Today’s move is called “Kow Yown”(Kow means knee and Yown means to throw) see in the clip below of how to perform this attacking move and right down below the clip I’ll break down into step-by-step. The move is used for attacking the abdomen and the solar plexus area. The boxer will raise his knee and thrust it forward to hit against the target in a sliding motion. The difference from other previous knee kicks is that you don’t need to use your hands to grasp your opponent’s neck and pull it down against the knee blow. Let’s take a look at the clip.

Muay Thai Learning: The Knee Bomb from YouTube

Start with the boxing stance as usual. Put the body-weight onto your front leg in this case the left foot. Then you lean slightly forward lifting both of your heels off the ground. Extend your right arm and fist to the front to protect the open area of your body which is your chest and your abdomen while holding your left fist close to the jaw line. Before delivering the knee kick, lean backward before twisting your right hip round to the left and thrust your right knee up using your right knee cap or the upper part of your shin to hit against the target.

You can also use your lead knee or the left knee that is in the front in your Muay Thai stance as the weapon. You need to first step forward with your right foot and you must shift your weight onto that foot. The rest is the same. Instead of your right fist, extend your left arm and fist to protect your midsection while performing the knee kick. Lean backward and twist your hip from left to right and thrust your knee diagonally upward to impact the target.

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Today’s move is the Muay Thai knee slap. This is a modern boxing move so if you’re training Muay Thai right now, you might have seen this move before or already know how to do it. The Thai name of this thai boxing technique is “Kow Tob”. It is used for targets like trunk and the ribcage. The focus of the move is that you grasp and pull down the neck of your opponent with your both arms while raising the knee upward to the level of the aimed target before using the inner of your knee joint to impact the target. Let’s take a look at the clip from YouTube.

Muay Thai Learning: The Knee Slap from YouTube

Let me break it down for you step by step of how to do this boxing technique. First start with your boxing stance as usual. The right foot in the back and the left foot in the front you arms and fists are up ready for guarding. When your opponent is in close range, grasp his neck with both of your fists. Transfer your body weight onto your left leg in the front and raise your right knee outward to the side up to the same level of the target like the trunk or the ribcage of your opponent. When performing any knee kick, keep in mind that you have to keep your toes pointed straight down to the ground just like when you’re doing the Horizontal Knee kick. The tip of your left foot will work as the pivot point when you leap yourself up open the heel of your left foot and twist your body and hip over to the left. Before the knee impact the target with the inner part of your knee joint, pull down the opponent’s neck downward in order to block your opponent from escaping.

There is also the knee slap with your front foot or the lead knee slap. To do this you have to shift your body weight to your right foot and raise your left knee out to the side and twist your hip to the right making the ball of your right foot as the pivot and open the heel. Impact the left knee with the inner part to the intended target while pulling down your opponent’s neck downward.

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The Thai name for this move is “Luang Dan Hera”. It is one of the combination moves that require you to use a punch and a kick at the same time. However, last time it was a punch and a kick combination, “Pajon Chang San”. The difference is that today’s move will use your knee as a weapon to deliver the kick instead of your leg.

Like the Pajon Chang San or the punch and kick combination, the move is used for either attack, defense or escape. It will be best used while there are a small distance between you and your opponent. You will have to throw a right swing fist to your fighter’s left jaw and at the mean time swing your left knee upward and diagonally to hit your opponent’s right ribcage. It is best used when you notice that your fighter leaves his guard down leaving himself vulnerable for the move.

To the Attack: The opponent must shield himself from the fighter’s blows by wiping away the potential punch with his left arm. And he should also move quickly, sway towards the right side while raising his elbow to guard the ribs from the knee kick.

To the Defense: Twist your body slightly to your right and put your body weight onto your right leg while using your left knee to strike the opponent’s right rib. The counter-attack is very similar to the one in Pajon Chang San or the punch and kick combination move but instead of using your shin or foot in the kick, you use your knee as the weapon.

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Today’s move is called the Kow Thad (Kow means the knee and Thad means to cut in this case I think it’s used to describe a movement of moving your body part horizontally like when you’re cutting something with your hand). The Horizontal Knee Kick is used to hit targets like the trunk and the ribcage of your opponent.

