kickboxing
noun
kick·box·ing
ˈkik-ˌbäk-siŋ 
: boxing in which boxers are permitted to kick with bare feet as in karate
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Sefo is a regular on the mats at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas that Strickland calls home, and the 53-year-old K-1 kickboxing legend and six-time Muay Thai world champion is someone even Strickland won't mess with in the gym.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Location: Westminster, Colorado Number of Employees: 430 Company Culture: On-site fitness programs include CrossFit, yoga, kickboxing, self-defense, nutrition seminars, and Zumba.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Spurs have become that kickboxing sparring partner who gives you a rest from the snipers on the mat.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Local fight cards are often a mix of kickboxing and MMA matches with both professional and amateur fights on the ticket.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Location: Westminster, Colorado Number of Employees: 430 Company Culture: On-site fitness programs include CrossFit, yoga, kickboxing, self-defense, nutrition seminars, and Zumba.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Spurs have become that kickboxing sparring partner who gives you a rest from the snipers on the mat.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Local fight cards are often a mix of kickboxing and MMA matches with both professional and amateur fights on the ticket.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Kickboxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickboxing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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