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shadowbox, shadowbox, shadowbox, atleast 30 minutes a day, refine your technique, you should also keep your hands up during padwork, bagwork, sparring, etc. (obviously), I think alot of excercises to keep your hands up are really just going to work your endurance (shadowboxing with weights and keeping your hands up for example), in order to train yourself to do it naturally it has to be achieved through muscle memory, that way you don't have to think about/worry (it will happen naturally) about keeping your hands up and you can pay attention to your opponent.
I know "shadowbox" sounds like a simple answer, but that way your not worried about power, speed, your opponent, etc, but rather perfect technique (pay attention to where your hands are during your techniques, do you drop your left when you throw your right? is your jab lazy? etc.), which you should carry over to your padwork, bagwork, sparring etc.
The way your technique should be tested once it is refined is by your padholder/mittholder/trainer when you work the pads/mitts (have him throw attacks at you between your combos to make sure your defense is sharp), and by your sparring partners, there is no better way to say "your hands are too low" than hitting them hard, and your training partners will do that for you.
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