Re: the guard
I've personally always held my gloves against my cheeks when taking a punch of the gloves. If I hold them out, they tend to get knocked back, and everyone else I see try has the same problem...they wind up essentially punching themselves. You wouldn't try to grab their fist to stop it, so why would you hold your gloves out to do the same thing? Theres a lot more power coming your way than your hands alone can stop, so don't force them to. If I'm parrying a punch or plan on slipping, I wont bring them back, obviously.
Maybe I'm wrong on that, but that's just the way that's always worked best for me.
Boxing is like a handjob, and MMA is like a hot sweaty orgy with 5 chicks. I could never say no to a handjob, but which would you rather have?
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