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The Downward Elbow family groups all elbow strikes delivered on a downward trajectory, where the elbow travels from a raised position above the target and descends vertically or at a steep diagonal an...
Sok Sap is the Thai terminology for the chopping elbow, a diagonal downward elbow strike that cuts across the opponent's face or head along an angled trajectory. [1] The technique is executed by raisi...
The Chopping Elbow subfamily covers downward elbow strikes delivered on a steep diagonal angle, resembling the motion of a hatchet or cleaver cutting downward and across. [1] Unlike a straight vertica...
Sok Fan Nah (the Elbow Chop) is the most fundamental elbow strike in Muay Thai, delivered in a diagonal downward arc from high to low, mimicking the swift motion of a sickle clearing a field — a motio...
The Standard Twelve-Six Elbow executes the classic vertical downward elbow strike in which the striker raises the arm directly overhead and drives the point of the elbow straight down onto the target....
The Elbow Strike group comprises all striking techniques delivered with the proximal end of the ulna — the hard, bony point of the elbow — making it one of the most devastating close-range weapons in ...
Sok Tad (the Horizontal Elbow) is the second foundational elbow strike in Muay Thai's classical 24-elbow system (Cherng Sok 24 Cherng), delivered in a sweeping horizontal arc parallel to the ground, t...
The Mae Mai (แม่ไม้, 'mother techniques') of Muay Thai elbow strikes represent the foundational elbow techniques from which all advanced Muay Thai elbow work is derived — the core curriculum of Thaila...
Seiken Jodan Uke (commonly called Age Uke or Rising Block) is the fundamental karate defence against attacks descending toward the head — overhead strikes, hammer fists, downward bottle or stick attac...