Definition
A hybrid combat sport combining boxing punches with kicks from karate and other martial arts, typically fought in a ring with boxing gloves. It emphasizes both hand and foot techniques in continuous fighting.
Etymology
An English compound word combining 'kick' and 'boxing,' coined in the 1960s when Japanese and American martial artists began creating competitions that mixed traditional boxing with kicking techniques from various martial arts. The sport developed as a way to test different fighting styles against each other.
Kelly Says
Kickboxing was one of the first 'mixed' martial arts, created specifically for cross-style competition when traditional martial artists wanted to prove their effectiveness against boxers. The sport's fitness applications revolutionized gym workouts, making 'cardio kickboxing' a mainstream exercise phenomenon that introduced millions to martial arts movements.
Translations
ARالعربية
كيك بوكس
keek bo-ks
BNবাংলা
কিকবক্সিং
kik-bok-sing
CACatalà
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
CSČeština
kickbox
kick-box
DADansk
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
DEDeutsch
Kickboxen
kick-bo-xen
ELΕλληνικά
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
ESEspañol
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
FAفارسی
کیوک بوکس
ki-uk bo-ks
FISuomi
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
FRFrançais
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
GUGU
કિકબોક્સિંગ
kik-bok-sing
HAHA
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
HEעברית
קיק-בוקסינג
kik-bo-ksi-ng
HIहिन्दी
किकबॉक्सिंग
kik-box-ing
HUMagyar
kickbox
kick-box
IDBahasa Indonesia
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
IGIG
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
ITItaliano
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
JA日本語
キックボクシング
kikku bokusuingu
KKKK
kickбоксинг
kick-bo-ksing
KMKM
ក្បាយប្រយ័ត្ន
k-b-ay-pr-a-y-ot-n
MRMR
किकबॉक्सिंग
kik-box-ing
MSBahasa Melayu
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
MYမြန်မာ
ကစ်ဘောक्स
kit-bo-ks
NLNederlands
kickboksen
kick-boksen
NONorsk
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
PAPA
ਕਿੱਕਬਾਕਸਿੰਗ
kik-ba-ksing
PLPolski
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
PTPortuguês
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
RORomână
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
RUРусский
кикбоксинг
kik-bo-ksing
SVSvenska
kickboxning
kick-box-ning
SWKiswahili
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
TAதமிழ்
கிக்பாக்ஸிங்
kik-pak-sing
TEతెలుగు
కిక్బాక్సింగ్
kik-bak-sing
THไทย
มวย kick boxing
muay kick boxing
TLTL
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
TRTürkçe
kick boks
kick boks
UKУкраїнська
кікбоксинг
kik-bo-ksing
URاردو
کیک باکسنگ
kik-ba-ksang
VITiếng Việt
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
YOYO
kickboxing
kick-box-ing
ZUZU
kickboxing
kick-box-ing