Kickboxing is a striking combat sport combining boxing punches with kicks, contested standing between two competitors under rules that vary somewhat by governing federation and region. It developed in the mid-20th century in Japan and the United States as a hybrid of Western boxing and Asian martial arts including karate and muay thai. The sport is not currently part of the Olympic program but is governed internationally by federations including the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations.
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the first kickboxing event was held in Osaka on April 11, 1966.
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the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from karate mixed with boxing.
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the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (also known as WAKO) is the recognized as the official kickboxing world governing body by the IOC.
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Kickboxing is an umbrella term for different styles of full-contact hybrid boxing type, combat sports, and martial arts based on punching and kicking
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The sport is not currently part of the Olympic program but is governed internationally by federations including the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations.
Derived From: Muay Thai, Terminology
for a hybrid martial art combining Muay Thai and karate which he had introduced in 1958.
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Punching: Boxing, Wing Chun, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Karate
Bas Rutten (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bas Rutten, Lead, kickboxing careerQuote, Played By: Bas Rutten, Lead, kickboxing career
As a kickboxer, he fought 16 times, winning the first 14 matches by knockout, 13 in the first round
Bob Sapp (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bob Sapp, Lead, kickboxingQuote, Played By: Bob Sapp, Lead, kickboxing
He later began a career in professional wrestling before branching out into mixed martial arts and kickboxing
Peter Aerts (Wikipedia)
Played By: Peter Aerts, LeadQuote, Played By: Peter Aerts, Lead
is a Dutch retired kickboxer
Jérôme Le Banner (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jérôme Le Banner, LeadQuote, Played By: Jérôme Le Banner, Lead
is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler
Ray Sefo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ray Sefo, Lead, sportQuote, Played By: Ray Sefo, Lead, sport
retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist
Alex Pereira (Wikipedia)
Played By: Alex Pereira, LeadQuote, Played By: Alex Pereira, Lead
former professional kickboxer
Rico Verhoeven (Wikipedia)
Played By: Rico Verhoeven, LeadQuote, Played By: Rico Verhoeven, Lead
is a Dutch professional kickboxer
Badr Hari (Wikipedia)
Played By: Badr Hari, LeadQuote, Played By: Badr Hari, Lead
former professional kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter
Semmy Schilt (Wikipedia)
Played By: Semmy Schilt, LeadQuote, Played By: Semmy Schilt, Lead
is a Dutch actor and former kickboxer
Ernesto Hoost (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ernesto Hoost, LeadQuote, Played By: Ernesto Hoost, Lead
retired professional kickboxer
Andy Hug (Wikipedia)
Played By: Andy Hug, LeadQuote, Played By: Andy Hug, Lead
Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division
Remy Bonjasky (Wikipedia)
Played By: Remy Bonjasky, LeadQuote, Played By: Remy Bonjasky, Lead
is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer
Tyrone Spong (Wikipedia)
Played By: Tyrone Spong, LeadQuote, Played By: Tyrone Spong, Lead
is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer
Anissa Meksen (Wikipedia)
Played By: Anissa Meksen, LeadQuote, Played By: Anissa Meksen, Lead
professional kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, Savateur, and boxer
Alexey Ignashov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Alexey Ignashov, LeadQuote, Played By: Alexey Ignashov, Lead
former Heavyweight kickboxer
Gökhan Saki (Wikipedia)
Played By: Gökhan Saki, LeadQuote, Played By: Gökhan Saki, Lead
is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer
Melvin Manhoef (Wikipedia)
Played By: Melvin Manhoef, LeadQuote, Played By: Melvin Manhoef, Lead
is a Surinamese-born Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Daniel Ghiță (Wikipedia)
