Hairpulling is a bit cliche for me. It sort of reminds me of that kind of hysterical cliche catfight where girls scream a lot and frantically try to slap at each other while pulling the other's hair.
Not my thing honestly. Hair pulling for me makes sense when the downed opponent is pulled up by the hair. The fight should be more like lots of gut punching, painful knees in the womanhood, faces slammed against a wall, shattered noses, blood running, tortured limbs, foot sucking and brutal humiliation... No girlish hysterical slapfights with boring hairpulling for me, sorry...
Well, I'd not say that hair pulling is a "hysterical cliche". Look at depictions of catfighting through the years, in art, fiction, film, hairpulling is there. I'd say it is something instinctual and - not a must have ( although my taste is that it is preferred ) - but a constant through the years. If catfighting is mentioned in a general manner in public conversation, yes, images of slapping and hairpulling come to mind and would be referenced for a reason.
It is far from girlish. It can be quite savage and painful. It isn't your thing, that's fine. What you describe, something more senseless and brutal, involving potential catastrophic damage, is more of the recent offshoot interests the fetish has produced over the years.
But, yep, tastes run the gamut here. I'd say if you are talking about a catfight then YES hairpulling is a must. But if you're talking about a wrestling match or a back alley beat down, it may not be so high up the charts
