Full contact, also called American boxing, is part of the foot-fist boxing category. To fight and knock out their opponent, boxers use strength, technique, tactics and the full power of their punches. Stay tuned, we tell you everything about this combat sport straight from the United States!
American boxing, or full contact, is a martial art that allows kicks and punches. She mixes techniques from French boxing, English boxing, karate and taekwondo. Blows can only be sent above the belt, to the chest or to the head of the opponent.
In the United States, in the 1960s, karate was practiced without contact between the adversaries. There is therefore no major risk for the fighters.
However, high-level karatekas wish to develop their sport. They want to integrate this dose of contact which is not present until now.
The famous actor Bruce Lee also brings up this idea. He encourages the real combat with some protections for the body and boxing gloves.
Encounter trials are carried out following these new forms of combat. The valuation is put on Control used to achieve touch his opponent. The KO still remains unattainable. The fights therefore attract neither sponsors nor television.
Karatekas are once again evolving their martial art. This time they seek to promote the power punches and kicks, rather than just touching the opponent. In Los Angeles, in 1974, this is how the full contact karate, Or full contact.
When journalists talk about full contact in other countries, they refer to the sport as American boxing. This name makes it possible to differentiate it from other foot-and-fist boxes such as the French boxing or even the Thai Boxing.
The practice of American boxing is divided into two disciplines: full or full contact without low kick (or low kick), and full contact with low kick.
In full contact without a low kick, fighters can deliver kicks fist :
With their feet, les mêmes cibles sont atteignables. Une seule nouvelle cible s’ajoute à la liste : le above the head.
A sweeping technique, interior or exterior, is also possible on the front leg of your opponent. It must be practiced at the height of its ankle or just above.
In this version of the discipline, fighters can hit both legs of their opponent. To do this, they aim at the inside or outside of their thigh with a so-called kick. circular.
However, sweeping remains only authorized on the front leg.
As with all combat sports, the practice of full contact is also regulated. In France, it is American Boxing Federation and Associated Disciplines (FBA-DA) which aims to structure and of develop discipline on a national scale.
All American boxing fights take place on a regulated ring under the supervision of a central referee.
La durée d’un combat varie between 3 and 5 rounds of 2 minutes according to age category, class and type of competition. A minute of rest is granted between each round.
Table judges rate the fighters at the end of each round. They evaluate the shots counted as well as the dominance of one or the other to get one out. dominant individuality. In a fight, these judges are numbered 3 minimum, sometimes 4.
Two foot judges count all valid kicks thrown during the match.
Each fighter must achieve 8 kicks validated per round. If this number is not reached during a round, the boxer must retrieve it during the next recovery. If this rebalancing is not carried out at the end of the next round, it is then declared losing.
During a match without a low kick, certain behaviors are not authorized:
Depending on the seriousness of the infraction, a fighter may be sanctioned by warnings, of the penalty points or one disqualification.
In order to ensure perfect fairness during boxing fights, participants are categorized according to class, gender, age and weight.
American boxing practitioners are divided in 4 classes :
Un combat de classe A n’excédera pas 5 rounds while in class A Professional, a meeting lasts 7, 10 or 12 rounds.
A boxer who reaches category A Professional cannot subsequently move down to amateur status.
To change class, a fighter must have more than 24 points.
These points are awarded as follows:
This category is determined by the year of birth of the practitioner, on September 1st of the sports season.
In full contact, a practitioner can only competefrom the age of 18.
Two categories are then differentiated for males and females:
Furthermore, no age upgrade is possible.
Concerning the weight of boxers, the categorizations differ for men and women.
It is also important to remember that a fighter who begins a season in one category must finish it in the same category.
In men's competitions, boxers are divided into identical weight categories whether they fight in Juniors or Seniors. However, only Seniors have a name for each category.
For women, the categories Juniors And Seniors follow the same categorization in terms of weight:
As in all combat sports, practitioners must wear suitable and regulated equipment during a match.
All competitors, men and women, must wear:
The boxers also wear, either a T-shirt, be one bralette.
Boxers must protect themselves from their opponent's blows with:
For women, the anatomical shell is optional and wearing a helmet depends on the category.
The port of bandages under the gloves is also accepted and checked before and after the fight.
As you will have understood, American or full contact boxing is a recent discipline which has been able to export internationally and attract many practitioners all over the world. Here are the 5 essential points to remember about American boxing:
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