Importance of Perception in Martial Arts

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Michael Lewis with Yeshua's Ryu Martial Arts on behalf of Expert Village, we're going to talk to you today about speed drills. Many people argue about where to look on your opponent while you're sparring. Some people say to stare directly into the center of the chest. Some people say to stare at the eyes, or at the hands and feet and really it's all correct. The main thing that you want to remember is that no matter where you look, you want to be aware of the person all together. You want to have, be able to perceive them from top to bottom. So if I'm staring at his eyes or whether at his chest, I know if his hand begins to move or else his feet begins to move. For me personally, I like to stare probably about the center of the chest, because I can also get a good view of the feet. Training to prevent peripheral vision is very important, so that you will have a better reaction time to peripheral vision. Now we are going to talk about one of the drills that is going to help your peripheral vision. It's the same thing that you would do at the eye doctor when you're supposed to stare at one point and they hold up their fingers and you have to say how many fingers they are holding up, same exact thing. So what you can do is you can stare at the person's eyes or straight at their chest, wherever you're comfortable, and what their going to do, is he's going to take and hold down one of his fingers and he would have to say, or I'm going to hold down one of my fingers and he has to say how many I'm holding and so that way you are able to work your peripheral vision. Also, instead of having your hands down here to the side, you can begin to work your hands all the way up, by flashing different, different numbers as you go all the way up. So it helps train the whole realm of your peripheral vision. The other part is this, is that you would turn your feet inward or outwards and he has to perceive which foot that you are moving. Keep in mind that you want to keep the rest of your body still so that he'll be able to focus on one part of your body and so that way you develop the peripheral vision that you need so that you'll be able to be aware of that person as a whole.

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