the importance of pummeling

[Dragonzbane76]

an under used tool that we train almost every class. Clinch work in my book is probably one of the most important exercises you can do.

This drill is used for fighting to hold dominance with underhooks, trying to gain upper body control.

at the beginning is a couple of my other students, at the end me and the bigger guy in grey are working pummeling and control.

We use the wall a lot for control as well in this drill.
do 2 to 3 rounds of 2 min. and you can feel your shoulders and legs burn.

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[MightyB]

That'll make for a good night's sleep. Good vids. Hard drilling ain't pretty, but it's functional.

[Iron_Eagle_76]

Here's one more for you guys. Doing some clinch work with light knees. Same night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFChvQayVY

[Frost]

nice work, i agree its an important drill and should be done every class, i also love cage/wall work its unique to MMA and one area you need to work on, thought the heads were a bit low sometimes and looking downwards not forward in the second clip, which might have set up a snap down but might just be tiredness,

could also be you guys come from a wrestling background some of the westlers i have trained with do the same thing and have great balance so snap downs are out, guys that come from a thai striking background tend to have the head higher

still lovely work

[Dragonzbane76]

I come from a wrestling background myself. I'm pretty used to the snap down frost. A lot of times i use the lower pull downs to set up. Personally i like the level change it creates and many times we drill doing it with an elbow lift to shot.

[Frost]

Yep like I said I’ve seen wrestlers use it, personally not coming from a high school background I prefer a higher head and looking forward, difference maybe between looking for the shot and baiting the opponent to set it up and looking to set up the plum for knees, and having such a good base you can let the head come forward v being not quite as secure in the base so not breaking some basic rules (if that makes sense)

Horses for courses and its all fun