Technique: The Over-Under Clinch

Happy New Year everyone! In continuation with last year, I will be posting a summary highlighting the technique we covered during the week on Thursday or Friday. Use this as a tool to help you reflect on the technique we have covered, and put at least one "new" thing into your toolbox of jiu-jitsu technique.

This week at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, we focused on different possibilities from the over-under clinch. We practiced the Over-Under Clinch from three different positions: the feet, the knees, and the butterfly guard.

Over-Under Clinch from Standing:
(Head is on over-hook side, lead leg is under-hook side, pushing in with shoulder buried)
- Pummeling for positioning
- Pummeling for DOUBLE UNDER-HOOKS
- DOUBLE UNDER HOOKS to BEAR HUG takedown (high, middle, low)
- DOUBLE UNDER HOOKS to SHUCK-BY take-the-back takedown
- ARM-DRAG:Create space to push down his under-hook. Transition into an arm-drag for a take-the-back takedown

Over-Under Clinch from Butterfly Guard:
(Important not to have the back flat on the mat. Should be sitting up on the butt or on either shoulder)
- Pummeling for positioning
- ELEVATOR SWEEP: Elevate foot hook, push off mat with other leg, go towards over hook
- KICK OUT SWEEP: they step out, kick the block out
- DOUBLE UNDER HOOK SWEEP: Same as ELEVATOR SWEEP but with double under hooks
- OVER HOOK GI CHOKE: Over hook hand grips far lapel, sweep toward under hook side, they post, grab shoulder of the gi for a choke. -or- sweep to either side with no post
- ELBOW PUSH SWEEP: Push elbow in, they push back, sweep toward the side they push back
- ARM DRAG to the BACK: Arm drag to take the back, seatbelt grip, hand around neck goes to deep lapel, side bend for other hand to grab pants, hip-escapes to get perpendicular for effective choke

Eliot Kelly 

www.edhbjj.com

El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 

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