Prince Hamed always thought about his upcoming move before his opponent had even landed his shot. How? Because he was the one instigating his opponent’s offense. To make it simple, he baited his opponent, revealing a single target, that is his head, and placing it at an angle where his opponent attacked without thinking twice. Basically, they fell for the bait. As soon as they punched, Hamed’s head was already in a different direction and they were greeted by his punch.
So, we can learn three things from this move.
- Instigate the attack so you can control the next steps
- Bait your opponents and use your head movement as a setup
- Land a vicious blow and plan the next move
Simply phenomenal draw. Apart from this technique, Hamed used to deploy similar techniques with the intention of countering. Herein, his opponents would fall for his bait but Hamed would have the correct counter already in mind. Hamed’s most basic draw was to lean forward to his lead side whilst keeping his hands low to present his head as an enticing target.
The moment Naseem saw one of his competitor’s hands move, he either pulled or slipped to dodge the bullet and capitalized on the new openings in his opponent’s defense.