What a crazy thread.

I have somewhat come to these conclusions:

1) People are struggling to define the word 'Kickboxing'

2) My interpretation, like a few others, is Kickboxing is a generic term used to describe many combat sports

3) Certain people seem to think Kickboxing is just in long pants and kickboots. I believe this is totally incorrect as there is a specific name for this; full contact - a form of kickboxing

4) Seems a percentage of Muay Thai practitioners dont want to be associated with the word kickboxing for whatever reason, so much so that they refuse to acknowledge that k1 is actually a form of kickboxing, just like running, high jump, javelin, shot put, etc, is a form of athletics.

5) There seems to be a misconception that there is some prestige to be had by labelling k1 a kickboxing sport for some reason. beyond me why, as all disciplines of kickboxing are separate and unique.

6) I would label Muay Thai, as well as numerous other South East Asian sports as a form of kickboxing, including all of those i previously named. Kickboxing being generic.

7) I think French Savate looks quite gay, but like it or not it is still a form of kickboxing. Same as that annoyingly painful points crap - even though i feel it shouldn't be.

8) I find it strange how the k-1 organisation can label itself something yet others are basically calling them liars that are falsely advertising their brand.


k-1 is a form of kickboxing. Generically speaking and by there own definition.
k1 is not full contact, or low kicks, or sanda, or muay thai, etc, it is its own unique form of kickboxing.


I understand that people may wish to disassociate themselves from sports they deem either 'lesser' or 'beneath' them, or even just because they don't like it, but at the end of the day it sounds similar to a 'Shot putter' saying "I don't do that crappy athletics, all they do is run around a track weighing 6stones each, i do a power sport"... Err, ok, but it's still athletics.