14.06.2023 Wednesday night's 1.5 hour lesson moved from Muay Thai to Mixed Martial Arts as we continued to work with elbow strikes. Seeing as the use of elbows in stand-up clinch ranges very similar to their use in Muay Thai, we went straight to the ground for this lesson. Under the influence of Ultimate Fighting Championship rules, 12-6 elbows are forbidden on the ground. This is the downward elbow strike. We explored attack and defence from several ground positions. Side Control: Mainly backward elbow and diagonal elbow strikes from the nearside arm are used in this context. Cover to defend by leveraging elbow strikes around the striker's tricep and snaking the hips out. Counters to this counter include looking to use the covering arm to set up an Americana arm-lock or attacking with an arm-triangle as well sending in over hand strikes from the far-side arm. Scarf Hold: Horizontal, slashing and backward elbow strikes are main attacking tools to use from this pin. With the striker having to use his non-under-hooked arm to throw these techniques the defender can use a single arm cover and post against the elbow strikes whilst seeking to reverse the scarf-hold. Knee Pin: This position is more suited to punches but, with both hands free, the striker can use one hand to reference, control or post against an opponent whilst throwing slashing elbow strikes. The defender needs to cover and move in tight destabilise the pinning knee. Full Mount: The mount is probably the strongest position to throw elbow strikes. Slashing elbows, chops and even uppercut elbows can be used from this position. Other elbow strikes, such as the backward elbow are too risky. Defence largely consists of covering and seeking to either bridge and turn or snake out to guard. The defender might also pull the head down. However, he then needs to be wary of controlling or mitigating against elbow chops to the ribs from this position. Cross-arm covers are also a good variation when defending. Guard: The striker in the guard can pretty much use the same weapons he did from full mount and is also permitted to throw downward elbow strikes to their opponent's thighs. The defender either needs to cover and clamp down in a closed guard to set up a submission or sweep or, preferably, move out to mid and long range guards to look to get back to their feet or sweep. Turtle: Here it is important for the striker to keep low on their opponent's back to maintain control and use mainly elbow chops to the side of the head to create other openings. This can be be paired with knees to the ribs and/or leg hooks to get back mount. Strikes to the back of the head and neck are forbidden. Striking wrists and arms can sometimes create openings or wear an opponent down. The defender covers tightly and seeks to roll to guard or go for a knee-bar. Back Mount: Pretty much the same situation from the top position. The striker uses mainly elbow chops to the side of the head and leveraging with the elbow to get a choke. They can also take advantage of a covering arm to set up a kimura hold for an arm-bar. Normal and cross-arm covers serve as strong defences against the elbows and the choke, but the defender needs to be mindful of the aforementioned kimura hold. The lesson finished with a non-stop series of 2 minute rounds attacking and defending these positions. https://clubbchimera.com/services/
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