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Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combination of boxing techniques, basic kicks, and martial
arts moves that give the upper and lower body an intense cardiovascular, aerobic,
and body-toning workout.
The body reshapes positively when doing kickboxing workouts, routines that
involve combinations of punches and fast kicks, usually accompanied by energetic,
motivating music pounding in the background. Kickboxing teaches valuable skills
in footwork, proper punching and kicking, endurance, speed, and flexibility.
Kickboxing workouts are designed so that people can get the most physical benefit
possible from the session while learning real kickboxing skills. Kickboxing
is not only a fabulous workout that improves the cardiovascular system and tones
the body, but also teaches self-defense tactics, improves strength, endurance,
flexibility, speed, motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
Kickboxing reduces body fat, conditions the body, builds strength, tones muscle,
increases self-esteem, teaches self-defense, and relieves stress in an exciting
manner that’s not boring like other cardio exercises. Due to the risk of injury
in kickboxing, safety rules exist and participants must wear protective clothing.
Competitors in kickboxing use combinations of sparring, kicks, punches, kick
blocks, shadow boxing, and wood breaking that they learn through professional
instructions.
Kickboxing dates back to 2000 years ago in Far East Asia, where Muay Thai Kickboxing
was commonly practiced as a self-defense discipline. Bruce Lee was the major
link between kickboxing and America and kickboxing really took off in America
in the 1970’s when Karate practitioners became frustrated with strict controls
on martial arts competitions that didn’t allow full-contact kicks and punches,
and soon began to take its own original form.
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