Shadowboxing with eyes closed

[Andre]

This idea is totally separate to sparring with eyes closed.

But I think its an amazing thing to do if you are in contact and are fighting with arm contact.

If I was training Mma, wrestlers or Judo they would doing routines like this, so they could build up feeling in their limbs to read intuitively the opponents balance and when there is an opening or a break to strike through.

Also for practice flowing with the opponents force then bursting free and attacking them in the opening they automatically leave.

This would have to be built up in a few set stages, the first ones being basic set patterns, as to build on the contact reflexes before allowing them to go free style with blindfolds on starting in contact over a few varying distances one armed and also in close with both forearms touching.

Having forearm contact in boxing isnt impossible and frequently occurs in close situations on one side or another; or sometimes both sides when each of the fighters are very tired and things slow down into the odd grapple and hug; so its not out of the question to be trained in it, so that you have some working answers for some untrained for situations that arise.