Elbows are natural weapons in close combat. Their short range and bone structure make them ideal for quick, powerful strikes that can break through an opponent’s guard. Traditional Karate bunkai often includes elbow movements, but these are usually practiced in solo kata or pre-arranged drills without resistance. This leaves practitioners unprepared for real sparring or self-defense scenarios where timing, angles, and counters matter.

My client is currently pursuing a martial arts cross-training path me in his MMA Personal Training. We are regularly crossing into other component disciplines and then seeing how that impacts on the overall MMA game. Tonight we decided to go through the main disciplines before breaking up the ranges of MMA in 3-minute rounds.