Weapon Wednesday

The human head!

Headbutting someone can be an effective attack. It can also fail miserably causing either mutual pain or more damage to you than the opponent.

Ideally the strike uses hard, curved surfaces of the skull such as the forehead at the hairline, to strike soft tissue on the face. The nose is a good target for its ability to make eyes water and bleed, as is the area right above the eye socket, the hinge of the jaw, and the temple.

If you hit the mouth or teeth both parties wont feel too good. The chin is also no fun unless you come from underneath.

With all that in mind, for stage combat the headbutt target is off to the side of the head. Air doesn't bleed.

The reaction to an intentional or unintentional headbutt is pretty large, its a painful and disorienting experience ( I headbutted a very large Canadian man hairline to hairline and had trouble chewing for the next week.)

It is a dynamic strike to put in choreography and can instantly enhance a characters toughness. It can also add a good bit of humor as well when done as if on accident.

Greg