Elbow strike is one of the powerful strikes. If you know how to use it and get used to doing elbow strike, you will find it very useful in a fight for self defense.
You can hit different parts of the face with elbow strikes. So can you do elbow strike to the chest?
Yes, you can do that. When you do elbow strike, no matter where you want to hit, you have to be in a close range. You cannot hit someone in a kicking range with elbow strikes.
If you get into the close range with a view to doing elbow strike, remember your opponent can punch you or kick you. You have to defend your opponent strike and then move in to do elbow strike.
In case the attacker is behind you and grab your shoulder, you can do elbow strike to hit his chest without turning to him. Or, you can move and turn a little to do elbow strike and then face towards your attacker.
When you do elbow strike to the chest, you have to break the opponent's defense. If your opponent guards properly, it is difficult to get in to do elbow strike. So how to do it in a fight?
You can watch the following video where Master Wong shows how to practice elbow strike to the chest.
When you fight and strike, make sure that you have body balance. If you lose your balance while striking, your opponent can take advantage of it and you will have problem.
Sometimes you over-commit to hit, and to do that, you lean forward to strike. If you lean forward to strike, you will not generate power. Instead of leaning forward, you can move forward and strike.
I hope you will find it useful. Thank you so much for reading this post. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.
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