Enter the Clinch: how to close the distance

[@rohitchaoji]

"I'm not that great of a grappler" "Become one!"

[@turtlesage28]

Solid sound logic for fight science.

[@B..B.]

Your videos alone made me a better fighter. I was a pure striker advocate, I learned about not being caught most of the times by a grappler. but my teacher and a bit of other guys who excel me in striking, by usage of grappling literally rolled me over. One of your videos about tai ji I think, but not only one, you point that grappling/wrestling is great and it hits me, so I abandoned my childish behavior and now I learn and use grappling for my offensive stances. It evolve my defense a lot and made me more comfortable and confident when people comes "too close". Not only I can grapple now, but my strike evolved to the point of I making a nasty usage of my elbows, knees and even foot stomping ( which is allowed in my martial arts style, but with caution cause it is for self defense so it's targeted in dirty ways). I'm grateful for all your teachings and knowledge. Always hoping for the best for you and you family, health and prosperity for you all

[@ericdale4641]

Great video. And here I thought the flying side kick just looked cool.

[@joekchicago]

Ramsey, I actually took the time tonight to use the SEARCH 🔍 function to watch a handful of old videos you made on food- eating, cooking, shopping, nutrition. It was very interesting! I liked how you showed your cooking skills on the stove in one and the best one was the shopping in a Shanghai market and walking around your local neighborhood. I’m curious where you learned to cook anyway.

[@RamseyDewey]

Trial and error, cookbooks, watching my mother. I’ve been cooking since I was a kid.

[@malkomalkavian]

I wonder if there ever could be direct knowledge transfer, so that people could share their skills with more than miming and words. Ramsey knows so much, it would be amazing just to see it all laid out like an interconnected tree. Or perhaps that's just me :)

[@ethanmb9910]

I’ve been doing Muay Thai off and on for a while now and had my first clinch sparring session yesterday, needless to say I got thrown around pretty bad but your clinch videos have me a lot more confident for next time lol

[@chriscross7494]

I have decided I am going to start studying movement after watching some of your videos..

[@someirishkid9241]

Oh, fantastic, I was really hoping you'd eventually put to film the techniques you mentioned in your reply to my comment a while back. It sounds like someone else's comment was the catalyst for that happening, so thank you to whoever that was, you're a legend.

[@RamseyDewey]

A lot of people have been asking about this topic… including you!

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@RamseyDewey why are headgear in mma if it doesn't work for reducing brain damage?

[@rohitchaoji]

Drilling clinches is also one of my favourites, being one of the most basic position drills for grappling. I feel safe enough doing them without a mat when training with friends, as long as we don't work on any trips or takedowns. Just positions.

[@Dannyboy-ci3qk]

The flying knee to the clinch just made me so happy! It's the only way I could get to the clinch "safely " while growing up. I started in shotokan and for the many years that was my go to entry. I also had alot of experience of them redirecting my knee to the side while in the air. putting my hip against them and my arms landing in a head lock. Which as a kid I'd continue the momentum and we'd spin down into scarf 😁 Just a wave on nostalgia

[@joemartini8775]

Its been a wile but its good to start watching your show again.

[@moreparrotsmoredereks2275]

Not sure if I was the request you saw, but I know I've been wanting this video for a while. Thank you

[@bobbie4862]

Great stuff sir.

[@nathanv.4397]

I would have to pay my old instructor for $100 / hr 🇨🇦 private instruction for this depth of study. 🙏

[@blockmasterscott]

0:45 That’s our very first move in Chen Tai Chi 56 lol. It’s wild seeing you demonstrate it lol.

[@pyronicdesign]

What I love about cliche sparring, is that is very simular to Qin Na drills, but taught properly. Too many Qin Na practitioners just do those drills by rote with put actually applying the actual techniques dynamically. The drills are what show uyou the basic technique, and what Ramsey is doing here is actually applying them, and training them, those are NOT the same thing a d too many Kung fu practitioners don't realize that.

[@-_ellipsis_-5219]

Clinch work is really applicable in boxing, as well. Even if you aren't there for long and the ref breaks you up, it's still enough time to find an advantageous position that can have you sneak punches in or one where you are using less energy than your opponent which gasses them out more.

