SLC MMA » escapes http://slcmma.com Exploring MMA and Jujitsu in Salt Lake City Utah Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:43:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Escape From The Sprawl Position http://slcmma.com/escape-from-the-sprawl-position/ http://slcmma.com/escape-from-the-sprawl-position/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:30:32 +0000 BartB http://slcmma.com/?p=163 Don’t you just hate it when you shoot in for a take down and your opponent sprawls nicely, flattening you out on to all fours with him on top of your back? Me too. From this sprawl position, the top grappler has plenty of options – anaconda, guillotine, taking the back, you name it. But what does the bottom grappler have? Not much. I think the best option is to try to escape into a better position. Here’s one idea:

It’s basically the high school wrestling “sit out”, and I think it works pretty well. I’ve been experimenting with a couple of other ideas for this situation, and when I refine them I’ll post. If you have any techniques you like from this position, let us in on them!

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