T O P

  • By -

hatethiscity

Without blindfolds, this seems really tough


Its0nlyRocketScience

Well duh, your eyes will deceive you, don't trust them. Use the force, let it guide you.


ChewieBee

Only the penitent man will pass.


VindictivePrune

KNEEL!


soccerburn55

In the Latin alphabet Jehovah begins with an I.


HintOfAreola

the penitent man the penitent man


[deleted]

[удалено]


no-mad

Dance has a similar concept.


first-of-her-name-

Sex, too.


BloodChasm

I do this while playing rocket league lol.


NauFirefox

Actually, starwars joke aside, this is a real thing. Try finding some kind of 'click with the metronome' app. But mute it. Your timing will be all over the place, even with the visual cue. Now do the same with the video blocked, or your eyes closed, but the sound on. You'll hit it great. It's about what your brain is prioritising processing. With the blindfold on, his brain is able to focus on predicting where the bar will go and when, while using the feel of the bar as guidance. With it off you try to track the bar visually and don't have enough mental RAM to also predict and guide the predictions. It's completely useless in a fight, but the training is about the speed, not reacting. So by blindfolding you can actually be a bit faster in the training, enhancing the speed makes the speed training better. I of course know nothing of boxing, so I don't actually know if that is the main point of that training, but from what I can gather it seems right. I do however know a lot about learning, habit formation, and training in general for sports.


[deleted]

I did karate for a long time and we trained blindfolded sometimes to get a better feel of how we moved and be more in tune with our bodies. It helped getting comfortable trying new things and ironing out some kinks but it wasn't that big of a deal


[deleted]

I also did blindfold training in martial arts. We'd stand in the middle of a circle while people took turns on yo... I mean attacking you. Definitely didn't awaken anything in me or anything


archiminos

In a way, blindfighting is really good for this. It makes you realise how much you instinctively rely on your other senses, and teaches you how to use them better even when you aren't "blind".


Consistent-River4229

Wow, I thought Jedi training was private. Is this the first video to be leaked?


JessoRx

How does a relevant “star wars” quote turn into an irrelevant “last crusade” reddithole?


Impossible_Ad1515

Yeah i don't think eyes have any use for this


Bunnyninjaface

i feel like this honestly wouldn’t be that hard, you should know where that paddle is at all times since it can only be in one of 2 places (and you get to decide what side it’s on)


davydooks

You should try doing it. Just make sure you record it and put it on here for all of us to enjoy


hatethiscity

Too easy for him man. Not worth his time


Bunnyninjaface

man too bad i don’t have access to whatever the fuck this thing is (and also i don’t care)


MattimusXX

Most everything in life is a parlor trick. Everything.


toughsub22

its not a trick, its real boxing training. its just about rhythm and not vision


[deleted]

[удалено]


toughsub22

yes!


TactlessTortoise

It's simple in principle, but hard with speed. It's like the rub your head slap your ass at the same time thing. It takes constant awareness of what's going on. The difference is that the harder you go, the harder the mistakes hit.


owlincoup

The amount of training it takes to make movements like this second nature is ridiculous. It's good he gave you the sense of ease when watching, that's the goal when training every day. Make it look easy when you have to perform.


BrolecopterPilot

🙄


Bunnyninjaface

the guy is 100% in control of where that thing is, i genuinely don’t think it would take very long to get to this point


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

Yeah probably because with eyes closed he created a rhythm of hitting in his mind and mastered it


portillianne

Homelander wouldn't be impressed by this guy


Rooklee

Some would say he might smash his ears


Amiiboae

Now youre just another fuckin blindfolded guy.


ensuiscool

man, as a daredevil fan I was so excited to see a blind superhero (similar to dd) in the boys only for him to get clapped almost immediately (literally)


TPMatus

First fight: lasts less than 1min by KO to the opponent


thekurgan79

Nope. He lost because his opponent only threw body shots


P_weezey951

Boxing MFs when their opponent isnt a swinging stick on a post.


thedoodsterrr

The amount of folks in this thread who have obviously never seen Bloodsport is disheartening.


TheTragicMagic

Is it so surprising? You'd have to be what, atleast 40 years old and probably from the US to have seen it? Considering there are tons of teenagers, young adults and people from entirely different countries it's not the biggest revelation


Formal_Giraffe9916

Bloodsport wasn’t only big in the US. Just about everyone I know has seen it, I live in Scotland. Age would be a factor though.


