Faster than any kick or punch...

[mushinmaster]

What type of training do you use to become faster than any kick or punch?

[jun fan man]

confused

what do you mean by becoming faster then a punch or kick

do you mean increasing the speed or your punch or kick???

[mushinmaster]

it's figurative dude. Drills for evasion, interception...

To learn to be faster than any kick or punch, that way you don't get hit, lol.

EX. I do a drill with a pugil stick. My partner stands with the stick and thrusts at my head, while I slip, waits five seconds, then thrusts again. If I'm too slow, I get wacked. The inteval is too long to really pick up on the pattern, its a good drill.

How do you condition your reflexes?

[kluten]

a vise man told me:

do a rutine 100000 times and it will become a reflex.

[Hagrid]

One way to become faster than a kick or punch is to watch the areas of the body the movement originates from, also known as the "hubs." Imagine a bicycle tire rotating around an axel. The outside of the tire (the rim) moves faster than the axel (the hub).When you do you pugil stick drill mentioned above, try watching your partner's shoulders for movement, when you see the move start, move off the line and forward (or backward or wherever depending on the attack).

HAGRID

[kluten]

yeha

also look at the opponents eyes!!!!!!!!!!

[mushinmaster]

i try not to watch a specific part of the body, but rather absorb the whole fighter. Watching the shoulder you get wapped in the thigh, watch the eyes and they can fake the shit out of you.

When you just try and keep the big picture in focus, it's easier to tell when someone is going to strike. The only thing you have to do is condition your body for a response, the point of this thread, lol!

You ever been in a fight and seen it coming a mile away, watch it come, and watch it hit you!! It's the worst feeling!

[Brokenmace]

Diffused gaze

My primary tactic is switching ranges at the last moment to make them miss, then I exploit the range I've chosen. This doesn't always work, but it's most successful when I adopt a diffused gaze at my partner's sternum. This way I can see both the shoulders and the hips, which are the basis for most techniques. This method can also lessen "tunnel vision" in survival stress situations, I've been told, but I haven't experienced that since I've been training.

The diffused gaze, sometimes called a "fighter's gaze", increases peripheral vision as well.

[Fighter]

Distance

Here is what you should look at varous distances:

Grappling Range: Look at the persons chest (you should be able to see most of their body.)

Kicking Range: Look at the opponents eyes (you should be able to see most of their body.) They may fake the shit out of you, but soon you will learn what is a real attack and what isn't.

Try varrying sparring partners because if you sparr with the same person all the time when it comes to a fight you will have been "programmed" with your partners reaction time and will not be able to respond as effectivly as possible.


Hope this helped.