To do the technique, extend your right arm out forward to grasp your opponent’s neck like the curving knee kick and use the arm to pull down the neck from left to right while you’re delivering the knee kick. However, you right knee will be raised up but just to the same level of your target and then thrust it sideway to impact to target parallel to the ground from the right to left. Let’s take a look at the clip.

Muay Thai Learning: The Horizontal Knee Kick from YouTube

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Right now I want to break down to move a little so you will get a clearer picture of how to do it. First lean forward and over to your left putting your body-weight on the left leg and extend your right arm out forward to grasp your opponent’s neck on his right side. Prepare the knee by lifting your right knee upward to the right side to the same level of height of the aimed target pointing your toes straight down to the floor. And finish it off by pulling down the neck and twist your hip using your left foot at a pivot round to the left opening the heel and flip your right knee over to parallelize to the ground before thrusting it sideway against the target horizontally.

There is also the Lead horizontal knee kick but it will need a lot more practice. If you interested please ask further advice from your Thai boxing teacher so that you will do it right under supervision. Thanks for visiting us today and see you next time for the next video clip. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

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Ok, let’s go back to the topic. Today’s move or a pair of uppercuts is called in Thai “Hanuman Thawai Waen”. It is one of the very most famous Muay Thai moves that you can see everywhere, especially in movies because only this move is quite deadly that can knock out your rival instantly if you can do it right but also it is a very beautiful technique.

This attack takes a lot of practice to master it but it will be worth training because it is extremely effective when done with proper timing, force and distance. A pair of Muay Thai uppercuts or Hanaman Tawai Waen is used to deliver fist punch to the opponent’s chin by transferring the force from your knees that are raised with a sudden jump to hit the opponent’s chest. It is mainly used for attack, defense and escape and is best used when your opponent is careless and leaves his guard down. The ancient move is very lethal if done with proper power that is generated from your legs.

To the Attack: Avoid coming too close to your fighter during the fight. If you sense that your opponent is preparing for a pair of uppercuts, react to the act by moving backward to derail his approximation of the distance and escape from those powerful and dangerous punches. In addition to the escape, move your elbows in the front to protect your midsection.

To the Defense: Swing your right leg and kick the boxer’s left leg or hit him with your foot. Follow this up simultaneously with another attacking move.

Alright, I hope you like the move. I really recommend you practice this move and be able to master it in your life time of learning Muay Thai because this is one of the key signatures of Thai Boxing techniques. And trust me once you’re able to use the move effectively, you will love Muay Thai even more. See you next time!

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Even though the move of today is one of the basic, it doesn’t mean that it is that easy to perform. All Muay Thai moves need lots of practice to master because in real situation it will be hard to decide which move you should apply. And if you don’t respond quickly enough, it might cause you to lose the fight and get hurt. Anyway, the move of today is our next attack technique with your knee. Check out our previous video articles for other weapons’ techniques.

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Muay Thai Learning: The Curving Knee-Kick from YouTube

The move is called “Kow Khong” in Thai (Kow means knee and Khong means round or curve). It is used to impact the targets like your fighter’s thigh and the ribcage. In this move, the knee is raised higher than the target and then it will be brought down and round to impact the target while twisting your body to right left pointing your left foot’s toes backward open heel, stretching all toes of your both left and right foot.

Here is the step by step of how to do the curving knee kick. Start from the basic boxing stance and lean forward to put your body weight onto your left leg. Extend your right arm out forward to grasp the neck of your rival from his right side. Then lean your body to your left to lift your right knee up to the higher level of the focused target. Make sure that your right toes are pointing straight in a line. Then to finish it off, you must twist your body and hip round and over to your left side open your left heel and bring your right knee down in a curving motion to impact the target while pulling down your opponent’s neck with your right arm from the left to right.

You can also perform the curving knee kick with your lead knee but it will require a lot more practice and harder to do. Ask your Muay Thai master for advice on that. I hope you like the video lesson. Don’t forget to click like and subscribe to the channel. Thanks for being with us until the end today. See you next time with more Muay Thai related articles right here. Have a good one!