Bro this tip acc worked i tried in sparring and i caught my partner a lot

this was actually the best way to explain the high guard

He said "no telegraph" and then his fist magically appeared on the bag.... excellent breakdown

High guard is great at longer range where you're still throwing jabs and straights. Once you, or your opponent, have closed the distance, it's time to drop those elbows or your liver is quickly going to become paté

Until someone spams punching your guard and you can’t see

Love this. I was in a Kickboxing Cardio class and the instructor brought this up to me, he was a MuyThai instructor as well, who told me to do this. Game Changer.

Aye i gotta personal story maybe youd like to hear but ive been watching your channel for a very long time on youtube, ive used your videos to train after we wasnt able to afford taekwondo and mma classes anymore. After that large portion of time i was in highschool and was no longer affiliated with any school near me. I knew i wanted to pursue mma so the way i kept my skills sharp was sparring with friends whom were interested at the time with some intense shadowboxing included and all with your videos to help keep improving. Since i feel like learning striking skills and footwork alone was way easier than learning grappling alone which is close to impossible after those years i graduated and the first thing i did was go into my first amatuer mma match head first. I lost due to my poor skills in grappling as you could guess lol but people who came from the same area i live in noticed me and wanted me to train at their school where i could learn jujitsu, and more mma classes. Even if i still had to pay a fee i was excited to see that the beginning of my journey is just starting. Its been 3 years since my amatuer debut fight and now im 21 trying to make a foundation i can reliably fall down on financially to help fund my mma although thts the most hard part in my life sofar without being sure itll even work since theres not alot of opportunity where im from especially when it comes to work. Regardless your videos and success helped me begin a new chapter in life where i crave to compete. Thanks alot for the tips and instruction it made my dream to be in the ufc more and more clear to me. Again thank you so much!!

Sparring day tomorrow at my gym, ill give this a shot

also as long as you’re aware that your body is open you can be ready to counter a body shot

I was taught something similar largely because hands have a tendency to drop over time when we get tired, rather drop and still be covering then dropping below your chin

Every guard has a strength and weakness. I tend to profile a bit more, so that my leading hand is able to guard my face and counterpunch.

Negatives: Vision Limits power Tired arms Body shots And More….

My jab feels so slow when my hands are up. I keep my hands down and my jab feels like lightning and usually whoever I’m sparring never even sees it.

This guy came out of nowhere and started dropping heat

It's not my guard but I do appreciate guys who do this like yourself. It didn't take long to catch on I was fighting gravity with every strike while they're blocks fell into their moment for a good counter. And as it happens I did teach my son that for bare knuckle he should keep loose fists next to his temple for the feedback and a crappy cushion just in case.

Practiced Muay Thai and my coach always had us w the high guard like this too. Even had us doing sit ups w high guard so we’d be conditioned to keep it up even when we get tired

I like the gamin analogy he used in this clip 😂🔥

The analogies you use are so helpful. Thank you

People only try to hit the head but you can win in a fight by not touching the head at all.

Shane fazen is an absolute legend of combat sports.

And also high guard protects your jaw and over ears simultaneously

I been shadow boxing for the past 5 years to work on areas I know I use to slack in fighting wise back ina day, and in that time I actually inadvertently learned this. Especially the last part about a non telegraphed punch. When I was younger I had speed in power in my right hand, but it was too obvious when I would go for a swing, so I been working on that for years. I been learned to throw quicker no telegraphed punches, but as of late I’ve been learning how to add more power without compromising speed and effectiveness

I’ve been trying high guard for a minute but always thought it was an entirely defensive thing for the past year. I’ll be trying this when I spar some more. Much love!

One way my coach explained this to me is if you continue to get used to holding your hands up high where you're looking through your gloves, it'll be easier for you to keep them up in the later rounds when you get tired, cause you've been used to holding them higher. But if you only train with your hands to your cheeks, once you get tired your hands will be dropping down, leaving your head exposed.

Thanks, this "pawing" tip should help with my terrible telegraphing 😩

This reminds me of the video you have made about the street fighting stance.

Not to mention you can see you're opponents entire body. Thats a huge plus

"When your coach yells 'Hands Up!' where do you put your hands?" I actually naturally move into a high guard.

I like how Inoue sometimes splits a high guard with a vertical fist. Very surgical.

This guy is actually a good boxer

I use high guard too. Beautiful video

I am grateful for this tip. I’ll put it into practice right away

We had kind of the same concept in goalie-inv for hockey, if you keep for catching glove up, it’s easier and quicker to get it down to catch the puck rather than trying to raise it up

Love high guards like you..the amount of options you give someone with just even a little bit of out the box thinking, High guard also makes you easier to telegraph..you know where their line of sight will be .and it's easier to control their movements..

One beginner at my gym put her hands up like the coach were the police once 😂

Had a guy throwing jabs with his fist vertical slipping right through my high guard yesterday

This is good advice. High guard is not bad, I still like the mid I'm guard but this is good to know. Man I e learned a lot from you as well as my two Sensei. Appreciate cha!

Love it when he says arms up so my opponents think I am about to do that, but instead I do the exact opposite and it works.

