Hands UP? Hands DOWN? Do You Need To Keep Your Hands Up in a Fight?

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Do YOU need to keep your hands up when fighting?
in this video we'll dive into when and when not to have your hands up in a fight! Wether it be boxing, Muay Thai or MMA!
You may have seen the clip that did the rounds a while ago of Andrew tate advising NOT to have a guard: He has some valid points, but taken out of context, this could lead to a very poor outcome.
You may have seen the infamous image of connor mcgregor with his hands behind his back whilst facing then champion eddie Alvarez for his lightweight title, and we all know that outcome. Then we have Mixed martial artists like Wonderboy or Michael venum page (the guy that threw the poke ball at his ko’d adversary), karate stylists that fight with both hands down by the waist 90% of the time. Then there are the iconic moments in boxing like saul canelo Alvarez, turning his cheek to avoid a punch by mere millimetres. So why does the mantra “keep your hands up” echo across gyms around the globe? I’ve broke this down into various points both for and against a traditional boxing guard so by the end of this video you’ll have all the context to know the why and when to have your “hands up”.
So you like hands up or down when sparring or ompeting? Let me know in the comments below!
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@waterlegend72 2 ай бұрын

In my opinion, keeping the hands down are a beginner's mistake and a master's choice

@prostriking 2 ай бұрын

Love that! Wisdom! 😄🙌

@mrflipflop1321 2 ай бұрын

absolutely

@Britbust734 2 ай бұрын

@@mrflipflop1321absolutely agree

@coachjohn2940 Ай бұрын

100%

@groovydeadguy1912 2 ай бұрын

I blocked a punch from a guy around 20 pounds bigger and still got rocked so i started dodging pretty much every punch in sparring but its not cuz im cool or skilled im genuinely scared of getting brain damage

@prostriking 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely respect that tactic

@hakunamatata-w3873 2 ай бұрын

I get that, but be careful against people who throw awkward punches. Using head movement alone can be dangerous against awkward haymakers

@awdwadawda352 2 ай бұрын

What would have happened if they weren’t there? Avoiding punches by dodging is the best, but having your hands up if you are going to get hit, is vital.

@groovydeadguy1912 2 ай бұрын

@@awdwadawda352 i agree, even Muhammad ali didnt make it out unscathed

@ekeminietukudoh7503 2 ай бұрын

Awesome and well explained and unbiased video about this topic! Me personally my arms are long as shit so I love the high guard defensively because I can protect both my body and head at the same time, and I also try to implement catch and shoot counters from the high guard posture.

@prostriking 2 ай бұрын

Winky Wright style!! It is a huge advantage having long arms! I feel for the guys with long torsos and short arms 😂. Thanks for commenting!

@shanesummers1458 2 ай бұрын

Its like everything it comes down to timing, you can make just about anything work if it's done at the right time and place

@storiesreadaloud5635 2 ай бұрын

And speed. A lot of the time, these genius fighters aren't doing anything differently to their opponents, they are simply faster.

@gaddaitherage8204 2 ай бұрын

Great video! I like how you emphasize doing things in service of the overall tactic.

@diasnurlanov55 2 ай бұрын

00:02 is that really you?) If it's so, you are famous bro, everywhere saw this knockout

@thedust850 2 ай бұрын

Great video. I love your content. Btw the GSP vs Hendricks clip was mistakenly labelled as underhook when it was an overhook.

@lewisclarke2840 2 ай бұрын

I always found this interesting. At the end of the day the amount of fighters that come out with their hands up and their chins tucked in as the experts advise and still end up getting knocked out tells us all we need to know lol. It's lazy advice and lazy coaching. One of the biggest misconceptions is that having your hands up will block punches - it won't. Blocking punches is a totally seperate technique altogether. Yes there's an emphasis on beginner level fighters keeping their hands up, and rightly so, because it's not something beginners are used to. They will always be comfortable carrying their hands low because that's just natural For people who actually want to know, there is no correct guard position, your guard should be relative to your opponent. If your hands are too low or too high then you're going to struggle to interact with your opponents guard.

@prostriking 2 ай бұрын

Haha ye I think it can be lazy coaching to state the obvious "keep your hands up" 😂. You've pretty much nailed it there! Thanks for commenting!

@samalextij445 2 ай бұрын

Hands down fir strikes you see and can avoid, hands up fir strikes you don't see ot can't avoid

@Youssef06_ 2 ай бұрын

The thing is you don’t know when you’re not gonna see a strike coming so better keep them hands up unless u wanna fight like Rocky 😂

@debriel5620 2 ай бұрын

Good video bro, inspiration, so star t create videos of analysis for you, thanks for the videos excellent teacher. Wait some day talk with you for interreview

@prostriking 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate it!

@emmy4537 2 ай бұрын

It’s situational. You have to learn the rules and get good at them first before you bend or break them.

@markmessi9020 2 ай бұрын

I do both. You can literally have head movement with your hands up. Rose namajunas does it all the time and shes great. Footwork, a good shifting high guard and some head movement will go a long way

@Joe-ig3ri 2 ай бұрын

it entirely depends on what you're doing. in mma it's better to only keep your hands up when you're in boxing range or pressured into one side because you need to block/catch body shots/kicks and leg kicks and head kicks (not to mention you have to look for takedowns). in boxing however it's better to keep your hands up 90% of the time as fighters tend to aim for the head most of the time in boxing and it's very close quarters. even when boxers put their guard down they never entirely let their guard down.

@lonlyboi 2 ай бұрын

Both are good depends on the moments and what your used to and the gloves

@vakar6445 2 ай бұрын

Good that you point out what Andrew Tate said was indeed correct

@prostriking 2 ай бұрын

Haha thanks mate it had to be done

@VinOptimaxxx 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I understand teaching beginners to keep their hands up but if that's all that coaches say to them then there's a tendency to just stand there and become a human punch bag. A skilled opponent will find their way around the guard anyway, or attack another part of the body. As a beginner who's currently trying to develop footwork and parrying to avoid damage and set up counters, I feel like more emphasis should be put on these aspects. I do still keep my hands up so that I don't get caught by a shot I didn't expect (which is a lot of them when you're starting out) but there's so much more to good defence.