The kick boxing


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History

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Kick boxing has its origins in western boxing, Japanese karate, and in Muay Thai of Thailand, also called "thai boxing." Osamu Noguchi was the son of a heavyweight champion in Boxing. As a child he had practiced this sport until he suffered a back injury and had to leave it. He became a promoter and organizer of boxing fights in Japan and made several trips to Thailand where he met Naront Siri, Muay Thai teacher. Having also good relations with Masutatsu Ōyama, founder of Kyokushinkai style Karate, he decided to organize in the 70s a series of battles between the Thai boxers and the karatekas of Oyama, among which was Kenji Kurosaki, right hand of Oyama himself. Once in Thailand, three fights take place; two of which are won by the Japanese and Kurosaki himself loses against the Thai rival by a downward elbow blow. At that time, Noguchi begins to plan the adaptation of Muay Thai in Japan, so in the early 60s, Kurosaki, Siri and Noguchi call the new sport "Karate B...
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Arbitration

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In a very similar way to boxing, there is a minimum arbitration committee composed of three table referees, or judges, and a main referee who climbs into the ring. There are several ways to score, although the most widespread is the score based on factors of 10. 10-10 is a draw, 10-9 wins the corner with 10 points, and 10-8 for large level differences, and when there is an account of protection. Generally, "counters" are used to ensure that a minimum of assault kicks are made. There are several rules in this regard, depending on the organization, but it is generally allowed to "recover" kicks in subsequent assaults. The referee of the ring is the one who always has the last word, and should rely on the judges in case of doubt. There are usually a couple of additional figures, such as the central judge, who carries the sum of scores. A stopwatch is essential to stop the count in cases of dead time and ring the bell when the assault begins and ends. K...
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Modalities of kickboxing

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Currently, kickboxing is divided into 5 competitive modes for assaults, divided into weight categories: semi-contact, light-contact, full-contact, kickboxing, and K1. According to the different federations or associations. Semi-Contact: It is a combat mode to the point where the two fighters fight in order to score the highest number of punches and their respective scores using legal techniques with speed, focus and concentration. The main feature of the semi contact are the unique and fast technical gestures. The semi contact modality is usually executed with a very slight level of contact, controlling the attack and defense movements. The techniques of punches and kicks are strictly controlled. Valid points are achieved by hitting with and in legal zones. When the fighters are going to start, they collide their gloves and prepare for the referee to start the fight, the time will only be stopped when the referee indicates to give some kind of warning to the fighters or talk ...
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