Boxing the Cross Arm Guard 

R. A. ...Bert Cooper as well

And Shavers. Pretty much all them od fighters in that era

Thanks never i knew that bout cooper & your definitely right about shavers

Ali desperately tried to use it against Joe Frazier

@@harleyzeth which is quite ironic, since the Crab Guard´s greatest weakness is a left hook, for which Joe Frazier was known for best! Also, since the body is not protected well enough and Joe usually worked the body on the inside first, this was not so good.

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Great defense techniques

Don't worry I use this technique

@@mightymomerica7544 can you post videos of you using it in sparrinh

@@RDFR-vl2my yeah lol that was old me I still use it for in figting and moving people around but now I mainly use standard guard

Definitely smart hard defense

I mean, it’s the main reason why older George Foreman got his championship back

@@aname4141 it has his weakness thought. You can't counter well from this guard.

@@MrTigracho true, but most boxers use this guard as a transitional guard. You wouldn’t counter very much from this guard anyways

@@MrTigracho The counter disability may be true in boxing, but in MMA, you have other countering options. Elbows can work from the crossguard, and leg-kicks flow surprisingly well from it. Another thing i've discovered but haven't spar-tested yet is straight palm strikes. The moment you pass your hand over your centerline, firing straight punches becomes nigh impossible because the angle is so awkward. This is cause for the countering disability you were mentionning. However you don't get that awkwardness if you throw palm strikes instead. Though they won't be KOing anybody anytime soon, with good hip and shoulder rotation, those shots can have a decent pop to them.

Forearm grill?

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TheUmmahFightCamp hey Sayf! Great to hear from you, thanks for your support and all the vids you make! It's appreciated

Ummah i love your content. Keep it up

@@RDFR-vl2my Thank you! Very much :)

It would be a classic if you two had a collab or podcast discussion about boxing

Funny you quote Flyod... I've seen him block punches similar to the cross guard using his forearms to deflect...Check the sparring session in preparation for Berto if you want to see it.

BoxingLion 777 that makes no sense lol

@@sb848 yeah man I saw him doing that as well. Doing that form a phily shell Iam experimenting with it myself to. I am used to fight in the philly shell and it a nice bonus to block an raw power cross.

AR 7 Dude are you you literally to stupid to know what it means

no thats bruce lee!!

I felt that i'm 21 and do to genetics have bad knees but not bad enough to where i can't keep going and i use a mix of philly shell high guard and cross guards. But honestly my preferred and basic neutral stance is usually Peekaboo since i'm small and it keeps me nearly entirely covered. Most people assume it wouldn't be that hard to break through all these guards but it honestly is a nightmare since i'm a southpaw switch hitter that mainly stays orthodox. To alleviate confusion i was born left handed but trained right handed because it felt more natural. now starting to round it out with more southpaw boxing while also training my right to be stronger.

⁠​⁠@@dr.dylansgame5583bro i am same as you bad knee due to accident left handed short i want to learn boxing I learned basic now i want to get good at it but I don’t know how can you give me some tips

