Guard

[Sarah]

A former adventurer who took an arrow in the knee.

[Zipporah Schumaker]

the part of a sword thats above the [hilt] and below [the blade] that prevents other swords [fom] hitting your fingers.

[Becky]

A position in [BJJ], [Judo], or [MMA] that allows for the guy on the bottom to possibly win the fight via. choke or submission. although BJJ guys will want to kill me for this it is the missionary position!

[Dianne]

n. An ice-curling term for a [granite] stone large enough to prevent opposition rocks from hacking into [the button]. Traditionally a guard is pushed into the house in the later stages of the draw [to sweep] a tie.

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[Tanya Shivari]

The bottom position in a Mixed Martial Arts fight or a [Jujitsu]/Grappling match. The fighter performing [the guard] position is on their back with the attacking fighter between their legs. From this position, the guard fighter will try to prevent the fighter on top from attacking, tightly locking their legs behind the attacking [fighters] back. The fighter performing the guard attempts to neutral the movement of the fighter on top in order to either escape the bottom position or to perform a submission from guard to win the match. A fighter can end up in guard position by either being taken down, being reversed, or purposely pulling their opponent into the guard in order to get the fight to the ground.

[Sonia]

Watch over in order to protect or control.

[Couch Potatoe]

Guard in Thai Kickboxing. The position of the boxers hands in relation to his stance. They can either be defensive or used before a counterattack. The different guards allow the boxer to use his body to its maximum potential while making things awkward for his opponent.