March 17th, 2008
Horizontal Elbow Strikes — Second-move Destruction
Why Emphasize “Horizontal” Elbow Strikes?
Actually, you should practice elbow strikes from all different angles. Still, elbow strikes that come across from left to right or right to left seem to have some special uses:
These strikes are effective follow-ups when the distance between you and your opponent ‘changes’….
If you hit someone at “punch distance,” you generally expect him (or her) to reel backwards from the force of the blow. 90% of the time, this is exactly what happens. You hit — the person falls back out of range, so you press forward and hit some more.