gotchu
but maybe where I wrote "not being concerned with hits to the head" it should have been "not being concerned with taking hits in the head", which of course they were, and that is why their stance kept the head back, no? If that is correct then their hand positioning has nothing to do with "not being concerned with taking hits in the head"...
so, hands out, head back turns the head a harder target to land. Not that they didn't care because the other guy wouldn't punch hard, super afraid to break his hands
but maybe the poor guy didn't event meant it like that and I'm making a huge mess, lol
hahahha jesus christ, I'm writing this post for the last 10 minutes. Sorry, but I'm taking the TOEFL (english proficiency test) next month and as the anxious mofo that I am, my english seems to become sloppier as the hours go by