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  Kickboxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kickboxing is a generic term for a sporting martial art that, while similar to boxing, uses the feet as well as the hands for striking.
Kickboxing, as a derivative of Boxing, Karate,Taekwondo as well as other styles, was created to compete effectively against these martial arts.
Kickboxing boomed and became popular in Japan as it began to be broadcasted on TV.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kickboxing   (1105 words)

  
 Kickboxing
Kickboxing, as described in this book, is such a system in its own right and has all the attributes of a sport and of a fighting art; it is so devised that it can be practiced safely by a broad cross section of the public.
Kickboxing may be practiced as a sport and as a means of self-defense.
Kickboxing training, as we practice it, may be compared to fencing with all four limbs and, as in fencing, we score by touch (light contact).
www.americanselfprotection.com /a_s_p__kickboxing.htm   (1833 words)

  
 Kickboxing
Cardio kickboxing classes are usually comprised of 10 to 15 minutes of warm-ups, which may include stretching and traditional exercises such as jumping jacks and push-ups, followed by a 30-minute kickboxing session that includes movements such as knee strikes, kicks, and punches.
Kickboxing is a high-intensity, high-impact form of exercise, so it's probably not a good idea to plunge in after a long stint as a couch potato.
Kickboxing is also a great way to get a total body workout while learning simple self-defense moves.
www.kidshealth.org /teen/food_fitness/exercise/kickboxing.html   (1053 words)

  
 Karate and Kickboxing Skills, Kickboxing in Blackpool, Karate Stances, Wing Chun Pictures
However, it is beneficial to consider the development of Kickboxing briefly, prior to commenting on its basic principals.
Kickboxing as we understand it today, was pioneered in the early 1960s.
Kickboxers have various strengths and weaknesses, such as a tall kickboxer will have a long reach, but he may have a larger scoring area as his body may be very long.
www.blackpoolkarate.com /kickboxingskills.htm   (957 words)

  
 America's Finest Karate & Kickboxing Academy, Bronx, NY
Kickboxing is a Western fighting method practiced worldwide with the kickboxer using both hands and feet, as in Karate.
Kickboxing competitors use sparring, kicks, punches, kick blocks, and shadow boxing that is learned and applied under professional instruction.
While Kickboxing was first developed as a martial art for tournament fighting, it has more recently become very popular; especially with women, because the Kickboxing workout (Cardio Kickboxing) is excellent for developing body toning and burning fat while also helping students gain confidence in self defense.
www.afkka.net   (617 words)

  
 Kickboxing: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kickboxing is a martial art[For more, click on this link] which was made for beating Muay Thai[For more, click on this link] by Japanese boxing boxing quick summary:
K-1 is a combat sport that combines standup techniques from muay thai, karate, kickboxing and traditional boxing among others....
Savate (pronounced), also known as boxe française (french boxing) or french kickboxing, is a french martial art which uses both the hands...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ki/kickboxing.htm   (984 words)

  
 Columbia Kickboxing | Contact
Kickboxing had started to gain in popularity all over the world, to the point where it had become both an internationally recognized sport and martial arts discipline.
Kickboxers began to improve tremendously and their techniques became more powerful as they became much fitter and better conditioned than ever before.
The dynamic modern version of kickboxing had arrived on the international sport circuit and was expanding and spreading all over the world.
www.columbia.edu /cu/kickboxing/history.html   (763 words)

  
 Kickboxing & Boxing For Men, Women, Juniors in Ottawa & Hawkesbury, Canada
In order to make it easier for members to attend classes or simply just get their personal training in, our location is open to members 7 days a week, from 5:30am to 11:30pm monday to friday, 8:00am to 8:00pm on saturdays, and 9:00am to 7:00pm on Sundays.
As a member of Nomad Kickboxing and Boxing, you can come in and use the facilities any time you like, according to your own personal schedule, whether there is a class running or not.
They are simply looking for some of the benefits that boxers and kickboxers have as a result of their training, which include, muscular endurance, cardiovascular conditioning, anaerobic conditioning, balance, co-ordination, and confidence.
www.nomadkickboxing.com   (966 words)

  
 Ring Sports United
Although closely associated with Muay Thai, Eurasian Kickboxing does not include the traditional ceremonial rituals performed by Muay Thai fighters prior to competition.
Eurasian Kickboxing incorporates the use of powerful low kicks, knee & elbow strikes and punching to form a simple and extremely effective method of "stand up" fighting.
Basic Kickboxing begins with the concept of using the legs for both blocking and attacking.
www.ringsportsunited.com /programskickboxing.htm   (463 words)

