Kickboxing is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring,normally with boxing gloves,mouth guards,shorts,and bare feet to favor the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense,general fitness,or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include:Full contact karate,Muay Thai,Japanese kickboxing,Lethwei,Sanda,and Savate.
Kyokushin (極真) is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement,discipline,and hard training.
Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion.
A strike is a directed,forceful physical attack with either a part of the human body or with a handheld object,intended to cause blunt or penetrating trauma upon an opponent.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to martial arts:
Sanda,formerly Sanshou,is the official Chinese boxing full-contact combat sport. Sanda is a fighting system which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Chinese martial arts and modern combat fighting techniques;it combines boxing and full-contact kickboxing,which includes close range and rapid successive punches and kicks,with wrestling,takedowns,throws,sweeps,kick catches,and in some competitions,even elbow and knee strikes.
Tsuki (突き) derives from the verb tsuku (突く),meaning "to thrust". The second syllable is accented,with Japanese's unvoiced vowels making it pronounced almost like "ski". In Japanese martial arts and Okinawan martial arts,tsuki is used to refer to various thrusting techniques.
A punching bag is a sturdy bag designed to be repeatedly punched. A punching bag is usually cylindrical and filled with various materials of suitable hardness.
A hook is a punch in boxing. It is performed by turning the core muscles and back,thereby swinging the arm,which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees,in a horizontal arc into the opponent. A hook is usually aimed at the jaw,but it can also be used for body shots,especially to the liver.
Peek-a-boo is a boxing style which received its common name for the defensive hand position,which are normally placed in front of the face,like in the baby's game of the same name. The technique is thought to offer extra protection to the face while making it easier to jab the opponent's face. The fighter holds their gloves close to their cheeks and pulls their arms tight against their torso. A major proponent of the style was trainer Cus D'Amato,who didn't use the term peek-a-boo and instead referred to it as a "tight defense." The style was criticized by some because it was believed that an efficient attack could not be launched from it.
Throughout the history of gloved boxing styles,techniques and strategies have changed to varying degrees. Ring conditions,promoter demands,teaching techniques,and the influence of successful boxers are some of the reasons styles and strategies have fluctuated.
In boxing,the "one-two combo" is the name given to the combination consisting of two common punches found in boxing –a jab followed by the cross. In boxing parlance,fundamental punches are commonly assigned numbers by trainers and in this case there is the jab (#1) and the cross (#2).
Terutomo Yamazaki is a Japanese karateka from the Kyokushin Kaikan (極真会館) and professional lightweight kickboxer. He is the founder of Gyakushin-Kai (逆真会館) and a Director of Karate in Japan. He presides over the International Budo Karate Organization Gyakushin-Kai from the headquarters of the organization (honbu) in Ōmiya-ku,Saitama,Japan. His title as head of the Gyakushin-Kai organization is “Kancho”.
Jūkenpo is a Japanese martial art. Its name can be translated as "the Way of the soft fist" or "the soft boxing".
Yoshiji Soeno is a Japanese karateka and a retired professional welterweight kickboxer.
An oi-zuki [oiˌzɯki] is an equal-sided punch used in budo disciplines such as karate or jujitsu.
The gyaku-zuki is an attack technique often also referred to as a reverse punch. This is used in many budōdisciplines,e.g. in karate or aikidō. This is an embodiment of the choku-zuki.
Kenji Kurosaki is a Japanese martial arts instructor,specializing in full-contact karate and kickboxing. He is a 7th dan black belt in kyokushin karate and operates various martial schools. He is most well-known as a pioneer of full-contact karate and kickboxing in both Japan and the Netherlands.
