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In this edition of burning workouts, OctanMen will educate you on how kickboxing will keep you stalwart, juvenile and forever frizzing with energy. Read on…..
Kickboxing is defined as a 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. In this standard sport, fight is called off once the combatant has been grounded. America, Japan, India, Burmese…… diverse countries have dissimilar art of kickboxing. The one thing that is standard in all the countries is how fitness magazines are focusing on this art as an excellent work out option.
The glorious past
Japanese boxing promoter Osamu Noguchi gave birth to the term kickboxing in 1950. An urge to break free from the rules and regulations resulted in the creation of kickboxing.
On December 20, 1959, Thai fighting tournament was held at Tokyo Asakusa town hall in Japan. Noguchi, one of the contesters who established Nihon Kempo Karate-do desired to indulge in Thai kickboxing with full contact. However, at that time this was unimaginable. He announced his plan by giving the sport a tentative title Karate –boxing. 1963 saw Karate Vs Muay Thai fights.
Karate fighters Noguchi and Kenjil Kurosaki studied Muay Thai and invented a martial art named kick boxing. In 1966 Osamu Noguchi established the first Kickboxing Association. Once TV started broadcasting kickboxing tournaments it became a craze in Japan. In 1993, as Kazuyoshi Ishii (founder of Seidokan karate) produced K-1 under special kickboxing rules - no elbow and neck wrestling. Jan Plas, the Dutch kickboxer, learnt this art in Japan and founded the first kickboxing organization in Netherlands, in 1978. Soon, other countries were bitten by this sport.
A sporty workout
This is a high- intensity, high – impact technique of working out. So, before you sign in for classes bear in mind few guidelines. First and foremost, know your current fitness level.
Observe a class to find out whether the instructor will be willing to modify the class structure to accommodate people’s different skill levels. If not hunt for another class that will be tailor made to the requisites of learners. Once you’ve find a suitable one, enroll for a short term course.
First day in the class, don’t attempt impressing the gorgeous instructor. Work at your own pace and don’t overexert yourself to exhaustion. Clad in baggy comfortable attire that allows your arms and legs to move effortlessly in all directions.
You may find it arduous initially, but will eventually fall in love with the joy of learning self defense whilst shedding those extra calories. According to American Council on Exercise (ACE) in a one hour session kick boxer can easily burn 350 to 450 calories.
Under the guidance of your instructor target your arms, shoulders, abs, thigh, and butt in a single session. You’ll be astonished to discover prompt results on the way you appear and feel. This rigorous exercise that encapsulates punching and kicking movements should be carried out with utmost discipline and skill. This stress buster will free you from the feeling of frustration. If practiced on a regular basis it enhances balance, flexibility, coordination and endurance.
Moves your leg:
a. Roundhouse kick: Stand facing a make – believe target with your knees bent and your feet a little apart. Lift your right knee spotting it to the right side of the target and bending your body in the same side. Kick with your right leg as though you are aiming the target. Repeat with the alternate leg.
b. Front kick: Stand with feet shoulders' width apart and arms at a 90-degree angle in front of your shoulders. Bend your knees slightly, and pull your right knee up to your chest. Point your knee in the direction of an imaginary target. Then, kick out with the ball of your foot. Redo with your other leg.
c. Side kick: Position your body in such as manner that the right side faces the target. Left your right knee up to your left shoulder. Twist you knee slightly and kick in the targets direction. Again, replicate with the other leg.