The reason this channel is so great is Jeff actively pursues two of the most important and most forgotten concepts in martial arts. #1. Practical application: If it doesn't work spontaneously, it doesn't work. #2. Personal application: Different things work for different people And that's why we drill and spar so we can figure out OUR best fighting style by trial and error.

Awesome video! I'm recently learning to develop the high guard but kept wondering which guard would be best for me in the long run. This video answers so much. Thank you Jeff

Fred is super Dope too... he deserves many kudos for being a great training partner , not just for you, but for us too.. Thank you Fred

I personally like the long guard, I especially think it's best for a no gloves situation. And I'm very focused on real life scenarios so I gravitate towards that, but admittedly I'm still fairly beginner skill level. When I use the long guard though it's still fairly high and tight, so maybe it's half and half.

Long guard and hands down are my favorite cuz it’s easier to switch between the two and set up attacks. You even can pressure with the long guard to create opportunities than get to the hands down get out of danger to reset. High guard and Philly are good too but situations is what determine when to use all these

I like a long/high guard hybrid depending on my opponents range. Also I think body type plays a significant role in which guard you should use and can excel at.

Thank you Jeff!

My favorite is definitely long guard, not comfortable enough with my head movement yet for hands down but I want to be! Great content as always 🙏

You look most comfortable in the long guard. It seemed like you had more time and space to see punches and kicks coming. The biggest con I saw was that the long guard makes you almost forget to move your head.

This is one of the best martial Arts Videos i have ever seen

It's a blessing to have a partner like the one you have! ... He was doing pretty good with his hands down. Even though I have done Karate for more than 10 years... I have never feel comfortable having that guard. I always prefer the long guard or high guard, also mainly because outside of Karate, my main focus was Kickboxing and a little Muay Thai. Great video!

Love the long guard, but coming from a boxing background myself, I like using the philly shell, especially if i'm looking to counterpunch

Awesome! This helped me so much!

Your videos featuring sparring footage with this guy are always great

I learned to like the Philly Shell in Self Defense. Its a context where encountering many kicks or takedowns is not as likely anyway and you can throw great lowkicks as well, which is something nobody in self defense ever sees coming.

Amazing video! I love the two-fer. Watching you and Fred together is like collecting gold coins in Super Mario. Real time check left hooks, Stipe pivot right crosses, I need to watch in super slow motion to get all the gold!

Yo I just wanna say thank you for making these videos they have helped me a lot in training

Philly shell is my favorite but like you said I’m always more susceptible to leg kicks. However if you shuffle step inside their kicking range and get inside I like to really bait my chin and intercept their punches with a clean shoulder roll and followup with a cross counter or liver punch combo off the 1/2. My bread and butter. As usual amazing content.

Hot diggety Sir! This was awesome. I needed this. Please don't be shy - post more of this good stuff. Like the song said ; i just can't get enough.

Pretty cool analysis! I have found that I like the Philly Shell a lot and have had success using it in mixed striking situations since it gives you a GREAT counter-jab at an angle many folks are not expecting. Interestingly enough, I actually developed into using the Philly Shell after analyzing Bruce Lee's diagrams of the Bai Jong stance in The Tao of Jeet Kune Do.

Jeff sparing is like a real fight they go hard in the gym fair play lads I’m nowhere near ready for that kind of sparring but damn you are both good fighters keep working hard bro and it’ll pay off when you are the UFC champion of the world 🌎!!!! Good luck god bless you all

Thank you for the great video ,I usually use the high Guard but I want to start incorporating the long guard with good foot work.

Another excellent video. I would love to see one where you explain some of the blocks like I've heard you say Carriage block or 360 block but don't know what they are. I know people sometimes have different names for these things so it would really help out a lot , thanks

*You can still attack and counter with any guard. Specific offensive counter techniques are easier to pull off depending on the guard* High guard-good for offensive aggression, not as good defensively. Vision can be blurred and harder to maintain distance Long guard-helps to stay outside of striking range by keeping the lead hand out and extending the lead arm. Easy to get hit once someone gets into your lead arm range. This guard keeps everyone out of range. Jab and lead hooks are faster since the lead hand is already out instead of from the face. Parry and counter with the lead hook or parry and counter with the cross. If the opponent moves into the lead arm then the lead roundhouse kick to the body can be used. Even possible to blitz in with punches to stay in striking range if the opponent isn’t being aggressive or is also using the long guard

Personally a big fan of low guard since I mainly like to focus on keeping distance and counter-striking. Really nice to see it get some recognition as a valid style!

