Fight Study: Plum - the Muay Thai Clinch

Man, brutal class today. Coach sure has a tendency to crack you when fixing your mistakes. Haha, alright onto the analysis.

Combination 1: Plum clinch, twist off guard, curve knee, curve knee, straight knee, straight knee, transition out, cross, hook, cross, left or right round kick

*On the knees, I need to keep my hips in. What I've been doing previously where I throw my hips back is way too drastic and telling. Only bring my hip back enough to create the distance to throw the knee. Emphasize keeping your posture and keeping your hips in.

*Twisting an opponent off balance doesn't need to be drastic either. Make it a small movement but keep my posture and lower body in position. I can't be off balance when I'm throwing him off balance otherwise it negates the purpose of the move.

*When transitioning out of the clinch, the outside arm goes over the opponent's head (but always touches, never detach), positions on the well of the neck, straighten the arm and have the other hand up in a guarding position. Also when you step out around the corner, square back up into your kicking stance.

Things I need to work on:
 High guard: Need to keep my hands higher. I like keeping them lower just because I can slip a lot easier but I'll need to find a balance.

Posture: Especially in the clinch and against taller opponents. I try to drag their heads down to get leverage on them usually but this opens up space for them to throw counter knees.

My Thai clinch needs a lot of work.