Thanks, this is very useful materialIf your guard is too
- far apart, your opponent may punch between your arms.
- close, your opponent's hook punch may knock down your arm along with your head. You opponent can also head lock your head along with both of your arms.
Also,
- A short guard is good for offense.
- A long guard is good for defense.
There is no perfect guard that exist. No matter how good your guard can be, you are still put yourself in defense mode. Again, it's better to put your opponent in defense mode instead.
A: Do you teach self-defense?
B: I teach my students how to make their opponents to defense themselves.