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Clinch fighting or trapping is the part of stand-up fighting where the combatants are grappling in a clinch, typically using clinch holds. Clinching the opponent can be used to eliminate the opponent's effective usage of some kicks, punches, and melee weapons. The clinch can also be used as a medium to switch from stand-up fighting to ground ...
Felix Trinidad throws a punch at Roy Jones Jr. during a boxing match. In martial arts and combat sports, stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat between opponents in a standing position, as distinguished from ground fighting. Clinch fighting is stand-up grappling.
This category is for terms used in or derived from the sport of kickboxing and affiliated styles such as muay Thai and sanshou. Pages in category "Kickboxing terminology" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
Sanda or Sanshou (also known as Chinese boxing and Chinese kickboxing) is a form of kickboxing originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Kung fu and modern combat fighting techniques; it combines traditional kickboxing, which include close range and rapid successive punches and kicks, with ...
A superman punch is a technique used in Sanda, Lethwei, Muay Thai, ITF-style Taekwondo, kickboxing, mixed martial arts fighting and professional wrestling. [1] The technique involves bringing the rear leg forward to feign a kick, then snapping the leg back while throwing a cross, resulting in greater power behind the punch.
The straight knee (also known as a front knee) is a typical knee strike, and involves thrusting the front of the knee into the head or body of an opponent.The straight knee can be applied from a stand-up position both when the combatants are separated, or when they are clinching.
Sanda is a fighting system which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Chinese martial arts and modern combat fighting techniques; it combines boxing and full-contact kickboxing, which includes close range and rapid successive punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws ...
Clinch may refer to: Nail (fastener) or device to hold in this way; Clinch cover, a style of romance book cover art; Clinching, in metalworking; Clinch fighting or the clinch, a grappling position in boxing or wrestling, a stand-up embrace; Clinch County, Georgia, USA; Clinch River, near Tazewell, Virginia, USA