Learning Basic PummelingFiled Under: Instruction
Learning to pummel, or in other words, learning to break clinches/holds and gain your own dominant position while standing is very important. When you get tied up by an opponent, he’s going to be working his game plan – which probably includes brutally kneeing you to the face dozens of times. Since this isn’t part of your plan, learning to pummel is a good idea.
When you first start into clinching and pummeling with a partner, go easy. If you’ve never sparred with guys who wrestle by tying you up like this, your neck will be very sore the day after. To strengthen your overall clinch and pummeling performance, workout the neck with proper back bridging. NOTE: It’s very important to do this correctly by bridging with your forehead on the ground, pushing your nose to ground instead of bridging on the top of your head – see Matt Furley’s book Combat Conditioning for more detailed instruction.
Here’s a vid with fighter Yves Edwards showing the basic plumb clinch and pummelling.
Here’s a video of Daniel and Jenny working the pummel for several minutes. Watch how they work the head, push off from the hips, and use angles to break out. Copycat what they do to train your pummel and clinch. Flow from one tie up to the next, just grappling. Later you incorporate practicing strikes, but for now, just get the motions down.
Pummeling: Stand-up grappling 3/18/07 Jenny and Daniel
If you want more info on pummeling, consult either Randy “The Natural” Couture’s book Wrestling for Fighting or this devilishly under-priced Amazon.com download, Learn to Fight and Win with Randy Couture . Between the two, they cover all sorts of neat stuff – single collar ties, takedowns, advanced pummeling, ect. I’ve gone through both, and their filled with awesome stuff. Randy is a fighter who knows his stuff and pummels really well.
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Tags: clinch, muay thai clinch, plumb clinch, pummel, pummelling, wrestling
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- BartB
- 6 Aug 2008 10:49 PM
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October 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
[...] pummeling. I’d suggest Randy Couture’s Wrestling For Fighting. Also, you can check out this post for tips on pummeling out of the clinch. Also, here’s a vid by Shogun and Ninja Rua for [...]
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
[...] With all the talk of clinches, you’ll want to bring yourself up to speed on pummeling and the different clinch positions. The article Basic Pummeling, can be found here. [...]
March 13th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I TALK LOUD BUT SAY GOOD THINGS.
YES PUMMELLING IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS A G-R OR THAI NECK PLAAM FIGHT NEEDS TO KNOW.
I WOULD LIKE THE GOOD VIDEO PRESENTERS TO DEMONSTRATE PUMMELING INTO THE HOOK TIE UP ALTERNATING WITH A EXTRA HARD NECK POP THERE FROCING A PULL PUSH EFFECT .. AFTER THE PULL PUSH IS ACCOMPLISHED OTHER MOVES CAN BE EXECUTED .
WE CALL THIS PULL PUSH RAG DOLL AND SOME TIMES BULL DOG SINCE THAT IS THE EFFECT YOU ARE DOING ON TO THE OPPONENTS NECK AND BODY EACH PUMP IS EQUAL TO A JAB AND UNBALANCES AND BREAKS DOWN THE OPPONENTS RYTHEM
ALLOWING YOU TO SUPER IMPOSE YOU WILL AND MOVES AT THAT INSTANT..
LET ME RECAPITULATE THE TECHNIQUE SEQUENCE .
STEP IN EITHER LEG FORWARD .INGAGE IN PUMMELING SOME ONE MUST GO FOR IT AND PULL IN HARD .
YES IT BETTER TO HAVE THE HANDS HIGH ON YOUR OPPONENTS BACK OF THE HEAD BUT THAT CAN BE TOO IDEAL .
**PULL FOR A BODY CHECK**
PULL THE HEAD FOCRFULLY INTO YOUR CHEST OR SIDE AND SMASH THE OPPONTS FACE ..
***YOU MUST FEEL FOR WEAKNESS USE SENSIVETY DECIDE WHEN AND WHERE TO PUSH THE OPPONENT OUT-AWAY FROM FULL BODY CHECK .
THE SENSIVETY AND SKILL YOU HAVE DEVELOPED WILL DETERMIN WHAT TO DO WITH THE PUSH AWAY ..
IF THE OPPONENT IS WEAK AND LACKS SKILLS PUSH OUT FAR AND APPLY EXTRA HARD STRIGHT KNEE ANY WHERE ..
IF THE OPPONENT HAS NECK FIGHTING SKILLS AND OR IS VERY STRONG STAY CLOSE CLENTCH AND MAKE YOUR BUTT BACK AND GIVE CUNCH BACK STYLE KNEES ..
***IF YOU HAVE ALREADY TENDERIZED YOU OPPENENT APPLY PULL PUSH TO A RIGHT OR LEFT DIRECTION SIDE STEP PIVOT >>DON CORRECTLY THIS IS A SLING TURN MOVE .. YOU WILL DRAG YOUR OPPONENT ABOUGHT A 1/4 TURN AND STEP WITH THEM AND APPLY A KNEE ON TO THEM AT COMPLEATION OF SPIN TURN..THIS IS A WONDERFULL TECHNIQUE..
THIS PIVIOT CAN BE PRACTICED ON THE LONG BAG WITH EAZE AND SUCCESS..
I HAVE MANY MORE MOVES BUT THEY MAY BE POSTED LATER.
THE SMALL MAN WITH THE BIG VIEW .
I AM MUAY THAI
MAR 13 MAR 2009 U.S.A.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:35 pm
JUN 22 2009
SUFFICIENT TIME HAS PASSED BY THAT I WILL WRITE THE NEXT INSTALLEMENT OF NECK WRESTLING ..
I WILL ASSUME THAT SOME CAN EXECUTE THE TECHNIQUE/MOVEMENT I EXPLANED ON THE PREVIOU DISCIRTATION ..
IF YOUR OPPONENT IS TOO STRONG AND YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TENDERIZE HIM IT IS BETTER TO HAVE AND MAINTAIN A EXTRA CLOSE NECK LOCK .. SOME WOULD CALL THIS A STANDING HEAD LOCK ..THE NAME IS OF NO IMPORTANCE AT THIS TIME ..YOU MUST HOLD EXTRA CLOSE WITH YOUR ARM AROUND THE OPPONETS NECK ..THIS CAN BE SINGLE OR DOUBLE HOOK TIE UP..
FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POSITION BODY CHECK INCOMMING KNEES .. ALSO THERE IS GRAPE VINE LEG CHECKS AND IN SIDE AND OUT SIDE KNEE CAP BLOCKS .. FROM THE BELLY TO BELLY ..
TO ACHIEVE THIS YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SAG DOWN AS NEEDED..
SAG TO A SLIGHTLY HUNCHED POSTION AND MAKE SUDDEN ROUND OR STRAIGHT KNEES..
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SCOOT YOU BUTT BACK OUT FOR EXTRA SUDDEN EXPLOSIVE LEVERAGE ..
THIS IS NOT A BEGINERS MOVE ..TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS YOU AND PERHAPS SOME DAY THE THAI`S WILL CALL YOU ** FEEMUR**
August 11th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
[...] all grappling begins with a battle of grips. Even in the standup game, the clinch positions and pummeling are extensions of the grip. Submissions are set-up by a proper gripping situation and to an extent, [...]
September 13th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
PUMMELING AND TRASNITIONS TO CLOSE OR MID RANGE ARE THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
PULL -PUSH TO CHANGE ANY THING..
ONE MUST PARTAKE OF THIS EXERCISE TO FEEL THE TIMING ..THERE IS NO SHORT CUT TO LEARNING. YOU MUST PAY YOUR DUES OF SWEAT IN THE GYM.