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[PETERPOOP]

Ofcourse elbows would be great. I've watched YEARS of MMA and there is a reason elbows are banned from most MMA organizations besides UFC and a few others. It's because elbows cause extreme damage, EASILY creates cuts, and they stop fights. It is considered somewhat of a "cheap move" to do by using elbows to try and stop a fight (too much bleeding) due to doctor's stoppage in MMA. David Loiseau was especially know for his elbows and how he uses them for doctor's stoppage. As of late, Kenny Florian is the new man using his elbows most affectively.

here's a video of some elbow damage...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1GBLnGRQ5Y

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by PETERPOOP

Ofcourse elbows would be great. I've watched YEARS of MMA and there is a reason elbows are banned from most MMA organizations besides UFC and a few others. It's because elbows cause extreme damage, EASILY creates cuts, and they stop fights. It is considered somewhat of a "cheap move" to do by using elbows to try and stop a fight (too much bleeding) due to doctor's stoppage in MMA. David Loiseau was especially know for his elbows and how he uses them for doctor's stoppage. As of late, Kenny Florian is the new man using his elbows most affectively.

here's a video of some elbow damage...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1GBLnGRQ5Y

It is these limitations that make MMA an art and not a combat style. I'm not speaking as some old sage because I'm not. I do know that when you're scrapping you use what you have in front of you.

I don't much care for the shit talking and disrespect that SOME of these folks show each other in SOME MMA leagues. You cannot hate your opponent, but you can love your art.

Much rather see MMA with respect and skills. I appreciate and applaud that, though I am too old and have medical issues which preclude me from competing. When I was younger I loved fighting because it was very liberating to me, provided that no major mayhem happened.

I nailed a guy a year and a half ago with an elbow. He had tweaked my knee as a joke so I let him have it on his right pec. Took the wind right out of his sails it did. I did NOT use the joint, I used the surface of the muscle just above the joint. I did not hit him hard but I am out of practice and my control is poor so I hit him harder than I wanted to do so.

Thanks for the video. Please note that he is using his abdominals and legs to help force his strikes.

Gene