| Kickboxing is very popular in world now. There are | | | | MYTH #2: Kickboxing was once banned in nearly |
| myths about kickboxing on the TV. Some of them are | | | | every state of US |
| not base on the real life. If you look at kickboxing from | | | | Actually, only one state, New York, kickboxing is not |
| a commoner's perspective, it would appear that it's not | | | | allowed by law, a statute that remains on the books |
| of any good. But look at mixed martial arts using the | | | | (hence why Saturday’s CBS show is across the |
| experienced eyes of martial art practitioners. | | | | river in Newark, N.J.). The difference is the UFC |
| At the List Universe we love to dispel myths - so here | | | | refuses to promote in places that don’t have a |
| we are, yet again, presenting the list of common myths | | | | sanctioning athletic commission, an entirely separate |
| that need to be debunked and forgotten once and for | | | | matter from an outright ban. |
| all. | | | | MYTH #4 Kickboxing is too violence in our culture. |
| MYTH #1: Kickboxing is NOT EASY to learn. | | | | The base components of kickboxing, like jiu-jitsu, judo, |
| A lot of people think the kickboxing is difficult to learn. | | | | taekwondo, and Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, |
| Beginners without any sports experience can learn it | | | | teach people discipline and respect. Women’s |
| quickly but extremely difficult to become a successful | | | | self-defense classes based on utilizing kickboxing |
| professional kickboxing fighter, the recreational | | | | techniques are popping up all over the country. This |
| kickboxing student can learn moves very quickly and | | | | would seem to indicate self-defence, not violence. |
| will progress quite dramatically. Additionally, kickboxing | | | | Both the U.S. military and police departments from |
| boosts confidence, fitness levels, and mental strength. | | | | coast to coast teach soldiers and police officers how |
| The reason why kickboxing is quite easy to learn is | | | | to use kickboxing to fight. If kickboxing is good enough |
| that it is a sport based on what works in reality. At an | | | | for our nation’s peacekeepers, it should be good |
| authentic KICKBOXING gym, one does not learn 95% | | | | enough for younger generation. |
| of moves offered by the martial arts. KICKBOXING | | | | MYTH #5 KICKBOXING is not professional. |
| focuses on what is essential and what is practical in | | | | There is another name of kickboxing, Mixed Martial |
| real life. By definition, the simplest moves are often the | | | | Arts (MMA) |
| ones that work in real life. That’s not like the | | | | MMA is a kind of match that involves different |
| Hollywood moive. | | | | disciplines and arts. Kickboxing holds some of the best |
| MYTH #2: Kickboxing is dangerous. | | | | martial artists in the world. Before entering MMA, some |
| Kickboxing is a sport as safe as any other active | | | | of the players are college students or Olympic |
| sport such as running, football, or squash. In the 15 | | | | champions. In order to stay as competitive as the |
| years since modern mixed martial arts came into | | | | other sports, the athletes of kickboxing are required to |
| being, one fighter, Sam Vasquez of Houston, has died | | | | enter trainings of martial arts varieties to be able to |
| as a result of injuries sustained in a sanctioned MMA | | | | learn further disciplines like boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, |
| fight. By comparison, Professional Boxing experiences | | | | wrestling and karate. |
| a few deaths a year. Additionally, with the growth of | | | | Ultimately, MMA is here to stay and is a positive |
| KICKBOXING as a sport, the training standards have | | | | influence on today's society. MMA is for everyone |
| increased and most schools now offer programs that | | | | interested in having fun, getting fit, and making new |
| use KICKBOXING as a fitness platform for the | | | | friends. |
| general population. | | | | |