How learn striking defence but avoid head trauma?

I’d like to learn a self defence focused on striking. Purely for the ability to defend myself. I want to be confident in knowing that if I’m attacked, I can defend myself capably.

Ideally it would be boxing because imagine it truly trains you to see punches coming and how to move etc. But open to other.

The problem is that I don’t want to expose myself to the repetitive head trauma that people who do boxing get.

Is there any way to become really proficient at striking self defence without risking micro-head trauma?

Thanks,

Submitted October 13, 2023 at 05:17PM by Neanderthal888 https://ift.tt/CojgTRJ