kickboxer
Ring sport striker
A kickboxer is someone who practices or competes in kickboxing—a combat sport combining punches and kicks.
The term covers amateurs training at gyms and professional fighters in the ring: She's been a kickboxer for three years.
Kickboxers typically train in striking technique, conditioning, and sparring.
Strike with fist
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- jabQuick, straight blow
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
sparring · clinch · elbow · hook · cross · counterpunch · combination · block
Top competitor, or advocate
- contenderOne competing seriously
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- opponentOne who contends against
- rivalOne who competes against
lightweight · welterweight · middleweight · heavyweight · featherweight · underdog · veteran · prospect
Shoe-based combat sport
Developing abilities through practice
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- strengthPower to exert force
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
workout · gym · fitness · muscle · stamina · speed · power · agility
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- focusConcentrated attention point
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- routineRegular sequence of actions
regimen · commitment · consistency · willpower · motivation · patience · resilience · sacrifice
punch
Strike with fist
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- jabQuick, straight blow
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
knockout · sparring · clinch · elbow · hook · cross · counterpunch · combination · block · parry
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
rival · lightweight · welterweight · middleweight · heavyweight · featherweight · underdog · veteran · prospect · rankings
savate
Shoe-based combat sport
training
Developing abilities through practice
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- strengthPower to exert force
- cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen
conditioning · workout · gym · fitness · muscle · stamina · speed · power · agility · flexibility
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- focusConcentrated attention point
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
routine · regimen · commitment · consistency · willpower · motivation · patience · resilience · sacrifice · goal-setting
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- exercisersgym rat, athlete, runner, jogger, weightlifter
- fightersboxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter, Mike Tyson
- brawlersbrawler, bruiser, fighter, scrapper, street fighter
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- arena fightersgladiator, pit fighter, scissor, velites, cage fighter
kickboxerpacifist
Anti-violence believer
peacemaker · mediator · conscientious objector · monk · yogi