“James, I was wondering if you ever heard of this 52 hand blocks it's touted by Zab Judah and some other pros a quick Google search pretty much sums it up. Thanks”

-Ronald

Thank you, Ronald. You are keeping me on my toes.

There is an older pro who trains at Loch Raven sometimes that practiced this form of the peek-a-boo cross arm guard. The standout pros who have made this style work were, from greatest to just plain great:

Archie Moore

Jersey Joe Walcott

Joe Frazier

Floyd Patterson

This is a style of fighting that has been predominantly African American as it favors men with thick thighs and body, where straight punching favors a man with good calves and narrow hips, especially in relation to his shoulders.

I like this coach and like all good peek-a-boo stylist he is a counter puncher and therefore a thinking fighter with a superior sense of rhythm. As far as applications, what the tall man in the wide shirt was doing is only doable in boxing by men with impossible bodies to hurt—like him—and is not ever recommended in the street as it invites the knife, or in the cage, which invites the clinch. In boxing, this giant Gorilla Kung Fu debt collector wants to clinch with you.

Applications:

Street: Have this method in your arsenal [I practice it and have fought in this style.] in case you get sucker punched. Against a group attack, if you are a big man, use this guard to target their hands with your head

Boxing: As mentioned, this is a style suitable for black and Polynesian builds and is not ideal for thickset white fighters as they cut easier due to the more angular facial bones.

Cage: I like this in MMA for wrestlers that are shorter and broader and have trouble jabbing effectively and tend to get caught with the cross. Also, in a sport where you can throw elbows, here you are with an elbow delivery platform.

Note: At six minutes in the white fighter is throwing hyper-pronated cork screw jabs and straights. This Mexican style of straight punching is nasty and good for cutting men with light gloves, and was developed by Kid McCoy over a hundred years ago. However, this is the wrong kind of straight punch against this peek-a-boo cross arm. You want to throw vertical and supinated fists at this guy. A large portion of this style is a counter measure to pronated punching, similar to how wing chun is a counter measure to lower line pronated punching. Make sure you watch the last two minutes. This guy has got beautiful rhythm and has got the mobility requirement of finesse boxing at close range. Rolling punches is huge in the world of the sucker punching. Also note how they catch body punches with that cross-arm guard.

Very nice—good bunch of guys, essentially later day Ghetto Fu people.