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Guard
Take this slowly, stay balanced, and ask your coach when something feels unclear.
category
defence
summary
Where the hands live when they are not punching, and the position every punch returns to.
steps
- • Bring both fists up to your cheekbones, knuckles roughly level with your eyebrows.
- • Tuck both elbows in toward your ribs so your forearms shield your body.
- • Drop your chin slightly and look through the top of your gloves, not around them.
- • Hold it for a full minute. If your shoulders burn, the hands are too far from your face.