7 Best Elbow Strikes for Self Defense

[earlj.d.]

I remember once when speaking to a NYC SWAT member, he said “fists are fragile bullets that need accuracy. Elbows are cannon balls that are easier to aim. Use the elbows”

[tommack]

Great to see a fellow AARP member in the gym. I just started at 55 and learning it's never too late!

[Prof.Fulkerson]

One of the best elbow overviews I’ve seen!

[ddonlee]

Sir, you are a fantastic teacher. Clear, concise and communicated the essence of every move very well. Thank u.

[fcmstreetfight]

excellent video Im all into elbows and knees....I really like what your sharing big thank you brother

[hoofheartedicemelted]

We applied the #2 and #4 in our muay thai training and they worked a treat in tournaments under pressure testing. Nice. Thanks.

[jardinero]

I like the old elbow strike. Thanks for sharing papo.

[michaelspyrou]

one of the best value added videos.thanks for sharing.

[wcropp]

Great channel Stephan. Everyone should know some basic, well-rounded self-defense techniques, whatever art or sport you train.

[schoolsofselfdefense]

This page is gold 🙏 very cool to see you incorporating all avenues for self defense! OSS!

[hidetsuguhiraki]

The gear you use in this video is very good. Hitting an effective target is very important.

[whynot]

Nice video, thanks for sharing cool tips!

[MrNuggin]

Besides learning quality, watching Jean Luc Picard battered for 11 minutes with Data's head - priceless :) Cool vid

[hypersmudge]

Really great explanations and demos. Thank you!

[tmarevisited]

I'm very fond of elbows and knees. My aikido and kyushojitsu make me more of an inside fighter.

One of the big problems with aikido today (admittedly, there are many) is that aikido is supposed to be 90% atemi (striking) but no one is teaching it.

The places you are targeting are some of the most effective kyusho points (in fact I've published a book wherein I name them specifically) in my experience.

Granted, when you do see aikido taught with atemi, they still don't do many elbows because it's based mostly on sword movements, but elbows still fit nicely into the system when shifting from "traditional" to practical.

Thanks for this! Going right into my favorites <3

[birage]

Good tutorial synopsis on elbow strikes.

[brianreilly]

Excellent, detailed lesson on elbow strikes.

[QuantumPyrite_.]

Excellent and necessary tutorial . Thanks

[patrickwilliams]

You are awesome and I subscribed because your style of teaching really resonated with me. Thank you. I really want to learn elbow strikes

[robbyclark]

Yeah I was thinking while he was talking that “I do NOT want to cut a guy in a street fight, self defense situation if I can help it!?” Who knows where this dude has been?
Btw, the technique of using the elbow to block a punch as a fist destruction technique, it works! It works really, really, well. My son has been training MMA for a year now and he can absolutely devastate your straight punch or jab with his lead elbow if you don’t know what you’re doing! I couldn’t punch with my left hand for 2 weeks when he was “proving” to me that the technique works! I believe him now.