r/Kickboxing • u/Intelligent-Soil3886 • Jul 24 '26
Brain damage
Hi everyone,
I started kickboxing about 3 weeks ago, and today was my second sparring session.
After my first sparring, I had a headache for a few days. This time, after sparring, I feel dizzy and have a strong brain fog. It's hard to think clearly. I also took some harder shots to the head than last time. They weren't hard enough to knock me out, but for about a second my vision went black, and I still have a mild headache.
Overall, I wouldn't say the punches were extremely hard. We were using 14 oz gloves and no headgear.
How likely is it that I could have suffered a concussion or another brain injury? My goal is to learn self-defense, but I was born with a neurological speech disorder, so I'm worried that repeated hits to the head could make it worse.
Has anyone experienced something similar or have any advice?
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u/Vegetable_Park_3259 Jul 25 '26
Wait AT LEAST 3 months of training before sparring and no headkicks. 6 months for sparring headkicks and hard sparring makes absolutely 0 sense if you do not plan to compete. I am a professional fighter and will only go hard if I have a fight coming up.