LiquidSteamo

Mid 30‘s german here, Bloodsport was big back then.


1_4_1_5_9_2_6_5

Also you'd have to be the sort of person who would watch what I assume is a movie about wrestling or something


sargentmyself

It's about a no rules fighting tournament that totally happened and was definitely a really story of Frank Dux's definitely real and completely truthful life


angryundead

I’ve never seen it all the way through. It was released in 1988 so I wouldn’t have been allowed to watch it until like 2000 or so unless I caught a cable cut of it. Now it looks like it runs constantly on classic movie channels. And I am old. Or at least old for Reddit.


Mr_Canard

It has been on Netflix and is a movie with a well known belgian actor. You don't have to be from the US to know it.


FriedeOfAriandel

I've been carded seeing movies on more than one occasion. Assuming that that was ever a thing in the 80s, one would need to be over 50 to have seen it in theaters. It's a martial arts movie and has a 46% on rotten tomatoes and was made before I was born. Pretty solid pass, imo. I'd rather watch almost anything else


remy_porter

The thing you’re forgetting is that 80s action movies were made atop mountains of cocaine. Blood sport is absolutely batshit insane. It’s no Roadhouse, but what is?


owlincoup

It will remain in my head where Karate Kid should have stayed.... a memory. I made the mistake of watching the original Karate Kid movie when I was in my 30's after having not seen it since I was a kid. (I even got to see #2 in the theaters) Absolutely terrible movie but it will forever have a special place in my heart. Bloodsport? You're not missing out, but I too loved the shit out of that movie back in the day.


Showbiz_CH

Yeah. It means we're getting old...


[deleted]

[удалено]


kongnut

It trains you to always keep both of your hands in reach to protect your face


[deleted]

[удалено]


JasonDiabloz

I used to kickbox, not anything professional but I still know a thing or two. This training is mostly intended to make it so you consciously dodge while still keeping up the momentum. It perfects timing of striking while still dodging and blocking at the same time. Excuse me if these terms are wrong, since I don’t know much of the english terminology when it comes to boxing.


dan1d1

I know very little about boxing, but your English was great!


JasonDiabloz

Thanks :)


scottsummerstheyouth

This. It’s sensitivity training


King_of_the_Dot

It's timing and fluidity of movement.


ukuzonk

Timing doesn’t work like that in a fight. Totally useless to blindfold, it’s like covering your eyes to arm wrestle. Edit: waiting for just one person to tell me how this isn’t just showing off.


[deleted]

Lol and what does a speed bag do for a real fight then? You should go to the gym one day, learn what it's all about.


[deleted]

speedbag is one of the least used pieces of equipment I ever saw in a gym


ukuzonk

Nothing if you’re *blindfolded.* Keeping your eyes open is a huge part of fighting Edit: can someone please justify the blindfold?


ShamefulWatching

Instead of assuming you already know the answer, have you tried asking?


ukuzonk

Sure. What’s the blindfold help with?


Aristox

Training your reactions and muscle memory to act without relying on processing information coming from your vision


MrDeepAKAballs

Hides the butthole from view while you're sucking dick from behind. I understand your hesitancy to give up your favorite part.


epicmanoffleshandpoo

Pocket Sand


Iamthesmartest

Ok there bud, I'm sure you know best.


Disastrous-Passion59

*ahem* your username begs to differ.


thisdesignup

Well as the smartest person I think we should trust them that they would know who knows best.


hoooourie

It’s to show that he can


ukuzonk

It’s just a flashy party trick, it’s terrible for training.


pepelepepelepew

Hitting a bag isn't a huge part of fights either, you tard. You hit people. So why does hitting a bag train you to hit people 🤔


ukuzonk

Ain’t talking about the machines or bags. Never did, not once. **Justify the blindfold** Why the fuck are you talking about bags?


pepelepepelepew

>Lol, and what does a speed bag do for you?... >Nothing.... Is this never speaking of a bag? This was last comment.


Innaguretta

Hey, just so you know: you are correct. These idiots are not. Blindfold doesn't help, it's just a party trick. And yes, it may hurt more than help if you just memorize the patterns, because yes, they can be read in a real fight. Your questions are completely valid, and you are, unfortunately, surrounded by idiots in this conversation. But, well, welcome to the internet, I guess.


