Re: New guy with a question.
I agree with that point to, you plan around their reactions. As you get better you can build upon this by adjusting your stance, stepping/shifting and feinting. I remember reading about Benny Leonard whom was one of the most crafty observant fighters would tell the kids that would come up to him. You always gotta be thinking, if I throw this what is he going to do, I'm paraphrasing him but idea is to do things with reason. It's important to capture the idea behind these moves while you are training on the bags or shadowboxing, so you don't have to go through the whole thought process when there's a guy trying to take your head off. With all the right moves/reactions built into your system you'll do all the right things without even thinking about it. Also train yourself to be more observant, if you can get yourself a large mirror so you can see your whole body, when you go though your punches see what you give away, then explore your imagination by going through all the different possiblities and reactions that you are sure to encounter.
Anyways I don't want to blow your head up, but that's the kind of stuff you'll have to get into, not many gyms/trainers are give you the answers so it's best that you ask all the right questions and look for the solutions yourself. Since you're starting out be careful about your movements, some books will help as a reference point. Learn how to throw the punches properly, how to incorporate it into your footwork. When you got that down, work on reactions, how are you going to defend against a particular attack, are you going to step, circle, slip, duck, catch or parry? Then think about how you can counter. As you get better there'll be more techniques that you'll go over, and more tactics that you can employ for specific situations.
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