Primal Series - Lesson 10 - Elbows
Half-way down your arm there’s a hard, heavy weapon you can effectively use with a little training. Elbow Strikes are versatile and can be thrown from almost any angle & direction: from behind, from the front, upwards, downwards, and even spinning. If you are grabbed from behind, you can deliver Elbows high, towards your attackers face, behind you, or you can direct them low, towards his solar plexus, to wind him. If you’re face to face you’re your aggressor, direct Elbow Strikes to his face, ideally at a 45 degree angle from about two o’clock, but also from below, coming up again, on an angle. Good to know, if there is a large height difference. To make the technique even more powerful, grab hold to the back of your attackers head with the opposite hand and bring the face towards the elbow at the same time. Catching him in the eye or nose can cause him pain, watering eyes, and blurred & impaired vision. The attack stops when your attacker can’t see. Its very important however, to learn the proper technique so you don’t hurt yourself instead!
Key Points:
• keep forearm tight to bicep, palm facing down
• draw elbow back above shoulder for maximum effect in downwards trajectory
• use upwards trajectory to back – keeping arms close to body, aiming towards solar plexus
• hit with the top and back sides of the elbows, not the inside and outside!
follow cross or ‘X’ formation