Guard Switching is an option select where you guard one direction, then another. This takes advantage of the timing differences between the two attacks and guards against both of them - by blocking in one direction, then switching to the other.
Example
- The opponent performs a crossup
- You recognize this setup and understand that this particular crossup only happens after a set amount of time - if the opponent attempts to hit you before then, then it is not a crossup.
- You block one direction (Template:4) until the crossup would appear, and then switch to blocking the other direction (Template:6).