Individual rulesets Kickboxing

1 individual rulesets

1.1 full contact
1.2 semi-contact
1.3 international
1.4 muay thai
1.5 oriental
1.6 sanshou
1.7 shoot boxing

individual rulesets

kickboxing has number of different rulesets. example, american kickboxing and/or american full contact karate restricts strikes using punches , higher kicks; whereas other arts regarded kickboxing allow low kicks , knee strikes, elbows, , grappling maneuvers. forms of kickboxing use identical scoring system, however. winner declared during bout if there submission (fighter quits or fighter s corner throws in towel), knockout (ko), or referee stoppage (technical knockout, or tko). if of rounds expire no knockout fight scored team of 3 judges. judges determine winner based on scoring of each round. split decision indicates disagreement between judges, while unanimous decision indicates judges saw fight same way , have declared same winner.

full contact

full contact rules, or american kickboxing, mixture of western boxing , traditional karate. male kickboxers bare-chested wearing kickboxing trousers , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves, groin-guard, shin-pads, , kick-boots , protective helmet (for amateurs , under 16). female kickboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear.

notable fighters under full contact rules include dennis alexio, joe lewis, rick roufus, jean-yves theriault, benny urquidez, bill wallace , don dragon wilson.

rules:

opponents allowed hit each other punches , kicks, striking above waist.
elbows , knees forbidden , use of shins seldom allowed.
clinch fighting, [[throw (grappling)| forbidden sweeps legal vary depending on referee.
bouts 3 12 rounds (lasting 2–3 minutes each) 1-minute rest in between rounds.

semi-contact

semi-contact rules or points fighting, variant of american kickboxing similar karate, since consists in fighting purpose of scoring points emphasis on delivery, speed, , technique. under such rules, fights held on tatami, presenting belts classify fighters in order of experience , ability. male kickboxers wear shirts , kickboxing trousers protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves, groin-guard, shin-pads, kick-boots, , headgear. female kickboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear.

notable fighters under semi-contact rules include raymond daniels, michael page, , gregorio di leo.

rules:

fighters can score through punches or kicks, striking above waist , foot sweeps, executed below ankle.
punches, kicks, , foot sweeps awarded 1 point. kicks head or jumping kicks body awarded 2 points. jumping kicks head awarded 3 points.
hook kicks , axe kicks allowed must executed sole of foot.
the use of shins seldom allowed, save jumping , spinning techniques.
elbows, knees, , spinning backfists forbidden.
clinch fighting, throws , sweeps (with exception of foot sweeps) forbidden.
bouts 3 rounds (lasting 2–3 minutes each) 1-minute rest in between rounds.

international

international rules, or freestyle rules (also known kickboxing in europe , low kick in wako), contrasts full contact rules in allows low kicks. male kickboxers bare-chested wearing kickboxing trousers or shorts , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, shin-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves , groin-guard. female kickboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear.

notable fighters under international rules include rick roufus , abraham roqueñi.

rules:

fighters allowed strike opponent punches , kicks, including kicks below waist, except groin.
elbows , knees forbidden.
clinch fighting, throws , sweeps forbidden.
bouts 3 5 rounds amateurs , 3 12 rounds professionals, rounds lasting 2 minutes each. each round has 1-minute rest in between rounds.

muay thai

muay thai, or thai boxing, rules sees bouts contested on 5, 3 minute rounds , male fighters bare-chested wearing shorts , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, shin-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves, groin-guard , prajioud arm bands. female thaiboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear. muay thai unique in style of kickboxing allows elbows, knees, clinch fighting, throws, sweeps , low kicks. groin strikes allowed until 1980s in international muay thai , still permitted in thailand (though boxers wear cups lessen impact). kicking mid-body , head scored highly generating large number of points on judges scorecards. moreover, kicking still judged highly if kick blocked. in contrast, punching worth fewer points.

notable fighters under muay thai rules include apidej sit hrun, buakaw por. pramuk, changpuek kiatsongrit, rob kaman, ramon dekkers, coban lookchaomaesaitong, dieselnoi chor thanasukarn, saenchai pksaenchaimuaythaigym, samart payakaroon , yodsanklai fairtex.

rules:

fighters allowed strike opponent punches, kicks, including kicks below waist, elbows , knees.
clinch fighting, throws , sweeps allowed.
bouts 5, 3 minute rounds 2 minutes rest in between, 3 round fights used.

oriental

oriental rules, known japanese kickboxing , k-1 rules, combat sport created japanese boxing promoter osamu noguchi , karate practitioner tatsuo yamada. first combat sport adopted name of kickboxing in 1966, later termed japanese kickboxing retronym. oriental rules bouts traditionally fought on 5, 3 minute rounds 3 round bouts have since become popular since inception in k-1 promotion. male kickboxers bare-chested wearing shorts (although trousers , karate gis have been worn) , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, shin-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves , groin-guard. female kickboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear.

notable fighters under oriental rules include peter aerts, remy bonjasky, toshio fujiwara, ernesto hoost, albert kraus, masato, giorgio petrosyan, tadashi sawamura , semmy schilt

rules:

fighters allowed strike opponent punches, kicks , knees including kicks below waist, except groin.
elbows forbidden.
limited clinch fighting allowed.
bouts 3 5 rounds (lasting 3 minutes each) 1-minute rest in between rounds.
head butts, throws , sweeps banned in 1966 fighters safety.

sanshou

sanshou, or sanda, form of kickboxing developed chinese military based upon study , practices of traditional kung fu , modern combat fighting techniques; combines traditional kickboxing, include close range , rapid successive punches , kicks, wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps, kick catches, , in competitions, elbow , knee strikes. male fighters bare-chested wearing shorts , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves , groin-guard. female kickboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear.

notable fighters under sanshou rules include pat barry, zhang tiequan, liu hailong, cung le, shahbulat shamhalaev , shamil zavurov.

rules:

fighters allowed strike opponent punches , kicks including kicks below waist, except groin.
elbows , knees forbidden (with exception of competitions).
clinch fighting, throws , sweeps allowed.
bouts 5 rounds (lasting 3 minutes each) 1-minute rest in between rounds.

shoot boxing

shoot boxing unique style of kickboxing popular in japan utilizes standing submissions such chokeholds, armlocks , wristlocks in addition kicks, punches, knees , throws. male fighters bare-chested wearing skin tight trousers , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves , groin-guard. female kickboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear.

notable fighters under shoot boxing rules include rena kubota, kenichi ogata, hiroki shishido, andy souwer , ai takahashi.

rules:

opponents allowed strike each other punches, kicks, including kicks below waist, except groin, , knees.
elbows forbidden.
clinch fighting, throws , sweeps allowed.
standing submissions allowed.
bouts 3 rounds (lasting 3 minutes each) 1-minute rest in between rounds.




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