Knee techniques of Muay Thai

Kumpan Pung Hok

Straight knees
The boxer bends the right knee obliquely to the left side then twists to throw it to the opponent's abdomen or chest. This trick is used for attack, defense or escape. To protect twist the body while pressing the left elbow down to guard the rib. To counter: throw the right foot to the opponent. If the boxer is a left handed fighter, reverse the description from Right to left.

Yok Nang

Swinging-knees
The boxer turns the body to the right and throws the left knee in the action of the swinging-knee-kick to the opponent's rib. This trick is used for defense when the opponent attacks close to the body. To protect sway the body to the right and pull down to guard the ribs, To counter: throw the left knee to the right rib of the opponent or to the abdomen. If the boxer is a left handed fighter, reverse the descriptions from right to left.

Chuey Khan

Kao Koo: 2 knees: the flying knees Kick
The boxer steps the right foot to the left foot, bends the knees and throws them to the opponent's chin by jumping up and kneeing then strikes the both of elbows to the opponent's face. This trick is used for attack or counter-move backward. To protect: jumps back and holds up the left arm up to defend the elbow from the high while holding down the right arm to defend the knee from the low. To counter: kicks the opponent’s leg (while jumping up) by the right foot then throws the right elbow to the opponent's face.

Ngoo Lai Tookkae

Alternately knees
The boxer throws the diagonal left knee to the opponent's left rib, then throws the straight right knee to the opponent's abdomen or chest rib and the left knee to the abdomen or the chest of the opponent. Use this trick to attack when the opponent loses his balance. To protect: sway the body and press the right elbow down to cover the right rib then twist the body to the right and press the left elbow down to cover the left rib. To counter: throw the left foot to the opponent's abdomen to make the opponent lose is balance then use the other tricks.

Prang Sattroo

This trick is used for attack when the opponent loses his balance or to defend the close at tack, by throwing the elbow to throw the knee to the chin or the chest of the opponent. To protect hold the both hands to cover the face and the chest by bending the elbow joint with the tip of the fists pointed to the head (as the plumb lines). To counter: twist the body to the left or the right and throw the Elbow to the opponent's rib.

Takae Tee Chud

Throws the knees and the elbows
If the boxer throws the swinging left knee which is by the right side to the right elbow and strikes it to the left jaws of the opponent. This trick is used for defense, or countermove or escape. To protect: press down the right elbow to cover the right rib from the opponent's left knee, and wipe the right elbow of the opponent to the back by throwing the left arm. To counter: throw the left foot to the opponent's abdomen. If the boxer is a left handed fighter, reverse the descriptions from right to left.

Yud Yotha

Throws the knees and the elbows at the same time
The boxer throws the swinging-knee to the opponent's right rib, at the same time pushes up the left elbow to the chin and strikes the right of the opponent. This trick is used for attack, defense, or escape. To protect: bend the body and press the right elbow down to the right rib in order to prevent the opponent's left knee and hold the left hand up which cover the opponent's right elbow. To counter: throw the left foot which to the opponent's abdomen in order to make him lose his balance, then use the other tricks.

Hak Kor Erawan

Use both hands to hold around the opponent's neck, bend the Opponents head down to the front then bend both legs to in order to bend the knees to the opponent chin or chest. To protect: put both elbows close together to the front then try to strike the elbows to the opponent's thighs strongly. To counter: insert the arm in circle and hold the head up, then counter by kneeing or pushing the crossed knee to the abdomen. Another trick is pushing the hand to the opponent's chin and thrusting a power full hand at the same time as the opponent throws the knee. The opponent may be fall back down.

Poopa Satan

The upper-knees
The upper knees are used for the attack that’s close to the opponent's body. Can use both of the knees such as pushing the right knee up to the opponent's chest in order to make a gap and then throwing the left knee to the opponent's abdomen while holding tightly the opponent's neck with both hands. To protect use the hands to guard the chest and abdomen To counter: try to lean back and throw the straight punch to the opponent's chin.

Dan Poopa

Throws the knee and the punch at the same time
The boxer moved the right knee with the foot bent to the back for wards to the left side a little, then threw it to the opponent's left rib and threw the right punch to the opponent's chin at the same time. Twisted the body to the left and threw the powerful knee and punch followed to the target. Use for defense or countermove. To protect wipe the opponent's fist with the left arm and jump back. To counter: kick the opponent's left leg with the right foot to put off his balance then uses another trick. If the boxer is a left handed fighter, reverse the descriptions from right to left.

Sila Krathob

Knee-touch
This knee trick is used for fighting at close quarters by holding round the opponent's neck with both hands. Bend the head down and throw the swinging knees to the opponent's ribs. Use both knees to strike both ribs at the sometime. To protect: jumps back far away from the opponent then strikes at the opponent's abdomen with the foot To counter: does the same as to counter in HAK KOR CHANG ERAWAN. The abstract: The using of all tricks (Cherng), try to use with as much speed, as powerfulness, and have a quick eye in order to get the best results if lacking some of them it would be useless.