How to Predict Your Opponents next move... An Introduction

Today we are looking at predicting your opponents’ next move...

I’ll start by saying this is not an exact science. But there will be instances where you can get this working beautifully and you just seem to know what is coming. This gives you scope to block, avoid, parry.

Rather than relying solely on this skill, it is better to treat it as one of your skill set that you can pull out when needed.

In tune

In tune

In essence, what we are discussing is not comprehensive. But we are using our powers of focus and concentration to build something special.

You are in effect, getting in ‘tune’ with your opponents’ thought process. It is this state of ‘tune’ that allows you to gauge what is coming.

Take away

Although you know what is coming, you shouldn’t:

• Wait for it
• Play your opponents game
• Plan your next move around it.

Visualise it

Visualise it

It goes without saying, that this level of art is achieved only when you have mastered the basics, trained regularly and use visualisation techniques on a regular basis...

It takes being at a higher plane, as far as martial arts is concerned and you only get there when all the basics and intermediaries are covered.

Never the less, it is worth all the effort... When on that higher plane, you’ll really enjoy your martial arts and continually find challenges to conquer along the way.

These only serve to strengthen your resolve to live a martial arts way of life, and truly experience all the wonder it brings.

How?

Pick a spot on your opponent and see everything else peripherally.

Get into his groove of movement.

Be completely relaxed, but prepared to move as required.

See yourself blocking or countering every move your opponent throws at you.

Expect to see and block whatever attack comes – Expectancy, again is based on your training and preparation for this skill to develop.

You’ll notice there is a lot of ‘expecting’ and ‘believing’ going on... It is under these conditions that the art of seeing what is coming seems to work the most.

What we have done is looked at an intro to how to predict your opponents’ next move...

As I suggested, it takes mastering the basics and quite a degree of both self confidence, belief and a belief in your art.

At this stage however, you’ll be able to regularly predict what is coming.

This is an introduction... I will revisit with more in depth information and how to in due course. But for now, it is enough to know the possibility exists... This will start to build that belief system



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