Muay Thai or boxing guard?

[Justfulwardog]

The way I do it, in the ring at least, is both, kinda. I try to keep my rear hand on my cheek (damn thing don't like to stay there, though). Anyhow, in kicking range, I hold my forward hand half extended in front of my face. I used to use the boxing guard all the time, that is until my instructor knocked me out. In the boxers guard I couldn't see below my fists with my gloves on, so he wrapped his foot around my neck and kicked me in the brain stem. Since then I have tried to keep my lead hand out, while in kicking range. It works good, except for that one time when I forgot to extend my hand and took a round kick to the neck (every now and then we need to learn the hard way, at least that is what I tell myself). You see in punching range I go back to the boxers guard. Takes practice, but pain is a good teacher.