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BARRHEAD MUAY-THAI
Posted: 2012-08-13 07:38:40
...the term "Kickboxing" doesent entirely describe the rules of these Promotions correctly either because you are also aloud to knee, and knee with limited clinch. kickboxing automatcally tells me "box & kick"
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With all due respect, Kickboxing formats class striking with the leg as being a Kick, but restrict particular kicks.
You can kick an opponent with the ball of your foot, or using your toes or using your heel.
Some Kickboxing formats additionally allow kicking with the shin.
Some Kickboxing formats additionally allow kicking with the knee.
Some of this is due to language translations. The Japanese say Hize-Geri, which literally means knee-kick. K-1 was originally developed in Japan, hence the translation and inclusion in the rule set.
Because as you say, Kickboxing automatically tells you to kick and box.... the Japanese would see the Kicks when Kickboxing as including knee-kicks, as well as shin-kicks etc...
TBH if "K-1 Global" and "GLORY" expose this Kickboxing format to audiences in a way that the "U.F.C." has promoted Mixed-Martial-Arts then most people will also see it this way too.
(# P-I-T..Boxing is regarded as Punching with the knuckle of the fist.)
So at the end of the day "K-1" is promoting itself as a Kickboxing format, and its official rules allow knee-kicks.