Great video again Jeff very informational

Very good Video. Thanks for it

Great stuff as always

Great video Jeff Chan from MMAShredded. I look forward to your next fight 💪💪

‘Stuffing’ or stiff-arming your opponents with a long guard can also be turned into a shoulder roll (with arm extended) to avoid head kicks. I say this because normally we shoulder roll while covering up the body, and often fighters using a long guard eat headkicks (a side effect of holding your opponent out headkicking range.) They will make the mistake of only leaning to the side, which isn’t enough movement to avoid the kick. By rolling with your arm still extended, you get your head out of the way and also deflect the kick some with your arm and back.

I like my palms forward in the high guard. It allows me a greater chance to parry and i can feel the punches on the outside of the range vs the closer range of the palms in, which will give you 0 counter opportunities and you feel the shock of the impact more.

Awesome video! Thanks for the mix of content. I always strive to try diff things and sometimes get constructive criticism/critique for the things that don't work in my gym. Will try to mix it up more

Awesome sauce Jeff!

Great video! Thx!

Excellent content, as always. Would add that gloves are a major factor. In a self-defense (no gloves) scenario - long guard is the safest option by far, unless cornered.

My bro Jeff Chan got me into the hands down guard. Love it bro🔥🥊🔥

My fav guards are the long and no guard. But sometimes I think it’s good to use the high guard to lure your opponent in and counter them when you see a spot where you can hit. Right now I only use the high guard because my coach says so. But if I’m not a beginner anymore I would definitely use all three guards.

Excellent Video.. subscribed!

Fantastic Video! I really like the High and Long Guard. I'm not very good at utilising the hands down and philly shell.

Great stuff as usual 😎 ossss

Like you I switch up my guard and it really depends on who I'm fighting if I'm sparring a newcomer I'll use Philly shell and just defend so they can get use to striking. If I'm sparring some who's intermediate level I tend to go long arm so I can get quick shots in and teach them to keep their hands up and move. If I'm sparring someone more experienced or on the same level as me then I'll use helmet/turtle guard and switch to the Philly shell. Then if I'm sparring with a guy/girl that I've known for a while I'll go hands down just to have some fun

I experimented a bit during sparring using the philly shell in kickbox/muaythai. To prevent a barrage of low kicks I simply lowered my height a little so they either had to kick calves (mostly easy to avoid) or risk kicking into my knee by accident. This also allowed for quick/partial checks, stepping forward at the same time to get closer into boxing/elbows range, sometimes throwing an overhand along or a solid jab to the face after the check. Sometimes it allows quick, unorthodox lead arm elbows in interesting targets too at this close distance, and also gets you too close for low kicks. Having my legs unusually bent also allowed for faster turning/swiving and level changes to avoid punches, also allowing a bit better footwork. But this was never tested against proper competitors, merely few sparring experiments/exercises. Still I would love to get back into training and re-develop that to see how far can I take it without getting KTFO Much love and success, thanks for a great video Jeff!

Love this 🔥

Awesome video! I'm a recreational striker, but I like using the low guard as much as possible. I'm an older guy, so I like slowing down the fight if I can. And even though I'm older, the years I've put in on footwork and distance management help me compensate for youth and athleticism with the low guard. Also, having my hands down helps me defend against kicks and takedowns. All that said, until I feel someone out, I usually have my hands up higher to protect my head. It's only once I really feel I can relax that I'll completely drop into the low guard. Again, thanks for the great video!

Great video as usual

Another great video @mmashredded 😊 How many times per week do you spar? What intensity do you use during each sparring session?

Mix of long guard and hands down works best for me. Amazing video, keep them coming!

Always love seeing these controlled sparring sessions

nice 🔥 this was really informative. And also that doggo in the background was cute at some scenes

Great breakdown!

Amazing idea

Long guard has worked really well to me. I've tried several guards but long guard is my favorite one.

I was a long guard guy forever but recently I've been messing with an active high guard and let me tell you, you can rip your shots! My body hook to low kick combo has never felt this smooth. I love high guard now, even for MMA style sparring

Amazing as always. Thanks

Excellent breakdown as always, kudos to your training partner too for actively noticing and abusing the weakness of a non changing guard, could you do a video of an adaptation of peek a boo for mma ? Ive been trying to figure out a few ground rules for actually using it and I find its good for punches and td defense but it falls short on throwing and defending kicks, with good discipline you can still block them, but an experienced fighter will still fuck you up if he times you leaning into a kick.

Good stuff dude.

I learned a lot and confirmed a lot of ideas I had too with your stamp of confirmation

Long guard is great, especially if you do standing hammer strikes (something the Ancient Greeks used to do a lot). Might be worth experimenting with.

Great video and very interested to look different guard congratulations 🤔🙏

Should have included the bai Jong guard too! Awesome video bro!

I actually find there are some benefits to using the Philly shell against kicks, the left arm being at my hip helps me get at least one undertook. when defending takedowns, and to catch kicks (even though it can hurt to block kicks with an extended arm lol).

Great vid.

