14/7/16: Clinch work, takedowns from strikes, takedowns from clinch

SHADOW FIGHTING
Moving to get warmed up.

ROLLING
Basic forward and backward rolling.

The following video is great for variety of rolling. I love the work he has put in to have such control. I don't know how practical this method of rolling is, as it is mostly seen in matted dojo. That is not to say that these skills do not have value for what we do.



I spent several years training is Systema and they have excellent methods for falling and rolling into the floor, which was always hard, often concrete. One of the points Nigel made tonight was about getting your hips to the floor as quickly as possible. If I was to fall or roll on a hard floor, it is the Systema method I would use because I got used to working on the hard, unforgiving floor.



CLINCH: MANIPULATION OF THE LEGS
From the 50/50 clinch: lead knee to inner thigh, rear knee to outer thigh

CLINCH: ATTACKING THE HEAD
Holding the head in tight to your shoulder, pop it up by extending the arm, catch the back of the neck and snap it back towards your head as you drop your wight and level.

TAKEDOWN AS RESPONSE TO THE JAB
Come under the jab and move into him with the shoulder strike, squeeze his thigh between your legs as you take the grip around the waist with the hand sin the middle of his back (at waist height). Lever him for the takedown. Follow into top control (mount). Strike from this position, person on the bottom uses crazy monkey defence whilst trying to move.

TAKEDOWN AS RESPONSE TO JAB-CROSS
Split-entry, drop your weight by attacking his elbow crease. His arms will be pinned to your torso. I remember Nigel saying, "step in (right), step back (left) and turn. This will apply the takedown. Keep the arm extended as he hits the floor, check the back of the head. Leave no gaps.

TAKEDOWN FROM CLINCH
Same motions as at the start of the class. Knee to inner thigh, hooking heel to the back of the leg, step through for the throw. Keeping hold of the hand like above when he goes down to the floor.

The final throw or reap looked like osoto gari in that we used the back of our leg to throw him.





This video has lots of striking from the clinch. It also shows how much cumulative damage can happen from the clinch, both for you and him. But also because this is just a crazy fight where technique went out of the window and testicular fortitude took over.