You’ll end up biting on feints - or worse, get hit - if you look at their eyes. A good fighter might look at your legs and begin moving as if to throw a leg kic

You’ll end up biting on feints - or worse, get hit - if you look at their eyes. A good fighter might look at your legs and begin moving as if to throw a leg kick, but throw a hook to the head instead. If you read their advertised intent and try to check the leg kick, you get knocked out by the hook. In MMA fights / sparring, I’ve found touch is the biggest thing to understand intent. A hand on the shoulder can feel where the opponent is moving. Like a race car driver who feels the slide through their butt and corrects the slide before their eyes are telling them they’re sliding.