| Sprawl and Brawl is the hottest thing in Mixed Martial | | | | and a knowledge of how grapplers think. Even though |
| Arts (MMA) right now. Just ask fighters like former | | | | it sounds simple, learning how to resist and combat a |
| Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight | | | | grappler's game plan is a subtle and complicated |
| champion Chuck Liddell. | | | | endeavour. |
| A kickboxer who prefers to stand and pick his | | | | You'll need to learn that distance is the key to |
| opponents apart with strikes rather than grapple either | | | | preventing the takedown, and that footwork is what |
| standing or on the floor, the 'Iceman' is one of the best | | | | controls distance. Punching from a solid and stable, yet |
| no holds barred fighters in the world, and you can bet | | | | mobile base is paramount. One of the biggest errors |
| it's because he knows how to stop the takedown. | | | | made by strikers is over-commital, putting everything |
| Liddell may be known as a kickboxer, but not many | | | | into shots that miss and allow a grappler the |
| people know that before he started training as a | | | | opportunity to take them down. If you fight with flat |
| striker he competed for many years in both high | | | | feet, you're asking to be taken down. |
| school and college as a freestyle wrestler. Not all of us | | | | If a grappler does get in range, then the last thing you |
| have the luxury to be able to spend that long learning | | | | want to do is grapple with him. Even sprawling on your |
| the intricacies of the grappling arts. | | | | opponent gives him what he wants - you've entered |
| If you're a boxer or kickboxer who trains in mixed | | | | his world now, a place where your strengths are |
| martial arts, you'll know how difficult it is to stop a | | | | negated and his will prevail. By entering into the |
| determined grappler from putting you on your back. | | | | grappling phase you're deviating from your strategy, |
| Once a submission artist has you on the canvas, it can | | | | and taking away your ability to knock him out. |
| feel like you're drowning in quicksand, with a choke or | | | | Resisting the temptation to clinch with your opponent is |
| joint lock only seconds away. | | | | another mistake made by strikers. Even if you remain |
| For a striker, getting drawn into a grappling match is | | | | on your feet, clinching with a grappler allows them the |
| the last thing you want. Even if you're on top of your | | | | opportunity to not only take you down but to tie you |
| opponent, a skilled jiu-jitsu exponent can still submit you | | | | up on the fence or ropes and work for position. You |
| from his guard, ending the fight and taking away the | | | | can't punch somebody in the face with knockout |
| victory you wanted. | | | | power when you're chest to chest. |
| Learning how to wrestle is one answer, but it is only | | | | Simply put, if you want to defend the takedown then |
| one answer to the anti-grappling conundrum; 'Keep it | | | | you need to learn how to Keep it Standing. Leading |
| Standing' is another. | | | | mixed martial arts coach and trainer of champions Karl |
| 'Keep it Standing' is a revolutionary sprawl and brawl | | | | Tanswell understands exactly what you need to do to |
| strategy, a cutting edge style of fighting that has found | | | | keep it on the feet, and his DVD breaks down exactly |
| it's way into cages and rings across the world. | | | | what you need to know. |
| Everyone from aspiring fighters to seasoned | | | | Keeping it on the feet is what all strikers want to do. If |
| professionals are now using this highly effective and | | | | you're a boxer or a kickboxer who fights in mixed |
| easy-to-learn system. | | | | martial arts, or even a martial artist concerned with |
| The keys to staying on your feet and off the mat are | | | | realistic self defence applications, then you'll want to |
| simple: good footwork, clean and controlled punches | | | | discover the secrets to keeping it standing. |