Thai Boxing , Muay Thai

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.