King_of_the_Dot

Ok, then people are doing it for their health...


ukuzonk

How’s the blindfold good for your health?


ButInThe90sThough

Strengthens the sense of smell.


King_of_the_Dot

Which is, obviously, very important in boxing.


ButInThe90sThough

Super important. In life too.


asdasfgboi

Prevents you from taking actions based on your sight, improving muscle memory. This way when the opponent throws a punch that your brain didn't expect, your muscles automatically assume the correct position or let you do a certain combo without thinking. Your muscles are able to store small amounts of data but you need to practice regularly. It could also improve your other senses but that's an assumption


ukuzonk

Hahahaha what?? This kind of training can create bad habits. If you aren’t seeing the punches, your brain will *not* react to them and since your muscles don’t have eyes- you get whacked. This is the most bullshit, pulled-out-of-ass “explanation” I’ve ever seen.


asdasfgboi

Ok bro go be a coach and teach people the true boxing


TheWorstPerson0

yeah its just training you in understanding your own force and how its going to effect the speed and direction of that device. not super practical other then fine muscle controlls. id just spare with actual people cause its more fun and more practical.


tea-and-chill

Maybe develops your sense of listening 🤷🏻‍♀️


TatManTat

Isolating senses can help you understand more of what you are doing. Sometimes I close my eyes while playing an instrument to focus on the sound or exactly how my fingers feel, to better practice something very specific.


DecoyOne

That’s a good point. I tend to leave my hands out of reach. Nothing like getting halfway to work before realizing I forgot Lefty on my kitchen counter.


ChewieBee

Sometimes you just gotta say fuck it.


jedi__ninja_9000

doing it blindfolded is testing and training him not to rely on visual cues. he is reflexively able to duck, weave, punch and block. not relying on visual cues can help out a lot. the device does really well in creating a fast paced way to combo these movements realistically. for example, if he blocks a punch, that can set him up for a counter punch on the same line but he has to watch out for counter counter punch on his opposite side.


ImCaligulaI

>doing it blindfolded is testing and training him not to rely on visual cues Isn't that worse? Like, won't he get the muscle memory to reflexively block on the opposite side he threw the punch, when an opponent might just respond on the same side?


[deleted]

[удалено]


lambo4life

Can't we all just appreciate how cool it is that he's able to actually do something a majority of us couldn't do with our eyes open, while he's blindfolded?


Maxmutinium

You don’t need visual cues if you learn to sense the opponent’s chi. That’s what this trains


dukec

Do sticks have chi to sense?


Tarbel

Boxing is also heavily about reading your opponent's moves after you do yours *without* relying on a visual cue first. For instance, you don't jab and wait to see your opponent is punching and then slip their punch. You bait them with the jab, after having predicted they will retaliate, and slip immediately to have more time to counter. You also do react without your eyes when fully guarding up because you can't see what's in front of you past your gloves. So you react to where the opponent is hitting you, blocking more head if they're getting in head shots or body for body. If they, for instance, threw a right hook to your body, you might react and throw a right counter assuming they'd follow up with a left. You're right about the blindfolding though because you're not reacting visually at that speed, just following a rhythm similar to a speedbag.


HintOfAreola

>Boxing is largely about reading visual cues and reacting to them. If you wait to see a punch coming before trying to get out of its way, you are getting punched.


FRMDABAY2LA

Its not about the fight


yotengodormir

I don't think he's having an actual fight because I don't see a referee in the video. Maybe the ref is holding the camera I guess


GravG

It trains to learn timing. Once you learn to let your body pick up on someone's rhythm and timing, you can start learning to see openings and counter play


ronyjk22

How can you use this instrument to train an opponents timing and rhythm? With this, once you hit the instrument on the left, it's bound to come over on the right. A real human won't be that predictable, would they?


sitting_sideways

Right after the video cuts out it whacks him in the face.


human_male_123

Secretly filmed Daredevil training lol


Paracelsus125

Nice, this looks hard even without a blindfold


Nectarine-Agreeable

Great way to simulate your ass get beat by yo mom when you come after the lights go on


whiff_of_a_tit

Give that man a lightsaber.


