Do Elbows Work

[Drunken Monkey]

that would depend on how you set up the hit

 

and

 

what your intended target is.

[47MartialMan]

Ah yes, the set up and pending the situation or opponent. Yes, we must forget or pretend that the opponent does not have any skills or abilities.

[JerryLove]

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

 

Not at all... depends on what you are trying to do with the elbow and relative positions.

 

Ignoring all the options that would put hs head in range, why not try other targets? Of course, the libms themselves are excellent (grab is arm and raise an elbow through it)... the elbow also makes an excellent spike for most anywhere on the chest and back.

[47MartialMan]

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

 

Yes, depending the skill or abilities of the 6'-4...........

[Beiner]

If your 5'2 and attacking someone whos 6'4 aim for the solarplex with teh elbow.

[47MartialMan]

Elbows to larger opponents whom have some level of skill or ability are probably not the best choice.

 

I know and seen the bouncer, he's 6-3(4), get into a fight with a guy training MT. The MT guy was used knees, elbows, whatever. The bouncer dude grab him and tossed him into a wall. Then lock the MT guys arm behind and "escorted" him out the door.

 

Man, the bouncer said he was in pain and was going home. I guess so, his face was bleeding, not to mention those "knees" in the ribs and stomach.

[JerryLove]

Have you considered that the bouncer was simply better and would have won even had the MT guy tried a different tactic?

[AngelaG]

My elbow is always going to be better than my fist. You are less likely to injure yourself with an elbow strike. If you hit wrong with your fist you can break the fingers, break the wrist, dislocate the fingers etc. If you hit wrong with the elbow it will still have some affect. We also practice close quarter elbowing, literally a couple of inches from the target. If you use your hips properly you can still generate loads of power!

[KungFuMan]

Hey maybe he can elbow the guys knees

 

Seriously though, one can use elbow techniques on the body of the opponent if the fight has become very close range. It all depends on the situation.

 

KFM

[Sasori_Te]

47MM, your account is a single example. We have no way of knowing what the skills were on either side. Also, since this occurred in a bar, I'm going to assume that the MT guy was drinking and the bouncer was not. In my opinion, this isn't a good example of why you couldn't use an elbow on a larger, evenly skilled opponent.