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What do you mean by twitch muscle exercises? Like reactive/nervous system stimulation?

Exactly. Like the old hit here when the light goes on type of deal. Pretty simple, you can even take a small hanging bag (similar to a very small teardrop bag) and hit it as hard and accurate as you can (also as fast) and try not to let it get past a certain point in its return. Meaning like don't let it hit you or say, pass a line point.

Also theres defense twitch exercises (people throwing specific attacks at target areas on your body) to get your reactive and receptive muscles to work by defending them at different zones.

But much like the general consensus states, practice FORM and TECHNIQUE over everything. Cuz you could be punching as hard and as fast as you want, but I am pretty sure you wont be hitting as fast or hard as you'd like unless you apply it to proper form and techinque. Obviously half the reason for doing drills as this is so that when you gotta hit that fast, you WILL because you won't be thinking about it, as its already embedded in you thanks to your training.

And really, all these exercises WILL help in speed whether its for fighting, defense, training, or screen fighting. Because from what everyones been saying here, it applies to overall conditioning, and thats something thats gonna benefit you not just from a fighters standpoint, but also from a performers or even general fitness standpoint (as it takes consistent repetition to maintain or gain such speed).

Manny