Peripheral Vision

In today's class I spoke about peripheral vision as something we build over time as martial artists. Although it is possible to learn martial arts without building peripheral vision, the best martial artists are those that have a wider vision. Not only does this allow you to see attacks that come from the side such as hook punches and roundhouse kicks, it also helps you with seeing what is around you in your environment outside of class. You will be able to see and react quicker to things that you catch out of the "corner of your eye" without even thinking that it is part of your training. This is a skill that you can take out of class whether you are in a potential self defence situation or just seeing a soccer ball accidentally kicked at your head in the park. Inside class, this skill will help you in practicing of fighting multiple attackers as you get into more advanced fighting training.