Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Mar 23, 2011 9:23:35 GMT -5
One thing Jones needs to be careful about is those spinning back elbows. They're great when they work, but if he gets too reliant on them (or starts to telegraph them), they're probably his easiest strike to counter.
For one, he's got to be in close to land one, which means it's one of the few strikes where his reach isn't a huge factor. So a shorter fighter could still counter it.
Two, it's nearly impossible to do a 360 without leaving some part of your body open at some point in the spinning motion.
If he starts using it a lot and people figure out his timing from watching film, I could see someone rocking him with a counter he never saw coming. Think Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber... granted, that spin by Faber was pretty recklessly done, but the point still stands.
For one, he's got to be in close to land one, which means it's one of the few strikes where his reach isn't a huge factor. So a shorter fighter could still counter it.
Two, it's nearly impossible to do a 360 without leaving some part of your body open at some point in the spinning motion.
If he starts using it a lot and people figure out his timing from watching film, I could see someone rocking him with a counter he never saw coming. Think Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber... granted, that spin by Faber was pretty recklessly done, but the point still stands.
