{"id":1833,"date":"2014-05-15T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T09:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2020-04-07T18:25:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T18:25:42","slug":"take-down-from-the-clinch-with-mike-gillette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/15\/take-down-from-the-clinch-with-mike-gillette\/","title":{"rendered":"Take-down from the Clinch - with Mike Gillette"},"content":{"rendered":"Being in the clinch in a street fight is a dangerous place. An attackers buddies can attack you from behind, you don't have much mobility, you can be easily forced to the ground, and it typically lengthens the fight (exposing you and your loved ones to more risk). For those reasons you want to transition from the clinch as quickly as possible. The reverse arm bar in the clip above taught by Mike Gillette is a technique you need to have up your sleeve. It's simple and it works great, even for smaller guys like Mike.<!--more-->\n<div class=\"flex-video\">\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7MzYPqnnc5U?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\nThe first step is to make sure that you do the lock while at least one of your arms is on the inside. If both your arms are on the outside of his, use another technique, there are plenty of other great options (knees to the groin, headbutt etc.).\n<div style=\"width: 243px; height: 132px; padding: 5px; float: right;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2396\" src=\"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Capture.png\" alt=\"Once inside the clinch make sure that you do the lock while at least one of your arms is on the inside.\" width=\"100%\"><\/div>\nTake the arm that is on the inside and loop it up and around his arm and back toward your body as shown in the video. This will give you a leverage advantage locking his joint and giving you control over his body. However, the key to making this work, especially with a large attacker, is a distraction strike. As Mike shows in the video this can be a throat strike or simply snapping the head up and over by striking the chin.\n\nEither way the goal is to distract the attacker and gain another point of control over his body to complete the take-down.\n<div style=\"width: 243px; height: 132px; padding: 5px; float: right;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2397\" src=\"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-clinch2.png\" alt=\"The goal is to distract the attacker and gain another point of control over his body to complete the take-down from the clinch.\" width=\"100%\"><\/div>\nIn the video, Mike explains these two components separately. In real life they need to happen simultaneously. The attacker will be thinking about the throat strike and not even realize he is being put into a joint lock.\n\nNow there are certainly less complex ways to transition out of the clinch, however this technique will give you control of the attacker and prevents him from recoiling from a simple throat strike or eye gouge. Some times control is necessary, especially when you have loved ones who need to escape, or if you need to do more severe damage if you are in a place where you cannot escape after a few simple strikes.\n\nFor more simple combat technique from former Army Airborne Soldier, Veteran Swat Cop, and Police Chief Mike Gillette <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightfast.com\/ar\/CP-k.php\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">check out his DVD package here<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being in the clinch in a street fight is a dangerous place. An attackers buddies can attack you from behind, you don&#8217;t have much mobility, you can be easily forced to the ground, and it typically lengthens the fight (exposing you and your loved ones to more risk). 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