KICK BOXING -Martial art

KICK BOXING

“Kickboxing” is something of a catchall term. In Southeast Asia alone, the word can refer to Cambodia’s Pradal Serey, Lethwei from Burma, the Filipino Yaw Yan, or the tremendously popular Muay Thai. All of these kickboxing styles allow the use of elbows and knees during fights.

However, in the U.S. kickboxing is more a blend of boxing and karate. It strictly prohibits strikes with anything but the hands and feet. Attacking an opponent’s groin, legs, or back is also off-limits.

The History of Kickboxing. Kickboxing is a Japanese hybrid martial art basically comprising of elements of punching and kicking. It was developed by adapting fighting techniques from Karate, Western boxing, and Muay Thai. It originated in 1960s in Japan and gained practitioners in America during the next ten years.