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Video idea: A breakdown of your kickboxing career, first pro promotion you signed with, how you leveled up in the kickboxing world and eventually signed to Glory, and then why you eventually signed to Bellator, explaining important fights in your career and how they progressed your career in the sport even more. Could even include talk a bit about your amatuer fights to give some context. It would be a slightly longer video so you could break it up or just explain your career as a rundown and don't go too indepth if you need to save time, but a long form video would be really cool, you could include footage of different fights that you talk about while explaining it, that would be dope. Something to note as well would be why you transitioned from kickboxing and signed with KC, and how they found you.
Filming your sparring is absolutely one of the best ways to improve and reflect at that early stage. It’s so powerful ‘seeing’ what actually happened when you’re removed from the stressful situation: - You thought your hands were up , they weren’t lol -you thought you were throwing feints, you weren’t - you couldn’t figure out how they were closing the distance - ‘oh turns out I freeze when x happens’
Got my ass handed in sparring yesterday and it sucks because i thought i was going to do good but i guess it just wasnt my day. It sometimes makes me feel shitty cuz i cant stop thinking about it but i know its part of the sport so i will just keep going.
I get those bad sessions, so demoralising right after. But not giving up, reflecting on how to improve, watch Gabriel's tips ;) , and do better next time. And when I finally do better, it feels sooooo good.
Sorry you're frustrated by not seeing results in the gym. I think I can relate. Let me tell you about when I discovered I could beat up adults when I was 12😂🤣😂
Thanks for this one! I’m improving SOOOOO fast just by randomly throwing punches and kicks throughout the day even when I’m not at the gym. Consistency is definitely key
@@alexmarques2398 Just basic technique. I am from an area where fighting isn't a big thing, so I have been training partnerless. Occasionally, I will throw in the direction of my wife, but it's always followed by dirty looks. lol
Video idea: A breakdown of your kickboxing career, first pro promotion you signed with, how you leveled up in the kickboxing world and eventually signed to Glory, and then why you eventually signed to Bellator, explaining important fights in your career and how they progressed your career in the sport even more. Could even include talk a bit about your amatuer fights to give some context. It would be a slightly longer video so you could break it up or just explain your career as a rundown and don't go too indepth if you need to save time, but a long form video would be really cool, you could include footage of different fights that you talk about while explaining it, that would be dope. Something to note as well would be why you transitioned from kickboxing and signed with KC, and how they found you.
Literally just sparred & had a great night until sparring. I trained at our all levels, went to our advanced class & I wasn't in the best headspace yesterday. Last night was not my best night & I found this video today which helped remind me to focus on getting better than who I was yesterday. Performing with a positive mindset is extremely valuable, Thank you very much, keep crushing it king!:)
Superb timing, Gabriel. I truly needed that.I had the first training session last night in quite a while that I can honestly say I hated and did not enjoy whatever. Love your work. Thank you, mate. 😊
At 56, I feel as if everyday is a bad training day...lol. Love your style, and I want to have a conversation with you in 20 years. Mark the calendar. I may not remember...like anything, but I will want to see how you Persevere. I believe you are on the right track on 100% of your work. Thanks!
It’s like you read my mind. Had my first Muay Thai session back last night after 3 weeks off and it was absolutely miserable. Trying to not let it bum me out and using it to fuel me to be better next time!
Filming your sparring is absolutely one of the best ways to improve and reflect at that early stage. It’s so powerful ‘seeing’ what actually happened when you’re removed from the stressful situation: - You thought your hands were up , they weren’t lol -you thought you were throwing feints, you weren’t - you couldn’t figure out how they were closing the distance - ‘oh turns out I freeze when x happens’ Honestly it’s one of the most humbling things to do. From watching my recent K1 sparring I realised that I reach out when I go to parry shots - THAT’s why I kept getting hit with with a leaping left hook 🥲. Now I know
I know exactly how that individual feels. My kickboxing always goes great, but I still get smashed quite often in BJJ. That's what happens when a white belt rolls with blue and purple belts though...go figure, right. Lol. It gets discouraging. I will break through that threshold, just like I did with my striking one day. Hope you are doing great man. God Bless.
A huge thing for me in developing further is taking something from outside my comfort zone, and just giving it a go, or focussing on it during sparring in a session. I'll take something that I've learnt somewhere - a lot of the time here - and just try and focus on it. Sometimes you learn something that you never expect, and it can shake you out of a slump.
