Throwing a powerful knee during a Mixed-martial arts bout will add some variety to your game. When in the clinch, knees are a very valuable tool. Here are the ways you should utilize a powerful knee.
Abdomen or Chest.
When in the clinch, you are too close to throw any kind of powerful kick, or often times even punch strongly enough to put any damage on your opponent. Throwing a huge knee into the abdomen can cause a lot of damage to your opponent if done correctly.
Sometimes you can hit the liver on the opponent's right side, a few inches below the nipple line, mid-axiliary. If you can hit them in the chest hard enough you can easily knock the wind out of them.
Legs.
You have a perfect opportunity to throw some massive knees to your opponent's thighs in the clinch. Do this also because you are far too close for any damaging leg kicks.
After repeated knees to even only one of your opponent's thighs, you remove most of their punching power. Not to mention they will be standing a lot more still in front of you and you can launch an attack.
Head.
Of course if the opportunity is there. Throw a knee to your opponents head. It almost doesn't matter where you throw it. If it is hard enough, it will surely knock them out.
If there is anyone you could simulate knocking out someone with a knee, it is Alistair Overeem. Watch some of his old K1 and MMA battles to see how to throw the most powerful of knees.
Throwing a proper knee in MMA is very valuable. Watch tape of fighters utilizing knees in the clinch. An MMA strength and conditioning program is vital to have knowledge and power to control your opponent in the clinch.
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