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You've seen the top MMA fighters use the Muay Thai clinch with DEVASTATING effect, but is it possible for you to use the same techniques in a street fight?

In this self defense video, Oz and I (Matt) will teach you how to utilise the Muay Thai clinch for self defense, which has to be one of the most effective street fighting techniques to remove any threat quickly and leave your attacker wondering what the hell just happened!

If you have ever seen Oz fight then you will know that he has a great Muay Thai clinch, and as he has showed time and time again, it is a great tool to have in your arsenal should a situation ever escalate out of control. Once you get it right then it puts any attacker in a really BAD situation, and he will soon be wishing that he stayed at home.

The first way to approach the clinch is from an ordinary striking position. You want to work the jab and find your range, and then when you feel comfortable enough throw a one-two combination and use your cross to find the back of your opponents head.

When you do this you are not looking to hit him, the only goal is to grab the back and pull him towards you.

Then in this position you should find it easy to bring your other hand around to the same place. No attacker is ready for this, and if done correctly it will be very EFFECTIVE.

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One of the most practised martial arts in the world is Muay Thai, and the Muay Thai clinch can be DEVASTATING if you are on the wrong end of it.

In this self defense video, Oz and I (Matt) will show you an effective way to defend against the Muay Thai clinch, with a Japanese jiu-jitsu throw called the Kubi Naye Otoshi. When you consider that many people train in the Muay Thai martial art, then there is a very high chance that a street attacker will have had some form of training in the clinch. This is a way to protect yourself against that.

It works by quickly removing yourself from the clinch and then turning a defensive situation into an ATTACKING one.

If an attacker has you in a Muay Thai clinch then you can pull one of his arms down. This gives you an immediate chance to work yourself into a better position by stepping in tight to his body with your arm extended forwards.

Then reach around and grab near his shoulder area, while at the same time twisting your own body. This will allow you to easily position your leg where you can then execute the throw.

Defense to attack in a few SIMPLE moves!

It will all happen so that quick that your opponent will not know what just happened.

Muay Thai fighters hate it when the fight goes to the ground, as they are left HELPLESS.

The great thing about this move is that it sets you up nicely to transition straight into an armbar. No messing around on the floor. You can end it straight away.