Head attack to pinned enemies?
 

If i have pinned my enemy can i punch my enemy while he is helpless (can do nothing ecxept an escape attepmt per 10 seconds) or better hit him with my head so it will be more difficult for him to escape? How can i handle head attack to his head? Will i be injured?

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For which game?

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I want to move this thread to the proper topic, but I need to know what game you're asking about. GURPS Fourth Edition? Third Edition? In Nomine? Let us know.

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Sorry, i am playing Gurps fourth edition.

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The Headbutt technique will almost certainly make a comeback in Martial Arts. I don't see any reason that you can't use the 3e maneuver for now.

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I had a Shorin-ryu instructor who insisted on us doing headbutts on the heavy bag, and then doing them on each other while wearing headgear. Jaw closed, tongue to the roof of the mouth, use the whole body, BANG.

So yeah, it's going in, for sure. :)

But if you've got someone pinned, punch away. He's pretty helpless and you can All-Out Attack for +4 to hit to make sure you get the head. This should let you tee-off on him MMA style while he's pinned.

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I am new to GURPS and I do not have the 3 edition.I will take a look.Can a pinned character dodge a punch ?It is possible for a pinned character to dodge headbutts?

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Dodging a headbutt certainly makes sense . . .

But really, what are the drawbacks of headbutting in a Pin?

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If you have pinned someone, you can:

Head Butt--thrust -1 damage. Hurting yourself does damage to your skull.
Punching--thrust -1 damage. Hurting yourself does damage to your hand.
Kicking--thrust damage.
Knee Strike--thrust damage, but if grappled from the front, then no penalty to attack the groin.

So, kicking and knee strikes are going to do more damage. Head butting might be problematic if your foe has armor that might cause you to knock yourself out by doing a head butt.

If you aren't a wearing a helmet, but are wearing gauntlets, then you'll do more damage punching than head butting.

I lot of it would have to do with the situation.

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Wow. That's some massive thread necromancy there, Molokh. You do realize that this thread has been dead for five years, right?