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Alley Grappling 2: The Striking Clinch aka “The Head Clinch” by Mark Hatmaker

Let us talk Alley Grappling, let us talk vicious striking. Meanness so refined as to make a Muay Thai Plum Blossom clinch enthusiast jump for joy. Let us talk an Old School Rough n Tumble tool with a staggeringly simple but, oh, so varied approach. A tool to charm strikers, street scufflers, with enough control wiliness to make the pure grapplers salivate to the sounds of bodies slappin’ the pavement symphonic resonance. Without giving away the elegance of this tactical cow, let us sample a little milk. Sphere 1: The Striking Clinch This is an Upright Position that assumes cohesion—that is non-striking body contact from which strikes can and may be launched. Clinches are ideal for takedowns but…no takedown is addressed in the Striking Clinch Sphere. The Striking Clinch can be over-under, Head-Tie, Collar and Elbow, Biceps Rides, Outside-2-on-1, or any other variation. Here, we emphasize and focus 100% of our attention on The Head Clinch and beaucoup ways to… ·         Slap it on wisely