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Kickboxing as a combat sport, no. Kickboxing as a Martial Art yes.
by the color of the belt you wear around your waist of the gui
Kickboxing has belt ranks that parallel the Judo system. It starts with white, then yellow..orange....green...blue....purple...red....brown...black. At black, you can then progress into varying degrees. Note - each school varies in the kyu rankings.
That will depend on the school and the instructor. You should ask at your school to make sure you know what is expected of you there.
Kickboxing weight classes are weight categories specific to the kickboxing discipline
Kickboxing the sport, has no belt ranks, neither does Muay Thai, the Thai style of kickboxing. However, to kickbox professionally, like with regular boxing, you need to be over 18. Fighting professionally if you're underage is illegal, and can land your trainer in jail. It can land YOU in juvenile hall too actually.
Actually, kickboxing is a form of Martial Arts. And mostly, kickboxing schools do teach other disciplines. But if the major concentration of school is 100% kickboxing, then Kickboxing only.
Kickboxing is a great cardiovascular workout! There are many DVDs that you can buy to workout with. Some of the best ones are: Kathy Smith Kickboxing, Shape Up With Sharon Kickboxing, and Fat Burning Kickboxing Workout for Dummies.
Yes. Obviously, it is plain kickboxing.
It's Showtime - kickboxing - was created in 1998.
Research Yaw Yan, it's supposed to be a Filipino version of kickboxing. Also, styles like Sikaran may have a kickboxing component.
Yes kickboxing is used in the military, but it is cardio-kickboxing. Cardio-kickboxing increases stamina, strength, self-disipline and many other things. It also makes it so that you take oxygen into your body easier, making it so you can run or swim for longer distances when your lung capacity is larger. So the benefits of cardio-kickboxing are much better than just regular kickboxing.