– Hi, I'm Patrick Fulop. This is Effective Martial Arts. In this lesson, nine simple
and powerful elbow and knee setups and combinations. Alright so quick overview first. The nine basic setups
and combinations are: Number one: jab, flying-knee. Number two: jab, cross-flying switch-knee. Number three: slip-in,
back-up elbow, cross. Number four: jab, spinning-side elbow. Number five: trapping to side elbow to back-side elbow up elbow. Number six: from the clinch,
side knee to the leg, side knee to the body, up knee to the face and back-down elbow. Number seven: straight
lead elbow for defense, side elbow, reverse grip,
clinch, side knee to the body. Number eight: up elbow,
spinning up elbow to the body, and spinning back fist on your way out. Number nine: up elbow, down
elbow, and spinning down elbow. Now stick around for some
valuable tips and tricks on how to do these better. Alright, so once you're
comfortable with basic elbow and knee strikes, it's very
important to set them up properly so you can
actually use them in a fight and be able to chain them
together with fluidity.
And that what the purpose
of this video is for. So you should be already comfortable with your basic elbow strikes. Check out our basic elbow
video in the cards above as well as basic knee strikes. You can check that out as well. So the first one, jab, flying-knee. So for this one exceptionally, when you're going to be jabbing you're going to be lowering
your back hand a little bit so you can throw it up
and jump with more power. So the first hand has
to move back on your jab so you're not open to a counter-attack. So jab, lower the back hand, then jump up. Throw that hand up and
swing it back with power so as you thrust your hips
forward to land your flying-knee.
So we saw this in the basic knee video. You should be comfortable
with the flying knee already. So once again, jab, lower your back hand, throw it up and thrust your hips forward, throw your hand back as you throw your knee strike in the air. Number two: very similar,
little bit more tricky. Jab, cross-flying switch-knee. So for this, jab, cross. On the cross, you're going
to be lowering your back hand so you can use that hand
so you can jump up higher. So you will want your opponent
to move back on your cross so you can land your flying switch-knee. So here, jab, cross,
lower your back-hand then, throw your back leg up
and your lead hand up at the same time.
In mid-air you're going to be throwing
your lead hand back as you switch your knees
and thrust your hips forward to land the knee on the target and then land safely on your feet. Once again, a little bit faster, jab, cross, lower the back hand, jump up, throw your hand in the air,
throw your back-knee in the air switch in midair, switch
your hands and knees, thrust your hips forward,
land on the target, and go back on your feet. Number three: very sneaky.
Slip-in to back-up elbow, cross. So, for this one, you're assuming the person is attacking you. You're gonna be slipping
the punch here to one side. At the same time, it is very important to bring your shoulder
up to protect your chin. Your back-hand protects as well.
From here, your arm is going
to be folded into your body and you're going to do a back-up elbow, hitting straight underneath the chin here and moving your body forward as you do it so you can reach your
target. And right away, the person is going to
be stunned a little bit. He's gonna probably
moving his head back then, whether he's knocked out or not, you follow up with a cross immediately to land it on target to finish the job if it's not done already. Once again, slip-in, back-up elbow right underneath the chin, to cross. Number four: also another sneaky one. Missed jab to spinning-side elbow. So here, you're gonna wait for the person to do head movements. So if the person is
constantly slipping your jab, he know that pattern and when he does, you're gonna step across the center line at the same time as you throw your jab so you will be hiding
your step with your punch.
Step across and then
immediately turn around. Eyes on target, back-side elbow right on the bridge of the nose and then recover your fighting stance. Once again, jab, the person slips, you step across the center
line at the same time, you immediately turn
around, look at your target, back-side elbow, right in the face. Number five: trapping
the hands to side elbow, back-side elbow, up-elbow. So for this one, you're gonna make contact with your lead hand on
the opponents lead hand. You're gonna switch it
off to your back-hand. Bring your elbow over the
top in a horizontal motion with a side-elbow, come
back in the other direction with a back-side elbow and right away, split the guard going from the bottom-up with an up-elbow right
underneath the chin. Once again, a little bit faster, make contact with the lead hand, switch it off to the back-hand, side-elbow to the side of the face, back-side elbow to the other side and coming from the bottom, up-elbow right underneath the chin.
Number six: from the clinch,
side-knee to the leg, side-knee to the body, up-knee to the face and back-down elbow to
the back of the head. So for this one it's gonna be easier if you have double-head control. You're gonna start by
hitting low with the knee to the side of the leg,
the outside of the leg. Then, immediately switch
your hips, open it up, bring your foot underneath,
protect your groin, side-knee here to the ribs.
Right away, switch your stance, throw your leg back, bring the head down, up-knee to the head and as he's low, keep him low and finish
it off with a back-elbow to the back of the head. Be careful with that one, that
can create permanent damage on their Central Nervous System
so only use it if you must. Once again, a little bit faster, from the clinch, side-knee to the leg, side-knee to the body, up-knee to the face and back-down elbow to
the back of the head.
Number seven is also going to
use a variation of the clinch. So, shrink, lead, spear-elbow
defensively, side elbow, grab the outside of the head, pull the opponent down into
a side-knee into the body. So for this one, it's
gonna be most effective when the person is throwing a hook. You're gonna turtle-up and block that hook but at the same time, hit
with the tip of your elbow with the spear defensive
elbow right in the face. Right away, follow up with your back-hand, side-elbow to the side of the face. Grab the outside of the neck
and the head and the body.
