How to get out of Muay Thai clinch?

So I can put a decent Thai clinch on someone, but I am not nearly as good as getting out of one. What are some of the basic ways to get out of a Muay Thai clinch?





If you can put up a link to a video or any other instructional website I would really appreciate it.|||The video below shows good form for a few clinch defenses and escapes.





I like this one because it%26#039;s simple, fast, and correct - notice the clinch on the back of the head instead of the neck, and the gap between the 2 fighters - excellent!





The guy above that has 3 videos has this one posted too, but this is the best of them, so I%26#039;m pointing it out.|||If your aim is to escape the clinch, and not to get on the inside, then the simplest way is to pull your head back whilst putting both your hands on your opponent%26#039;s chin and straightening your arms... thus you will be pushing them away from you by pushing their head back.. You will generally need both hands to push them back if they have you in a very tight clinch, but if not, using only one hand is preferable as it will still allow you to block knees and elbows...


From this position, you can also push their arms down with your elbows, thus breaking the clinch.





If you%26#039;re not talking about sport muay thai, but a self defence situation, there are also many arm bars and elbow breaks you can attempt from this position, which are only taught in traditional muay thai, but which your instructor may be willing to teach you.|||There are several methods:





- Bring both of your hands up through thiers and reverse the clinch.





-Escrima one hand over the bicep into a wizzer, step out and break.





-Bring one hand over the top of the same side arm, and under the opposite, bring the arm back in an upward direction and rip the clinch off





-Bring one arm over the top of both arms and try to force them down.





-Keep your posture up, head up high to avoid knees, and push them back going for trips while pushing





Hope this helps|||Similar to what Sam said....





You reach one hand up on the chin and push his face away. This is done easily with MMA gloves, but not as easy with boxing gloves, but it still works.





I don%26#039;t recommend using both hands like Sam said because you need your other hand to block potential knee strikes or uppercuts.





Just put your hand right on the chin and push away. Ask someone to put you in a clinch before class and practice it a few times. Works every time.





James|||I%26#039;ve never been in a clinch, so I dont know how tight it is or how flexible you should be, but based on how it looks; is it possible to do a flying armbar type move to escape and put on the armbar? You should check out %26#039;youtubes%26#039; muy thai clinch escape videos.|||Work on your grappling style.