The Fighting Brain

Lara Schwab

#01: Visual Dominance - how to win fights with your eyes

2026-07-04 12 min Lara Schwab

Description & Show Notes

 If you want to become a better fighter, you don’t just train your body, you train your perception.

In this first episode, we explore how vision truly shapes performance in combat sports - far beyond simply “seeing.” Your visual system is one of the most important sources of information for your brain, directly influencing reaction time, decision-making, balance, timing, and awareness.

We break down how elite fighters don’t just react faster, but process visual information more efficiently and predictively. You’ll learn how visual input is processed in the brain, why perception always comes before movement, and how this directly impacts every action in a fight.

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