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If you haven't practiced a specific martial-arts technique in a long time, then you have to ease back into the motion of the move. This is especially true of an elbow strike.
Maybe the past, you had a reputation for having very efficient and powerful elbow hits. Unfortunately, you haven't practiced them formally in a long time, maybe a year or more.
It is time to dust off the old techniques and get them back up to snuff.
Note: Sure, you could pretend that elbow strikes are like riding a bicycle -- once you learn how, you never forget. But seriously, you know that you have lost your edge. You aren't "in your game," so to speak. Admitting that they are rusty is the first step.
Martial Arts Practice Alone (Solo)
So, you decide to practice elbow strikes. Practice alone. This way, you won't be showing off techniques, which could cause an injury, and you won't suffer the embarrassment of having others witness your sloppy technique.
So, you practice solo. Don't overdo it.
Note: I am writing this article, because the last time I dusted off an old technique and practiced, "I" overdid it. I had to wait for my lower back to heal before practicing again. (And I thought it would be the elbow to give out. Oh, well.)
Heed the warning. No strains or sprains, please.
If you do injure yourself, wait until you heal. Then try it again, this time more in a more reasonable manner....
Martial-Arts Stretching and Limbering Up... Slowly
Maybe start with slow Chi Gung, Salutation to the Sun, or some easy stretching. Gentle exercise -- a small check to make sure the injured area (my back) will be able to handle some easy twisting and torquing.
After the warm-up, do about five minutes of "half motions." At half speed, perform elbow strikes, but only go half way through the motion. Practice with both right and left elbows, and make sure to cover all angles, up, down, side-to-side, diagonally...
From there, progress to the full-range-of-motion hit. Strike ten times in each direction with each elbow... in SLOW MOTION.
Your ante-penultimate practice techniques should be elbow hits in a full range of motion, at an easy, relaxed pace. Not slow, but not at full speed. Not back-wrenching either. Do this for five to seven minutes.
Martial-Arts, Elbow-Strike Precision
Now, start to add in your precision. Work on eliminating telegraphs, finding a more exact and straight-line path, and extending the range of motion even further. Also, vary the strikes -- some should continue on the arc of the hit, following through. Other strikes should be designed to trap the target (head?) between the hand and the hitting elbow.
Finally, put on a focus mitt, and "blast the target."
In less than 1/2 an hour, you'll make lots of improvement. Will you be where you want to be? Will you be back to "normal" with this smashing technique?
That's not really important for now... the next time you practice again, you'll work some more on these devastating hits.
Don't wait a year to practice them.
Note: Maybe you can only afford to practice elbow hits once a week. So be it. You have other martial-arts practice on the agenda, I am sure.
For now, it's important to ease into the technique.
Keith Pascal is the author of "How to End the Fight with One Hit": End Your Fights.
Keith is the editor and author of several martial-arts ezines, including:
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Pascal has taught martial arts for over 25 years. He left his job as a high school teacher in 2000, to become a full-time writer.
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