high guard
Elevated protective position
High guard is a defensive stance in martial arts and combat sports where the hands are held up near the face, protecting the head and chin.
Boxers adopt a high guard against opponents who throw a lot of head punches.
The term extends to sword fighting and historical martial arts, where the weapon is held above the head in a ready position.
He kept a tight high guard through all twelve rounds.
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- swordHilted fighting blade
- sword fightingCombat with bladed weapons
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
defensive stance · block · defense · overhead · shoulder · blade · blade work · martial · martial arts · thrust · counter · ready · striking distance · longsword · position · protect · ward · raised
- boxing stancesorthodox, southpaw, square stance, peek-a-boo, crouch
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- combat drillsbayonet charge, combat stance, military drill, precision drill, basic training
- Guard Positionsen garde, prime, octave, fighting stance, defensive stance
- defensive movesblocking, parry, parrying, block, dodging
- sword fightingfencing, kendo, kenjutsu, parry, riposte