There's actually the standard amount of punching in KFM, as well as hammer fist strikes and raking knuckle strikes, but since most fights occur at close range, and that's what they're training for, you see the shelling "pensador" come out most often in demos.
Finally, bear in mind that while elbows are a harder surface than most fists, it's actually pretty hard to generate a lot of force with them because they're shorter weapons. Given the option, I'd train someone to throw punches over elbow strikes.
Although they have a good philosophy that seems workable, they demonstrate a lot of weaknesses and openings (i.e.; when they are standing up and do that head protection moneky thing you could kick them anywhere you might wish.....using your elbows draws you in very close so becareful dealing with a boxer or a wing chun stylist... in one demo, one person threw punches and then stopped so the other could respond...etc.).
They seem to be borrowing from many different arts and trying to use what seems effective.
They also say it is a work in progress and still developing.
It looks very "Hollywood"....
An elbow strike is not more powerful than a well delivered punch as the punch has better leverage, more velocity and one does not have to be so close to deliver the same.
Going down to attack legs with elbows makes one vulnerable....
Be well and be wise.
It's not really a martial arts. It's more for theatrical purposes. The batman trilogy used it, but you can see a lot of the moves are very wide and time-consuming. It's mean so that when filmed by a camera, the angles look real.
its a good art, I use it when I train. I highly recommend it. If you cant find any gyms, then heck. go on youtube and look up some moves from there. Practice to perfection, and watch the video over and over again. It will become muscle memory. Again I use this art and its awesome and very helpful.
not by itself. you also need to know how to grapple if you wan to fight in that close of a range.
I don't think they teach it anywhere except in Hollywood movies instructors.
haha no it isnt effective
Since its a new art, and I recently was searching about it, I recognized how they use their elbows as their primary weapons, I mean they would even attack your leg with their elbow, and I like their stance, how they cover their face so if a punch comes in they block and strike with their elbows, I liked it, hopefully I find classes in london, but anyways , what aare your views about kfm and also its close fighting (elbow range) so they won't be punching more than elbows,,,,
We all know elbows are much more powerful than punches and cuts... Shins are baseball bats, knees are canon balls, elbows are axes and fist are knifes :D (my muaythai master used to tell me)
