3 Ways Shorter Fighters can Close Off Range

Closing off the distance, or getting within punching range can be difficult when fighting a taller opponent, or against someone who has a good jab & front push kick. Coach Vince 'The Anomaly' shares 3 ways to get close off range and get on the inside of your taller opponent/sparring partners:

1. Attack at an angle: Instead of moving straight forward on the center line, move at 45° angles behind your punches.

2. Blind them: use your hand and glove to obstruct your opponent's vision, whilst moving your rear leg forward. Now explode forward, driving off of that rear leg.

3. Draw them in: sometimes your opponent is just really good at keeping you at bay. If this happens, force them to move towards you, and time your attack as they step forward.

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[hardhurt]

Where my little guys at? Shane and Vince putting stuff out for the REAL underdogs.

[rhinoskinsolutions]

At 5'6" and a beginner in my 2nd week of training any type of combat sport, closing distance and cutting angles has totally perplexed me. Thanks for explaining the movement slow, clear and concise. Cant wait to get on the inside of the mostly taller training partners.

[MaverickCulp]

As a 5’6” 170lbs boxer, Dwight Qawi is my hero. He used these same techniques all the time, and it’s great to see them broken down like this.

[IncredibleGrim]

Very helpful. I m just 6ft, so it will help me to fight against 6'7" opponents

[zaldare]

Can't thank you enough for this. I got MAULED on my first sparring session because I was fighting a taller guy with great reach and push kicks. I didnt get close, when I did I lost my guard and panicked. Bad fight, but many things to learn from that. So this vid will help me out.

[taekwondobro]

Smaller fighters like me, gotta stay in close. Thanks for the tips shane

[Ryan-Ellis]

I got knocked out today Shane in my first pro fight. I was the shorter fighter. Thx for this Tips video.

I do kickboxing in Rav Boyz gym by the way

[wickedviking]

Awesome video as always. Keep up the great work.

[jasonday]

I had to defend myself a couple days ago in a street fight against a guy 2x my weight. I'm 125lbs and this huge guy shoved me and started a fight, I threw about 3 counter punches at him but they were an inch away because I have short reach and this guy was a gorilla, he then came at hella quick and grabbed a hold of sweatshirt and tried throwing me everywhere on concrete and trying to hit me at the same time. When that was over we exchanged a couple more punches and it was done. I got a couple scrapes from the concrete but walked away with zero marks on my face, he landed one little shot to the back of the head when he was grabbing my sweatshirt. Thank you for all the tactics Shane and Vince and these videos definitely help people stay safe, I've been watching fighttips for 2 years and I seriously could of got hurt if I didn't.

[FiveFeetUnder]

Hey, Shane. Huge fan of your channel. I studied and applied many of your fight tips in sparring and in my amateur MMA fights. THEY WORK! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[alexlb]

As a shorter fighter who’s fairly new to sparring, this is one of the best and most informative videos I’ve ever seen!! Thank you guys

[America-evrk]

That is probably the best advice I have heard yet on this topic. Thank you.

[therealdonaldtrump]

Shane I remeber in one of your videos you said you would go pro in 2017, it would be sick seeing you actually try boxing again and going pro you'd be one of my favorite boxers and you have the skill to do it 👌

[arkabasu]

2:30 lead arm up blinding opponent’s view, back leg draws in and push off with back leg. Important. Nice technique.

[scheichi]

Thank You, I think that‘s gonna help me a lot. Amazing that you coverd all that in such a short video!

[LeeRaySmith]

Love the content bro. Keep up the good work. I love the boxing vids. Just wish their were more

[LeeMaverick]

Cheers, guys. Love all 3 of those tips. Gonna try and use the today in sparring.

[masroorellahi]

You guys are the real OGs thanks for the tips.

[TheOutlaw]

As a very tall southpaw I feel attacked by a lot of your videos shane... what u got against us tall southpaws? Jk love the vids keep it up.

[richiestarks]

One of the greatest closing the distance move i seen. Going to throw that into the regimen. Thanks guys