am a 23 year old guy and I have a dream to become a professional fighter but I haven't learned mma or any martial arts skill yet. So if I start to train, is their a chance for me to go pro. And what is the max. age by which one can debut. Please advice me.

[@CoachZahabi]

Habib Siddique yes it is possible.

[@mattceccotti]

Hi coach, just wanted to say that I read your below back-and-forths with commentators about God and I’d love to hear an entire video about the subject.

[@nathanv.4397]

5:15 Timmy's coffee is ok, better than Duncan's, but there are much better options. If your in Ottawa, Bridgehead coffee is great! ...and CoffeeTime has bomb donuts w their coffee

[@mattskionet]

Firas, have you read I.F. Stone's, The Trial of Socrates? I think it's a brilliant book. It exposes the darker side of Socrates imo.

[@CoachZahabi]

Matthew Stern I haven’t yet but will definitely have a look. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@mattskionet]

I think you will really enjoy it. God bless, Firas.

[@steveherridge8965]

Great MMA info. You're a master. But..."I heard a highlight video" on Sam Harris. A highlight video? Like you say ,"I Apologise if I took this out of context".

[@dug22000]

firas please tell me wat happen to brock lesnar how did he go fom 6 ft 3 270 pound goliath when he was 22 years old to 260 pounds at 34 years old and being imbarressed by Alistair overeem

[@noelgywn5867]

Thanks coach! By the way, I think Sam Harris is a blue belt. You guys should hangout and talk martial arts/religion.

[@CoachZahabi]

That would be fun only if there can be a mutual respect. I am willing to give it a shot.

[@mattskionet]

I think Sam Harris would need to go above and beyond to show respect in this case. His ego is out of control imo.

[@CoachZahabi]

Lol thats what I also read from him. I don't know his material well but from what watched I cam to the same conclusion the man seems super egotistical.

[@TheLockon00]

Sam Harris is a scumbag. Don't recommend Firas be associated with him. That is, unless Firas also likes to dabble in racist pseudo-science.

[@easchell]

I think it would be great to watch FZ and Sam Harris interact purely in martial arts, with a large physical component (rolling, etc.). Sam is a talented and entertaining speaker who can make even poorly thought out ideas seem compelling to a wide audience, but his philosophy itself never seems to get beyond a basic (philosophy 101) level and he doesn't handle disagreement very well.

[@vitorfogaco6559]

Brazillian coffee the best in the world.

[@steveballard8114]

Where is the podcast posted?

[@CoachZahabi]

Steve Ballard I screw up again. Turns out I didn’t record the audio while live streaming. Will try to get it right the next video. Im a technological bue belts, my apologies.

[@steveballard8114]

No worries Coach. Just subscribed to your patreon, excited to see more details on the triangle armbar.

[@ShogunTen]

Kevin Lee vs Khabib 50-50 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@emeliedenmodige2470]

the hierarchy and affirmative action was just ridiculous.

[@AT-in9ld]

why do you think 10$ is cheap for patreon? a 3 hour+ DVD instructional set costs like 75$ usually, and you are charging 10$ per month for unknown content amount, with no details of what the content is.. you know patreon is monthly payments right?

[@CoachZahabi]

farts on girls I promise It will be more then worth it.

[@NikaTheLiberator]

thats unfair i didnt choose to be white/ blue belt! leg locks > triangle chokes, apart from reverse triangle i like that one

[@BloopShow]

If you're a beginner, just train. You don't know the details of any manouver, so you don't have the knowledge to understand if it works for you or not yet. Triangle chokes are amazing, unless you're a tiny short legged person against a big wide shouldered guy who you can't fit your legs around.

[@NikaTheLiberator]

BloopShow im not a beginner I’ve just been stuck in a limbo for a long time lol I’m quite decent and my knowledge is above a lot of people’s it’s just martial arts is perishable and yh. Triangles are terrible for short legs, I know this. So are fat people loooool. I know when to use and when not to use but in my opinion it’s always going to be my least used sub.

[@BloopShow]

If you're a white/blue, you're still a beginne, to me at least. I've been playing guitar for nearly a decade and am almost finished on a university degree in Music Performance. Still a beginner. Time doesn't matter so much. For sure. I can't see myself being an amazing Seoi Nage (Judo Shoulder Throw) guy, because I'm lanky. However, I'm open to the possibility that someone will show me a detail that I had previously overlooked which makes the move much better for me in the future. :)

[@NikaTheLiberator]

BloopShow lol your opinion is irrelevant I’m not a beginner a ranking can always lie, that’s why I don’t approve of rankings lol. Yes I’m still learning but don’t go getting big headed give your stupid obvious advice to people Cos they mention their rank. Never assume the rank reflects true ability or experience, that’s foolish to do so lol

[@stupidas9466]

@1:14:57 i had to stop and write this comment. Richard Dawkins said no such thing. Your "world view" is colouring your position to such an extent that you believe something you've probably been told by someone else who is lying, misquoting and misrepresenting what Dawkins said and believes to further both of your "world views". Try spending five minutes googling the subject...and why not go to the "expert in the field" of what Dawkins said, ie Dawkins himself. SMH.

