A guide to Regian Eersel's killer knees
The knee is a barbaric strike, banned from most striking disciplines and one of the many reasons why politicians such as John McCain tried as hard as they could to keep the sport of mixed martial arts illegal. The unified rules of MMA have forbidden its use against grounded opponents, not due to any excessive danger (you can still elbow somebody’s face into the canvas) but due to the sheer shock of the spectacle. The knee is a high-risk, high-reward weapon, offering the potential for a lot of applied force while putting the user on one leg deep into punching range. Regian Eersel has utilised this to devastating effect, terrorising the ONE lightweight division in both kickboxing and Muay Thai. While Eersel is an excellent kickboxer in his own right, it is his kneeing game that forms the backbone of his game. The high guard is the classic catch-all defence in kickboxing. When applied with the proper mechanics, it is extremely difficult to penetrate, the large gloves providing a barrier t...