Styles and descendant arts Arts labelled as kickboxing in the general sense include: Japanese Kickboxing — combat style created in Japan, and origin of the term "kickboxing". Any style of Full contact karate Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) — The applicable component of wushu/kung fu of which takedowns and throws are legal in competition as well as all other sorts of striking (use of arms and legs). Shootboxing — A Japanese form of kickboxing which allows throwing and submission while standing, similar to Sanda. American Kickboxing — a style originating in the United States. Dutch Kickboxing — incorporate from four combat arts — Japanese Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing, and Kyokushin style of Karate. French Savate — a historical sport which developed in the 19th century. It is mostly known for its foot-kicking techniques. Ukrainian Combat Hopak is mostly built around punching and kicking techniques. Indian Musti yuddha (also known as Muki boxing) and Adithada, a form of kickboxing that uses knee, elbow and forehead strikes in Southern kalaripayattu. Korean Kickboxing - Also Known as Kun Gek Do, it's a martial art created in South Korea which is a mixture of Boxing and Taekwondo. The Southeast Asian family of kickboxing sports (also known as the ethnic neutral term of "muay" at the Southeast Asian Gamessaid to be from a Sanskrit word mavya) including: Thai Muay Boran (Ancient boxing) — Predecessor of Muay Thai, allows the use of headbutts. Thai kickboxing or Muay Thai — a modern Thai martial art that allows punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes. Burmese Lethwei — a traditional Burmese martial art of which has now grown into a popular kickboxing event that allows headbutts, knees and elbow strikes. It bears resemblance to neighboring Muay Thai, but Lethwei uses more punches and less kicks. Head butt, choking and throwing techniques are also used. The fighting intensity and momentum is also considered faster. No boxing gloves are used. There is also no scoring system and knockout is the only way to win a match. Laotian Muay Lao — Laotian boxing which is similar to Muay Thai Filipino Yaw-Yan — Sayaw ng Kamatayan (Dance of Death) is the proper name for Yaw-Yan, a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon Fernandez. The art resembles Muay Thai in a sense, but differs in the hip torquing motion as well as downward-cutting nature of its kicks and with strong emphasis on delivering attacks from long range.
Styles and descendant arts Arts labelled as kickboxing in the general sense include: Japanese Kickboxing — combat style created in Japan, and origin of the term "kickboxing". Any style of Full contact karate Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) — The applicable component of wushu/kung fu of which takedowns and throws are legal in competition as well as all other sorts of striking (use of arms and legs). Shootboxing — A Japanese form of kickboxing which allows throwing and submission while standing, similar to Sanda. American Kickboxing — a style originating in the United States. Dutch Kickboxing — incorporate from four combat arts — Japanese Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing, and Kyokushin style of Karate. French Savate — a historical sport which developed in the 19th century. It is mostly known for its foot-kicking techniques. Ukrainian Combat Hopak is mostly built around punching and kicking techniques. Indian Musti yuddha (also known as Muki boxing) and Adithada, a form of kickboxing that uses knee, elbow and forehead strikes in Southern kalaripayattu. Korean Kickboxing - Also Known as Kun Gek Do, it's a martial art created in South Korea which is a mixture of Boxing and Taekwondo. The Southeast Asian family of kickboxing sports (also known as the ethnic neutral term of "muay" at the Southeast Asian Gamessaid to be from a Sanskrit word mavya) including: Thai Muay Boran (Ancient boxing) — Predecessor of Muay Thai, allows the use of headbutts. Thai kickboxing or Muay Thai — a modern Thai martial art that allows punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes. Burmese Lethwei — a traditional Burmese martial art of which has now grown into a popular kickboxing event that allows headbutts, knees and elbow strikes. It bears resemblance to neighboring Muay Thai, but Lethwei uses more punches and less kicks. Head butt, choking and throwing techniques are also used. The fighting intensity and momentum is also considered faster. No boxing gloves are used. There is also no scoring system and knockout is the only way to win a match. Laotian Muay Lao — Laotian boxing which is similar to Muay Thai Filipino Yaw-Yan — Sayaw ng Kamatayan (Dance of Death) is the proper name for Yaw-Yan, a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon Fernandez. The art resembles Muay Thai in a sense, but differs in the hip torquing motion as well as downward-cutting nature of its kicks and with strong emphasis on delivering attacks from long range.