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1 History

"Kick-boxing" was created by a Japanese promotor of boxing matches in the 1950s, Mr. Osamu Noguchi . He wanted to introduce to the Japanese people what he had seen in Thailand. Therefore he sent some Thai boxers to Japan and founded the Japan Kickboxing Association. He named the new martial art "kick-boxing". The first kickboxer around the world is Tadashi Sawamura (real name: Hideki Shiraha) a Japanese karate fighter. Kick-boxing enhances cordination and fitness.

2 Related articles

• Martial arts
• Boxing
• Savate
• Muay Thai
• Karate
• K-1

3 External links

• The World Kickboxing & Karate Association (W.K.A.)
• World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.)
• World Kickboxing Union (W.K.U.)
• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (W.A.K.O.)
• International Kickboxing Federation (I.K.F.)
• World Kickboxing Federation (W.K.F.)
• International Sport Karate Association (I.S.K.A.)
• Professional Karate Commission (P.K.C.)