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Footwork is essential in boxing.. Footwork is a martial arts and combat sports term for the general usage of the legs and feet in stand-up fighting.Footwork involves keeping balance, closing or furthering the distance, controlling spatial positioning, and/or creating additional momentum for strikes.
This category is for terms used in or derived from the sport of kickboxing and affiliated styles such as muay Thai and sanshou. Pages in category "Kickboxing terminology" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
Kickboxing training in Ebisu, Tokyo.. The term "kickboxing" (キックボクシング, kikkubokushingu) can be used in a narrow and in a broad sense. The narrow use is restricted to the styles that self-identify as kickboxing, i.e., Japanese kickboxing (with its spin-off styles or rules such as shootboxing and K-1), Dutch kickboxing, and American kickboxing.
Serrada footwork is the base of a triangular framework methodology; Largo Mano: long range, extended movements, full extension of arms, legs and weapons, creating distance; Fraile: short range footwork, hopping action, balanced position, short hop, pushing off from the lead foot
Peek-a-boo is a boxing style which received its common name for the defensive hand position, which are normally placed in front of the face, [1] [2] like in the baby's game of the same name. The technique is thought to offer extra protection to the face while making it easier to jab the opponent's face.
In boxing, a check hook is employed to prevent aggressive boxers from lunging in. There are two parts to the check hook. The first part consists of a regular hook.The second, trickier part involves the footwork.
The World Combat League (WCL) was a full contact, team-based kickboxing promotion. It was founded by movie star and martial artist Chuck Norris. Rules
The ginga (pronounced jeen-gah; literally: rocking back and forth; to swing) is the fundamental footwork of capoeira. Its constant triangular footwork makes capoeira easily recognizable as well as confusing, since it looks much more like a rhythmic dance step than an orthodox static fighting stance. Only a few martial arts employ similar ...