Some of those MMA (mixed martial arts) guys are tough... I managed to catch the latest UFC on television the other night... As I sat watching Jon 'Bones' Jones in the main event, the technique that he used to inflict the most damage on his opponent, Glover Texeira, was the ELBOW... Got me thinking about how can you use this deadly weapon to defend you and your loved ones on the street? I called Kevin O'Hagan, the creator of the 'Special Forces Fighting System' and asked him to give us the run down on using elbows in street defence... "The elbow is one of my favourite weapons. Most street fights go VERY quickly into grappling range or if you are attacked by surprise it will already be close up action... This is where the elbow strikes come into their own. They can be used in an accurate and flowing fashion, using linear and circular motion. They can come in from all angles and hit practically anywhere on the body - some totally unexpected - and they can combine into bone-breaking throws or locks. The elbows are literally the body's battering rams."
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