  
 Kickboxing Fitness Tape Summary
Kickboxing fitness (often called aerobic or cardio kickboxing) is related to and partly derived from the striking martial arts but it is not in and of itself martial arts.
Kathy Smith is a fitness instructor by trade, rather than a kickboxing instructor, but she has obviously made good use of her extra instructors to teach her how to run such a video.
She has a kickboxing tape advertised on Amazon which has 2 workouts that are slightly longer than 20 minutes long.
www.martialartsresource.com /DA/cardio_kb_rev.html   (7504 words)

  
 Origins of Kickboxing
The first time anything resembling kickboxing was seen, was in the USA in the early 1970`s and was introduced as 'Full Contact Karate'.
On July 1976, Howard Hanson, a Shorin Ryu Karate Black Belt and student Of Mike Stone founded the WKA (World Kickboxing Association) This Association had the foresight to develop it regulations to introduce low kick and champions such as Rob Kaman and Ronnie Green emerged to give this body prominence.
In more recent years the IKF (International Kickboxing Federation) has emerged as a major Player based in the USA it has developed into a global organization under the direction of Steve Fossum.
www.ko-kickboxing.com /features/History/kbhistory.htm   (510 words)

  
 Yoga Journal : Practice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As Billy himself tells you (admit it—you've sat through his infomercial at least once), kickboxing is also one of the most efficient ways of whipping yourself into shape.
All versions of kickboxing, from fitness classes to light sparring to out-and-out fighting, require just about every muscle and ounce of energy your body has to offer.
Kickboxing matches consist of 12 two-minute rounds, with a one-minute break in between rounds.
www.yogajournal.com /practice/202_1.cfm   (530 words)

  
 HRK: TAE KWON DO, KICKBOXING & YOGA in SAN FRANCISCO (Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center - Taekwondo) - KICKBOXING
Kickboxing is an informal modern martial art that combines the basics of boxing (hand techniques and movement) with the powerful kicks of Muay Thai and Taekwondo.
Kickboxing techniques are practical and useful, and each class is a full-body workout.
Kickboxing students are also encouraged to attend the Just For Kicks class every Friday evening from 6.00-7.15pm.
www.hrksf.com /kickboxing/kickboxing.html   (402 words)

  
 Green Cloud Kung Fu - Welcome!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cardio Kickboxing — a combination of aerobics, boxing, and martial arts — is one of the most popular fitness trends to hit gymnasiums in recent years.
The American Council on Exercise (ACE), which evaluates exercise products and programs, notes that, during a one-hour kickboxing workout, you can burn from 500 to 800 calories, which is up to twice the calories you burn during a one-hour step-aerobics class.
Kickboxing classes can be a great alternative for people who have become bored with weight-room cardiovascular activities, such as brisk walking or jogging on a treadmill.
www.greencloud.com /kickboxing.html   (223 words)

  
 Cardio Kickboxing Safety Tips
Although the range of benefits is impressive, cardio kickboxing also poses considerable risk of injury, particularly for new exercisers or participants who don't know how to protect themselves from the potential dangers.
Cardio kickboxing is a complicated form of exercise because the range and planes of motion differ from what most people are used to, says Los Angeles, California, instructor Keli Roberts, who recently choreographed Kathy Smith's kickboxing video.
A cardio kickboxing program that follows an interval training format will alternate high-intensity work bouts with recovery periods in which moves are performed slowly.
www.primusweb.com /fitnesspartner/library/activity/kickbox2.htm   (700 words)

  
 Kickboxing and Thai Boxing Books
Kickboxing is now one of the most popular oriental martial arts in the UK, combining highly physical exercise with the mental discipline found in Yoga.
Muay Thai, the hottest style of kickboxing to hit the sports world, integrates the use of legs and fists in one clean, fluid, yet savage style.
In this book, Mezger and Karter explain the cultural background and history of kickboxing and reveal how the sport offers the opportunity to exercise and learn self-defence at the same time.
www.vipers.co.uk /thaiboxing_books.htm   (605 words)

  
 exercise video reviews: Denise Austin Power Kickboxing
The workouts themselves alternate between these kickboxing moves, adding side, back, and roundhouse kicks to the moves above, and aerobic moves: marching, jump rope jumps and skips, side touches, jumping jacks, and high knee jogs.
I love kickboxing so much, and the tape was fairly inexpensive, that I thought I'd give it a try.
The choreography includes some moves I haven't seen in other kickboxing videos, like a "power jack", and I found the "jumprope-style" moves that are spaced throughout the workouts to be much more fun than actual jumprope moves.
www.videofitness.com /reviews/austinbox.php   (2186 words)

