25.11.2024
As a change of pace my couple clients, who have just come off three Boxing courses, decided to bridge the gap between this art and Muay Thai with a course dedicated more towards Kickboxing. Kickboxing, as a martial art, is not as easily defined as many would have you believe. Savate, probably the influence over certain kicks in karate, taekwondo and freestyle semi-contact, is a specific form of kick-boxing. It developed its own punching techniques through cross-training with British boxers in the 19th century. The style distinguishes itself from all other popular kickboxing arts due to the wearing of shoes. American Kickboxing is a fusion between sport karate or freestyle competition and Boxing, sometimes known as Full-contact Karate. Rules can vary, depending on the governing body, whether or not sweeps and kick-catching is permitted. Japanese Kickboxing and Dutch Kickboxing appear to be the main influences over K1, the most popular international form of kickboxing competition. Leg kicks are permitted as are knees, although clinching is discouraged in a similar manner to Boxing. Elbow strikes are generally not allowed in the Japanese version and also the Dutch version, but some Dutch bouts make allowances if both fighters agree. Both sports owe their direct lineages to Kyokushin Karate, as these were the schools that were interested in full-contact competitions outside their own knockdown version. Competitions were arranged in Japan and the Dutch fighters fought over in Thailand, later training with the Thais and incorporating their techniques along with those of Boxing.
Southeast Asian kickboxing largely developed outside sports, although Thailand clearly took a lot from western Boxing in the early to mid-20th century (including punching techniques, rounds and a ring) and some brought some Judo into its clinch-work. By far the most popular, famous and successful of these sports is Muay Thai. After the 1930s head-butts were removed and boxing gloves were made mandatory. Clinch-work is encouraged across the Southeast Asian styles and one element that sets them apart from North American, European and Japanese kickboxing. However, Muay Thai rules have prohibited more and more throws through the latter part of the 20th century onwards to the point where even sweeps, despite being common, are a grey area. Kicks are permitted pretty much to any target except directly to the groin. Elbows, which score the highest, are also a distinguishing feature of Southeast Asian martial arts, especially Cambodia's Pradal Serey. Lethwei of Myanmar is essentially a continuation of pre-1930s Muay Thai with boxers not wearing gloves and head-butting permitted amongst other less restrictive rules.
Sanda is China's Kickboxing art and the sparring component of Wushu. It's distinguishing feature include the fact that fights take place on an elevated platform with the option of taking your opponent off the edge. Then there is Russian kickboxing, which looks like another interpretation of Muay Thai and the same goes for Korean Kickboxing.
Our class consisted of the following 2-minute rounds:
Teeps only
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Punches versus kicks
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Kickboxing (no knees, elbows or clinch)
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