Kickboxing 'causes brain damage'

read this bbc link, its a bit of a worry.. what do u think?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6500087.stm

Wouldn't be the slightest surprise to me.

At least its a kickboxing studya dn not MuayThai.. we're lucky :P lol

Of course getting hit in the head isn't good for you and will do damage.

The question is how much and is it a risk that oner is willing to take.

Think gymnastics is good for the body? Hell no.

Better the damage is done in the club/ring. Then when trouble starts in the street, you will be better prepared to prevent worse damage.

I've never understood the mentallity of fuckwits who actually go looking for a fight, what's that all about? Why don't they get into a ring?

Less brain damage is caused by kickboxing than many o the vaccines we shoot up without question.

I don't think you need to know how to fight to avoid fights.

Many sports hold many risks. a couple questions may be.. Is what is the risk? Are we aware of it? Can we do things to piratically minimize it? Have we made an informed and rational decision?

I would be more concerned with trainers who push kids till they puke and push hard sparring a lot.

Yeah i dont get these tryhard beer swigging pub heroes who go looking for brawls either Brian. Half the time they have a few mates behind them just incase the guy they are picking flattens them or maybe they arent getting enough pussy off the mrs at home.
Either way you look at it...they have more brain damage from growing up on the end of the bottle than what any kickboxer receives getting hit in the head in the ring.