(Preview) LMA Study: UFC 306 and Canelo (Patreon)

I'm going to use some fights from this past weekend to illustrate some LMA concepts, particularly the differences between perspective, prospective, predictive, and prescriptive.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga

Our perspectives are first-person. People assume we see in third-person, like a video game where you see the character and everything around them, when it's actually like a first-person shooter.

Have you ever played a first-person fighting game? Much like in real life, you can only see your opponent and what's behind them—that's it. They're much harder than third-person fighting games because you're working with limited information, which is why they're unpopular.

When you're fighting or sparring, you can't see your hands, so you can't see whether your hands are up or not. People around you can see and assume you can as well, but you can't. Mechanical learning is ineffective because it relies on you watching your movements when you can't. It's also prescriptive; it centers the movement rather than the information landscape. It's the difference between talking just to hear yourself talk (self-centered) and talking with the intent to listen and engage (other-centered). Being self-centered is not only disrespectful but also comes with consequences.

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