i was only thinking this the other day when i got a call relating to why K-1 ( sorry we cant say it shhhhh lol )
cant be used... cant blame them it aint fair they are a company and so many over here esp: are misusing a BRAND name and IMO its not a Style of fighting.....(k-1 ) bare with me im not insulting here!
Ie:
Muay thai Boxing- self explantory
boxing same
MMA ( mixed martial arts ) again self explanatory

K-1 ???????????????????? huh ?
(japenese) kickboxing IS a Style though !
and thats what K-1 is Representing is it not??? !!!

its should have a name as its a mish mash and has constantly has had and also avoided the Thai Boxing, and wanted its own identity... fair enough !:)

but it needs a name so the players and supporters and all understand it
Ie:
KICKBOXING really should be the name ( or / and with Japanese in front of the name )
then everyone can start using that Name / Rules again and it have a True'er meaning and name to be recognised !
as F.C. ( again wrong name imo as they only kick above waist and cant do this that and the other ( sorry guys, but true ) hardly a a Good Name for "FULL CONTACT"? fighting is it ? .... its NOT full contact as it suggests :-?
more like semi or threequarters? fighting? again sorry f.c. people but true! lets have it right !!!! and thus should be given a differnt name also?
( another topic this one ) :-) :-p

Japanese Kickboxing
once over ( benny the jet great example ) fought with low kicks and the odd knee
now thats real Kickboxing.. and came from Japan, and was invented from after a few trips to Thailand and getting beat in Muay thai on each and nearly every occasion bar the 1 or was it 2 Really good japanese fighters to have success!
so the took out the clinch and elbow and Hence...KickBoxing ! good name IMO
and i think it should come full circle !