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kickboxing

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

15 more languages
العربيةكِيك بُوكْس
Ελληνικάκικ μπόξινγκ
Bahasa Indonesiatarung drajat
Italianokickboxing
한국어킥복싱
Nederlandskickboksen
Русскийкикбоксинг
Українськакікбоксинг
Tiếng Việtquyền cước

Examples

“Ex world’s champion [Georges] Carpentier was also expert at kick-boxing.”
The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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