Good guard passing starts before anyone grabs a collar, presses a knee, or drops shoulder pressure. It starts with range. In this private class with two long-time couple clients near Chipping Norton, we worked through three guard-passing games. Each game isolated a different distance between the top and bottom player. That made the lesson clear, safe, and easy to repeat. The aim was not to collect techniques. The aim was to understand what each range demands.

03.09.2025 My 1.5 hour client focused on using and handling the long-guard in Muay Thai and we also did some hamstring strength training. Next week I am booked to teach a special two-hour session to my friends from Hinnerup Karate in Denmark who are visiting my gym as part of their training tour. I have been asked to address the long-guard and therefore, saw this to be a perfect time to work with my longest running client and solve the problem. We sparred for 10 x 10-min