Muay Thai Knee Strike Mistake In Self Defense

http://www.CloseQuartersCombat.com - Muay Thai knee strike for self defense in close quarters combat can be a big mistake! Mixed martial arts uses Muay Thai knee strikes a lot, but in a real street fight, this technique works better...

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• Muay
• Thai
• Knee
• Strike
• MMA
• self
• defense
• martial
• arts
• technique

[sambomuaythai]

So you're going to turn into them, bladed, so that you're open for a single leg or a hip throw? How a bout a little dirty boxing then a knee strike. It just seems a little awkward to turn into an opponent aiming for such a very low percentage attack.

Just seems awkward to me.

[cqctraining]

@sambomuaythai - I don't like "boxing" - dirty or otherwise. Street fights are fast and furious (when done right) and not the same as going toe-to-toe in a boxing match or muay thai. Knee strikes work great...and I do use them, but only if I have full control in a close quarters combat clinch and we're not in a grappling match. That can lead to loss of balance as noted in the video. Knee strikes have their place...but there are times that they're also a mistake. Thanks for commenting.

[The0extra0guy]

You probobly already know this but if you grab the back of the neck (kind of a muay thai clinch) and pull down as you unleash a powerful kick with your shin off your rear leg, you can seriously pop some grapes lol

[cqctraining]

@The0extra0guy - OUCH! Very true! LOL

[vcj13]

I am 6.6 toll and its just really amazing to me that smaller people really

think that I have allot more atvantages in a fight then they have.

[cqctraining]

@vcj13 - Size is intimidating VCJ13 and we're pre-programmed in our brains to assume that a bigger, stronger attacker has an advantage in a real street fight. In reality, they do (you do). Strength and size will always be a benefit.

However, many bigger guys get overconfident with their size and are used to smaller guys backing down. Practicing real self defense techniques builds confidence and determination that one can overwhelm a larger attacker.

Thanks for commenting! Always welcome!

[blackthinginurtree]

what if there whereing thick shoes?? lol the MT knee is sooo powerful when u clinch around the NECK not the shoulders and pull them down

[Hector2028]

@DEFYtheTHOUGHTPOLICE lol.  TKO in way of foot stomp.. i dont think i've seen any lately. I'll keep looking though.

[SagaraSouske]

Great advice. I was wondering though would a kick to the groin work in this situation?

[IMBW89]

This video is flawed from the ground up. Your idea of what a clinch is in Muay Thai or MMA is completely wrong. You control the head, not the upper body, and your technique for throwing a knee is weak and short ranged where as a Muay Thai knee has distance and power to it generated by pushing the hips forward. It is not off balance when you actually know how to do it, and your toe stepping will not be a more effective option.

[MuayThaiViking]

i would much rather clinch with someone who attacks me and use knees/elbows, than try to strike with him. there will always be the risk of a lucky punch. especially if its dark

when clinching, you get a strong hold on his neck. they can try to punch you, but they wont even be able to hit you in the head. meanwhile, you are the one pushing their head down to your knee again and again

[MuayThaiViking]

in this example, you (the one who has trained muay thai) has the weakest hold on the attacker. that makes no sense. as a trained fighter, you should be able to get the best hold very fast (where your arms are on the inside, not the opposite). when you get the best hold, especially against some untrained attacker, you will also have a lot more control

try clinching with someone who hasnt done it before. you got total control unlike in this video.

[Unethrorpe]

Yeah, if you don't know how to throw a knee, you'll off-balance yourself. It's about timing and knowing when your opponent CAN'T throw you off balance in the current instant in time. The foot stomp is really valid, but it has problems too. There's a place and time for each, and it's something a real fighter learns to evaluate instantaneously and act upon. If the knee had no validity, it wouldn't be taught.

[khmerchuong]

The bad «Thai» clinching technique displayed tremendously diminishes the value added of this video

[ZachTommyGunThompson]

Ok umm if your arms are on the inside of his than you should gain control of his head with a Thai clinch and than utilize your knees.

[SeiferOptics]

@cqctraining If you've been in Bar Fights enough times to teach CQC on youtube , how come you've not been to jail for assault and battery?