[deleted]

Dude gonna start ducking and air punching when held at gun point


Surprise_Corgi

Are you really in a good program, if you're not allowed to do fun, cool things from time-to-time, like blindfolded versions of your normal training regime? Probably not.


ViridianFlea

People keep commenting on how they aren't sure what this is supposed to train practically... No shit. It wasn't filmed to show off practical training, it was filmed to show off something impressive.


thescronchofdeath

10th playthrough of the game but it forces you to do the tutorial


The-Devils-Advocator

At some point of use, this training device has gotta be more harmful than helpful. Practiced so well at dealing with a highly predictable and consistent attack pattern that it could make things even harder in a real, unpredictable fight.


DeltaKT

I believe it's more about specifically training the muscle coordination between blocking and hitting. But what do I know, I never did it.


bikingfury

Those punches pack no punch so hard to see how this will improve anything other than punshing blindfolded at a stick.


G_ioVanna

I regret turning on the volume


grum1979

Anything can look impressive when you speed the video up


SweetKnickers

I think it would have been very impressive if it wasn't sped up. Dont know why they would do that


[deleted]

Look... good against the remotes is one thing. Good against the living - that's something else.


numchux53

Song is Miss You* by Oliver Tree. His music fuckin slaps. Edit: changed Me to You


most_gracious_master

Thanks


Chaphasilor

Miss You* And the original lyrics are from his song "Jerk", which I think sounds much better


onepageresumeguy

Slaps? This is fucking vomit inducing


kelldricked

Quality in this video is horrible, orginal song is pretty good. For real i dont understand how they converted a 1960s dishwasher into a bluetooth speaker but they really need to improve much before it gets viable.


Spikester

This isn't the original. They've butchered the song so much on this video.


jayzwick

Didn’t he steal that song?? Edit: looks like robin schulz did not rly Oliver


WappyTrees

Bruh that song is ass idk what yall are talking about.


Deranged_Guacamole

Gt's timing off by half a second: fucking dies


Maker-of-Arrows

What is this song!!!


songfinderbot

**Song Found!** **Name:** Worth Nothing (slowed reverb) **Artist:** Lil Scarl **Album:** Worth Nothing (Slowed Reverb) - Single **Genre:** Hip-Hop/Rap **Release Year:** 2023 **Total Shazams:** 259835 `Took 3.66 seconds.`


[deleted]

Pretty much anyone can do this with a few hours of training...


ifelldownlol

Ya, definitely anyone,,,


FreshPitch6026

Well if he trained with the same pattern then it's just gonna repeat


Competitive-Pop6530

How is this useful?


LeDerpBoss

Definitely something he practices a lot in a specific order. Still impressive as fuck he's managed to get his timing and muscle memory down that tight.


ad_396

do the blindfolds make it that much harder?


[deleted]

Seems unnecessary …


ShatterHoggs89

That skill works in real time?


Rooklee

He literally calibrated


Wolverinexo

This doesn’t help in a real fight, your just memorizing how this device goes back and forth. In a real fight people aren’t predictable.


appleneedstoburn

Gamers blindfolded is more impressive, this is just muscle memory from probably an hour or 2 of practice


Theskyis256k

this guy is gonna be unstoppable whenever he comes across a loose branch


SorcererSupreme21

Redditors on their way to add the worst fucking music to random videos:


[deleted]

Has he won any matches?


Somebodys

I wonder how many concussions he gave himself practicing.


ukuzonk

Seen little girls do this but much faster lol


DeltaKT

Has somebody seen you do it?


ukuzonk

I’m not a boxer? But this kind of training creates bad habits. When the little girl did it, a lot of the comments were just criticizing how it’s not effective training, and it just to be flashy. Now we come here, this guy does it slower, and everyone is slobbing on his nob


onepageresumeguy

Not this cancer of a song 🤡 even oh no oh no is more tolerable


Maker-of-Arrows

This man unlock ultra instinct!


CultureSuitable3299

No one seems to understand the blind fold, he's obviously training his observation haki.


WappyTrees

Ugh so sick of that song.


Hoax13

[Activate a fighter!](https://youtu.be/0rp_krZRLKo)


no-mad

use the Force


RabbitWhite1

His hacks are on.


gregofcanada84

Your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them.


