Kickboxing
キックボクシング
Kickboxing is a stand-up combat sport that combines boxing punches with kicks. It encompasses several rulesets including full-contact, low-kick, and K-1 rules.
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Kickboxing delivers one of the best full-body workouts in martial arts while teaching effective striking for self-defense. Classes are beginner-friendly and high-energy.
At a Glance
Who It's For
What You'll Learn
Boxing combinations (jab, cross, hook, uppercut)
Round kicks, front kicks, and side kicks
Low kick offense and defense (checking)
Pad holding and heavy bag technique
Defensive footwork and distance management
Basic clinch and knee strikes (K-1 rules)
Your First Class
Wear athletic clothing and bring boxing gloves and shin guards if you have them. Expect pad work, bag work, and partner drills. Classes run 45-60 minutes.
Watch & Learn
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Legends of Kickboxing
Giorgio Petrosyan
Giorgio Petrosyan is widely regarded as the greatest technical kickboxer of all time, earning the nickname "The Doctor" for his surgical precision. His defensive mastery and counter-striking have produced a record that includes victories over virtually every elite kickboxer of his era.
Rico Verhoeven
Rico Verhoeven is the longest-reigning Glory Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, holding the title for over eleven consecutive years. His combination of athleticism, technical skill, and durability has made him the face of modern kickboxing and a mainstream sports star in the Netherlands.
Ernesto Hoost
Ernesto "Mr. Perfect" Hoost is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion whose technically flawless Dutch kickboxing style set the gold standard for heavyweight striking. His devastating low kicks and clinical precision made him one of the most feared strikers in combat sports history.
Benny Urquidez
Benny "The Jet" Urquidez retired undefeated across six weight classes, making him one of the most dominant kickboxers in history. His 1981 fight against Kurosaki in Japan is considered one of the greatest kickboxing matches ever, and he later became a respected fight choreographer in Hollywood.
Related Styles
Muay Thai
Muay Thai (มวยไทย), the "Art of Eight Limbs," is Thailand's national combat sport. It uses punches, kicks, elbows, and knees along with a powerful clinch — plam (ปล้ำ) — making it one of the most complete striking arts.
Boxing
Western boxing — historically known as pugilism, and often called the "sweet science" — is a combat sport focused exclusively on punching technique, footwork, and defensive head movement. It is one of the oldest and most widely practiced combat sports in the world.
Karate
Karate is a Japanese striking art that uses punches, kicks, knee strikes, and open-hand techniques. Originating in Okinawa, it emphasizes kata (型, forms), kihon (基本, basics), and kumite (組手, sparring).
Savate
Savate — boxe française (French boxing) — is an elegant French kickboxing art that permits only kicks with the feet (not shins) and punches. Practitioners wear specialized chaussures (shoes) and are graded by colored glove levels.
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