In our recent post we covered striking from the standing position or open guard position and like we promised in today’s article posting we are going to cover how to strike from the bottom guard.

Many fighters think that when you are on the bottom that you just need to protect yourself. Well this isn’t true. When you are in the bottom guard position you also need to be on the offensive so that you can get out from the bottom position and the only way to accomplish this is to be on the offensive as well as be defensive at the same time. So learning how to cover your exposed elements to your opponent while maintaining a good offense is key.

In the following videos it will show you how you can maintain a good defense in the bottom guard while at the same time executing a good offense.

MMA Champion Tito Ortiz showing us some examples of really good bottom striking

The guys over at Damage Control MMA showing us some really good defensive moves as well as the offensive moves from the bottom guard

Another Awesome video from Damage Control MMA showing 3 varieties of arm trap striking from the bottom guard position.

MMA Champion Chuck Liddell Showing how to use the elbows from the guard position to strike.

Brian Yamasaki demonstrates a series of basic posture breaking methods which is a good defensive move from the guard to deal with a variety of different hand positions and hold downs

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In a few of our previous posts we got into how to throw and execute different types of punches as an offensive tool against your opponent. Now today in this lesson we are going to get into some defensive moves on how to protect yourself from your opponents punches. Because lets face it in the world of MMA not only must you master a good offense but you must also master an even better defense. Trust me your cut man will be glad you did some extra learning in the area of defensive moves .

Now there isn’t one magical move to protect you from every punch thrown, so we will cover many of the defensive moves in this thread. So be sure you keep checking back frequently for the very latest defense moves, as we will be constantly adding to this post.

There are many different ways to counter your opponents punches and below you will find some great videos from experts on protecting yourself and performing some counter moves to aid in “taking down” your opponent.

Here is a video with Ed Wedding MMA Instructor showing us how to block a right cross and a left jab

Tres Tew a Black Belt In North Carolina show us in this video some punch defenses and also some good counter moves.

Jason Jeanette & Daniel Klapheke Showing us various defenses against punches such as the the hook punch, The Hay sucker punch or otherwise known as the “Haymaker”