Do Elbows Work

[youremean]

How effective are elbows (such as those in MT) in street fights? Especially the spinning back elbow, would it work in real life?

[G Money Slick]

Elbows are more effective in close , "up in your face" fights usually to counter grappling. Punches are ranged attacks that are more effective from a distance, as are kicks. As for the spinning elbow, I wouldn't recommend attempting it if you feel your not confident in executing it with perfect timing. Hell, I've never used it in a fight and probably never will. Never attempt something in a street fight you know your not capable of doing or you'll get beat to the ground quickly.

[Little Dragon]

Elbows are very sharp when hit directly on the tip of it.It is also a very strong bone which most likely wont break when attacking with it.

[delta1]

Simple answer- YES!

 

More complex answer- DANG TOOTIN!

 

My opinion- they are extremely effective and easy to learn, including the spining version. They also work as a block, a check, or a clearing block. They can be used in ANY direction, and reversing their motion gives you two strikes for the time and trouble of one.

[Beiner]

Think of it this way, the less surface area, the more direct the energy. You have all of th same forces as a punch but on the tiny surface are of the elbow. If your close enough to drop one do it

[47MartialMan]

Elbows are more effective in close , "up in your face" fights usually to counter grappling. Punches are ranged attacks that are more effective from a distance, as are kicks. As for the spinning elbow, I wouldn't recommend attempting it if you feel your not confident in executing it with perfect timing. Hell, I've never used it in a fight and probably never will. Never attempt something in a street fight you know your not capable of doing or you'll get beat to the ground quickly.

 

Good point.

 

No use "trying" something at the "moment of truth".

[AngelaG]

My elbow....... very effective.

 

Yours? Who knows?

 

Everyone is different!

[Vito]

i wouldnt recommend spinning in a fight at all. but 'forarms' and 'elbows' (meaning a horizontal shot, and a vertical- bringing it down shot) are incredibly effective and devistating. also, make sure you know how to use them, because if you miss or mess up you leave yourself open for a lot.

[KungFuMan]

Elbows are effective fighting tools in the close range but of course practice, practice and more practice before you use it in a real situation, remembering tht if you are in your opponents face and close, then so is he and may make you pay if you miss.

 

KFM

[47MartialMan]

I guess it will be hard to do a effective elbow from someone 5'-1 on someone 6'-4?