Kickboxing is combat sport. Kickboxing draws its influences from western boxing style punches and kicks from other martial arts such as Karate,Muay Thai and Tae kwon do.
Kickboxing competitions can be fought in the following catagoies
- Semi contact (Points fighting)
- Light continuous ( Controlled light contact only)
- Full contact
By training in kickboxing a person can develop his/hers body conditioning,flexablity,speed and balance. This is achieved through pad work,sparring,foot work and bag training.