Parrying your opponent’s jab and then following his arm back to establish the clinch is always risky as your opponent, usually, follows with the right cross . The sticky hands technique allows you to stick to your opponent’s hands after parrying his jab with your rear hand. Instead of swatting his arms down, you maintain the contact while shooting your lead hand forward and glue it to your opponent’s rear hand in order to avoid the incoming right cross while closing the distance.