Parrying shots with elbows: Legal?

Um...yeah, you're always taught to block shot to the body with the elbows. And I always do it, and I was never warned for it. Its completely legal.

 

Wait, are you talking about parrying headshots with elbows? That's freaking weird.

 

I believe the OP is acutally talking about blocking head shots with the forearms. It's not technically a parry though.

 

ken norton made a career out of it.

 

Do you have any videos or pictures that could demonstrate how you are doing this?

I think this might be what your talking about (bottom part of this picture)

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(photo courtesy of Phil Wright, trainer at Revolution Gym in England)

 

i burst a blood vessel in my left bicep when my opponent blocked the shot with his elbow.

 

I do that, I was told to be careful because it could look like a deliberate attempt to injure, but they didn't tell me to stop doing it.

 

turning your opponent on the ropes in frowned upon too, but looks good and the crowd loves it.i think thy are both skills worth learning:good

 

No I meant it looks like a deliberate attempt to injure the guy hitting you.

 

i was told by another guy at the gym to do it, for body shots at least, block with your elbows and kind of like chop down on their wrist as the shot comes in. he did it too me and it hurt like hell. seemed dirty to me, especially as he used it in the gym in sparring and even drills.... needless to say i ignored that piece of advice