ZeRo Posted May 14, 2002 Posted May 14, 2002 im not expierenced enough to use distracting eye movments or stuff but i think ill try it. i usually look at the center of there chest so i can see there whole body. should i look there or is there another place people think i should look. any help would be very well apresheated.
YODA Posted May 14, 2002 Posted May 14, 2002 LOL! I can remember in my 1st Muay Thai fight - my trainer yelling to me from the corner -"LOW - HIGH" and my opponent then assuming I was going to kick low then high. We had worked this as look low - kick high. WHAM! Caught him up side the head YODA2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.ukQualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.ukQualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology)
Withers M.A.A. Posted May 15, 2002 Posted May 15, 2002 You should never fix your eyes on any one spot when fighting someone. Your eyes should see the entire pic and all your surroundings. If you focus on the eyes alone the person can trick you. If you focus on his hands he will kick you... etc. These are the words from Musasahi Miyamoto the greatest samurai ever. I totally agree with that. So don't focus on any one place. See your opponent in his entirity. Pete 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist!
Bitseach Posted May 16, 2002 Posted May 16, 2002 I just shut my eyes and let zanshin do its magic. "feel the fooooooorce....." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My karma will run over your dogma~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kempo_Dude Posted May 29, 2002 Posted May 29, 2002 I dont look someones eye very much. Im looking at they're hands. I want to watch whats going to happend. Eyes is for nothing. it tricks you. sometimes! Kempo dude says: Stand up show me what you got, im black belter in kempo, im a Kempo champ. lets see who will win!
crazydee Posted June 1, 2002 Posted June 1, 2002 I've been doing martial arts since I was three, point sparring, full contact, real. Worse place to look is the eyes. You will miss a lot of things comming. Look at the midsection to the belt, that whole area. If the leg moves its obvious from there. If the hands move, its all part of the upper body and you should see that comming. But then again, seeing is one thing, reacting is another. And like someone else said earlier, don't stare at one spont the whole time, its the big picture. The center of the body is a good general feel of what the person will do. But I still say looking in the eyes sucks. Plus, people have fakes and all the other good stuff to throw you off. And, faking with your eyes is very effective if the people you spar are so into them. But, if you don' t believe nothing I say you can get your brains beaten out of you till you learn. [ This Message was edited by: crazydee on 2002-06-01 00:04 ] [ This Message was edited by: crazydee on 2002-06-01 00:06 ]
KarateMom Posted October 9, 2002 Posted October 9, 2002 Peripheral vision is the key. Motion detection is keenest in your peripheral vision. I agree! ~*KarateMom*~
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