Muay Thai Knees | Proper Technique, Head Control & Setups

Learn how to throw knees with proper Muay Thai mechanics and how to create the knee from several common striking positions.

Coach starts with the fundamentals of the knee strike, including posture, hip drive, balance, and using head control to pull the opponent into the strike.

He also covers an important competition detail: amateur rules can limit how you are allowed to grip, control, or pull the head depending on the promotion and ruleset, so always know the rules you are competing under.

From there, the lesson expands into different ways to find the knee based on your opponent’s reaction.

Covered in this video:

• Proper Muay Thai knee mechanics
• Pulling the head into the knee
• Clinch and head control
• Amateur competition considerations
• Adjusting when your opponent reacts
• Long guard to knee
• Using distance and framing
• Teep to knee
• Creating knee entries instead of forcing them
• Maintaining balance and posture

The knee becomes much more effective when it is connected to your range control, clinch, long guard, and teep instead of being thrown as an isolated strike.

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