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Originally posted by jester700
My difficulty isn't getting my hand to my own elbow, or parrying the opponent's hand. It's distancing. With the other guntings there's more "fudge factor" in terms of distance - with an inward gunting, for example, I can hit a few different nerves/muscles/etc., and I can vary my elbow angle and striking tool easily, all of which vary distance.
But with the elbow, my upper arm length is fixed. So distance varies only with my body and shoulder position. This is what I'm running into - it's tough for me to get my elbow in the right spot in time.
So for me, the other guntings are easier, flow better into other techniques, and just generally make more sense. As a practical guy, I like easy... ;-)
Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind if I meet someone who can make this work well in real time, and can give me a clue as to how I could as well...
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It's hard to discuss in this type of medium. The best thing I can suggest (and the exercise that really cemented this idea for me) is to have your training partner put on gloves (we used street hockey gloves, but other types might work) and have him throw punches. Try to parry his hand into your elbow. Use vertical, horizontal, diagonal down, and diagonal up elbows. Will it always be available? No. If your hands are hanging straight down at your sides when the guy swings, then a more standard variation of the gunting is likely going to be more appropriate. If, however, you're eating a sandwich or adjusting your glasses (i.e.: your hand is near your face and your elbow is already up) when the guy swings, then the elbow might be a better option.
Play with it and try to find it. When you find it, it's very useful. Through the exercise I described above, my partner and I got to the point that we could pull it off, at speed, about 80% of the time ... and the other 20%, we were still left in a good position (i.e.: able to avoid getting tagged immediately and still land follow ups), even if we didn't get the destruction.
Regards, Mike