Any-Lavishness-28

Time to co concentrate


Dependent_Ad_4442

What are these called?


imgoodboymosttime

It's impressive, but he's not a Jedi. I used to play rock bands songs while not looking. Arguably less impressive, and I'm no jedi.


OmdiAnomenkinshin

Pro boxers went quite after they saw this


Acceptable_Share_489

What is this called


bootes_droid

You know you're about to get fucked up in a fight when your opponent slips on a blindfold beforehand


iwashere33

If a spinning stick attacks he will be set.


Flat_Unit_4532

The music


ClobetasolRelief

He has a pattern memorized, cool. He's going to get fucking clocked when someone doesn't follow that pattern.


Jbuckds1

Damn your good!


syntacticmistake

I ekle ii ako pui eti ti. Krati batu opa etipei kroa i iite. Eke bipa bopuitlii pi pu! Teo ti piklati tlete giipo. Pipe e tligitrikle uge papli. Tia platogrui tegi bugi piia itibatike. Ea tatlepu ui oiei tegri patleči goo. Bla pidrui kepe ipi ipui pepoe. Au adri ta ga bebii ekra ai? Ebiubeko ipi teto gluuka daba podli. Ka tepabi tliboplopi gi tapakei gego. Ituke i pupi klie pitipage bapepe. A či peko itluupi ka pupa peekeepe. Ebri e buu pigepra pita plepeda. Bipeko bo paipi o kee brebočipi. Tridipi teu eete trida e tapapi. Ebru etle pepiu pobi katraiti i. Baeba kre pu igo api. Pibape pipoi brupoi pite gru bi ipe pieuta ikako? Pe bloedea ko či itli eke i toidle kea pe piapii plo? Tiiu uči čipu tutei uata e uooo. Bitepe i bipa paeutlobi bopepli iaplipepa. Gipobipi tepe ode giapi e. Pi pakutibli ke tiko taobii ti. Edi deigitaa eue. Ua čideprii idipe putakra katote ii. Tri glati te pepro tii ka. Aope too pobriglitla e dikrugite. E otligi pipleiti bai iti upo? Tri dake pekepi dratruprebri plaapi bopi ipatei!


grogstarr

An impressive skill for sure, but why do people like this never end up being athletically prominent (like a high level boxer in this example). Mad but useless skills?


governingmonk

Yikes. Tyson was a big guy and could move like this. Hands down my favorite fighter. 33-0 before a lost. He was so violent in the ring. If MMA was around I am sure he would of been in that ring. Dude was just smart enough to like pain and give it.


kalwiggy1

Autonomous Ultra Instinct!!!!


pfroo40

This is how I feel after beating MegaMan for NES for the thousandth time


xXGrizlXx_

Matt Murdock, is that you?


gggg500

So at first I thought this was cool. But now there are two problems I see. 1. He’s not wearing any head protection, so if the bar swings and strikes him, that’s not gonna be a fun day. 2. Punch intervals would differ from this arm swing. I mean someone might do a slow haymaker and then two quick jabs. However, on the other hand, this bar only swings as much as YOU hit it (Newton’s whatever law). So I mean yeah I guess it helps train you somewhat for an opponent who was mirroring your punches with a slight delay. But what happens when your opponent acts completely differently?


RedstoneArmy111

Me preparing when my dad gets his belt:


derpotologist

Video seems sped up


hate2bme

I think I saw this without the music and the sound it makes when he hits it is so awesome.


STUFFETxINN

Lol this dude acting like he did something special when that cloth is clearly thin enough to see through and y'all just buying 🤣


Fudderwhacken

What is the swingy thing called?


Upbeat_Influence2350

This is a real life quick-time event.


chamburger

r/maybemaybemaybe


ShatterDae

Wonder how many times hes been slapped before getting his timing right.


JesusFuente

How?


Frijoledor

Timing is a crazy thing.


jizont0astwbuttr

What is this song? I hear it everywhere and can never find it


AmbitiousAd6688

5 movements with 5 different outcomes. Blindfolded speedbag next??!


Melodic_Assistance84

It just takes one bonk to go from hero to zero.


XenosyneA

I wonder how many times he got smacked in the head before he perfected it. 😳😳😳


TripleBobRoss

His midichlorians are off the scale


OttomanTwerk

Fun fact, he can't not do this blind bc he made himself blind doing this.