You can actually get decent power into your jab by turning your shoulders into it, till they're almost in line with your arm and pushing your bodyweight into it by pushing off your rear foot, as if you're almost jumping into your opponent. That way you can also extend your reach quite a bit. I like to catch my sparring partners off guard with it. Works pretty well to get into distance e.g. with a double jab, hook. But careful though to not overextend

Excellent demo young man 👍

I have a low stance so I can get more power from my punches, so sometimes a high guard can work, but, usually it doesn't. common sense tells me that blocking primarily my forehead is not gonna do much.

Always love a Morgoth video! ❤Very thought provoking. In the information age, all the data can be compiled to justify different convictions and world views. The only real certainty that can be derived is from the outcomes produced after the analysis is put into real world application. The metric most are using to judge a system's success is if we are happy or not with our lives under it.

Broo I thought I was doing the high guard the whole time till I saw this video. Thank you bro.

I learn so much from watching your videos i have my first kickboxing fight coming up

fightTIPS, This made me laugh so much! Thanks for sharing!

I love your coaching your tips help me thank you keep uploading and helping us please

Man ive been watching you for about 10 years and im STILL learning from you. Thank you bro!

I'm living these videos!

For me I was taught to adjust my guard depending on the situation or just to bait someone in while I’m sparing

I was tought knuckles by eyebrows. Glad to see others do it too. :) I'm also a fan of the long guard.

Good info!! I've started to do this more in sparring. Works well

This is great advice keep it up

Marlon Starling smiling somewhere right now

Awesome tip. Miguel Cotto was a master at this.

You can parry or bock body shots using your elbows and a little twist. And twisting a bit can even load you up for a counter

This is great. I’ve only heard of using high guard just to keep your hands higher so when you’re tired in fights they stay at a reasonable level, but the tactical explanation here really sells me on using it in sparring.

Love the analogy 👌🏾 ⚔️

Left hook is gonna be very tasty when ya block like that

Good tips I've been watching you for years mate and something I learned is with a high guard like that you can throw a feint high up to the opponent with the high guard to make them instinctively lock it in more as you're already setting up a sidestepping mid kick. That shit will work every time in a street fight when someone pulls a high guard like that

Even though i dont think its for me i respect your explanation and style

One heavy body shot 💀

When I high guard during sparring I feel like I obstruct my vision at times, which then I get punished for

Will try this in my next sparring at the gym.

Imma try this with the peekaboo footwork

It does expose the body . Pros and cons for every style 😊

Great video but would also be cool if you mention the downsides of holding ur hands up high in the video like body shits opening up

Damn man you are good

Your great with the lessons my guy

Good advice

I like using the traditional thai stance for the punch unpredictability

high guard is the absolute best hand positioning plus lots of head movement as a pro tip for boxing

You and tj Dillashaw. Awesome coaching

I'ma try it in my training next week, thanks

Agreed, this guard has worked great for me so far!

man, when you say higher ground, I almost see ewan Mcgregor 🤣

Those open ribs are making mouth water

It’s also good muscle memory because when you’re fatigued you’re likely to lower your guard more.

Awesome explanation!

Wow really nicely explained; tbh for me I use to put my hands on my chins until coach made me high guard, I was finding it troubling at first cuz it blocks visions a bit but I got used to it, honestly though hands lower a bit more natural and as u said head movement easier

Quick question, wouldn't a smaller fight be able to hit through you guard that way?

Me? I just start blocking with my chin. Far easier than keeping my hands up 😭

This is basically Muay Thai style boxing fyi

Great advice

Bros out here teaching 4 years I guess.

I'd say bivol utilises the high guard most effectively that I've seen during a fight. It's a game changer when done right

Petr Yan is perfect example in UFC

This is like using gravity vs fighting against it and your opponent. Im sure in the split second between punches the difference of moving your hand up against gravity to block vs down with it to block will prove useful

I don’t even box. This shit is fascinating. #technical #themoreyouknow 💫

Maui Thai practitioners use this high guard a lot

I usually take guard like this given the range i suppose. A "coach" i used to recieve training from told me that was wrong and so i would lower my guard to the cheek & wound up getting injured my next spar 😅😂

Sound like my arms will get tired of being there

Always heard it refered to as Binoculars in Muay Thai lol. Dont really like the high guard when I'm going forward, but its useful when barrages come at you, crunch down just a little move back start moving bodies good I'm good set up the shot.

Thank you Shane!

Looking like a Seattle grunge guitarist

Almost like a muai thai gard

Upload some of your pro fights for us

I picked the high guard listening to Gabriel Varga, it is my default

Thanks for the information bro

A tip I learned from watching canelo was his use of parrying with the rear hand. A lot of the time the rear hand is idle since it’s used more for power shots while the lead hand establishes the jab so it’s good to establish an even workload between both hands to keep your opponent’s mind busy as well. Nothing wrong with parrying with the lead hand but it’s always good to mix and match to make ur opponent more predictable while making u less predictable if that makes sense. Overreaching is the biggest concern with parrying with the rear hand demonstrated by how Campbell knocked down Garcia during their bout so be mindful of how much distance is really necessary to parry. Lastly, right after parrying, have a habit of putting the hand right back where it was as quickly as possible to build muscle memory and endurance while keeping your head protected. I don’t like to square up when I use the high guard like canelo does tho as I hate getting punched in the nose more than anything so I’ll slightly blade my torso kinda like how pitbull Cruz does it

In Hajime no Ippo was called Peek-a-boo, 'cause the baby game.