Boxing Match:
Mayweather's Defense Skills - Shoulders Are the Key
Referee: Never seen anything like this before! [Boxing Match]Take a close look at Saul Alvarez's moves; he got a lesson from Mayweather earlier (check the video at 2:53).
At that moment, Saul Alvarez might be thinking: he's younger, stronger than Mayweather, how could he lose?
But Mayweather is way slicker than the younger Saul Alvarez. It's pretty tough for Saul Alvarez to land a hit on Mayweather.
Now, look at Mayweather's moves. His defense game is top-notch, using shoulders for protection. His shoulders make opponent punches seem further away or make them miss, reducing the impact. Even if a punch connects with the head, Mayweather can handle it.
One-sided match
It's like a one-sided match where he hits you, and you can't touch his head. By the way, traditional martial arts also have a lot of shoulder training, but we don't see much of that in real combat practice (too risky).
P.S. Like in Baguazhang, there's stance training that involves shoulder exercises.
Nowadays, traditional martial arts competitions care more about fancy moves, unlike the past where practicality was the focus. So, martial artists today might look good but struggle in real fights – they know the routines but get beat up in actual brawls!
But practicing traditional martial arts doesn't mean you can't throw down; you just need special training in spatial awareness, reaction time, footwork, defense, breath control, and more.
The Unexpected Punch
The Unexpected Punch Check around 3:53 in the video, Amir Iqbal Khan's punch – Alvarez's fist suddenly pops up from outside his field of vision.
This kind of punch is the scariest. Sometimes, losing is all about these surprise punches (blocking them really depends on experience, predicting your opponent's moves).
The terror comes from realizing you got hit only when you're on the ground.
Oh! I got punched! And Khan's situation is worse; he took a solid punch (fortunately, I haven't had it that bad, and in friendly sparring, we all hold back quite a bit).
The Most Dangerous Moment
The Most Dangerous Moment The riskiest time is after throwing a punch.
Coaches say pulling back your fist should be faster than throwing it – that's the deal.
After throwing a punch, tighten that chin to prevent your head from shaking.
Once, I got hit but bit down hard, everything was fine; I could keep going without my head shaking.
Another time, I unexpectedly got hit in the face, felt dizzy because my head shook.
Counterpunches can mess you up big time.
The Punch that Ends a Pro Boxer's Career
The following punch is terrifying, leaves a bunch of lasting effects (physical and mental).
Defense is crucial; leaving openings during or after an attack makes you vulnerable to counterattacks.
In the video, the guy in the green outfit didn't get back to a defensive stance after attacking. When he was about to throw the next punch, he suddenly got hit by an unexpected punch (check around 8:35 in the video).
Getting hit by an unexpected punch is terrifying. The guy in green was still throwing punches when he got hit unexpectedly, and it was a heavy punch.
This situation is extremely, extremely, extremely dangerous.
Without conscious awareness and a body response, there's a sudden feeling of disconnection, like a memory suddenly missing. This condition is the most dangerous – there will be a lot of aftereffects (both physically and mentally). I've never felt this way in practice or sparring.
The only time I felt something similar was after a scooter accident when I was hit from behind while going straight on a green light. I flew backward, had a moment of consciousness loss, and when I regained consciousness and tried to stand up, I couldn't.
Luckily, the vehicle behind me braked in time and didn't run me over.
I'm still alive! I got taken to a hospital by an ambulance. After X-rays, my legs weren't broken, but the scooter who hit me had a broken leg.
I, on the other hand, had a coccyx injury and had to go through rehab for a long time = =!
裁判：這輩子都沒見過！【拳擊比賽】
仔細看阿瓦的動作，他之前被梅威瑟教訓過(看影片2:53的地方)
阿瓦那時可能會想，他比梅威瑟年輕、有力，怎麼會輸呢？
但是梅威瑟比年輕的阿瓦厲害多了，大概只有梅威瑟打阿瓦，阿瓦很難打到梅威瑟。
仔細看梅威瑟的動作。他的防禦是拳手的高級動作，用肩膀防禦
他的肩膀會讓對手的拳變得特別遠，或是讓拳頭偏掉，威力就會變小，就算打中頭，也扛的下來
變成只有他打你，沒有你打他頭
其實國術也有很多關於肩膀的訓練，只是我們對於模擬實戰的練習，市面上比較少(太危險)
P.S. 像是八極拳裡面的桩功就有練習肩膀
現在國術比賽比較追求動作漂亮性，跟以往追求實戰實用性差挺多，所以現在練國術的出來一批，動作挺漂亮，但不能對打的人。只會套路，實戰被爆揍！
但練國術並不是不能打，只是要特別去訓練空間感、對戰反應、步伐、防禦、呼吸控制等等
主要就是反應要對
還有對於不同流派最好都知道要如何應對
出乎意料的拳頭
請看影片3:53左右，卡漢中拳，阿瓦的拳頭從他的視角外面突然出現
這種拳頭是最恐怖的，我有時候輸掉，就是這種拳頭 (擋這種拳頭真的挺靠經驗，我預判了你的預判)
這種拳頭恐怖的地方在於，通常要等中拳的人倒地的時候，
在地板上躺了會，才意識到
啊！我中拳了！
而且卡漢更慘的是，結結實實的挨了一拳 (還好我沒有他那麼慘，切磋大家都會收力滿多的)
最危險的時刻
出拳之後是最危險的時候
教練會說，收拳要比出拳更快就是這個原理
出拳完，通常下巴要收緊，為了防止頭腦震動
有一次，我被打中，咬緊牙關，就沒事，可以繼續練。腦袋沒有震動
還有一次，我被預期外的拳頭集中臉部，那一次，我整個就暈了，因為腦袋晃到。
反擊拳，傷害超大
讓職業拳手斷送生涯的一拳
以下這拳很恐怖，會留下挺多後遺症的(不管是身體還是心理的後遺症)
防禦非常重要，攻擊時或攻擊完空門打開，對手即可趁機攻擊
像是影片中這種情況，是小概率事件，且通常發生在剛出道的拳手身上 (經驗太少，什麼樣的情況容易吃到重拳都不知道)
像戴綠色全套的人，他攻擊對方沒有回到防禦架式，想要攻擊下一拳的時候，突然被預期外的拳頭打中(看影片8:35的地方)
被預期以外的拳頭打中是很恐怖的，戴綠色全套的人還在揮拳的時候，就中拳了，還是吃了一拳重的
這種情況，非常非常非常危險
意識沒有感覺到、身體也還沒反應過來，會有那種突然斷片的感覺，好像記憶力突然缺失了一塊，這種狀況是最危險的──後遺症會很多(不管身體心理)。我在練習或和人切磋的時候，從來沒有這種感覺。我有這種感覺是有一次我下班車禍(都機車)，綠燈直行時有後面機車突然從後面撞上來，我往後飛撞到地上，有一陣子意識斷片了，有意識之後想要站起來，發現自己站不起來。
還好，後面的車輛急煞，沒有把我輾過去
我還活著！被救護車送往中國醫藥大學，拍片後，腳沒斷，撞我的機車騎士腳斷了
我則是尾椎受傷，復健了好久 = =!
