Other martial arts

American Boxing

It uses fists and feet only above the waist.

The American boxing or full contact "is a mixture of boxing and karate. It is a sport of percussion with fists and feet, requiring practitioners the sum of qualities such as courage, commitment, flexibility, skill, coordination, intelligence, speed - both of performance than anticipated - and above all respect each other in every sense of the term.

The full contact prohibits direct blow below the belt blows and knee and elbow.

The American boxing matches are held in a ring of several rounds of 2 minutes, spaced one minute of rest, during which the boxer is advised and treated, if necessary, by two assistants.

There are 18 different categories ranging from less than 50.5 kilograms (fly) over 95 kg (cat. super heavy).

The scoring method is given by three judges and recognized by a marker. Each judge gives points for each round. It considers the following:

10 to 9.5 for an advantage,

10 to 9 whether the combatant is dominated, or was counted (knock down).

Rarely 10 to 8, which would amount to an overwhelming dominance.

The battles can be won in points (91% are) or KO (only 9%).

The battles are conducted by an arbitrator who will sanction misconduct by negative points, counted at fault by the marker.

Each fighter is under the supervision of a court specialized accounts for kicks (a minimum of 8 staff is required per round).

Only the punches, kicks above the waist, face, chest and sides of the bust are allowed.

The shots in the legs, and behind the head and the back are prohibited.

Once a body part of the opponent, other than the feet touches the ground, we must stop the fight.

In the ring, the referee is the sole master, the battle may yet be arrested by the coach and a fighter to do so, he must discard the "sponge". The federal physician may also, at any moment a fight, deciding to adopt a boxer.

The boxers are bare chested, dressed in slacks and a belt indicating their rank. They are fitted with a pair of gloves (8 or 10 ounces depending on the weight class), protecting feet, shin pads, a shell, protects teeth and a helmet until junior.

There is another form of competition called "semi contact" where the shots are not chained. Points are awarded directly each time a kick or punch is fly. The referee stopped the players and assigns the point or points, then he resumed the fight until the time limit of 2 minutes. In this form of American boxing, the boxers are wearing helmets.

Finally, the "light touch", a form of assault where the technical trial reflects the provision of technical fighters, boxing is the U.S. without aggressiveness.

For children, there is the "school fighting" as a means of awakening and sports education. The women are not forgotten as they practice competition with adequate protections for their morphology. They also practice the "American Gymnastics" issue of flexibility exercises and stretches specific to the American boxing, enhanced fitness and choreography.

Thai Boxing

Allowed: strikes with fists, shins, knees and elbows; the melee blows in the legs and projections.

The "Muay Thai", a combat sport or self-defense, spectacular, from Thailand, where all moves are possible: with the feet, knees, elbows and fists. The blows are prohibited butts and blows to the eyes.

In Thailand, the boys hope to escape their poverty by boxing.

Fond of the sport, spectators and especially the Chinese and Japanese, hire paris important during the fighting. There are about ten miles Thai boxers minors from the age of 6 or 7 years old, live in training camps, hoping to support their families once they have reached 15 years the minimum age to become a boxer Thai professional.

Most Thai boxing matches take place in a mythical place, "the Lumpini Stadium in Bangkok.

Given the intensity and speed of the fighting, Thai boxing takes place in a maximum of 5 rounds of 3 minutes each (minimum 3 rounds) with an interval of 2 minutes between each round.

There are three judges whose Umpire inside the ring.

Each round (or back) is rated on 5 maximum points.

The boxers wear gloves (min.113, 3 gr, max. 172 gr), and their feet are covered with bandages from ankle to shin.

The ring (square) measuring at least 6.10 m and a maximum of 7,30 m.

Traditionally, before every fight in Thailand, the fighters perform rituals inspired by the history of their country.

Expanding over the past fifteen years in Europe, the European Championships are held which saw the coronation of French, English and Dutchmen.

Dicostars

Peter Aerts (25-10-70) HOL. Former world champion Muay Thai (heavy), he won three times the K-1. Nicknamed "the woodcutter Netherlands.

Ramon Dekker (4-9-69) HOL. Living Legend of Thai boxing, it was the first Westerner to outdo the Thais in their own discipline and their own ground. He is regarded in Thailand as a living God.

Dida (born 1970) FRA. World champion light welterweight boxing and Thai kick-boxing until 1997.

Aurelien Duarte (20-10-70) FRA. European champion in 1995 and world champion in 1996 for trucks.

Hebied Khaled (17-5-64) FRA. World champion in 1993, triple European Champion and four-time champion of France of Muay Thai.

Jerome LeBanner (26-12-72) FRA. World champion heavyweight, nicknamed "Geronimo" (39 fights, 32 wins). There is also a star of K-1.

Jo Prestia (5-6-60) FRA. Former champion France, Europe and the world. Also world champion kick-boxing. Pioneers of France in Thai boxing.

Morad Sari (20-6-73) FRA. Several times world champion, Europe and France of Muay Thai. It was the first European to win a belt at Lumpini Stadium (May 1999).

Sport contact combat spectacular, from the karate, kung-fu, kick-boxing, kempo (Chinese martial art)

Kicking, knee and punches are allowed.

The elbows and melee are not allowed.

The tournament Japanese K-1 that competes annually in the famous Tokyo Dome is the most prestigious tournament for the trucks.

The kick-boxing, born in Japan in the 60s, is a combat sport combining the techniques of kicks of karate, Thai boxing and taekwondo techniques punches of boxing. The shots are really worn.

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