The art of fighting comprises many things; luck, skill and flexibility. Without these a fighter is merely a stock character with set routines and simplified attacks, in other words, someone easily defeated. This Johnny was not stock, he used odd moves, confounding moves but in the end moves that left him exposed. With his focus on the man before him, An registered subconsciously another subtle shift of the gravitational field increasing to 1.5.  

Johnny, although An was unaware of his name, executed moves unlike any An had seen before, in a span of 13-years of training and street brawls as well as in-ring competition.  The man had managed to avoid the flying knee by of all things, hopping backward, right leg still fully extended vertical for the axe kick. 

An moved in to Johnny’s guard and the man hopped back, any time someone is within you guard, usually it means bad things are about to happen. Instead of forcing An from the guard, the man moved back, while allowing the Muay Thai fighter to stay within the killing box.  Events happened now in the space of heartbeats, between breaths. 

Left leg rose to meet the inner thigh of Johnny; Johnny hopped back on his left foot maintaining his balance, on a single point of contact. With the left leg already in a pivot position, coiled with potential energy waiting to be unleashed. An had only one option that would allow him to strike the bunny. The Muay Thai teep is one of the most fundamental weapons used to great effect in a number of different situations. Primarily used as a defensive weapon, it can control the distance of a fight, upset an opponent’s rhythm, disrupt an opponent’s attack and if applied properly disrupt their breathing. 

While his right foot remains planted on the ground, An snapped his left leg out, pushing forward into the descending thigh of Johnny, striking the point between Johnny’s hip socket and groin. Finally, An’s right hip hyper-extends and abducts in order to apply maximum power into the muscle group of the descending right leg, which, even with the hop stayed in range of the kick. 

The teep in this case, simply applied, is to knock the hopping man back and hopefully off balance, even if only for a moment. After all a hop on one leg with the other balanced vertically only granted you so much spring, especially when the gravitational pull, now 1.5 as great as Johnny normally felt, tugged at him. If the teep made contact, An could figure no reason why it shouldn’t, it would be enough to grant him the opportunity to close and strike again.