Clinch holds

Only Gi

Control mechanism:
– Grabbing the jacket (sleeve, lapel, collar, back), the belt (or the pants)

Typical examples:

Connection Martial art Application
Lapel-and-Sleeve Judo (Japenese-style) Morote-seoi-nage
Belt/Back-and-Sleeve Judo (Gregorian-style) Hikikomi-gaeshi
Double Lapel Judo Tomoe-nage
Double Sleeve Judo Sode-tsurikomi-goshi

Be aware of cross gripping.


Also No-Gi

Control mechanism:
– Hooking the torso or the neck
– Grabbing the arms (or the legs)

Typical examples:

Connection Martial art Application
Over-Under Judo / Wrestling O-soto-gari
Double Underhook Judo / Wrestling Ushiro-goshi
Double Collar Tie Muay Thai Knees to the belly
Hip-and-wrist Judo / Wrestling Uki-goshi
Neck-and-wrist Judo / Wrestling Kubi-nage
Underhook-and-wrist Judo / Wrestling O-goshi
Whizzer-and-wrist Judo / Wrestling Uchi-mata
Double Leg (Judo /) Freestyle Wrestling Morote-gari
Single Leg (Judo /) Freestyle Wrestling Kuchiki-taoshi

Sometimes it’s quite hard to throw your opponent if you are just doing grappling without striking, cause then there are often in a stiff arm and bent over position. This isn’t happening in MMA, cause else they would get beaten up.