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.Clinching BasicsFor those with grappling experience, you will find this similar to "swimming".That is where you practice getting a control position by "swimming" one arm in ata time under your opponents arms to get the underneath control position for athrow or the like.In Thai, the phrase or name used to describe clinching is translated as "GETTINGDRESSED" (think of it as "preparing to knee")"Getting Dressed" is the action of your and your opponent "swimming" or snakingyour arms inside for the control position.The second your feel your opponentmove an arm to the inside, you should move your arm to regain the inside.The difference is, rather than gaining the control position under the arms for athrow, you are trying to gain the inside position on your opponent's head/neck area.There are variations on the control position, I'll discuss the most basic one that Iteach.The position you want is to have both of your hands/arms to the inside,grasping your opponents head/neck in a pincher-like grip, and his head trapped toyour chest.You can also rest your chin on the top of his head to KEEP his headdown.When clinching, the hand position should be on the back/top portion of youropponent s head, not the back of his neck.Keep the elbows locked in TIGHT topinch the carotid arteries, and to prevent your opponent from snaking his handsback in to gain the inside position on you.(the pincher grip on the carotids is notenough to make someone pass out, but it is enough to make them feel a little faintor light-headed, and any advantage is a good advantage)The hands themselves can be held in two recommended ways.You can either crossthem at the wrist (both palms towards you), or you can cross them with the palmstowards each other.Remember, do not interlace your fingers! You will haveboxing gloves on!With your arms in the correct position, your elbows should be pressing into youropponents collar bone.Use this to your advantage, as a fulcrum to pull their headdown into your chest.When you begin to clinch with someone, you should try to "gain the high ground."Try to get over top of your opponent first so that you have the high position.Thisway you can rest your weight on your opponent, forcing them to work harder.Iteach my students to use their lead hand to reach high and deep to get the upper189 position, and their rear hand to deflect the opponent s hands so that they cannot geta good grip on you.I also teach my students to grab with the lead hand and apply the clinch with justthat hand.To do this, after you grab behind the opponents neck/head, you push theelbow across to the center of their chest and use the upper arm as a wedge betweenyou and him.This leaves one hand free to punch, elbow, or deal with whatever he'strying to do with his hands.You can use the lead hand clinch to throw youropponent off balance, and then knee as he's vulnerable.While "getting dressed" it is recommended to actually keep your chin up! Anyother time, you would keep your chin down, but while clinching, if you have yourhead tucked, it's easier for your opponent to trap your head.When clinching, get up on your tippy toes to help get you over top your opponentso you can get the upper position.Once you achieve the upper position, rest yourweight on them.Make him hold you up!While "getting dressed", only "swim" one arm in at a time.Never "swim" bothhands in at once.This would leave you with both hands off of the opponent, andallowing them to have the inside and get your head down.Also, while "getting dressed", keep your hips glued as tightly to your opponent ships as possible!!! Do not leave room for a knee to get in.When you "feel" thatyou are in position to knee, break your hips to the back and fire one (or more) inthere, then get your hips back against his!MOVE AROUND!!! Do not stand in place and clinch, rather, CONSTANTLY be onthe move! Use your arms to toss your opponent around.Push on your opponent sshoulders/arms while pulling on his neck to throw him off balance, leaving himopen for your knee strikes.Try to throw the opponent to the ground if you can!(and KICK him as he falls!)If you are having trouble with getting the upper control position on your opponent,grab around his body and hug him close.From this position, you can break yourhips to the back and throw clinching curve knees.If your opponent has grabbed you around the body and pulled you too tight tobreak your hips back to knee, grab each of his arms in a guillotine-like hold,trapping them, then push forward hard with your shoulders (dig your chin into hisface, neck, collar bone) and push your hips back hard also, then attack his legs andhips with clinching curve knees.If your arms are trapped in this manner, push forward with one, pull back with theother HARD.Once you have one arm free, grab him by the neck and start pullingdown and try to get in your own knee strikes.190 Clinch Swing Knee StrikesRemember, when you throw these knees that you have to thrust your hips back tomake enough room for you to make contact with your knee bone rather than yourthigh.Your opponent is going to try to smother your knees by crowding in closewith his hips, so you have to break your hips out to the rear to create the room.Also, when doing this, try to snap your two knees together.Snap the striking kneeinto your other knee.And, add a little hop so that your support foot pivots.You want to strikeTHROUGH the target with your knee
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