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It's been a long time since I've done a real clinch in an art. In Taekwondo, (at least, WT rules) you're not allowed to grab your opponent at all, and in my Hapkido classes we tend focus on the limbs and not so much on the neck. We clinched in wrestling but that was a few years...uh...18 years ago. (How did I get so old?)
So, the clinch is something I know very little about. If you know more about it than I do (which shouldn't be hard), I'd like to hear about it. Things like:
So, the clinch is something I know very little about. If you know more about it than I do (which shouldn't be hard), I'd like to hear about it. Things like:
- How does the clinch work in your art (whatever art that is)
- How does the clinch differ between arts
- What art would you recommend I look at for dealing with a clinch
- What are some special tips and tricks you've learned to gain, control, retain, avoid, escape, or reverse a clinch?