Summary: Learn how to use horizontal and vertical elbow strikes in Muay Thai, or Thai boxing in this free self defense training video.
Born in New York, raised in Los Angeles, Ric O'Kane started competing as a martial artist at 18. He has trained at the World Famous Jet Center in Van Nuys, California where he fought...read more
"Hello this is Ric O'Kane on behalf of expertvillage.com in this clip we are going to be demonstrating the horizontal and vertical elbow strikes in Muay Thai. If you want to learn more about Muay Thai you can visit our website and fightingtrainer.com. Now for the elbow strike first the horizontal elbow strike I want to work on always having the defensive posture first I want to come straight in with myself expose. So it is off a defensive more so I'm going to block, block first, elbow strike, and then beware of my defense afterward. Block, elbow strike, block. This is my lead hand crossing elbow horizontal elbow. Now for my reverse hand horizontal elbow I'm going to block with my left hand come across with my reverse hand, block, horizontal elbow, and defense, defend, strike, defend."
eHow Article: The Muay Thai Horizontal & Vertical Elbow Strikes