And in soccer it’s not just that concussion crushing hit that’s the issue it’s the 100s of times you might have headed the ball in practice and matches.
As you may know heading is now a no go in younger youth soccer at least in the US.
Maybe the best argument on this boxing is that the USAFA with its pilot driven community does not need to train in the same way the other SAs might.
Because this is all about pilots, if SA concussions were a significant concern for all students , we would be advocating for the end of SA football and soccer programs or talking about all the other training where students get concussions.
Things to consider
In most if not all regular karate TSD type of tournament fighting the head is “supposed” to be light touch only. Full force if not the head.
Its not the same fear generated as stepping into a boxing ring . but it does generate a significant amount of fear because you can end up taking quite a beating. OK I will speak for myself I was always scared
But then I saw people knocked out cold during matches so it was not a perfect system. But there is not a lot of concussions normally.