Played By: Daniel Ghiță, LeadQuote, Played By: Daniel Ghiță, Lead
Romanian politician and former kickboxer
Nieky Holzken (Wikipedia)
Played By: Nieky Holzken, LeadQuote, Played By: Nieky Holzken, Lead
is a Dutch retired kickboxer and professional boxer
Marat Grigorian (Wikipedia)
Played By: Marat Grigorian, LeadQuote, Played By: Marat Grigorian, Lead
is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer
Artur Kyshenko (Wikipedia)
Played By: Artur Kyshenko, LeadQuote, Played By: Artur Kyshenko, Lead
is a Ukrainian middleweight kickboxer
Cyril Abidi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Cyril Abidi, LeadQuote, Played By: Cyril Abidi, Lead
is a French former heavyweight kickboxer
Sam Greco (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sam Greco, LeadQuote, Played By: Sam Greco, Lead
heavyweight K-1 kickboxer
Chingiz Allazov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chingiz Allazov, LeadQuote, Played By: Chingiz Allazov, Lead
is a Georgian-born Azerbaijani-Belarusian kickboxer
Davit Kiria (Wikipedia)
Played By: Davit Kiria, LeadQuote, Played By: Davit Kiria, Lead
is a Georgian kickboxer
Chuck Liddell (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chuck Liddell, Mixed martial arts careerQuote, Played By: Chuck Liddell, Mixed martial arts career
amateur kickboxing record of 20 wins (16 KOs) and 2 losses
Murat Direkçi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Murat Direkçi, CareerQuote, Played By: Murat Direkçi, Career
After becoming the Belgian, European and World champion in kickboxing and muay Thai
Besim Kabashi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Besim Kabashi, LeadQuote, Played By: Besim Kabashi, Lead
was a Kosovar-German kickboxer
Karapet Karapetyan (Wikipedia)
Played By: Karapet Karapetyan, LeadQuote, Played By: Karapet Karapetyan, Lead
is an Armenian-Dutch kickboxer
Wayne Barrett (Wikipedia)
Played By: Wayne Barrett, LeadQuote, Played By: Wayne Barrett, Lead
is an American kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight division
Chalid Arrab (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chalid Arrab, LeadQuote, Played By: Chalid Arrab, Lead
is a German-Moroccan former kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Heike Langguth (Wikipedia)
Played By: Heike Langguth, Sports careerQuote, Played By: Heike Langguth, Sports career
trained a little later in Weimar kickboxing
Saulo Cavalari (Wikipedia)
Played By: Saulo Cavalari, LeadQuote, Played By: Saulo Cavalari, Lead
is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist
ONE Championship (Wikipedia)
Featured In: ONE Championship, Lead, disciplinesQuote, Featured In: ONE Championship, Lead, disciplines
ONE events have since incorporated muay thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling bouts
Superbon Singha Mawynn (Wikipedia)
Played By: Superbon Singha Mawynn, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Superbon Singha Mawynn, Lead, discipline
is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer
Rob Kaman (Wikipedia)
Played By: Rob Kaman, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Rob Kaman, Lead, discipline
was a Dutch nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion
Jonathan Haggerty (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jonathan Haggerty, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Jonathan Haggerty, Lead, discipline
is an English professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer
John Wayne Parr (Wikipedia)
Played By: John Wayne Parr, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: John Wayne Parr, Lead, discipline
is a retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer
K-1 World Grand Prix (Wikipedia)
Featured In: K-1 World Grand Prix, LeadQuote, Featured In: K-1 World Grand Prix, Lead
is an elimination kickboxing tournament
K-1 World MAX (Wikipedia)
Featured In: K-1 World MAX, LeadQuote, Featured In: K-1 World MAX, Lead
is an elimination kickboxing -70 kg tournament
Mejiro Gym (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mejiro Gym, LeadQuote, Played By: Mejiro Gym, Lead
Mejiro Gym is a kickboxing gym
Golden Glory (Wikipedia)
Played By: Golden Glory, LeadQuote, Played By: Golden Glory, Lead
Golden Glory was a Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed martial arts camp
Don Wilson (Wikipedia)
Played By: Don Wilson, LeadQuote, Played By: Don Wilson, Lead
