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Originally Posted by DrBdan
When Tito Ortiz was a coach on the Ultimate Fighter he had one of his guys hold a basketball to his forehead to get used to holding his hands up. If I remember correctly it helped but then you'd look pretty funny walking around your gym like that. I thought it was pretty clever though.
I think tapping yourself on the temples is a good idea. I've seen people do that and always wondered why.
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That was clever, I think the problem with doing that is your not teaching yourself to keep your elbows down to protect your ribs. You see alot of MMA fighters lift there hands and elbows straight up into earmuff position. Maybe it is usefull in MMA, I don't know. However, if you are sparring with a good boxer/kickboxer, your ribs are going to get hammered for bringing your elbows up that high!
Whoever used the coathanger analogy below: That would be a much more effective way of learning where to keep your hands....... Not to mention, if your keeping the hanger in your armpit and your hands up high it is going to force you to put your chin down to stay covered up!