@@darkshadowgaming1132 Well my Training with Many Methods in Unorthodox even by Martial Arts Standards. However some tips I will give that Help with that Body Type are as follows. First if your using Shell Styles and Orthodox with Short Arms. The best thing to do against someone Bigger with Longer Reach especially. Is quite Frankly to be Heavily Aggressive Using the Shell to Push into Their Jabs and Straights. Bobbing and Weaving Back and Forth adding Occasional Ducking all at a Fast Pace and make sure to Change that Rythmm constantly so you don't get Predictable. This will Naturally make you a Harder Target to Hit you Might take a Couple Jabs and maybe a Cross or Two Stepping in. But just watch For Hooks, Uppercuts, and Other Big Punches, Etc. For Hooks Roll Under them in a Pendulum like Motion. You usually want to Hit Back with Your Own Hooks After Ducking/Rolling Out to Their Side for Uppercuts either Learn to Lean Back or do a Quick Step Back after Staying Close at the Last Second to Confuse Range. Since a Good Short Uppercut comes Straight Under the Chin and as such if your Already Moving Out the Way it should Whiff Completely if you step Entirely Out the the Foothold Range. You want to use these Big Opportunities to Completely Counterpunch when they're Wide Open. Be Patient and Don't get Hasty. Purposefully even Corner Yourself or Walk them Towards You. If you can get them in Your Short Arm Range your already at an Advantage. Train your Speed and Percision to Hit the Strike at that Decisive Moment. And train the Endurance to Throw Repeatedly Blindingly Fast Combinations off One Big Shot while they're Stunned. Speed, Precision, and Mostly Timing are Key. Learn to Throw Two to Three Jabs a Second. And make the Cross Follow Half Way or Less as your Jab Pulls Back. So it seems as if it connects Right as Your Jab does. And make sure to always Root Those Arms Tucked in Immediatly Following. You want to always have a Guarded Foundation even while Attacking. Always have a Counter and Defense Mounted. One Hand into Other Hand is the Foundation of Boxing. Also learn how to hit the Same Hand from the Same Side again if you Have to like a Jab into a Hook with the Same Hand. How to even use a Lead Hook or Uppercut out of Nowhere. If you constantly switch it up it leaves your Opponent Confused more Often then Not. Never fall Too Hard into One Pattern. But outside of that the Reason I kept mentioning Getting in Point Blank Close. Is you want to Press into Them and Smother Their Arms to make it Harder to Attack Back. Use your Shoulder and Press into Their Lead Hand. This cuts off Their Jab and if your to Their Lead Side. This also makes it really hard with a Boxing Stance for them to Throw Their Cross. And a Good Shell Guard always protecting the Chin and Organs will stop any Half Assed Punch even if it Hurts a Bit. Stopping Aggression with Even More Aggression once your Inside. Press Forehead to Forehead if you have to. But don't stay there Too Long. Keep Moving Shoulder to Shoulder and Duck down to Their Hip on Hooks and it should Graze over Top of the Head. And if your Close and Can't Move Backwards to Dodge an Uppercut try to Move as Far as Possible to the Side Off your Centerline since that's right where the Uppercut will Land and Be. Also my Final Tip of Advice when being Aggressive and Crowding someone Bigger. Is to always when throwing Big Combinations is to Aim for the Arms and Body and not to Head Hunt. This if the Person is Durable and In Good Shape and Can Take a Punch leaves you Wide Open. As such you want to Wear Down Their Body and Arms Overtime. Even if you don't have a lot of Power. If you Keep Hitting the Body Their Chin Eventually has to Open Up. And Slows Down Their Footwork. And hitting the Arms will Slowly Break Them Down. Eventually Slowing Down Their Punches. As well as Slowing Their Ability to Defend Themselves. And suddenly a Person that seems like a Brick Wall becomes Much Easier to Take on and Defeat. Make sure when you do these to try to Hit the Exact Same Spot Repeatedly while still Mixing Up the Attacks. Aim for the Liver, Kidneys, and Solar Plexus in the Middle Upper Core of the Stomach. That place usually isn't Guarded Well by Most Guards except for X Shaped Cross Guards. And Knocks the Wind out of Them if they aren't Braced for It. On The Arms Target the Same Spot on the Bicep Repeatedly. Slowly buy Surely they will Slow if Even just a little. And eventually you will have your Counter Punch Timing come up when they have Slowed Down.

With this comment you just solved my problem of what to do with the right (rear) arm. I use the left (lead) arm as the upper arm that covers my chin

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If you move your left arm in the right place, I guess you can do it. But with some combinations, the uppercut is perhaps the best way to open the cross guard from below. But if user squares up and weaves down and up, then that changes. The only weakness of this guard is that you can't counter easily. But there are ways to navigate throught that.

@@MrTigracho on the counters...listening

@@MrTigracho Holyfield tore through Bert Cooper cross guard

So do muay thai, Filipino martial arts, and Okinawan karate! It's definitely been around since people started throwing hands and feet! Lol

💪 Works for all! Big or small!

David tua

How similar is this to the Dracula guard in Muay Thai

Hina i will knock you out in a mma cage fight!

Tua was taught defence by George Benton in the beggining of his pro career

Dustin uses very unconventional techniques.He also utilizes shoulder rolls and slipping under hooks which is something people mostly avoid doing in mma

@@alialtinel2960 yep, true. He's one of my favorite fighters

Nice the problem when doing this instinctively is instinctively you may also be turning your face away. Not saying that’s the case but I see this a lot in beginners

i did the same thing 3 days ago and it is great at couter punching

It was actually used by Foreman, during his fight against Holyfield if I'm not mistaken. Keep sparring and exploring possibilities, following the classic paved roads can be boring after some time.

The the reverse cross guard