Muay Thai is practiced in Thailand for over two thousand years, making it one of the oldest martial arts in general. The “science of eight limbs”, so fists, elbows, knees and feet, is the pride of the Thai people and emerged as Siam, as Thailand was 2000 years ago, a bitter war with Burma led.
At that time the fighters learned the technique, with hands and feet to fight to add the overpowering opponents. One of the shining lights was at that time the legendary warrior Nhai Don Khon, which fell into captivity sheep of the enemies and won by defeating twelve armed warrior his freedom.
This event and the effectiveness of the martial arts are two of the reasons for the high value, the Muay Thai enjoys today in Southeast Asia and especially in Thailand.
The art of Muay Thai in fighting and in self-defense is differing from International boxing in many ways. In Muay Thai, not only punches can be use but feet, knees and elbows can be use as well.
In International boxing, only straight-punch, combination-punch and uppercut are allow. Differently, in Muay Thai all these punch plus spinning back fist, hook and swing can be utilize. The wrist, knuckles and the back of the hand can be use to hit the opponent.
In Muay Thai, other parts of the body can also be put to use such as: using the feet for high kick, low kick, straight kick, round kick and foot-thrust; using lead foot, rear foot and heel. Muay Thai fighters usually specialize in the use of feet for kicking and foot-thrusts.
No other combat sport in the world is kneeing so efficiently and is using knee techniques as many as in a Muay Thai fight. The knee techniques are extremely hard blows and can weaken the opponent enormous. The key objective is always the upper body or the thigh of the opponent. But shocks to the head are allowed and can cause an immediately Knock Out.
The knee techniques are roughly divided into those with and without clinching. Knee shots without clinch take place at medium distance and can also be combined with a jump. In this way can succeed hard hits to the head.
But the most knee attacks will be done in the clinch. If the opponent is caught in a tight clinch, he can not get out of this situation. Then he is an optimal target for Muay Thai knee attacks against legs and upper body.
Here are all Muay Thai Knee Moves in detail:
1. Kao Tone (Straight knee) is done by thrusting the knee straight upward.
2. Kao Dode (Jumping knee) is done when to boxer springs up, thrusting the knee towards the target. This is similar to the straight knee throw. The difference being did with this technique, the boxer jumps a little bit to add to the momentum of the thrust.
3. Kao Noi (Small knee) is used to counter when the opponent thrust a knee throw or is about to lift his leg for a knee or throw a kick.
4. Kao Kratai (Rabbit knee) is used When The boxers are clinching either in the corner or the middle of the ring so as to drain strength from the opponent’s legs.
5. Kao La (Farewell knee) is used right after the clinch. If you want to disengage yourself from the clinch, you just thrust a knee into keeping it parallel to the floor.
6. Kao Lod (Lower knee) is used whenyour straight knee thrust missed the target. Instead of spoiling your tempo altogether, you shoulderstand lower the thrust to preempt the opponent from Countering. This is a good ploy to use to exhaust him.
7. Kao Loi (Flying knee) is a very powerful knee thrust, if the user does it properly and well. The opponent can be finished off Quickly When Kao Loi hits the target.
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