One of my best tricks is telling myself "Nobody is going to remember this day when you're good". It's true. People never really remember the details of your growth - they mostly know you as whoever you are in the moment. This moment may suck, but it's a raindrop in a hurricane compared to the moments you'll have & the person you'll become as time passes...so long as you don't give up. That's the one thing that keeps me going sometimes.
Building past the learning curve can be done frustrating, don’t be afraid to cry to yourself in private sometimes but always pick yourself back up and look at the positives and get right back on track. Don’t be too hard on yourself, there’s always more for people to learn no matter your level of talent or experience.
Awesome video Gabriel! I actually had a training session tonight that I struggled with some of the basics! It happens. Gives us early level trainees some level of comfort knowing that even someone like yourself has those days too. Cheers from Australia!!
I've only been doing MT for two months. I've been trying to take notes on my phone from my training partners each time I go. It's helping I've reflected how much I've played soccer versus martial arts and a booster I feel is I have more control of my body now so I feel I'm progressing quicker in arts than soccer.
Great video! Thank you for the tips. I’ve been having problems with this myself lately, at the end of some classes I feel down like if I had 15 minutes more I could get what I wanted out of it. I’ll certainly be adjusting my mindset.
I think it's a mental thing, as i believe it's the cause of my low performance in the gym, to simplify it: I may be too confident or not confident enough in sparring
Thanks for the video! I feel like my journey with ngi bjj has been a solid episode of bad training days lol. Untill I took a break felt seriously burnt out of the whole thing. Should just go back to thai boxing, but that seems like giving up hahhah.
Everyone needs a break and burnout is real. You don’t have to think about it like giving up, but re-evaluating/going at it from a different angle. I hope you get the urge to pick it back up, but sometimes you just gotta do what makes you happy
Gabriel i dont know if you are in my mind or if god is trying to tell me something but i just got lit up yesterday,i am a beginer in what i do but i catch myself expecting more and more than i should from my progress i think. The timing of this video couldnt be better, thank you for doing what you do.
I love your videos, Gabriel ! Thank you for sharing your experience! I feel like everyone has similar experiences but it's so hard to find ways to share. Thank you very much !
I had an interesting session at the boxing gym I go to today I basically started warming up and immediately something felt off. I felt really tired and heavy and kinda like I wanted to throw up. not sure what caused it but I think it's either my diet or stress because I've had some personal stuff going on lately And at this gym the way there guys run the sessions it is a lot of bag work like I spent one 2 minute round hitting pads and the rest was bag work for the remaining hour and half So I'm pounding away on these heavy bags and I feel just miserable but I know I need to get better so buckle down and keep going and after a while I started going at just half speed and working on making everything as technicaly perfect as I could And the coach came over at one point and gave me some good pointers to work on and I think I've actually come away really improving and atleast have some things to think about One of the main things is that I constantly move forward while throwing combinations and I didn't notice at the kickboxing place I go where it's mostly pad work but while I hit the bag I would get so close I would jam myself up. Which I also did when I had my first fight in MMA last year So even though physically that was a really bad session and I had to just go lie down for awhile when I got home to recover. I've still come out with a positive I can work on to get better
Hey Gabe I’d like to know what’s your take on some fighters not opting for running for cardio but rather doing other cardio related exercises in the gym or outside. I’ve seen some high level champions say they don’t run for cardio. What is your take on that?
Gabriel, I have a question for you about headaches... I have been training muay thai for a year now and I get headaches every single session. Even when we don't spar, by the end of the day I always have a headache. I specially feel my head sting every time a throw a hard elbow on a pad. And I'm not sure what to do... Because the training isn't specially hard (we don't punch each other in the head and as far as I know I'm only one there with that problem), so there isn't anything I feel I could remove from my training to help, safe from doing everything at 50% strength. Would you have some ideas?
I had my very first amateur kickboxing fight,,, I'm doing good in first round, but when my opponent kick me I act like I'm hurt, just to quit that fight. Idk why I'm doing that? Is it mental factor or I'm a coward?? Please put your comments 😊
@@alexmarques2398 yes well he also recently did quite a bit of ground and pound in a match. But said he hadn't been training it. I don't know if its specific to gnp or grappling in general. So the rules allowing it and training it are two different things. I was just curious cause he is an awesome infighter. It would be easy for him to pick between throwing, hitting, or angling for a new position. I was curious more about the ground work and throws. His sweeps have always been there. Maybe I was a bit too general in my question. Does he practice groundwork and throws?