[@fennec812]

I’m dangerously uninformed about most kung fu styles, but this is what the fairy ubiquitous vertical fist, “straight down the center” punch always seemed like it was for to me. At least, aside from the damage to the hand that’s popularly brought up. As a way to slip through a pretty shelled up opponent’s guard into inside clinch position, though, it seems pretty tailored for that. If it bops the guy on the way end, that’s just a cherry on top. I kind of feel like the error has been in divorcing that style of punching from that specific function. I’m a lot less convinced of how useful it is unless we are bare knuckle for some reason, I guess. As an entry into the clinch, though, sure.

[@mistermindahenziandalasnus3754]

Nice.

[@Projacked1]

'This a close ranged fight!....paaaah just kidding!!' lol

[@enriquecerradamartos2893]

YES! Thanks Ramsey

[@Goval400]

Good video, some techniques have been right up on my face for a while. Khabib forced shots or clinching by launching a front kick or flying knee to his opponent too, he just wanted to close the distance to start the grappling

[@official_liberal_chungus7825]

I love your content you make it fun

[@joekchicago]

Ramsey, have you ever tried doing a rock climbing gym? I know there’s a handful of them in Shanghai. It would be interesting how well you do.

[@RamseyDewey]

I have not.

[@GregP_]

Hi Coach, loved the video! Soon I'll be competing at my first IFMA tournament, so these clinch videos are super helpful 🙏

[@otavionathanael7053]

Heyy ramsey, I just found out about karate combat and I really don't know what to think to be honest ahahhahah. It looks like full contact kickbox in a way but has a few things that differ. Have you seen this already? if so do you have any thoughts on it? Do you think this thing will gain popularity? (seems to be around since 2017) and lastly, does it look like something that would benefit traditional and Olympic karate practitioners, when it comes to getting into the combat sports scenario?

[@kochuroff]

Hi, coach! Have a question for you. I'm 37, training in BJJ for a little while, 2-3 months or so. Didn't do any combat sports before, trained 3-4 years with weights (powerlifting big 3 mostly, lifting somewhat heavy). For these 3 months I've been doing bjj, I had multiple minor injuries, broken/disclocated toes, sprained ligaments in arms. It's a common practice in our gym, and I've seen a lot of similar injuries happened to other guys, sometimes more serious stuff. Sometimes I see guys jumping guards, trying to do amplitude throws without solid breaking fall skills. Most of us are going really fast as we wrestle, I still can't stay calm when my partner goes as fast as he can and does chaotic, often senseless movements. What bothers me is the fact that our coach doesn't really addresses this, with the attitude like "it is what it is, it's all in the game", etc. It can be the case if our gym was hardcore fighting gym, but no, 99% are hobbyists here, white/blue belts. Coach himself is real deal, 3 dan black belt, with a dozens of professional MMA fights, but there is hardly anyone who can be instructor other than him. All my own injuries could have been prevented if I have known that: - the faster you go, the more potential is there for injury; - the more extended arms/elbows are when you wrestle, the more weak/injury prone they are. I had to figure that by myself, even when I asked our coach how to practice safe, all I could get was "just relax, calm down, don't go hard". Ramsey, my questions are: 1) Are there more fundamental principles we can use to limit injuries? 2) Should I try to convince the guys to go slower, or is it entirely my responsibility to stay calm and collected? There is one guy who is really cool and efficient with his movements, and I like to roll with him, because it's much easier to stay calm when your partner doesn't do random spastic stuff.

[@TheDevourerOfPancake]

Hey! Here's my 2 cents as a wrestler. The taller you are standing, the farther you fall so practice being able tomove as crouched low as possible and keep your arms glued to your torso. Your goal is to make handfights happen, tie up as soon as possible. They can't wildly accelerate while you're stuck to them. Learn how to turtle, it's a bit more resistant to being rolled and jammed around then standard guard and lean on your opponent every chance you get. Stalling might be bad competition behavior but it's a great training skill to keep yourself safe with the newbies. I've got nothing for the jumping guard, that's just wildly unsafe

[@kaizenproductions00]

"Enter the Clinch". Sounds like a lost Bruce Lee movie where he learns Muay Thai to defeat the bad guy.

[@bettermessage2595]

or any Danaher DVD

[@ToiletDuckFan]

Furthermore, what do you think of grappling techniques in last century boxing/bare knuckle boxing, E.g. Chancery. Efficacy in MMA or street fights. I’m reading an 1855 book and realised they have/had some and I think it was yourself who said Boxing had/has grappling (which blew my mind).

