u/Masat_gt

Ok, so a little context. I've been practicing Kenpo for a couple of months, started because I wanted a) to start a martial art as a way to get more active b) a school where we actually sparred, competed and had some actual pressure testing instead of just point sparring and forms, and this kenpo school near me ticked all of those boxes; we learn more traditional Kenpo but also we do some full contact and k-1 style sparring, and the students compete in the local kickboxing and point fighting circuits, which is really cool.

Now, one of the kenpo techniques (or "wazas" as they are called in our style) we learnt was this short combination. Parry a jab, body punch, step through and elbow the body, turn around to face the opponent. I was pretty surprised by how un-bullshitty it seems, since Kenpo gets a bad rep for having long, bullshido-esque techniques. I'm a little skeptical about the elbow to the body, but even with that, seems like a perfectly usable short combination in a sport that allows elbows.

With some obvious adaptation not to be so stiff, do you feel this could be used in mma or other rulesets that allow elbows? or even in a normal ass fight?