Want to be more dangerous from the clinch position? These five specific knee techniques will help!
If you ever find yourself in a close quarters combat situation, it will be hard to find the space that you need to throw a punch without enough power to daze your opponent. This is the perfect opportunity to make use of some Muay Thai, more specifically their knee and elbow strikes. They can be thrown from a much more compact distance and delivered with just as much power if not more than a punch.
In the video, Petchboonchu FA Group teaches five specific knee strike techniques from the clinch that he has successfully used in competition. Who could possibly be better to learn Muay Thai techniques from other than a fourteen-time world champion like Petchboonchu?
Might you give these techniques a try the next time you’re training or sparring? If not, what kind of technique videos would you like to see us share? Let us know all of your thoughts and more in the comments below!
And just in case you happen to be unfamiliar with either knee strikes or Muay Thai as a whole.
A knee strike (commonly referred to simply as a knee) is a strike with the knee, either with the kneecap or the surrounding area. Kneeing is a disallowed practice in many combat sports, especially to the head of a downed opponent. Styles such as Muay Thai and several mixed martial arts organizations allow kneeing depending on the positioning of the fighters.
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About Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as “the art of eight limbs” because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts.
Source: Wikipedia
