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Hittsui-geri (literally: “knee-hammer kick”) is used to deliver devastating blows to the [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]] and [[Kyūsho#Abdomen|abdomen]] from a close ranges, to crush the head or [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] of doubled-over or kneeling opponents.
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'''Hittsui geri''' (literally: “knee-hammer kick”), the '''knee kick''',  delivers devastating blows to the [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]] and [[Kyūsho#Abdomen|abdomen]] from a close ranges, to crush the head or [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] of doubled-over or kneeling opponents.
  
Knee strikes are simple. From close range, pull your knee up, as though you were entering a walking [[Crane_stance|crane stance]] in order to throw some other kick. ''Point your toes down'' -- not forward -- when kneeing an opponent. This seems trivial, but this forces your knee to travel forward, and not up, driving into the opponent with an additional 3-4” (~7-10 cm) of extension.  
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Knee strikes are simple. From close range, pull your knee up, as though you were entering a walking [[Crane_stance|crane stance]]. ''Point your toes down'' -- not forward -- when kneeing an opponent. This seems trivial, but this makes your knee travel forward, and not up, driving an additional 3-4” (~7-10 cm) into the opponent.  
  
Wen throwing knee strikes, be sure to strike with the top of the knee. Striking with the front or point of the knee can dislocate your kneecap (patella).
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Strike with the top of the knee. Striking with the front or point of the knee can dislocate your kneecap (patella).
  
[knee strike vids fasts, and slow, from the front and the side]
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[knee strike vids fasts, and slow, from the front and the side]
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 23 January 2021

Hittsui geri (literally: “knee-hammer kick”), the knee kick, delivers devastating blows to the groin and abdomen from a close ranges, to crush the head or solar plexus of doubled-over or kneeling opponents.

Knee strikes are simple. From close range, pull your knee up, as though you were entering a walking crane stance. Point your toes down -- not forward -- when kneeing an opponent. This seems trivial, but this makes your knee travel forward, and not up, driving an additional 3-4” (~7-10 cm) into the opponent.

Strike with the top of the knee. Striking with the front or point of the knee can dislocate your kneecap (patella).

[knee strike vids fasts, and slow, from the front and the side]