low guard
Arms down stance
Low guard is a defensive stance in combat sports and martial arts where the hands are held below the typical protective position near the face.
Fighters adopt a low guard to bait opponents into attacking, to conserve energy, or because their style relies on reflexes and footwork rather than a high hand position: He fights with a low guard, slipping punches instead of blocking them.
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- exposedOut in open
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- wide openFully accessible, unrestricted
- openNot closed
stance · fighting stance · boxing · martial arts · combat sports · feint · sucker punch · bait · counter · riposte · parry · defense · fencing · dropped · relaxed · careless · attack · opening