The guard has been a part of MMA since its founding days, and for a long stretches of the sports history it was seen as a potent offensive position. As the sport has progressed the role of the guard has changed a great deal, it is a position practiced by every MMA fighter but used in a variety of different ways. This article will look at the boarder use of the guard in MMA and theory behind it.
The Original Use of the Guard and Evolution with-in Grappling
While the guard is often viewed as an offensive position by fans, it is in fact, as the name suggests, a defensive position.