Kickboxing#Terminology

The collective term Boxe pieds - poings ( boxes with feet and fists ) referred to in French a number of martial arts that are practiced with boxing gloves in a ring (or on a mat ). They belong to the category of sports boxing. Use the boxer, according to regulations, a number of fighting techniques. These include various kick, hitting and throwing techniques.

Among the most famous martial arts in this sense include:

• Americans disciplines ( American boxing ) under three main forms: Without full contact kicks below the waist,
• Kick Boxing with roundhouse kick in the legs or American Kickboxing,
• And semi-contact or fighting in the points (point fighting ), a class of karate with gloves and slippers in foam,