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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Last of The Elbows (for a while)

There are two more videos about Elbow Strikes (in Kisae Kempo).

The first is a Fore Elbow Roundhouse Strike to the front.

The second shows the pattern I use to remember how to perform all eight.

On one side I perform them with hip torque (except the second on ;-)

On the other side I perform them without hip torque.

Without prejudice

More and More Elbows

Once again, the videos show how these things are performed.

The elbow to the rear is a powerful movement.

The old rule of slow leads to smooth and smooth leads to fast applies

A horizontal strike to the rear.

An overhand angled strike to the rear.

Without prejudice

Today I am performing two separate Elbow Strikes

The first is a Fore Elbow Thrust to the Front

The second is an Upper Elbow Strike to the Side.

The videos show them well.

The first thing I would add is to make it look good.

Once it looks good, the second thing I would concentrate on is developing confidence.

In other words, I strike the heavy bag with light fast moves that look like nothing.

The effect on the bag is what I wan to judge the effectiveness of my strike.

Without Prejudice