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kickboxing

kickboxing

21 3.0
A sport where people kick and punch for exercise or competition
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪkˌbɑːksɪŋ/
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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • - 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
396 2.3
kickboxing
21 3.0
sparring
22 4.5

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.