Describing the Importance of Feedback on Proactive Pad-Work

This video comes after two rounds of specific work on the focus mitts. The first round was a simple flash-pad workout. The student just hit whatever target the coach threw at him/her, responding to the targets with the appropriate instinctive technique. The second round was defensive only. The student covered, parried, blocked and evaded strikes thrown by the coach, using footwork to smother and corner the coach. Now I am explaining that the third round will be a combination of attack and defence. Whenever the target appears the student is strike it. However, he does so in full knowledge that the coach is going to try to strike the opening he has provided. The benefits of this are thus: 1. The student learns to maintain a strong defence when striking2. The student gains fight confidence. He understands that he is open when he strikes and accepts he might get struck.3. The coach learns. He thinks like a fighter by looking for an opening every time he sees someone throw a strike.