Pull the person down
into your side knee here right to the body, like so. Once again, a little bit faster. So, turtle-block, spear elbow, side elbow, grab the outside, pull him down onto your side knee to the body. Number eight: using rotation,
up-elbow to back-up elbow to spinning-back fist on your way out. So for this one, you're gonna step in and go for an up-elbow
right underneath the chin. Right away, pursue your momentum, protecting the back of your neck, and go for a back-up elbow to the body because you're gonna be
open and on your way up, you twist back the other way and land a spinning back-fist to
the side of the head. Once again, a little bit faster, step in, up-elbow with
the lead, turn around, back-up elbow to the
body, spin back around, spinning back fist to
the side of the head. And number nine, also using rotation but the other way around this time. Up-elbow to down-elbow
to spinning down-elbow. So for this one, you're
gonna start with an up-elbow with the back-hand going
underneath the chin, like so, then right away, follow
it up with a down-elbow with the lead hand, here, on
the bridge of the nose ideally, even if that misses,
you follow right away.
Step across the center line. Turn. Tilt your head to one side
and right away, from the top, down, back-down elbow to
the bridge of the nose and recover your stance. Once again, a little bit faster, up-elbow with the back-hand,
down-elbow with the lead hand, step across, pursue your rotation, back-down elbow to the bridge of the nose. And those are your nine
basic setups and combinations using elbows and knees. Quick recap. Number one: jab, flying-knee. Number two: jab, cross,
flying-switch knee. Number three: slip-in,
back-up elbow, cross. Number four: missed jab,
the spinning-side elbow. Number five: trapping, side
elbow, backside elbow up elbow Number six: from the clinch,
side knee to the leg, side knee to the body,
up knee to the face, back down elbow to the back of the head. Number seven: straight defensive
spear elbow to side-elbow to reverse grip, clinch,
side knee to the body.
Number eight: up elbow to
spinning up elbow to the body to spinning back fist on your way out. Number nine: up elbow, down
elbow, to spinning down elbow. Now as we said with the
basic elbows and knees, start by practicing these techniques, these set-ups and combinations
very slowly at first. Make sure your stance is correct, your weight placement, your steps, your protection in the back
on each one of the strikes, and that you can accurately
hit the right spot with the different techniques
in the right angle. Once you're able to do
that, then slowly increase the power of your strikes
not going to fast, yet.
When you have the proper technique with good power in each strike, then you'll want to be able
to do it faster and faster. So it's a good tool to
do your combinations on the heavy bag, on a Bob target, if you have somebody to
hold the pads for you, on Thai pads, very good as well. And of course, in shadow boxing as well. That is going to be a really
good training tool for you. Now, same as we said with the
basic elbow and knee strikes, really be careful if you apply these techniques in free sparring.
Wear the proper protective gear and you gotta go real slow.
These set-ups will create
openings on your partners, your training partners and you
don't want to be hitting them full force because you can
really create some damage and then you lose your training partner and they won't be happy
and they can return these strikes on you and
that's not good either. So you want to stay
healthy, you want to keep your partners healthy as well so you can practice for a long time. So, when you are
integrating elbows and knees in your free sparring sessions,
go extra, extra, slow, like slow-motion to make sure you're safe.
Now for tips on how to
be able to spar safely, check out our safe sparring
video in the cards above. We really go step by
step on the exact drill that you need to do to be
able to control your strikes and stop at the surface to
make sure everybody stays safe in their sparring sessions. So definitely practice these
setups and combos a lot They work if you really drill them and you're able to execute them quickly, you can land them if you
need to use them in a fight. But, eventually, once you
understand the principles behind them, the
continuation of the momentum, the understanding of the ranges and so on, you can invent some
combinations of your own. So if you have any ideas
of your own for combos using elbows and knees, please
leave them in the comments below and we'd love to hear about them. And lastly, you do want to
be able to use your elbows and knees fluidly in your striking and you want to be able to mix that up with your long range
striking as well so you can effectively transition in and out, close range to long range,
you want to mix that up with the clinch as well.
So, using the clinch to land your short range strikes, use your clinch to transition
to wrestling as well.
So blend your striking with wrestling and blend that with your
ground game as well. And being able to transition seamlessly, from one range of fighting
to the other is really what being an effective
martial artist is all about. So, hope you've enjoyed.
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only for self defense. Alright. Since you watched til the end, I got another bonus, secret one for you. So it's from a double-leg
take down against a wall, spinning up-elbow to the face.
So for this one, you
have the opponent pressed against the wall, your shoulder
pressure hard on the hips, you're grabbing the legs at the same time. Naturally, the person
is gonna try and dig in and pull you up with under-hooks to defend against a take-down. As he's doing that, you
let go of the legs quickly, turn around, look at your target, and spin that elbow around,
right on the bridge of the nose. And from there you have the option, either go back to finishing the take-down, or go back to the striking range. Once again, a little bit faster. So you have your opponent pressed against the wall or a fence.
Here, you're pressuring with the shoulder. They're
gonna dig for the under-hooks. Right away, you let go
of the legs, turn around, look at your target, spinning
down-elbow to the face and then you can finish the take down or go back to striking.
Alright, be careful with that one and don't tell anyone you saw it here. (electronic music).
