Hiji-Ate (肘当て), Elbow Strike
There are three different kinds of elbow strikes:
- Standard hiji-ate strikes with the part of the forearm just below the elbow, thrown like a hook punch but with the hand touching the opposite shoulder
- Rising elbow strike uses the same part of the foream, but with the hand drawn back towards the ear as the elbow rises to attack the jaw
- Rear elbow strikes draws the fist back as in a hikite, driving the point of the elbow into the midsection, or with the elbow flared out to strike higher targets. A foreward-thrusting elbow strike as practiced in Bagua drives the tip of the elbow forward into the zyphoid process.
