© 2014 T. Westermann

Vertical elbow strike

		Initial situation The aggressor is located right in front of the defender Lateral foot kick (Sidekick) to the hip Protection Lower sweeping block (Gedan barai) fom the inside to the outside with the arm opposite the kicking arm, doing this ... ... body rotation about 90° towards the kicking leg The blocking arm is guided under the the aggressors lower leg and the kicking leg is fixed in the elbow curl Defense technique Vertical elbow strike to the knee Vertical elbow strike (Otoshi hizi uchi) on to the knee joint of the fixed leg with the free arm Body rotation about 90° towards the kicking leg, with the back towards the aggressor Rear elbow strike (Ushiro hizi uchi) to the Solar plexus or chest bone of the aggressor Completion go on distance or ... ... a final Atemi technique