Want to throw your knees like the best in the world? This video will help you get one step closer.

If you’re a martial artist or even just a fan, you are most likely familiar with strikes thrown with the knee. They have been proven undoubtedly effective across the world in both kickboxing and mixed martial arts competition when used properly. So what is it that separates the average MMA fighter’s from an elite Muay Thai practitioner’s like Yodsanklai Fairtex?

Of course, practice plays a major role in developing any skill, but practice only makes perfect if you practice perfectly. The clip below will teach you how to properly throw and disguise your knee strikes to ensure that you have been and in the future can continue to practice perfectly. Let us know what you think 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]