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Shoot · 10-06-2004, 07:15 PM

What do you think hit harder hooks or elbows? I come from a boxing background and am picking up Muay Thai and like the elbows. I can see that the elbows would likely cut the opponent and avoid the problem of a possible hand break that comes with hard, bare knuckle punching. Also, the elbows are possibly quicker and harder to see coming. Hooks have more reach and more stickiness. I still feel like that my hooks have more impact though--maybe because I'm just picking up elbows but have been throwing hooks for years. What do you think has more smashing KO power? Do you guys use them for different purpose, such as elbows in the clinch versus hooks on the inside but not in the clinch?

10-06-2004, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shoot Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 168 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Elbows vs Hooks What do you think hit harder hooks or elbows? I come from a boxing background and am picking up Muay Thai and like the elbows. I can see that the elbows would likely cut the opponent and avoid the problem of a possible hand break that comes with hard, bare knuckle punching. Also, the elbows are possibly quicker and harder to see coming. Hooks have more reach and more stickiness. I still feel like that my hooks have more impact though--maybe because I'm just picking up elbows but have been throwing hooks for years. What do you think has more smashing KO power? Do you guys use them for different purpose, such as elbows in the clinch versus hooks on the inside but not in the clinch?