When & How To Get Head Off Centre Line

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2022 brings happiness and success. And of course an increase in your striking skills which I hope to assist with. Much love friends.

[@zerte4197]

Happy and succesfull 2022 to you too Gabriel !!

[@mmacasual2471]

Happy new year Champ!!!

[@Todd2207]

Congratulations on signing on with your new contract. Good luck in 22.

[@samarthsharma9880]

Happy New Year Sir 💖💖💖

[@brandonrogers8621]

Edmond Tarverdyan Head movement HEAD MOVEMENT HEAD MOVEMENT HEADDD MOVEMENTTTT!

[@MrCharlietoma]

Can you please make a video about entering from different angles. how not to come forward in a straight line. people always say " use angles " . Both left and right sides would be amazing!

[@whoknows8223]

+1

[@Aqhi007]

George Kombosos has fantastic head positioning on the inside and in- firefights.

[@Lorendrawn]

Very appropriate that this was in the recommended session of your Lerdsila breakdown

[@chanatponheng]

Thank you for this content. This video in particular found me right on time.

[@chanatponheng]

And a Happy New Year! 🤙🤙🤙

[@kelsstizzle2]

Many years ago when I was in the gym, the old heads always mentioned move slightly off line, there is no need to make hime miss by a mile. Just a slight miss and back is better than a wide miss. Thoughts?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Agreed. Make them miss just a little. You do that to make counters easier and to make it easier to evade a possible follow up attack.

[@kelsstizzle2]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial and also conserve energy. Even if they slightly hit u, as long as it isn’t flush you won the exchange during sparring

[@kelsstizzle2]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial also thanks. Your content has been great all year. Happy NY to you and the fam

[@hortonator4]

Damn this was such a useful video to watch. Been doing Muay Thai for one year now and this video just really clarified when and how to move your head. Thanks a bunch Gabriel!!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'm happy to hear it helped you that much. I hope it helps you in sparring/fights.

[@erikbakker1639]

2022 starts of with a good vid! Wishing you the best for this year Gabriel!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Same to you 💪 😀

[@Amazing1h]

I always worry about the head kick when using a lot of head movement. Got any tips Gabriel?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Hands high and tight on the side you are leaning to. And don't let your head stay off the centre line for more than a split second.

[@Saitama-pw4oe]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial also tell me how to throw punch with whole body like with shoulder and hips together?

[@kingades1013]

3:25 Oh! This is gonna be good

[@Stilton_Steak]

Thanks for the advice. I like your delivery, it's easy to understand. Good luck with the 100K too.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Much appreciated!

[@craggerrs]

Can't wait to see this channel grow and your fight career progress further - thanks for everything, brother. God bless

[@matangox]

This has to be the best striking channel on youtube. I would love Gabriel to review the Canelo vs Kovalev fight. Why was one of the most feared punchers in boxing suddenly unable to hurt a guy much smaller than him. It's crazy. It looked like he wasn't able to generate any power. Why? Was he scared of the counter or did Canelo block them so well? Probably both.

[@tonypaella]

I think Canelos reputation as a counter puncher preceded him. And he did threaten Kovalev with counters all night. Add to that, Kovalev probably wasn't at his best that night. Kovalev also isn't a volume puncher so that's great for a guy like Canelo.

[@yosefveira]

Happy new year, and God bless you, all the sucess in your career!

[@emanuel6233]

Great video as always I'll try to do this as well as i can in sparring

[@samarthsharma9880]

Sir.. I am big fan of you from India.. Sir I have started with mma and the techniques you show i practice them regularly with my touch to them.. Sir you are really greatttt and fabulous and i really appreciate and enjoy what you tell.. Happy New Year Sir.. Sir once in my life I want to meet.. And Sir I really love you 💞💞❤️❤️❤️

[@fulcifan6946]

Can’t wait to see you in Karate Combat

[@okapi6970]

Happy new year Gabriel! wishing you all the best on the new journey into 2022

[@paulpelle3046]

Another really useful video Gabriel, thanks 👏 I definitely don’t drop enough with my head movement, but I think a lot of that is because I train Muay Thai exclusively nowadays...and I really don’t wanna get knocked out in the ring with a surprise knee or roundhouse to the face 🤷‍♂️ I notice a lot of people are saying similar, so I guess it’s all about finding that sweet spot to any given situation...moving the head sufficiently to avoid incoming attacks, but not over slipping or moving the head without good cover with the hands. PS. Up to around 250k+ subs in the next 12 months brother, for sure. 💪 “Ohhh Paul...you’re such a fanboi!” 😆🙄 Well yeah, guilty I guess. If you’re here regularly and you’re not a huge fan of this amazing guy, then I don’t think you understand martial arts, or humanity in general tbh. 😌 We’re ALL getting absolutely priceless tips and advice from an active world champion fighter and martial artist. I personally feel extremely fortunate to have found this channel about 6 months ago. 😎 Happy New Year to all the decent people and fellow martial artists here. I hope everybody achieves some big targets this year 👌👍💪

[@J32X1]

Happy New Years and Good Luck.

[@matthewwalters6261]

Happy New Year, Gabriel.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Same to you!

[@aaronh.24]

Thank you for the video, it really helped me visualize sequences and potential outcomes when engaging/disengaging. I know you'll get to 100k soon, keep up the hard work and know youre appreciated

[@mouhcinbajji6211]

Thank you for your help

[@aneessaleh2870]

Great video man

[@calzone986]

Thank u

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Another great video champ. Happy New year to you and Rachel

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Same to you!

