18/10/18: Clinch workshop

Warm up

shadow boxing

Clinch

Off jab:

Entry - Waslik/scoop the jab and drive in with lead elbow (covering your face)

From the entry - the hand that did the scoop shoots up into single arm clinch (like you are chopping neck with forearm) and gripping the head (top/back of head not neck), while the hand that did the elbow slides down their arm, gripping the tricep (no thumbs) with elbow inside their forearm. your head should ne next to their head on the side of the tricep gripping arm.

Weight should be as if you are leaning on them (dropping weight from hips not bending over)

From this position we worked on several concepts:

1) Being punch proof  - (keep weight on head and arm moving arms in a steering wheel motion as partner tries to punch you and moving partner around with the clinch.

2) Trip/Throw - step off 45 to left, steering wheel motion of clinch, and pivot on stepping foot to move/offset partner, follow up with double knee.

3) Add double clinch - after offset and knee's go into double clinch and work on control. Partner tries a variety of escapes. Keep clinch tight their head on your shoulder your head very close to theirs. Manipulate and move them around and lay with distance. They are trying to drop low get knee on your thigh and bear hug you close

Off cross:

Entry as above and clinch is the same but on the opposite side.

same drills as above but the throw/trip s slightly different:

from clinch, step forward with your rear leg and BUMP their lead leg (et it off the floor) as you do this steering wheel the clinch and pivot off to the right in one motion (this will most likely send person to the floor). if they don't fall over follow up with knee's

PURPOSE OF THE CLINCH: clinching is NOT wrestling, when you clinch you are either going to throw them or hit them. and although we drill escapes when the clinch is on and you try and escape you are often opening yourself up to get hit so escapes need to be drilled carefully with a view to stopping the hits as much as possible.

Pad drills:

From single clinch, throw 3 elbow (on the left) going up, horizontal and downwards, then switch side of the clinch and throw 3 elbows for the other side. repeat for 3 mins - elbow is to hit with tip of elbow not forearm (hand on chest when throwing elbow)

Knees: hold partner in double clinch, control them and throw 2 knees (skipping steps) pad holder will try to hit you and move around as well to keep your clinch honest.

Knife hubud:

in once pick grip - Hubud just like standard hubud (remember to block the knife hand to keep structure strong you don't need the "octopus" covering the hand like in stick hubud)

3 different controls: Pak, push elbow (moving off to side slightly) and control thumb (moving back slightly)

Strip:

Blocking hand grabs and twists wrist, depending on energy given you either push the arm back into ethm, or pull the knife onto your hip. To srip your free hand goes up under the forearm then in a cutting motion towards the neck push with the cutting hand and pull with the twisting hand to striup the knife.