A knee (technically referred to as a "knee strike") is a martial arts and combatives term for a strike with the knee. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Combatives refers to a hybrid of many combat-related arts from all across the globe. ... An x-ray of a human knee In human anatomy, the knee is the leg joint connecting the femur and the tibia. ...

Straight knee strike

The straight knee strike (also referred to as a front knee strike, or straight knee or front knee) is a knee performed by thrusting the knee straight forwards and upwards, typically to the body or head of an opponent. The straight knee strike can be applied from both a clinch, or on the ground. The knee strikes are most effective from clinching holds such as the double collar tie or from positions such as a sprawling position or north-south position. A clinch (also called a stand-up grappling position)is a general martial arts and combat sports term for a grappling position where both combatants are standing, with atleast one combatant grappling the other. ... A clinching hold (in positional context referred to as a clinching position, and sometimes also called a clinch) is a general martial art and combat sport term for a hold which used in clinch fighting with the purpose of controlling the opponent. ...

Flying knee strike

A flying knee strike (also known as a jumping knee strike, but generally simply referred to as a flying knee) is a knee strike very similar to a front knee strike, except that it is performed from a distance in stand-up fighting by rushing and jumping. Upon impact with the head, a flying knee has substantial knockout power. A famous martial artist known for his flying knees is Remy Bonjasky. Stand-up fighting(sometimes referred to simply as stand-up) is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are in a standing position. ... Remy Bonjasky (January 10, 1976 -) is a Muay Thai fighter from the Netherlands famous for his winning of the K-1 fighting championship in Japan. ...

The flying knee strike is sometimes used as a surprising attack from the comfort zone. It is also used to strike an off-balanced opponent, when the opponent is recovering from previous strikes, or as a counter to a strike by the opponent. The spectacularness and danger of the strike and has made it a definite crowd-pleaser in stand-up fighting sports such as K-1 Stand-up fighting(sometimes referred to simply as stand-up) is hand-to-hand combat which takes place while the combatants are in a standing position. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ...

Kneeing in combat sports

Kneeing is a disallowed practice in many combat sports, especially to the head, or to any bodypart of a downed opponent. Styles such as Muay Thai and several mixed martial arts organizations allow kneeing depending on the positioning of the fighters. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/) (Thai Boxing) is the Thai name for an indigenous form of martial art practiced in several southeast Asian countries including Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey) and Myanmar where it is generally known as Lethwei . ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ...

See also

• Kick