kickboxes

Strikes with limbs

Kickboxes is the third-person singular present tense of kickbox, meaning to practice or compete in kickboxing—a combat sport that combines boxing punches with kicks derived from martial arts like karate and Muay Thai.

She kickboxes three times a week at the gym downtown.

The term can describe both competitive fighting and fitness-oriented training that uses kickboxing techniques for exercise.

combat

punches

Forceful fist strikes

  • strikesRefusals to work collectively
  • jabsQuick, straight punches
  • hooksCurved catching devices

uppercuts · roundhouses · knees · elbows · combinations · blocks · counters · sparring · clinches · sweeps

fitness

cardio

Pulse-elevating exercise regimen

  • workoutStructured physical exercise
  • drillsRepetitive training routines
  • trainingDeveloping abilities through practice

conditioning · circuits · intervals · calories · endurance · sweat · reps · bags · pads · mitts

sport

matches

Pairs that align

  • boutsLimited periods of activity
  • roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
  • ringsCircular bands worn

referees · judges · belts · titles · champions · weight classes · promotions · K-1 · Glory · fighters

Opposites
combat sport methodology

kickboxeswrestles

Fights using holds

grapples · clinches · submits · pins · boxes

physical activity level

kickboxesrests

Ceases work temporarily

relaxes · meditates · sits still · lies down · sleeps

Phrases
Family

kickboxing, kickboxer, kickbox, kickboxers, kickboxed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG