Fighting from the clinch - MMA Instructional

[iwanttofight69]

great were u teach at?

[regettingloose]

nice moves. reminded me a lot of Eric Paulson's teachings

[spankmeyer]

@regettingloose Well spotted - he is a student of Eric's, among others

[josh1212121]

whos the douch who keeps stretching in the back

[OROMIACHICA4LYFE]

hahaha ppl in back r funny

[monarofreak]

awesome vid, really like the shoulder bump to create space to strike.

[spankmeyer]

Yep - that and the elbow and hip bumps are great Greco Roman techniques for creating enough space to sneak an uppercut through etc

[brandysticks]

Great video but seriously - who is that dick in the background stretching and shit??? My instructor who have kicked him out for not paying attention!

[fightstardeluxeco]

MMA is the greatest sport you can practice.

Look for my ultimate flying mma techniques

[KOticMiND]

the guy in the background stretching is hilarious!!!

[violentbuddha]

omg now i cant stop watching him! im missing the whole video! he wont stop!! and whats he warming up for? he never does anything the whole vid! lmao

[dialsquarepaul]

Aaaah yes. How are you, mate? didn't you move up to Leeds with your escrima sticks?

[spankmeyer]

Lol, No had planned on Leeds but ended up in Brighton.

[dialsquarepaul]

Who's that then? Can't work out who's holding the camera?!....

[spankmeyer]

Person holding the camera was me - Lee - the ginger / bleached blonde short haired guy with a goatee, tats and piercings

[jeetkunejimi]

Many fighters have had their chins dislocated from a shoulder bump!!?? This is so true, I've had my eyebrows broken a couple of times from a shoulder bump. Lol.

[spankmeyer]

I could believe it if done right. I've personally seen someone lose a tooth through one. lol

[Emelianenkop]

Good vid. Thanks.

[spankmeyer]

Thanks!

[KLguy133]

does that squash ct have a padded fllor?

[spankmeyer]

no, we used to have to put the mats down before each lesson and remove them afterwards

[KLguy133]

That's actually a very good idea .

Judo type mats ? how many did you use ?

[spankmeyer]

I think they were standard gymnastic mats - as the place ran a large gym club also - and it took around 20 to cover the area. The only problem was occasionally when they moved and you twisted a toe / ankle, tripping in the gap

[KLguy133]

Ouch . the non sparring guys hould stand at the edge and wedge the mats in .

[spankmeyer]

We all usually fought at the same time, then pushed them back together in the brief break between rounds

[Thechad201]

Now, whenever I say 'shoulder bump' or 'cover' in my head, i hear it with an accent. Very useful video. Thanks.

[spankmeyer]

lol, cool. Thanks for commenting.

[iamcarpetpython]

He's sharp with those focus mitts. Great video!

[wulfyson]

Thank you for the post.

[spankmeyer]

My Pleasure. Glad you found it useful

[evets1968]

Yes,I see the Vunak influence,now that you mention it.

[zeerebel]

very detail, with training progression.

[alexhagan]

yeah i agree with Chujwamwdupe1 it is hard to create distance from the clinch

[cssius]

Good coaching!

[colinselby]

Looks like a decent trainer but had to laugh at the little bald guy in the background,he was hardly watching but loved his full european warm up

[spankmeyer]

Yeah you were right, the little guy was always doing his own thing. He left to get more into traditional boxing I believe.

[dialsquarepaul]

His name is Dan. Mental Dan.

PS. I believe Richard went to an instructorship programme at The Inosanto Academy. He was also held in high estemm by the late Sifu Larry Hartsell.

[spankmeyer]

Ah right, sounds right.

Yes Richard was a student of both - I think he started with Larry Hartsell round about the time he started concentrating more on MMA than the PFS JKD concepts stuff which he did at the beginning.

Did you train with Richard too?

[dialsquarepaul]

Yeah. That's me leaning on the wall NOT warming up.

[spankmeyer]

Oh right, yeah - Paul - cool. Long time no see. Take it you're not training there any more?

[Si1VaFoX]

my drunken fox is better than your spanking monkey

[jkdsifu]

The sifu did very good work on teaching the clinch. Most people don't know that JKD also fights from the clinch range. Clinching and trapping tactics make a dangerous combination. Keep up the good work - post more vids!

[spankmeyer]

Many thanks. Yes is a student of Paul Vunak, Erik Paulson and Rick Young - among others. Glad you enjoyed it.

[ceejade]

"sifu"??...i dont know if i missed anything but since when did white instructors get the title of "sifu"??

[atran35]

When the chinese sifus gave it to the white students.

[ceejade]

id like to see a black sifu one day if dats da case...like samuel l jackson or sumthin

[atran35]

There are black sifu. My wing chun sifu was a black man name Juliun Sawyer.

[Si1VaFoX]

lol ..... my style is better than your style

[spankmeyer]

V funny.... punk