[@animadverte]

I see many people in mma or bare knuckles covering their head with open hands rather than fists. (Petr Yan, for example). Is that good habit? is it not that dangerous for the fingers?

[@bilcran2469]

I would love to explain you but my english is worse than ben askren striking :/

[@kobimaster]

Happy new year Varga and congratulations on the new contract, looking forward seeing you in the ring again

[@Sophisticlesenergy]

Doing my first MMA smoker this year and using all of your videos to give myself as much of an edge as I can get

[@Almosteasyese]

Good luck !

[@Sophisticlesenergy]

@@Almosteasyese thank you! I'm really looking forward to not pulling my shots

[@a1gamez262]

Isn't that dangerous though?

[@Sophisticlesenergy]

@@a1gamez262 i mean relaxing into them rather than going softer for my teammates, it takes a lot of conscious effort to throw and not follow through.

[@ElijahLevy-xr6eu]

Golden

[@eddard9442]

I should have watched this video yesterday, i went sparring today and got lit up, i wasnt move my head enough when punching and not slipping enough

[@GGXGGX666]

THEY AREN'T READY FOR YOU MAN GO GET IT

[@gordonray528]

Excellent instruction! Ty

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks 🙏

[@gordonray528]

Btw, Congratulations on your new contract!!

[@oldschoolkarate-5o]

can’t wait to see you in Karate Kombat , God bless ,

[@thegreatgoatsby]

Great video thank you. It is really well explained

[@wipeout6144]

I just started MMA classes, and when I spared for the first time I kept getting tagged everywhere mostly the head any tips Gabriel and I'd love to see a video on defence.

[@whoknows8223]

Keep moving. Footwork. Dont stand still on one place. It's way easier to hit a standing target rather than one that is moving. If you then combine footwork and head movement is what is best in my opinion.

[@sports_mania10m14]

If u do twice while m thrown a jab i go for fant jab then shot uppercut or left hook to the body!!???

[@lilgang9439]

Buen video

[@Fennix95]

This showed up just when I needed it most. Thanks Gabriel for another awesome lesson! Happy New Year!

[@whoknows8223]

Please make a video on best techniques you use against southpaws. My sparring partner switches stances often.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Nice suggestion! Thanks.

[@Kzany42]

you could analyze Manson Gibson?

[@BlaydEastoe]

Will moving my head of the centre line while punching decrees my punching power?

[@killaben85]

In the beginning would you recommend just slipping every time you punch just to get used to moving your head then slowly start working on slipping with more purpose you could say?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

That's not a bad idea to get the head off the centre line every time you enter to attack. It's not necessary once you get more experienced but in the beginner will help establish the technique.

[@rolandotillit2867]

Should you combine a small half step with slipping?

[@tobad642]

Gabriel i wanna pull of the tiger taill sweep in one of my fights , think it's possible

[@vasheldiablo507]

gabe i love U

[@AroundElvesWatchUrselves96]

These thumbnails are getting better 😂

[@silasginell9251]

Looking forward to your karate combat fights!...Thanks for all the great content, It's all helping me greatly!

[@SelfRighteousBasterd]

Great topic to approach, thank you. I was wondering, on the topic of slipping, what's you opinion on altering the stance height with the slip, particularly in the context of kickboxing, where kicks are an issue. What I mean is should you lower the stance with the slip or maintain the stance height, do you consider it likely for a kick to come when you slip if you lower the stance too much or is the risk low? I'm asking this because I was always a big fan of Mike Tyson's style of lowering his stance during a slip. Clearly he didn't have to worry about potential incoming kicks, so I'm curious of your opinion on it. Have a good one and Happy New Year!

[@vicsantoro]

Hey mate, awesome question, particularly i train Muay Thai and ducking always feel like a good way to get My face kneed 🤣

[@SelfRighteousBasterd]

@@vicsantoro Yeah, I know the feeling, I always loved Tyson's style, but training in kickboxing I was always wary of trying the duck, that's why I I'm interested in a professional opinion.

[@JruJewJitsu]

I always see people slip wayyyh too much, especially in kickboxing. Used to make the mistake a lot and just miss counters or run into shots. You have to skip so minimally to make a punch miss and it makes it so much faster and efficient. You get your shot off soo much faster. I literally pivot like I'm throwing a punch and usually load up a hook/uppercut/cross on the opposite side I pivot. Took me forever to make my movements just smaller and quicker in general but making your movements smaller and quicker will make you absolutely deadly. You just become so much harder to read.

[@zerte4197]

I swear you read my mind Gabriel xD

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I love when that happens 😂👍

[@zerte4197]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial I planned on getting seriously into kickboxing for a while now, I even tried a month ago but unfortunately I got sick. On monday I plan on going back again and hopefully not for a short time now. Just wanted to say that Im really grateful for motivation and informations (how to improve).

[@outsaneoutsane2747]

Isn’t it better to always have your head off their centre line?

[@threeayes1952]

Isn’t that dangerous in muay thai?

[@sociallypatterneddefect9580]

Happy new year! Hope to train this year. All home training cause gyms you gotta wear a mask like some hysterical freaks

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yes sir. It's nice to breathe properly while working out.

[@heath_00000]

Just thought about it -- your wife must feel very safe with you, haha

[@yingghit97]

There's no wait Andrew Tate can beat this guy