Getting beat by the head into "The blossoming of peaches next spring"

[Tainan Mantis]

An old quote talks of the head elbow.
"...I charge my head into his face. He'll awaken at the blossoming of red peaches next spring."

Where is this in your training?
Or maybe it is hard to train?

[mooyingmantis]

Kevin,
I teach it when teaching luanjie and bazhou.

It can be an effective technique when used properly, but it can also do as much damage to the fighter as to his opponent if things go haywire.

The cheekbone and nose are excellent targets for headbutts. However, a headbutt to a moving target can lead to lacerations from broken teeth or a mutual concussion. Stabilizing the opponent's head before attempting a headbutt is of paramount importance.

In my school we train headbutts on B.O.B. the human modeled striking dummy. Strikes are done with the upper forehead and the back of the skull against B.O.B.. I do not advocate striking anything harder in practice.

Out of curiosity, does the quote you mentioned originate from Cui Shoushan?

[Tainan Mantis]

Out of curiosity, does the quote you mentioned originate from Cui Shoushan?
No, it is from some old manual called 9981. Supposedly written before the days of Liang Xue-Xiang.