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Dave3006 · 12-01-2003, 04:33 PM

Thanks Ryan, your description is very helpful. I also agree that a person should not automatically take the fight to the ground.

The question is really a technical one. If you are in a standing clinch and are on the receiving end of a barrage of strikes, how do you fight your way out? (I know it is best not to get there in the first place. But, shit happens). This situation seems to happen alot in real fights

Here are some options I am running through my head:

1. Try to punch/kick your way out or at least to a position where you are giving more punches than taking.

2. Try to get a more secure clinch where you are getting hit less.

3. Put them in your guard.

It will be hard to punch your way back to superiority and you will take alot of shots. It will be also hard to get a better clinch while a guy is holding you away and pounding. They usually hold your head or upper body. Since, your legs will probably be free, why not pull them into your guard and then a sweep if the circumstance makes sense for ground fighting.

I am not claiming this is true. It is more of a theory. The fights I have seen like this have a small window of opportunity for the guy being clinched to turn it around. This seems like a plausible approach. I could be wrong though.

12-01-2003, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dave3006 Novice Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 37 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Ryan, your description is very helpful. I also agree that a person should not automatically take the fight to the ground. The question is really a technical one. If you are in a standing clinch and are on the receiving end of a barrage of strikes, how do you fight your way out? (I know it is best not to get there in the first place. But, shit happens). This situation seems to happen alot in real fights Here are some options I am running through my head: 1. Try to punch/kick your way out or at least to a position where you are giving more punches than taking. 2. Try to get a more secure clinch where you are getting hit less. 3. Put them in your guard. It will be hard to punch your way back to superiority and you will take alot of shots. It will be also hard to get a better clinch while a guy is holding you away and pounding. They usually hold your head or upper body. Since, your legs will probably be free, why not pull them into your guard and then a sweep if the circumstance makes sense for ground fighting. I am not claiming this is true. It is more of a theory. The fights I have seen like this have a small window of opportunity for the guy being clinched to turn it around. This seems like a plausible approach. I could be wrong though.