High kicks are one of the many things that have helped dilute many martial arts as actual fighting systems. They years taken to master them are that is way out of proportion to the benefits they offer in return. They are more of a danger to the kicker than the kicked.
There are arts that dont bother with them. If you want to learn to actually defend yourself, as oposed to partake in a sport, than ditch the high kicking.
Boxing is good. Or you could try a grappling art (or mix the two). If I was the Kickboxing instructor, I'd tailor your training to suit you, and let you learn skills that don't involve high kicks.
Good luck!
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