Active High Guard | Walking Down Opponent's With Heavy Shields

[@brandonahmed5859]

Parrying the jab with rear hand and going straight into a cross or overhand is one of my go to’s. Works almost every time even when they know it’s coming. We call it skipping the rock in my gym haha

[@philrupp7767]

The high guard in street fights works well if used similar to how glen johnson was doing except with more explosion and quickness. They think your just shelling up, they leave themselves open then you explode out of the guard with hooks and uppercuts. They don’t know what’s coming at them

[@surgicalboxing1551]

Gotta love the road warrior Glen Johnson

[@BlackNightOMG]

But high guard with your hands open or semi clinched?

[@venicec3310]

Gotta modify the high guard a little for street fights bringing the elbows up higher. Crazy effective in street fights

[@dandychiggins7240]

"In street fight" geez, kids nowadays...

[@kxvra]

@@dandychiggins7240 you speak like you're some 70 year old veteran.

[@bozotheclown666]

Great video. Rewatching this after watching shakur vs Valdez, all I could think about with that fight was this video.

[@surgicalboxing1551]

Uploading the fight breakdown for Shakur vs Valdez now! What a brilliant display of distance on his behalf

[@CommKommando]

Awesome analysis!

[@surgicalboxing1551]

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

[@MuditaWisdom]

Usyk also have a very good disciplined high guard

[@surgicalboxing1551]

You’re right! I’m not sure I didn’t think of him when making the video. He’s one of the few who blends the high guard with footwork sooo well. Thanks to u I have another topic to create a video ✊

[@hbdouhbblehb]

This has been one of the most thorough informational boxing videos I have ever seen! How does this channel not have more views?

[@surgicalboxing1551]

Thank you for the words. Seriously. I’m the old cut off Asian restaurant in a random strip mall with authentic food 🤣

[@HollyDollyTakahani]

Excellent work thank you!

[@swxch1493]

The winky wright part is literally Hunter x Hunter in a nutshell 😂

[@ChriisSky]

Nice breakdown bro 💪🏽, God bless ❤️‍🔥✝️

[@randquadrozzi5850]

I tried the high guard in the amateurs but I felt like I couldn't switch to offense quick enough and I didn't have as much power with my hands that high.

[@PrometheusBoxing]

For more power, twist your body as you block blows, loading your punches as you twist with your hips. You also can lean further forward down at times and throw straights up like your cheering. Since your body is leaning forward, instead of the punch shooting into the air, it shoots directly into the opponents head. The movement of the punch is similar to a single arm shoulder press movement, and can be stepped into as you do it to launch even more kinetic energy into their face. Can work really well AS you slip or duck a punch.

[@zvezda4994_]

@@PrometheusBoxing as a high guard user i can confirm this is in fact very true and even helps me a bit more

[@kenoheretv9094]

​@@zvezda4994_Yeahh. In other words, high guard will only be effective if you have a strong core.

[@kxvra]

The winky wright clip "High guard with the jab" is missing.

[@WarriorsOfYasheral]

This is from Fouta boxing.

[@avtobus1234]

is Brian Castano the best currently active representative of the active high guard defense?

[@surgicalboxing1551]

It’s funny u bring up Castano because I’m making a prelude to war video of him vs Charlo 2. But I’d say Canelo has the best high guard as of right now. Then USYK.

[@avtobus1234]

@@surgicalboxing1551 Honestly, I cannot agree with you on this topic. Canelo eats too many jabs when he's looking to counter from the defensive position. But the way he combines the upper body movement with the high guard, kinda leaning forward and baiting the punches in, as Chocolatito does, is a very interesting and effective technique. Will be looking forward to your video on Castano! Man's a beast. Cheers :)

[@night-night4248]

vergil ortiz

[@night-night4248]

I think lomachenko have the best high guard

[@avtobus1234]

@@night-night4248 that's an interesting candidate. I like how Lomachenko began to use it more frequently in his recent fights, it suits him really well

[@hartake6667]

Ooh yess this is it

[@Watcherw1]

canelo has a very good high guard, maybe you can do one on that

[@surgicalboxing1551]

I everything about Canelo’s style. He uses his high guard extreme well

[@jwine1957]

Very open to 1 2 isnt it? i see people with that guard always get hit with straight shots. Seems to be better than high guard against hooks but worse against straight shots from my casual perspective

[@blackhoodie4170]

1 2 is very predictable when you're open to it, therefore you can parry.

[@surgicalboxing1551]

They normally close the Guard against straight shots. No static guard blocks every punch. U have to actively make those small moves to block.

[@surgicalboxing1551]

Yup, Winky works a very good active high guard

[@dang6467]

Missed the winky wright footage at 1:19

[@surgicalboxing1551]

I got copyrighted & had to trim the clip 🤣. I have a better film editor now. I think I’m gonna remake a breakdown for the high guard. It is such an incredible defense if you add movement & parries into it. Turning it from static to active.

[@surgicalboxing1551]

I do have another video up “disrupting the left hook” breaking down how Winky took away Tito’s best punch

[@Tank_215]

It was a glitch in the video

[@surgicalboxing1551]

@@Tank_215 the video got copyright struck so I had to trim the segment out. Making it seem like a glitch. Sorry about that 🙏