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On the uppercut. Buakaw uses a lot of elbow blocks in front of his face ("diamond guard" or similar stuff) but rarely gets hit flush with an uppercut.
I think it boils down to distance. It is great for blocking long punches like crosses and long hooks / step in hooks. You usually don't have to worry about the uppercut from long range. I think that's the trick.
It's not even distance. You're just fundamentally more protected from an uppercut with a cross guard than you are with a basic guard, because if do it correctly your arm will surround your chin, but people seem to think that you're open for an uppercut because there's a 'hole' in the guard - but don't go for uppercuts in a basic guard where there is literally nothing protecting your chin. It's actually quite funny it's almost like you put a shield up and the other knight goes 'Shield up boys, that means we can stab him now'
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