Traditionally, within the clinch, the strongest position to resist the manipulations of your opponent, is where you stand proud and upright, with your shoulders high. This makes it difficult for your opponent to use the certain angles of attack that make levering your head into dangerous positions easier. The "sweet spot" - the top part of the back of your head, is harder to reach, and your shoulders can pin their arms, giving your opponent little room to move.
However, this traditional defence only evolved within a more modern ruleset. We still see in burmese boxing (where the rules are more relaxed) the counter to this defence - the headbutt.
Within this teaching video, I simply introduce the idea of the headbutt to my sister, so that she can become aware of it early on, as it is a great game changer against an unsuspecting opponent.
We will cover the headbutt in more detail later in, in multiple videos.
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