Comment on When I was younger my father taught me how to box. Using my fists. How come in movies or tv shows it's all about hitting with the elbow now? How does one train to hit with your elbow?

BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Because it is the movies. If you are getting in close enough to use your elbow you are also putting yourself at risk of being hit/injured/grappled.

Boxers with long arms can strike an opponent suddenly, with less risk if being close to somebody.

Best offense would be catapulting large rocks from a safe location, but this doesn’t make for good movie melee scenes :)

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