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In low-kick Kickboxing, there is the possibility of attacking the opponent's legs with clean kicks. Opponents are allowed to hit each other with punches and kicks, striking the thigh (only from outside to inside and vice versa) which can be attacked using the shin. Foot sweeps are allowed. Elbows and knees are forbidden.
A 12–6 elbow, referred to in commentary as a "twelve to six elbow" and officially "downward elbow strikes", is a strike used in the combat sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). The name of the 12–6 elbow is based on the concept of a clock on the wall with the bringing of an elbow from straight up (12 o'clock) to straight down (6 o'clock).
The only combat sport which allows strikes when the opponent is down is mixed martial arts. The majority of MMA organizations follows the common rule of prohibiting knee strikes and kicks to the head of a grounded opponent, but fighters are allowed to strike their opponent's body. Hand and elbows strikes to the head are considered legal.
Examples of this would include most professional martial arts such as Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing and some forms of Karate and Taekwondo. Defeating an opponent generally takes place using in isolation or combination actions such as striking and grappling depending on the rules of the sport. [citation needed] Full-contact martial arts include:
Sanda or Sanshou (also known as Chinese boxing and Chinese kickboxing) is a form of kickboxing originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Kung fu and modern combat fighting techniques; it combines traditional kickboxing, which include close range and rapid successive punches and kicks, with ...
An elbow strike (commonly referred to as simply an elbow) is a strike with the point of the elbow, the part of the forearm nearest to the elbow, or the part of the upper arm nearest to the elbow. Elbows can be thrown sideways similarly to a hook , upwards similarly to an uppercut , downwards with the point of the elbow, diagonally or in direct ...
Clinch fighting is the primary focus of many combat sports such as wrestling and it is also a fundamental part of amateur wrestling, sambo, Muay Thai, Lethwei and mixed martial arts. The nature of the clinch during fighting depends on the rules involved in the different sports.
TKO (soccer kicks and punches) 1 4:29 Welterweight 77 kg Daichi Abe: def. Kota Ossman KO (punch) 1 1:35 Bantamweight 61 kg Shohei Nose def Kenta Takizawa TKO (elbows) 2 2:48 Flyweight 57 kg Yuki Ito def. Masatoshi Ueda Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Catchweight 58 kg Takumi Terada: def. Takekiyo Tominaga TKO (three knockdowns) 1 1:54 Kickboxing rules.