Thread: Weird training method...Shawn Porter hits pads blindfolded

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WepQKka1j5k

Don't see the point in that

Neither, especially when you see him fight as if he has the thing on at times. Going all Karate Kid isn't going to help him with basic things he doesn't do. I guess it could help prepare a fighter for a bad cut above the eyes or something, if they were actually having trouble seeing in the ring etc, and I suspect its mostly for the cameras. I saw Bryant Jennings doing the same thing before he fought Mike Perez.

Maybe he's thinking he might not be able to see from cuts that swell over the eyes? I seem to recall another fight where that happened.

Originally Posted by fan johnny

Maybe he's thinking he might not be able to see from cuts that swell over the eyes? I seem to recall another fight where that happened.

Pads don't hit you back though so I don't see any benefit of that for a real fight scenario

Its part confidence, I think. Maybe they think the cut in the brook fight affected him mentally. They were working on ring generalship too.

I have seen and used blindfold drills in some boxing, wrestling and martial arts drills before but its not target practice as much as it part of sensitivity drills. The idea is to tell what a persons going to do and where they are going by how they move. If we're clinched or touching, i'm feeling for shifting of your weight, dipping of shoulders, changing of stance to tell me what to.. I should know what you're doing by feel not by sight... and counter accordingly. It can help on the inside when an opponents trying to smother you. For Porter, it may help take advantage of those opportunities that were open when he looked but closed by the time he got there.

I'd like to hear what Scrap has to say. I believe he posted once on closing your eyes while shadowboxing and the reasons behind it but I am not sure he believes in hitting the pads at all as an effective training tool. However, I may be misquoting or just punchy myself and dreamt the whole thing.

Seems a little strange to me, I'm thinking he is trying (his father) too many new things.
The bouncing from foot to foot while standing in front of Brook. The Tyson like side to side forward movement also used against Brook.
Seems like they are trying to change Shawn, but why would they do that when he was on such a great winning streak? Puzzling, should we ask Paulie?

I dont get it. Be different if they were nose to nose pushing and shoving,twisting out of a hold or slipping out from being pressed on the ropes or caught in a corner etc.Useful if you can maintain contact with the arms in close too but thts different again and a set up structure of moves and counter moves to practice control of someones arms in close better for mma.

Luke Skywalker and using the force.

He is working on, Proprioceptive awareness.

Originally Posted by Scrap

He is working on, Proprioceptive awareness.

Stop making up words.

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Scrap

He is working on, Proprioceptive awareness.

Stop making up words.

Its the word for what He is doing