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kickboxing

noun

  1. Fight primarily with one's feet, often as a form of exercise.
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese キックボクシング (kikkubokushingu), from English kick + boxing. Possibly coined by Japanese businessman Osamu Noguchi in 1964.

  1. A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.

    “Ex world’s champion [Georges] Carpentier was also expert at kick-boxing.”

    “The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success”