It is said that the first known use of the noun, headbutting can be traced back to 1869 according to OED. But, regardless of its etymology, it is a great tool to use when the situation calls for it. It’s like having a third arm in the boxing pocket. It is also in between both of your fists and while transitioning between your punches——in various cases, the headbutts make themselves available. In sports such as boxing and MMA, accidental headbutts that can potentially end the fights do occur, and we can still see their devastating effects.
Headbutts, in some cases have similar counterparts with boxing and Kali footworks. Just as you drive boxing power from the ground up through your feet, hips, torso, and then the shoulders and elbows; the headbutts also share similar footwork configurations as well as body-mechanical weight transfers——except that the headbutts have the propensity to be more devastating if done right, and can be strategized much easier than boxing——not to mention that the maintenance time for optimum performance of headbutts are far less than punches and kicks.
Therefore, headbutts should be part of a definite self-defense course. To not use it in the right time and in the right place, is definitely an opportunity being lost.
