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    Straight Knee

    Im new to Muay Thai, coming from GoJu Ryu...but can someone explain to me the proper way/technique of throwing a Straight Knee to someones body. I know that the power comes from the hips, but should i be striking the ribs or stomach? or both? ANd whats the proper stance?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reno Fury View Post
    Im new to Muay Thai, coming from GoJu Ryu...but can someone explain to me the proper way/technique of throwing a Straight Knee to someones body. I know that the power comes from the hips, but should i be striking the ribs or stomach? or both? ANd whats the proper stance?

    Thanks
    Straight knee or Tang Kow,stand with your left foot facing forward at 12.00pm(if right handed) and your right foot at a slight angle(toes facing aprox 2pm) take a slight step forward with the front leg and bend your front knee,drive up from the right ankle/calf straightening the front leg(and come up high on your toes)the heel of the front foot rotates inward as your back leg drives forward with your back knee passing close to your front knee,point the toes of the back leg down and tighten the heel to the bum,drive through with your hips until your rear shoulder comes forward,several schools of thought on the hand positions but i swing my rear hand down and keep my front hand up,my chin is behind my rear shoulder as it comes forward,lean back as you drive your hips forward,aim for the centre of your opponents midsection,solar plexus down to bladder,recover your leg to the same position it started from and reclaim your guard and starting stance.

    There is a little more to it than that and several ways to apply the knee,its hard to put in text.
    Hope this helps.

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    Be careful not to raise the center of gravity too high when executing it, try to sink instead

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    Yeah as Peppi says try not to raise the centre of gravity to high,but drive your hips forward to make the knee almost like a straight punch to the body,if the knee starts to come upward you may be tilting your head back to much.

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    You should lean back as you thrust forwards with your hips. Almost as if you're leaning away from someone punching you. This motion actually facilitate the hip thrust. You should be on the toes of the support leg. The toes of the leg your kneeing with should be pointing to the ground. Chin should be tucked, and your guard should be up as well. Don't "slice" downwards with your hands!

    The target can be the hip, bread basket, solar plexus, floating ribs, sternum, etc.... depends on whats open to attack. Ribs and solar plexus targets are probably the best ones to aim for though.

    What stance? The Muay Thai stance. Muay Thai typically has just one stance, though each gym typically has its own variaton of it.
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    Thanks everyone! this is great stuff, i will apply this in my training routines. I appreciate it.

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    Good luck training Reno

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    Adding to what Khun Kao said:

    You should be on the toes of the support leg. The toes of the leg your kneeing with should be pointing to the ground.
    Staying on the toes also helps your weight to be distributed over the toes while you lean back. This then keeps you from leaning too far back which would make you lose your balance.

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    Thanks Jack...yea this muay thai is some good stuff, i get so tired after class though. Im not used to that kind of conditioning but ill get used to it. @Ryan, ive started doing that and noticed my body rocking back in forth a little as i stay on my toes...thats wassup!

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    I have a Saekson Janjira DVD and when he delivers a straight knee from a convention/right stance his left foot/standing leg his heel is pointed to the right at 3 o'clock and his toes are pointed to the left at 9 o'clock. Has anyone ever heard or seen of this foot positioning before? I wasn't trained this way, however I tried delivering a straight knee this way at home and I have more balance and hip trust.
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    I wasn't taught to rotate quite that much.... My support foot rotates so that the heel is between 4 & 5 o'clock and the toes between 10 & 12 o'clock....
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