One advantage that definitely sets you aside from others in Jiu Jitsu is having a good stand up game. If you can successfully operate in the clinch and secure the takedown while landing in a dominant spot, you’re in good shape. In this series, Vlad combines his knowledge of SAMBO and Jiu Jitsu to provide some of the best clinch techniques one could hope to find.
Explore how to properly use your grips in the clinch to break your opponents posture and shift their body weight to make knee taps as effective as possible. In working with those grips, learn the most efficient pummeling methods and smoothly transition into double underhooks and arm drags.
Vlad covers some seriously impressive throws such as Kouchi Gari and the Kata Guruma that look violent, but offer you a level of control over your opponent that every practitioner is looking for. If you feel that at times you get stuck in the clinch, check out his creative single and double leg options that practitioners of all levels can pull off with ease.
Vlad Koulikov is a world champion competitor; placing three times in the USA Open and represented Team USA in Combat SAMBO in the World Championship. As you watch him demonstrate these techniques, the flow in which he operates really highlights all of his experience. Make sure you know how to operate successfully in the clinch and add a variety of high level takedowns to your repertoire with this impressive series!