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...
There are different rules of kick boxing, depending on the modality, organization / association / federation and the type of event, be it amateur or professional. The rules common to the largest organizations are generally: All leg attacks on the thighs, inside or outside, hitting with the tibia or instep are valid. Known as low kicks. There are also high, medium-high circular kicks, as well as other kicks such as: the front, the descending, the oblique descending, the spinning kicks, the front and hook kicks, however, several of these are very spectacular but little effective in a fight since they are complicated and allow the opponent to fit, block, dodge or deflect them, so they are usually seen in the last rounds if the putting out of combat or knock out KO It is no longer possible, in order to win by points. In the hip it is not allowed to hit, nor in the genitals. Each assault consists of three minutes and one minute of rest (with many variations, such as two and a h...
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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