Our building of progressive kickboxing comes from two different approaches, whether based around Karate or based around Boxing
KARATE approach
POINTS
- punches to body
- kicks to body
- kick to head
KNOCKDOWN
- kicks to legs
- knees to body
FULL CONTACT
- gloves on, punches to head
So Full Contact Karate becomes Kickboxing at this point
There is an isolation in both which does not allow leg kicks, so boxing targets with karate kicks
there is then a differentiation between "kickboxing" and "Low kicks kickboxing"
SEMI CONTACT - also called FREESTYLE KARATE is points karate with more protection and more contact
KICKBOXING approach
BOXING
- punches to head
KICKBOXING
- kicks to body and head
LOW KICKS KICKBOXING
- add low kicks
THAI
- add knees and elbows
LETHWEI
- add headbutts
