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A knee strike (commonly referred to simply as a knee) is a strike
Strike (attack)

A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent....
 with the knee
Knee

----The knee is the lower extremity joint connecting the femur, patella, and the tibia and the surrounding anatomical region which includes the popliteal fossa, also known as "knee pit"....
, either with the kneecap or the surrounding area. Kneeing is a disallowed practice in many combat sports, especially to the head, downed opponent
Downed opponent

A downed opponent is a combatant that is on the ground, as compared to a combatant that is in a standing position. This commonly implies that the downed combatant is lying on the ground, but can technically refer to any position in which anything except the soles of the combatants feet are touching the ground....
. Styles such as Muay Thai
Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asian such as: pradal Serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia, and Lao boxing in Laos....
 and several mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
 organizations allow kneeing depending on the positioning
Grappling position

A grappling position refers the positioning and grappling hold of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither is in a more favorable position....
 of the fighters. Knee strikes (particularly to the groin for males) are generally agreed to be effective self-defense maneuvers.

straight knee (also known as a front knee) is a typical knee strike, and involves thrusting the front of the knee into the head or body of an opponent.






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A knee strike (commonly referred to simply as a knee) is a strike
Strike (attack)

A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent....
 with the knee
Knee

----The knee is the lower extremity joint connecting the femur, patella, and the tibia and the surrounding anatomical region which includes the popliteal fossa, also known as "knee pit"....
, either with the kneecap or the surrounding area. Kneeing is a disallowed practice in many combat sports, especially to the head, downed opponent
Downed opponent

A downed opponent is a combatant that is on the ground, as compared to a combatant that is in a standing position. This commonly implies that the downed combatant is lying on the ground, but can technically refer to any position in which anything except the soles of the combatants feet are touching the ground....
. Styles such as Muay Thai
Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asian such as: pradal Serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia, and Lao boxing in Laos....
 and several mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
 organizations allow kneeing depending on the positioning
Grappling position

A grappling position refers the positioning and grappling hold of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither is in a more favorable position....
 of the fighters. Knee strikes (particularly to the groin for males) are generally agreed to be effective self-defense maneuvers.

Straight

The straight knee (also known as a front knee) is a typical knee strike, and involves thrusting the front of the knee into the head or body of an opponent. The straight knee can be applied from a stand-up position both when the combatants are separated, or when they are clinching
Grappling position

A grappling position refers the positioning and grappling hold of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither is in a more favorable position....
. A particularly effective clinching position for throwing front knee is the double collar tie
Collar tie

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, where the head of the opponent is controlled. On the ground, front knees can be effective from a few top positions
Grappling position

A grappling position refers the positioning and grappling hold of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither is in a more favorable position....
 such as the Side control
Side control

Side control is a grappling position#Ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a way that the legs are free and he or she exerts considerable control over the combatant on the bottom....
 and north-south position
North-south position

The north-south position is a grappling position#Ground grappling position where one combatant is supine, with the other combatant invertedly lying prone on top, normally with his or her head over the bottom combatant's chest....
. Typical targets for the front knee include the head, hips, rib
Rib

In vertebrate anatomy, ribs are the long curved bones which form the ribcage. In most vertebrates, ribs surround the chest and protect the lungs, heart, and other internal Organ s of the thorax....
s, solar plexus, stomach
Stomach

In most mammals, the stomach is a hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication....
 and thigh
Thigh

In human anatomy the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the Human leg.The single bone in the thigh is called the femur....
s. In Muay Thai, a double collar tie with a front knee to the face was traditionally called Hak Kor Aiyara.

Curved

The curve knee (also sometimes called a side knee) is similar to the front knee except that it does not use a forward thrusting motion, but is instead rotated from the outside. Whereas the front knee needs some space in between the combatants to be performed, the curved knee can be executed from a minimal distance, such as in a close clinch
Grappling position

A grappling position refers the positioning and grappling hold of combatants engaged in grappling. Combatants are said to be in a neutral position if neither is in a more favorable position....
. Typical targets include floating ribs, hips
Hip (anatomy)

In anatomy, the hip or coxa in medical termonology is the bone projection of the femur which is known as the greater trochanter, and the overlying muscle and fat....
, and the side of the abdomen
Abdomen

In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity....
.

Flying

A flying knee (known as hanuman thayarn in Muay Thai
Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asian such as: pradal Serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia, and Lao boxing in Laos....
, and sometimes called a jumping knee) is a knee strike very similar to a front knee, except that it is performed in stand-up fighting
Stand-up fighting

Stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are in a standing position. The term is commonly used in martial arts and combat sports to designate the set of techniques employed from a standing position, as opposed to techniques employed in ground fighting....
 by jumping, and often by rushing towards the opponent. A more reckless application of the flying knee strike can be applied by rotating the body so that the side of the knee strikes the opponent, used more as an offensive pushing attack rather than a concussive KO attack. Generally, flying knee strikes can be effectively applied when the opponent is off-balanced, recovering from previous strikes, or as a counter to a strike by the opponent.

Use In Combat Sports

Provided that it makes impact with the head, a flying knee offers substantial momentum and knockout power. This spectacular strike is a crowd-pleaser in fighting sports such as K-1
K-1

K-1 is a combat sport that combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San shou, Kickboxing, traditional Boxing, and other martial arts to determine the single best stand-up fighter in the world ....
(KickBoxing) and MMA. In one UFC bout, James Irvin knocked out Terry Martin with a flying knee; Martin was unresponsive for three minutes and left on a stretcher. At K-1 Hero's 5
HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1....
, Norifumi Yamamoto
Norifumi Yamamoto

Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto is a Japanese people mixed martial arts fighter. He is associated with Purebred Tokyo and Krazy Bee. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona....
 knocked out Kazuyuki Miyata with a flying knee at four seconds into the first round. Kickboxer Remy Bonjasky
Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a professional Netherlands-Surinamese Heavyweight kickboxer and reigning three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion....
 is known for his flying knees. Japanese professional wrestler Tomomi Tsuruta also used a jumping knee as one of his finishing moves.

See also

  • Kick
    Kick

    In martial arts, combat sports or violence, a kick is a strike using the foot, Human leg, or knee . This attack is often used in hand-to-hand combat, especially in stand-up fighting....


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