Editing Kickboxing (section)

{{Short description|Full-contact hybrid martial art and combat sport}}
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{{Infobox martial art
| image = USMC-050716-M-1837P-001.jpg
| imagecaption = A kickboxing match 
| name = Kickboxing
| focus = [[Punch (combat)|punching]], [[kick]]ing, [[Strike (attack)|striking]]
| hardness = [[Full-contact]]
| olympic =
| country = [[Ancient history]], possibly [[prehistoric]]<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite book |last=Zorzos |first=Gregory |title=Pyx Lax (Kick-Punch) Kick Boxing: Ancient Greek Martial Arts |isbn=1441461477}}</ref> unknown
| descendant arts = [[Shootboxing]], [[Vale Tudo]], [[mixed martial arts]], [[Combat Sambo]]
| famous_pract = See [[list of kickboxers]]
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| country/region = Worldwide
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| contact    = Full
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| mgender    = No
| category   = Hybrid martial art 
| equipment  = 
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| obsolete   = 
| olympic    = No
| paralympic = 
| IWGA       = [[2017 World Games|2017]] (invitational), [[2022 World Games|2022]]
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'''Kickboxing''' ({{IPAc-en|'|k|ɪ|k|b|ɒ|k|s|ɪ|ŋ}} {{Respell|KIK|boks|ing}}) is a full-contact hybrid [[Martial arts|martial art]] and [[Boxing (disambiguation)|boxing type]] based on [[punch (combat)|punch]]ing and [[kick]]ing. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/is-it-just-karate-without-the-philosophy-1616073.html | title=Is it just karate without the philosophy? | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=16 April 1995 }}</ref> The fight takes place in a [[boxing ring]], normally with [[boxing gloves]], [[mouth guards]], shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of [[kick]]s. Kickboxing is practiced for [[self-defense]], general [[physical fitness|fitness]], or for [[competition]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Directory : Kick-boxing is the hottest workout in town, thanks to a streetwise fighter called Catwoman. Here's where to get your kicks. |newspaper= [[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 17, 1992 |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-17-vw-3615-story.html |access-date=2010-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131110715/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-17-vw-3615-story.html |archive-date=31 January 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Offering a Fighting Chance to Get in Shape |newspaper= [[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 22, 1998 |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-22-ss-52288-story.html |access-date=2010-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222101/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-22-ss-52288-story.html |archive-date=5 May 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Powerful! Kickboxing Is A Killer, Thriller Workout |work= [[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 18, 1998 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-08-18-9808180234-story.html |access-date=2010-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028182152/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-08-18-9808180234-story.html |archive-date=28 October 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kickboxing Classes Near You |url=https://www.findmymartialart.com/martial-arts/kickboxing |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Find My Martial Art |language=en}}</ref> Some styles of kickboxing include: [[full contact karate]], [[Muay Thai]], [[Japanese kickboxing]], [[Lethwei]], [[Sanda (sport)|Sanda]], and [[Savate]].

Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in [[hand-to-hand combat]], the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from [[ancient Greece]]<ref name="ReferenceB" /> and [[ancient India]].<ref name="sacred-texts.com2">{{Cite web |title=The Mahabharata, Book 4: Virata Parva: Samayapalana Parva: Section XIII |url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m04/m04013.htm |website=www.sacred-texts.com}}</ref> But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from [[karate]] mixed with [[boxing]], having some influence,<ref>{{cite news|title= Is it just karate without the philosophy? Not according to Big Daddy Chris Ozar reigning from Jersey City. He's been kickboxing for years. |work= The Independent|date=April 17, 1995|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/is-it-just-karate-without-the-philosophy-1616073.html|access-date=2010-08-20 | location=London | first=Andy | last=Martin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Kickboxing climbs up to be at par with other martial arts |work= [[The Economic Times]]|date=July 19, 2009|url= http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/The-Sunday-ET/Kickboxing-climbs-up-to-be-at-par-with-other-martial-arts/articleshow/4794056.cms|access-date=2010-11-25}}</ref><ref name="A History and Style Guide of Kickboxing">{{cite web|title=A History and Style Guide of Kickboxing|url=https://www.liveabout.com/history-and-style-guide-kickboxing-2308271}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kickboxing Rules: How To Kickbox {{!}} Rules of Sport|url=https://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/kickboxing.html|access-date=2021-12-14|website=www.rulesofsport.com}}</ref>  with competitions held since then.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kick-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kickboxing-history-1950s-1970s-mike-miles-usa.pdf|title="A HISTORY OF KICKBOXING" : NORTH AMERICA'S SURPRISINGLY TABOO 'KICKBOXING' HISTORY! (Part 1) : 1950s and 1960s|website=Kick-france.fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102163205/https://www.kick-france.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kickboxing-history-1950s-1970s-mike-miles-usa.pdf|access-date=27 October 2018|archive-date=2018-11-02}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal |last1=Cimadoro |first1=Giuseppe |date=October 2017 |title=Acute neuromuscular, cognitive and physiological responses to a Japanese kickboxing competition in semi-professional fighters |pmid=29083128 |journal=  The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness|volume=58 |issue=12 |pages=1720–1727 |doi=10.23736/S0022-4707.17.07859-8|s2cid=5975453 |url=https://research.stmarys.ac.uk/1907/1/J%20Sports%20Med%20Phys%20Fitness-7859_Reply%20letter%20to%20comments%20on%20the%20manuscript_V2_2017-10-13noeemailcorrespondance.doc }}</ref><ref name=O68/><ref name="bb 2-72">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNcDAAAAMBAJ&q=osamu+noguchi+kickboxing&pg=PA35|magazine=Black Belt |access-date=10 January 2015|date=February 1972 |title=Unification - will it lead to monopoly or survival?}}</ref> American kickboxing originated in the 1970s and was brought to prominence in September 1974, when the Professional Karate Association ([[Professional Karate Association|PKA]]) held the first World Championships. Historically, kickboxing can be considered a [[hybrid martial art]] formed from the combination of elements of various traditional styles. This approach became increasingly popular since the 1970s, and since the 1990s, kickboxing has contributed to the emergence of [[mixed martial arts]] via further hybridization with [[ground fighting]] techniques from [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], and [[folk wrestling]].

There is no single international governing body, although some international governing bodies include the [[World Association of Kickboxing Organizations]] (also known as WAKO),World Kickboxing Organisation (WKO),  [[World Kickboxing Association]], the [[Professional Karate Association|Professional Kickboxing Association]] (PKA), [[International Sport Karate Association]], [[International Kickboxing Federation]], and WKN - [[World Kickboxing Network]], among others. Consequently, there is no single kickboxing [[world championship]], and champion titles are issued by individual [[boxing promoter|promotions]], such as [[Glory (kickboxing)|Glory]], [[K-1]] and [[ONE Championship]] among others. Bouts organized under different governing bodies apply different rules, such as allowing the use of knees or clinching etc.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GAJvAE4QxzQC&q=kickboxing+rules&pg=PA4|title=Kickboxing|last=Streissguth|first=Thomas|date=2013-08-01|publisher=Bellwether Media|isbn=9781612113920|language=en}}</ref>