Kick-Boxingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Japanese キックボクシング (kikkubokushingu), from English kick +‎ boxing. Possibly coined by Japanese businessman Osamu Noguchi in 1964.

名詞

kickboxing (uncountable)

1. (martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
   • 1940 August 4, Daily Telegraph, Sydney, page 2:

     Ex world’s champion [Georges] Carpentier was also expert at kick-boxing.

   • 1973 March, Black Belt magazine, page 13:

     The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success

関連する語

• boxing
• kick
• kickboxer

参考

• Muay Thai

Further reading

• Kickboxing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• box kicking