"flying knee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying knees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying knee (plural flying knees)
  1. (martial arts) A strike performed by jumping forward and hitting the opponent with the knee. Categories (topical): Martial arts
    Sense id: en-flying_knee-en-noun-tYtk2euy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

Inflected forms

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