In MUAY THAI CLINCH FOR MMA, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva reveals the clinch fighting system that propelled him towards becoming the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Using detailed analysis, slow motion, multiple camera angels, and seamless editing techniques, he unveils everything from fundamental clinching concepts to advanced attacks.
In this one-of-a-kind DVD, Anderson teaches you how to destroy your opponent’s base and balance in the Muay Thai clinch, and then batter him up-close and personal with knees and elbows strikes. He teaches you how to transition from one dominant clinch position to another based upon your opponent’s reactions, allowing you to constantly maintain the upper hand. And when your opponent manages to establish the Muay Thai clinch, he not only details numerous escapes, but also how to follow up your escape with an aggressive counterattack. Leaving no stone unturned, he even breaks down the most effective drills to increase the speed, power, and timing of the Muay Thai clinch techniques in your arsenal. Whether you are a beginner martial artists or a professional MMA fighter, Muay Thai Clinch for MMA will take your game to the next level.
All tactics on Muay Thai Clinch for MMA are in revolutionary technique presentation featuring both orthodox and southpaw optical flow replays, and cover eight main categories:
Clinch Fundamentals
Attacking & Controlling Whilst Breaking His Posture
Countering Escape Attempts
Escaping Opponent's Thai Clinch & Counterattacking: Knee Attacks
Escaping Opponent's Thai Clinch & Counterattacking: Elbow Attacks
Over-Under Attacks
Body-Lock Counterattacks
Clinch Sparring
Clinch Fundamentals
* How to grip and positioning of elbows.
* Head control grips: hand-over-hand and hand-over-fist grips.
* Cross-arm grip with your elbow bone cutting into his neck.
* Establishing the clinch off overhand.
* Establishing the clinch off lead hook.
Attacking & Controlling Whilst Breaking His Posture
* Knee strikes.
* Arm lift to side knee.
* Overhook to side knee.
* Break tie-up to knee.
* Force head down to straight knee.
* Stomp kick to hips and straight knee.
* Hip separation to straight knee.
* Off-balance variation to side knee.
* Backward pull to downward knee.
* Inside step to side knee.
* Off-balance to knee attacks.
Countering His Escape Attempts
* Countering head escape with chin check.
* Countering crossface with crossface.
* Countering crossface with off-balance.
* Countering hip block with arm swing.
* Countering leg grab with leg extension.
* Countering leg grab with jump knee.
* Countering leg grab with side leg extension.
Escaping & Counterattacking
* Chin check.
* Downward elbow to side knee.
* Crossface with arm lift.
* Shoulder shrug.
* Shoulder dip.
* Double arm-lever break.
* Cross arm-lever break.
* Arm lift.
* Double crossface.
* Upper chest press.
Escaping His Thai Clinch & Counterattacking: Elbow Attacks
* Chin check to uppercut elbow.
* Crossface to uppercut elbow.
* Break tie-up to uppercut elbow.
* Arm lace to side elbow.
* Crossface uppercut to uppercut elbow.
* Arm lace to downward elbow.
* Inside break to side elbow.
Over-Under Attacks
* Shoulder bump to collar tie.
* Hip block to straight knee.
* Overhook arm trap.
* Crossface.
* Around-the-back arm trap.
Body-lock Counterattacks
* Double hip block.
* Inside Pummel to hip block.
* Double arm-lever to arm drag.
* Shoulder bump to crossface.
* Inside hip block/chin check.
* Crossface to side elbow.
Clinch Sparring
Here Anderson demonstrates for you the above techniques whilst free sparring.
Includes:
* Pummeling drill.
* Sparring attacks.
* Sparring counters.
* Sparring attacks and counters.
* Sparring over-under clinch attacks.
* Sparring body-lock counters.
* Exclusive bonus featurette "Behind the Scenes, Part 1".
UPC: 83765433041