[@inditsnotdenon922]

Awesome, need this.

[@ToiletDuckFan]

Ramsey, does boxing work/work the way it normally does in a street fight? Yes, I really do box quite a bit and for sometime (Kickboxing style). But is it easy to break your hands with knuckles or harder to duck punches? If so, does the mean all the open and stuff in TKD etc is a lot more efficacious than people realise? I love boxing and do it, I’m not having a go at it.

[@talinnga]

very good tutorial as always-thanks ramsey :)

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@RamseyDewey why are headgear in mma if it doesn't work for reducing brain damage?

[@joekchicago]

Don’t be a Grinch! Learn to Clinch! Train it enough times and it will be a Cinch! :-)

[@Jose-oq5wq]

Coach! been needing this vid since i’m transitioning from muay thai to mma where dudes are less willing to clinch. by the way maybe this is an uncommon request. but more bible videos please 🙏🙏

[@kristiangonzalez9618]

Mr Ramsey, what made you want to learn dance?

[@cahallo5964]

4:58 I do that and it works every time (not literally everytime) I've noticed now that I am grappling more that I am actually pretty bad at starting the clinch when strikes aren't allowed, I need to work on that.

[@zndr27]

Thank you for the video my man 🥊 always looking forward to them

[@GregP_]

Hey Coach, I know I've commented on this vid before, but I have another question. I seem to be getting countered a lot when exiting the clinch, usually with a hook. Do you have any advice on exiting the clinch safely ?

[@RamseyDewey]

Yes. I have a lot of advice for you!

[@GregP_]

@@RamseyDewey I'd love to hear it! Usually when I'm getting caught I'm trying to push or let go my opponent, especially if he's shorter. I think that happens due to a lack of awareness from my part to be honest ...

[@patrickmiller1723]

Can you apply similar things to grappling rule sets?

[@RamseyDewey]

Sometimes. Obviously you can’t use a flying knee in a grappling tournament. You can use a flying guillotine though.

[@jacobwilliams1471]

Love your vids!

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@RamseyDewey why are headgear in mma if it doesn't work for reducing brain damage?

[@notdanroth]

How many i-frames on that flying sidekick?

[@RamseyDewey]

What’s an i-frame?

[@notdanroth]

@@RamseyDewey Invincibility frame. Certain moves in video games cause the character to become invincible for a certain amount of times, measured in how many frames the screen displays

[@RamseyDewey]

@@notdanroth Ah I see!

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

Just stopped by to say The clinch was invented by the Greeks 😁

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahaha! Of course! Of course!

[@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed]

@@RamseyDewey Ha ha ha ha 😁

[@Cephalo_p]

Yeah side kick into clinch is a gracie tradition... it always looks sloppy but kinda works every time. Hate that shit

[@huskiefan8950]

In the clinch, can you take your palm, and just shove it straight into his chin, or face? Is that legal, cause I feel like that could be good if the guy doesn't expect it

[@RamseyDewey]

There’s no rule against it.

[@carlosdlonga6507]

I dont Drink but I had Champagne Problems like katy said so im for the Rolexes and ride harleys in Hawai

[@LadyBug-xz9et]

I need to lose 5 pounds in a week and a half for a tournament. What can I do to lose that weight?

[@JosephDewey]

So, a question.... Which martial arts performers can do the splits better (more split-ty) than Jean Claude Van Damme? kzbin.info/www/bejne/poKodXiio7mWhKc

[@RamseyDewey]

Check the latest Q&A video I just posted. This was the final question.

[@buggatewood1560]

I don't know if I would want clinch with Fang... He is a pretty big man 😬

[@RamseyDewey]

And his judo is pretty good.

[@Raysting511]

I had a fight about a year ago I opened with a flying side because I was trying to grab him

[@Zurenarrh]

Coach, I am afraid of losing my self respect. Self respect is very important, how am I gonna be able to see myself as a man if I dont attack back to some a** who attacks me first? We always talk about violence is bad because we may end up in jail but what about broken self respect issue? Thanks

[@cantap9566]

❤👍🙏

[@KarmasAB123]

First!

[@RamseyDewey]

Second!

[@KarmasAB123]

@@RamseyDewey Beat ya, coach!

[@RamseyDewey]

@@KarmasAB123 So you did!

[@terminator4974]

How to maintain and improve anaerobic conditioning (long duration explosive power 3 min rounds) when adding weights to my training?