critical question

[granmasterchen]

once you get really good you can look at a completely different person, have a conversation with that individual, while sparring with another only using your peripheral vision

[Adonis]

Yeah I don't look at the eyes either. They do decieve.

[Goju_boi]

man this is really good advice for tonights sparring class

[Chris05]

do u use the same rules when in a real fight

[JusticeZero]

If you don't, then your training isn't very much good for fighting, is it?

Honestly though, your peripheral vision should be good enough that you can immediately recognize people coming into your school and be able to size them up while you're in the midst of a sparring match and not facing the door, and be able to carry the skill over to whatever.

[Eric_]

Competiton-style sparring is really a lot different from a "street" fight. In competition, you are both in stances, often waiting for the other person to strike, you are limited on your targets, you can't hit hard enough to stun your opponent, which means that you need to be looking for counter strikes, and, most importantly, your average Joe Drunk isn't going to be a stylized fighter. How you fight, and, subsequently, where you look, will be much different. Generally, though, while sparring i try not to look at anything, but to just point my eyes toward their center of mass and let my peripherial vision do most of the seeing. Remember, though, sparring is mostly for building reflexes, targeting, etc., and for fun. Don't try to relate any more than the general mechanics of it to a real-life fight.

[Goju_boi]

"Competiton-style sparring is really a lot different from a "street" fight. In competition, you are both in stances, often waiting for the other person to strike, you are limited on your targets, you can't hit hard enough to stun your opponent, which means that you need to be looking for counter strikes"

I totally agree,because theres a lot of techniques and body parts that aren't allowed to be used.Theres only a few amount of styles that you can use your whole arsenal of moves.

[Sengra]

Well, in fencing I learned not to be over agressive, concentrate on the sword but do not loose the totality...

[Goju_boi]

well not being over agressive goes into any style,because if you let aggresion get to you.You will lose sight of what's going on around you

[Adonis]

Yeah but alot of fights are won by the person being more of the aggressor. More committed in the attack there for it over whelmed the other and they were kept on the defensive.