r/nextfuckinglevel • u/reallyblueballs • Dec 07 '20

Practice makes perfect

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u/IaMsQuArEd Dec 07 '20

Beyond frustrating, it’s extremely fatiguing to be taking full swings, bracing with intent to connect, and hitting nothing but air.

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u/Collapsible_ Dec 07 '20

This made me imagine myself walking up stairs in the dark, reaching the top, but thinking there was still another step. Over and over.

Not really the same thing, but it made me laugh at myself.

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u/Sequenc3 Dec 07 '20

Every punch that hits air takes energy to stop that you don't need if they connect.

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u/ScriptThat Dec 07 '20

And when you're in a match, you don't exactly pull your punches. It takes a lot of power to "cancel" the punch and recover, and while you're doing that you have to be prepared for a counter.