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Hopping Knee Drill

By: CombatChaz on Monday, May 7, 2007
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I first did this drill at AMC Kickboxing with the incredible Matt Hume. We would go for 2 minutes on one leg and then 2 minutes on the other. If you have seen Matt work the knees in the clinch, then you know that he knows how to let them fly.

One of my favorite drills. Here, fighters Nate and Miles demonstrate the drill:

Basically, you hold your partner in a clinch position and deliver light knees and they block. The goal is to hop, change angles, and keep you foot off the floor the entire time.

  • Knee 1
    • You can do this drill with knees to the head, but for saftey reasons - we'll keep them to the body. Here Nate drives his knee into Miles' body
  • Second Knee
    • Nate can also pull his knee back to "punch" it back in again
  • Inward Knee
    • Nate may also throw his knee in an inward fashion.


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Anonymous

If there's anything Nate's good at, it's balance on one leg. Ask Alberto!! LOL!!

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mAdMiKe

watch the bullseye... =p

The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but controls himself in a fit of rage.

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CombatChaz

^^^ LOL only 5 times!

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CassieTrost

love the camera man commentary.

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Santa Fe Springs, CA

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CombatChaz

ya that camera man is one sexy dude!

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Brian

simple to understand and effective drill; I'm going to start using it, thanks!

Keep training and enjoy what you do.

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98Dawg

My students hate it. I move around and circle. I do my best to make them fall. They're balance is improving tho. Thanks for the post.

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