oragami_itto wrote:William Miller wrote:It is also a moment of Chen Ziqiang trying to save face and on my part not wanting to be seen as the one causing a problem for a well respected teacher.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_HnOlhaWE
An attempt to use hard strength with a purely technical approach...
Bill wrote:1. How do Thai boxers deal with it. Its always good to learn from those with experience.
I practiced Thai Boxing for a year (yeah, hard to believe, right?
). The TB vid above show just about what we did. Neck wrestling was all about getting inside the other person's arms and directly grab the neck. ... which made it incredibly boring after a couple of classes.
So first try to get inside his arms.
3. Perhaps grab his elbows and lift upwards, although this might open you up for a knee to the body.
Pushing up or lifting upwards is mostly useless. His weight is always down as he tries to drag you down. You would go against his whole weight if you try to press up, not easy with such a big guy.
This is a fun task to work with. I haven't though about this in a very long time. I know how Thai Boxers think and move, so I'll try to practice this ...