  
 Kickboxing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As the name says Kickboxing is a combination of boxing r...
Kickboxing was created in Japan, but contains many...
Kickboxing can be described as a generic term for a sporting martial art that, while similar to boxing, uses hands as well as feet for fighting.
www.the-martial-art.com /kickboxing   (255 words)

  
 Smith Taekwondo Center - Kickboxing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is a sparring class utilizing kickboxing techniques recognized by the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF).
Kickboxing teaches you the finesse of boxing coupled with the power and speed of taekwondo kicking.
Kickboxing is a fantastic way to get in shape.
www.smithtaekwondo.com /kickboxing.htm   (436 words)

  
 About, History of the WKA
Many laymen are under the impression that modern day kickboxing originated in Thailand, Japan or elsewhere in the Far East, in fact, the real origins of the sport are revealed by the real name by which it was known, full contact karate.
Later the Americans really wanted to test their mettle and sent teams of kickboxers to Japan under the banner of the WKA (World Kickboxing Association).
During the early seventies the American martial arts world was shaken to its foundations by the demands made on it by a fresh young new generation of practitioners.
www.kickboxing-wka.co.uk /abouthis.htm   (515 words)

  
 NewsHour Extra: Kickboxing - June 29, 2000
Katie, 15, is a sophomore at Wilson High School in Washington, D.C. She trains religiously three times a week at the Powertech kickboxing studio.
Kickboxing is the latest fitness craze sweeping the country.
Fitness kickboxing is a blend of aerobic exercises, martial arts, and self-defense.
www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/jan-june00/martialarts.html   (1032 words)

  
 Information about kickboxing
Aerobic Kickboxing is not to be confused with the Kickboxing that is a popular self-defense technique, even though it takes its moves from the latter.
Aerobic Kickboxing is also called, "Boxing Aerobics" or "Cardio Kickboxing." It is a fun way to burn up to eight hundred calories an hour.
Both types of Kickboxing can hlep you to work out your lower body as well as your upper body, increase strength, increase energy, reduce your levels of stress, and raise your level of self-esteem.
wawa.essortment.com /kickboxingaerob_rlcl.htm   (552 words)

  
 Martial Arts Info - Kickboxing
Kickboxing is not inherently a martial art, although most kickboxers originate from a martial arts background.
I study kickboxing, sport karate, taekwondo, sambo wrestling, shamrock submission fighting and pressure point fighting.
Kickboxing is pretty much what it says: kicking and boxing with elbows and kne […] more
www.martial-arts-info.com /ma_kickboxing.php   (351 words)

  
 Kickboxing Aerobics Warnings
Kickboxing Aerobics is at that stage of development now.
Both Boxer's and Kickboxer's goals are to win in a fight regardless of the impact on their bodies.
Some of the routines being taught come from kickboxing instructor turned aerobic instructors and some from aerobics instructors turned kickboxing aerobics instructor.
www.ifafitness.com /kmoves/kbwarn.htm   (992 words)

  
 Michelle Mashraqi's Blog: Kickboxing
Well I took a kickboxing class tonight, the first time I've really worked out in quite a while.
The course is structured differently than kickboxing courses I have taken in the past.
We had *fun* in our other kickboxing class :P I bet the headaches will subside after more working out.
michelle.mashraqi.com /2006/03/kickboxing.html   (505 words)

  
 AMERICAN KICKBOXING MARTIAL ARTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kickboxing is easy to learn and very practical.
American Kickboxing is a studio for students interested in learning "real" kickboxing.
Many of the students at American Kickboxing have had to use their training to defend themselves against street violence.
www.americankickboxing.com   (324 words)

  
 Cardio Kickboxing Endorsements
He is also without question the most talented fitness kickboxing instructor whom I have ever had the privilege of certifying.
I have also respectfully participated in countless so-called “kickboxing” classes taught by presenters not affiliated with our organization and I have to contend that he is heads above them as well.
At the time that I was introduced to Marcus we were expanding operations and adding Cardio Kickboxing as a certification program to the AFPA curriculum internationally.
www.cardiokickboxing.com /endorsements.htm   (537 words)

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