Building up and Integrating the Clinch (diary entry)

01.05.2024 The 1.5 hour lesson continued the Muay Thai theme with a focus on better clinch work. This came out from the previous class. We looked at constraints-led sparring rounds that would better develop clinching techniques and then bring them into the rest of Muay Thai. After a dynamic stretching sequence we completed the following 2-minute technique-layered rounds:

1. Clinching and sweeps only

2. Ditto

3. Clinching, sweeps and curve knees

4. Ditto

5. Clinching, sweeps and all knee strikes

6. Ditto

7. Clinching, sweeps and all elbow strikes

8. Ditto

9. Clinching with all short-range weapons

10. Ditto

11. Clinch versus out-boxing

12. Ditto

We then finished with 3 x 3-minute rounds of free-style sparring. It was decided that next lesson would focus more on developing strategies. https://clubbchimera.com/services/