Gus Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Hi everyone, I've just started to take muay thai lessons and I love it. I recently read about the diagonal elbow strike and how it gets past your opponents guard. Could someone please enlighten me as to how this is done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJS Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 diagonal elbow? the only ones i know of are the downard elbow you would use to the back of someones head/neck and the uppercut elbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenStar Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 thai boxing is full of elbows: horizontal - like a hook punch, basically, upward - like an uppercut, downward, stabbing - straight to the solar plexus - stabbing is also used in a "dirty" technique called "cracking the elephant's tusk", cutting elbow - diagonal. There are also spinning variations. What gus is referring to is the cutting elbow - it doesn't really go around the guard , although it can - similar to how an overhand right does. But, the diagonal ideally goes between the fighter's hands. the horizontal elbow goes straight into their forearms and is blocked - when that happens, try the cutting elbow, as it comes from above and goes between the forearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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