Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Micro Post: "Look Eye, Always look eye Daniel San"

Simon Scher has made another tutorial that I whish to share with the readers. It focuses on where to look at your opponent. It does not matter what lineage you hail from or what style of Taekwondo you do, the principles on where to look at your opponent is pretty universal;-)

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  1. richardc28 July 2015 at 03:21

    yes this concept is universal but often forgotten. the Tai Chi classics say keep your eyes on the hand. so you see everyone looking at their hand as they move. what it really means is keep both hands in your field of vision (peripherals as above), don't stare at them. the video misses one part of the importance and that is once a hand/arm leaves your field of vision, the brain forgets about it. this slows down all reaction time and ability to defend and attack with it. there are styles that will constantly engage one arm knowing that the other will be unattended, of course that is the one that gets nailed.

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    1. Ørjan Nilsen24 August 2015 at 09:29

      Thanks Richard. I did not think about the effect of the brain forgetting one hand after it leaves Your Field of vision but it makes sense :-)

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  2. Unknown7 August 2015 at 17:00

    Great tutorial!
    I definitely agree that if you focus on one thing in particular you'll miss other things that could be giving you good information. When I'm sparring though, i do make it a practice to look almost just at the chin, but to not focus on it and I do this for several reasons. 1) the head and the eyes are often a give away to where the opponent will strike, so in my peripheral vision, I can usually see that. 2) it also allows my peripheral vision to see both the hands and the feet so i have an idea of what's coming.
    Great tutorial though!
    -kris
    Kristopheruy.wordpress.com

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    1. Ørjan Nilsen24 August 2015 at 09:31

      Thanks Kris but its not mine, it is made by Simon Scher. I just found it a great tutorial and I like the "energy" he Projects into his films. I dont know it its his voice or whatever but each time I see one of his tutorials I want to Train :-)

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  3. Anonymous13 August 2015 at 21:32

    I have always contended that nobody has ever struck me with their eyes so why look at them? I prefer to watch the solar plexus area, or slightly lower. I can detect shifts in body weight and movement, easily see the knees and elbows and, typically, the hands and feet. Hands and feet have not been a major concern for me since they will follow the elbow and knee movement. Agree that you watch the opponent as you would a big screen movie - no intense, narrow focus or you miss the overall movement and individual actors. I think as long as you maintain a wide field of vision you can be successful looking in most common areas. Just my thoughts and experiences - thanks, Roger Tibbetts

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    1. Ørjan Nilsen24 August 2015 at 09:32

      "you watch the opponent as you would a big screen movie - no intense, narrow focus or you miss the overall movement and individual actors. I think as long as you maintain a wide field of vision you can be successful looking in most common areas"

      Thanks for a great comment Roger :-) That boils Down so much info into so few Words:-)

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