[@jukasipo]

Sam Harris has a degree in Philosophy

[@CoachZahabi]

your right thanks for the confirmation I wasn't sure.

[@worldsofpivotify]

34:45

[@mmajunkie6122]

18:00

[@counterhit121]

Would be great to have Firas and Maajid Nawaz chat it up

[@Addeionized]

The man who wrote a book togeather with sam harris, interesting

[@NikaTheLiberator]

i gree to an extent with what you say. i too am like pluto i dont like the democracy idea, the thing is i believe people can become masters of a subject without going uni. to be an engineer is easy for example, learn two packages and a couple ewations and have some knowledge about materials and youre an engineer. my point is, whatever anyone says you must fact check, and whatever they say they need to back up and if they cant give references like in reports they write then i believe they arent credible

[@TheSymphonyOfScience]

1:14:30 As much as I like you as a master instructor, you should know better than misquoting Dawkins. He doesnt believe in panspermia himself, he just agrees thats a posibillity He believes in life evolving naturally, without any top-down design actually

[@jwkelley]

Your question is a false dilemma. You can allow freedom of movement and accommodate family needs with things such as child care leave. Also allowing woman inclined to the work force, and men incline to the family to flow towards their natural prepositions optimizes the society for efficiency and will destroy both false extremes in the end.

[@CoachZahabi]

I wasn't proposing a dilemma but rather offering a thought experiment regarding two competing civilizations. I agree that my example was over simplified (time wouldn't allow for a thorough discussion) but I never reached any conclusion in my thought experimented. It was something to think about onl,y and hopefully we can explore that avenue again in future episodes.

[@nuddamaxtraining]

Firas, as a Muslim, do you really believe Mohammed is the real last prophet? or is it more cultural for you?

[@nuddamaxtraining]

J 1 thank you :) I will look into it

[@chetfreeland1920]

Totally misconstrued what Dawkins was saying he would never say single celled organisms need a creator I appreciate your passion for theology but Dawkins is a incredibly intelligent man who's primary argument is just that God isn't necessary in the creation of life

[@CoachZahabi]

Thanks for the comment, but I'm not sure you understood my position. I wasn't saying Dawkins' position was that life needs a creator, far from it. He is obviously an atheist and does not believe in a creator. What I was saying is this he has said that it is possible that life was seeding on our planet by a more advanced civilization. This more advanced civilization, he supposes would have through darwinian means evolved and then seeded life on our planet. To be clear he was just supposing this as one possibility and not holding it as the only possibility. Listen for yourself fkzbin.info/www/bejne/hpTOmGaBqslrlaMm7s The reason for his theory was to account for how a self replicating cell can be so complex, this was the topic in the video above. In another video when this time referring to "fine tuning" he says we cannot attribute fine tuning to a designer (God) because then we would need to explain who designed the designer (God). This was his major logical fallacy to which I was referring to. Please listen to John Lennox (mathematician and Philosopher of science) bring this point up to Dawkins and express his surprise that this logical fallacy is a central theme in his book "The God Delusion". Listen for yourself kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn7CpIivbreKY6cm32s Please note that the word "Designer" is definitely referring to God since he was debating a man named John Lennox making the case that God is the designer of the universe. Like I discussed in my video when referring to the classic problem of infinite regress, it cannot be resolved ultimately by invoking a superior civilization. Yes it can be argued that a more advanced civilization seeded life on this planet but my objection is that Dawkins is criticizing Theists for not asking who designed God. He doesn't seem to understand that this question is nonsensical. God by definition does not need a designer. God by definition is uncaused, Lennox take him to account for his logical blunder as would all philosophers. My comments where not to show that Dawkins in unintelligent, far from it, but rather I wanted to demonstrate what a poor philosopher he is. This is not an attack on Dawkins, just a demonstration on why we shouldn't take an intellectual in one field as an authority in another field. In regards to his theory on a more advanced alien civilization seeding life on our planet. I understand that this is not an illogical argument and that it merits further examination. My reason for bringing it up was to contrast on how he is pushing the problem further up, it now begs the question. Who seeded this more advanced alien civilization? Hence my point, infinite regress can be solved in just two ways according to the vast majority of philosophers both ancient and modern. One of those two ways is that God created the universe, yet Dawkins doesn't seem to understand why so many thinkers have come to this conclusion, not only doesn't he understand why, he wrote a book in which one of his central themes is the above mentioned logical fallacy. He is obviously unaware of the classical arguments that address the problem of infinite regress. Maybe one day I will make a video on the classic problem of infinite regress, could be fun.

