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The Kickboxing Progress Over the Years
Kickboxing generally applies to what it name implies, its boxing, yet it utilizes kicks. While boxing would be regarded by many as a sport relying mainly on the hands and stances, other factors, kickboxing adds a whole new dimension, the feet. Like boxing though, kickboxing today is regarded as a sport or as a fitness regimen. Kickboxing in fact can be factored in to a number of sports, for one, the most popular today is MMA, or Mixed Martial Arts, but still, it can still be relegated to its basic form, both in Japanese and American Kickboxing. The term itself can be attributed to a Japanese boxing promoter, Osamu Noguchi.
 The Many Benefits you can get from Cardio Kickboxing
Nowadays, learning a martial art and getting a good cardio workout can be considered one and the same. There is not much difference as with a good martial art lesson and training, you get the same results and the constant and rigorous movements that a cardio workout requires. Think about it, in an aerobic dance class, you also tend to jump, stretch, and move your arms around; it’s the same way with kickboxing, only you do more high impact movements like punching, kicking, and combined kicking and jumping. And with that out of the way, you can now concentrate on the many benefits that cardio kickboxing can provide for you. These benefits are the reasons why kickboxing classes are sprouting all over the country.
Discover How to Train for Kickboxing Effectively
Presently, kickboxing has evolved from being a pure martial art form, intended for protection and self defense, to a home friendly workout program involving the whole body. Aside from building stamina, strength, coordination and flexibility, kickboxing is also good for the mind as it builds character and discipline and teaches one to persevere.
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