Although a lot of people train their hands with gloves on for striking in the gym, you may have a slight hesitation when throwing punches without the protection due to the high percentage of getting a hand fracture, especially if you find yourself in a self-defense situation. A handy alternative to using your hands of course if the elbow strike, but how do you use it to in a street altercation?

In the following self-defense technique video, the always colorful Master Wong demonstrates what he feels is needed to make your elbow strikes as devastating as possible in a street fight.

Throughout the lesson, Master Wong goes through a handy movement drill, the best distance to be throwing an elbow, how to avoid being countered as well as breaking down your opponents defense.

Check out the full tutorial below.

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Master Wongoriginally came to England at the age of ten as a refugee from Vietnam. He first took up martial arts as a result of being bullied at school. Starting his training with a Chinese Master in the UK, Sifu Wong progressed quickly in skill and after 5 years traveled to Hong Kong and mainland China to study with a variety of Chinese masters in his early twenties.

Training in a wide variety of martial arts has given Sifu Wong a foundation and skill level rarely seen in the martial arts world. It also allows him to provide a highly comprehensive teaching program for a great many students with differing requirements. This eventually led to the opening of the Master Wong Academy at Charles Street in Ipswich, becoming one of only a handful of full-time training centers in the region.[Source: masterwongacademy.com/]