Kickboxing unites the grace and style of boxing with goodold-fashioned kicking. A kickboxing bout usually ends if oneparticipant falls to the ground. It can be practiced for generalfitness or self-defense.• With kickboxing as a full-contactsport, males are bare-chested usually wearing shorts and protectiveequipment such as: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, boxing gloves,groin-guard, shin-pads and kick-boots. Those under 16 wear helmetswhile females also wear a tank top.• Amateur rules are light orsemi-contact for the less experienced. Points are scored byperforming successful strikes and force is regulated. Suchcompetitors usually wear a t-shirt.• Kickboxing can be confused withMuay Thai – Thai boxing, because the rules are similar, although inThai boxing kicks below the belt are permitted, along