kickboxing

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kickboxing (uncountable)

(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success (Black Belt Magazine, March 1973, p. 13)

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I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff. Catherine Bell

I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing. Gail Porter

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting. Aaron Taylor-Johnson

I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever. Victoria Pratt

I've been doing a lot of different cross-training and kickboxing and Capoeira and kite surfing, and I've just really been back to what I consider my original athletic self. Alanis Morissette

Right from when I was an amateur, I loved kickboxing. I used to feel sad because the game had no sponsors. Moses Golola

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