Definition of "kickboxing" []

• A martial art and sport of attack and defense, in which competitors wear boxing gloves and throw punches as in boxing and kick with their bare feet as in karate. (noun)

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• "Fortunately I did have some knack for martial arts and was able to turn pro and win the U.S. Super-middleweight title kickboxing for K.I.C.K in the early ‘90’s."
• "If the legions of Japanese women bucking tradition might be referred to as kickboxing geishas, what can we say about the men?"
• "The Briton, who trained in Thai kickboxing, or Muay Thai, was known for "getting drunk and picking fights and bragging that he's invincible," Anukul told The Associated Press in a telephone interview."