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- Japanese · borrowed fromキックボクシング
- English todaykickboxing
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kickboxing
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Japanese キックボクシング