Originally Posted by
Reign-Of-Terror
ok I see what your saying, I guess the ray guy is a bit hot headed.
A. most gyms outside of thailand dont work much with elbows cause they are illegal in most venues in the West.
B. Elbows are hard to get to work cause you have to be pretty close to your opponent almost if not if in clinching range, hence why they arent used too often in mma or even mt in thailand. And
c. They are hard to get good at or train with aliveness.
A. YOU were the one who brought up schools in thailand, so that's what I was referring to. As for the US, you can use elbows in modified thai matches in a few states. Two I can think of off the top of my head are vegas and colorado.
B. Elbows are used quite frequently in thailand. I've got several vids of elbows in action. Knees are more common, but elbows are used.
C. That's what thai pads are for.
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