kneeing
Thigh-powered strike
Kneeing is striking someone with the knee, typically driven upward into the groin, stomach, or face: He escaped by kneeing his attacker in the groin.
In combat sports, kneeing is a regulated technique; in self-defense or street fights, it's a close-quarters move requiring no windup.
Settle beyond doubt
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- sparringPractice combat training
- elbowArm's middle joint
roundhouse · uppercut · kickboxing · submission · ground and pound · jiu-jitsu · judo · wrestling
Triangular bone covering knee
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- quadricepsFour-part thigh muscle
- femurUpper leg bone
- jointShared by multiple parties
cartilage · meniscus · ligament · impact · bruise · contusion · swelling · injury
Aggressive act against another
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- violenceHarmful physical force
- forceStrength or compulsion
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
confrontation · brutality · aggression · cheap shot · street fight · brawl · altercation · scuffle
Unnecessary physical contact foul
- chargingRestoring electrical power
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- trippingLosing balance walking
- boardingEntering a vehicle
elbowing · misconduct · spearing · slashing · infraction · cross-checking · hooking · obstruction
clinch
Settle beyond doubt
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- sparringPractice combat training
elbow · roundhouse · uppercut · kickboxing · submission · ground and pound · jiu-jitsu · judo · wrestling · octagon
patella
Triangular bone covering knee
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- quadricepsFour-part thigh muscle
- femurUpper leg bone
joint · cartilage · meniscus · ligament · impact · bruise · contusion · swelling · injury
attack
Aggressive act against another
hostility · confrontation · brutality · aggression · cheap shot · street fight · brawl · altercation · scuffle
roughing
Unnecessary physical contact foul
- chargingRestoring electrical power
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- trippingLosing balance walking
boarding · elbowing · misconduct · spearing · slashing · infraction · cross-checking · hooking · obstruction · violation
block
Solid mass, or impede
protect · counterattack · sprawl · escape · ward off
- game callsfoul, offsides, offside, traveling, travel
- hockey penaltiescharging, elbowing, holding, hooking, high-sticking
- fightsfight, brawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle
- hockey hitship check, shoulder check, open ice hit, cross check, clean hit
kneeingkicking
Striking with foot
punching · elbowing · headbutting · slapping · stomping
kneeingcushioning
Softening force or fall
cradling · supporting · catching · embracing · shielding
kneeingstanding still
Absence of motion
retreating · blocking · dodging · withdrawing
knee, kneel, knees, kneecap, kneeling, knelt, kneed, kneels, kneepad