On point about using the Philly shell is it can make it easy to get an under hook with your lead hand when they shoot

Great Video Man ! I was wondering about the effectiveness of head movement in Muay Thai or MMA since there is the possibility of being kicked. Are you supposed to use a different technique for head movement in Martial Arts with kicks/ knees like Muay Thai for example? would love to hear your input.

I like all these guards and they're really good for transitioning between ranges and how gassed you are. I like to start with the long guard in a thai stance, perfect for establishing range, teeps, and keeping a safe distance. Not great for mma and power shots imo, too tall. Definitely depends on the person, but I noticed for me towards the later rounds when I'm pretty tired and my partner picks up on my timing, more shots slip in and when they blitz you it's slower to react. Hand trapping and feinting are good ways to get around the long guard. High guard is definitely great for being aggressive, more in the pocket. I do dutch style so most of the time it's high volume, high guard. The long guard for me really helps to conserve stamina, it's patient, defensive, and great for countering like the Philly shell. Only downsides really are if the opponent stays aggressive even though you get some solid counters in, you end up backing up a lot. I use a lot of kicks to enter, drop my leg down and you're in the pocket. sit down on my punches and use the dutch kicks to set up my hands and to chip away at their lead leg.

I'd been interested to hear your thoughts on the Archie Moore Style Cross Guard. Seems to me like the Philly shell guard it sacrifices a lot in terms of kick and take down defense but has some really interesting applications in the boxing range.

Very interesting video as always. I use to mix guard, changing during a sparring session. The only thing I don't do is hands down because I'm quite a beginner in Krav Maga and first of all in kickboxing and like you say, keeping hands down is OK only if you can really good calculate distance 😉

Great video! I think it depends on your body type, bigger frames would do better with the shell vs a lighter frame with the high guard.

Thanks 🙏🏿 we need you

Love using the long guard, combined with some nice fast front leg kicks + pushes as the opponent advances or tries a move, it helps me win most of my fights :D

7:11 - 7:17 - Loved it! haha

2:38 that dog is just as fascinated as me

No one on yt provides more values than Jeff chan hands down

More like this! 🙏

I love this video I'm going to have to do a variation of it on my channel

Your hands down guard is so good 🔥

boss man if u ever get a chance can you do a video with Archie Moore's style of blocking or George foreman's clinching he used to move his opponents around and position them for his punches with his arms or how rocky Marciano used to target all parts of the body you have a good way of explaining how styles are used you explain it in a way everyone of all levels can understand

Like you said, you need to use different guards, but my favourite lately is the Philly shell. I've found I can get more power and speed out of my jab by whipping it up from my hip, like Muhammad Ali did for his flicker jab. In particular, I can counter a one-two by catching then shoulder rolling, but I use that roll to snap my jab up in the same movement. That counter jab lines up with the gap in their guard while punching and my arm movement is obscured by their straight right. It stops their momentum and combos great into a Floyd Mayweather-esque counter right.

Low guard looks cool, it helps saving energy but it isn't ideal if you don't have a good head movement, Hands up style is ideal for new beginners like myself, I also switch to side stance and long guard when I throw side kicks, my advise is keep your low when you're out of opponents' range, but keep the hands up, when you're attacking or under attack

I use a mix of long/philly and hands down, it really depends a lot on the skill level and style your opponent has imo

great video!! what about cross/crab guard?

Need to test this bare Knuckle plus reverse cross guard

Nice video im btw trying to master i MEAN master really well the hands down guard because it gives me more opportunities to make counters and more dodges if i master it well

Gran video!!

One thing that was not mentioned ab the long guard, it makes the jab much quicker but makes the lead hook much weaker.

Very interesting as usual Jeff. Thank you. I prefer the long Guard but it doesn't work with aggressive opponent no ? What a sparring, punching soft but accurate and quick, with hight intensity... I like !

My go to is the long guard and phily shell

jeff please reply what are some of your go to mma brands specifically the compression shorts and shin guards

I like the high guard. Always gotta keep them hands up!

I personaly like the cross gaurd, especialy for short bursts of defense

You are so good bro, I would LOVE to see you fight in the UFC! that would be MY dream coming true !

Like a symphony

Your hand and foot speed went waaaay up in this video! Fast as RJJ LOL

I favor long/low guard for sparring, but high guard for everywhere outside the dojo, especially for self-defense.

As a Kung Fu practitionner I prefer the long guard, feels more natural to me. But I am trying to improve my tight guard because it can be useful when I spar boxers ! Thank you for your vidéo Jeff !

Awesome!!!

6:38 Holy shit that reversal!

I like the half long guard. Lead hand out right in. Any thoughts on this?

I prefer the traditional boxing guard, but also like the philly shell. Have tried out the cross arm guard a little also, but I aint good enough with it yet. Fun though

I mix it up too but the high guard is what my coaches drilled us on