"I am not a Kruu..." this chick is on the road to have the most fights in Thailand history and says she's no Kruu. While in the US we have dudes that have never climbed over the ropes forcing ppl to call them "kruu." Sylvia is a humble OG.

The most complete clinch video I've seen in my hundreds of hours watching Muay Thai KZfaq. This is wicked helpful

I found this seminar incredibly helpful; figured I would add times for the techniques. 7:06 Using clinch as a means to defend against a reach advantage 11:00 1. Proper framing for the half position 18:30 2. Controlling the opponent using technique over power 24:03 3. Angling off to create space to land the knee 28:48 4. The Lock 40:10 5. Face smoosh (lock escape) 45:21 6. Face smoosh defense 51:08 7. Arm hook 57:05 Review

This is amazing. Finally someone demystifies clinching starting from the basics! Silvie has a real gift for articulating complex concepts.

Very good teacher. Even when she's forgotten something, she says 10 words, and then it's crystal clear.

Let's go Sylvie! To me you're one of the most important figures in Muaythai

My Notes on Sylvie's clinch intro How the clinch is her saviour as a shorter fighter Arm around neck, elbow pushed into front of chest, leverage Keep head in nook for contact control "burrowed in like a tick" Spin from closer position is easier that further away, like swinging ball on a string Manoeuvre using whole body not just muscling around with arms Ideally don't make space by moving back, but by pushing opponent back (though can pivot) Escape from face mush #1 (easiest but for some reason uncommon) move face #2 wrench arm 46:00 Secret bonus move Your left arm is inside Thumb down so elbow pointing up Get your elbow up over inside Then crank it in, like uppercut, then you have control Think of clinch more like a marathon, constant jockeying for position, rather than decisive "I've scored" To Sylvie's thinking, less about fixed combos, and more about general principles applied with intuition (built from practice)

You're *that* teacher. the type that, like a math teacher I had, could teach a 10-minute lesson on calculus, and then you know pretty much everything about integrals by the end.

I love clinching and this seminar is best I've seen on KZfaq.

I remember the first time I realized Cheng Pei Pei as the Golden Swallow was my first female hero, and the paradox that while it didn't matter that she was a woman, it still felt good to know that I had found one. The more of your stuff I watch, the more I think I found my second woman hero. Watching your early recordings with Master K, and him telling you to thrust out your hips for the knee, and you having trouble with it, to you making videos ten years later, scarred up, teaching how the greatest muay thai fighters of all time have taught you to approach the concept of knees differently, hits me right in the gut. What a story, and what a hero.

Conventional wisdom: Don't clinch with someone taller and heavier than you Sylvie: Hold my Chang

Ii'm thai guy I want to tell you all She really deserves to be a master or "Kru Muay Thai". Sylvie Clinch way is not just a Basics, this is for Fight.

I love the way you say “Bong!” On the knees.

Etymology of the word “Kru” is kuru, guru, meaning weight or heaviness, meaning the duty of a teacher is heavy. It’s not all about knowledge or mastery, it’s also responsibility.

I am only 22 but i remember playing Altered Beast as a youngn, now when clinching i think "Welcome to your doom" :) I feel blessed to have found your channel. Teaching not just technique, but also of the history and culture, the tradition and the why? I feel like a kid in a candy shop. I will subscribe to the MTL with my next check and i will learn from you in person one day!!! Living legend, Thank YOU!

Had a Thai trainer many years ago in Australia it was all clinch clinch clinch! I'm to old now to throw good kicks anymore but I can still clinch the shit out of people! Thanks Sylvie for your great determination and love for a beautiful sport ! Respect from oz

That elbow in the chest/clavicle unlocks a huge part of the clinch I feel like nobody talks about, a lot of instructors would have you hang on the neck and attempt to muscle your opponent , thank you Sylvie

I've stumbled upon this video, I don't know anything about muai Thai, but the treasure of body mechanics, proprioception, balance, and weight distribution are simply priceless for any kind of martial artist, and even for dancers ! I personally teach salsa, and practice bjj I appreciate very much this bulk of knowledge and skills.

I've watched this girl evolved from the time she was being trained by Master K in his basement to this day. She definitely came a long way. Much respect to you Sylvie!

