Mind Training For Street Boxing

Eye sharpness is vital to street boxing, except when you compete in a sports festival for the
blind. It is important to see the main object and the backdrop simultaneously. In sports like boxing,
basketball, football, and hockey, assaults can come from any direction. Hence, it is important to
see the opponents both near and far, while at the same time knowing where your teammates are,
and where the ring or goal is.

But we only have two eyes. Both cannot take opposite directions. How can you see
everything in front of you while keeping them focused at what’s directly under your nose?

An ancient secret of keeping your sight glued to nowhere yet seeing everything is a must
for ace athletes. The principle of the training is reflected in the writings of Lao Tzu, a legendary
philosopher in ancient China who said that a finger pointing to the moon would tend to fool you
into focusing at the finger and losing all the glory of the heavens. The finger is telling you to
look at the moon, not to itself. He also urged that one must be like the still lake that reflects
everything in the sky clearly yet does not focus on anything specific. He wrote, “The spirit is
everywhere yet clings to nowhere.” The training goes this way:
Stand erect and relaxed in a quiet place. Try to focus on a single, stationary object, like a
leaf, a pebble, or a dot on the wall. As you focus on the object, try to move your eyesight to your
extreme left without moving your eyeballs. Then move your eyesight to your extreme right, then
to your extreme top, then to your extreme bottom. Then, try to “throw” your eyesight in every
direction, at the same time still seeing your center object, all without moving your eyeballs. Do
this for long periods several times a day. You can do this anywhere you are, even while
commuting. At first, you may find it hard to maintain and at the same time separate your visions.
But with practice, you will be able to reflect everything as a clear lake. Thus, in competition, you
will have both a photographic mind and a natural yet accurate surveillance system monitoring
everything in front of you. How can you miss being top fighter with that edge over the others?

See your boxing for the street training improve with this skills.