Clinch fighting is the part of stand-up fighting where the combatants are in a clinch, typically using a clinching hold. Clinching the opponent can be used to eliminate the opponents effective usage of some kicks, punches, and mêlée weapons. The clinch can also be used as a medium to switch from stand-up fighting to ground fighting by using leg sweeps, throws or takedowns. Stand-up fighting(sometimes referred to simply as stand-up) is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are in a standing position. ... A clinch (also called a stand-up grappling position)is a general martial arts and combat sports term for a grappling position where both combatants are standing, with atleast one combatant grappling the other. ... Kicker redirects here. ... In violence and martial arts, a punch is a strike made using the hand closed into a fist. ... Ground Fighting refers to any technique used by a combatant or martial artist to grapple an opponent while one or the other is on the ground. ... Throwing can have different meanings depending on the context. ... A Takedown, is a move employed by wrestlers and martial artists. ...

Clinch fighting in combat sports

Clinch fighting is the primary focus of many combat sports such as judo and it is also a fundamental part of amateur wrestling, sambo, muay thai and mixed martial arts. The nature of the clinch fighting in each sport depends on the rules involved. Muay Thai puts much emphasis on strikes from the clinch, while judo focuses on throws. Similarly to all is that they allow the grappling necessary to form a clinch. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō; gentle way) is a martial art,sport, and philosophy originated in Japan. ... Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... President Vladimir Putin throwing a sparring partner at a Sambo wrestling training session in Novo-Ogaryovo, 16 June 2002 Sambo (Russian, самбо) -- (also called Sombo and sometimes written in all-caps) is a modern martial art, combat sport and self-defense system developed in the Soviet Union. ... Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/) (Thai Boxing) is the Thai name for an indigenous form of martial art practiced in several southeast Asian countries including Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey) and Myanmar where it is generally known as Lethwei . ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ... Throwing can have different meanings depending on the context. ... Grappling refers to the gripping, handling and controlling of an opponent without the use of striking. ...

Others combat sports like boxing or taekwondo only allow clinching for a short time or do not allow it at all. If clinching is disallowed, the clinching fighter will be issued a warning, or the referee will restart the fight from a distance. Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden, 1951 Julio Cesar Chavez and Ivan Robinson at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, 2005 Amir Khan of Britain and Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa of Cuba at the Athens Olympics, 2004 Boxing, also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two... Taekwondo (also spelled Tae Kwon Do or Taekwon-Do) is the most popular of the Korean martial arts and is the Korean national sport. ... A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ...

Grappling techniques

The clinch is a powerful tool for grapplers to advance into a dominant position in ground fighting, or is used for scoring points or winning a match such as an ippon in judo or a grand amplitude throw in amateur wrestling. Getting double underhooks is generally considered advantagous, as the position can be used to perform throws or takedowns. Being behind the opponent in such a position is known as "getting the back", and is generally considered even more advantagous, since it is harder for the opponent to defend from that position. A typical example of a technique that can be performed from this position is the suplex. Ground Fighting refers to any technique used by a combatant or martial artist to grapple an opponent while one or the other is on the ground. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō; gentle way) is a martial art,sport, and philosophy originated in Japan. ... Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... Throwing can have different meanings depending on the context. ... A Takedown, is a move employed by wrestlers and martial artists. ... A Suplex is an offensive move used in wrestling, both in competitive sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling, and professional wrestling. ...

Striking techniques

A multitude of striking techniques exist that can be used effectively from the clinch. Punching in the clinch, also sometimes referred to as "dirty boxing" is an important aspect of muay thai and mixed martial arts. Short looping Punches such as hooks and uppercuts can be used effectively from the single collar tie position. Although disallowed in many combat sports, elbows can also be effectively used from the clinch. In violence and martial arts, a punch is a strike made using the hand closed into a fist. ... Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/) (Thai Boxing) is the Thai name for an indigenous form of martial art practiced in several southeast Asian countries including Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey) and Myanmar where it is generally known as Lethwei . ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ... In violence and martial arts, a punch is a strike made using the hand closed into a fist. ... A hook is a punch in boxing. ... An elbow strike(commonly referred to as simply an elbow) is a martial arts and combatives term for a strike with the point of the elbow, the part of the forearm nearest to the elbow, or the part of the upper arm nearest to the elbow. ...

The short distance in the clinch nullifies kicking to some extent, but some kicks are still effective. In muay thai the double collar tie is used to control an opponent while kneeing to the head or midsection. Stomps are used in some mixed martial arts competitions to kick the feet of the opponent from the single or double collar tie. Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/) (Thai Boxing) is the Thai name for an indigenous form of martial art practiced in several southeast Asian countries including Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey) and Myanmar where it is generally known as Lethwei . ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ...

Shoulder strikes, head butts and knees to the groin can also be used from this distance, but especially head butts and knees to the groin are considered foul techniques in most combat sports. The groin is the long narrow depression, usually of the human body, that separates the trunk from the legs. ...

Submission techniques

There are very few submission holds that can be applied effectively from the clinch, without engaging in ground fighting. The most well known submission hold is the guillotine choke, which can be attempted from a single or double collar tie. Height is advantagous in applying the guillotine choke from the clinch, since sufficient leverage is needed. Ground Fighting refers to any technique used by a combatant or martial artist to grapple an opponent while one or the other is on the ground. ... The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from in front of the opponent. ... Leverage is related to torque; leverage is a factor by which lever multiplies a force. ...

Martial arts and combat sports emphasizing clinch fighting

• Amateur wrestling
• Glima
• Judo
• Mixed martial arts
• Muay Thai
• Sambo
• Sumo

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See also

• Grappling
• Ground fighting
• Stand-up fighting

Grappling refers to the gripping, handling and controlling of an opponent without the use of striking. ... Ground Fighting refers to any technique used by a combatant or martial artist to grapple an opponent while one or the other is on the ground. ... Stand-up fighting(sometimes referred to simply as stand-up) is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are in a standing position. ...

External links

• The Subtle Science of the Muay Thai Clinch By Roberto Pedreira Information and pictures about the clinch in Muay Thai.