I was a Patreon for years, but lost touch with your content. KZfaq served this up for me randomly just now. Grateful for that, and will sign up again. Love your stuff. Keep going.

Absolutely excellent seminar, the hour felt like ten minutes, principles, basic and not-so-basic techniques, details, jokes, from someone who has very objectively proven these skills time and again against opponents who are almost always bigger. Teaching is a very different skill than doing, and Sylvie has it. Maybe from all the years of being such a receptive student to a variety of high level instructors? Yes, but it's more than that. Great video, thank you for sharing, ka kun maak krap

You ARE ABSOLUTELY A KRU Ms. Sylvie!!! You break things down and highlight key points like the champ you are. So blessed to be able to see this here in Rural Tn!

Fan comes in to give hug to their idol Sylvie - Sylvie auto clinches Fan / lands a knee - awkward silence - lol

the video game analogy with heads thrown was beautiful! Haha it makes total sense

Growing up in Southeast Asia, I started learning Muay Thai before Sylvie was born but I am still learning from her video. Great work and thank you for your video. Awesome stuff.

This has to be the BEST CLINCH video i have ever had the honor of watching!!! :)

Good afternoon everyone. Silvi I am one of your patrons, I congratulate you the seminar spectacularly, I encourage you to upload more material like this seminar, it is essential for the entire Muay Thai community to share knowledge, for many of us it helps us to shape our classes in the gym Thanks from Spain

Wow I effectively learned the clinch watching this video and able to teach it somewhat. This is truly a gem, thank you so much Sly!!! I can kind of figure out how dumps and sweeps work from this

วัฒนธรรมไทยเคารพ ครูบาอาาจารย์ที่สั่งสอนมา หวังว่าลูกศิษย์ทุกคนจะเคารพครูมวยเช่นกันครับ

คุณสอนได้ละเอียดและ เข้าใจมวยไทย ขอบคุณมากที่ชอบมวยไทยและช่วยเผยแพร่มวยไทย

22 minutes in an a am hooked. Great insight. Sylvie

btw shout out to your camera man - true hero even having the arm strength to help fighters!!!

Amazing explanation. I couldn´t praise enough the work you´re doing for people outside of Thai culture. You´re opening the Muay Thai Tailand style for everyone who loves the sport but isn´t able to communicate with Thai fighters. Thank you!!!!

Sylvie, you're a natural with coaching. I love the calm, friendly, funny vibe you bring to the seminar.

I so often give just mildly entertaining or informative videos a thumbs up. Therefore I would like to give this one like a thousand. Really amazing content that you just put out there. Thanks a lot!

Really love this video. The clinch is so underrated.

its really cool seeing her turn from student to teacher.

Unbelievable that this is free. I feel blessed. Cheers Kru Sylvie.

A very nice video! I love the way you explain things: it's very clear that you know exactly what it works and what not because you have experienced all of that... I also love the relaxness of your way of showing things... I live in Italy and I'm 57, but if I had the possibility I will come there just to see you teaching, there's always a lot to learn from people with experience 🙂

About a hundred years ago I started watching Sylvia training with her teacher in a basement in ... New Jersey I think it was. I cannot get how what this woman has done. She's amazing.

Thank you so much for putting this online! I train in Finland and we really don’t practice enough clinching which bothers me a lot. I liked the thing you said about painted nails💅🏼sometimes I forget that the strenght doesn’t come from our fingers/wrists

THANK YOU Sylvie, this is fantastic!

Great session!

This is tremendous. You literally blessed us, if that’s your type of thing. Thank you! 🤟🏼

Beautiful seminar! Thank you so much.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Sylvie!

Thank you Sylvie! More power to you!

I am very excited to watch this, you are such a talent.

Thank you for the awesome share and great teaching!

very wonderful. am going to have to watch this many times

Thank you so much Syivie, you're amazing!

Sylvie, you are AMAZING! For everything you do for the art of Muay Thai as well as for the fans and practitioners. You are going to be a legend.

I can’t help but smile the whole time while watching this! So awesome 🤩!!!!

Great seminar Thank you

Thank you so much for this. This is gonna help me a lot for sure.

