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Valid only for new clients or those who have not received services in the past 12 months. Appointment required for first class. Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Valid only for option purchased. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services. Ages 16+. Valid only for local clients. Minors must be accompanied by parent on first class.
A martial arts facility has been providing high energy programs to help students lose weight, get in shape, and burn calories
Choice of:
- Two-Weeks of Unlimited Kickboxing Classes with Free Gloves
- One-Month of Unlimited Kickboxing Classes with Free Gloves
Three Things to Know About Kickboxing
Kickboxing
is a popular form of competitive fighting, but it really encompasses
many different combat disciplines. Read on to learn more about this
martial arts—and fitness—mainstay.
1. Kickboxing is many
disciplines in one, incorporating moves and techniques from many martial
arts. Punches, kicks, elbows, clinches, and takedowns are all fair
game. As such, styles can vary widely among martial-arts purists,
boxers, and fighters who work to cultivate a unique approach.
2.
Its versatility translates well to fitness. Kickboxing balances
upper- and lower-body flexibility with cardiovascular exercise, making
for an effective full-body workout. Practitioners also get the benefit
of learning self-defense techniques, getting a leg up on their peers who
only know how to chuck a treadmill at an attacker.
3. It’s
not that old. Kickboxing is quite popular in Thailand, which is also
home to Muay Thai—a form of boxing, practiced as a regulated sport since
the late 19th century, in which fighters don gloves and other pads. In
1966, a Japanese karate promoter became infatuated with Muay Thai—and
particularly the full-contact striking that’s not allowed in karate—and
saw an opportunity to blend the styles. He prepared three karate
fighters to take on Muay Thai specialists, and the competition was
fierce enough to inspire the birth, a few years later, of kickboxing as
an organized sport.