is an American former professional kickboxer, boxer, actor, and martial artist
Andy Souwer (Wikipedia)
Played By: Andy Souwer, LeadQuote, Played By: Andy Souwer, Lead
Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Cypriot origins
Stefan Leko (Wikipedia)
Played By: Stefan Leko, LeadQuote, Played By: Stefan Leko, Lead
is a German heavyweight kickboxer
Masato (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Masato (kickboxer), Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Masato (kickboxer), Lead, discipline
is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer
Hiroya (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Hiroya (kickboxer), Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Hiroya (kickboxer), Lead, discipline
is a Japanese kickboxer
Artem Levin (Wikipedia)
Played By: Artem Levin, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Artem Levin, Lead, discipline
Russian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer
Gago Drago (Wikipedia)
Played By: Gago Drago, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Gago Drago, Lead, discipline
is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer
Cyrille Diabaté (Wikipedia)
Played By: Cyrille Diabaté, Lead, disciplineQuote, Played By: Cyrille Diabaté, Lead, discipline
is a retired French mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Mirko Cro Cop (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mirko Cro Cop, LeadQuote, Played By: Mirko Cro Cop, Lead
former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer
Mike Zambidis (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mike Zambidis, LeadQuote, Played By: Mike Zambidis, Lead
is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist
Cédric Doumbé (Wikipedia)
Played By: Cédric Doumbé, LeadQuote, Played By: Cédric Doumbé, Lead
former kickboxer
Michael Kuhr (Wikipedia)
Played By: Michael Kuhr, LeadQuote, Played By: Michael Kuhr, Lead
Michael Kuhr (born 26 February 1962) is a German former professional kickboxer.
Mehdi Mirdavoudi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mehdi Mirdavoudi, LeadQuote, Played By: Mehdi Mirdavoudi, Lead
heavyweight kick-boxer
Noriko Ikeuchi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Noriko Ikeuchi, LeadQuote, Played By: Noriko Ikeuchi, Lead
is a Japanese kickboxer competing in the women's flyweight division of K-1
Zhu Shuai (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhu Shuai, LeadQuote, Played By: Zhu Shuai, Lead
is a Chinese kickboxer
Genki Yamamoto (kickboxer) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Genki Yamamoto, LeadQuote, Played By: Genki Yamamoto, Lead
is a retired Japanese kickboxer
Krush (kickboxing) (Wikipedia)
Featured In: Krush, LeadQuote, Featured In: Krush, Lead
Krush promotes kickboxing events across ten male and three female weight classes
Raoumaru (Wikipedia)
Played By: Raoumaru, LeadQuote, Played By: Raoumaru, Lead
is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in RISE promotion
Wu Lin Feng (Wikipedia)
Featured In: Wu Lin Feng, History, 2015Quote, Featured In: Wu Lin Feng, History, 2015
New Generation is a youth kickboxing tournament
Maxim Vorovski (Wikipedia)
Played By: Maxim Vorovski, LeadQuote, Played By: Maxim Vorovski, Lead
Maxim Vorovski is an Estonian kickboxer
Genki Sudo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Genki Sudo, Lead, kickboxingQuote, Played By: Genki Sudo, Lead, kickboxing
He is a retired mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, until 31 December 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S
Mei Yamaguchi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mei Yamaguchi, Lead, kickboxingQuote, Played By: Mei Yamaguchi, Lead, kickboxing
Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Sergei Kharitonov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sergei Kharitonov, Lead, kickboxingQuote, Played By: Sergei Kharitonov, Lead, kickboxing
mixed martial artist and former kickboxer
Wikipedia, Buakaw Banchamek
Played By: Buakaw Banchamek, lead paragraph, playsQuote, Played By: Buakaw Banchamek, lead paragraph, plays
Sombat Banchamek (Thai: สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982), also known by his ring name Buakaw Banchamek (Thai: บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") and mononymously as Buakaw is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.
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