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title: Guard Positions and Their Names
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The following video shows you the guards of the Bolognese tradition, one by one.

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## High guards

- **Porta di Ferro Alta**\
*(high iron door)*
- **Coda Lunga Alta**\
*(high long tail)*

## Narrow guards

- **Porta di Ferro Stretta**\
*(narrow iron door)*
- **Coda Lunga Stretta**\
*(narrow long tail)*

## Wide guards

- **Porta di Ferro Larga**\
*(wide iron door)*
- **Coda Lunga Stretta**\
*(narrow long tail)*
- **Sotto Braccio**\
*(under arm)*
- **Coda Lunga Distesa**\
*(extended long tail)*

## Guards with opposite lead

- **Cinghiaro Porta di Ferro Alta**\
*(high boar's iron door)*
- **Cinghiaro Porta di Ferro Stretta**\
*(narrow boar's iron door)*
- **Cinghiaro Porta di Ferro Larga**\
*(wide boar's iron door)*

## Guards over shoulder level

- **Guardia Alta**\
*(high guard)*
- **Sopra Braccio**\
*(over arm)*
- **Guardia Alicorno**\
*(unicorn guard)*
- **Guardia di Testa**\
*(head guard)*
- **Guardia di Faccia**\
*(face guard)*
- **Guardia d'Entrare**\
*(entering guard)*