I see this shit in movies all the time and it always just looks insane to me. Even just basic physics should mean that the equal and opposite reaction of one skull banging into the other would knock each person out equally. How does this ever work? The character always walks away like some badass as if they wouldn’t have some major concussion and are invincible. The only use of this I ever appreciated was the parody in an Adam Sandler movie where the guy did it and did actually pass out from it.
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Headbutts work, but you’re not supposed to crack your forehead into another forehead. In a fight, if you use a headbutt you’re supposed to aim for the person’s nose. Its a legit way to cause a lot of damage to someone’s face and generally end the fight then and there if done right.
Dude, sometimes it’s just our ram like instinct. I can take more trauma than my opponent. Sure you can do it the wrong and “right” way but most of the world doesn’t make sense and neither does this form of violence. Take it for someone who took part in this nonsense back in the day.
It is the element of surprise and in some instances it is very effective. However it will leave you vulnerable to be put in a headlock if you are against a skilled opponent
Had a friend that wrestled in HS and college. Whenever he felt he was outmatched, he would wait for his opponent to go for a takedown. He would pretend to also go for a takedown, but instead intentionally headbutt his opponent. He would generally get a warning, but it would take his opponent out of their rhythm and give him a shot.
It’s not forehead to forehead, but forehead to more vulnerable part. In a World Cup, French soccer player Zidane headbutted another player in the chest and knocked him down hard.
The class bully charged me on the football field one day. I braced and leaned in.
Dipped right as he got to me and my hairline hit the bridge of his nose. He crumpled like a sack of potatoes.
Two teachers helped him up and I never saw him again.
I did have a headache afterwards, but…
Like with any other kind of strike, you’re hoping you hitting them causes them more damage than it does to you so you aim for a soft spot on them with a hard spot of yourself
Have you ever actually punched someone in the face full force? That shit hurts your hand if you don’t train, and even then UFC fighters regularly break their hands in fights while punching and keep fighting so it likely still hurts to people who train they can just tolerate it better
Head butts aren’t any different, forehead > nose
It’ll hurt, but it won’t break your head, it should break their nose
Honestly, one guy is bracing themselves to take the hit, the other guy isn’t, and since the most effective hit is the one you never see coming…
You dont aim for the skull. Its the nose you want.
And a sudden broken nose can stop a fight almost immediately.
It looks cool in movies, but hurts like hell in real life and you rarely land it right.
I sometimes managed to end up in fights with boys when I was a kid, and for some reason I got it in my head that since I wasn’t physically as strong as they were…. I’d just headbutt them and win! Perfect plan.
Which did not work. At all.
Though I did win sometimes, it was purely coincidental.
Most of the time I’d hit their fucking forehead with mine and miss their noses completely. Other times I did hit their nosebridge perfectly…… With my eyebrow. Which resulted in probably even more pain for me than for them. Other times I’d accidentally butt MY fucking nose on THEIR stupid forehead.
Some things should not be tried in real life. And I wish someone taught me that the hight difference mattered too.
11 year old me probably looked completely deranged and they most likely stopped picking fights with me cause they thought I was insane.
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