Buakaw's Defensive Guards (บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ) | Muay Thai Kickboxing 

Its a good tool, I like It because It stop volume punching and its a great opener for low kicks, clinch, switch knee, a elbow or a cross but u have to be quick because It also leaves openings to you. I recommend to switch guards, use high gusrd, long guard and close guard . I would use the long guard just when the opponent Is throwing a lot of punches, specially hooks, jabs and crosses to clóset the distance, them you set up your Counter attack but use the other guards to protect you from kicks

Everything has weaknesses, and the long guard is no exception. Upper cuts, over hands and head kicks will all get get through a long guard and all are devastating, fight-ending strikes.

Explain how overhands get through, as you can just parry by turning the elbow of the extended hand

I'm glad someone said it. I was about to say the same thing. I had to rewatch it.

Also the one at 3:35 as well!

Most entertaining, most famous and one of my personal all time favorites, but far from the GOAT.

Sa Long Gard contre le japonais au début l'exposait aux uppercuts quand même. La long gard (avec les mains en avant) est très intéressante en Muay Thai surtout quand t'as une grosse allonge. Ça te permet de placer des coudes, de rentrer en clinch plus facilement et d'annuler beaucoup d'attaque de tes adversaires surtout quand ils boxent en ligne.

@@anthonymarco2156 Weh weh c'est clair,on le voit d'ailleurs souvent choper la nuque de son adversaire et en profiter pour placer des genoux.Je l'ai toujours trouvé un peu raide et statique mais il a des techniques redoutables.

Uppercut is also dangerous when elbows are in the equation

There are long guard examples on boxing as well, i prefer this defense since it's very proactive, u can control punch volumen, set up feints, control distance, block opponents vision and get out of range, obviously it has his disadvantages like uppercuts