About India Profi Kick Boxing Association

Many laymen are under the impression that modern day kickboxing originated in Thailand, Japan or elsewhere in the Far East, in fact, the real origins of the sport are revealed by the real name by which it was known, full contact karate.

During the mid-seventies various American tournament karate practitioners became frustrated with the limitations of the then rather primitive competitive scoring system. They wanted to find a system within which they could apply kicks and punches to the knockout. Full contact karate was born.

Early bouts were fought on open matted areas just as ordinary karate matches were. Later events were staged in regular size boxing rings. From this point kickboxing developed in to a true international sport.

In India Kick Boxing is not a new name many tried to introduce it in India but it did not catch the way it should have in 1984. Then Ziauddin Khatib took this hideous task on his shoulder and thanks to his effortless effort India Kick Boxing is a big name today in India. Ziauddin Khatib in fact is the first Indian Kick Boxer who fought a Kick Boxing Tournament in Greece for the First time representing India in Kick Boxing without any Coach or Team Manager and created a History.

Kick Boxing History

The origins of Full Contact Kick-boxing can be found in Thailand in the 2000 year old discipline of Muay Thai fighting. Thai boxing - like many other martial arts was devised, initially, for self-defence. It only developed into a sport when unarmed combat in warfare became less and less effective. It remains the national sport of Thailand. Thai boxers are awarded the same superstar status in their home nation as premier league footballers in Europe or basketball players in the USA. Full Contact Kick-boxing developed through a combination of Muay Thai and other martial art influences. It was aided in its rise, as were all martial arts at the time, when Bruce Lee exploded onto the big screen. The first time anything resembling what we now know as, Full Contact Kick-boxing began in the United States in the early 1970's as Full Contact Karate.

For some Karate wasn't enough. Some fighters wanted to taste the buzz of a Full Contact bout but restrained because of the injury risk and the rigid rules. Full Contact Karate soon evolved. Before too long, this step towards a full-contact sport - with timed rounds - became Full Contact Karate. In September 1974, in Los Angeles, the first ever World Championships of Full Contact Karate were hosted. A The bouts took place on a standard karate surface (no ring). Some of the best traditional Karate fighters of North America Karate tried their hand at this fresh take on their ancient art. It wasn't until the late 1970's that the sport moved into a boxing ring. Initially, there were only weight 4 divisions. The first Full Contact World Champions where Jeff Smith, Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace & Isuena Duenas. The first three names remain legends today.