kickboxing
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kickboxing
- /ˈkɪk.bɒk.sɪŋ/
Where it comes from
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.
noun kick-boxing · kick boxing
- 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.
verb kick-boxing · kick boxing
- present participle and gerund of kickbox
Translations
Every language
noun sport
| 한국어 | 킥복싱 kikboksing |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | キックボクシング kikkubokushingu |
| 中文 | 踢拳 tīquán |
| Português | kickboxing, kickboxe |
| Français | kick-boxing |
| Deutsch | Kickboxing, Kickboxen |
| Ελληνικά | κικ μπόξινγκ kik bóxingk |
| Русский | кикбо́ксинг kikbóksing |
| Tiếng Việt | quyền cước |
| العربية | كِيك بُوكْس kik buks |
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title = {kickboxing},
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