Eyes And Fighting Most karate sensei teach karateka to look at their opponents eyes, not focusing on the eyes, but looking through the eyes and seeing everything. I know some great fighters who do not look at the eyes at all, yet they also see everything. Wherever you look when you fight, the eyes can sometimes tell a lot. Just like people, martial artists blink their eyes, some people blink often and sometimes at regular intervals, if your opponent does this and you can judge when, attack! If your opponent looks away from you, attack! They may be watching someone else sparring, looking to see what's behind you, because they're about to launch an attack, looking to see where sensei is in the dojo, look for these opportunities, then attack!

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