kickboxing

What it means

1. uncountablegovernmentA 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.

   1940 August 4, Daily Telegraph, Sydney, page 2

   1 more example

   The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success

   1973 March, Black Belt magazine, page 13

In a sentence

Ex world’s champion [Georges] Carpentier was also expert at kick-boxing.

1940 August 4, Daily Telegraph, Sydney, page 2

Where it comes from

1. Japaneseキックボクシング
2. Englishkickboxing

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.