Definition of kickboxing
: boxing in which boxers are permitted to kick with bare feet as in karate
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Garbiel’s diner has photos from his days competing in tournaments, and Bourdain noticed the pictures, and correctly guessed Garbiel’s fighting style (muay thai, a form of kickboxing), Garbiel said.
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Kick It by Eliza This kickboxing and dance fusion class was founded by former dancer Eliza Shirazi in Boston, and women who do her 50-minute circuits call themselves The Fempire.
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Dillashaw has supplemented his kickboxing and mixed martial arts training for the rematch by embedding himself in local boxing gyms, including the Oxnard base of lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
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Classes include Dance Jam, Warrior Sculpt, Gluteus Maxout and a Strike class, which is a combination of kickboxing and mixed martial arts.
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Sunday's bill features Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing), plus the musical stylings of Z Bear and an eating contest during which the competing gurgitators will consume food from all of the vendors.
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Above the windows to a kickboxing class are framed photos of all the UFC fighters who have come through the Lab.
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But Vikander's first scene shows her in a kickboxing ring, taking a blow to the face from her opponent.
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At the time of the Munson fight, Wisconsin regulated boxing and mixed martial arts, which combines various disciplines including kickboxing, but did not regulate kickboxing.
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First Known Use of kickboxing
1971
KICKBOXING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of kickboxing for English Language Learners
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: a form of boxing in which fighters are allowed to kick each other with their bare feet
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