Free fighting, also known as kickboxing (English: kickboxing, Japanese: キックボクシング), is a brave sport, with body limbs as offensive and defensive weapons to fight, the style is free and open, fierce competition and comprehensive, after decades of unremitting promotion, gradually formed a rich theory and perfect system, can be called the jewel in the crown of standing fighting.
It is now widely accepted that kickboxing originated in 50th generations of Japan, and the karate school Tatsuo Yamada, referring to the rules and techniques of Muay Thai, hopes to develop a new type of fighting system that can compete. On January 30, 1966, boxing agent Shu Noguchi founded the Japan Kickboxing Association to try to train karate fighters in boxing, and continued to improve in the process of continuously challenging Thai Muay Thai, resulting in the formation of Japanese kickboxing that fused karate, boxing and Muay Thai. In the 1970s, American kickboxing was popularized by Joe Lewis, who excelled in karate and boxing, and from 1968 to 1969, under the guidance of Bruce Lee, he absorbed the idea of kickboxing and became the founder of American kickboxing and the initiator of professional competitions. Because the kick-and-punch confrontation was as close as possible to actual combat and extremely ornamental, the sport began to take the world by storm.
In 1993, Kazuyoshi Ishii, who was born in the Extreme Vacuum Hand, decided to create an international competition that abandoned the concept of portals and gathered the world's heroes Haojie, and since then, "K-1" has been born! "K" stands for Kickboxing, as well as Karate (karate), Kungfu (kung fu), Kempo (boxing) and all other standing martial arts; "1" is the first and top. The K-1 rules advocate offense, encourage knockouts, limit cuddles, and prohibit wrestling and elbows. Attracted by the novel competition format and huge prize money, with advanced music and dance, rendering packaging forms, elites from all over the world flocked to the world, like a melting pot of flames, constantly honing perfect martial arts and strong fighters, K-1 became the most influential fighting organization, kick boxing entered the peak moment.
Kick boxing was introduced to Hong Kong and was translated as free fighting, and famous Hong Kong boxing kings in the 1980s included Jiang Fude, Billy Chow, Chan Wai Min and so on. On January 3, 2004, Wulin Feng was born, conceived, grown and developed from the Central Plains, with profound cultural heritage and rich martial arts resources, laying a good foundation for him to serve as a modern chinese martial arts promoter. Wulinfeng dared to explore, break through innovation, absorb the essence of tradition, and catch up with the trend of the times, and once there was a professional competition and the people's ring coexisting, competing for resonance. The so-called heroes do not ask the provenance, Wulinfeng provides a platform for martial arts fighting enthusiasts in the world to show their talents, and has created a group of highly infectious martial arts images, with Wang Hongxiang and Yilong being the most famous, which has promoted the arrival of the climax of Professional Fighting in China!
In October 2007, Wulinfeng adopted a rope ring, and in August 2009, after entering Las Vegas for the first time, he changed the scoring system to a minus system, decided to fully promote free fighting, and gradually became the mainstream of domestic competitions. Under the role of martial arts demonstration, the event activities are in full swing, the legend of heroes, Kunlun Duel, Emei legend, Silk Road heroes, the glory of warriors, etc. have risen successively, only in 2016, according to incomplete statistics, the country held more than 500 fighting and fighting events, from the scale and frequency, China has become the world's free fighting holy land.
Free fighting also has a European (Dutch), Thai distinction, with the standing fighting boom to China, Chinese free fighting is unique, most of the Chinese players from the transfer of martial arts, Sanda transformation, gradually formed a flexible, fast, changeable style, and good use of tactical strategy. For example, the famous female player Gong Yanli, the Sanda technique into the free fighting system, when she faced the Dutch famous Daisy Emily, the second set of the cast turned and swung fist forearm fracture, insisted on fighting to show the might of the side kick leg, foreign players for this sanda commonly used straight leg method is extremely uncomfortable, and finally lost the game.
Another example is Han Feilong, who practiced chuanwu and sanda, and studied under Wang Zhanjun, the 12th generation of Chen's Taijiquan, and conducted in-depth research on the practical application of Taijiquan. In the ring, he often performs martial arts techniques such as swinging lotus in the air, scissor legs, back folding, hand shed, shoulder rest, etc., producing unexpected effects and disrupting the rhythm of his opponents. Han Feilong has fought with the Muay Thai King to kill jade wolves and Xiao Kill Maniacs, and has a lot of experience in professional competitions, and is known as "the first person in Tai Chi actual combat".
Free fighting is a form, and different peoples give it different connotations. Japanese martial arts emphasize "real sword to decide the winner", while China has a tradition of "meeting friends with martial arts", and China's martial arts leader Wulin feng has traveled to 35 countries and regions on six continents except Antarctica, becoming a model of sports and cultural exchanges. In addition to competition, free fighting can also be used for public health, and has great value in aerobic exercise, fat loss and body shaping, tempering will, relaxing emotions, self-defense and other aspects.
In fact, Chinese free fighting is also kung fu! What is Kung Fu? Kung Fu is to have justice in mind, to constantly surpass oneself, and to stop violence with strength. Kung Fu is not only a skill, but also a martial art, philosophy, science, art, Zen, etc., which are profound and all-encompassing. Kung Fu, with its never-ending enterprising spirit and humble attitude of thirst for knowledge, is suitable for any area of life.