MuayThai Clinchwork as demonstrated by genuine masters of the craft

**Khun Kao** · Posted On: 8/10/2010 6:41am

"Pot", trainer at Sinbi Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand vs. Saenchai Sor.Kingstar of 13 Coins Gym in Bangkok, who is Thailand's #1 fighter.

YouTube- ‪Pot Clinching with Saenchai‬&lrm;

Afterwards, Saenchai asked Pot "Who ARE you and are you still fighting?!?"

**Khun Kao** · Posted On: 8/10/2010 7:09am

Another Sinbi trainer, Mr. X, clinch sparring with Saenchai

YouTube- ‪Mr. X Clinching with Saenchai‬&lrm;

**Neo Sigma** · Posted On: 8/10/2010 8:01am

I really dig the arm control that I see a lot of Thai guys using, it really opens up so many more possibilities for controlling the clinch. Too many people that I've run into seem to think that you don't have a good clinch if you don't have the classic plum.

**Khun Kao** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 7:00am

Day Two:

YouTube- ‪Pot Clinching with Saenchai Day 2‬&lrm;

**Kovacs** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 7:35am

Nice work! makes me want to train again and realise how much my clinch actually sucked. Did you find those or are they your own footage?

***WhiteShark*** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 9:56am

Wow Pot does two things that I love and I rarely see people do.

He has the slight forward lean to his whole body. This makes everything you do feel really heavy without really taking any extra energy on your part. It also makes it much easier to break your opponents posture because they will tend to push their hips in to protect themselves which starts to bend their spine.

He also keeps using my favorite grip ever the cross arm grip that pushes their head out for knees to the face. He does it when the other guy leans his head back or when he gets really good upper arm control.

**Khun Kao** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 10:45am

Originally Posted by Kovacs

Nice work! makes me want to train again and realise how much my clinch actually sucked. Did you find those or are they your own footage?

A very good friend and fellow coach, Matt Nielsen, is in Thailand training at Sinbi Muay Thai in Phuket. I've been linking these videos as soon as he uploads them, and he's been uploading them as soon as he steps out of the gym. Training footage doesn't get more current than this!

**Khun Kao** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 10:49am

Originally Posted by WhiteShark

Wow Pot does two things that I love and I rarely see people do.

He has the slight forward lean to his whole body. This makes everything you do feel really heavy without really taking any extra energy on your part. It also makes it much easier to break your opponents posture because they will tend to push their hips in to protect themselves which starts to bend their spine.

He also keeps using my favorite grip ever the cross arm grip that pushes their head out for knees to the face. He does it when the other guy leans his head back or when he gets really good upper arm control.

I agree that this is one of the things that make these videos so great! Pot's posture and footwork is SPOT-ON! I mean, c'mon! Pot is literally tossing around Thailand's current #1 fighter like a ragdoll and making it look easy!!!!

How about Saenchai's throw at 6:55 of the 2nd video (clinching with Mr. X)?

**Torakaka** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 11:27am

Awesome, thanks a lot for sharing these. These sorts of videos are so excellent because we simply don't get this level of clinch work over here so it's great to watch as much as we can get to pick up what we can. It's crazy to see someone tossing around Seanchai haha.

**Khun Kao** · Posted On: 8/11/2010 11:33am

Originally Posted by KidSpatula

Awesome, thanks a lot for sharing these. These sorts of videos are so excellent because we simply don't get this level of clinch work over here so it's great to watch as much as we can get to pick up what we can. It's crazy to see someone tossing around Seanchai haha.

You just *know* I was thinking of you when posting these, LOL!

It's awesome seeing the difference between Saenchai clinching with Pot and when he clinches with Mister X. Pot (retired) totally dominated him, but Saenchai got the best of Mr. X (current fighter).