Cross Guard Boxing. This style reduces your opponent s ability to make direct strikes on your head. In boxing a cross also commonly called a straight is a punch usually thrown with the dominant hand the instant an opponent leads with his opposite hand.
Considered to be the best guard against head damage the cross armed guard was used by boxing legend archie moore to set up devastating counter punches. The cross arm guard allows. Keep your rear hand to your chin and your lead hand out in front.
Primary defense would be weaving and blocking.
Keep your chin down and your eyes on. Compubox a computerized punch scoring system counts the cross as a power punch. Ken norton was an american professional boxer. The point is to start with one of the boxing guards on this page and from there you can develop and adapt to whatever guard works best for you.
