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.
A kick is a physical strike using the leg,in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot,heel,tibia (shin),ball of the foot,blade of the foot,toes or knee. This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting. Kicks play a significant role in many forms of martial arts,such as capoeira,kalaripayattu,karate,kickboxing,kung fu,wing chun,MMA,Muay Thai,pankration,pradal serey,savate,sikaran,silat,taekwondo,vovinam,and Yaw-Yan. Kicks are a universal act of aggression among humans.
Muay Thai,sometimes referred to as Thai boxing,is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking,sweeps,and various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "Art of eight limbs",as it is characterised by the combined use of fists,elbows,knees and shins. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the late 20th to 21st century,when Westernised practitioners from Thailand began competing in kickboxing and mixed-rules matches as well as matches under Muay Thai rules around the world. The professional league is governed by The Professional Boxing Association of Thailand (P.A.T.),sanctioned by The Sports Authority of Thailand (S.A.T.).
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.
Taekkyon,Taekgyeon,Taekkyeon,or Taekyun is a traditional Korean martial art.
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.
Strikes can be offensive moves in professional wrestling,that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling,and many are known by several different names. Professional wrestlers frequently give their finishers new names. Occasionally,these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique.
The front kick in martial arts is a kick executed by lifting the knee straight forward,while keeping the foot and shin either hanging freely or pulled to the hip,and then straightening the leg in front of the practitioner and striking the target area. It is desirable to retract the leg immediately after delivering the kick,to avoid the opponent trying to grapple the leg and to return to stable fighting stance.
In martial arts and tricking,the 540 kick is a jump kick move. It involves a rotation of approximately 540 degrees.
The foot sweep is a move in many different styles of martial arts. It is used to trip an opponent. Foot sweeps are commonly used in Tang Soo Do,karate,Muay Thai and jujutsu. In addition,many closer sweeps like the Trap Sweep and Two-Leg Sweep can resemble Judo throws.
In martial arts and combat sports,stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat between opponents in a standing position,as distinguished from ground fighting. Clinch fighting is stand-up grappling. Fighters employ striking,including striking combinations,using either body parts or mêlée weapons,to incapacitate or injure the opponent. Combatants use blocking techniques to block the opponent's attacks.
A knee strike is a strike with the knee,either with the kneecap or the surrounding area. Kneeing is a disallowed practice in many combat sports,especially to the head of a downed opponent. Styles such as kickboxing and several mixed martial arts organizations allow kneeing depending on the positioning of the fighters. Knee strikes are native to the traditional Southeast Asian martial arts and traditional Okinawan martial arts.
Enshin kaikan (円心会館) is a style of "full contact karate",or knockdown karate,founded in 1988 with dojo and students in various countries around the world.
GigōFunakoshi was the third son of Gichin Funakoshi and is widely credited with developing the foundation of the modern karate Shotokan style.
Mawashi geri (回し蹴り) can be translated as "spin kick",although it is also sometimes referred to as a roundhouse kick. It is a kick used in Japanese martial arts.
The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations is an international kickboxing organization counting over 120 affiliated countries representing all five continents. WAKO is a major governing body of amateur kickboxing and is responsible for the development of kickboxing worldwide. The organization was officially recognized as an official kickboxing governing body by Sport Accord. WAKO is recognized by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
A low kick is a kick in which the attacker strikes the opponent's lower body with the shinbone or foot. This type of kick,under different names,is utilized in numerous full-contact martial arts such as karate,taekwondo,kūdō,kickboxing,pradal serey,lethwei,Muay Thai,and MMA.
Shidōkan (士道館) is an eclectic style of knockdown karate,founded by Yoshiji Soeno. Established in 1978,its governing body is the World Karate Association Shidokan,with its headquarters located in Ito City,Shizuoka Prefecture. Currently,it has branches in 68 countries.