This is an amazing resource. So helpful to see you going around and correcting everybody's technique rather than just watching you demonstrate it yourself.

Sylvie, you ARE a legend!

Thank you for this, I am excited to try this out at my next class!

This is beautiful! You did an amazing job Kru!

Thank you for this - amazing channel 🙏

Amazing to see your progression throughout these years, from first travelling to Thailand to now 👌🙌🙌

The details. Man great explanations sylvie!

Woman, you are amazing. Wish I had gotten to know you 10 years ago. Now 38 and still training, nit noy;) but would have loved to come and train with you. Thanks for letting me get to know the legends as well. Trained with a few, but never saw them in action. Kap khun maak kha!

Sylvie you're such a boss for sharing this 🙏

This was great, thank you! 🎉

What's so cool about this is what looks like a simple move is actually so nuanced. It all 'looks' so easy until you see us mere mortals struggling to master the minutae of the movement. Very cool.

Thanks Sylvie! I'm gonna be using these moves next time I train

Thanks a lot for this free sharing!

This is brilliant !!!! Finally something all-in-one I’ve been searching for

This is so good! Some real gems in here and also some crucial technical cues that help you to not expend too much energy, thank you Sylvie!

This was really informative and Sylvie is a great instructor. Thanks for sharing this with everyone.

This was a great video. Used these techniques the day after watching, and was finding the clinch somewhat frequently.

pretty much almost always just kicked, punched, elbowd and kneed in training since the clinch doesnt seem to exist in german mt "what a shame!" ... and then few days ago, for the first time i just did go for it with a partner and TOTALLY fell in love

I should've watched this video again before this morning's training because my coach decided to work on clinching today. He said I did well fighting it and wrenching myself out. But, I am sure I would have done way better had I remembered Sylvie's clinch tips and techniques. Sylvie, you may not be a Kru, but I would absolutely love to learn from you if I ever had the opportunity. I like the way you show explain, show, and instruct in this Clinch seminar. You are definitely in your element here. 😉👍

I'm big fan of you , thank you for great videos!

Awesome seminar, thank you so much for this!!!

Thank you, great stuff!

Some great points Sylvie. Thanks for sharing

You are kicking ass! Thank you for doing what you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing….priceless knowledge. Much appreciated.

This video was very informative, especially for me who can't afford to go to a gym yet. Now I won't be as lost when I go to one.

Girl, keep doing what you do!!!!!!!! You have given so much to everyone!!!!!!!

Awesome seminar. Great analogies and tips as well.

You're the best Clinch content. Clinch and Muay Khao is a beautiful obsession of mine! Thankyou so much.

only 15mins in and learned so much, you are a great teacher :)

People Pramod wing chun Like it’s the only hard that uses sensitivity. This seminar was an eye-opener in that demonstrated sensitivity that is used in clenching. Fantastic seminar! So many people online just show you how to do the round kick and that’s it

Great seminar! I have really been trying to understand the Muay Thai clinch and this is super helpful. thanks

Thank you so much Sylvie for this video, one of the best I've seen for a long time about Muay Thai on public access on YT!! Very Very interesting one! More of this type woud be wonderful ! 😍 🙏🙏🙏 From France (sry for my english) ...

Thank you for sharing this video. Very much appreciated, very well done.

God bless you , it comes just in time

Sylvie, you are a treasure! I'm a big fan of the Thai clinch. Thanks for putting this up and all of the other content. Much love from Australia.

I am so glad I got to learn from you and Kru Nu during my short visit in Pattaya. Thank you for continuing to share your knowledge online. I hope I can re-visit the gym with my family some time next year.

This is awesome. I feel like I have a much much better understanding of the clinch now.

Great seminar!

Amazing seminar :) the concept of not using hands really is a beautiful detail in taking away space and learning to control someone

I always return to this video to recap the fundamentals

what an outstanding teacher

Hi Sylvie Thank You so much for making this available for free! This was a fantastic workshop and you are a great teacher!!

This is super helpful! Thank you for making this available to watch for free!

Thank you so much for upload your seminar!!! It's a great source to study and improve ourselves. 🙏🏼🇧🇷🙏🏼🇧🇷🙏🏼🇧🇷