When you practice martial arts,and do self defense techniques they are slow but...

Jaylyn

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...how do you react quick enough? The title doesn't say much so read this...In my Hung Gar class I practice self defense techniques it's like karate one person attacks and one person defends.So there is one technique where your opponent attacks with a front(left) hand jab and you defend with a block next to your head and knife hand their neck.The problem I'm having is being able to react quick enough,I'm a pretty fast kid and I'm more of a straight forward fighter so I defend but don't do much of it.So to cut to the chase I wanted to ask when your standing still and your sparring partner throws that slow slow punch it's like you lose all the reflexes.And I read you must look at the chest to see a punch but I don't like doing that with my female partners(I'm not trying to seem like a pervert to them).So what do I do to react quicker to that punch???Any help would be appreciated.
 
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