Clinch, Control & Takedowns is a focused training intensive designed to bridge wrestling and real-world fighting. This seminar emphasizes close-range control, balance breaking, and high-percentage takedowns that work for MMA, self-defense, and combat sports—not sport-only setups.

You’ll learn how to:

• Win the clinch through positioning and pressure

• Off-balance opponents without relying on speed

• Enter and finish takedowns from realistic ties

• Maintain control after the takedown

• Safely integrate clinch work into live training

No flashy techniques (well, maybe some!)—just proven mechanics that hold up under resistance.

All levels welcome.

$25 training fee for attendance.

Modern Gladiator Fight Training Academy is a nonprofit athletic organization specializing in Sambo—a Russian, judo-derived discipline with three tracks: Sport Sambo (grappling), Combat Sambo (striking + grappling with protective gear), and Combatives/Self-Defense (practical skills for real-world safety). We exist to make high-quality training accessible to youth, women, and adults regardless of experience or background.

We teach a progressive, safety-first curriculum that builds strength, confidence, and character—not just medals. Students can train for fitness and personal protection, join our sport pathway for competition, or focus on combatives for everyday self-defense. Our culture is simple: work hard, respect everyone, serve the community.

Clinch, Control & Takedowns

By Modern Gladiator Fight Training Academy

Clinch, Control & Takedowns

Close-range control, balance breaking, and high-percentage takedowns