Kai_Hwarang Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Just a tip I guess for anyone interested in knowing, but I find that the elbow is best to use in the process of a punching combo. This is ideal to me though, so it may not be so comfortable for others. Anyways, I would find it effective during a real fight, to use the jab/elbow strike. After the jab, proceed to move in with the same arm and hit with the elbow in a horizontal striking manner. So it's like, hit, then move in closer for a smack across the face, either supporting the fist with your other hand or alone. Sort of like a hook punch but with the elbow instead. I just think it might be alot quicker as a follow up...especially if you want to get in close or knock the opponent out. -Kai "One must train the mind before the body...for the mind controls the body..."
delta1 Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Excellent point! The elbow is one of your most effectiveweapons, and extremely versatile. It is awesome to add flow to a combination, eliminating wasted movement and cutting your follow up strike time to less than half. Your jab-inward elbow is a good example. Also effective is a jab-upward elbow, and the path as well as the final position of that strike doubles as a clearing block. Elbow strikes are also good to convert and salvage a missed or blocked strike. Instead of rechambering from a failed strike, you can often simply colapse the elbow as you continue forward pressure and get an effective strike out of an apparent failure. Elbows are also a good lead weapon for in close strikes, and set up strikes like a returning elbow or backfist, again using the return motion instead of wasting it on a rechamber. Sometimes, if I feel ornery, I'll drop an elbow strike off something like a wall block- say against a roundhouse kick. Gives your opponent a charlie-horse, and something to think about before he tries to kick you again. Good topic! Let's hear how the rest of you use elbows. Freedom isn't free!
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