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kickboxing

kickboxing

19 3.0
A sport where people kick and punch for exercise or competition
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪkˌbɑːksɪŋ/
: kickboxing
  • She decided to join a kickboxing class to improve her fitness and learn self-defense techniques.
  • kickboxing and aerobics
  • kickboxing training
  • kickboxing and core

And what is the qualitative differences between kickboxing or Taekwondo and Krav Maga?

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Examples

  • I started off early by going to kickboxing with my sister.

    Blog text (12)
  • He began focusing on eating healthier, found kickboxing, began to lose weight in the process.

  • Maybe I should go to a kickboxing class.

  • Right in the middle of kickboxing class.

  • When I was 20, I became a national kickboxing champion.

  • Get this thing out of my house, and I'll use the money for kickboxing classes instead.

    Blog text (12)
  • - Pilates and yoga three times a week, and I just started a kickboxing class.

  • Colin ended up being a kickboxing champion, amateur champion and the British cruiserweight kickboxing champion.

  • Additional hobbies include running, kickboxing, bicycling, and hiking.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Other non-traditional fitness-related activities include yoga, kickboxing, and spinning.

    Academic text (2011)

How Intense

competition
579 2.3
kickboxing
19 3.0
sparring
21 4.5
stretching
27 1.6

Surface Forms

kickboxing singular
kickboxings plural

Morphology

kickboxing = kick + boxing (transparent) = kick + boxing

Clear compound of 'kick' + 'boxing' denoting a sport combining kicking and boxing techniques, directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Kickboxing comes from two simple words: kick ('to hit with the foot') and boxing ('fighting with the hands'). So kickboxing is a sport that mixes kicks and punches, which is why people do it for fitness or in competition.