Classic Guards (boxing style)
Fighting Style
- Type
- Grappling positions
- Martial arts
- Boxing
The Classic Guards (also known as the Basic Guards), consist of the modern Traditional Guard, Conventional Guard and the High Guard. These guards are based on, but are different than, the traditional Bare-knuckle boxing guard.
Other Boxing grappling positions
Japanese terms for grappling positions
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下手 | shitate | humble position; inferior |
| 前捌き | maesabaki | battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position |
| 死に体 | shinitai | losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover |
| 変わり身 | kawarimi | change of attitude (stance, position) |
| 座り相撲 | suwarizumou | wrestling performed in a sitting position |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q135436248 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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