cross Posted December 20, 2003 Posted December 20, 2003 Can a muay thai practicioner please explain the basic principles of the clinch and "neck wrestling" ?? thanks alot
Justfulwardog Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 I am not in muay tai, but I do study it. Since I am a kickboxer that fights by muay tai rules most of the time. The clinch: The basic principles of the clinch are to clasp your hands behind the head. With one palm facing up and the other one down, on top of each other. You then squeeze your elbows together, cutting off some of the blood supply to the brain. At the same time you want to lever there head to the side, to throw them off balance. Where your head goes, your body follows. All of this while throwing knees. Hope that I have been helpful. JustfulwardogBy daily dying I have come to be. ~Theodore RoethkeEach forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind. ~John Lancaster Spalding
cross Posted December 21, 2003 Author Posted December 21, 2003 Thanks alot for your reply Justfulwardog.
little bully Posted December 23, 2003 Posted December 23, 2003 it's not meant to be "neck wrestling" at all it's meant to be jockeying for control of your opponent so you can land a knee attack. it's more than just neck involved, it's nice to control the head as you may then control the directon of your opponent. but you can clinch the body as well. if you want more info i am happy to write it out, i just didn't know how much info you were looking for. hopefully that explains it better.
SevenStar Posted December 25, 2003 Posted December 25, 2003 The clinch: The basic principles of the clinch are to clasp your hands behind the head. To be more exact, behind the crown of the head. If you are too low, your opponent will be able to lift his head, and you will not have control of it, or the rest of him. With one palm facing up and the other one down, on top of each other. not sure what you mean one palm up and one down, but there is no one method to clasp. many people put one one hand inside the other and clasp them around the crown of the head. Some people interlock their hands with a monkey grip (thumbs stay tight, as opposed to wrapped around the other hand). Some interlock their fingers, but that's bad, as they run the risk of getting them broken if their opponent is able to raise his head. At the same time you want to lever there head to the side, to throw them off balance. Where your head goes, your body follows. All of this while throwing knees. Not only knees - sweeps, elbows, etc.
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