Hi, my name's Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center in Seminole. And today in this clip we're going to be showing you the proper way to perform the folding elbow lock. O.k., so from a fighting position. They throw a punch straight in, you want to block the wrist, grab, place the palm under the elbow. They bend their arm to a ninety degree angle, step in, press straight down pulling the wrist up pressing the elbow down. O.k., so again when he punches, o.k., block, twist out of the range of the punch and grab, take the hand place it up as you step, pull it straight down, pull the wrist up. O.k., so some key points. When you block you have to turn out of the way and grab. Don't stand there as the punch is coming and try to grab from here. It doesn't work. You have to twist. See when you hit the elbow, don't hit straight on the bone of the elbow. O.k., this is a different lock. It won't work that way. You have to have to go up and under. O.k., See how the arm bends? Pull the wrist toward you, press the elbow towards the floor and you can also use your knee against the side of their knee. Press it in and pull down. O.k., its also very important, don't keep the elbow and the wrist in a line. Don't press this way, o.k. It doesn't do anything. Pull up, twist in. O.k., so once again. Block, come under, press up, twist down. That's the proper way to perform the folding elbow lock.
