What is the Japanese form of kickboxing called in English?
Q: What is the Japanese form of kickboxing called in English?
A: The Japanese form of kickboxing is called Oriental kickboxing in English.
Q: Who is credited with inventing the word "kickboxing"?
A: According to certain people, experts of karate in Japan in the years 1950 invented the word "kickboxing."
Q: Who was Maung Gyi and what did he study?
A: Maung Gyi was a Burmese kickboxer who studied martial arts from experts of bando in Burma and also from Gogen Yamaguchi - the grand person with special skill of karate, called "the cat."
Q: When did Maung Gyi fight in Japan and what did he make known?
A: Maung Gyi fought in Japan under different names and made the Burmese boxing (lethwei) known during the competitions of Japanese kickboxing at that time.
Q: What was the reason for experts of karate to invent the word "kickboxing"?
A: Experts of karate invented the word "kickboxing" in the years 1950 because they needed to fight with total contact.
Q: Who was Gogen Yamaguchi and what was his special skill?
A: Gogen Yamaguchi was a grand person with special skill of karate called "the cat."
Q: What was Maung Gyi's background in terms of education?
A: Maung Gyi was a student of oriental languages.
