Kick-boxing

Kick-boxing o kick-boxe es deskriptiv termine por martial artes kel, malgre ke similar a boxe, usa li pedes e anke li manus por kolpa. Kick-boxing pove es praktikat por general sanitate, o kom sporte de kombate. Li vorde kick-boxing representa grupe de disiplines o sportes de kombate kel usa li pedes e li pugnes. Spesialim, kick-boxing es un ek li disiplines de boxe pieds-poings kel blid developa unesmim per li japonanes e depos per li statouniteses. Es diferent genres de kick-boxe, maxim popular forme es un vor kolpes de pede es permitet nur vers kape e torse.

In li medie del yares 1960, li japonane Kurosaki, kel did traina in Karate Kyokushinkai, did voyaja a Tailande deskovrantnt le ambite de tailandani boxe. After su ritorne al Japon did deside a kombinar su teknikes de karate kun disis de tailandani boxa, ekartant kolpes de elbove (li amerikanes anke did ekarta kolpes de genu), talim novi sporte apelat "kick-boxing" did naska se. 

Inter li non-japonanes kel did gana maxim suksesos, spesial konsideratione have a esar donat a franse Christian Guillaume kel in 1969 did gana 4 viktories e du partites nule; e amerikane Benny "The Jet" Urquidez kel in 1977 did bata Tatsuyuki Suzuki in 4 rondes. 

In 1973 Urquidez e Howard Hanson did krea li WKA (World Karate Association), kambiant yares after li "K" de "karate" por disi de "kick-boxing". 

Li maxim konosat championes es Rob Kaman, Benny Urquidez, Dennis Alexio, Ernesto Hoost, e Marek Piotrowski. 

 Regles  
Li kolpes de pugne e kolpes de pede es permitet super li talie, anke li sweepings (e li low kicks (kolpes de pede al femure) es permitet. 

Li "diletanti" kombates es konduktet in trie rondes, e li profesionales dura pent rondes; 10 in championates de Europe e 12 in li mondial championates, kun intervale (pausa) de un minute inter rondes. 

Li kolpes de pede al femure (low kick) ordinarim deside super li difero in li kombates. 

 Equipamente  
Pantalones (longi o kurti), pugilisti gantes e protektores por li dentes e por li genital organes; in li femini kombates, femes have a anke portar protektor de pektore e botes (non requiret in li profesional kombates). 

 Extri linkes 
 World association of all styles Kickboxing Organizations (WASKO)
 Li World Kickboxing e Karate Association (WKA) - Profesional e diletanti kick-boxing
 International Sports Kickboxing Association (ISKA) - Profesional e diletanti kick-boxing
 International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) - Profesional e diletanti kick-boxing
 International Kickboaxing Board of Control (IKBC)
 World Kickboxing Network (WKN)
 World Kickboxing Union (WKU)
 World Kickboxing Federation (WKF)
 World Federation of Kickboxing (WFK)
 World International kickboxing leauge (IKL)
 Professional Kickboxing Association (PKA)

Category:Martial artes