Yeah, no. Elbows up is not a show of strength or a flex. Elbows up means fight dirty, It’s not about showing off. Elbows up is about breaking their teeth with an unexpected precise hit. It’s dirty It’s rotten you take it out You put it away.
I don’t understand the posture you’re describing. How is it fighting dirty to use your elbows in a fight? Or are you talking about preemptively elbowing somebody in the jaw during a struggle for the puck? Like a sucker punch but with an elbow…?
I thought elbows up was about positioning your elbows to occupy space while digging for the puck in the corner. I don’t think it’s about fighting dirty but about asserting your entitlement to space. “This puck is mine, you’re going to have to go through me to get it” …but I haven’t played hockey in 25 years or so.
It’s all a bit moot because if somebody twice your size corners you and demands your lunch money, it’s not fighting dirty to use your elbows while trying to get away.
I don’t think the graphics are great. I think they get the posture wrong. I think the slogan is more about determination than strength. I don’t think Canadians should feel superior to Americans. But also I think it’s gross to see someone insisting we ought to feel shame about the suggestion we should protect ourselves.
Yeah, no. Elbows up is not a show of strength or a flex. Elbows up means fight dirty, It’s not about showing off. Elbows up is about breaking their teeth with an unexpected precise hit. It’s dirty It’s rotten you take it out You put it away.
I don’t understand the posture you’re describing. How is it fighting dirty to use your elbows in a fight? Or are you talking about preemptively elbowing somebody in the jaw during a struggle for the puck? Like a sucker punch but with an elbow…?
I thought elbows up was about positioning your elbows to occupy space while digging for the puck in the corner. I don’t think it’s about fighting dirty but about asserting your entitlement to space. “This puck is mine, you’re going to have to go through me to get it” …but I haven’t played hockey in 25 years or so.
It’s all a bit moot because if somebody twice your size corners you and demands your lunch money, it’s not fighting dirty to use your elbows while trying to get away.
I don’t think the graphics are great. I think they get the posture wrong. I think the slogan is more about determination than strength. I don’t think Canadians should feel superior to Americans. But also I think it’s gross to see someone insisting we ought to feel shame about the suggestion we should protect ourselves.
I also agree with your interpretation.