No Paul, the problem is the following.

Statements have been made like...

K-1 is a muaythai format - called 'Modified-Thai' - WRONG!

You cannot knee in 'Kickboxing' - WRONG!

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In the UK some people do not accept K-1 as a Kickboxing format, even though K-1 clearly calls itself a Kickboxing promotion!!

Instead they are classing it as a format of Muaythai, called Modified-Thai, and slotting it next to other Muaythai formats ( 'C' Class Muaythai format and 'B' Class Muaythai format ).

Surely if K-1 say they are a Kickboxing promotion they have the right to be addressed as such!

Do you not think so???

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The second problem, is that some people seem to think that you cannot use a knee in any format of Kickboxing!

Its is obvious now that K-1 is a Kickboxing format.... and their rules do actually use knees, as their rules regard a knee strike as a knee-kick! ( Shock - horror ).

That then makes the statement that you cannot knee in Kickboxing to be quite wrong.

Further to this, the K-1 format, has been adopted by other KICKBOXING promotions such as ItsShowtime, GLORY, KRUSH, SuperKombat. If you watch any of their Kickboxing bouts - they also allow knee-kicks.

This again, makes a non-sense of the statement that you cannot knee in Kickboxing ( any format?? ) As obviously there are plenty of Kickboxing events being watched on television by millions of people that do allow knee strikes.

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Muaythai Boxing - is a sport promoted regularly by stadiums in Thailand.

Kickboxing - is a sport promoted by promotions such as K-1, GLORY, ItsShowtime, SuperKombat...

Mixed-Martial-Arts - is a sport promoted by promotions such as UFC, Bellator, M-1 Global.

Muaythai
K-1
MMA

Seperate sports.

Can you knee during some formats of Kickboxing - yes!

Should K-1 be called Modified-Thai - no!

Is K-1 a Kickboxing format - yes.

Have a nice weekend!

PS - Best wishes to Howsen!