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Headbutts were a commonly used technique in vale tudo and mixed martial arts before the introduction of the unified rules of MMA. Similarly, although the art itself forbids any kind of strikes, some masters of judo taught the use of headbutts under the name of atama ate waza , as demonstrated by Kyuzo Mifune and Mikinosuke Kawaishi .
Capoeiristas use a variety of tricks to execute headbutts. For example, in ginga, they may tilt their body to a side as if dodging, but instead prepare for a headbutt if there is enough distance. [3] Capoeirista may also drop objects and then deliver a headbutt when picking them up, especially when facing inexperienced opponent. [3]
The list of capoeira techniques includes kicks, headbutts, evasions, acrobatics and more. In capoeira, the main emphasis is normally placed on the interaction between kicks and evasions. Due to historical reasons, different capoeira groups use different names for the same techniques, or the same name for different techniques.
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