It's an effective way not to get lasting head trauma however.
Btw there are plenty of styles and specific classes that keep brain bashing at a minimum. For example brazilian jiu jitsu. A little bit of bashing is ok if you wear protective gear.
brazilian jiu jitsu is great. i train in a direct lineage from DLR.
Muay Thai is also great. there are things that can be done to train responsibly and minimize the chances of CTE. tell your doctor you train and what it consists of. get your scans and bloodwork as regularly as you can afford to. headgear doesn't do much, but it does help.
there are ways to do this responsibly. becoming able to effectively defend yourself becomes more important every day.
It's an effective way not to get lasting head trauma however. Btw there are plenty of styles and specific classes that keep brain bashing at a minimum. For example brazilian jiu jitsu. A little bit of bashing is ok if you wear protective gear.
brazilian jiu jitsu is great. i train in a direct lineage from DLR.
Muay Thai is also great. there are things that can be done to train responsibly and minimize the chances of CTE. tell your doctor you train and what it consists of. get your scans and bloodwork as regularly as you can afford to. headgear doesn't do much, but it does help.
there are ways to do this responsibly. becoming able to effectively defend yourself becomes more important every day.
Judo is very similar and much, much cheaper than BJJ.