Thanks Tom for clarification on the foot stance. I'm aware of the fact that you're supposed to have your chin tucked in, knees bent, etc. - it's just the guard concept of having your fists over your ears that seems funky to me. While searching even harder for a picture of the guard I'm talking about, I found
this (just that the fists would be another 2 inches higher and further back, covering the ear-temple area, and elbows would be closer together). That's the guard I have in question. Doesn't look at all effective, and I've
never seen anyone use it, in the ring or out of the ring. So I'm wondering if I'd be better off using that (as taught), or the more popular guard.
Thanks.