{"id":7251,"date":"2017-07-21T16:24:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T16:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=7251"},"modified":"2020-03-01T02:57:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T02:57:42","slug":"how-to-do-knees-in-thai-boxing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/striking\/how-to-do-knees-in-thai-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to do Knees in Thai Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How to throw Knees in Thai Boxing & MMA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Knees are very powerful and were made famous in MMA by the ‘Axe Murderer’ Vanderlai Silva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most powerful knee will be from your rear leg<\/li>
For more power slam your heel down with your lead leg & pivot up onto your toes on that foot<\/li>
Drive off from your back foot to initiate the actual knee<\/li>
Lean back and drive your knee forwards &\/or upwards depending on the target<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Straight Knees from a Thai Clinch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Secure the clinch, pull with your back muscles, not biceps<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Raise striking foot backwards & continue to pull on the head with the clinch:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nMake space & generate power by hyper-extending the hip <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
As fast\/powerfully as possible – move the knee from the rear leg towards the opponent\/bag<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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On contact drive the knee in & forwards and lean back slightly to penetrate deeper with the knee<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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