16Horizontal elbow
Slicing across
Pull down, drive up
18Low-angle shot through the ring ropes at an outdoor Muay Thai camp, a Thai woman fighter lands a single straight knee into a thick belly pad worn by her trainer, cinematic, real speed dropping into slow motion on the knee. 0–2s: she grips the back of the trainer's neck with both hands, the camera low at the canvas. 2–4s: she pulls him down while leaning back, her right knee rising. 4–6s: in slow motion her hips thrust forward and the knee drives into the belly pad, sweat spraying in the sunlight. 6–8s: back at real speed she pushes away and returns to her stance. Throughout: both full bodies visible past the ropes in the foreground, bright tropical midday sun, palm leaves behind.
Two-person shots stay stable when one partner wears the target. A belly pad keeps the knee from landing on a real torso.