It's the other way round - boxers can afford to have a high guard, because they never have to block anything below the waist. If you keep your hands up by your head in this game, you'll get continually stung with lower kicks such as mae geris and waist high mawashi geris, as you can't get your hands down fast enough to block.
They do it deliberately. Karate people tend to stay just out of striking distance to stop themselves being hit. If you leave an opening like that, it tempts the other person to try and move in and go for it. They're not leaving a gap by accident - they know what they're doing.
No they dont, They dont have high guards because there not used to getting punched in the face. Like beginner boxers they start with their hands down after their first sparring sessions they never leave their hands down again. Sadly Karate doesnt have that contact there for never learning the importance of a high gaurd.
wanna put my theory to the test train thai boxing for a week.
however...im sure chris cray knows what he's doing...he fights with a mad low guard but his counter punching style is so effective that he doesnt need a high guard...he's pretty vicious.
A lot of the younger seniors and juniors have higher guards though...perhaps UFC is having an impact
oh then theres lyoto machida...theres a clip of him doing some kumite somewhere...his stand up game blatently shows his shotokan skills...and leg kicks:S
I think they don't have high guards because the hands are used to block attacks from the waist upwards. Their guards are therefore exactly in the middle of where they need to be.
And I can see PLENTY of people getting punched (and kicked) in the face in this clip, and I'm fairly sure that it won't have been the first time for each of them...
Laughing at the little Herbyy vs nick thing.Its great to see you fight. Didnt recognise you at firs then i realised you were the one who was winning (obviously)
Ha ha! There's a point about half way through the vid where he goes from being a skinny young guy to being totally solid! Was there a couple of years of weight training between the end of one clip and the start of the next?
Their stances aren't very good and they're just opening themselves up on most of their hits. Take a look at 4:11 for example the guy is punching then brining his hands down to his hips, all this is going to do is make you more tired. They're just messing each others skill up and once they come across someone who does cover himself up properly they're going to find it a lot more difficult.
5:46 makes me laugh every time! Hahaha
scottiebtw 3 years ago
who was the guy @5.37?
upsey5 4 years ago
The guy who got kicked in the head on 5:37 got a fractured skull!
chopperob 4 years ago
jimmyp is right about the guards. In boxing you can afford a high guard , not having the low stuff to deal with.
If you kept your hands up by your face, you wouldn't be as easily able to for example parry a mae geri.
ibuprofen303 4 years ago
It's the other way round - boxers can afford to have a high guard, because they never have to block anything below the waist. If you keep your hands up by your head in this game, you'll get continually stung with lower kicks such as mae geris and waist high mawashi geris, as you can't get your hands down fast enough to block.
ibuprofen303 4 years ago
Nice to see a nth Dan black belt doing the do! Doesn't show much concern for the people he's just chinned, only competition, spirit of the thing etc.
Boomer11170 4 years ago
These guys are leaving themselves a bit open.
thetchproject12 5 years ago
They do it deliberately. Karate people tend to stay just out of striking distance to stop themselves being hit. If you leave an opening like that, it tempts the other person to try and move in and go for it. They're not leaving a gap by accident - they know what they're doing.
mooseven 4 years ago
No they dont, They dont have high guards because there not used to getting punched in the face. Like beginner boxers they start with their hands down after their first sparring sessions they never leave their hands down again. Sadly Karate doesnt have that contact there for never learning the importance of a high gaurd.
wanna put my theory to the test train thai boxing for a week.
andrwleong 4 years ago
agreed...
however...im sure chris cray knows what he's doing...he fights with a mad low guard but his counter punching style is so effective that he doesnt need a high guard...he's pretty vicious.
A lot of the younger seniors and juniors have higher guards though...perhaps UFC is having an impact
ghozy 4 years ago
oh then theres lyoto machida...theres a clip of him doing some kumite somewhere...his stand up game blatently shows his shotokan skills...and leg kicks:S
ghozy 4 years ago
I think they don't have high guards because the hands are used to block attacks from the waist upwards. Their guards are therefore exactly in the middle of where they need to be.
And I can see PLENTY of people getting punched (and kicked) in the face in this clip, and I'm fairly sure that it won't have been the first time for each of them...
jimmyp993 4 years ago
Laughing at the little Herbyy vs nick thing.Its great to see you fight. Didnt recognise you at firs then i realised you were the one who was winning (obviously)
Very good.
Nunns
Emma says 'yeah, good, very aggressive man'
Littlepurplefish 5 years ago
mattmonroe... you are cordially invited by Sensei Heald to come and test your theories in our next kumite lesson.
nokr 5 years ago
Ha ha! There's a point about half way through the vid where he goes from being a skinny young guy to being totally solid! Was there a couple of years of weight training between the end of one clip and the start of the next?
mooseven 5 years ago
Point taken ;)
Herbyy 5 years ago
Have you ever been in a fight herbyy?
nokr 5 years ago
Their stances aren't very good and they're just opening themselves up on most of their hits. Take a look at 4:11 for example the guy is punching then brining his hands down to his hips, all this is going to do is make you more tired. They're just messing each others skill up and once they come across someone who does cover himself up properly they're going to find it a lot more difficult.
Herbyy 5 years ago
Aggressive, aggressive man!!
scottiebtw 5 years ago
Some vicious Ushiro Geri's there, some of them looked like they were hitting them in the legs... ouch!
Toxeh 5 years ago