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Why Your Body Moves Before Your Brain Decides - Fight Reflex Explained

Your brain isn't actually in charge when a punch is coming — here's what is Have you ever flinched before you even saw it coming? Tell me below 👇

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Your brain isn't actually in charge when a punch is coming — here's what is Have you ever flinched before you even saw it coming? Tell me below 👇

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Your brain doesn't actually block the punch. Your spinal cord fires the dodge — brain catches up later. A reflex arc fires in roughly 50 milliseconds — blinking takes twice as long. Repetitive training compresses that reflex loop — your nervous system learns the shortcut. Rain, adrenaline, fatigue — conditions change, but the reflex arc holds. Follow for more fight science you won't learn anywhere else.