Hand Scalping: A Digression on Combat Hair Pulling
The early Greeks prohibited hair pulling in pankration — except when it was permitted.
Combat hair pulling — or pugna capillos trahens, if you’d like to gussy it up a bit with Latin — was permitted in more than a few organized endeavors through the years. And in some cases, it was out and out encouraged.
Before we continue, if anyone doubts the efficacy of hair pulling in sportive combat, please stretch