[@chetfreeland1920]

Tristar Gym I appreciate the response I disagree with any notion of a need for some advanced alien civilization I'm surprised Dawkins would even mention that but regardless I'm a big fan of yours keep up the videos

[@chetfreeland1920]

smart water I believe he's a Muslim why?

[@chetfreeland1920]

smart water just saying that Dawkins stated single celled organisms may have been created by some alien civilization which isn't typically Dawkins stance I'm assuming he said that's a possibly at some point

[@chetfreeland1920]

I just watched the clip Firas referred to Dawkins only said that's a possibility but even if that where the case those beings would them selves have evolved threw Darwinism

[@kurtkrienke2956]

Master Firas, I have to chime in on the religion talk for a second. You spent a solid 10 minutes calling some of the most accomplished public intellectuals of today "foolish", "ignorant", "naive", "laughable", "backwards", "embarrassing" and "arrogant", before asking that they be more "humble" because they could not possibly experts in questions of philosophy without having a bachelors degree in philosophy as, from what I gather, you do. I can not help but see this as you failing what you ask of them, as those 10 minutes amounted to little more than the aforementioned name-calling. You did not answer Dawkins problem with the god hypothesis either, as the definiton of god as the prime mover does nothing to answer the question about the prime mover, you merely named it and assumed there was a first mover, which is an assertion in need of an answer in itself. That is the core problem of the god hypothesis as Dawkins puts it: you see a question that you don't have the answer for, in this case the beginning of life, and you deposit "god" as its cause. Then you state that God himself has no cause, which automatically creates two more scenarios: 1: If you now claim to know anything about the nature of god, you have to answer the question: how do you know that? And 2: if you merely use the term god as a placeholder for some unknown first mover or move, you failed to explain anything. I hope I made the point a bit clearer, please don't take this as an insult but I believe your criticism of Dawkins point missed his actual point entirely. I also realize that you did this without prior preparation, but your extensivr name-calling would warrant a better answer to Dawkins' claim than you delivered, in my opinion at least.

[@CoachZahabi]

Kurt thank you for the comment much appreciated. Your right, in hindsight I wish I did a little less name calling, I just find the new atheist movement to posses a heavy dose of bullying and this was me standing up for those who feel bullied. I believe there are very good answer to all the questions you posed however I didn't think it would be wise to go into it in this episode. I don't want to go from a Mma show to a show on religion/philosophy, my viewers maybe did not tune in for that. As for the Dawkins comment I have to disagree, I say this with as much respect as possible, a created God or a God who needs a beginning is not a God in the truest sense of the word. "Created God's are by definition an Illusion" please have a lesson kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn7CpIivbreKY6cm20s John Lennox is a Mathematician/Philosopher of science. The question on God is no doubt a complicated one, however one thing we can all agree on is that God does not need a creator. This is a fallacy that is a central them in Dawkins book. Much like how we know the cogito via intuition we know our consciousness, the consciousness is all we actually know in the truest sense of the word. Consciousness we cannot doubt. Consciousness is not physical but metaphysical. Consciousness is not known via logic or empiricism (scientific method) but rather directly (via intuition). Moreover we cannot define or describe consciousness adequately, you have to live it to know what it is. Like consciousness we cannot know or describe God via definition or demonstrate via scientific method. It would be long for me to type a detailed explanation but I did do a video with a friend a while back that you may enjoy and that touches these various topics. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4uWcmmEasieacU

[@kurtkrienke2956]

I will watch these and hopefully get back at you, if time permits. I would be interested to hear you expound on this matter more in-depth in the future, it certainly holds an appeal for many people in your demographic, including me.

[@CoachZahabi]

Will do my friend, there is so much to be discussed and Im sure it will make for entertaining podcasts at the sometime.

[@paa9065]

Yes! Lebanese are not Arabs. You get a like for that habib albi

[@cameronmiller6240]

Jesus was the son of god, I am a Christian and I don’t think Jesus was god, I think that’s a misunderstanding of Christianity, with respect.(you did say divine later to be fair to you)