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Muay Thai Elbow Techniques

Muay Thai elbow techniques are very important techniques since the elbow is one of the bare hands ultimate weapons. Elbow sharpness is equated to that of a razor blade. The elbow is a dangerous weapon that can produce horrifying cuts. That is why the elbow is a valuable tool for the fighting with bare hands. No other weapon can compare with the elbow in terms of brutality and blood-breeding capacity. It seems that the elbow strike is very unique weapon that make Muay Thai different from other martial arts sports. Elbow strike in Muay Thai can give very severe injuries to the opponent as it will be used to attack when opponent is closer distance and the major target of elbow strike are generally head facial area including jaw, temple, neck and so on. Using elbow strike is very flexible, you can move or swing elbow in any direction to attack, both vertically and horizontally but different method will give different impact to the attack.

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On my post entitled “body’s battering rams”,
I started to tell you how elbows can
be used in self defense.

Today, I’d like to share how they can be
used in a street situation.

Let’s look at the different ways the elbow
can be used in a SERIOUS self defense
situation.
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A friend of mine lent me a dvd of some
Thai boxing fights filmed over in Thailand.

As I sat watching the fights at the weekend,
the technique that stuck out to me as
a ‘fight finisher’ was the
ELBOW

The elbow is so dangerous that in a lot of
Thai boxing tournaments it is banned…

So, how can you use this deadly weapon to
defend you and your loved ones on the street?

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