@ Cross elbows are horizontal elbows delivered with either the lead or rear arm. @ To execute, lift your striking arm into a horizontal position with the fist and wrist relaxed. Clenching the fist or musculature of the forearm impedes the speed and adds nothing to the power of this strike. @ Raise your cover hand {nonstriking hand) and place the back of it on your forehead, palm facing the opponent. This protectsCross elbows, both sides you from incoming elbows as you throw your own. © Swing your striking arm at the shoulder joint with no waist twist and stop your momentum as the elbow reaches your mid- line (centerline). @ Return to guard position.1 © Up elbows are analogous to uppercuts in the straight boxing arsenal. © To deliver, relax your hand and lift the elbow straight up to the target area — usually the jaw or face of a crouching opponent. @ Return to guard position. @ To deliver an up elbow from the rear side, turn your waist so that the rear shoulder is facing your target before firing.@ These are delivered against an opponent in an extreme crouch or against an opponent who is shooting in. @ You must have good control of your base. @ The striking surface is the very tip of the elbow. @ The down elbow is the only elbow strike that uses body torque to assist its effectiveness. @ As you drop the elbow, contract your abdominal musculature to assist in the force of the strike.ern ere a Told The corkscrew is delivered much like the cross elbow, but the entry angle is different. @ Instead of traveling in a horizontal arc, the corkscrew elbow whips down at a 45-degree angle toward your midline (center- line) to catch the opponent in a downward arc/rip across the face.