KICKBOXING

Kickboxing is a standup contact sport which had its origin from karate and Thai boxing which involves kicking and punching. This is mainly played for general fitness and to improve self defense. This game had its prominent origin in Japan and later developed by Americans with the enforcement of muay thai, savate which widened the nature of game played. Though a single international governing body is not present for this game, several separate bodies like ‘world association of kick boxing’ are present. The rules are similar to which followed in muay thai which involves five rounds of 3 minutes each involving upper and lower kicks and knee strikes and various punch forms. Apart from attacking, there are defensive forms like slipping, bobbing &weaving and clinching involved in this game. In kickboxing punches and kicks are held in closer esteem with different scoring patterns allotted by the referee.